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October 18th, 2008

Ballet Flamenco José Porcel

The sensual and fiery emotions of flamenco is said to have started with songs and dances that recall the hopes and sorrows of Gypsies.
Over the centuries flamenco has evolved from folk dancing to a form of passionate performance art.
Ballet Flamenco José Porcel, from Spain, will perform a combination of traditional and modern flamenco works, […]

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March 23rd, 2008

Call me Ishmael…

In the great American novel by Herman Melville, Moby Dick, the possessed and singularly-focused Captain Ahab leads his crew on a suicidal and revengeful hunt for the white whale that took his leg. Leading his crew from the whaling capital of New Bedford around the globe,  in the end, only one sailor is left alive […]

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March 20th, 2008

March Madness at George Mason

The local underdog, the George Mason University Patriots, made it to the NCAA basketball Final Four in 2006.  Most sports experts said it was a once in a lifetime chance for such a small school.
Here we are two years later, and GMU has made it to the NCAA tournament, ranked number 12th.
Tonight, the Patriots […]

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November 5th, 2006

Join Up with the Colonial Militia – Veterans Day Weekend - Nov. 11-12

It’s 1774 and British oppression is aggravating the colonists.  Now’s your chance to join other militia “recruits” and watch Revolutionary army militia drills and a mock battle designed to inspire recruits join the Virginia militia. 
 
Militia Muster: Prelude to Revolution will be held over Veterans Day weekend at Gunston Hall, the home of one of our founding […]

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