Arts & Entertainment

  • Arts Flourish in Reston & Herndon
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    ____________Reston Business, Arts Interaction

    Arts Alliance of Reston

    Information
    ............................................703 742-9194
    Pres: Dino Salin
    Reston-based, nonprofit, visual & performing arts groups provide
    shared support & information to emphasize art as a community presence.

    Members from the arts community include:
    Fairfax West/Loudoun Music Fellowship, Greater Reston Arts Center,
    The League of Reston Artists, Reston Art Gallery & Studio, Reston
    Chamber Orchestra, Reston Chorale, Reston Community Players,
    Reston Conservatory Ballet, Reston Institute for the Arts, St John
    Neumann Festival Choir, VOCE Choral Ensemble, Young Actor’s Theatre.


    _______________Reston’s Entertainment Center

    Reston Community Center
    V/TDD........................................ 703 476-4500
    Box Office 703 476-1111
    FAX: 703 476-8617

    2310 Colts Neck Rd - Hunters Woods Center
    easy wheelchair access

    Reston’s most-used facility - theater, craft rooms, space for rehearsals,
    celebrations & lessons.

    Special events include the Very Special Arts Festival & periodic Sunday tea dances.
    Special focus for newcomers & seniors.

    ‘Center Stage’, distributed last Wed of each month, lists coming events.

    Reston Community Center at Lake Anne
    1609-A Washington Plaza..............................703 689-3550
    FAX: 703 689-2897

    ______________Herndon Umbrella Organization

    Council for the Arts of Herndon............ 703 689-9535
    Exec Director: Karen Cobb
    www.Herndonarts.org
    Nonprofit, dedicated to art events & encouragement of local artists.
    Sponsors multiple annual arts events.

    _______________Herndon’s Arts Activity Center

    Herndon Community Center ................703 787-7300
    814 Ferndale Ave - Herndon
    Youth & adult classes in arts & crafts; call for class
    schedules. Multiple annual arts events.

     

     

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    _______________________In Reston & Herndon


    Greater Reston Arts Center.........................703 471-9242
    www.reston-arts.org
    11911 Freedom Dr/110 - Town Center
    Anne Brown
    Art & crafts, exhibits & sales; seminars, gallery tours & classes, for all ages
    ; art programs in elementary schools.

    Herndon Old Town Gallery
    A Place to Paint Art Studio........................ 703 435-1888

    720 Lynn St - Herndon
    Lassie Corbett
    www.lassiecorbettart.com

    JoAnn Rose Gallery................................ 703 689-3550
    Reston Community Center at Lake Anne

    League of Reston Artists
    & Reston Photographic Society................... 703 481-7898

    PO Box 2513 - Reston 20195
    www.leagueofrestonartists.org
    Since 1973, providing photographers opportunities through workshops,
    demonstrations, guest speakers & membership meetings. Extensive schedule
    of judged & juried shows as well as several local hanging venues.

    Reston Art Gallery & Studio...................... 703 481-8156
    11400 Washington Plaza West - Reston
    Pat Macintyre
    Exhibits & sells artists’ work. Usually open to the public.
    sam.meda.com/rags

    ___________________________________Nearby

    City of Fairfax Commission
    on the Arts................... 703 352 ARTS

    Great Falls Art Centre............................ 703 759-3867
    228 Walker Rd - Great Falls

    Loudoun Arts Council ............................703 777-7838
    PO Box 4270 - Leesburg 20177

    McLean Project for the Arts
    Emerson Gallery ..................................703 709-1953

    1234 Ingleside Ave - McLean

    Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association
    at the Athenaeum ..................................703 548-0035

    201 Prince St - Alexandria

    Arts & Entertainment

    Dance

    Many metro area opportunities to enjoy dance socially,
    or to study or view dance; of special local interest are
    programs at Wolf Trap Farm Park - outdoors in summer.

    ___________________________ Social Dancing
    Activities include, but not limited to:

    Old Dominion Dancers................................. 703 437-3615
    Herndon - Barbara Harding

    Reston Community Center............................. 703 476-4500
    Tea dances

    Reston Contra Dance................................... 703 709-9121
    Alice Markham

    Stompers & Strutters ...................................703 437-0374
    Square dancing at Sterling Community Center Annex.
    Michael & Nancy Dukes

    ____________Studios In Reston & Herndon Area
    Many present several programs yearly.

    Classical Ballet Academy of
    Northern VA............................................ 703 471-0750

    Herndon

    Conservatory Ballet ....................................703 715-8366
    Reston

    Coomber School of Music & Dancing................ 703 437-3646
    Herndon

    Dance With Me .........................................703 444-3061
    Ballroom, swing, night club survival.
    Sterling

    Fairfax Ballet ..........................................703 803-1055
    Chantilly

    George Mason University
    Dance Company ........................................703 993-1376

    Fairfax

    NoVA Center for Dance & Theater ...................703 318-9770
    Sterling

    Ravel Dance Studio & Boutique...................... 703 437-9664
    Reston

    Reston Institute for the Arts - RIA ...................703 430-8768
    Reston

    Rhythm Street.......................................... 703 709-8670
    Herndon

    Russell School of Ballet.............................. 703 803-1055
    Chantilly

    Swan Ballet Dance Studio ............................703 444-4777
    Sterling

     

     

     

     

    Festivals, Fairs & More

    January
    Martin Luther King Observance

    Reston Community Center

    March
    Taste of the Town.............................. 703 689-9535

    Worldgate Shopping Center

    March
    Reston Arts Week.............................. 703 742-9194

    Various locations

    March
    Dessert Concert................................. 703 476-1111

    Reston Chorale
    Reston Community Center - Center Stage

    March or April
    Easter Bunny & Friends........................ 703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    April - October Saturdays
    Arts & Crafts Market........................... 703 437-4103

    Lake Anne Plaza

    May - October Saturdays
    Reston Farm Market

    Lake Anne Plaza parking lot

    May - October Thursdays
    Herndon Farm Market ..........................703 787-7380

    Station Street parking lot

    May
    Northern VA Fine Arts Festival............... 703 471-9242

    Greater Reston Arts Center
    Reston Town Center

    May
    Very Special Arts Festival .....................703 476-4500

    Reston Community Center

    May - end of month
    Herndon Town Festival........................ 703 435-6868

    Town Square

    June - July - August - Saturday
    Concerts on the Town ..........................703 689-4699

    Presented by Reston Town Center

    June - July - August
    Friday Night Live ..............................703 437-5556

    Herndon Town Square

    Arts & Entertainment

    June - July - August
    Take -a-Break Concerts............................. 703 709-7700

    June - Lake Anne Plaza
    July - Reston Town Center
    August - Hunters Woods Center
    Tuesday, Thursday 7-9 pm
    Presented by Miles Stiebel & Reston Community Center

    June-July
    Children’s Programs ...............................703 709-7700

    Thursday, 11 am-1 pm Saturday, 10 am-noon
    Lake Anne Plaza
    Presented by Miles Stiebel & Lake Anne Merchants

    June-July-August - Sunday am
    Children’s Programs ...............................703 709-7700

    Hunters Woods Plaza
    Miles Stiebel & Reston Community Center

    June - second weekend
    Fairfax Fair ........................................703 324-FAIR

    Admission

    June
    Taste of the Town & Sidewalk Festival .........703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    July
    Reston Festival ....................................703 435-7989

    Lake Anne Plaza
    www.restonfestival.com

    July
    Blues Festival..................................... 703 689-9535

    Frying Pan Model Park

    July
    One Act Play Festival............................ 703 620-1778

    Reston Community Center

    August
    Fairfax County 4-H Fair......................... 703 324-5369

    Frying Pan Model Farm Park

    September
    Multi-Cultural Festival........................... 703 476-4500

    Lake Anne Plaza

    September
    Labor Day Jazz Celebration .....................703 689-9535

    Herndon Town Square

    September
    Clyde’s Oktoberfest .............................703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    October
    Celebrate Fall ....................................703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    October
    Sterling Fest .....................................703 430-9480

    Sterling Community Center

     

     

     

    October
    Halloween Activities ..................................703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    November
    Herndon Lights Up the Holidays..................... 703 689-9535


    November - last weekend
    Reston Holiday Parade................................ 703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    November-December
    A Festival of Lights ..................................703 689-4699

    Reston Town Center

    December
    Santa Holiday Parades
    Various centers

    All Year
    Reston Town Center Events........................ 800 368-TOWN

    www.reston-arts.org

    Films
    Commercial theaters: see newspapers

    Senior Movie Day .....................................703 435-6530
    Sponsored by Reston Association
    4th Wed each month at Reston Town Center Theaters

    Reston Community Center Programs
    General Information.................................. 703 476-4500
    RCC at Lake Anne ....................................703 689-3550


    Children’s Films
    Free - usually Mon after school or holidays

    Filmgoer’s Series

    Free - fall, winter, spring
    Advanced ticket pick-up advised
    Northern VA Community College collaboration

    Senior Classics Movies

    4th Monday morning - Sept-Apr

    Arts & Entertainment

    Box Office Information

    Arena Stage..................................... 202 488-3300
    1101 6th St SW - Washington DC 20024

    Barns of Wolf Trap ............................703 938-2404
    1635 Trap Rd - Vienna 22182

    Capitol Center .................................301 350-3400

    Largo MD 20772

    Center for the Arts ............................703 993-8888
    George Mason University - Fairfax 22030

    Center Stage ...................................703 476-1111
    Reston Community Center
    2310 Colts Neck Rd-Reston 20191

    Constitution Hall ..............................202 638-2661
    1776 D St NW - Washington DC 20001

    Ford’s Theater ................................202 347-4833
    511 10th St NW - Washington DC 20004

    Kennedy Center............................... 202 467-4600
    Washington DC 20566
    MCI Center 202 628-3200
    601 F St NW - Washington DC 20001

     

     

     

     

     

    Merriweather Post Pavilion ........................301 982-1800
    Columbia MD 21044

    National Theatre .....................................202 628-6161

    1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW - Washington DC 20004

    Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge ....................800 455-8999
    Box Office Info 703 754-6400
    Concert Hotline 703 754-1288
    7800 Cellar Door Dr - Bristow VA 20136

    Patriot Center........................................ 703 993-3000
    George Mason University - Fairfax 22030

    Warner Theatre....................................... 202 783-4000
    13th & E St NW - Washington DC 20004

    Discount & Special Tickets

    Reservations important even for free offerings.
    Bargains for students, senior citizens, military & low income families: half-price
    for same-day use.

    Vision-Impaired: call
    Metropolitan Washington Ear .......................301 681-6636

    Call specific theater for bargain details; check about
    parking provisions.

    Arts & Entertainment

    Museums,
    Places of Interest, Programs


    _______________________In Reston & Herndon

    Herndon Railroad Depot & Museum....... 703 787-9879
    Herndon Historical Society
    717 Lynn St - Herndon
    No fee: April - June, Sept- Oct
    Mon-Fri 10 am-2 pm

    Reston Historic Trust
    Storefront Museum & Shop
    Information.................................. 703 709-7700

    Lake Anne Village Center
    Wed - Sat - noon - 6 pm
    Open Sundays during summer months
    Free Sat kids’ workshops 10 am - noon
    Community information
    Long-term & rotating exhibits
    Evening & weekend events
    School programs
    Reston gifts, books, & crafts

    Reston Zoo 703 757-6222
    1228 Hunter Mill Rd - Vienna

    USGS Visitors Center...................... 703 648-4748
    US Geological Survey - Reston
    Tours for public

    Alexandria Black History
    Resource Center............................. 703 838-4356

    The Center includes the Museum, the Watson Reading Room, and the
    Alexandria African American Heritage Park. Mission is to enrich the
    lives of Alexandria's residents and visitors, to foster tolerance and
    understanding among all cultures and to stimulate appreciation for the
    diversity of the African American experience.

    Claude Moore Colonial Farm ...............703 442-7557
    Off GW Pkwy, McLean
    A living history museum which portrays family life on a small, low
    -income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War. Admission fee.

    Colvin Run Mill .............................703 759-2771
    Great Falls
    19-century wooden water wheel and operating gristmill. The old
    Miller's House features an exhibit about the process of milling &
    the families who operated the mill. Also on the grounds is the Colvin
    Run Mill General Store
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    Fairfax County Archaeology Program..... 703 237-4881

    Falls Church

    Manassas Museum........................... 703 368-1873

     

     

     

    Planned Community Archives Inc................... 703 993-2220
    Special Collections & Archives, GMU - Fairfax

    Smithsonian Naturalist Center .......................703 779-9712
    Miller Dr - Leesburg

    Sully Historic Site ....................................703 437-1794
    On Rt 28 in Chantilly
    A Virginia Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, built in
    1794 by Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first representative to congress.
    The house is furnished with antiques of the federal period. Admission fee


    Music


    Many outstanding area groups, in all disciplines.
    Some concerts free - check newspaper for announcements
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    _______________________In Reston & Herndon

    Club Acoustic Productions ............................703 689-0444
    Coomber School of Music & Dancing................ 703 437-3646
    also 703 437-3248

    Fairfax West Music Fellowship....................... 703 858-4669
    Folk Club of Reston & Herndon ......................703 435-2402

    Tues evening - Tortilla Factory - Herndon

    George Mason University Center for the Arts
    Ticket Line .............................................703 993-8888


    Herndon Town Square Singers .......................703 437-4747
    Two annual concerts plus other performances; auditions.

    June Apple Band....................................... 703 709-9121
    Alice Markham

    New Hots Jazz Orchestra ..............................703 264-9891
    Hot Dance & Swing - Jack Elder

    Reston Chamber Orchestra ............................703 264-0883

    “Reston’s Community Orchestra”
    www.restonchamberorchestra.org

    Reston Chorale......................................... 703 834-0079
    Several yearly concerts; auditions required.
    www.restonchorale.org

    St John Neumann Festival Choir .....................703 860-1236 x 17
    VOCE Chamber Choir 703 277-7772

    www.voce.org

    Amadeus Concerts, Inc................................ 703 759-5334
    Sponsors of the Amadeus Orchestra & The Potomac Theater Orchestra-
    Timothy Rowe

    Barns of Wolf Trap.................................... 703 938-2404

    Arts & Entertainment

     

    Theater
    _________________________In Reston/Herndon


    Reston Community Players
    Box Office 703 476-1111
    To volunteer or for Information.............. 703 860-1879

    Box office & performances: Reston Community Center
    four-to-five shows yearly.
    Quality level has earned packed houses, rave reviews.

    Elden Street Players ...........................703 481-5930
    Five main stage plus 2-3 children’s productions yearly.
    ‘Winners’ with metropolitan area critics & the public.

    Industrial Strength Theater................... 703 481-5930

    269 Sunset Business Park - Herndon|
    Home of Elden Street Players & The Herndon Towne Square Singers
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    Noble Blades.................................. 703 620-4484

    Stage combat troupe of Reston Community Players.
    Classes, workshops, demos & show choreography.

    Young Actors Theatre .........................703 476-4500

    Reston Community Center

     

     

     

     

    ________________Nearby Community Theater


    Encore Players - tape................................. 703 866-5333
    Great Falls Players - tape............................ 703 759-6224
    Sterling Playmakers ..................................703 437-6117
    Vienna Theatre Co ....................................703 255-6360


    _____College, University, School Performances
    Check newspapers for offerings & schedules.

    Theater of the First Amendment .....................703 993-2195

    George Mason University - Fairfax
    Public Schools
    Musicals, 1-act & 3-act plays each year at Reston & Herndon middle
    & high schools.

    __________Dinner, Professional Special Theater
    Advance reservations may be needed.

    Barns of Wolf Trap................................... 703 938-2404
    Wolf Trap Farm Park - summers.................... 703 255-1860

    Arts & Entertainment

    Chambers of Commerce

    Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
    Administrative Offices............................ 703 707-9045
    FAX: 703 707-9049

    www.restonchamber.org
    1763 Fountain Dr - Reston 20190
    President/CEO: Tracey White
    Chair: Glen Dowell
    Chair-elect: Linda Mallison

    Central Fairfax
    Chamber of Commerce........................... 703 591-2450
    FAX: 703 591-2820

    www.cfcc.org
    3975 University Dr/350 - Fairfax 22030
    Pres/CEO: Claire Luke
    Chair: Lynn Fox

    Fairfax County
    Chamber of Commerce......................... 703 749-0400
    FAX: 703 749-0075

    www.fccc.org
    8230 Old Courthouse Rd/350 - Vienna 22182
    Pres/CEO: Judy Gray

    Herndon Dulles
    Chamber of Commerce ........................703 437-5556
    FAX: 703 787-8859

    www.herndondulleschamber.org
    PO Box 327 - 730 Elden St - Herndon 20172
    Pres/CEO: Eileen Curtis
    Chair: Jim Deuel

    Loudoun County
    Chamber of Commerce .......................703 777-2176
    FAX: 703 777-1392

    www.loudounchamber.org
    PO Box 1298 - Leesburg 20177
    Pres: Randy Collins
    Chair: Merv Forney

    Vienna-Tysons Regional
    Chamber of Commerce ......................703 281-1333
    FAX: 703 242-1482

    www.vtrcc.org
    513 Maple Ave W - Vienna 22180
    Pres: Francis Gary Powers Jr
    Chair: Amelia A Toten


    Government Related

    ___________________Organizations & Services

    Fairfax County Economic
    Development Authority .....................703 790-0600

    8300 Boone Blvd/450 - Vienna 22182
    Assistance to businesses & industry seeking to establish, relocate &
    expand in the county.

    NVRC .......................................703 642-0700
    Northern VA Regional Commission

    SBA .........................................800 827-5722
    Small Business Administration
    www.sba.gov
    Business information & referrals.