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By Marilyn Campbell

There’s an art to designing a liv-ing room coffee table, says lo-cal interior designer SusanTucker. In fact, when she’s help-

ing a client create a living room space, shepays particular attention to creating a styl-ish and functional table.

“It seems like such a small thing, but whendesigned the right way, a coffee table canbecome the focal point of a room and re-ally make it pop,” she said. “I believe thatthere’s a right way and a wrong way to puttogether a coffee table, but it’s not hard ifyou keep certain things in mind.”

Vary the height and scale so that each itemcan shine on its own. “If everything is thesame height, none of them will be noticed,”said Tucker. “Think a pretty vase of flowersbehind a small porcelain bowl.”

Work to create balance between small andlarge items, says Alexandria, Virginia-baseddesigner Steven Gambit. “For example, asmattering of small knick-knacks can lookcluttered on a coffee table,” he said. “Alongthe same lines, too many large items on acoffee table can be overpowering. Insteadselect a few items and group them togetherby size.”

Change items as the seasons or holidays

change. “As spring approaches, consideradding a small bouquet of fresh or silkspring flowers,” said Tucker. “If you cel-ebrate Easter, consider Easter décor, like abunny or a basket with eggs. I picked upsome elegant Easter items at a local homeaccessories store last spring. One or twosimple items can breathe fresh life in a tabledesign.”

Choose items with colors that are foundin other places in a room’s design. “If you

have a painting with bright colors, for ex-ample, choose one of the colors and findan item in the same color to add to yourcoffee table. If you have throw pillows ininteresting colors, considering using one ofthose colors on your coffee table.”

Consider only decorating one section ofthe coffee table, especially if the table islarge. “It’s a good idea to leave some spacefree, especially if you entertain a lot,” said

Gambit. “Your guests will need a place toput a drink. Don’t feel compelled to fill ev-ery inch of space.”

A serving tray can serve two purposes ona coffee table, says Gambit. “An elegant serv-ing tray can make a dramatic statement ona coffee table, and can give a table somestructure, especially if it’s holding smalleritems,” he said. “If you need to clear thecoffee table quickly, like if you’re entertain-ing, a tray makes it easy.”

Think about what the items on the coffeetable will look from different places in theroom, suggests Tucker. “Stand over yourcoffee table and get a sense of what theobjects look like gazing down at it,” she said.“Sit across the room from it. Can the itemsbe seen fully or are the most appealing partsof an item obstructed? I generally discour-age clients from putting picture frames ona coffee table because you can’t see the mainattraction — the photo — from behind.”

Be practical and sentimental. “Becausepeople tend to gather around coffee tables,don’t put a breakable family heirloom oran expensive pieces on them,” said Gam-bit. “Coffee table books are a good ideabecause they can be topics of conversation.You can use a coffee table to display thingsthat represent a part of your personality,lifestyle or a hobby.”

Using décor to make a table pop.Styling a Coffee Table

Photos courtesy of the Nest Egg

Books add visual interest and canprovide topics of conversationwhen displayed on a coffee table.

Consider placing coffee table itemson a tray, like this one from theNest Egg, says Interior DesignerSusan Tucker.

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By Jennifer Kaye

The Connection

More than 1,100 people gath-ered in The George MasonUniversity Center For TheArts in Fairfax on Wednes-

day night, Feb. 7, for “A Historic EveningWith Eva Schloss.” Schloss, the 88-year-oldstep-sister of Anne Frank and Holocaust sur-vivor, discussed her wartime experiences,stories of loss, and her hope for future gen-erations and the World. The presentation,put on by the Chabad Lubavitch Centers ofNorthern Virginia, also included a videopresentation and a musical tribute of AniMaamin by oboist and conductor EugeneSidorov.

Before the presentation, VIP guests gath-ered for a reception with guitar musicplayed by Stanley Albert, and also were ableto sit down and speak with Schloss one-on-one while getting her book, “Eva’s Story,”signed. There was a steady flow of peoplegathering around her the entire time, tell-ing their childhood stories, discussing rela-tives they lost in the Holocaust, and askingher many questions about her experiences.

Eli Rosenbaum, U.S. Department ofJustice’s Office of Special Investigations, ledthe talk and Schloss started off with a storyabout her first encounter with anti-Semitism.

She was 9 years old and went to play withher Catholic friend after school. When shearrived at her friend’s house, the motherslammed the door in her face and told herthat she never wanted to see her thereagain.

A confused Schloss ran home to hermother hoping she could shed some lighton the situation, and her mother repliedwith “This is how life is going to be now.”

She then went on to describe in detail theyears her family was in hiding, the separa-tion of her and her mother from her fatherand brother, and the Dutch nurse who in1944 pretended to help them hide, but wasin the end a Nazi who turned them in toauthorities.

With the audience silent and enthralledthroughout the presentation, Schloss de-tailed her nine months spent in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the last moments she saw herfather and brother. She ended her talk dis-cussing the importance of education foreveryone, and by telling the audience thatall need to look after the planet. Schlosssaid, “It’s a wonderful gift from God for usto enjoy.”

The closing remarks by Rabbi Leibel

Fajnland, director Chabad of Reston-Herndon, echoed these thoughts by saying,“We must become better not bitter.”

Eva Schloss, the 88-year-old step-sisterof Anne Frank,speaks at GMU.

Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story

Schloss stayed quiet about her Holocaustexperiences for 40 years, and it was notuntil 1985 that she decided to devote her-self to Holocaust education and worldpeace. Since then, she has written threebooks, delivered more than 1,000 speeches

and had a play written about her life.Schloss is currently on a speaking tour

around the United States sharing her andher step-sisters stories, hoping to educateand help end the violence and bigotry thatshe sees in the world today.

Eva Schloss answers one of Eli Rosenbaum’s questions about her lifeand experiences during the Holocaust.Co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of

Northern Virginia, Raizel Deitsch,gives an introduction and talksabout her family’s experiences.

Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank and Holocaustsurvivor, speaks to the crowd at George Mason’sCenter for the Arts on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Rabbi Sholom Deitsch, director of Chabad Lubavitchof Northern Virginia, delivers the opening remarks tothe audience.

Photos by Jennifer Kaye/The Connection


Opinion

The Pet Connection, a twice-yearlyspecial edition, will publish thelast week of February, and pho-tos and stories of your pets with

you and your family should be submitted byFriday, Feb. 23.

We invite you to send stories about your pets,photos of you and your family with your cats,dogs, llamas, alpacas, ponies, hamsters, snakes,

lizards, frogs, rabbits, or what-ever other creatures share yourlife with you.

Tell us the story of a specialbond between a child and a dog, the story ofhow you came to adopt your pet, or examplesof amazing feats of your creatures.

Do you volunteer at an animal shelter ortherapeutic riding center or take your pet tovisit people in a nursing home? Does your busi-ness have a managing pet? Is your businessabout pets? Have you helped to train an assis-

tance dog? Do you or someone in your familydepend on an assistance dog?

Or take this opportunity to memorialize abeloved pet you have lost.

Just a cute photo is fine too. Our favoritepictures include both pets and humans.

Please tell us a little bit about your creature,identify everyone in the photo, give a briefdescription what is happening in the photo,and include address and phone number (wewill not publish your address or phone num-ber, just your town name).

Email [email protected] orsubmit online atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/pets.

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Maddie, the treasured pet of SharonLewis, Vienna, celebrated her 11thbirthday in great style on July, 2016.

Editorial

Equity IsImpartial JusticeTo the Editor:

The open letter by the TJ gradu-ates (“An Opportunity to ImproveTJ,” Connection, February 7-8,2018) was well-meaning butbased on tragically false premises.They justify their call for racialquotas (by whatever euphemism)on grounds of being “more equi-table.” But equity is impartial jus-tice, not artificial egalitarianism orracial favoritism. And what aboutsimple honesty?

Pretending that all applicantsare equally accomplished doesn’tmake it so. What could be moreblatantly racist than lowering thebar for certain applicants becauseof their race? The only way to endracism is to stop classifying indi-viduals on the basis of race andtreating them differently accord-ing to such racial classification.

Michael CrawfordGreat Falls

SolelyMerit-basedAdmissionsTo the Editor:

I am so pleased that the VirginiaState Senate struck down SenateBill 787, the proposal to make theadmissions policies at TJ more “eq-uitable.”

The admissions policies shouldbe based solely upon merit. Theapplicants’ family economic re-sources and race should be totallyirrelevant.

Academic performance is the

Letters to the Editor

responsibility of the student, thestudent’s family and the applicableschool system. All three are nec-essary to maximize the learningexperience.

Black and Hispanic studentshave the same opportunities asAsian and White students to learn.

David ElmoreGreat Falls

What Needs toBe Fixed?To the Editor:

In your editorial (“What’s Wrongwith This Picture?” - Connection,Jan. 24-25, 2018) you wrote thatthe demographic disparity in en-rollment this year at ThomasJefferson High School (TJ) indi-cates something is wrong andneeds to be fixed. To fix this wrongcondition you noted that StateSenator Surovell has proposed abill that would consider econom-ics and geography in the selectionprocess.

Here is my concern: I thoughtthat admission to TJ is open to anyand all students and the adminis-tration strives to assist anyone in-terested in achieving admission tothe school. Admission is basedstrictly on merit, academic abilityand academic achievement.

Therefore, it begs the question,what is wrong and needs to befixed?

If the demographics at TJ arewrong and the reason for thisneeds to be fixed, and the solutionis to consider economics and ge-ography in admissions, then theadmissions standards will be com-promised and no longer based onacademic ability and academic

achievement.As a final thought, if demo-

graphic percentages are so impor-tant and are the reason for theneeded fix, why was the percent-age of Asian students enrolled atTJ omitted?

Dan McKimSpringfield

DisappointingLetterTo the Editor:

The letter that 69 graduates ofTJ sent to state Sen. SteveNewman was disappointing (“AnOpportunity to Improve TJ,” Con-nection, Feb. 7-8, 2018). All theydid was repeat what has been saidbefore. A person could expect that69 who had gone through the sys-tem might have put their headstogether and come up with validsuggestions.

Betty StaceyMcLean

FootballScholarshipsTo the Editor:

The National Capital RegionChapter of the National FootballFoundation is accepting nomina-tions for its 2018 Scholar-Athletebanquet. The Chapter awards five$1,000 scholarships annually todeserving high school seniorscholar athletes who played highschool football. Nominees areevaluated on academic and ath-letic excellence, as well as contri-butions to their school and com-munity. Nomination packets have

been mailed to each high schoolhead coach in the National Capi-tal Region. Deadline for submis-sion of nomination packets is April6. The 12th Annual Awards Ban-quet will be held on April 22 atthe Army-Navy Club in Arlington.

The National Football Founda-tion was founded in 1947 to pro-mote and develop amateur Ameri-can football on all levels. The Na-tional Football Foundation hasmore than 115 chapters nation-wide. The National Capital RegionChapter has awarded over 65scholarships and honored over230 deserving student-athletes inthe past 10 years.

The National Capital RegionChapter requests and urges partici-pation from all high schools in theNational Capital Region.

For additional information, con-tact your head football coach.

Bob JarrellScholarship SelectionCommittee Chairman

NCR Chapter, NFF

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By Mercia Hobson

The Connection

Historic buildings definea community’s sense ofcharacter and identity.

Whether by their unique architec-ture, age, or association with a sig-nificant event or period, the build-ings bookmark a time and place.Without historic buildings, win-dows to the past are lost.

Fairfax County Park Authority isout to save another of historicFairfax County properties, thistime an 1891 structure that mightwell have otherwise deteriorateddue to the elements, vandalism, orlack of funding. Through theirResident Curator Program, a tal-ented individual or organizationmay soon be offered a long-termlease for no charge on a two-story,3,300-square-foot structurenestled in a beautiful park-like set-ting in Herndon. All the selectedtenant has to do is rehabilitate andmaintain the structure as agreed.

The property is the historicEllmore Farmhouse located in Fry-ing Pan Farm Park at 2739 WestOx Road in Herndon. It is listedon the Fairfax County Inventory of

their financial capabilities, their experience in con-struction and contracting, and historic preservation.

Buchta noted the exterior of the Ellmore Farmhouseis already restored to its Period of Significance, 1891to 1954, the date when the property was likely nolonger used by the owners as a dairy farm.

AFTER FINAL APPROVAL, the person or organi-zation selected as the Resident Curator for theEllmore Farmhouse will enter into a contractualagreement with Fairfax County and provide the re-habilitation and ongoing maintenance in exchangefor the long-term occupation.

The selected Resident Curator will be the County’ssecond one named under its countywide program.Two other Resident Curator Program sites are eitherunder rehabilitation or applications have closed. Theyare the Lorton 1937 Stempson House, part of theprogram due to its significant association with theOccoquan Workhouse and Reformatory. Its ceremo-nial lease signing was Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Theother is the 1905 Turner Farmhouse in Great Falls,an example of the type of farm that predominated inthe area during the early years of the twentieth cen-tury. Like the Ellmore Farmhouse, its applications arealso under administrative review.

The Park Authority has identified four other sites.Two will have open houses early this spring, Buchtashared. “We will have two open houses for proper-ties in the Lorton and Tysons areas.” Ash Grove Housein Vienna was home to Thomas Fairfax and one ofthe few standing 18th century Virginia homes built bythe Fairfax family. The Hannah P. Clark/Enyeid House,a late 19th-century vernacular farmhouse is in Lorton.For more information about the Resident Curator Pro-gram, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resident-curator-program or call 703-324-8586.

Preserving Local Historic SitesApplications for Herndon’s Historic EllmoreFarmhouse under administrative review.

The historic Ellmore Farmhouse owned by Fairfax CountyPark Authority and located within Frying Pan Park will begetting its new Resident Curator later this year.

The person or organiza-tion selected as theResident Curator for theElmore Farmhouse willenter into a contractualagreement with FairfaxCounty and provide therehabilitation and ongo-ing maintenance inexchange for a long-term lease.

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IN FEBRUARY 2001, the Fairfax County Park Au-thority purchased the property as part of Frying PanFarm Park. The farmhouse is significant due to itsassociation with dairy farming and as the residenceof Fairfax County Board of Supervisor member Will-iam H. Ellmore.

According to David Buchta, Heritage ConservationBranch Manager, Fairfax County Park Authority, theadministrative review of selected applications filedin late 2016 is underway, and the public commentcomponent of the review will be advertised. As forthe timeframe of when the name of the curator ismade public, Buchta said, “We hope to announce thenew Resident Curator later this year.”

As part of the application process, those interested,individuals and corporations, had to submit a de-tailed Treatment Plan of the historic farmhouse not-ing architectural, structural, mechanical, electricaland plumbing recommendations with total costs peritem required. Buchta said the Treatment Plan forthe house would involve rehabilitating the interiorfrom mixed residential and office use to, dependingupon the applicant, possibly either “a residence or ifthe applicant is commercial, the interior work maybe adapted.”

All work undertaken, Buchta said must be in ac-cord with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standardsfor Rehabilitating Historic Structures. In addition,the County of Fairfax states: “The proposed use mustbe compatible with the historic nature of the re-source, the general management plan for the park,and the mission of Resource Management Division.”Buchta said applicants are also being reviewed for


Sports

By Mercia Hobson

The Connection

After sweeping the 500mraces during December’sU.S. Olympic Team Trials

in Kearns, Utah, Restonspeedskater Maame Biney, 18,made her Olympic debut as amember of Team USA at thePyeongChang 2018 Olympic Win-ter Games. The high school senior,who hails from Ghana and lives inReston with her father KwekuBiney, is the youngest member ofthe U.S. Olympic short-track speedskating team, a medal contender,and the team’s first African-Ameri-

seconds, edged out KIM Alang (KOR) with a time43.724, a .059 second difference.

Biney and U.S. Short Track Coach Anthony Barthellhad devised a plan before the 4 1/2-lap race – pullaway with a strong start and then block South Ko-rean KIM Alang, 22, the crowd favorite. The planworked. Biney held off KIM Alang in the last lap witha great defensive move and with her sprint to finish,Biney advanced.

In the stands, Biney’s father cheered as did Vice Presi-dent Mike Pence who later tweeted, “Congrats to@BineyMaame on advancing in Women’s 500M!@SecondLady & I are rooting for you! Let’sgo#TeamUSA #pyeongchang2018.”

In Tuesday’s Quarterfinal Heat 3, Biney sprintedoff the line and was bumped by Sofia Prosvirnovafrom Russia throwing off her rhythm. Biney finishedfourth out of four with a time of 44.772 seconds.Prosvirnova ranked first with a time of 43.466. Bineyis planning to compete in the 1500m on Saturday,Feb. 17 and depending upon the outcome, may bebringing home more than determination and her in-fectious smile when she returns home to friends andformer classmates in Reston.

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can female speed skater to qualify.Biney attended South Lakes High School in Reston

until she relocated to Salt Lake City to train with theU.S. short-track team in July 2017. Since then, Bineyhas lived in Utah with a host family who was withBiney’s father at the Olympic trials to cheer her on.

Short-track skaters mass start each heat with fourskaters and must finish in either first or second toplace in their heat to advance. Skaters can reachspeeds of up to 30 miles per hour as they race coun-terclockwise on a 111.2-meter oval course, bump-ing into each other and fighting centrifugal force onthe tight corners. It is that low left bodyline and theirrubber-tipped gloves skimming the ice that makesshort-track speed skating unique.

Hopes and dreams are hinged on a competitionthat – from start to finish – is under a minute. Al-though speed, strategy, and planning are critical,sometimes unexpected events, come into play.

At the Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday, Feb. 10,19:52 EST, in Heat 5 of the 500-meter short-trackspeed skating race, Biney captured second place be-hind FAN Kexin (CHN) qualifying her for Tuesday’squarterfinals. The Reston teen, with a time of 43.665


Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

I realize that given the growth and evolu-tion of the world most of us live in, and howbusiness is transacted, there are two words, aphrase actually, whose very existence is threat-ened: “Bill me.” “C.O.D.,” “Cash on delivery”is likely itself on the precipice of extinction, adodo bird if there ever was one. However,since “Money makes the world go ‘round,” –or at least it made the hit musical “Cabaret”go ‘round in 1966, credit and one’s goodname can only stretch the dollar so far. Billshave to paid or else the world doesn’t “go‘round” so far. Moreover, if the money is miss-ing, there’s less to sing about.

Ergo an idea/system was devised wherebypeople/entities to whom you owed moneywould have semi unfettered access to yourmoney – without having to talk to you/askpermission. Once the consumer/”ower” hadsigned an authorization granting such access,the game was on and the money withdrawn(debited) regularly, as agreed to.

Occasionally, financial inducements wereoffered to entice the consumer to subject hismoney/accounts to such plundering. Buteventually, the process became all the rage.Meaning, consumers couldn’t transact busi-ness any other way, and despite any hesita-tions or objections (anger) to the contrary, itwas either debit or die. And though this sys-tem didn’t cause a revolution or become amotto on a license plate, it did change howwe bank, buy and balance.

Within the last few weeks I’ve added twomore automatic monthly debits. Paymentswhich I was given no other realisticchoice/method to pay other than all at once(not happening,) or once a month, automati-cally from my bank. And not that I felt held upby the process, but I did feel as if the highwayawaited if I didn’t pay their way.

So now I have six monthly debits draftingon five different but recurring days, save forholidays and weekends of course. In addition,I have granted additional bank access to retail-ers, service providers, Internet-only compa-nies, Amazon, pharmaceutical warehousesand on and on and on; all of whom have keys– so to speak – to my kingdom, such as it is.

Still, I think I know what’s being debited atany given time, but in the context of and con-junction with, all the other transactions that Ior my wife make, sometimes I don’t know if Ido know, actually, whether my money is com-ing in or going out or finding a new homesomewhere – and one not in this country andlikely irretrievable, or disappearing altogetherwith any other money I may haveaccumulated.

All of those worst case, possibly everydayscenarios, notwithstanding, what can I do? If Idon’t play and in turn, don’t pay, then I amlikely having to fend for myself. I may still haveplenty places to go to, but what am I going todo when I get there? My wallet (unlike GeorgeCostanza’s) isn’t big enough to hold all thecash I’d need to conclude just a few of mytransactions. I don’t like ceding control thisway, but the joke may already be on me: Idon’t have any control. It was taken away along time ago when the first authorization wassigned allowing a second/third party to with-draw money – automatically, and regularly,from the “signee’s” bank account. From thatpoint on, it was, as we say in New England:“Katie bar the door,” meaning: bad news,among a variety of other “unpleasantries.”

Regardless of how I fear all of these com-panies/”withdrawers” having a way into mybank account in order to get my money out,the reality is, there isn’t a damn thing I can doabout it. I just have to pay attention, literally –and figuratively. Otherwise, I’ll be a victim oftheir circumstance.

“AutoMadic”Submit civic/community announcements at

ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos andartwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, atleast two weeks before event.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONChild turning 5 years old by Sept.30? If so,

contact your child’s school to makearrangements for kindergarten enrollment. Mostschools begin getting information together nowfor parents of incoming kindergartners, andmany host an orientation or open house. Allkindergarten programs are full-day and locatedin FCPS elementary schools. Check your school’swebpage or contact the school directly forspecific enrollment information and dates oforientationor visit www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 14The Bottom Line. 8 a.m. at Hyatt Regency

Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Boulevard, Herndon.What influences whether new businesses willopen or successful companies will relocate to aneighborhood? Transportation strategies play animportant role. But there’s a lot more tobringing new enterprise to the region. Comeexplore the nexus between mobilitymanagement and economic development fromthe “financial” side of the road. Members free,non-members, $35. RSVP to Kelly Woodward [email protected].

Grant Application Deadline. The CommunityInvestment Funds are the signature grant cyclemanaged by the Community Foundation inwhich funds are invested in organizationsserving the Northern Virginia community. Thisyear funding will be provided in four areas offocus: Child and Youth Development, Education,Poverty Relief, and Aging. Visitwww.cfnova.org/for-grant-seekers/community-investment-funds.

Commemorative Bricks Sale Ends. Each yeardozens of individuals leave their mark on Restonthrough a commemorative brick. The bricks arededicated at Founder’s Day - April 14, 2018 -and installed on Lake Anne Plaza. Bricks can bepurchased from the Reston Historic Trust &Museum for a tax-deductible contribution of$100 for a standard-sized brick and $250 for alarge brick. To order, visit the museum, go towww.restonmuseum.org/support, or contactAlexandra Campbell at [email protected] 703-709-7700.

THURSDAY/FEB. 15The MOMS Club of Herndon. 10 a.m. at Trinity

Presbyterian Church, 651 Dravnesville Road,Herndon. All Herndon at-home mothers andchildren (residents of zip codes 20170 and20171) are invited for a presentation fromKingdom Destinations about Disney vacations(parks, restorts, cruises, etc.). For moreinformation, or to RSVP, contact Colleen Steare,Membership VP [email protected].

Building Healthy Relationships. 10 a.m.-noon atDunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334Gallows Road, Entrance 1 - Room 100, DunnLoring. Navigating the social world is hard. It canbe extremely difficult for children and teenagerswith disabilities. This workshop, for parents ofmiddle and high school students with disabilities,will provide important information to help yourchild build healthy relationships in the socialworld. Register at http://bit.ly/2nI5uCf.

Community Food Packing. 10-11:30 a.m. atDominion Energy, 3072 Centreville Road,Herndon. Assistance League of Northern Virginiawill hold its next monthly food packing. [email protected] or visit

www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.Social Security: Understanding Your

Benefits. 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. This hour-long session explains the facets of Social Security(retirement, survivors, and disability benefits),discusses the options for when to claim yourretirement benefits, and covers implications ofworking while collecting benefits. For moreinformation or to register call 703-390-6157 oremail [email protected].

FRIDAY/FEB. 16Application Deadline. Greater Reston Arts

Center (GRACE) invites artists to submit aproposal for new artwork in response to theprompt, “If you could do anything, what wouldthat be?” Five artists will be selected by GuestCurator Don Russell and GRACE AssociateCurator Erica Harrison to participate in the 2018Mary B. Howard Invitational: STRETCH.Selected artists will receive a $250 honorariumand $1,000 for materials. Visit restonarts.org.

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

6,921.22 miles awayfrom Herndon, Virginia, hundreds of ath-

letes from 92 different countrieshave gathered to compete in the2018 Winter Olympics. A lotcloser to home, there wasplenty of comparable spirit, en-thusiasm and skill – albeit moremental than physical – on dis-play at the Nysmith School forthe Gifted as students, repre-senting 55 different nationalbackgrounds, participated intheir own Winter OlympicsTheme Day.

Staff and students dressed ina variety of sports regalia to gofor the educational gold as eachclass undertook lesson plansthat incorporated Olympic-re-lated activities.

The second-graders in Ms.Jones’ class were busy measur-ing distances achieved in suchevents as marshmallow “snow-ball” tossing, ice cube luge runsand even marble curling.

The kindergarten scienceroom gang were working ontheir hypotheses (and yes, theydid use that word to describetheir theories) as they testedwhether a variety of itemsmight or might not slide onhomemade mini-ice rinks.

The third graders got in on

the action, as well, applyingfactoring mathematics to anumber of Olympic events andmoves.

The seventh grade environ-mental sciences class used theirstudy of earthquakes to con-struct an Olympic stadiummodel designed to withstandthe effects of quake waves.These young scientists/archi-tects are planning ahead for the2020 Summer Olympics thatwill be held in Tokyo, near thefault line of two geologic plates.

It wasn’t all classroom action,though. One half of the gymwas converted into a pseudohockey rink, while the otherhalf hosted a Nysmith versionof the biathlon competition,with students cross-country“skiing” and then taking aim ata line of targets set up on theauditorium stage.

Whether they are participat-ing in the academic arenas orin fields of physical activity, theNysmith students give it theirall. “When we say ‘learning isfun,’ we all really mean it,” saidschool director Ken Nysmith.Shouts of “Yes!” “Got it!” and“Score!” from the classroomsand the sporting venues seemto echo through the hallways inagreement.

More information about theschool is available atwww.nysmith.com.

From left: first graders Gia Jagadesh, Julie Zhao andJason Cresswell, Jr. show off their own versions ofthe Olympic torch.

It’s not all about theclasswork at theNysmith School.Healthy activities arepart of learning, too.On Winter OlympicsTheme Day, studentspracticed “ice”sports, “skiing” andeven the “biathlon.”

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGArt Exhibit. Through Feb. 17, various

times at the Greater Reston ArtsCenter, 11900 Market St., Reston.Featuring the work of Paulina Peavy,namesake of “Paulina Peavy: AMessage to Paulina,” the firstexhibition to bring together aselection of Peavy’s works acrossdisciplines including works on paper,paintings, films, texts, and numerousmixed media masks. Visitwww.restonarts.org for more.

Homegrown Yoga. Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday nights atArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Alison Adams is bringingHomegrown Yoga to ArtSpaceHerndon. All levels welcome. Drop inand take a class. $25 two weekunlimited pass or drop-in available.Visitwww.homegrownpoweryoga.com tosign up.

The Elden Street Tea Shop.Saturdays in ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Sip tea andenjoy a variety of locally made snacksand pastries while enjoying the latestart installations in the gallery. Visitwww.eldenstreettea.com.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 14Color Me Happy. 7 p.m. at Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Relax, unwind,and color your cares away in ouradult coloring session. Invite a friend,date or mate to come along! Coloringpages and pencils provided, or bringyour own. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

THURSDAY/FEB. 15Reston Historic Trust to Host

Program. 7 p.m. at the RestonHistoric Trust & Museum, 1639Washington Plaza N., Reston. OnDiversity — An Exploration of BobSimon’s Goal in Reston 2018. Jointhe Reston Historic Trust & Museumfor an interesting panel discussion.The program will be held in the JoAnn Rose Gallery at RestonCommunity Center Lake Anne and isfree to the public. Seating is limited,so reservations are welcome. Contact703-709-7700 [email protected].

THURSDAY/FEB. 16Great Decisions Series. 2 p.m. at

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Watch the film produced by theForeign Policy Association andparticipate in the roundtablediscussion on current events and U.S.foreign policy options. The topic forthis month is “Russia’s ForeignPolicy”. Discussion materials will beavailable at the Info Desk two weeksbefore the event. Light refreshmentswill be served. Call 703-689-2700 orvisitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Application Deadline. GreaterReston Arts Center invites artists tosubmit a proposal for new artwork inresponse to the prompt, “If you coulddo anything, what would that be?”Five artists will be selected by GuestCurator Don Russell and GRACEAssociate Curator Erica Harrison toparticipate in the 2018 Mary B.Howard Invitational: STRETCH.Selected artists will receive a $250honorarium and $1,000 formaterials. Call 703-471-9242 or visitrestonarts.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 17Bluegrass String Quintet. 7-9 p.m.

at ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Bluegrass String Quintet:Two Ton Twig, honoring a time and

spirit when music was more raw andhonest, the string quintet combinesemotion and depth with theirraucous and carefree attitude. Theresult is both captivating and foot-stompin’ fun. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.org/new-events/2018/2/17/two-ton-twig formore.

SUNDAY/FEB. 18Piedmont Bluz. 2 p.m. at Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Piedmont BluzAcoustic Duo plays traditionalAfrican American folk music. Theyhelp preserve this music throughworkshops and presentations.Sponsored by the Friends of theReston Regional Library. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

MONDAY/FEB. 19Children’s Performing Arts Series.

10:30-11:15 a.m. at HerndonCommunity Center, 814 FerndaleAve., Herndon. Rocknoceros. CoachCotton, Williebob, and BoogieWoogie Bennie perform wildlypopular award-winning music for thewhole family. Rocknoceros hasdominated the DC children’s musicscene for many years. Ages 1-10. $4in advance/$5 at the door perperson, per show. Children under theage of one are free. Call 703-787-7300 or visit herndon-va.gov.

TUESDAY/FEB. 20Sam’s Book Club. 7 p.m. at Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join formerlibrary director Sam Clay as he leadsa lively book discussion. February’stitle is Little Paris Bookshop by NinaGeorge. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Live Music. 7:15 p.m. at Amphora’sDiner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St -Herndon. The RestonHerndon FolkClub presents an evening concertstarring guitarist Jim Hurst. $10members, $11 non-members. Ticketsat the door or email

[email protected]. Call 703-435-2402 or visitwww.restonherndonfolkclub.com.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 21Book Club. 12:15-1:15 p.m. at Scrawl

Books,11911 Freedom Drive, RestonTown Center. Scrawl Books is hostinga lunch-time book club on the 3rdWednesday of each month. The firstbook is Girl Waits with Gun by AmyStewart. Visit scrawlbooks.com orcall 703-966-2111.

Author Discussion. 7 p.m. at ScrawlBooks, 11911 Freedom Drive, RestonTown Center. Scrawl Books is hostinga live video discussion with AmyStewart, the author of Girl Waitswith Gun.

THROUGH FEB. 23Diva Central Dress Drive with

Reston Community Center collectionin building lobbies at Reston TownCenter. The annual Diva CentralDress Drive’ mission is to promoteconfidence and self-esteem byproviding high school students a freeprom dress and other accessories.Donate new or lightly used formaldresses, shoes, jewelry, handbags andaccessories, collected in boxeslocated in building lobbies. Visitrestontowncenter.com.

SUNDAY/FEB. 25Author Event. 4 p.m. at Scrawl Books,

11911 Freedom Drive, Reston TownCenter. Author Dennis Woods will bediscussing his memoir Black FlagJournals. Visitwww.scrawlbooks.com/event/black-flag-journals-dennis-woods

THURSDAY/MARCH 1Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. at

Signature at Reston Town Center,11850 Freedom Drive, Reston. Thefirst exhibit features artwork by CraigMoran, a DC-based painter known forhis boldly patterned canvases. Freeand open to the public. Call 703-471-9242, ext. 114 or visitwww.restonarts.org.

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Artwork by Craig Moran, a DC-based painter known forhis boldly patterned canvases.

Art ExhibitGreater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) is pleased to announce a new partnership

with Signature, Reston Town Center’s newest luxury apartment building. GRACEwill present a year-round schedule of exhibitions of local artists at Signature’sground floor gallery starting in February 2018, sponsored by Balducci’s Food Lover’sMarket, which will open its newest market in the ground floor of the Signaturebuilding this spring. The first exhibit will open with a reception Thursday, March1, 6-8 p.m. at Signature at Reston Town Center, 11850 Freedom Drive, Reston.Free and open to the public. Call 703-471-9242, ext. 114 or visitwww.restonarts.org.

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