GREAT FALLS CEREMONY TO MARK VETERANS DAY: The Great Falls Freedom Memorial will play host to the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
The ceremony, open to all, will honor those who have served the country in the Armed Forces. It will include a color guard, patriotic songs and remarks by Great Falls native Bruce Fein, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.
The Freedom Memorial is located behind the Great Falls Library at 9830 Georgetown Pike. Ample parking is available in the library parking lot. Seating will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own portable chairs.
In case of rain, the ceremony will be held at the Great Falls Grange.
McLEAN PROJECT FOR ARTS TO HOST WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA: Art enthusiasts, collectors and jazz-lovers alike are the target audience for the McLean Project for the Arts’s inaugural “MPA Inspires: A Weekend of Collecting and Connecting.”
To be held Nov. 18-19, events will take place at MPA Downtown, the organization’s hoped-for new supplemental space located in The Signet building at 6910 Fleetwood Road.
Events include an alumni art showcase, featuring work by more than 60 MPA artists.
“We are thrilled this weekend will bring such a group of dynamic artists, each esteemed alumni of MPA’s exhibition program, together with our warm and engaged community of supporters,” MPA executive director Lori Carbonneau said. “This moment stands as one of the most remarkable milestones in MPA’s 61-year history, and a celebration of our continued leadership in McLean and the wider regional arts scene.”
Events also will include a panel discussion, and meet-the-artists events on Saturday and a Sunday jazz brunch featuring a drawing for works donated by artists.
There is no cost to attend Saturday’s events, but reservations are required. Art + Soul Jazz Brunch tickets are available for $150 a person, and tickets for the Collectors’ Drawing are an additional $600. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
For information and a complete schedule of events, see the Website at www.mpaart.org.
McLEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HEAR ABOUT MOUNT VERNON: Archeologist and historian Patrick O’Neill will discuss George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate at the monthly meeting of the McLean Historical Society.
The event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The public is invited.
For information, call Carole Herrick at (703) 356-8223.
ARTIST TO DEMONSTRATE HER TECHNIQUE: The McLean Art Society will host Deborah Conn at its monthly meeting, to be held on Friday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at the McLean Community Center.
Conn, a signature member of Potomac Valley Watercolorists and other groups, will demonstrate her technique for creating portraits using a painted surface of crinkled tissue paper.
The community is invited.
