After a very successful 2014-15 season, Gainesville Ballet Company is thrilled to announce its 2015-16 season, featuring an expanded resident company of ten international professional dancers supplemented by ten junior company dancers, led by Artistic Director Rafik Hegab of Cairo, Egypt, and Managing Director Elysabeth Muscat Hegab, of Virginia. Gainesville Ballet School is the official school of Gainesville Ballet Company.
The 2015-16 season includes “The Nutcracker” (Fri. Nov. 27, 2pm and 7 pm at the Hylton Performing Arts Center) with special guest stars Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside (current Principal Dancers with American Ballet Theatre); “Carmen”, a world premiere with contemporary choreography (Sat., Feb. 20, 7:30 pm at the Hylton); “Giselle”, a romantic ballet in two acts (Sat., Apr. 16 at the Ernst Schlesinger Cultural Center in Annandale), and a Spring Performance in conjunction with Gainesville Ballet School (Sat., June 4, 6:30 pm at the Hylton.)
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The Virginia State Bar has named The Prince William County Bar Association as the recipient of its Bar Association of the Year Award.
The award, sponsored by the VSB Conference of Local Bar Associations, recognizes lasting and exemplary contributions to the legal community and the community at large in Virginia. The award also recognizes the dedication of local and statewide bar associations and emphasizes the importance of close cooperation between the Virginia State Bar and bar leaders.
The 6th Annual Kevin T. English Memorial Golf Tournament raised over $8,000 for Project Mend-A-House.
Over 75 golfers braved the morning drizzle on May 1st what turned into a beautiful afternoon of golfing at Montclair County club. The day concluded with a BBQ dinner featuring quadriplegic PMAH client, Ms. Parker, who shared her story and how PMAH helped improve her independence by providing home repairs, a new HVAC system (through the generosity of TWIN Air and Lennox Parts Plus) and a ramp so she can leave her home more easily,
According to Prince William police, the focus of the operation was to find individuals that were providing illegal narcotics to teens and young adults.
The “Growing Pains” operation began in February.
My name is Camille VanSkiver, and I was one of the AP students that helped create the Spriggs United Suicide Awareness Walk that happened last Saturday. I would just like to sincerely thank you on behalf on my entire class and everyone involved for giving us extra coverage from Potomac Local and helping to […]
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Our regional editor Stephanie Tipple spent the day with Sgt. Chris Truslow of the Stafford sheriff’s office to learn more about the work law enforcement does each day.