National Night Out is Tuesday, 'Union of Color and Form' Opens, and More

This Tuesday is National Night Out! According to Town representatives, 14 neighborhoods have signed up to hold block parties or neighborhood gatherings this year, which is the 14th year the Town of Herndon has participated.  National Night Out started in 1984 as “America’s Night Out Against Crime - an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood spirit, and to send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized against crime." Members of the Town of Herndon Police Department and the Mayor and Town Council will be circulating amongst the gatherings, getting to know residents and sharing information of neighborhood crime prevention programs. For more information, click here to read an announcement by Town Councilmember Grace Han Wolf.

An exhibit by a man with a truly extraordinary life opens at ArtSpace in Herndon Tuesday. “Union of Color and Form” features paintings by Duy Lam. Says the staff of ArtSpace, Lam was a Lt. Colonel of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, he was imprisoned in the communist concentration camps for 12 years and endured many years of torture and solitary confinement. In 1985, PEN International Congress elected him as an Honor Member. In 1990, Lam immigrated to the United States with his family. He was awarded the Freedom Expression award of the Human Rights Watch Organization in New York, 1992 and was the Vietnamese who received the best prize in poetry. Now, painting has ultimately become the culmination of Duy Lam’s lifelong passion for fine arts. The exhibit will run through Sept. 1, and a reception for Duy Lam will be held this Saturday night, Aug. 10, from 6-8 p.m. For more information, visit www.artspaceherndon.com.

In case you missed our story over the weekend, Herndon’s own Elden Street Players are going professional, and will soon be known as NextStop Theatre. This weekend, the group opened their latest production, the musical Caroline, or Change, with book and lyrics by the renowned Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for the powerful Angels in America. Click here to read our story and find out about tickets and showtimes. 

Farmers Market Fun Days continues this Thursday morning with a performance by Rich Potter Four Eyes, which organizers say is sure to get “a kajillion laughs” out of your child. Fun Days shows for kids take place at the farmers market from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Thursday mornings. The market is held near the W&OD caboose at the corner of Elden and Station streets. For more information, visit the Town website at www.herndon-va.gov.

Wine and art? Sounds like a great combination. This Tuesday night, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m., Uncork’d wine shop of Reston will team up with FastFrame to hold an acrylic painting class and wine night. Organizers say, it’s a fabulous experience – enjoy a superb glass of wine while being guided by professional art instructors to create your own masterpiece, with a few surprises along the way. The price of $50 includes one glass of wine and all needed art materials. For more information, visit www.uncorkdart.com.

Anything else newsworthy going on this week that we missed? Tell us about it in the comments.

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