Press Release - Page 72 of 119 - Potomac Local News

Stafford sheriff presents Speaker Howell with award

Published April 24, 2015 at 10:32AM

The Virginia Sheriffs Association on Thursday presented Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) with the 2015 Outstanding Legislative Service Award. The award was presented to Speaker Howell by Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett at the 2015 Sheriffs’ Association spring conference in Roanoke.

“I am honored to be recognized by the Sheriffs’ Association and grateful for all that they do as part of Virginia’s law enforcement and public safety community. It’s an even greater privilege to be presented this award by Sheriff Jett, a man whom I respect and admire greatly,” said Howell.

Hylton Center raises $209K at season gala in Manassas

By Press Release

Published April 24, 2015 at 9:46AM

The Hylton Performing Arts Center celebrated its 5^th Anniversary Season Gala on the evening of Saturday, April 11, 2015. This highly-anticipated annual benefit event supports the Hylton Center’s mission to entertain, educate and enrich the Northern Virginia community by providing diverse and accessible arts experiences in state-of-the-art venues. The event raised more than $209,000 in funds for the Sen. Charles J. Colgan Community Arts Benefit Fund, which enables Resident Arts Partners and Affiliate Arts Organizations to perform at the Hylton Center at greatly reduced rates and consider it their artistic home.

The 5^th Anniversary Gala honored William Reeder, dean of George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, which includes the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Reeder plans to retire this May after serving as dean since 2001, and will continue teaching at Mason.

Prince William school earns Green Ribbon award

By Press Release

Published April 23, 2015 at 12:13PM | Updated April 23, 2015 at 2:23PM

A Prince William County elementary school was honored this week, along with three other Virginia schools, as national 2015 Green Ribbon School award winners. The U.S. Department of Education program recognizes energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly schools that promote environmental awareness, community engagement and student wellness. Coles Elementary School partnered with the private sector and non-profit organizations to […]

Stafford student awarded $50,000 scholarship

By Press Release

Published April 22, 2015 at 2:10PM | Updated April 22, 2015 at 2:56PM

From left: Local McDonald’s owner Craig Welburn, Precious Mathis, Craig’s wife Diane Welburn, and North Stafford High School Principal Thomas Nichols. [Submitted]

A North Stafford High School senior was selected out of hundreds of applicants for one of three $50,000 “Greens for Grads” scholarships.

The scholarship is a part of the McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C., Educates Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is for high school seniors who are planning to enroll as full-time undergraduate students at a college or university.

Jazz instrumentalist Paul Reisler performs at Hylton Center May 16

By Press Release

Published April 22, 2015 at 12:16PM

Hylton Performing Arts Center [Courtesy photo]

Enjoy an intimate concert of great folk-jazz sounds when world-class songwriter and instrumentalist Paul Reisler performs at the Hylton Performing Arts Center’s Gregory Family Theater on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 8 p.m.

Guests will enjoy sitting at café tables as they take in an impressive musical fusion featuring Reisler’s inspiring songs and instrumentals, as well as Lea Morris’ “soul-folk” blend of gospel, jazz, country and R&B music, and Marshall Keys’ versatile saxophone style.

Rosanne Cash to perform at Hylton Center June 26

By Press Release

Published April 21, 2015 at 3:46PM

The Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas welcomes a singer-songwriter the Library of Congress called “one of the most compelling figures in popular music” when Grammy Award-winning musician and storyteller Rosanne Cash makes her first appearance on the Hylton Center’s Merchant Hall stage on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 8 p.m. as a Hylton Center Extra!

In “The River & The Thread In Concert,” Cash performs songs from her recent three Grammy Award-winning album, “The River & The Thread,” a musical travelogue that connects her personal and family history and heritage to the people, places, events and culture of the American South; she will also perform chart-topping hits from throughout her career. Written with her longtime collaborator, producer, guitarist and husband John Leventhal, “The River & The Thread” reflects Cash’s journeys throughout the Southern landscape, with stops to William Faulkner’s house; Dockery Farms, the plantation where Howlin’ Wolf and Charley Patton worked and sang; her father’s boyhood home in Dyess, Ark.; the Sun Records Studio in Memphis; and the Mississippi Delta, with its memories of the birth of the Civil Rights era and the haunting gravesite of the great bluesman Robert Johnson.

Guided wetlands hike at Crow’s Nest preserve in Stafford May 2

By Press Release

Published April 21, 2015 at 11:22AM

Photo courtesy of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

A field day at Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve in Stafford County will be Saturday, May 2, starting at 9 a.m. Participants will see various plant life while on a guided hike through wetlands and rolling landscape.

The field day is free, but reservations are required. Call 804-786-7951 to reserve a spot. The event is limited to 80, and reservations are first-come, first-served. Driving directions will be provided to registrants.

Participants should wear casual clothes and comfortable shoes and expect to walk up to 4 miles. The field day will take place rain or shine.

Crow’s Nest is a peninsula between Accokeek and Potomac creeks. The 2,872-acre preserve contains mature hardwood forest and some of the best examples of diverse, intact wetlands in the Potomac River region. It supports habitat for a variety of species, including bald eagles, migratory birds, the federally endangered short-nosed sturgeon and 22 plant species important to Virginia’s Coastal Plain.

Stafford Anytime Fitness offers ‘free workout Saturdays” in May

By Press Release

Published April 21, 2015 at 5:00AM | Updated April 21, 2015 at 1:07PM

Free Saturday Workouts

Get ready for some outdoor fitness fun! Anytime Fitness of Stafford is hosting fun-infused exercises like tug-of-war and relay races at Fredericksburg Christian School – Stafford Campus, located at 101 Shepherds Way, Stafford, VA at 8 a.m. every Saturday during the month of May.

The five consecutive “Free Workout Saturdays” will be led by certified personal trainers and are designed for people of every fitness level. They are open to all adults, not just Anytime Fitness members. The concept, inspired by grassroots efforts of a few Anytime Fitness clubs that regularly offer free outdoor “boot camps,” has grown into a nationwide campaign to promote physical fitness.

Virginians for the Arts to give $50K to local arts groups

By Press Release

Published April 20, 2015 at 1:55PM

Virginians for the Arts (VFTA), in partnership with Dominion Resources, is proud to announce the 5th Annual Dominion ArtStars Awards. The 2015 awards will celebrate arts and education in the community, recognizing arts organizations that best demonstrate and advance the synergy of arts and education. These awards emphasize the contributions of arts organizations through their partnership and collaboration with schools across the Commonwealth.

“The Dominion ArtStars Awards offer arts organizations in Virginia the opportunity to be recognized on a statewide platform,” said VFTA Executive Director Petrina Jones. “We are grateful for Dominion’s continued partnership with VFTA to celebrate the meaningful social and economic impact of the arts and appreciate Dominion’s commitment to helping the environment, critical community needs, and education.”

Student winners announced for STEM competition at GMU

By Press Release

Published April 20, 2015 at 1:02PM

George Mason University hosted a crowd of more than 800 from nearly 50 K-12 schools at its Fairfax campus for the 4th annual School Environmental Action Showcase (SEAS) April 9. Each year, SEAS provides an opportunity for regional K-12 students to compete in events that showcase their talents using science and technology to solve environmental problems.

“This event is a fun and educational way to develop budding engineers and future scientists that could help solve our environmental problems,” said Dr. Cynthia Smith, George Mason organizer and K-12 Education Director for the Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC).