Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Underway

FAIRFAX CITY, VA -- Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts is officially underway and continues through May 9.

Founded in 1985 as a collaboration between the City of Fairfax and George Mason University, the Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival aims to enhance the community’s awareness of the many arts and cultural opportunities in Fairfax and encouraging expansion of the arts through supporting fledgling arts organizations in the community.

Here's a look at the continuing schedule of events. See something you're interested in? Visit the City of Fairfax Web site and look for the event in the scrolling calendar on the righthand side of the page. Click on the event for more information.

Apr 1-24
In a Word
The Hub Theatre $
John Swayze Theatre@The New School

Mon, Apr 18 10:30AM

Children’s Performance Series
Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Old Town Hall

Mon, Apr 18 7PM
FHS Wind Ensemble
The Sherwood Center

Mon, Apr 18 – Apr 29
f.i.g.m.o.
Patrick Sargent
Art Exhibit, School of Art & Design
Fine Arts Gallery, GMU

Tues, Apr 19 6PM – 7PM
Fairfax High School Art Dept.
Awards & Reception
Village Gallery, University Drive

Thu, Apr 21 12PM-1PM
Friday Morning Music Club
Old Town Hall

Apr 21-23 8PM
Mason Dance Company Spring Dance Concert $
Harris Theatre, GMU

Fri, Apr 22 8PM
Sat, Apr 23 2PM, 8PM
The Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival
School of Theater
TheatreSpace, GMU

Apr 22/23/24 7:30PM
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Old Town Hall

Fri, Apr 22 8PM
Bonita Lestina Performance Series
Washington Saxophone Quartet
The Sherwood Center

Sat, Apr 23 9AM – 4PM
8th Annual Lace Day
Chesapeake Region Lace Guild
The Sherwood Center

Sat, Apr 23 7PM – 10PM
“Artful Living” – Our Daily Bread $
An evening of Art, Wine & Strengthening Community
The Sherwood Center

Sat, Apr 23 8PM
Sun, Apr 24 2PM
Great Performances at Mason
Virginia Opera: The Flying Dutchman
Concert Hall, GMU

Sun, Apr 24 1PM – 4PM
Potomac Arts Academy Recitals
Old Town Hall

Sun, Apr 24 4PM
Main Street Community Band
The Sherwood Center

Mon, Apr 25 7PM
Virginia Opera: An Evening of Arias & Duets
The Sherwood Center

Tue, Apr 26 6PM – 7PM
Earth Day Show & Reception
The Sustainability Committee
City Hall Atrium

Tue, Apr 26 7:30PM
Vienna-Falls Chorus, Sweet Adelines
The Sherwood Center

Tue, Apr 26 8PM
Mason Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band $
Concert Hall, GMU

Thu, Apr 28 7PM
John Mason Arts Achievement Award
Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Old Town Hall

Apr 29/30/5/1 7:30PM
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Old Town Hall

Apr 29 & 30 8PM
Chorale Broadway Showcase
Harris Theatre, GMU

Fri, Apr 29 8PM
Mason Improv Show
TheatreSpace, GMU

Fri, Apr 29 7:30PM
Fairfax Saxophone Quartet
Spring Fling
The Sherwood Center

Sat, Apr 30 8PM
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven’s Eroica
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Concert Hall, GMU

Sat, Apr 30 10AM – 5PM
16th Annual Fairfax Civil War Day $
Historic Blenheim

Sat, Apr 30 1PM
International Jazz Day Concert
Concert Hall, GMU

Sat. Apr 30 1:30 – 4:15PM
Mason Film Festival
Johnson Center Cinema, GMU

Sat, Apr 30 7PM
MCTFest $
Fairfax Academy for Communications & Arts
The Sherwood Center

Sun, May 1 1PM-3PM
MusicLink Recital
Old Town Hall

Sun, May 1 2PM – 5PM
An Enchanted Afternoon
Acting for Young People
The Sherwood Center

Sun, May 1 7PM
School of Music
Scholarship Benefit Concert: Concerto Soloists with Mason Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall, GMU

Mon, May 2 10:30AM
Children’s Performance Series
Mr. Skip with St. Leo the Great School
Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Old Town Hall

Tue, May 3 7:30PM
ENcore Chorale
Potomac Arts Academy
Sherwood Center

May 6 – 7 7PM
May 8 2PM
FX Players presents The Wedding Singer $
Fairfax High School

May 6/7/8 7:30PM
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
City of Fairfax Theatre Company
Old Town Hall

Fri, May 6 7PM
Eastern Magic – A Celebration
Fairfax Academy for Communications & Arts Korean, Indian and Vietnamese programs
The Sherwood Center

Fri, May 6 8PM
Mason Improv Show
TheatreSpace, GMU

Sat, May 7 2PM – 7PM
Derby-Q $
City of Fairfax
Old Town Square

Sat, May 7 7:30PM
Around the World in 80Minutes $
City of Fairfax Band
Ernst Theatre, NOVA, Annandale

Sat, May 7 8pm
Quadriga Celtica $
Historic Blenheim

Sun, May 8 3PM
Hansel & Gretel
Children’s Opera
Sherwood Center

And beyond May 9:

Thu, May 12 10:30AM – 2:30PM
Art & Lunch, Fairfax Art League
Old Town Hall

May 12 – 14 7PM
FX Players presents The Wedding Singer $
Fairfax High School

Fri, May 13 7:30PM
Fashion in Motion $
Fairfax Academy for Communications & Arts
The Sherwood Center

Sat, May 14
Woman’s Club of Fairfax Fashion Show $
In assoc. with Fairfax Academy for Communications & Arts
The Sherwood Center

Sun, May 15 3PM
Spring Concert
Northern Virginia Youth Winds
W.T. Woodson High School

Mon, May 16 10:30AM
Children’s Performance Series
Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Old Town Hall

May 20-21 7:30PM
Dance Showcase
Fairfax Academy for Communications & Arts
Fairfax High School

Sat, May 21 10AM – 3PM
Antique Car Show
City Hall, Armstrong Street

May 21-22 10AM – 3:30PM
Potomac Arts Academy Spring Recitals
de Laski – Room 3001

May 21-22 12:30PM, 4:30PM, 7:30PM
Beauty & the Beast, Jr. $
Acting for Young People
TheatreSpace, GMU