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December 12, 2016

Songs stand ‘Alone’ on The Weepies tour

Band member Steve Tannen offers a preview of the folk-pop duo’s concert at The State Theatre and insights into intersection of music and family.

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December 8, 2016

Artist Dennis Crayon merges reality and illusion at Art League exhibit

Dennis Crayon’s ‘That Which Was Once Whole’ was inspired by a trip to Pompeii that drove him to create trompe l’oeil-style paintings of photographs.

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December 6, 2016

Celebrate American history during a day trip to Johnstown

Just like the Bruce Springsteen song that references it, Johnstown is a city that’s endured.

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December 5, 2016

Kids save Christmas at Santa’s Flight Academy

Santa’s Flight Academy is a unique Christmas experience housed at Fair Oaks Mall that allows children to save Christmas by inspecting Santa’s sleigh and making sure all the presents get delivered.

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December 2, 2016

Alexandria celebrates Arabic culture with inaugural American Arabesque festival

The Alexandria Office of the Arts teamed up with the local Arab community to celebrate its vast and rich culture with a daylong festival.

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December 2, 2016

Ebony Day Dance Company aims to inspire and communicate through performance

Arlington-based Ebony Day Dance Company will host a dinner, dance performance and discussion in Shirlington this weekend.

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December 2, 2016

Get into the Christmas spirit with ‘Christmas Undercover’

Encore Theatrical Arts Project showcases its original musical, ‘Christmas Undercover,’ and works to bridge the international gap to open its dancers’ understanding of the world.

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December 1, 2016

Author Arwen Bicknell uncovers little-known 19th-century Virginia murder in new book

‘Justice and Vengeance’ is a riveting account of the 1872 murder of Prince William County’s commonwealth attorney. We spoke to the author ahead of her talk at Manassas Museum.