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Aldrin Robotics Team Second in State CompetitionNews, Page 6
Catching RainbowsNews, Page 3
Reston RenownedArtists in the Making
News, Page 3From left, South Lakes High School’s Regional Scho-lastic Art Awards recipients Katia Pavlova, 16, Silver
Key; Laela Huddleston, 17, Gold Key; James Bailey, 18, Gold Key; and Selin Boybeyi, 18, Gold and Silver Keys winner give their feedback on “Cold Hell,” by student
artist Huddleston during a break from art class.
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By Mercia Hobson
The Connection
Reston Association hostedits annual Kids’ TroutFishing Day at Snakeden
Stream off Soapstone Drive onSaturday morning March 23. Ear-lier in the week, Trout Unlimitedstocked the cold-water streamwith large adult rainbow trout,some measuring upwards of 17inches to ensure favorable fishingfor first-time anglers.
Bradley Wang, 6, of Reston ar-rived with brother Dan, 4, and hisparents. Both boys were game forthe adventure and willingly tookthe free rods out for a spin. Nei-ther boy had ever fished before.“This is a free event, and the goalis to get children out in nature.Because of the high volunteer ef-fort here, inexperienced anglerscan learn how to fish. For many ofthe children, this is a first timeexperience to fishing,” said Will-iam Peterson, Reston AssociationWatershed Management.
John Odenkirk of the Depart-ment of Game and Inland Fisher-ies, a partner group with RestonAssociation, agreed. “Our goal isto bring recreational fishing to thechildren in Reston. It’s amazingthe number of children that haveshown up despite the weather,”said Odenkirk.
Dylan Leygraaf, Regulatory Spe-cialist at Wetland Studies and So-lutions, Inc., waited near thestream. He explained how the re-cent stream restoration forSnakeden Branch reduced bankerosion, minimizing the down cut-ting of the streambed.“We built thestream bed back up to control theflow using boulders and soil mixesto reduce erosion and connect thestream to its flood plain,” saidLeygraaf.
Reston childrenof all ages ap-
pear enthusiasticfishing during
RestonAssociation’sannual Kids’
Trout FishingDay 2019.
Catching RainbowsChildren reel in the trout at Snakeden Stream.
Nico Ladenburg, 13, ofReston holds up the 17 inchRainbow Trout he caughtduring Reston Association’sannual Kids’ Trout FishingDay 2019.
Trout Unlimited membershelped measure and clean theday’s catch. Nico Ladenburg, 13,of Reston brought one of the mostsignificant catches of the day upto the cleaning table. The troutmeasured 17 inches. Asked how hecaught such a large fish,Ladenburg said, “I’ve been fishingsince I was four. I cast the baitabout four feet upstream, and thenslowly retrieve. My favorite bait isa trout magnet. I plan on cookingmy trout with butter and a wedgeof lemon all wrapped in aluminumfoil.”
A few moments later anglerJulia Cartwright, 15, of Restonshowed off her hefty catch of threetrout. “I used a spinner with goldbait. It’s a yellow pasty mass youroll up, and it has sparkles in it,”she said. “The real secret is to gethere early because as more peoplecome, the fish get scared.”
Snakeden Branch is a streamlocated near 2303 Soapstone
Julia Cartwright, 15, ofReston caught three rain-bow trout within the first30 minutes of RestonAssociation’s annual Kids’Trout Fishing Day 2019.
Bradley Wang 6, of Restonshivers in the cold but isprepared to catch his firstRainbow Trout duringReston Association’s an-nual Kids’ Trout FishingDay 2019.
Drive in Reston on public property.Teens and adults ages 16 & upmust have a Virginia State FishingLicense, Freshwater only, availableonline at www.dgif.state.va.us.
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The Connection
South Lakes High School(SLHS) students sweptthe Fairfax County Art
Region’s 2019 Regional Scho-lastic Art Awards securing 24honors. Twenty students earneda total of twenty-four awards,eight Gold Key, ten Silver Keyand six Honorable Mentions.
According to Fairfax County,middle school and high schoolstudents by the thousands sub-mitted their drawings, paint-ings, prints, photographs, ce-ramics, sculptures, digital art,architecture, jewelry, fashion,film and animation, mixed me-dia artworks, and portfolios tothe Regional Scholastic ArtAwards program sponsored bythe Alliance for Young Artistsand Writers. The website for theScholastic Awards states theyoung artists were free to ex-plore any topic. No work wouldbe disqualified because of con-tent. As for judging criteria,three areas dominated: origi-nality, technical skill and theemergence of a personal voiceor vision.
Out of the thousands of re-gional submissions, Gold Key,Silver Key and Honorable Men-tion awards were bestowed foroutstanding works. SLHS stu-dent artists James Bailey, 18,and Laela Huddleston, 17, bothof Reston earned Gold Keys atthe Regional level.
“I’m very thankful to havereceived this award,” said
Bailey who submitted a photo-graph titled, “Shrub.”
Huddleston who submitted aphotograph titled, “Cold Hell”said, “Being in the art programat South Lakes High School haspushed me as a photographerto view things differently andcapture what may not comeeasily to the eye.”
Katia Pavlova, 16, was theonly regional SLHS winner inthe sculpture category whoearned a Silver Key. She created“Becoming.”
“I love art because I have thefreedom to express my feelingsand emotions without anyjudgment,” Pavlova said.
Selina Boybeyi, 18, alsoearned a Silver Key for herwork, “Gold and Garbage” atthe regional level. Boybeyi ex-pressed her joy at being part ofsomething special. “I feel con-tent that my work was able tolive in the moment, alongsidemasterpieces and shininglights.” All regional Gold Keyaward-winning entries, such as“Self-Portrait” by SLHS artistGabriella Baughman were sub-mitted to the National Scholas-tic Art Awards competition.Baughman earned a covetedSilver National Award for herpainting. She could not bereached for comment.
“We appreciate all the sup-port of our amazing art teach-ers... We are incredibly proudof our Seahawk artists and alltheir amazing work,” said Kim-berly Retzer, Principal, SouthLakes High School.
From left, South Lakes High School’s RegionalScholastic Art Awards recipients Katia Pavlova, 16,Silver Key; Laela Huddleston, 17, Gold Key; JamesBailey, 18, Gold Key; and Selin Boybeyi, 18, Goldand Silver Key; winners give their feedback on“Cold Hell,” by student artist Huddleston during abreak from art class.
Reston RenownedArtists in the MakingSLHS scores big at the 2019Regional Scholastic Art Awards.
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Opinion
First, go to vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation and check that youare registered at your current address.Deadline to register to vote, or up-
date an existing registration, is Mon-day, May 20, 2019.
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, PrimaryElection Day for party candidates inVirginia, there will be an astonishing array ofcandidates on the ballot in Fairfax County. Onereason is that many incumbents in local officesare retiring, and that causes a domino effectbecause incumbents in other offices will stepdown to run for something different. Changeis coming. Voters must pay attention in theprimary, so much will be determined.
On the ballot: Chairman of the Board of Su-pervisors; Sharon Bulova is retiring and thereare four candidates in the Democratic primary.(We will miss Bulova, but that is a discussion
for another day.)All nine members of the Board of Su-
pervisors are on the ballot, and in ad-dition to Bulova, Cathy Hudgins, John
Cook and Linda Smyth will be stepping down,and Jeff McKay will give up his seat as he isrunning for chairman. That is guaranteedchange for five of nine seats, and more is pos-sible.
All 12 members of Fairfax County SchoolBoard are on the ballot, three at-large and nineDistrict members. Several school board mem-
bers will give up their seats to run for otheroffices. (4-year term)
All 40 seats in the Virginia Senate (4-yearterm) are on the ballot, nine in Fairfax County.
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Del-egates (2-year term) are on the ballot, 17 seatsin Fairfax County.
There is a rare challenge to the FairfaxCounty Commonwealth’s Attorney on the pri-mary ballot. (4-year term)
Fairfax County Sheriff is also on the ballot.(4-year term)
Parties control information on primary can-didates. See Fairfax County Republican Com-mittee at https://fairfaxgop.org/voter-toolkit/; Fairfax County Democratic Committee athttps://fairfaxdemocrats.org/2019/01/14/candidates-running-for-office-in-2019/.
— Mary Kimm
Primary Election Day, June 11, will determinethe outcome of many races in Fairfax County.
Every Year Is Election Year; in 2019 Twice
Editorial
By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum
State Delegate (D-36)
Increases in budget revenuesas a result of federal taxchanges and the ability to tax
sales on goods purchased on theinternet put Virginia in an unusualposition to increase its budgetedfunds mid-year of a biennial bud-get while at the same time provid-ing many taxpayers with refunds.As the fall elections approach the actions onthe state budget will receive many different“spins.” Certainly taxpayers like getting moneyrefunded. At the same time they recognizewhen programs to meet needs areunderfunded, they may over a period of timebecome even more underfunded. It is morethan mathematics and accounting to approvea budget when revenues have increased—it isalso very much an expression of values on thepart of decision makers.
An example of values affecting budgetarydecisions came during the Great Recession of2008. State revenues dipped at the greatestrate in modern times just as many businessesfaltered and failed. A great bail-out went tobusinesses from the federal government as did
major funding to state govern-ment. The feds did not match theprivate losses, but they did pro-vide relief for some greater cutsfor programs like education. Onlynow has the Virginia economy re-covered such that the funding of
education today is exceeding that of pre-2008levels.
Beyond simply funding programs and ser-vices with more money next year than last yearare the equity issues involved in distributingmoney across programs. My trip to Prince Ed-ward County as I described in my column lastweek reminded me just how inequitable fund-ing can be. There was no pretense of equityamong black and white schools. The whiteswent to a brick school that was modern for itstime; the black children went to school in atar-paper shanty. With many federal court de-cisions we have gotten beyond the inequitiesof segregated services and programs, but in-equities still exist.
The budget presented to the General Assem-
bly by Governor Ralph Northam representedthe greatest attempt at resolving equity issuesthat I have seen. Funding for schools was in-creased but with those who had the greatestneeds receiving the most money. Programs forstudents with special needs were enhanced aswas funding for historically black institutionsof higher education. The Governor found him-self with a major problem pushing his agendaas he got himself in political hot water for hisbehavior many years ago. Whatever way thatsituation is resolved, it need not take atten-tion from the basic problem of increasing eq-uity among school divisions, mental healthprograms and criminal justice programs.
There is ample evidence gleaned from nu-merous studies that document inequities thatexist in the state’s budget. These facts will bemanipulated among candidates this electionseason to gain advantage, but candidates needto acknowledge that inequities exist and mustbe dealt with fairly. I understand that mostregions feel that they do not get a fair shake.There are metrics that can be used to find theinequities; once resolved the state will be stron-ger because of it.
Only now has the Virginia economy recoveredsuch that the funding of education today is
exceeding that of pre-2008 levels.
Budget Equity
Commentary
Our Founders’WisdomTo the Editor:
Our Democracy is being tested.Will we be strong enough to standup to protect it? Our Founders ad-vised us:
At the close of the ConstitutionalConvention of 1787 a lady askedBenjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor,what have we got—a Republic ora Monarchy?” Franklin responded,“A Republic, if you can keep it.”
George Washington, in his 1796
farewell address, warned us aboutthe dangers of animosity betweenpolitical parties, despotism and for-eign influence. He said: “The alter-nate domination of one faction overanother, sharpened by the spirit ofrevenge, natural to party dissen-sion, which in different ages andcountries has perpetrated the mosthorrid enormities, is itself a fright-ful despotism. But this leads atlength to a more formal and per-manent despotism. The disordersand miseries which result graduallyincline the minds of men to seeksecurity and repose in the absolute
power of an individual; and sooneror later the chief of some prevail-ing faction, more able or more for-tunate than his competitors, turnsthis disposition to the purposes ofhis own elevation, on the ruins ofpublic libertyÉ It serves always todistract the public councils and en-feeble the public administration.
It agitates the community withill-founded jealousies and falsealarms, kindles the animosity ofone part against another, [and]foments occasionally riot and in-surrection. It opens the door toforeign influence and corruption,
which finds a facilitated access tothe government itself through thechannels of party passions.”
In 1838 Abraham Lincoln coun-seled us that America will neverbe destroyed from the outside butif we lose our freedoms it will bebecause we destroyed ourselves.He said, “If destruction be our lot,we must ourselves be its authorand finisher. As a nation of free-men, we must live through all timeor die by suicide.”
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Reston Historic Trust & Mu-seum announced the cel-ebration of the Founder’s
Day on Saturday, April 6, 2019from 12 – 4 p.m. in memory offounder Robert E. Simon Jr. andthe 55th anniversary of Reston witha full slate of family friendly ac-tivities at Lake Anne Plaza.Founder’s Day will featurechildren’s activities, including amoon bounce sponsored by RestonAssociation.Musical entertainment for all ageswill be provided by local artistsand schools throughout the day.Jeff Morgan will lead a Bob SimonSays game at multiple times of theday. Popcorn and cotton candy willbe sold by Reston Associationthroughout the event. There willalso be a guided public art touraround Lake Anne. Visitors areinvited to attend an artist talk withMarco Rando, who will discuss hisartwork and how Reston has im-pacted his creative journey.The talk will take place in the JoAnn Rose Gallery Reston Commu-nity Center Lake Anne. Both ac-
tivities are sponsored by Public ArtReston. Stop by Reston Commu-nity Center Lake Anne and pre-serve your memories of Reston byparticipating in a workshop led byseveral of the authors of the book“Memoir Your Way” or recordingyour Reston memories with NPR’sStorycorps program.
Two special exhibits will also beon display. At the Reston HistoricTrust & Museum an exhibit willshowcase the history of the sculp-ture “Untold Stories” affection-ately called “Bronze Bob” locatedat Lake Anne Plaza and an exhibi-tion by the League of Reston Art-ists will be on view in the Jo AnnRose Gallery Reston CommunityCenter Lake Anne.
A full schedule and activity de-scriptions will be provided closerto the event and will be availableat www.restonmuseum.org/foundersday.
For more information, contactthe Reston Historic Trust & Mu-seum by phone at 703-709-7700or by email [email protected].
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Students from Reston’s Ald-rin Elementary School’s ro-botics team competed
March 1 in the 2019 Virginia StateVEX robotics championship inDoswell, Va. The action-packedday engaged 18 teams of elemen-tary students from schools acrossVirginia in the 2018-2019 VEX IQNext Level Challenge. Aldrin’sBuzzBots had three of their fourrobotics teams qualify to competeon several levels including indi-vidual and teamwork drivingskills, robot design, and all-aroundexcellence. All three teams quali-fied for the finals matches and oneteam was awarded the secondplace Teamwork Challenge award.
In VEX robotics, students design,build, and program their own cus-tomized robots to score as manypoints as possible. This season,teams score points by making theirrobot collect and stack hubs inbuilding zones, remove bonushubs that are elevated on a struc-ture more than 15 inches high, andpark or hang on an elevated hori-zontal bar. Robotics teaches thechildren skills such as criticalthinking, problem solving, team-work, and communication.
Aldrin’s Buzzbots has fourteams, with students from third tosixth grade. The Buzzbots are:Anthony Starkov, Liam Hull,Alexander Abboud, Drew Hull,Youssef Bousaidi, Matthew Mudry,Daniel Murphy, Laurel Allison, andAlex Raye.
VEX Competitions make up theworld’s largest and fastest grow-ing competitive robotics programs
Aldrin Elementary RoboticsTeam Second in State Competition
Drew Hull, 9, Youssef Bousaidi, 10, Liam Hull, 11,Matthew Mudry, 10, Daniel Murphy, 10, and AlexanderAbboud, 11, all students at Aldrin Elementary School inReston were awarded the Second Place Robot SkillsAward which they received at the VEX Robotics StateChampionship for the state of Virginia held in Doswell.
Youssef Bousaidi and Drew Hull competein the State Championship.
Matthew Mudry and Daniel Murphy com-pete with the robot they built and pro-grammed.
for elementary schools, middleschools, high schools, and collegesaround the world. More than20,000 teams from 45 countriesparticipate in greater than 1,500
VEX Robotics events worldwide.More information about VEX Ro-botics Competitions is available atRoboticsEducation.org orVEXRobotics.com.
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VOLUNTEERS WANTEDGreater Reston Arts Center’s (GRACE)
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival returns forits 28th year May 17-19. Support the NorthernVirginia Fine Arts Festival by signing-up tovolunteer. Volunteer opportunities includeFamily Art Park, Artist Hospitality, FestivalAmbassador, and more. All volunteers receive a2019 Festival t-shirt, a Festival program withrestaurant coupons, and water throughout theday. Credit for community service hours isavailable; middle school volunteers are welcomewith a guardian. Visit restonarts.org/fineartsfestival/volunteer/ to register.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 27Fairfax County Park Authority Board
Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Herrity Building,12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 941,Fairfax. The Park Authority Board is a 12-member board appointed by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors to set policy and establishstrategic policy and direction for the ParkAuthority. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm or call 703-324-8662.
THURSDAY/MARCH 28Fairfax County and Franconia-Springfield
Parkways Alternatives Public Meeting. 7p.m. at Armstrong Elementary School, 11900Lake Newport Road, Reston. The Fairfax CountyDepartment of Transportation (FCDOT) isinviting the public to attend a second round ofpublic meetings on the Fairfax County andFranconia-Springfield Parkways AlternativesAnalysis and Long Term Planning Study, andprovide feedback to help further refine potentialimprovements to the corridor. The meetings willbegin with a formal presentation at 7 p.m.,followed by a question and answer period.Participants will then have the opportunity toprovide feedback to the FCDOT study team.FCDOT will upload the meeting presentation tothe study webpage by April 4 and invitefeedback via an online survey. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/study/fairfax-county-parkway.
FRIDAY/MARCH 29State of Children’s Health Legislative
Update Breakfast. 8:30-10 a.m. at NorthernVirginia Community College - Medical EducationCampus, Springfield. Join the MCCP Foundationto hear the latest on the state of healthcare forchildren locally, across Virginia, and at theFederal level. Meet with legislators, healthprofessionals, business leaders, and communityadvocates to discuss current news and updatesfrom experts in the field. $25-$35. Visitmccpfoundation.org/event/legislative-update-breakfast-march-29-2019/ to register.
Teen Depression: What Parents Need toKnow. 10 a.m.-noon at the Dunn Loring Centerfor Parent Services, 2334 Gallows Road, DunnLoring, Entrance 1, Room 100. This workshoppresented by Dr. Kathryn DeLonga, PsyD, aLicensed Clinical Psychologist and Director ofthe Mood Brain and Development UnitPsychological Treatment Program at theNational Institute for Mental Health, willhighlight the prevalence of major depressivedisorder and how to identify depression inteenagers. Call 703-204-3941 or visitwww.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-center for more or to register.
Language Immersion Lottery Registration.Immersion lottery registration will close onMarch 29 for kindergarten. A SIS parent accountis required to register. More information aboutImmersion programs and information meetingscan be found at www.fcps.edu.
SATURDAY/MARCH 30Northern Virginia Housing Expo. 10 a.m.-3
p.m. at Washington-Lee High School, 1301 N.Stafford St., Arlington. Dozens of exhibits andworkshops will provide all the informationneeded to rent an apartment or purchase a firsthome at the 2019 Northern Virginia HousingExpo, a regional housing fair. Free. Visitwww.novahousingexpo.org for more.
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ONGOINGArt Exhibition: IRL. Through April
23, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.at The Signature at Reston TownCenter, 11850 Freedom Drive,Reston. IRL is a solo exhibitionfeaturing work by painter and videoartist Monica Stroik. Through acombination of video and paintingsselected from her ongoing Cyberseries, IRL (online shorthand for “inreal life”) investigates concepts ofsimultaneously being present anddisconnected and how the naturalworld becomes entangled in digitallives. Free and open to the public.Visit restonarts.org for more.
Founder’s Day Show at Lake Anne.Through April 29, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. atthe JoAnne Rose Gallery, RestonCommunity Center at Lake Anne,1609 Washington Plaza, Reston. TheLeague of Reston Artists presentstheir annual Founder’s Day exhibit inhonor of the group’s founder, PatriciaMacIntyre. MacIntyre will judge thepainted and mixed media entries thatillustrate the theme of “Fine Lines.” Areception will be held Sunday, April7, 2-5 p.m. at the gallery. Visitwww.leagueofrestonartists.org formore.
THURSDAY/MARCH 28Music and Video: IRL. 7 p.m. at The
Signature at Reston Town Center,11850 Freedom Drive, Reston. IRL isa solo exhibition featuring work bypainter and video artist MonicaStroik. Stroik collaborates with herhusband, musician and composerDoug Kallmeyer, and has mixedvideo for live musical performancesat numerous venues. Exhibition runsthrough April 23, Tuesday-Saturday,11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to thepublic. Visit restonarts.org for more.
SATURDAY/MARCH 30Kids’ Trout Fishing Derby. 8 a.m.-
noon behind the Herndon PoliceStation, 397 Herndon Parkway at theSugarland Run Trail Stream. TheTown of Herndon Parks andRecreation Department will host the16th Annual Kids’ Trout FishingDerby. The stream will be stockedwith Rainbow Trout just for thisevent. Limited fishing poles and baitwill be available for use. TroutUnlimited will be on site to helpclean and store kids’ catch. Teens andadults, age 16 and older, must have avalid Virginia State Fishing License fthey wish to fish after the event. Pre-registration through Friday, March29 until 4:45 p.m. is $8 per child.Day of event registration, on site is$12 per child (bring cash or check).
Contact Tim Lander, RecreationSupervisor, Herndon Parks andRecreation Department, at 703-435-6800, ext. 2106 [email protected].
K-12 STEM Symposium. 9 a.m.-3p.m. at The Nysmith School, 13625EDS Drive, Herndon. The 2019symposium, which was built aroundthe theme of “The Power ofCuriosity,” will feature interactiveexhibits like flight simulators and 3Dprinters, along with top science fairprojects from more than 20 localstudents preparing for regionalcompetition. The symposium is opento the public. Free, advanceregistration is required via the eventwebsite. Food and beverages will beavailable for purchase on-site. Call703-533-4840 or visitstemsymposium.com.
NoVaTEEN Book Festival. 9:30 a.m.at Marshall High School, 7731Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. TheNoVaTEEN Book Festival is back witha day full of panels, games, andsignings with over 30 bestselling andemerging Young Adult authors. Learnmore on the official festival website.The event is free and open to to thepublic; tickets and a full schedule areavailable atnovateenbookfestival.com.
MONDAYS STARTING APRIL 1Program for Homeschoolers. 1-
2:30 p.m. At E.C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Flockto Ellanor C. Lawrence Park forHomeschool Biology-Birds wherestudents receive hands-on instructionin wild bird identification, migration,habitats and conservation throughcitizen science. Instructors usepreserved species, and wild birds toillustrate the concepts. All lessons are
structured around the VirginiaStandards of Learning. This programis geared for students ages 8-15. Call703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
TUESDAY/APRIL 2Baby Lapsit. 10:30 a.m. at Reston
Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Enjoy nurseryrhymes and songs while buildingearly literacy skills for your child.Age Birth to 11 months with adult.Registration now open. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov orcall 703-689-2700.
Tai Chi Fitness. 6:30 p.m. at RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Fun Tai Chifitness class, led by local instructorSusan Shen. Adults, Teens.Registration open. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov orcall 703-689-2700.
SpanChats. 7 p.m. at Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Ongoing Spanishconversation group. All levels frombeginner to fluent are welcome.Adults. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
WEDNESDAY/APRIL 3Surviving Disasters and
Emergencies. 6-8 p.m. at RestonLake House, 11450 Baron CameronAve., Reston. Leave this event witheverything you need to know to keepyour family safe. Discuss activeshooter situations, pandemics, floods,blizzards, extreme weather, anddisaster and evacuation planning.Presented by Kathleen Koch, FormerCNN Correspondent and Founder ofthe Disaster Preparedness Nonprofit
“LeadersLink.” Free and open to thepublic. Chef-prepared appetizersprovided. Space is limited. RSVP to703-834-9800 or [email protected].
THURSDAY/APRIL 4Millennial’s Book Club. 7 p.m. at
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Titleis To Be Announced. Check out alibrary copy or buy a copy to own.Adults from early 20s to early 30s.Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
Retirement Planning. 7 p.m. atReston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Retirement Planning Financialprogram with Nuria Gabitova of OneCommonwealth Advisors. Adults. Call703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
THURSDAYS STARTING APRIL 4Program for Homeschoolers. 2-
3:30 p.m. At E.C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Take apage out of an old book and becomea Homeschool Historian. ExploreFairfax County history with hands-onactivities and games in this four-weekcourse. Week 1: Textiles: StayingWarm and Cool. Week 2: Technologyof food production for the NativeAmericans and Machens. Week 3:Life of a soldier. Week 4: Digging thePast. This program is appropriate forchildren ages 7-13. Call 703-631-0013 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 5-6Genealogy Conference/Expo.
Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9a.m.-3:45 p.m. at Sheraton RestonHotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive,Reston. Fairfax Genealogical Society’stwo-day spring conference and expo.Lectures, workshops, individualconsultations, vendors with items/services of interest to familyresearchers. Topics include:Beginning and intermediate DNA;African American Research; LandPlatting; Colonial Law and Religion;Southern Migration, and more. FxGSmember, $100; non-member, $120.Details at www.fxgs.org.
SATURDAY/APRIL 6Explore Lake Fairfax Park with a
Naturalist. 10-11:30 a.m. at LakeFairfax Park, 1400 Lake FairfaxDrive, Reston. Learn about the floraand fauna that give Lake Fairfax Parkits character. Designed forparticipants 3-adult. $8 per person.Dress for the weather. Call 703-471-5414 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lake-fairfax.
Otto the Auto. 11 a.m. at Reston
Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Otto thetalking car engages children in funand memorable traffic safetyexercises. Age 3-6 with adult.Registration now open. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov orcall 703-689-2700.
Founder’s Day. Noon-4 p.m. at LakeAnne Plaza. Join the Reston HistoricTrust & Museum (RHT) as itcelebrates Founder’s Day. Rememberfounder Robert E. Simon Jr. andcelebrate the 55th anniversary ofReston with a full slate of family-friendly activities at Lake Anne Plaza.Visit www.restonmuseum.org/foundersday or call 703-709-7700.
Life Lessons from Mt. Kilimanjaro.1:30 p.m. at Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Local author Robert Perrywill share the inspiring story of histrek to the highest peak in Africa. Hewill sign copies of his book “Takingthe 12 Steps Up- and Down-Kilimanjaro.” Adults, Teens. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov orcall 703-689-2700.
Kwame Alexander & RandyPreston: Poetry andPerformance. 4 p.m. at RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. RestonRegional Library partners withScrawl Books to welcome Newberyaward-winning author KwameAlexander and musician RandyPreston for a performance celebratingthe paperback release of Booked andThe Crossover as well as the releaseof Kwame’s new picture book TheUndefeated. Books will be availablefor purchase. Ages 6 and up. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov orcall 703-689-2700.
SUNDAY/APRIL 7History of World War II. 2 p.m. at
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Dr.Harry Butowsky of George MasonUniversity presents Part 4 of his 6-part lecture series on World War II –Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic1939-1944. Call 703-689-2700 orvisitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
MONDAY/APRIL 8Toddler Story Time. 10:30 a.m. at
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Joinus for fun stories, songs and fingerplays. Age 2 with adult. Registrationnow open. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
E-book Help. 2 p.m. at RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. For those whoneed assistance downloading librarye-books onto an electronic device.Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.
Diva Central Dress Giveaway.Reston Community Center will host its annual Diva Central dress giveaway. This
one-day event is the perfect shopping experience for any current Reston-area highschool or middle school student who is in need of a dress, shoes, jewelry and otheraccessories. Everything is absolutely free. Limit one dress per person. Saturday,March 30, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at RCC Lake Anne, 1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston.Contact LaTanja Jones, RCC Collaboration and Outreach Director, at 703-390-6158or visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com.