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By Donna Manz

The Connection

While watching the 2010 winter Olym-pics bobsled and skeleton runs stagedin Canada, James Madison HighSchool graduate Veronica Day joked

to her college roommate they they, too, should learnto bobsled. A track and field athlete herself in highschool and college, Day learned from the televisionbroadcast that many of the participants were trackand field athletes like herself.

Her life changed when she “Googled” bobsled andskeleton U.S. Olympics and clicked the “recruitment”tab. Now, Day trains to represent the United Statesat the 2018 Winter Olympics in the Republic of Ko-rea.

“I’m doing skeleton because it’s fun and I’m goodat it,” said Day. “If I were not, I’d go out and get anormal job.”

AFTER GRADUATING from Elon College in 2011,Day made her way to Lake Placid, N.Y., where sheentered a combine.

“Because of my stature, skeleton was a better fitthan bobsled,” said Day. “The fitness test went welland I signed up for a sliding school in the fall.”

Now, Day is vying for a spot on the U.S. Olympicskeleton team, and, at 26 years old, Day is currentlyranked sixth nationally in skeleton competition.

Skeleton, referred to as “sliding,” involves a one-person sled that zooms down an icy track. It appearssimilar to bobsledding or luging. The slider couldreach speeds of up to 90 miles per hour.

Day is excited to compete in the national team try-outs in the fall of 2017. The top two competitorswill compete in the World Cup circuit and are likelyto be chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2018 Olym-pics.

All United States athletes training for the Olym-pics are self-funded, and, Day said, it costs her about$15,000 to $17,000 a year to train. “You have to begood at tracks around the world, and I pay for ev-

erything. There is no government support.”That is where the Optimists of Greater-Vienna come

in. The local club pledged support for Day for fouryears, a partnership Day values.

“Veronica Day with her passion and dedication toachieving the goal of Olympic Gold, certainly repre-sents the best of Vienna’s young people,” said ViennaOptimist, Tom Bauer. Bauer noted that “bringing outthe best in youth” is an Optimist mission.

To support herself financially, Day works for theUSA Olympic committee in Colorado Springs whereshe maintains an apartment. She trains, though, inPark City, Utah, and in Lake Placid, N. Y. Travel costsare her own.

Day is a three-time Southern Conference Cham-pion, nine-time All-Conference honoree, SouthernConference Field Athlete of the Year and recipient ofthe Stein H. Basnight Most Outstanding AthleteAward by Elon University.

“You have one life to live,” said Day. “If somethingpiques your interest, go and try, go for it.”

Day earns “points” at each of the four domesticraces held in the fall, the national team trials. Dur-ing the summer, when there is no sliding practice,Day concentrates on strength-training.

Sometimes, when sliding down a new, strange run,Day thinks, “what did I get myself into?” Once shehas experienced the slide, though, she becomes com-fortable with the run.

“If it wasn’t worthwhile, I wouldn’t be doing it,”Day said.

TO LEARN MORE about Vienna’s own Veronica Dayor to support her, go to the Team USA website,

http://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Veronica-Day.

By Abigail Constantino

The Connection

Ekaterina Forkin, a sopho-more at Oakton HighSchool, spent several

days in Stockholm, Swedenlearning about how Nobel lau-reates are selected.

“I’ve always been interestedin how they selected laureates,”said Forkin, “And their expan-sive research and why it ben-efits society and why it shouldbe recognized and rewarded.”

Nobel Week was organized bythe National Society of HighSchool Scholars, NSHSS. Forkinapplied to participate in Sep-tember, writing an essay on whyshe wanted to go.

At 15, she was the youngestof 24 NSHSS members, fromcountries such as Sweden andIndia, to attend on Dec. 7 to 10.

Forkin learned that to win aNobel Prize in science, researchand discovery have to begroundbreaking, somethingthat “no one has really discov-ered and researched before.”Undaunted by the quality ofresearch and accomplishmentnecessary to win, Forkin saidthe experience only strength-ened and motivated her to pur-sue science and STEM.

Ellen Hussain, Forkin’s mathteacher said in an email,“Ekaterina is ambitious, diligentand naturally inquisitive. Thetypes of questions she asks areindicative of her true interest inlearning for its intellectualsake.”

Aside from meeting the Nobelcommittee for chemistry andphysics, who explained the cri-teria for choosing laureates,Forkin also attended college lec-tures at Stockholm University

and experienced what it wouldbe like to attend class in an ex-change or study abroad pro-gram, something she wants todo when she goes to college.

She also got to do somesightseeing, going to theSkansen Christmas Market, OldTown Stockholm, city hall andseveral museums.

Nobel Week in Stockholm isa time in which the Nobel PrizeCeremonies and numerousother festivities occur. At a spe-cial reception, NSHSS scholarsdiscussed the intricacies of thePrizes with the president of TheRoyal Swedish Academy of Sci-ences and members of the se-lection committees for theNobel Prizes in Physics, Chem-istry and Literature.

To learn more about the Na-tional Society of High SchoolScholars and Nobel Week, visithttp://www.nshss.org/.

Interest in science and medicineleads to Stockholm trip.

Ekaterina Forkin, 15, asophomore at OaktonHigh School, is one of 24selected participants ofNobel Week inStockholm, Sweden,where she learned aboutthe work of the Nobelcommittee.

Ekaterina Forkin, 15, of Oakton (front row, thirdfrom right), joins 23 members of the National Soci-ety of High School Scholars for Nobel Week inStockholm, Sweden.

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Veronica Day competesin skeleton, nationallyand internationally.

Vienna Athlete ‘Slides’ Towards2018 Winter Olympics

James Madison High School graduate andOlympics hopeful Veronica Day with herskeleton sled.

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Veronica Day takes off on her sled intraining for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Veronica Day: OlympicTraining Career Highlights

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Opinion

The Virginia General Assembly began its 60-day 2016 session onWednesday, Jan. 13. Here in North-ern Virginia, residents are often far

more cognizant of national politics and gov-ernment than state and local government. Butthere are several reasons why, especially inVirginia, especially if you live in North-ern Virginia, you should pay attention.

In Virginia, localities have only thepower expressly given by the GeneralAssembly. So living in Fairfax or Arlington orAlexandria, your local governments and regu-lations are often not able to reflect the valuesand preferences of residents.

For example, for Fairfax County to have anysay about whether a gun store can operateadjacent to a school, where students can seecustomers coming and going with weapons,the General Assembly would have to vote togive the county that authority. While this hasbeen a hot topic here, and several legislatorshave introduced “authorizing legislation,” itwould be remarkable if the currently consti-tuted assembly would allow this to go forward.

Living in the wealthiest areas of the Com-monwealth also raises concerns. Localities havevery limited options for raising revenue. Therevenue that is actually based on someone’sability to pay, income taxes, is only collectedby the state; localities cannot claim any por-tion of income tax. Of course Northern Virginiais the economic engine of the state, and so itmakes sense that a significant portion of the

state budget would be funded with NorthernVirginia dollars. But it is unfair that the Gen-eral Assembly limits localities ability to accessother revenue choices to fund local necessitieslike schools.

There are dozens of other examples, andmost are complicated. But local officials are

elected, and if local government takesaction not supported by local voters,they will be voted out.

Because of gerrymandering of dis-tricts in both the House of Delegates and theVirginia Senate, the makeup of the General As-sembly is far more conservative than the Com-monwealth overall, as evidenced by Democratselected to all statewide offices. This makes thecontrol from Richmond all the more egregious.

Every resident is represented by one delegateand one senator in the Virginia General As-sembly. You can visit the General Assemblywebsite to find out who represents you, forcontact information, for session livestreamingand more.

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In Virginia, voters do not register by party.In the primaries for President, you can voteeither the Democrat or Republican ballot, butnot both. If you choose to vote the Republicanballot, you will be required to sign the follow-ing statement first:

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Editorial

We, the undersignedNorthern Virginia or-ganizations repre-

senting the vast majority of busi-nesses and employees of NorthernVirginia’s private sector and non-profit workforce, believe that astrong, efficient regional transpor-tation network is essential to ourregion’s future economic competi-tiveness, security, and quality oflife. We believe that unlockingNorthern Virginia’s transportationgrid requires a strategic regionalapproach.

We believe that achieving thebest solutions to our transporta-tion challenges requires a big pic-ture perspective — regionally aswell as statewide. Efforts to con-strain, either by law or regulation,the Commonwealth Transporta-tion Board’s ability to determinethe best investments for the state,are counter to the goals set forthin House Bill 2, 2014 legislation

designed to address thecommonwealth’s congestion re-duction and economic develop-ment needs.

The focus of the CommonwealthTransportation Board and theNorthern Virginia TransportationAuthority, our region’s designatedtransportation planning body,should be on the investment ofregional, state, federal, and privatesector transportation dollars forhighway, transit improvements,and intelligent transportation sys-tems that will:

❖ Move the greatest number ofpeople throughout the region;

❖ Reduce congestion and traveltime between major regional em-ployment centers and communi-ties;

❖ Increase reliability of the net-work region-wide while producingthe best long-term return on in-vestment;

❖ Promote regional economic

and Route 50 in Loudoun County.❖ Route 28 — upgrade to eight

lanes.❖ Fairfax County Parkway —

convert to limited access facility.❖ I-395 — convert HOV lanes

to express/managed lanes be-tween the Capital Beltway and the14th Street Bridge.

❖ Regional Express Bus network— implement in the I-66, I-95, I-395, I-495, Dulles and other ma-jor regional corridors.

We support performance-basedstatewide and regional transpor-tation plans that focus on new andexisting corridors of regional andstatewide significance, the evalu-ation of highway and public tran-sit projects utilizing the same cri-teria, and the prioritization of in-vestments first and foremost onthe ability to reduce congestionand improve travel time.

Brian M. Gordon, MPA, Apart-ment and Office Building AssociationLeo J. Titus, Jr. PE, Committee for

DullesPatricia Nicoson, Dulles Corridor

Rail AssociationMark S. Ingrao, Greater Reston

Chamber of Commerce Greater

Northern Virginia BusinessTransportation Coalition2016 policy statement.

Transportation Improvements Will Bolster Economydevelopment and growth; and

❖ Enhance regional security.We are concerned that the law

requiring the long-term benefits ofNorthern Virginia’s regional fundsbe distributed proportionallyamong jurisdictions impedes theability of the regional body to ad-dress the region’s most criticaltransportation needs.

We believe that regional trans-portation funds should be prima-rily focused and leveraged, whereappropriate, with federal, state,and private funds on projects oflarge-scale regional significance.These include:

❖ I-66 — construct new lanesand enhance transit from USRoute 15/Haymarket to TheodoreRoosevelt Bridge.

❖ New Potomac River Crossing— constructed west of AmericanLegion Bridge.

❖ American Legion Bridge —add new express/managed lanesin each direction.

❖ Metro — improve mainte-nance, operations, safety and railfleet.

❖ Bi-County Parkway — con-struct between I-66/Route 234Bypass in Prince William County See Transportation, Page 11

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Domestic Assault - Cedar Lane, SE.Jan. 10, 2:01 a.m. A resident reportedshe and her boyfriend became involvedin a heated argument that escalatedwhen he assaulted her. MPO Lyons re-sponded and spoke with bothindividuals who gave similar accounts ofthe event. The boyfriend, however,stated his girlfriend attempted to assaulthim first. There were no signs of injuryto either person. The girlfriend re-quested that her boyfriend leave and notreturn. He did so without incident. Bothindividuals were informed of the war-rant process should they decide topursue the case.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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When musician Jeanne Kellywas asked to be a part of astudy on creativity in the ag-ing, she readily accepted.

She was a natural to be tapped for the job,since she was running a program for olderadults at the Levine School of Music’s Ar-lington campus. She was tasked with help-ing to measure the impact of professionallyconducted cultural programs on olderadults.

“The study found that artistic excellencehas huge benefits, physically, mentally andsocially. Out of that study, I decided to startEncore,” said Kelly, referring to a group ofsingers, all seniors, who are part of one ofthe 18 Encore Chorales that make up En-core Creativity forOlder Adults.

Encore is a non-profit organizationthat offers artseducation and per-formance opportu-nities for seniors.The chorales arecurrently accept-ing new membersthrough the end of January. There are noauditions and all levels of musical experi-ence and ability are accepted.

CHORALE MEMBERS pay a fee whichcovers sheet music and the cost of the per-formances. In exchange, members receivemusic education and training from profes-sional musicians, a chance to make socialconnections and an opportunity to performchallenging choral music. Participants learnproper breathing techniques and ways inwhich they can improve their voice, all un-der the guidance of a conductor.

“We don’t dumb things down for our olderadults,” said Kelly. “Our members reallyappreciate the respect they get.”

Adjustments are made, says Kelly, to ac-commodate the needs of some seniors. Forexample, rehearsals are held during the day

out of consideration for those who don’tdrive at night, and members with mobilityissues are not required to stand during re-hearsals or performances. Encore focuseson offering a classical music repertoire.Choral works such as Giuseppe Verdi’s“Messa da Requiem” are chosen to pair wellwith seniors’ voices.

“Our voices do change as we age,” saidKelly. “Soprano voices aren’t as high as weage, for example, so we choose wonderfulmusic that really shows them off and willchallenge them to the max.”

“What they’re doing is beautiful becausethey’re not only making healthy social con-nections, they’re also challenging theirbrains which helps maintain their cognitiveflexibility,” said Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D, as-sistant professor of psychology at NorthernVirginia Community College in Alexandria.

“To be able tomemorize a pieceof music is impres-sive.”

Encore Choralestravel and performat venues aroundthe globe. JanetHansen, the cho-rale master for theLangston Brown

Encore Chorale in Arlington, traveled toCuba last year. “It was a marvelous experi-ence that I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’tbeen in Encore,” said Hansen, who is a re-tired education policy researcher. “I wantedto try new things that were different than Idid when I was working. This one has beenvery rewarding.” Chorale masters are sing-ers who assist the conductor with adminis-trative duties, serve as contact for singerswith questions, etc.

The chorales are open to everyone overthe age of 55, regardless of musical experi-ence or ability. Members range from begin-ners to accomplished musicians. Joan andTed Thayer are members of the GeorgeMason University Potomac Arts AcademyEncore Chorale in Fairfax. Ted Thayer hasbeen a musician for most of his adult life,majoring in music at the University of Illi

Encore ChoralesSingers accepted through the end of January.

For more information: http://encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747 or [email protected].

Five weekly rehearsals are underway at thefollowing locations:

Alexandria Encore Chorale – Rehearsals onMondays at 10:30 a.m. at Convergence, locatedat 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Fee is $150for 15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music andperformances.

GMU Potomac Arts Academy Encore Chorale –Rehearsals on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. at St. GeorgeUMC, 4910 Ox Road, Fairfax. Fee is $150 for 15weekly rehearsals, sheet music and perfor-mances.

Langston Brown Encore Chorale – Rehearsalson Tuesdays at 1:45 p.m. at Langston BrownSenior Center, 2121 Culpeper St., Arlington. Feeis $150 for 15 weekly rehearsals, sheet musicand performances.

Encore Chorale of Reston – Rehearsals onTuesdays at 2 p.m. at RCC Hunters Woods inReston. Fee is $160 for Reston residents/$320for non-residents for 15 weekly rehearsals, sheetmusic and performances. Registration is throughFairfax County/Reston Community Center.

Lansdowne Woods Encore Chorale – Rehears-als on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in the auditorium ofLansdowne Woods at 19375 Magnolia GroveSquare, Lansdowne. Fee is $150 for 15 weeklyrehearsals, sheet music and performances. Pre-registration is required for non-residents.

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nois and spending more than 30 years inthe National Symphony Orchestra. JoanThayer, however, had no musical experi-ence. Both participate fully in their chorale.

Joan Thayer says she has enjoyed learn-ing and sharing one of her husband’s pas-sions. “Singing is challenging for me, but Ialways come away happy and relaxed afteran hour and a half rehearsal,” she said. “It’sa great group of people, and it’s nice to be

able to talk with someone about somethingthat happened in the 1940s or about thingsthat seniors are going through now, andactually be understood.”

Being challenged through musical perfor-mance is one of the things that Lee Lipsey,a member of and chorale master for theEncore Chorale of Reston, appreciates. “It’senergizing and stimulating on a lot of dif-ferent levels,” she said. “It requires focus,

hard work and practice to do it well, butthere is a satisfaction in doing it well. You’repart of a team, so your pursuit of excellenceisn’t an individual effort, it’s for the team.”

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intensive summer training at college cam-puses around the country. The season con-cludes with combined performances withother Chorales as well as local concerts atmost Chorale locations.

For more information or to register foran Encore Chorale, visit http://encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747 oremail [email protected].

Ted Thayer is a member of the George Mason University Potomac ArtsAcademy Encore Chorale in Fairfax.

Lee Lipsey is a member of and chorale master for the Encore Chorale ofReston.

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By Jon Roetman

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Members of the Langley girls’ basketball team realized their defense stifled Madison during the

opening quarter of Friday’s matchup, butthe Saxons knew there was more work tobe done.

Langley held Madison without a field goalfor the first nine-plus minutes of the con-test and limited the Warhawks to just onepoint in the first quarter. The Saxons’ de-fense held strong for the final three quar-ters, as well, and Langley bounced backfrom its second loss of the season with a38-27 victory at Madison High School.

Aidan McWeeney produced Madison’s

first field goal when she dropped in a layupwith less than 7 minutes remaining in thesecond quarter, cutting Langley’s lead to 6-3. The Saxons led for the remainder of thecontest.

“We noticed, but we’re trying to keep ourdefense up,” Langley senior Paige Galianisaid about the Saxons’ defensive effort inthe first quarter. “We’re not really trying togive ourselves credit yet. We still have threemore quarters left.”

Madison twice cut the Langley lead toone, including when Megan Miskell’s bucketwith 7:37 left in the fourth quarter trimmedthe Saxon advantage to 24-23, but Langleyscored 14 of the game’s final 18 points.

The win improved Langley’s record to 12-2, including 5-1 in Conference 6. Three days

earlier, the Saxons lost to undefeatedFairfax, 51-39, in a battle for first place inthe conference.

Fairfax was the first team this season toscore more than 45 points against Lan-gley, which is allowing an average of 37per contest. The Saxons have held oppo-nents under 40 nine times and under 30three times.

Langley excelled using the 2-3 zone Fri-day.

“It was good to be back in 2-3,” Galianisaid. “We played a lot of 2-3 last year, sowe knew how to go about it, but this yearwe have been playing a lot of man. It wasgreat to be back in 2-3. Two-three is myfavorite defense, so I was really excited.”

Langley senior Stephanie Sipple said the

Saxons take pride in their defense.“Especially when [opponents are] usually

up in the 50s and 60s and we manage tokeep them to half of that,” Sipple said.“That’s a really big thing.”

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Langley boys’ basketball teamdominated Madison in the firsthalf of Friday’s showdown forfirst place in Conference 6, us-

ing its size advantage and on-point perim-eter shooting to build a 13-point lead.

While the Saxons appeared in control,head coach Scott Newman sensed the sec-ond half wouldn’t be easy.

“I said at halftime that I thought we weregoing to have to take a punch from them inthe second half,” Newman said. “They weregoing to make adjustments to their press.They did, they rattled us a little bit …”

Pressure defense and an aggressive men-tality helped Madison reduce its deficit toas little as two points in the fourth quarter,but an alert defensive play by leading scorerTavon Tarpley helped the Saxons hold offthe resilient Warhawks.

Down by three, Madison had a chance totie with less than 30 seconds remaining, butTarpley stepped in a passing lane andsnagged the steal. Langley made 2 of 4 free-throw attempts in the final 15 seconds andpulled out a 62-57 victory on Jan. 15 atMadison High School.

“I slid to the gap, I saw him throw theball,” Tarpley said, “I ran at it and I got it.”

The victory improved Langley’s record to10-4 and gave the Saxons sole possessionof first place in Conference 6 with a 6-0mark. Madison dropped to 11-2, including5-1 in the conference, and had its 11-gamewin streak snapped.

“It really boosts our confidence, but men-tality-wise, we’re still hungry,” Langley se-

nior Nate Shafer said. “We know it’s noteven close to where we want to be at theend of the season. We’re still hungry. We’regoing to go into every game like we’re theunderdogs.”

While Tarpley’s defensive play helpedLangley secure the win, the 6-foot-3 seniorguard was also a force at the offensive end.Tarpley, who transferred from Forest Parkto Langley prior to his junior season, ledthe Saxons with 22 points, doing most ofhis damage in the paint.

“It’s starting to click for Tavon,” Newmansaid. “He is a special player when he’s at-tacking the basket and he can be one of thebest perimeter defenders in the region whenhe wants to. He’s come so far, he’s matured,and his approach has improved. If he getshis defense going and he does what he doesbest, which is attack the basket, we’re dan-gerous.”

Shafer, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, finished

with nine points and 12 rebounds for Lan-gley. Junior guard Jay Goettman made a trioof 3-pointers and finished with nine points.Sophomore guard Colter Carton made apair of 3-pointers and scored eight points,and junior guard Grant Hughes made twofrom behind the arc and finished with sevenpoints.

Langley made eight 3-pointers.“We played great in the first half, I

thought, because not only did we pound theball inside, but when [Madison] collapsed,we kicked the ball out and we were stick-ing shots,” Newman said. “I think we’redangerous when we’ve got the inside andthe outside game going.”

Taiga Walker led Madison with 24 points,including 18 in the second half. The seniorguard showed emotion on several occa-sions, letting out passionate screams aftermultiple and-ones.

“I just think that we played with more

passion and aggression as a team,” Walkersaid about the Warhawks’ second-half per-formance.

Madison opened the third quarter withan 8-0 run and trailed 45-37 entering thefourth. A 3-pointer by Brett Wellde pulledthe Warhawks within five at 45-40, early inthe fourth quarter, and a jumper by Walkercut the Langley lead to 57-55 with 1:51 re-maining. Another Walker bucket cutMadison’s deficit to 59-57 with 46.3 sec-onds left, but the Saxons scored the finalthree points.

Galiani led Langley with 15 points.Sophomore guard Jordyn Callaghan scoredeight points junior guard/forward ArianaAulisi added six.

McWeeney led Madison with eight points.

Saxons’ Tarpleycomes up clutch invictory over Madison.

Langley Beats Madison for First Place in Conference 6

Senior guard Taiga Walker ledMadison with 24 points againstLangley on Friday.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Langley’s Jay Goettman made a trio of 3-pointers against Madison onFriday.

Saxons hold Warhawks without field goal for nine-plus minutes.

Langley Defense Stifles Madison in Conference 6 Matchup

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Paige Galiani led Langley with 15points during the Saxon’s 38-27victory over Madison on Friday.


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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 20Along The Way EP Release Show + The

Starless + Wild Love + Dear Spring. 7:30p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna.Enjoy music from Along the Way, The Starless,Wild Love and Dear Spring. $10-$18. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

THURSDAY/JAN. 21Here, Now and Forever + Eric King & The

Thin Line. 7:30 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 MapleAve E, Vienna. Formed in 2014, HNF brings amodern twist to original vocal and instrumentalprogressive rock composition; plus, arrangingsome of their personal favorites, from the artiststhey truly respect, giving audiences anexceptional approach to concert performance.$20. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

FRIDAY/JAN. 22American Shakespeare Center on Tour’s

Shakespeare Weekend at The Alden:“Julius Caesar.” 8 p.m. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean. In thisprofoundly moving, breathtaking and deeplyhuman play, Shakespeare shows us a world onfire; a world turned upside down; a world wheresome of history’s most famous men commithorrific crimes in the name of patriotism andhonor. “Julius Caesar” is a dazzling thrill ride ofbetrayal, violence and perhaps mostsurprisingly, love. $20-$35 (three plays for $50-$88). http://www.mcleancenter.org/ or 703-790-0123.

Robyn Hitchcock. 8 p.m. The Barnes, Wolf Trap,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. One of England’s mostenduring contemporary singer/songwriters,Robyn Hitchcock began his career performingfolk rock in Cambridge. Come enjoy hisperformance with Emma Swift, who is an alt-country songstress and award-winning radiobroadcaster. $25-$28. http://www.wolftrap.orgor 703-255-1900.

SATURDAY/JAN. 23American Shakespeare Center on Tour’s

Shakespeare Weekend at The Alden:“The Importance of Being Earnest.” 2p.m. McLean Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve. McLean. Oscar Wilde’s brilliant and wickedcomic masterpiece defines wit and style. This“trivial comedy for serious people” is at onceblissfully silly and outrageously shrewd. One-hundred twenty years after its first performance,“The Importance of Being Earnest” continues todelight audiences with its playful language,charming characters and biting look atcontemporary society, and ASC on Tour’sproduction will have you in absolute hysterics.$20-$35 (three plays for $50-$88). http://www.mcleancenter.org/ or 703-790-0123.

American Shakespeare Center on Tour’sShakespeare Weekend at The Alden:“The Life of King Henry V.” 8 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.McLean. The story of England’s hero-king andthe greatest upset in European military history isShakespeare’s finale to his great history plays.More than that, Henry V — at once touching,heroic, savage and comic — explores the nature

of greatness and its connection to theatre; and,perhaps more than any other of Shakespeare’sworks, it makes the audience part of the story.$20-$35 (three plays for $50-$88). http://www.mcleancenter.org/ or 703-790-0123.

An Evening with Eric Brace & Peter Cooper.6:30 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E,Vienna. Grammy nominees Eric Brace and PeterCooper have created a body of work that reflectstheir journalistic sensibilities, a love of harmonyand wry humor, and their deep respect for themasters they’ve played with. Their most recentproject, the Grammy-nominated I Love: Tom T.Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow, was featured inmedia, including, NPR, USA Today and ChicagoSun-Times. $15. https://jamminjava.com. 703-255-1566.

The Trews + The Project. 10 p.m. JamminJava, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Enjoy musicfrom the two performers, The Trews and TheProject, as they bring to the audience rock andother genres of music. $10-$15. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

Marcia Ball. The Barnes, Wolf Trap, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. Grew up in Vinton, La., she beganplaying piano at age five and debuted with thecountry rock album Circuit Queen in 1978.Since then, she has released more than a dozenrecords, including her Grammy-nominatedcollaboration with blues stars Irma Thomas andTracy Nelson, Sing It! (1998). $35-$40. http://www.wolftrap.org or 703-255-1900.

SUNDAY/JAN. 24Crys Matthews. 7 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple

Ave E, Vienna. DC’s Crys Matthews blendsAmericana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass and funkinto a bold, complex performance steeped intraditional melodies and punctuated by honest,original lyrics. Matthews’ eclectic infusion ofgenres has won her honorable mentions at the2013 and 2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest andextensive radio play from Woman of Substanceradio to WTJU-Charlottesville and WMRA-Harrisonburg to KBOO-Portland. $15. https://

jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.The Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber

Ensemble. The Barnes, Wolf Trap, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. Join esteemed players from oneof the nation’s finest orchestras, under thedirection of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in a rareevening of chamber music. The centerpiece ofthe performance will be Mozart’s ClarinetQuintet (K. 581), featuring principal clarinetistRicardo Morales. Tickets: $35. http://www.wolftrap.org/ or 703-255-1900.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 27AJ Smith “Brooklyn Nights” EP Release. 7:30

p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna.DC-area native AJ Smith left for New York tostudy music six years ago where he found hisvoice and grew into an award-winningsongwriter and recording artist. On Jan. 27,2016 AJ Smith is set to release his upcoming EP“Brooklyn Nights” to his hometown at JamminJava in Vienna. $15-$25. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

THURSDAY/JAN. 28Grant-Lee Phillips + Steve Poltz. 7:30 p.m.

Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Join thetwo singers as they take a stage together toshare some of their songs. $20. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

Genealogy Program. 7:30-9 p.m. Kilmer MiddleSchool, 8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna. FairfaxGenealogical Society monthly meeting andprogram. Speaker: Sharon Hodges on ExpandingResearch to Resources Not Available On Line.Free. 703-644-8185.

Penny University Event. 7-8 p.m. Caffe Amouri,1107 Church St., NE, Vienna. New Year, NewYou- Healthy Habits to Start the New Year” withJoann Meginley of Grass Roots Fitness. Space islimited. To sign-up, email Nicki [email protected].

FRIDAY/JAN. 29Garland Jeffreys & The Coney Island

Playboys. 7:30 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 MapleAve E, Vienna. Brooklyn Native Garland Jeffreys’rock hits include “R.O.C.K.” and “Wild In TheStreets” plus his smash covers of “What Does ItTake (To Win Your Love)” and “96 Tears.” Hereleased a dozen albums that featured anamazing list of guest artists like Lou Reed, Dr.John, Sly & Robbie, David Johansen, PhoebeSnow, Luther Vandross and Duncan Sheik. $25.https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

The Later Late Show: Main Stage ComedyShowcase. 10:30 p.m. Jammin Java, 227Maple Ave E, Vienna. The greatest and funniestcomedy show of all time. $5-$8. https://jamminjava.com/. 703-255-1566.

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OngoingPigments of My Imagination. Jan. 4-

March 31. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Long timeGreat Falls resident Donna Barnako, hascreated over a dozen colorful andwhimsical small works. Her subjects arevaried, from pigs to puppies and cowboyboots.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 7851 LTysons Corner Center, McLean. Themesand Titles vary. Free admission.

“The Blues” Exhibition. Jan. 5-23.Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., NW,Vienna. Exhibition of VAS memberspaintings with the theme, “The Blues.”Free. 703-319-3971.www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

53rd Annual James A. Bland Contest.Through Monday, Feb. 15. Vienna LionsClub invites elementary and high schoolvocalist and instrumentalists to present asong or piece for cash prizes. Forinformation and application, contactSusan Stiles at [email protected] or703-938-1142.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ, 900 EMaple Ave. E, Vienna. Saturdays, 9:30a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregationof Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, senior discounts.Increase your flexibility, improve yourbreathing and health, reduce your stress.Ravi Kaur has 15 years experienceteaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

“Poetry in Motion” Exhibit. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. From Feb. 2-27. Exhibition of VAS members paintingswith the theme “Poetry in Motion. Free.

Trail and Ales with Caboose Brewingand Grass Roots Fitness. Mondaysthrough Jan. 31. Caboose BrewingCompany, 520 Mill Street, NE Vienna.Come Run with us every Monday night.$1 Off All Pints! All paces welcome. Wewill run between 3-5 miles with optionsto go shorter or longer. You can walk orrun. Dog and stroller friendly. ContactJoann Meginley [email protected].

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice. Saturdays,8-9 a.m. St. Luke’s Catholic SchoolGymnasium, 7005 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Weekly Tai Chi practice. Grouphas met for over 20 years. Free.FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.

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the Bolero byToulouse Lautrec

from the NationalGallery of Art,35x36" oil by

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Arts Society fromFeb. 2-27.

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Public Invited toTown Hall Meeting

State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) and Del. Mark Keam(D-35) will discuss Vienna’s 2016 Legislative Agenda at apublic Town Hall meeting from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan.23, at Town Hall, 127 Center Street S. Citizens are invitedto attend the meeting to learn more about the Town’s leg-islative goals and to share feedback with government rep-resentatives.

Transportation, water quality, and community develop-ment are among the issues that the Town Council has re-quested that local state representatives address during the2016 General Assembly session, which started Jan. 13.

A number of online resources are available at

virginiageneralassembly.gov to assist citizens in taking anactive role in the legislative process.

Historic Vienna Announces2016 Used Book Sale

The Historic Vienna, Inc. (HVI) Annual Used Book Sale willbe held from Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3, at anew location. This year’s venue will be Patriot Hall, on thesecond floor of Dyer-Gunnel American Legion Post 180, 330Center Street, N, Vienna. Hours for the event are 7-9 p.m. onthe 1st, 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. on the 2nd, and noon until 5 p.m. onthe 3rd. Friday evening will be a special reception and pre-sale for Historic Vienna members only. Those wishing to at-tend the pre-sale who are not members of Historic Vienna

will be able to join at the door.Collection of the thousands of books that will be avail-

able at the sale will begin on Feb. 1. Persons wishing todonate books are asked to leave them on the front porchof the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church Street,NE, Vienna. Please do not donate magazines, text books,condensed books or sets of encyclopedia. All proceeds fromthe book sale are used to support the operation of HistoricVienna and the Freeman Store and Museum. HVI is thenonprofit 501(c)3 organization established by the ViennaTown Council in 1976, to preserve and promote Vienna’sheritage through the identification, preservation, and in-terpretation of historically significant places, events, andpersons; educate the public through permanent and re-volving exhibits, outreach programs, special events andpublications; and enhance a spirit of community throughan awareness of Vienna’s past.

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James C. Dinegar, GreaterWashington Board of Trade

Anthony Howard, LoudounCounty Chamber of Commerce

Virgil Frizzell, Northern VirginiaAssociation of Realtors

Jim Corcoran, Northern VirginiaChamber of Commerce

Mark Looney, Northern VirginiaTransportation Alliance

Lori Y. Lopez, Tysons RegionalChamber of Commerce

Pat Dean, Associated Builders andContractors, VA

James N. Larsen, Dulles AreaTransportation Association

Eileen D. Curtis, Dulles RegionalChamber of Commerce

Nancy-jo Manney, SpringfieldChamber of Commerce,

Ken Garrison, Heavy ConstructionContractors Association

Martha D. Marks, NAIOP,Northern Virginia Commercial Real

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Technology CouncilDeborah Jones, Prince William

Chamber of CommerceKeith Merlin, Washington

Airports Task ForceThe Northern Virginia Transporta-

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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 20Fairfax Commission on Aging.

Noon. Oakton Regional Library,10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Thepublic is welcome to attend and joinin the comment period that beginseach session.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/coa.htm. 703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meeting accessneeds.

McLean Newcomers andNeighbors Monthly Luncheon.11:30 a.m. Ristorante Bonaroti, 428Maple Ave., East, Vienna. EileenO’Grady, a nurse practitioner andwellness coach, will speak about theScience of Flourishing. $29. Forfurther information on the club, visitwww.McleanNewcomers.org. RSVPAnn Skelly at [email protected] Jan. 13. Prospective membersinvited.

Dyslexia, An Overview for Parents.7-8:30 p.m. Dunn Loring Center forParent Services, 2334 Gallows Road,Entrance 1, Dunn Loring. Workshoppresented by specialists from FCPSOffice of Special Education. Registerwww.fcps.edu/dss/osp/prc or 703-204-3941.

THURSDAY/JAN. 21Model Investment Club. 6-9 p.m.

Meeting Room, Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave,McLean. Learn about investingfollowing an investment club model.New visitors welcome. Adults. 703-356-0770.

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By Tim Peterson

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Gaurave Batta and his wife Leynahave always been into sportsand fitness. But with two smallkids at home and Gaurave run-

ning his own business intelligence consult-ing company, they needed a solution thatwas efficient, above all else.

When the new gym Orangetheory Fitnessopened in the Greenbriar Shopping Centeracross from their Fairfax home in 2013,Gaurave went to a free trial workout. Itpromised exactly 60 minutes from warm-up to cool-down, with coach-led intervaltraining on treadmills and rowing machines,as well as strength training with weights,step platforms and body-weight exercises.

“Neither of us had time to go work outfor hours and hours on end,” Gaurave said.“I really liked it, it was what we needed:efficiency.” The workout stressed constantheart-rate monitoring, keeping beats withina certain range of the metabolic zone. Thegoal is a state of “Excess Post-Exercise Oxy-gen Consumption,” where the body contin-ues to burn calories even after the workoutis completed.

Gaurave convinced Leyna to go the nextday. She loved it, and they both joined asmembers.

But it didn’t stop there. The couple hadalso been interested in owning their ownbusiness “outside of corporate America,”and Gaurave thought, “Hey, it would bepretty cool to open one of these.”

THE BATTAS got to know the area repre-sentative of the Florida-based fitness fran-chise and started talking to other ownersaround the country.

“We decided it could be a profitable ven-ture if executed right,” Gaurave said.

With roots and ties to the Fairfax area,Leyna said they also wanted to emulate andspread the experience they first had atOrangetheory. “It was a community thatcared about you and your results,” she said.“It’s a team, with everyone rooting for you.”

The Battas first met at Cherry Run El-ementary School in Burke, where Gaurave’smother still resides. They both attendedLake Braddock Secondary School and be-gan dating their senior year, attending promtogether in 1996.

Leyna attended Northern Virginia Com-munity College and then James MadisonUniversity, while Gaurave went to VirginiaTech. After graduating in 2000, they weremarried in 2005.

Just past their ten-year anniversary, Leynaand Gaurave completed an 18-month pro-cess to open their own Orangetheory Fit-ness in the Dunn Loring area of Vienna,walking distance from the coincidental Or-ange Line Metro stop.

Thanks to membership pre-sale, theyopened on Sept. 14 with 200 members andfriend Janna Ellen managing the studio.Since then, they’ve more than doubled to540, Gaurave said.

Despite a lot of competition in the areawith other, larger gyms and fitness centerswithin apartment complexes, the Battasbelieve the workout experience is entirelyunique, as is the sense of community theybuild into weight loss challenges and othercontests.

“We want you to want to come in, we careabout you, you matter,” Leyna said, “andit’s based on science.”

With machines bathed in a dim orangeglow and bass-heavy dance music compet-ing for sonic domination with the steadystream of directions from the workoutleader-coach, it’s easy to turn off the mindand focus just at the task at hand. Am I atmy base, push or max heart rate? How’s myrowing form? How many weighted lungereps do I have left?

THAT FORMULA attracted Cathy Allenof Annandale, who was the first memberat the Battas’ Vienna location to hit 100classes — within the first 120 days theywere open. She goes once a day, every day,6:15 a.m. during the week and 8:15 a.m.

on weekends.“I used to work out at home,” Allen said,

“but I wasn’t satisfied, I needed account-ability.” As a breast cancer survivor, losingweight, getting fit and staying healthy werevital parts of her new life.

Allen likes that no two workouts are iden-tical and different days have different foci,like endurance, power, strength and a blendof all three.

She also has “my workout peeps,” girl-friends she met at Orangetheory and withwhom they’ve built a support crew together.

Though she has not weighed herself sinceworkout number one, Allen said she’s no-ticed changes. “I feel better, run better, myclothes fit better,” she said. “All in all, a goodhealthy outlook.”

Gaurave said other Orangetheory Fitnesslocations have sprung up in Arlington, andWashington, D.C., with more coming in Al-exandria, Sterling, Gainesville and Potomac,Md. There are around 400 open nationwide.As to whether the couple will invest in anadditional location in the future, he’s cau-tiously optimistic.

“Are we riding a hot wave right now, orsomething that’s sustainable and will con-tinue to grow?” he said. “If we end up onlydoing one, that’s our little baby. We’re inthe community, smiles on our faces, alwaystrying to go above and beyond for our cli-ents.”

Orangetheory Fitness Dunn Loring is locatedat 2672 Avenir Place Q in Vienna. For more in-formation visit www.orangetheoryfitness.com.

Childhood friends become married partners,fitness center owners.Riding the Orange Wave

The Vienna location of Orangetheory Fitness opened in September 2015 and is owned by Fairfax coupleLeyna and Gaurave Batta, who first met at Cherry Run Elementary School in Burke.

Leyna and Gaurave Batta of Fairfax first met at Cherry Run ElementarySchool. They celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in August 2015.

Leyna and Gaurave Batta of Fairfaxattended Lake Braddock SecondarySchool and went to senior promtogether in 1996.

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