Schlesinger Center Events for December 2013

Schlesinger Center Events for December 2013

Friday, December 6, 8pm
The Heights School Christmas Concert
under the direction of Dr. Kevin L. Strother and
Mr. Patrick A. Love
301/365-4300
www.heights.edu
Tickets Required

 

Sunday December 8, 4pm
New Dominion Chorale
Welcome, Yule!
703/442-9404
www.newdominion.org

Tickets Required

 

Tuesday, December 10, 7:30pm
The Alexandria Band and the NOVA Community Chorus
703/845-6252
http://www.alexandria-band.org/
Donations Requested

 

Saturday, December 14, 3pm

The Ballet Arts Ensemble of Fairfax, Inc.
Nutcracker in a Nutshell

703/273-5344
www.thecenterforballetarts.com
Tickets Required

Saturday, December 14, 7:30pm
The Ballet Arts Ensemble of Fairfax, Inc.
Nutcracker in a Nutshell

703/273-5344
www.thecenterforballetarts.com
Tickets Required

Sunday, December 15, 3pm
The Ballet Arts Ensemble of Fairfax, Inc.
Nutcracker in a Nutshell

703/273-5344
www.thecenterforballetarts.com
Tickets Required

NOVA – Alexandria Music Ensembles to play Holiday Concert

NOVA-Alexandria music ensembles to play Holiday Concert

Living Legends of Alexandria nominees celebrated

 Christmas Concert

What:  Celebrate the holiday season listening to much-beloved favorites such as “Deck the Halls” and “Jingle Bells” at this year’s Holiday Concert on the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College.  The musical event will feature the NOVA Community Chorus, the NOVA Alexandria Jazz Ensemble and the Alexandria Band. Other songs to be performed include “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Selections from Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War” will also be performed and the evening will be capped by an audience sing-along.  Attendees will also be introduced to the 2014 Living Legends of Alexandria nominees during the evening. The initiative is an on-going not-for-profit photo-documentary project to identify, honor, and chronicle the people making current history in Alexandria. The 2014 Legends will be selected later this month and honored early next year at the annual Meet the Legend Reception.

 

When:  The concert will take place Tuesday, Dec. 10. A reception to greet the Living Legends nominees begins at 6:30 p.m. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

 

Where:  Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 3001 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311

 

Cost:  The concert is free and open to the public. Free garage parking will also be available. The garage is closed from Campus Drive, but accessible from the Beauregard Street entrance.

 

Concert Contact:  Lisa C. Eckstein, Music Instructor and Band Director at NOVA-Alexandria, 703.845.6252 or leckstein@nvcc.edu

Faculty Spotlight: Katie Seeler

KATIE SEELER

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Cardboard Boat (Edit)

I attended a magnet school for Pre-Engineering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  During my freshmen year (2000), our beginning engineering class was tasked with creating a cardboard boat from a designated list of supplies that teams of 2 would paddle across the swimming pool and back.  My partner Stephanie and I worked on the project for at least a month – gathering cardboard, box cutters, duct tape, and Thomson’s water seal; designing and constructing our boat; and testing the finished product in her family’s pool.

The day of reckoning finally arrived and it was a cold one (we’re Floridians, so cut us some slack!).  Our class was all there, along with another class to observe and cheer us on.  I’m happy to report that Stephanie and I survived the trek across the pool and back in one piece, although quite a few others were not so fortunate.  All in all, it was a lot of fun, especially watching the video afterwards when someone’s boat entirely disintegrated into hundreds of pieces when they entered the water.  Our boat was saved as an example for future students, although it’s probably long gone by now.