
12/31/2020
We got a lot of Public Art in the City in 2020! Which is your favorite?
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The City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts was created in 1979 to encourage, to promote and to provide opportunity for artistic expression within the City.
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The City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts was created in 1979 by Mayor Fredrick Silverthorne and his Council to encourage, to promote and to provide opportunity for artistic expression within the City. The Commission is working to continue the enrichment of the community through funding, information, encouragement, exhibits, education, and co-ordination. Funding - grants to arts organizations in the City of Fairfax. Information—marketing and publicity of upcoming arts events. Encouragement - funding to aid and assist emerging arts groups. Exhibits - provide opportunities for exhibition of works of art. Education - support programs designed to increase understanding and appreciation of the arts in City schools. Coordination - working with area arts organizations to open new avenues and venues for the arts in the city.
We got a lot of Public Art in the City in 2020! Which is your favorite?
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Calling all artists...the last winner went on to paint Michelle Obama’s portrait!
The Call for Entries for the sixth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition held by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is now open. The
One week left to see these dancers explore our city! You don't want to miss this!
https://www.fairfaxballet.org/2020-virtual-nutcracker
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Tonight! Gather around your computer and join City of Fairfax Theatre Company for an evening of family fun for the holidays. Filled with silly Christmas-themed puns, and important message about kindness, and followed by a sing along of favorite holiday songs, this play is sure to delight everyone in your household! Hope over to the CFTC YouTube Channel at 7pm to join in the fun! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCFX4LTTtSo8Fs3Yh732NGA
see what’s happening over at GMU’s film school—award winning films!
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Mohammed Saffouri's award-winning documentary, “The First,” follows 24-year-old Libyan American Abrar Omeish as she campaigns for a seat on the Fairfax County School Board. George Mason University senior Mohammed Saffouri is being honored with a prestigious Capital Emmy for his documentary film ...
Funday Monday My Gym Rebroadcast!
Join My Gym Burke for a great morning of movement and fun!
Check out how GMU is using innovation to teach dance during the pandemic
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The LIVE Center at George Mason University delivers dance and other digital education in a truly innovative and immersive way.
Join us for the second performance of The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series (Virtual!) for the 20/21 Season.
The Cathedral Brass will celebrate Christmas with a musical journey that explores the many facets of this beloved holiday.
Tonight’s performance is supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Fairfax, and additional giving from the Friends of the Old Town Hall Performance Series. Thank you!
Please join Fairfax City’s own Main Street Trombone Quartet, who will be playing Christmas Carols in the Jammin' Java parking lot in Vienna this Sunday at 2:00-3:00pm. If you're jonesing for some live music in a socially distanced outdoor setting, stop on by. Here's the address and google maps link:
227 Maple Ave E, Vienna, VA 22180
There is some new art at Old Town Square in Fairfax! #FairfaxPiano
The piano was donated by a city resident to The Commission on the Arts last Spring. This fall, cultural arts intern Hannah Bremmer, painted the piano as part of her internship. Below you will find her artist statement.
Just like the other park amenities, the piano is use at your own risk.
Galaxy Piano
"Inspired by Creation and the universe, I love to make art that reflects the beauty of the world around us. I chose to go with a galaxy/nebula design for this piano because I wanted to create something more ethereal. I used spray paint as my primary medium for its ability to make cloudy designs, holding down the nozzle gently to create the star cluster effect. Afterwards, I went in and added bigger stars with white paint and a little brush.
I hope that this piano is used to its fullest capacity and that the starry design inspires musicians, trained or not, to release their creativity onto the keys!"
-Hannah Bremmer
November, 2020
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George Mason University's Center for the Arts
Directly from their home to yours, champion fiddlers Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children bring you a digital Christmas experience like no other! With Celtic music, holiday stories and step-dancing, this lively concert is a celebration for the whole family.
A Celtic Family Christmas, Dec. 13. Get your digital Access Pass now: bit.ly/3gmW2hK
Named one of the best pep bands in the country
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Behind the scenes with Doc Nix and the Green Machine
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Kick off the holiday season with our annual tradition - a magical, inspiring concert from Chanticleer!
This year, we’re going virtual. Get your digital Access Pass today to celebrate A Chanticleer Christmas on Dec. 5. You can view the performance for up to three days after it airs.
🎄🎟️ bit.ly/3lqFkPy
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Have you applied for the Fairfax City ReConnected Grant - Series 2? Eligibility criteria has been expanded to include small businesses AND nonprofits! Apply today, grants are LIMITED! 📢
For more information on Series 2, click here 👇
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Join Fall For The Book for this special Funday Monday! Learn all about double dutch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhF4L8_pQAg
Join author Joy Jones as she talks about her latest book, Jayla Jumps In, and teaches the importance of group sports and collaboration. Students will be give...
Join us for the first performance of @The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series (Virtual!) for the 20/21 Season. Dong Xi, featuring Tom Teasley & Chao Tian. Award winning world percussion fusing American jazz, world music, and funk converses with spellbinding virtuosity and Chinese folk melodies.
Tonight’s performance is supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Fairfax, and additional giving from the Friends of the Old Town Hall Performance Series. Thank you!
https://vimeo.com/481779674
Join us for the first performance of @The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series (Virtual!) for the 20/21 Season. Dong Xi, featuring Tom Teasley &…
Fairfax Art League demo
This is the first in a series of Art demonstrations organized by the Fairfax Art League. Our guest artist is Barbara Januszkiewicz, a wonderful colorist. You...
Watch the restoration of a Greek mosaic
Uncovering a stunning Ancient Greek mosaic of Dionysus in Dion, Macedonia, Greece. It's a lot of work that requires meticulous attention to details but the result is absolutely worth it! Go behind the scenes with the team of conservators at Dion and get a fascinating glimpse of the restoration of one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in the site, the mosaic of the “Villa of Dionysus.” Video by Konstantinos Arvanitakis and the Onassis Foundation.
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For us, it doesn't really feel like the holiday season until we can share festive, family friendly concerts with all of you! So this year, join us for two special digital musical performances - A Chanticleer Christmas and At Home with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas.
These performances can be enjoyed with a digital Access Pass, on sale starting Nov 13. Chanticleer: bit.ly/2Unct3i, A Celtic Family Christmas: bit.ly/3phnYI1
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Christmas comes early to #FairfaxCity !
On November14-15 and November 21-22, look for The Fairfax Ballet Company dancers at locations in #OldTownFairfax as they film footage for a virtual #Nutcracker performance.
This virtual performance is supported by a generous grant from the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, and embraces artists’ ingenuity during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
When £COVID-19 cancelled the Company’s Nutcracker performances at Woodson High School and their collaborative Nutcracker performance with the Fairfax Symphony, the Company envisioned an alternative production. Instead of filming in a studio or sharing video of past performances, the Company chose instead to take it to the streets, incorporating recognizable Fairfax City locations as part of the timeless Nutcracker tale while embracing recommended health practices.
Visit fairfaxva.gov for more about the performance and how Fairfax City supports the arts.
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What a great set up! Tom Teasley Music sent this photo of the recording set up for our first The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series (Virtual!) next Friday! Can't wait!
Join us for Funday Monday!
Hey, everybody! Welcome to "Funday Monday," a program sponsored by the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts. The show starts at 10:30.
My Modern Met
Ever wish you had a visual guide for how to draw flowers? This brilliant artist is revealing all the secrets, step by step. 🌼🌸🌷🌻✍️
Halloween music from Fairfax City’s own band!
Halloween Flashback Concert: Return of the Scarolers!
Celebrate the scary season with a Flashback to the City of Fairfax Band's "Ghoultide Scarols" concert! This special Halloween concert was recorded October 28, 2017 and featured music meant to scare and entertain.
Our featured guests on this program were the "Fairfax Ghoultide Scarolers," Shayna Blass, Amanda Fink, James Gardiner and Ethan Watermeier, performing Thom Pavlechko's "First Booke of Ghoultide Scarols," a collection of familiar sounding themes with a Halloween twist. Suitable for all ages!
Access the complete playlist of the concert here or subscribe to our YouTube channel to get access to this and other flashback concerts by CFBA ensembles.
If you enjoy this and our other online offerings, please consider helping us keep the music alive by visiting our webpage at www.fairfaxband.org and making a contribution!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3lYId9XegXW9RGlbEfv7YP1YqLxprVHa
Today’s music lesson
Conductor Marin Alsop examines some band and orchestra scenes from popular movies and television shows and determines how accurate they really are. Does the con...
rainy day activity
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Create your own pinch pot inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama. [Time] One hour (plus time for drying) [Skill] Intermediate [Topic] Pattern and Repetition As a young girl growing up around her family’s plant nursery, Yayoi Kusama fell in love with the round, playful and lumpy shape of the pumpkin. She ...
Dating back to the 19th century, the art of pumkin carving can bring out the artist in all ages.
Pumpkin sightings in FFX on an after dark walk.
Happy Funday Monday!
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass taught himself to read and write, and grew up to become one of the most famous men of the 19th century as an influentia...
Pumpkin Jar sighting on a FFX porch.
Some David Byrne in his Big Suit for your Friday evening....
TALKING HEADS - TAKE ME TO RIVER (1978)
On this date in 1978, TALKING HEADS released the single TAKE ME TO THE RIVER in the U.K. (October 20th 1978).
One particular and climactic highlight of 'Stop making Sense' came when the band took Al Green’s TAKE ME TO THE RIVER farther and deeper than ever imaginable – first an enormous boom-boom from Chris Frantz, then the doubled bass (Busta Jones and Tina) making the earth move, next the Baptist choir chanting of the title by Nona Hendryx and Dolette McDonald (the crowd was roaring), and finally "I don't know why I love you like I do."
#masonartsspotlight It’s a virtual musical revue event this Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM called Gaining Ground.
http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/gaining-ground-a-celebration-of-diverse-voices-in-musical-theater
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NOVA l PBS
This engineer is using powerful lights, cameras, and computer software to digitally remove the varnish from the "Mona Lisa," allowing people today to see the painting as da Vinci once did.
Stream "Decoding da Vinci" online now to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/2Qu7htX
Tune in today at Noon as Friday Morning Music Club celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!
We hope you will enjoy today's concert filmed at Old Town Hall (Fairfax, Virginia). We are so grateful to them for allowing us to record there with our strict distancing policies in place. Today's program celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Ralph Vaughan Williams' birthday, along with much more! Special thanks to our wonderful performers for their participation.
Join us at 12:00 on Friday, October 16. And, as always, if you can't tune in right at noon, the concert will be available for two weeks after that.
To see the full program: bit.ly/3o7NNd0
To watch on YouTube: youtu.be/AXZi_EmQAVY
To learn about the project: bit.ly/2S3AA6f
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