What's Coming to Falls Church

First Annual Region-wide Affordable Housing Expo Coming to Fairfax County

The Northern Virginia Housing Opportunities Expo, the area’s first annual region-wide affordable housing expo, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  The Expo is hosted by the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance, in cooperation with the counties of Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun; the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church; the Town of Herndon; Cardinal Bank, and George Mason Mortgage.  The event will be held at T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King St. in Alexandria.

For additional information, please contact Michelle Krocker, Executive Director, and Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance at 703-919-0049; TTY: 711. 

Additional information on Expo 2011 is available online at www.nvaha.org/EXPO2011.

Concerts in the Park Series Back in Falls Church

The 19th Annual Falls Church Concerts in the Park series is back and will go on every Thursday at 7 p.m. from June 23- Aug. 4.  Each concert also features local artists and their artwork. All concerts are free to the public and are held at Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave.  In the event of rain, concerts will be held in the Falls Church Community Center located next to the park at 223 Little Falls St.

2011 Lineup:

June 23 Falls Church Concert Band (concert music) and Chris Waters (wood tables)

June 30         Tom Principato (blues and rock) and Paul Levy (typography)

July 7          Andrew Acosta the New Old Time String Band (roots music) and Damian Hartl (photography)

July 14         Bad Hair Day (classic and modern rock) and Neil Shawen (pen and ink drawings)

July 21         Chronic Funk Disorder (funk, fusion, soul) and John Lanouette (sculpture)

July 28         Mama Tried (bluegrass) and Chris Waters (wood tables)

August 4        Big Tow (rock and alternative) and Fran Simms (paintings)

Civil War Premiere in Falls Church on Friday Kicks off Sesquicentennial Weekend

“Ballooning in the Civil War” will premiere Friday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. inside the City of Falls Church Community Center. The film was shot at the Civil War Ballooning Symposium held at The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on June 11^th with three leading national experts on the topic.

The City of Falls Church Sesquicentennial Weekend follows the movie premiere with the Thaddeus Lowe Balloon Demonstration, Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave. and the Civil War Sesquicentennial Picnic, Sunday, June 26 . 4 – 7 p.m., Frady Park – Corner of E. Broad and North Fairfax Streets. There will be plenty of free parking at Falls Church Presbyterian, corner of E. Broad and N. Fairfax Street.