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Free Concerts at Arrowbrook ParkEntertainment, Page 6
Stewards of the Land News, Page 8
At Friends Meeting House in Herndon, Lea Wolf, Paul Murphy, Margaret Fisher and Tim McDer-mott stand beside one of the now thriving na-tive gardens they and others planted late 2017.
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The Herndon High School Drama Boost-ers Club production of Disney’s Beauty andthe Beast is in its last days of rehearsal. Sum-mer Grand students present three perfor-mances of the family-friendly, musical ad-venture that follows Belle as she discoversfriendship and love in unexpected places.
Samba Pathak, camp counselor and pub-licity for the event that involves 70 camp-ers, said, “Working on a typical high schoolmusical takes roughly four-to-five monthsto execute. However, these hard workingstudents have one month to get this ‘tale asold as time’ together.”
Faith Hargadon, who plays Belle, de-scribed the play as “a beautiful story of loveand acceptance.”
Emma Harris, who plays Mrs. Potts, called
it “a magical experience to see.” She en-couraged young children to sign up for the“Princess Tea” event before the matinees.
Meanwhile, in set and design, other stu-dents such as Patrick Cluff, 16 of Herndon,and William Malyszka, 13 of Herndon,worked on props. “The prop doesn’t haveto do anything; it just needs to look like itdoes.” Other students worked on sound andlighting.
Held at Herndon Middle School, 901 Lo-cust Street, the Saturday and Sunday mati-nee performances are July 27 and 28 at 2p.m. The only evening performance is Sat-urday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Ticket are $12 atwww.herndondrama.org.
— Mercia Hobson
Disney’s Beauty and the Beaston Stage in Herndon
Photo by Mercia Hobson/The Connection
Summer Grand students rehearse Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
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NewsHerndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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By Mercia Hobson
The Connection
It only took a year and ahalf. At the former historicHerndon Library building
located at 660 Spring Streetand now Herndon FriendsMeeting House, native plantsflourish, and stormwater infil-trates into the soil rather thanbecoming surface runoff. OnDec. 2, 2017, worshippers re-moved the boxwoods and hardpatchy turf, which grew on theproperty for years and replacedthem with native plants thatwere in Virginia 100 years ago.That and more positively im-pacted the local watershed,Chesapeake Bay and wildlife.
Margaret Fisher, Clerk of theHerndon Friends MeetingGreen Committee, explainedthe community of worshipperstook advantage of the VirginiaConservation Assistance Pro-gram (CAP) for Places of Wor-ship located in Fairfax County.“The Commonwealth of Vir-ginia is providing matchinggrants to encourage landown-
ers to capture stormwater ontheir property. One stipulationis that plants be Virginia nativespecies. We changed impervi-ous lawn to conservation land-scaping,” Fisher said.
“The native plants remindpeople what the ecosystemused to look like a century ago,”said Paul Murphy of HerndonFriends Meeting. “We are stew-ards of the land. We are justborrowing it for a short time.”
Tim McDermott added thatonce established, “Native plantsalso support native fauna andthe butterflies and birds thatmigrate through such as the sap-sucker.” Lea Wolf said that of-ten times, especially for smallgardens like the Quakers, own-ers don’t appreciate the differ-ence native plants make. “Weare in the middle of anothermass extinction event,” she said.
For more information, see:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-
water-conservation/native-plants
www.plantvirginianatives.org/learn-more-about-landscaping-with-natives
Virginia Conservation AssistanceProgram changes the landscapeand more at Herndon FriendsMeeting House.
Stewards of the Land
Friends gather after a long cold December day in2017 during which they placed native plants in theirnew garden.
At Friends Meeting House in Herndon, worshippersLea Wolf, Paul Murphy, Margaret Fisher and TimMcDermott stand beside one of the now thrivingnative gardens they and others planted late 2017. Itadds form and function as it captures stormwater andinfiltrates it into the soil rather than becoming runoff.
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By Mercia Hobson
The Connection
The Town ofHerndon isabout to ride therails of the Sil-
ver Line expansion.Not only are there no des-
ignated workforce housingunits currently in the Townof Herndon, but also noneare in the pipeline, and thetown’s population is about toexplode.
Fairfax County Departmentof Management and Budgetforecasts Town of Herndonincreasing from 7,735 hous-ing units in 2018, to 8,826 in2025, and to 9,794 in 2035.Meanwhile, the towns ofClifton and Vienna increase only slightly, Clifton from88 housing units in 2018 to 89 housing units in 2035,and Vienna from 5,628 housing units in 2018 to5,685 housing units in 2035.
CORNERSTONES, is a nonprofit organization thatserves neighbors in need in northwestern FairfaxCounty, “an already high cost-of-living region” whichincludes the Town of Herndon.
“The Town of Herndon has a fair share of market-affordable housing – that is housing that is market-priced but meets the definition of housing that wouldbe affordable based on household income,” saidKerrie Wilson, CEO of Cornerstones. “In addition,there are private landlords who accept housing choicevouchers or developers like Cornerstones who havepreserved and rent permanently affordable units inneighborhoods in Herndon, Reston and the Dullescorridor.”
“With nearly 70 percent of Herndon’s housing builtbefore 1980 and the arrival of the two Silver Linestations, this is a critical time for the Town and FairfaxCounty to solicit creative options to preserve anddevelop new affordable homes in this area,” Wilsonsaid. “Given the anticipated growth in the workforcein the Herndon area, Herndon, and the Dranesvilledistrict of Fairfax County will need to look for op-portunities to maintain the diversity of housing op-tions, including homes that are affordable for house-holds at lower income levels,” she said.
In the Town of Herndon, there could be a mismatchbetween where workforce jobs are located and whereaffordable homes are located if consideration, edu-cation, and action are not taken by the Town in theimmediate future.
According to Virginia Housing, workforce housingis housing for the occupations needed in every com-munity- teachers, firefighters, police officers, hospi-tal workers, restaurant workers and more. Someworkforce occupations such a foodservice and retailsales are likely to be in the lower-income range,whereas workforce occupations with education ortraining requirements such as teachers, police offic-ers and nurses, generally rise to median income lev-els and above.
Many workforce individuals must choose betweenlengthy commutes to where there is more affordablehousing or pay higher costs to live where they work.
“The blueprint for transit-oriented developmentsnear the Herndon and Innovation Station Metro stopsoffer the opportunity – and increased density – thatcan accommodate housing that is affordable for theworkforce, including people working in jobs thatdon’t pay high wages but are critical to our economy,”Wilson said.
The Town of Herndon’s website shows three cur-rent residential or mixed-use development projects.They are Stanley Martin’s Metro Square under con-struction and steps from the Herndon Metro Station;Comstock’s Downtown Herndon Redevelopmentproject anticipated by the Town to break ground inlate 2019 after land sale and “further agreements;”Penzance’s 555 Herndon Parkway directly at the newHerndon Metro Station in the conceptual design stageand the South Elden Street Area Plan in the earlyplanning stages.
Asked if any of these projects had designatedworkforce/affordable units, the Town of Herndonspokesperson replied, “There are no designatedworkforce or affordable units.”
Asked if there were any means to add such hous-ing, after the fact, meaning during the project or af-ter the project, the Town of Herndon spokespersonreplied, “No.”
Why did the Town, boards and staff not request orrequire partnering with Fairfax County for such hous-ing units to be included? Herndon Harbor II con-structed in 2001 within the Town limits receivedfunding in part through the Low Income HousingTax Credit (LIHTC) program. Thus a certain numberof units were and are set aside for lower-incomehouseholds.
“There is no such requirement in the town’s Zon-ing Ordinance, nor does the town have the resourcesto administer and track the on-going operations as-sociated with designated affordable and workforcehousing units,” replied the Town of Herndon.
Town is “looking into necessary local and Virginia
No Workforce Housingin the Town of Herndon?Look again.
The Herndon Station on the Silver Line on Metro offers oppor-tunities which could lead to workforce housing options at thehigher density Herndon Station and Innovation Station.
Photo by Mercia Hobson/The Connection
See Workforce Housing, Page 8
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By Bill Woolf
Executive Director, Just Ask Trafficking
Prevention Foundation.
The recent news about JeffreyEpstein’s arrest in New York onnew sex-trafficking charges in-volving allegations that date to the
early 2000s is alarming to many.It wasn’t for us. That’s the bad news. The
Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundation, aglobal leader in combating human trafficking,is all too familiar with cases like Epstein’s.
The good news is we’re doing some-thing about it. Our real-world experi-ence and global knowledge about com-bating human trafficking enable us todo much more than sympathize withEpstein’s victims of these alleged newcrimes. We know how to fight back, andwe are.
To better understand what we do andwhy we first must understand what sextrafficking is. The federal governmentdefines It as the recruitment, harboring,transportation, provision, obtaining,patronizing, or soliciting of a person forthe purposes of a commercial sex act,in which the commercial sex act is in-duced by force, fraud, or coercion, or inwhich the person induced to performsuch an act has not attained 18 years ofage (22 USC § 7102).
There’s a lot more to sex traffickingthan just prostitution. The sex traffick-ing industry is a part of the world’s sec-ond largest and most lucrative criminalenterprise grossing more than $150 bil-lion annually.
Defeating a billion-dollar industry isn’tmerely a battle. It’s a world war withthe good guys significantly outgunnedfinancially. For example, the UnitedNations Voluntary Trust Fund, createdin 2010 to provide humanitarian, legaland financial aid to victims of humantrafficking to increase the number of those res-cued and supported, and broaden the extentof assistance they receive, only received $6.7million as of May 2019. Jeffrey Epstein’s pro-posed bail package is estimated to be as highas $77 million alone.
Winning the battle is simply a matter of un-derstanding and then eliminating the logisticsbehind the world’s second largest criminal en-terprise. Logistics? Yes, we need to reduce both
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the supply of victims for human traffickers andthe demand for them. Our best weapon? Hu-man trafficking awareness and prevention isthe most effective and least expensive methodto reduce and ultimately eliminate the supplyand demand for the sex trafficking industry.
First, we must stop the supply of human traf-ficking victims by educating at-risk populationsabout what human trafficking is, how they canbe targeted, and what to do to become immuneto their tactics. Most victims fall prey to thelikes of predators like Epstein because they areunaware they are being lured in by lies or false
promises for things like money, prestige, power,or safety until it is too late. Then, trapped, thevictims become resolved to their fate, impov-erished, or worse, suicidal because of theirsense of hopelessness. On average, once a per-son becomes involved in human trafficking,their life expectancy plummets to just sevenyears because of the enormous stress and physi-cal abuse, their bodies and minds endure.
Secondly, we need to acknowledge criminals
like Jeffrey Epstein exist. Our awareness ofthem is the first step toward defeating them.As awareness grows for potential victims,awareness grows for prospective clients ofhuman traffickers. By educating potential sextrafficking clients about the realities of prosti-tution and sex trafficking as a crime, researchhas proven it lowers demand by swaying themnot to purchase sex or tolerate or support thepractice of buying sex within their peer groups.In addition to awareness programs, the en-forcement of our human trafficking laws canhelp deter future criminals by making it clear
to the public that if you participate in hu-man trafficking, you’re going to get caughtand more importantly, you’re going to beheld accountable.
The Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foun-dation is a global leader in education andawareness campaigns for people of all ages,demographics, occupations and nationali-ties. One of our most effective programs isour school-based curriculum, which hasreached more than 160,000 students world-wide and continues to grow. In northern Vir-ginia, two counties, Fairfax and Loudoun,employ our programming directly throughthe school system’s Family Life Education(FLE), maximizing the opportunity to en-gage our children when they are most atrisk. Programming in schools is critical be-cause it’s where most of the victims are. Sta-tistically speaking, while anyone can be apotential victim of human trafficking, theprimary target for predators are girls be-tween the ages of 14-16 years-old.
Just Ask does more than educate children,though. We educate parents, teachers,school officials, police officers, businesses,politicians, local, state, federal governmentemployees, and even world leaders aboutwhat human trafficking is and how to com-bat it. ...
The bottom line is we have to conditioncommunities to not only resist becoming vic-tims of human trafficking but remove the
desire to participate in it as customers as well.Criminals who are always on the prowl for suc-cessful money-making opportunities will va-cate human trafficking as a business modelonce they see the funding potential dry up. ...
If you want to help, us eradicate human traf-ficking, visit our website atwww.justaskprevention.org.
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By Marilyn Campbell
A collection of rocks collected at Mt.Vesuvius in Naples, a souvenir from theleaning tower of Pisa, crayon-on-con-struction paper drawings of the beaches
in Naples, Italy are all part of the travel journals thatSonia Pruneda-Hernandez preserved. These are keep-sakes that her son began creating when he was inpreschool. Recently she perused those journals, re-living the memories with her son who is now a 22year-old college student.
“As a military spouse I had the opportunity to livein Naples, Italy,” said Pruneda-Hernandez, who nowworks as the Director of Early Childhood EducationInitiatives at Montgomery College. “When we trav-eled in Europe, I provided my son travel journals. Asa preschooler, he drew pictures of the places we vis-ited and I would write parts of our conversations onthe drawings. As he learned to write, his travel jour-nals began to become more complex with him draw-ing and writing. I saved those journals and he is ableto relive the memories of thoseexperiences.”
Journals created during summervacations allow families to main-tain the experience of their tripslong after they’ve returned home.Whether one’s plans include a sa-fari in Kenya or a staycationamong the monuments along theNational Mall, keeping detailedrecords gives children who are liv-ing in the age of selfies and socialmedia posts, a thoughtful optionfor holding onto memories.
“Travel journals are importantbecause they [allow children], tohave those memories of those ex-periences,” said Pruneda-Hernandez.
Advanced planning leads to creative journals thatare a form of self-expression, suggests Wendy Rowe,a writing tutor and art teacher. “Before you leave foryour trip, ask your child to think about what they’remost excited about and the type of journal they’dlike to keep,” she said. “For example, my daughterlikes to paint watercolor pictures of things that shesees. Other children might make a journal that’s awritten narrative. What’s important is that parentsallow children to choose the type of journal they wantto make and then purchasing and packing the sup-plies that they might need, whether it’s colored pen-cils and craft paper or a simple notebook and a pen.”
Such diaries can spark family conversations andcreate opportunities to practice writing skills, advisesMichelle Villano, a fourth grade teacher who encour-ages her students to write accounts of their summeradventures. “Children can enjoy a vacation and learnfrom the scenes around them,” Villano said. “A child’stravel journal shouldn’t just be a list of things that
they did or saw. Parents shouldencourage them to engage all oftheir senses like sound, touch,taste and feel. For example, ifyou’re on a vacation in Paris, didyou smell freshly baked baguetteswhen you walked into a restaurantfor lunch? If you ate a croissant,could you taste the butter or feelthe flakes on your tongue?”
The options for both the formatof journals and the way that achild chooses to describe their ex-periences are abundant, saysRowe. “Children can include mu-seum tickets, airplane boardingpasses, leaves they collected from
a park they visited,” she said. “Parents should en-courage them to think long-term about things theymight enjoy remembering later.”
“Travel journals allow young children to be activelyinvolved in the experience of their journey,” addedPruneda-Hernandez. “They do not have to be writ-ten. Children that are not able to write yet, shouldbe provided opportunities and materials such as asimple notebook, markers, crayons, or pencils to drawwhat they see and their experiences.”
Prompts can be used to encourage those who areresistant to keeping a record of their vacations, saysVillano. “Start by asking them to write about some-thing they saw by describing its color or shape,” shesaid. “They can describe the shape and color of arock they saw while hiking in the Grand Canyon.”
“Parents can sit and ask open-ended questions atthe end of the day,” said Pruneda-Hernandez. “Thisprovides a [them] an opportunity to express them-selves orally and provides opportunities for them tothink about the experience.”
Helping children capturevacation memoriesthrough journaling.
Creating Travel JournalWith Children
Photo courtesy of Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez
Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez createdthis journal with her son when hewas younger. Now that he’s 22, heenjoys looking at them and relivingchildhood memories.
“Travel journalsallow youngchildren to beactively involved inthe experience oftheir journey.”— Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez,
Director of Early ChildhoodEducation Initiatives at
Montgomery College
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By Mercia Hobson
The Connection
The Music at Arrowbrook Park ConcertSeries kicked off on July 13 after weathercanceled the July 6 performance withRoomful of Blues. However, even with
great weather, shade and a cool breeze off the nearbypond, a challenge existed.
“The challenge is attracting crowds. They don’tknow we’re here,” said Jeffery Fairfield, ExecutiveDirector of The Ruth and Hal Launders CharitableTrust as the first concert of the season was under-way at Arrowbrook Centre Park. Located one blockoff Centreville Road in Herndon and two blocks fromthe Dulles Toll Road at 2351 Field Point Road,Herndon, the location made an easy drive.
The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust pre-sented the concert sponsored by Arrowbrook Cen-tre, LLC and Arrowbrook Management Corporationthrough a unique partnership with the Fairfax CountyPark Authority (FCPA) according to Fairfield.
Part of the FCPA Summer Entertainment Series,headliners for the July 6- Aug. 31, 2019 season forMusic at Arrowbrook Park, included acclaimed musi-cians from New York to the West Coast and back toHerndon according to Sousan Frankeberger, Perform-ing Arts Production Manager, Fairfax County Park Au-thority. Frankeberger described this year’s nine Sat-urday evening concerts as an eclectic blend of musicfrom British Invasion Rock on July 27 to Klezmer Folkand Jazz on July 10 to Pop/Rock Cover on July 31.
Saturday evening July 13 featured singer-songwriter, prolific lyricist and composer, CrysMatthews who played at the Sundance Film Festi-val, The Birchmere and The Hamilton. After perform-
ing at Lincoln Center on Nov. 30, Mathews wasnamed grand-prize winner. According to her website,Mathews is known for her thoughtful songs, manytackling social justice themes. “I’m looking forwardto playing in Herndon,” said Mathews who hails fromsoutheastern North Carolina but now calls the Townof Herndon home.
Veteran concertgoers Denise Marques of Herndonattended the Summer Entertainment Series atArrowbrook Centre last year. “We couldn’t wait forthe concerts to start again. It’s great to be able tocome out to this,” Marques said.
Rosangel Marques of Brazil who accompaniedDenise Marques said that in Brazil they didn’t havemusic like this. “It’s marvelous to listen to,” she said.
Town of Herndon residents, Karen and MichaelFalkner usually make the rounds of summer concertsaccording to Karen. “We’ve been coming here for thelast couple of years,” she said.
“This year, we celebrate the facility’s eight seasonsof public service; the concert series started in 2012with three dates. This year we’ve gone to nine dateswith 90-minute sets. Last year was our first seasonwith wine sales through a new policy with the Park.On alternate weeks, we will feature the two winer-ies in Fairfax County, Bull Run out of Centreville andParadise out of Clifton. New this year on Aug. 10, isbeer sales with Caboose Brewery,” said Fairfield.
2019 Free Concert SeriesARROWBROOK CENTRE PARK2351 Field Point Road, Herndon7:30 - 9 p.m.
JULY20 - Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution
(New Orleans Party Music)27 - The British Invasion Years (60s, British Invasion Rock)
AUGUST3 - Craig Gildner Big Band (Big band)10 - Lox and Vodka (Klezmer Folk, Jazz)17 - Flow Trib (Funk Rock, Psychedelic Blues)24 - Soul Crackers (Motown, Soul)31 - JunkFood (Pop/Rock Cover Band)
Music at Arrowbrook ParkConcert Serieskicks off in Herndon.
Patrons and pets enjoy the free concertopen to the public featuring singer-songwriter Crys Mathews at the FairfaxCounty Park Authority Summer Entertain-ment Series held at Arrowbrook CentrePark in Herndon on Saturday, July 13.
Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection
Entertainment
Free Concerts Build Community
Singer-songwriter Crys Mathews (right)performs at the July 13 Fairfax CountyPark Authority Summer EntertainmentSeries held at Arrowbrook Centre Parkin Herndon.
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SUNDAYS IN JULYVolunteers Needed. Sign up to volunteer at the
Sunday Art in the Park series with GRACE, inpartnership with the Reston Community Centerand Reston Town Center Association. Volunteerswill assist visitors in free, drop-in art-makingactivities 5:30-7:30 p.m. Volunteers are eligiblefor community service credit hours. Middleschool volunteers are welcome with a guardian.Questions or ready to sign up? Contact SarahBerenz at 703-471-9242 [email protected].
MONDAY/JULY 22DMV2Go at the Pavilion. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at
11900 Market St., Reston Town Center. Thewireless office on wheels offers all DMVservices: driver’s license and ID card applicationsand renewals, driving records, vehicle titles,license plates, decals, order disabled plates, andmore. Information on all services available atdmv.virginia.gov/general/#dmv_2go.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Fairfax County Park Authority Board
Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Herrity Building,12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 941,Fairfax. The Park Authority Board’s 12appointed members establish strategic policyand direction for the Park Authority. Open tothe public. For agenda and more information,visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm or call 703-324-8662.
THURSDAY/AUG. 1Candidacy Filing Opens. 9 a.m. Reston
Community Center (RCC) is seeking interestedcandidates to run for seats on its Board ofGovernors. The Board of Governors is a nine-member body responsible for oversight of RCC.All residents of Small District 5, ages 18 orolder, are eligible to run for appointment to theRCC Board of Governors. Candidates mustcomplete a Candidacy Statement in order tohave their names placed on the Preference Pollballot. Filing deadline is Thursday, Aug. 15, 5a.m. Visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com orcall 703-476-4500.
TUESDAY/AUG. 13Family Caregiver Telephone Support Group.
7-8 p.m. Fairfax County’s Family CaregiverTelephone Support Group meets by phone onTuesday, February 13, 7-8 p.m. This month’sfocus is an open discussion on caregiver stress.Share experiences, gain support and getinformation without having to travel. Call 703-324-5484, TTY 711 to register.
THURSDAY/AUG. 15Candidacy Filing Deadline. 5 p.m. Reston
Community Center (RCC) is seeking interestedcandidates to run for seats on its Board ofGovernors. The Board of Governors is a nine-member body responsible for oversight of RCC.All residents of Small District 5, ages 18 orolder, are eligible to run for appointment to theRCC Board of Governors. Candidates mustcomplete a Candidacy Statement in order tohave their names placed on the Preference Pollballot. Visit www.restoncommunitycenter.comor call 703-476-4500.
SUPPORT GROUPSParent Support Partners, a service of the
Healthy Minds Fairfax initiative, are all parentswho have received training and are qualitied tooffer education, support and assistance at nocost to families or caregivers. They providereliable information that families can use indecision-making and are familiar with servicesand resources that can help families in distress.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/healthymindsfairfax or www.nami-northernvirginia.org/parent-peer-support.html.
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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOINGSacred Threads Exhibition.
Through July 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. atFloris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon.Sacred Threads is an exhibition ofquilts exploring themes of joy,inspiration, spirituality, healing, griefand peace/brotherhood. Thisbiennial exhibition was established toprovide a safe venue for quilters whosee their work as a connection to thesacred and/or as an expression oftheir spiritual journey. $10. Visitsacredthreadsquilts.com/default.htmor call 703-793-0026.
Herndon Farmers Market.Thursdays, through mid-November, 8a.m-12:30 p.m. in HistoricDowntown Herndon, Lynn Street.Vendors will offer seasonal plants,produce, baked goods, meats andmore; all sold by local growers andproducers. Additional enhancementsto the market include seasonal eventsand entertainment, including“Farmers’ Market Fun Days,” freeperformances for the whole family.Visit www.herndon-va.gov/FarmersMarket for more.
THURSDAY/JULY 18Free Tea Day. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at
McAlister’s Deli, 13007 WorldgateDrive, Herndon. McAlister’s annualFree Tea Day. Enjoy a free 32-ouncefresh-brewed iced tea, no purchasenecessary. Visitwww.mcalistersdeli.com or call 703-278-8117.
Tai Chi Fitness. 6:30 p.m. at RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join us for afun Tai Chi fitness class led by localinstructor Susan Shen. Adults, Teens.Registration begins July 4. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
Take a Break Dance Night: CheickHamala Diabate. 7-9 p.m. at LakeAnne Plaza, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Enjoy music under the starseach Thursday through Aug. 29.Dance instruction at several concerts.www.restoncommunitycenter.com/TAB.
The Girl Power! Book Club. 7 p.m.at Scrawl Books, 11911 FreedomDrive, Reston. Review and discussThe Next Great Paulie Fink by AliBenjamin. All readers between theages of 10-13 are welcome to join.Visit www.scrawlbooks.com or call703-966-2111.
Creative Response: Overlooked. 7p.m. at Greater Reston Arts Center,12001 Market St., Suite 103, Reston.Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)presents Overlooked, a groupexhibition featuring nine artists who
are seeking to bring awareness toissues that are often unnoticed,ignored, or otherwise not part of“polite conversation.” Free and opento the public. Visit restonarts.org
Hunter Mill Nights: WhiskeyWildfire (new country). 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Frying Pan Farm Park,2739 West Ox Road, Herndon. Witha mix of performances through forthe whole family, Hunter Mill Nightsreturns through Aug. 22 withperformances by entertainers fromacross the United States and aroundthe world. Allow time for a picnic inthe park, a visit with the farmanimals and a wagon ride, along withthe show. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/hunter-mill-nights
FRIDAY/JULY 19The Storytime Social Hour. 11 a.m.
at Scrawl Books, 11911 FreedomDrive, Reston. Every Friday, Scrawlwill provide coffee and treats for theadults; stories and fun for the littlepeople. Make new friends or meet upwith neighbors. Visitwww.scrawlbooks.com or call 703-966-2111.
Summerbration: Far Away. 7-9 p.m.on the plaza at Reston East Metro.Free concert series runs Fridaysthrough Aug. 23. Visit
www.restoncommunitycenter.com/summerbration.
Live Music: Free Soul. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. at Kalypso’s Sports Tavernon historic Lake Anne in Reston.Bands play inside the sports bar on adedicated stage. No cover. Visitwww.kalypsossportstavern.com.
SATURDAY/JULY 20Turley the Magician. 10-10:45 a.m.
at Reston Town Square Park. Theentire family will be entertained withinteractive magic and humorousantics, Saturdays through Aug. 3.Free. 703-476-4500 orrestoncommunitycenter.com.
Fun Brunch: Pan steel drum withdancers. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. outside theJahn Building, 1900 Reston MetroPlaza. Free Fun Brunch seriescontinues weekends through Aug. 25.Visitwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/funbrunch.
‘Creative Conversations’: A Panelon Book Publishing, 2-3:30 p.m.at Sunrise Senior Living, 1778Fountain Drive, Reston. Panelists willinclude Naryen Aryal, Founder, CEO,and Publisher of Mascot Books,Nancy Hannan, a four-time authorand memoirist, and Eileen Curtis,former President of the DullesRegional Chamber of Commerce and
a published author. Moderating thepanel will be Kristin Clark Taylor, anaward-winning author, journalist,and former White Housecommunications strategist.The eventis free and open to the public. Lightdessert will be served.
Author Event: Erin Teagan. 5 p.m.at Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Celebrate thelaunch of this funny, action-packedmiddle grade novel from the authorof The Friendship Experiment andthe American Girl Luciana books.Writer Erin Teagan will introduce hernew book and its heroine, Alison,who plans to be on her dad’s realityshow, Survivor Guy, when realdisaster strikes in the wilderness.Visit www.scrawlbooks.com or call703-966-2111.
SUNDAY/JULY 21Walk in the Footsteps of Spies. 10-
11 a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Hear aspell-binding tale of espionage, secretpayments and the Russians duringthe “Spy Walk” program. Designedfor participants age 12-adult. $7 perperson. Meet at Walney Pond. Call703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
TUESDAY/JULY 23Sing! Books with Miss Emily. 10:30
a.m. at Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join Miss Emily for singingstorytime with illustrated songs. Allages. No registration required. Call703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Senior Movie Day: On the Basis of
Sex. 10 a.m. at Bow Tie Cinemas.Doors open at 9:15, refreshments andprizes prior to movie. Free for age55+. Contact [email protected] or703-435-6577.
The Wednesday Morning BookClub. 10 a.m. at Scrawl Books,11911 Freedom Drive, Reston. Groupwill discuss The Price of Illusion: AMemoir by Joan Juliet Buck, the onlyAmerican who ever held the positionof Editor-in-Chief at French Vogue.Visit www.scrawlbooks.com or call703-966-2111.
Hunter Mill Melodies: The GreatZucchini (comedy, magic). 10-10:45 a.m. at Frying Pan Park visitorcenter pavilion, 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Free series of children’sshows and family performancesWednesdays through Aug. 21.
Dog Days of Summer. 5-7:30 p.m. atthe Pavilion at Reston Town Center.Every Wednesday through Sept. 4,dogs and owners can frolic in thePavilion when it is transformed intoan off-leash play area each week.Treats, toys, areas to cool off, petfriendly giveaways, and more. Free.Operated by Healthy HoundPlayground and Isy’s Ways. Visitrestontowncenter.com for more.
THURSDAY/JULY 25Hunter Mill Nights: Bumper
Jacksons (Americana, country,bluegrass). 7:30-8:30 p.m. atFrying Pan Farm Park, 2739 West OxRoad, Herndon. Hunter Mill Nightsreturns through Aug. 22. Allow timefor a picnic in the park, a visit withthe farm animals and a wagon ride,along with the show. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/hunter-mill-nights
FRIDAY/JULY 26The Storytime Social Hour. 11 a.m.
at Scrawl Books, 11911 FreedomDrive, Reston. Every Friday, moms,dads, caregivers and kids are invitedto join a Storytime Social Hour.Scrawl will provide coffee and treatsfor the adults; stories and fun for thelittle people. Make new friends ormeet up with neighbors. Visitwww.scrawlbooks.com or call 703-966-2111.
Live Music: Run For Cover. 9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m. at Kalypso’s SportsTavern on historic Lake Anne inReston. Bands play inside the sportsbar on a dedicated stage. No cover.Visit www.kalypsossportstavern.com.
Thursday mornings from 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. nowthrough Aug. 29 are the free Farmers Market FunDays on the Town Hall Square, 777 Lynn Streetin the Town of Herndon. The first performancefor the 2019 series, held July 11, featured Marshaand the Positrons, a District of Columbia-based“kindie,” kids + indie rock. Marsha Goodman-Wood brought her rich voice and positive energyto the stroller-pushing crowd. She also got the chil-dren, parents and caretakers dancing on the grassyslope and singing along.
“We expect all kinds of performances such asmusicians, puppeteers and kids’ rock,” said HollyPopple Performing Arts/Special Events Supervi-sor for Town of Herndon.
The Parks and Recreation Department, “strivesto keep the arts alive and well in Herndon andinspire the enjoyment of the arts in children.”
— Mercia Hobson
FARMERS MARKET FUN DAYS LINE UP 2019July 18 Zig Zag the Magic ManJuly 25 The Uncle Devin ShowAug. 1 RocknocerosAug. 8 Mr. Jon & FriendsAug. 15 Yosi MusicAug. 22 Blue Sky Puppet TheatreAug. 29 Drew Blue Shoes
It’s Back -— Farmers Market Children’s Series
Town of Herndon’s Farmers MarketFun Days were back in the swing onThursday, July 11 with Marcia andthe Positrons.
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State Code amendments that would al-low the town and Fairfax County to havea cooperation agreement regarding af-fordable and workforce housing.”
Fairfax County reportedly was at theforefront in pursuing inclusionary zon-ing options over 25 years ago to guidethe production of affordable housing ac-cording to Cornerstones.
“While towns and cities follow different
standards, the Town of Herndon can still en-courage and solicit proposals that prioritizeaffordable housing,” stated Cornerstones.
“Given the need to sustain housing as ourpopulation grows, Cornerstones will bewatching the development around theHerndon and Innovation station Metrostops as well as opportunities such as theredevelopment of the South Elden Streetcorridor,” stated Cornerstones.
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, two
Herndon Town Council members said theyare willing to champion the workforce af-fordable housing issue in the Town. Theyare Councilmembers Cesar del Aguila andPradip Dhakal. Coincidentally, Dhakal re-cently inquired about the county “PennyFund.” Town of Herndon residents pay bothcounty and town taxes yet do not seem toreceive any benefit from the Penny Fundfor housing.
“In 2006, Fairfax County established the‘Penny Fund’ that has helped preserve
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Workforce Housing Not in Pipelineover 3,100 units of affordable housingand provides a sustainable fundingsource which can be reinvested in otheraffordable rental programs. Develop-ers seeking to build or preserve hous-ing within Town of Herndon can tapthe Penny Fund or the County’s Hous-ing Blueprint development funds andproject-based vouchers, as well as otherfederal, state and local funds or taxcredits that can be used to make homesaffordable,” said Cornerstones.