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Veterans Day 2017 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center

By Potomac Local News
Hylton Performing Arts Center [Courtesy photo]

From an email:

(MANASSAS)— The Hylton Performing Arts Center presents Celebrating Veterans and the Arts, an afternoon of free arts activities and experiences for Veterans, Servicemembers, their families, military caregivers, and the community at large on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The annual celebration culminates with a concert of pop, jazz, and patriotic music by the American Festival Pops All-Stars, which is free to the Veteran and military community. Members of the general public may purchase tickets to this family-friendly performance at hyltoncenter.org.

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George Mason presents 16th annual Jazz4Justice Fundraiser

By Manassas Local

From George Mason University’s School of Music:

FAIRFAX—George Mason University’s School of Music presents the Woody, Bird, and Diz Jazz4Justice™ Concert on Friday, November 10 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas and Saturday, November 11 at the Center for the Arts in Fairfax. More information and tickets are available at hyltoncenter.org and cfa.gmu.edu.

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2017 Manassas Christmas Parade Grand Marshal and Woman of the Year

By Potomac Local News

There is a lot to look forward to at the Greater Manassas Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 2 beginning at 10 a.m.  There will be more than 100 groups, including floats, dancers, marching bands and, of course, Santa.  This year’s theme is A “Christmas Carole.”

Every year — this is the 72nd year for the parade — the Parade committee selects a Grand Marshal and a Woman of the year. 

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Express Lanes announce winner of “Go the Billionth Mile” contest

By Potomac Local News
Tammie B. stands outside the Express Lanes operations center in Alexandria, VA.

Alexandria, Va. – Today Transurban, operator of the 495 and 95 Express Lanes, announced that Tammie B. of Alexandria, Virginia is the winner of the “Go the Billionth Mile” contest and will receive one year of toll-free travel on the 495 and 95 Express Lanes. The contest was held in September 2017 to celebrate the milestone of one billion miles traveled since the Lanes first opened in November 2012 and gave a lucky customer a chance to win the free-travel prize.

“I’m really ecstatic that I have this opportunity for a free year of commuting on the Express Lanes, it means so much to me,” said Tammie. “The Lanes provide me 20 more minutes of sanity and 20 less minutes of aggravation to have to deal with,” she added.

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Police announce safety training for area churches

By Potomac Local News

DALE CITY — The Prince William County Police Department today announced it would hold a faith-based training program for area churches.

The training will be held on Nov. 21 at the Western District Station at 8900 Freedom Center Boulevard near Manassas. The announcement comes after a man walked into a Texas church on Sunday and shot and killed 26 people.

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The Bull Run Warrior Retreat set to expand its Haymarket campus

By Uriah Kiser
Larry Zillox created the culinary visitors program at the Bull Run Warrior Retreat .

Near the base of the Bull Run Mountain, a favorite retreat for wounded warriors is expanding.

A $300,000 donation from the Pen Fed Foundation will allow the charity “Serve Our Willing Warriors” to build a second, cottage-style home on the 37-acre property in Haymarket called the Bull Run Warrior Retreat.

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