Tuesday 12 August 2014

Arts and culture

Annual festivals include the "Celebrate Fairfax!" festival held in June at the Fairfax County Government Middle in Fairfax City, the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival[55] held in May at the Reston Town Middle in Reston, and the International Kid's Festival held in September at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, which features a performing arts middle situated outside the town of Vienna.

Fairfax County supports a summer concert series held in multiple venues throughout the county on various nights. The concert series are called Arts in the Parks, Braddock Nights, Lee District Nights, Mt. Vernon Nights, Nottoway Nights, Spotlight by Starlight, Sounds of Summer and Starlight Cinema.[56]

The Patriot Middle, located on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University outside of the City of Fairfax, hosts a few concerts and shows. Also the nearby Middle for the Arts at George Mason is a major year-round arts venue in Fairfax County. Another major Fairfax County venue is the Workhouse Arts Middle, which is located in Lorton, Virginia and includes studios for artists, event facilities for performing groups, and gallery exhibitions. Smaller local art venues include:

Alden Theater at the McLean Community Middle
ArtSpace Herndon
Middle Stage at the Reston Community Middle
Greater Reston Arts Middle
James Lee Community Middle Theater
Vienna Arts Society (www.ViennaArtsSociety.org)

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