After the judges selected the top five, the capacity crowd in Colgan Theater voted for their favorite.

The preshow begins at 5:45 p.m., with the NOVA Idol band, The Texas Chainsaw Horns. At 6:45 p.m., the Beat Your Feet/Kings (dancers) will take the stage. The featured event starts at 7 p.m.

he event is free and open to the community. Because a capacity crowd is expected, reservations are required.

The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia concludes its first full season of performing arts by producing and presenting three events in March.

The Division of Liberal Arts of Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria campus, will present a Black History Month Celebration on…

Taking Flight Theatre Company will open its 2013 season with D.C. playwright Ken Ludwig’s fast-paced farce “The Fox on the Fairway” the weekends of Feb. 15-17 and Feb. 22-23.

Raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Virginia, Chris Merritt started playing the piano at the age of 7.

It may be winter, but with enough eggnog we can still imagine the kickin’ summer concert season of 2012.

Write by the Rails, the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club, has produced New Departures, an anthology of fiction, poetry and memoir by members of the networking group.

Nothin’ Fancy, is scheduled to return to perform a bluegrass and holiday themed show on…