Press Release

Alex and Lila Trejo, of Woodbridge, Va., have been selected as Sigma Corporation of America’s latest #SigmaSuperFan contest winners for their photographic work and dedication to the brand. Sigma, a leading DSLR lens and camera manufacturer, and is currently running a fan appreciation contest that honors winners monthly with a new photography gear.

The Trejos own and operate Studio Trejo, which specializes in wedding and portrait photography. They recently moved to the Washington, DC area, after running a gallery and studio space in Philadelphia.

   In a ceremony at their Annual Convention in Virginia Beach VA on June 30,2015, The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Virginia and DC has named Jeffrey N. Brown of Brown’s Insurance Agency in Manassas their Agent of the Year for 2015.   The Agent of the Year award is given annually to a member […]

Ramunda Young, a commissioner on the local Prince William Human Rights Commission, was named Commissioner of the Year by the Virginia Association on Human Rights (VAHR).

Annually, VAHR solicits nominations from its seven member human rights organizations from around the state for the prestigious awards of Commission of the Year and Staff Member of the Year.

Cub Scout Pack 501, chartered by American Legion Post 364 brought home a 1st place award for their Minecraft themed float at the 2015 Dale City Independance Day Parade.

The float included characters from Minecraft, music and the Cub Scouts marching with the float.

On Saturday, July 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Lakeside courtyard in the Tackett’s Mill Center at 2228 Tackett’s Mill Drive in Lake Ridge, The Clearbrook Foundation again presents “Poetry and Jazz”, a free festival featuring local poets and authors reciting to the music of Common Ground, and hosted by Guy Lambert, WPGC radio personality plus surprise celebrities, refreshments, local authors, food trucks and painting station.

 This year, participants will enjoy the “Poetry Circle,” (nominated poets from last year’s contest). The Lakeside is located off the corner of Old Bridge Road and Harbor Drive in Lakeridge, VA. The Clearbrook Foundation, a local non-profit, established the Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tacketts Mill and funded the Poets Laureate positions in conjunction with local writers group Write by the Rails and the Prince William Council for the Arts.

The deadline for individuals and groups to apply for inclusion in the 2016-2017 Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Performing Arts Tour Directory is 5:00 p.m., July 15, 2015.  Applications and all supporting materials must be received at the Virginia Commission for the Arts office at 1001 East Broad Street, Suite 330, Richmond, VA 23219 by the deadline (this is not a postmark date).  For more information about the tour program and to download an application, visithttps://www.arts.virginia.gov/PATD.html or call the Commission at (804) 225-3132.

The Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Performing Arts Touring Directory is intended to support Virginia performing artists and ensembles as well as increase opportunities for Virginians to experience high quality performing arts events statewide.  Performing artists and ensembles apply to be listed in the Tour Directory with a set amount of funding reserved to support their touring; grants are made to the presenter, not the touring artist(s).  Individuals and groups on the roster are excellent and experienced performers available to communities, schools and other venues.

Stafford is hosting musical acts through the Songfest Series on the third Sunday of each month through September. The concerts are held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Celebration Stage at Pratt Park, 120 River Road, Falmouth, VA. Admission is $10 per car.

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