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Tragedy Leads 

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By Rob Wile 

The Connection 

The death of one’s child is 

an unthinkable tragedy, 

and for the parents of victims 

of Sudden Infant Death 

Sydrome (SIDS), it comes without 

warning. 

Brandon Heiner, lead singer for 

Heather’s Headache, knows this. 

In 2005, Heiner lost his twomonth-old 

son Brady to SIDS in 

the infant’s first week at daycare. 

“It was an extremely difficult 

day,” he said. “It’s always a shock 

for SIDS parents — it was completely 

unexpected. You don’t have 

any reason to believe that anything 

is amiss.” 

Politics 

Mt. Vernon native Brandon 

Heiner has been playing in 

Heather’s Headache for 

seven years. 

In the best way he knows, 

Heiner hopes to ensure that D.C.area 

parents will not have to face 

See Benefit Show, Page 5 

For Ebbin, A Jump to the Left 

A theme for Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49) in this year’s General Assembly 

session has been bans. He proposed a ban on the sale of 

energy-wasting appliances and a ban on incandescent light bulbs. 

He also proposed a five-cent tax on plastic and paper bags used 

by grocery stores, as well as a measure that would prohibit discrimination 

based on sexual orientation in public hiring. 

All of these bills failed, with none even making it to the floor of 

the House. According to Ebbin, this wasn’t surprising. 

“I try to introduce a balance of bills between ones that have a 

reasonable chance at passing and bills that start a public discussion 

that’s needed on important issues,” he said. “I wanted to 

stimulate discussion and move the issue forward.” 

Ebbin represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district that 

encompasses most of South Arlington along with parts of Alexandria 

and Fairfax. He acknowledges that his agenda this year, 

especially the bills that had little chance of passing, plays well 

among his “more progressive constituencies.” 

“But that’s not how I plan my agenda,” he said. “These issues 

really matter to me. Every year that we don’t address important 

environmental issues is a year that we fall further behind. … And 

I don’t think that the environmental issues should be considered 

‘left.’ To me, they’re really common sense.” 

Ebbin also proposed a bill that would keep polls open for an 

extra hour on Election Day, which died in committee, and another 

bill that would broaden the definition of human trafficking, 

which is still being considered. But with Virginia’s multi-billion 

dollar gap in spending, Ebbin said that his biggest concern 

right now is the budget. “We’ve had such a huge shortfall in revenue,” 

he said. “It threatens so many things.” 

— David Schultz 

Hynes Backs Wagner 

Arlington County Board Member Mary Hynes (D) endorsed Jody 

Wagner, the former Virginia Secretary of Finance, for Lieutenant 

Governor. Wagner was also endorsed by Fairfax County Supervisor 

Cathy Hudgins (D), Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille (D) and Alexandria 

City Council Members Del Pepper (D), Tim Lovain (D) 

and Paul Smedberg (D). 

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News 

“She couldn’t interact with her friends.” 

The cancer quickly went into remission 

and Becky was able to start first grade at 

Jamestown Elementary School this fall. 

But a few weeks ago, she was taken out 

of school again when a broken arm 

caused her white blood cell count to drop 

precipitously. 

However, this time she wouldn’t have 

to be cut off from her friends at 

Jamestown. Georgetown University Hospital, 

where Becky is receiving treatment, 

set up a laptop computer in its Pediatric 

Oncology department that allows chil 

See Webcam, Page 4 

That first day of school 

for the four students 

marked the end of a fiveyear 

legal battle in Virginia 

to implement the ruling of 

the United States Supreme 

Court’s ruling in Brown vs. 

Board of Education of Topeka 

— that the nation’s 

policy of maintaining separate 

schools for black and 

white students was unconstitutional. 

It also marked 

the beginning of a new day 

for an entire generation of 

children, and for those that 

would follow. 

LONG BEFORE he became 

the first black chairman 

of the Arlington 

County Board of Supervisors since the Reconstruction 

era following the Civil War and 

before he became Chief Judge of the Ar- 

Arlington Connection Editor Steven Mauren 

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‘Four Unassuming Foot Soldiers of History’ 

Arlington celebrates 

50 th anniversary of 

the integration of the 

public school system. 

By Aaron Stern 


Looking back now, 50 years hence, 

things are a bit of a blur. Ronnie 

Deskins remembers a reporter 

taking notes that morning as he 

ate the breakfast his mother prepared for 

him, then brushed his teeth. Family and 

friends all gathered to watch he and his 

friends head off to Stratford Junior High, 

and Gloria Thompson remembers walking 

past rows of armed police officers on her 

way past crowds present to witness her take 

that walk. 

Photo by Herman Farrer Photography 

By David Schultz 


Becky Wilson’s extroverted personality 

borders on irrepressible. The 

six-year-old Arlington resident is 

talkative, outgoing and loves to be the 

center of attention. 

So when she underwent treatment for 

acute lymphoblastic leukemia 18 months 

ago, it was especially difficult for her to 

spend weeks in the hospital, away from 

school and away from friends. 

“There were times she felt isolated and 

frustrated,” Becky’s mother, Lisa, said. 

Other than that, it was a 

pretty normal first day of 

school. 

On Feb. 2, 1959 four 12year-olds 

became the first 

black students to attend a 

previously all-white school 

in Arlington County, and 

the Arlington County Public 

Schools were integrated. 

Those four students — Ron 

Deskins, Michael Jones, 

Gloria Thompson, and 

Lance Newman — were 

honored at a ceremony at 

the H-B Woodlawn Secondary 

Program on Monday, 

Feb. 23 in a ceremony that 

featured three of those four 

original students, Gov. Tim 

Kaine, Del. Bob Brink and 

other local political officials, as well as several 

of the Stratford teachers who were 

onhand for that historic day. 

Becky Wilson, with her mother Lisa (right) and hospital staffer 

Linda Kim (left), connects with her classmates via the Internet. 

Staying Connected 

Six-year-old cancer patient uses Internet 

to keep up with her classmates. 

William T. Newman, 

Chief Judge of the 

Arlington Circuit Court. 

Photo by Louise Krafft/Connection 

By David Schultz 


Arlington County Manager Ron 

Carlee is proposing $23 million in 

service cuts and a three-percent 

increase in the real estate tax rate to make 

up for a multi-million dollar gap in 

Arlington’s annual budget. 

Gulf Branch Nature Center, the Ellipse 

Arts Center and the Arlington Mill Community 

Center are among the casualties in 

Carlee’s proposed $929.5 million spending 

plan for the upcoming fiscal year, which is 

1.3 percent lower than last year’s spending 

plan. 

Carlee described his budget as a “serious 

belt-tightening” but one that still maintains 

the County’s values. “In a city, you’re either 

going forward or sliding backwards,” he 

said. “This is a budget that keeps us from 

sliding backwards. … [It is] unnecessarily 

disruptive to start restructuring who and 

what we are.” 

THE COUNTY derives the lion’s share of 

its revenues from taxes on real estate assessments. 

This year, real estate values in 

Arlington increased less than one percent 

over the previous year, after several years 

of double digit increases. This rapid stagnation 

in real estate values has forced the 

county to downsize. 

Carlee is proposing the elimination of 100 

positions in county government, 40 of 

lington Circuit Court, William Newman was 

a third-grader at Drew Elementary School 

when Deskins, Jones, Thompson and Lance 

Newman broke the color barrier in Arlington 

County Public Schools. Before them, 

“doors I didn’t know existed were already 

being closed to me,” he said as he delivered 

the keynote address at Monday’s ceremony. 

Unbeknownst to him, his life 

changed that day. 

“My life and the possibilities it held expanded 

exponentially,” he said. 

“What a scary thing it must have been for 

four seventh graders… to come into a place 

where they knew they weren’t welcome,” 

said Kaine. 

The battle against the U.S. Supreme 

Court’s decision in Virginia was called “massive 

resistance,” a term coined by U.S. Sen. 

Harry Byrd of Virginia, and was a fight that 

grew so fierce that Prince Edward County 

Public Schools closed down for five years 

See Integration, Page 4 

How To Cut $23 Million 

Carlee’s budget 

proposal hits Parks & 

Rec, libraries hardest. 

Budget Cuts 

The following is a partial list of the services that 

would be eliminated or reduced under County 

Manager Ron Carlee’s proposed budget: 

❖ Cancellation of Planet Arlington Music Festival 

❖ Closure of Gulf Branch Nature Center 

❖ Closure of Ellipse Arts Center 

❖ Reduction in park and street tree maintenance 

❖ Glencarlyn, Cherrydale and Aurora Highlands 

Libraries to operate only three days per week 

❖ Charging for after-hours parking at Human 

Services Building in Clarendon 

❖ Closure of Madison Adult Day Center 

❖ Reduction of service on two ART bus routes 

❖ Elimination of extra police detail in Clarendon 

❖ Reduction of concrete maintenance and repair 

❖ Increasing of solid waste collection fee 

❖ Elimination of five deputy sheriff positions 

❖ Postponement of Arlington Mill Community 

Center project 

which, he said, are currently filled. Carlee 

said he would work with the departments 

to see that these 40 employees are either 

reassigned or voluntarily severed, but he 

could not rule out the possibility of layoffs. 

Carlee is also proposing the denial of 

scheduled pay raises to county employees, 

the “first time in modern history” that this 

has been proposed, he said. “I do not like 

this budget,” Carlee said. “[But] what makes 

me very hopeful is we’ve had the worst real 

estate market in known times and Arlington 

weathered it better than anyone else.” 

To make up for some of the lost revenue, 

Carlee is proposing an increase in the real 

estate tax rate by 2.7 cents per $100 of assessed 

value. Since the average home in 

Arlington declined in value over the last 

year, this would amount to an increase of 

$4.25 per month in the tax bill for an average-priced 

home. 

However, according to county figures, 35 

percent of Arlington homes did not decrease 

See Tax Increases, Page 4 


Politics 

Taking Sides in 47 th Race 

It used to be an unspoken rule within the tight-knit Arlington 

County Democratic community 

that elected officials were not to make 

public endorsements in a primary race. 

In recent years, this rule has been tested, 

as the County’s leaders waded into intra-party 

contests. Last week, the rule 

was obliterated. 

County Board Members Barbara 

Favola (D) and Mary Hynes (D) announced 

their support for Patrick 

Hope, a local activist and chair of 

Arlington’s Community Services Board 

who is running in Arlington’s 47 th district 

for a seat in the House of Delegates. 

Patrick Hope 

Hope has four competitors in the race — Miles Grant, 

Adam Parkhomenko, Andres Tobar and Alan Howze 

— who are all vying to win the June 9 Democratic primary. 

But thus far, Hope is the only one to have received the backing 

of a local elected official. “I think it just builds momentum,” 

Hope said about the endorsement. “It also gives me 

credibility.” 

The endorsements of Favola and Hynes are not unprecedented. 

Last year’s School Board race saw several School 

Board members pick sides in a six-way race for the Democratic 

endorsement. In 2007, former School Board member 

Frank Wilson was highly involved in the primary campaign 

of Bob James, who unsuccessfully sought to oust 

Treasurer Frank O’Leary (D). 

But it is unusual for someone on the County Board to 

take sides in a primary, especially this early in the race. 

Favola said she came out for Hope because of her work with 

him on human services issues, which is her area of expertise. 

“I have known Patrick for many years now,” she said. “I 

believe he is the best qualified to be an advocate for the 

most vulnerable in the area.” 

“I think he’s the real deal,” Hynes said. “This is someone 

who has worked to make people’s lives better here in Arlington. 

… I think he is a phenomenally well-qualified person 

to send to Richmond.” 

Favola said she has not received flak from any party insiders 

who might see her as interfering with the race. “I 

don’t mean to alienate anybody,” she said. “I’m coming at 

this as a human services advocate. People who know me 

are not surprised that I’m supporting Patrick.” 

Potential Candidates Waver 

Thus far, there are five candidates fighting to succeed Del. 

Al Eisenberg (D-47). 

Many local political watchers assumed there would be 

more candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. But 

several of those who were considering entering the race 

have, in recent weeks, changed their minds. 

Ted Bilich, the president of the Ashton Heights Civic 

Association, was thinking about a candidacy. But last week, 

he announced he would stay out of the race to support Hope, 

his close friend in the neighborhood. 

Many were certain that Alfonso Lopez would enter the 

race. However, in an interview last week, Lopez said he is 

seriously considering sitting this one out. To enter the race, 

he would have to quit his job as Virginia’s top lobbyist on 

Capitol Hill and, with the recent passage of the economic 

stimulus bill, Lopez is not sure he wants to do that. “I’m 

doing a lot of good right now,” he said. “I think I’d be an 

asset to Arlington [in Richmond], but I think I’m an asset to 

Arlington right now.” 

Local attorney Mike McCarthy is all but out of the race 

at this point. McCarthy, a 25-year-old who graduated from 

George Mason University Law School last year, was scheduled 

to formally announce his candidacy earlier this month 

but postponed it at the last minute, saying he wanted to 

“give it a few more weeks of thought and preparation.” Since 

then, he has not responded to repeated phone and email 

requests for comment. 

— David Schultz 

Photo courtesy 

News 

50 Years On 

From Page 3 

beginning in 1959 instead of integrating. 

“Fifty years ago it was a more important value to 

separate people and keep them apart because of the 

color of their skin then it was to educate them,” Kaine 

said. “That’s a strange thing to think about.” 

The four students did more than just integrate Virginia 

schools, said Kaine — followed later that day by 

a group of black students in Norfolk — but they also 

dragged Virginia into the modern age. 

“It wasn’t just about equality and it wasn’t just about 

education — we were a backwards state and we were 

behind,” Kaine said. 

Walking through the front doors of Stratford wasn’t 

that difficult to do as relatively unaware 12-year-olds, 

said Deskins. They knew what was going on, to be 

certain, but it was their parents who had a more complete 

grasp of the situation and who made the bold 

decision to send their children forth. 

“They had the courage to stand on principle knowing 

there was danger for their children,” he said. 

ONCE THEY GOT INSIDE and settled down to class 

that morning 50 years ago, things were about as normal 

as they can be for any new student in a new school, 

said Michael Jones. The surroundings and their fellow 

students were new, but on the whole people were relatively 

friendly to them, Jones said. 

The school’s teachers and administrators, though, 

were well aware of the enormity of the situation at 

the time. Joe Macekura, a Stratford guidance counselor, 

remembered walking into the school with the students 

to ensure that all went well, walking them to 

their classes, and monitoring them throughout that first 

From Page 3 

in value over the last year. The owners of these homes 

would experience a tax bill increase of greater than 

$4.25 per month under Carlee’s budget. 

Carlee also proposed the postponement of the Arlington 

Mill Community Center reconstruction project, 

which would have included a new affordable housing 

apartment complex. County Board Chair Barbara 

Favola (D) has said that she does not want to decrease 

funding for affordable housing in this year’s budget. 

The County Board will consider Carlee’s budget over 

From Page 3 

dren to connect to their classrooms via the Internet. 

The laptop is outfitted with a video camera, as well 

as the Internet telephone software Skype. The hospitalized 

students can log on and communicate with their 

classmates, both verbally and visually. 

“This is a turning point in the lives of children with 

cancer,” Becky’s oncologist at the hospital, Dr. Aziza 

Shad, said. “Typically, children with cancer are isolated 

from friends and school. … It’s just not been possible 

to get them to interact with their friends the way this 

webcam will.” 

GEORGETOWN University Hospital now has six 

webcam-ready laptops in its Pediatric Oncology department. 

The computers were purchased with 

$23,000 in funds raised by the National Capital Area 

chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 

Donna McKelvey, the chapter’s executive director, 

said that the webcams don’t just help the patients. “The 

classmates get to see that they’re OK,” she said. 

In a special presentation before the evening’s 

program, Ubaldo Sanchez presented Gov. 

Timothy Kaine with one of his original art 

works. Kaine said that the piece would hang at 

the DNC headquarters in Washington D.C. 

day. The doors they walked through that morning were 

more than just those to their junior high school, they were 

doors to public facilities, institutions, and opportunities 

that had until then been closed to them and to countless 

others, Macekura said, doors that they helped to open. 

Thompson said that they were prepared by their families, 

friends, neighbors, churches for the challenge that 

they were given, and that preparation helped them to 

succeed. 

The remembrance of that day was an opportunity to 

reflect, but also to look at the challenges that still lay 

ahead, said Elizabeth Weile, who was the president of 

the Women League of Voters during Virginia’s battle to 

integrate its schools, and she said that the battle to bridge 

remaining socio-economic and racial achievement gaps 

was not yet over. 

“Since I am 94-years-old, I will leave the job to you and 

you and you,” Weile said, pointing around the capacity 

crowd in the H-B Woodlawn auditorium. “Will you accept 

the challenge?” The hundreds gathered loudly 

cheered an affirmative response. 

Manager Proposes Tax Increases 

the next several months and will adopt its own finalized 

version in late April. 

Board Member Walter Tejada (D) bristled at Carlee’s 

proposal to eliminate the Neighborhood Day parade and 

called on Arlingtonians to email the County Board with 

their thoughts on whether the annual event should be 

continued. 

Board Member Chris Zimmerman (D) said that more 

spending cuts may be coming. “We’re not done scrubbing 

the budget yet,” he said. 

David Schultz can also be heard on WAMU 88.5 FM. 

Cancer-Stricken First Grader Uses Webcam 

“This is a huge deal,” Dr. David Nelson, chairman of 

the pediatrics department at Georgetown University Hospital, 

said. “How a child feels about themselves affects 

their treatment. … Losing contact is a big problem. This 

enables them to stay connected.” 

SPORTING pink shoes, apple-print stockings and a bushy 

head of hair, Becky dialed into Helaine Ortiz’s first-grade 

classroom — with some help from the hospital staff. 

She took notes as her classmates informed her of what 

they were learning: literary genres, ancient China, weather 

disasters. She told them about the books she’s been reading 

and the playground she’s building for her toy bear. 

“Don’t be shy!” Becky told her friends as they began to 

crowd the camera. 

The first graders in Ortiz’s classroom seemed almost as 

excited as Becky to be able to use this new technology. 

“You sound better,” one of her classmates said. “Do you 

know when you can come back?” another asked. 

“Not yet,” Becky replied, the only point during the demonstration 

when her voice betrayed a hint of sadness. 


Photo by Louise Krafft/Connection

News 

Show To Benefit SIDS Research 

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a similar ordeal. On Friday, Feb. 27 Heiner and his 

band, will play a benefit concert to raise money for 

SIDS research. The show will take place at Rhodeside 

Grill, 1836 Wilson Blvd., in Arlington. 

As the lead vocalist and songwriter — as well as 

rhythm guitarist — Heiner says that his loss informs 

all his music. He described the band’s latest album, 

“Admonition,” which will officially be released at the 

concert, as “a warning about what can happen in 

life when you’re not paying attention.” 

“There’s a song called “Ominous Peace” about dealing 

with emotion, and depression certainly, relating 

to the loss of my son,” he said. “There’s also a song 

written about a friend of ours who killed someone 

in a crazy love triangle. We chose the name “Admonition” 

to portray the seriousness [of life].” 

Heiner said the band began planning the benefit 

last September. 

“It’s just taken us a little while to get comfortable 

with doing something like [the benefit concert], it’s 

just taken us to this point to feel like we could do 

something,” he said. “We were all really close to it, 

obviously — me in particular — but we’ve reached 

the point where we feel like this is something we 

can do to help other people, whether it’s preventing 

further SIDS deaths from happening or just awareness 

and research, it doesn’t matter to us, we just 

want to help.” 

Doctors know relatively little about what causes 

SIDS which is the leading cause of death in the 

U.S. for infants aged one month to one year. Ex- 


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Heather’s Headache will play a benefit concert Feb. 

27 to raise money for SIDS research. The show will 

take place at Rhodeside Grill, 1836 Wilson Blvd., in 

Arlington. 

Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased at the door 

or by calling 202-262-9342. 

perts have been able to determine a few common 

characteristics amongst SIDS victims: stomachsleeping, 

low birth-weight and inadequate prenatal 

care among them. It is more common in 

boys, and is more likely to happen during colder 

months. 

“It was a — I hate to use the word classic — but it 

was a very typical SIDS case,” Heiner said. “It was a 

boy, it happened in winter, all things that they say, 

that the statistics show. It occurred in his first week 

at daycare, during a nap. He was on his back, which 

is a big thing with SIDS, but it happened anyway. 

“It’s difficult to ever say what exactly caused it, 

but it doesn’t change the fact that it happened and 

that there are people who are going to experience 

and are experiencing the same thing we went 

through.” 

When he’s not on stage or in the studio, Heiner 

works in government affairs for an association in D.C. 

A Mt. Vernon native, Heiner and his wife of 15 years, 

Rachael, now have a set of two-year-old twins, one 

boy and one girl; as well as an eight-year-old daughter. 

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Fashion World Comes to Crystal City 

Diverse range of styles featured 

in two-week long fashion festival. 

By Emma Gonzalez 


Eighteen-year-old model 

Lauren McAree, stood in 

the midst of the crowd 

last week with black 

swirls and red flowers all over her 

body. She appeared like a walking 

doll, covered in white base paint. 

McAree was one of the many 

models who participated in the 

Crystal Couture Festival, a twoweek 

long event with a different 

theme each night. One of the 

themes last week was Tat Tuesday, 

with a focus on tattoos and body 

art. “It’s a lot of fun,” McAree said, 

“A lot of art is involved.” 

Along with boutiques, Crystal 

Couture also partnered with Goodwill 

whose clothing was shown on 

the runway. Donations were accepted 

from the public. 

Angela Fox, CEO of Crystal City’s 

Business Improvement District, 

helped coordinate these events. 

“Our purpose is two-fold,” Fox 

said, “We have opened up the 

venue which is open for lease. Retailers 

can come in and see what’s 

available to them. However, we 

want the community to come out 

and come together. We’re making 

it a fun community.” 

On TAT Tuesday, Feb. 17, pretzels 

and temporary tattoo stickers 

were placed on tables and organic 

beer was available for free tasting. 

Along with McAree, other models 

were being painted with a variety 

of colors such as neon green, yellow, 

white, red, blue and brown. 

Swirls, whiskers, wigs, feathers, 

flowers and paw prints accompa- 

Letters to the Editor 

Support 

Nonprofits 

To the Editor: 

David Schultz’s Feb. 18 article 

“Freddie Mac To Resume Giving to 

Local Charities” offered a glimmer 

of hope to many charities in our 

region — including ours, SCAN 

(Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern 

Virginia — who have received 

grants from the Freddie Mac Foundation 

in the past. 

But the article also served as an 

important reminder for all of us 

in times like these: prevention programs 

are more important now 

than ever before. 

Recent reports note reports of 

child abuse and neglect are up in 

When & Where 

The Crystal Couture Festival 

is taking place every night from 

now until Feb. 28 at 2450 

Crystal Drive in Arlington. 

❖ Feb. 26: Denim Night 

Thursday (6 -10 p.m.) 

❖ Feb. 27: Foxy Friday Animal 

Prints (6 -10 p.m.) 

❖ Feb. 28: Cocktail Dress 

Saturday (11a.m. – 3 p.m.) 

and Closing Night Gown 

❖ Gala (6 -10 p.m.) 

Admission is free. For more 

information, see 

www.crystalcity.org. 

nied the body paint. 

As music accompanied the event 

and models walked around in their 

painted costumes, belly dancing 

was also a part of the entertainment 

as was Synetic Theatre, 

which had cast members play a 

snippet of their current play, 

“Dante.” 

Vendors added to the night’s activities. 

Imani Brown, owner of 

Artistic Sole, had a smile on her 

face and danced along to the music 

with her co-workers. “I have 

been working with this company 

for three years. I have always 

loved art, especially painting. Long 

story short, I decided to paint on 

sneakers because they are easier 

to carry, and since then I have been 

painting on sneakers,” Brown said. 

The sneakers ranged from cheetah 

print to President Obama’s face in 

a hue of blue. “I want my customers 

to feel like they have wearable 

art,” Brown said. 

The next evening, Crystal Cou 

See Crystal, Page 15 

our community. Domestic violence 

is on the rise. Families across our 

region are in critical need of support. 

But not all hope is lost. We 

can do something about it. 

SCAN — like many other groups 

across the region — offers regular 

parent support groups, providing 

a safe place where parents can 

share their frustrations and triumphs 

in a supportive environment 

and learn new strategies to 

deal with these challenges. The 

groups also introduce parents to 

a wide variety of community resources 

available in the region, 

including those related to financial 

and housing issues. To learn 

more about our parent support 

groups or download our Parent 

Connection Resource Guide, 

Model Lauren McAree shows off her body paint at the 

Crystal Couture Fashion Festival. 

which lists other groups across the 

region, visit our Web site at 

www.scanva.org. 

Freddie Mac is only one source 

of funding. Our hope is that other 

businesses — and individuals — 

follow this lead and find a way to 

continue to support critical programs 

like these when we need 

them the most. 

Parenting is seldom an easy job, 

and in today’s economic climate it 

can seem impossible. Now is the 

time to help parents reach out for 

support. Now is our chance to prevent 

more child abuse and neglect 

before it has a chance to start. 

Diane Charles, Executive 

Director, SCAN (Stop Child 

Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia 

Remembering 

Bozman 

To the Editor: 

Even after she had retired, I 

could count on seeing Ellen 

Bozman’s smiling face in the 

crowd of dignitaries or just folks 

out to enjoy themselves at many 

Arlington County functions. And 

she always made each person feel 

special — she remembered the 

names and faces of so many of her 

admiring public! 

She will be missed. 

God bless and Godspeed you 

Ellen Bozman! 

Azar Attura 


Photo by Emma Gonzalez/The Connection

Bulletin Board 

Know of something missing from our 

community calendar? E-mail it to 

arlington@connectionnewspapers.com. 

Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before 

publication. Call Rebecca Halik at 703- 

917-6407 with any questions. Photos are 

welcome. For more volunteer opportunities, 

classes, announcements visit 

www.arlingtonconnection.com and click 

on Community. 

ONGOING ITEMS 

Beginning Thursday, March 5, 

NAMI-Northern Virginia offers a 

free, 12-week education course in Arlington 

on mental illness for family 

members of individuals with mental illness. 

Contact Marie Fordham at 

517-213-0668 for more information. 

Lent Activities - Clarendon UMC 

(606 N. Irving, Arlington) will hold a 

variety of activities during the Lenten 

Season. All activities will include 

childcare for babies and toddlers, as 

well as special activities for school age 

children. Wednesday, Feb. 25 marks the 

beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday 

services at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. A 

special “Child’s View of Lent” will be 

held in the Praise Room. Visit 

www.morefaith.org for details on activities. 

For more information, contact 

Diane Smith at 703-527-8574. 

The Army Officers’ Wives’ Club 

of the Greater Washington Area 

(AOWCGWA) and the AOWCGWA-Fort 

Myer Thrift Shop have welfare grant 

applications available. The official grant 

application must be received no later 

than April 15. Early submissions are 

encouraged. For eligibility requirements, 

information, instructions and to 

download the official Grant Application 


Form 2008-2009, visit http:// 

aowcgwa.org/welfare.htm 

Every Saturday through April 11, there 

is Free Tax Preparation. 10 a.m. at 

Columbia Pike Library, 816 S. Walter 

Reed Drive. First-come first-served. Visit 

www.aarp.org/taxaide for more. 

SATURDAY/FEB. 28 

Inside Greening Your 

Congregation. Discuss saving 

money, how to help in community 

and more from 9 a.m.-noon at Mount 

Olivet United Methodist Church, 

1500 N. Glebe Road. RSVP at 202- 

885-8684. 

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 4 

Money Talk. 7 p.m. at Central Library, 

1015 N. Quincy St. Women can take 

on their finances. $20 includes 

textbook. 703-228-6417. 

Workshop. 7 p.m. at Shirlington 

Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. 

Workshop on networking. Free. 703- 

228-0322. 

MONDAY/MARCH 9 

Prayer Breakfast. 10 a.m. at 

Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S. 

Buchanan St. $5/person. Registration 

required, 703-553-5800. 

TUESDAY/MARCH 10 

Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at NRECA, 4301 

Wilson Blvd. The Arlingtonians for a 

Clean Environment will discuss 

“Think Local – Act Green. How 

Businesses are Promoting 

Environmental and Community 

Values.” Free. Visit 

www.arlingtonenvironment.org or 

703-228-6427. 

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Theater 

Photo illustration by J. Tom Hnatow; original photos by Scott Suchman 

Ellen McLaughlin as Claire, Kathleen Chalfant as Agnes, Terry Beaver as Tobias, and Carla Harting as Julia in 

“A Delicate Balance” at Arena Stage through March 15. 

Arena’s Frighteningly Good Balance 

Albee’s play about fear gets lovely revival. Where and When 

by Brad Hathaway 


Most playwrights 

working on a 

drama use fear 

somewhere in the 

structure. It is almost always a fear 

of something specific. Fear of 

death. Fear of exposure for some 

weakness or evildoing. A dread of 

failure — financial or personal. 

Not Edward Albee. At least not 

when he was writing “A Delicate 

Balance” which earned him his first 

Pulitzer Prize (he has three). The 

play, which is being performed now 

by an exemplary cast at Arena 

Stage’s temporary home in Crystal 

City, is about fear itself — or, more 

precisely, about dread. Albee never 

diffuses the focus by specifying 

what is feared. This isn’t a play 

about danger or threat. No monster 

with a machete in a goalie’s 

mask or fanged vampire or slick- 

Calendar 

Know of something missing from our 

community entertainment Calendar? Send 

it to The Arlington Connection, e-mail it 

to arlington@connectionnewspapers.com. 

Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before 

publication. Call Rebecca Halik at 703- 

917-6407 with any questions. Photos are 

welcome. 

ONGOING: 

With the advent of spring, Arlington’s 

David M. Brown Planetarium, 1426 

No. Quincy Street, presents “The 

suited mafia don is presented. Just 

people in fear. 

Those people are wealthy. They 

exist in a world of refinement and 

comfort. Their relationships may 

not be as successful as they 

dreamed they would be (the principal 

couple no longer share a bedroom, 

let alone a bed and their 

daughter is reeling from the collapse 

of her own fourth marriage.) 

But their world seems about as secure 

from external threat as possible. 

Still, that world, beautifully envisioned 

in Todd Rosenthal’s set of 

a well decorated living room and 

costume designer Ilona Somogyi’s 

marvelously appropriate outfits for 

each and every one of the characters, 

is no protection from the fear 

of some exterior danger. 

Those characters are played by 

an ensemble of superb performers 

with Broadway veterans Kathleen 

Chalfant and Terry Beaver in the 

Mystery of the Missing 

Seasons” beginning Friday, 

March 6 through Sunday, April 

5. Showtimes are Fridays & Saturdays 

at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 

1:30 & 3 p.m. Admission is $3 for 

adults and $2 for senior citizens and 

children 12 & younger. 703-228- 

6070. 

FRIDAY/FEB. 27 

Theater. 7:30 p.m. at Chalice Theatre 

at Unitarian Universalist Church of 

Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. $15/ 

lead roles of the man and woman 

of the house, the couple who 

haven’t shared a bedroom since the 

death of their son from an unspecified 

cause an unspecified time ago. 

Being unspecific is exactly the tool 

Albee is using and it gives these 

fine performers the latitude to go 

at their parts and each other with 

a vigor that is remarkable. Beaver’s 

third-act tirade is particularly spectacular 

while Chalfant is absorbing 

all evening long. 

Ellen McLaughlin is the wife’s 

sharp tongued alcoholic sister with 

a past and Carla Harting is their 

oft-returning daughter who throws 

something of a fit over the fact that 

“her” room isn’t ready for her reoccupancy 

without advance notice 

even though she’s all of 37 years 

old. 

The room isn’t available because 

a couple they think of as their best 

friends have unexpectedly shown 

up not just seeking but expecting 

student; senior. $20/adult. Watch 

“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext. 

6. 

Music Performance. The IBIS 

Chamber Music Society will perform 

at 7:30 p.m. at Lyon Park Community 

Center, 414 N. Fillmore St. Free, 

donations accepted. Visit 

www.ibischambermusic.org or 703- 

527-3960. 

Tiny Tot. 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. at Gulf 

Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. 

Military Road. Children ages 18-35 

months can learn about nature 

through walks, stories and more. $3/ 

“A Delicate Balance” plays Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m., 

Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. with Saturday 

and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. 

through March 15. There are also weekdays 

matinees at noon March 3 and 11. 

Arena Stage’s temporary location is at 

1800 South Bell Street in Crystal City. 

Tickets are $25 - $66. Call 202-488- 

33000 or log on to www.arenastage.org. 

asylum from some unexplained 

danger that has caused them to flee 

their home just a short drive away. 

Albee doesn’t concentrate on plot 

so much as on the inner workings 

of the characters’ minds. Not much 

actually happens between the 

opening and final lines of the 

nearly three hour play, but in the 

hands of these performers under 

the direction of Pam MacKinnon, 

the by-play of language and the 

flow of emotions makes the 

evening a memorable one. 

Brad Hathaway reviews theater in Virginia, 

Washington and Maryland as well 

as Broadway, and edits Potomac Stages, 

(www.PotomacStages.com). He can be 

reached at Brad@PotomacStages.com. 

child. Registration required, 703-228- 

3403. 

Music Performance. 9:30 p.m. at El 

Gitano’s Restaurant and Lounge, 3528 

168 th St. Hear SikSadState and 

Overkast perform. $5/person. 

SATURDAY/FEB. 28 

Theater. 7:30 p.m. at Chalice Theatre 

at Unitarian Universalist Church of 

Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. $15/ 

student; senior. $20/adult. Watch 

See Calendar, Page 10 

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Calendar 

From Page 9 

“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext. 6. 

DC Hokies Chili Cook-Off. 1-5 p.m. at Yorktown 

Bistro, 5171 Lee Highway. Local chili fanatics 

will be dishing out their homemade recipes. 

Enjoy music, raffles and more. All proceeds 

benefit scholarships. $15/adult; $5/child. Visit 

www.ncrhokies.org for more. 

Creatures and Cultures of Canada. 2 p.m. at 

Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin 

Springs Road. Children ages 8-11 can bring 

artifacts and stories about Canada. Free. 

Registration required, 703-228-6535. 

Polar Bears. 4 p.m. at Long Branch Nature Center, 

625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Children ages 5-9 

can learn about these animals through games, 

crafts and more. $2/child. Registration required, 

703-228-6535. 

Flying Squirrel Lore and More. 5:45-7 p.m. at 

Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin 

Springs Road. Families can watch these animals 

come in for dinner. $4/person. Registration 

required, 703-228-6535. 

Owl Moon. 6:30-8 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature 

Center, 3608 N. Military Road. Families with 

children ages 6 and up can learn about these 

animals and go on a walk. $2/person. 


Beach Party. 8 p.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub, 

529 S. 23 rd St. Washington Area Parrot Head 

Club hosts a benefit for Alice Ferguson 

Foundations. Best dressed awards. $10/person. 

SUNDAY/MARCH 1 

Theater. 3 p.m. at Chalice Theatre at Unitarian 

Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington 

Blvd. $15/student; senior. $20/adult. Watch 

“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext. 6. 

A Sky Full of Stars. 7:30 p.m. at Fort C.F. Smith 

Park, 2411 N. 24th ST. Families with children 

ages 7 and up can study the sky. $3/person. 


Music Performance. 3 p.m. at Kenmore Middle 

School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road. Capital Wind 

Symphony performs. $15/person; $10/senior. 

Visit www.capitalwinds.org for more. 

MONDAY/MARCH 2 

Stars Tonight for March. 7:30 p.m. at David M. 

Brown Planetarium, 1426 N. Quincy St. Enjoy a 

tour of the stars. $3/adults; $2/senior, child. 

Visit www.apsva.us/planetarium or 703-228- 

6070. 

Author Event. 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 N. 

Quincy St. Gwen Ifill will discuss “The 

Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of 

Obama.” Free. 

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 4 

Bird Walk. 9-11 a.m. at Long Branch Nature 

Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Adults can 

search for migratory birds. Experienced and 

beginner birders welcome. Free. 703-228-6535. 

Rocks On My Block. 1:30 p.m. at Long Branch 

Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. 

Children ages 3-5 can learn about rocks through 

stories. $5/child. To register, 703-228-6535. 

Gemstone Club: Aquamarine. 2:30 p.m. or 4 

p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. 

Military Road. Children ages 7-11 can learn 

about this gemstone and take one home. $8/ 

person. Registration required, 703-228-3403. 

THURSDAY/MARCH 5 

Book Signing and Reading. 7 p.m. Arlington 

Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Office of the 

City of Reims present “Crossing Glances: Regards 

Croises Arlington & Reims: Sister Cities” from 

Jan. 23 through March 28 at Ellipse Arts Center, 

4350 N. Fairfax Drive. Photographs by John 

Babineau of Arlington and Cecile Bethleem of 

Reims, France. Free. Visit www.arlingtonarts.org. 

Tiny Tot. 10 a.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 

3608 N. Military Road. Children ages 18-35 

months can learn about nature through walks, 

stories and more. $3/child. To register, 703-228- 

3403. 

Rocks On My Block. 1:30 p.m. at Long Branch 

Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. 

Children ages 3-5 can learn about rocks through 

stories and more. $5/child. Registration required, 

703-228-6535. 

Would you like to be Energy Smart, increase 

your profits and help your clients save money 

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When: March 19, 2009 

Where: The Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum 

201 South Washington St. 

Alexandria VA 22314 

What Time: 9:30 PM until 2:30 PM 

Early Registration Fee is $85.00 before March 5th 

After March 5th, Registration fee is $99.00 

Virginia, Maryland, and DC agents will earn 4 “CE” credits 

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Sports 

Yorktown Yanked from Postseason Play 

Cold shooting costs Arlington 

schools in regional tournament. 

By Mark Giannotto 


It had already been a long night for 

the Yorktown girl’s basketball team 

when senior Carla Manger stole a pass 

at midcourt, went streaking in for 

what looked to be an easy layup, only to 

watch it precariously roll off the rim into 

teammate LaNia Charity’s hands. 

Charity proceeded to brick the follow-up 

attempt as Westfield took control of the ball 

and the remainder of Monday night’s Northern 

Region tournament first-round matchup 

between the two schools. 

The muffed lay-ups were a fitting conclusion 

to a 63-48 Yorktown loss in which the 

Patriots couldn’t seem to get the lid off the 

hoop. 

“We just could not make a shot,” said 

coach Kim Cordell after her team went 16for-49 

from the field. “We got a lot of offensive 

rebounds, a lot of opportunities, 

they just weren’t falling for us.” 

Yorktown (14-10 overall, 9-5 National) 

is now eliminated from the regional tournament 

and can only wait until next year 

to exact some form of revenge. 

The Patriots had a huge size advantage 

on the interior with six players listed at 5foot-9 

or taller and took advantage of it on 

the glass, led by junior Lindiwe Rennert 

(eight rebounds). But Westfield (18-8) had 

a gameplan of its own to offset the Patriots’ 

rebounding edge. The Bulldogs run a spread 

out, Princeton-style offense heavy on pickand-rolls 

that forced many of Yorktown’s in- 

terior players to guard on 

the perimeter. 

It didn’t help that the 

Patriots’ star player and 

first-team all-National 

District selection, Charity 

(team-high 15 points), 

was saddled with three 

fouls in the first half, 

forcing her to start the 

second half on the bench. 

“It definitely changed 

things because she’s such 

a strong player on both 

ends,” said Cordell. 

Still, the loss wasn’t all 

for naught for Charity, 

Manger (six points), and 

the rest of the Yorktown 

senior class. A year after 

taking the Patriots all the 

way to the regional semifinals, 

this senior class 

can say they helped bring 

Yorktown back to the 

upper echelon of the National 

District. 

Still, they harbored 

dreams of getting to this 

Friday’s semifinals yet again. For now, all 

they can do is wonder what could have been 

if it weren’t for an off shooting night. 

“I think once everything starts sinking in, 

I’ll finally look back, maybe cry a little bit, 

seeing how well I’ve done and how well the 

program has done,” said Charity. 

Those pesky rims also caused havoc in the 

Yorktown senior LaNia Charity had a 

team-high 15 points Monday against 

Westfield, while fighting through foul 

trouble throughout. 

ESPN Comes to O’Connell 

Knights’ nationally televised game with DeMatha 

last Tuesday was quite the spectacle. 

Northern Region boy’s first-round matchup 

between Wakefield and Westfield that 

followed the girl’s game. Wakefield was 

missing its own star, Johnathan Ford (19.4 

ppg), after the senior picked up two technical 

fouls in the team’s National District 

Tournament semifinal loss to Stuart. VHSL 

rules stipulate that an ejected player must 

Arlington Connection Sports Editor Mark Giannotto 

703-917-6409 or mgiannotto@connectionnewspapers.com 

Wakefield senior Corey Levenberry goes up 

for a shot during his team’s 53-43 loss to 

Westfield. 

miss his or her’s next game. 

As a result the Warriors scored just one 

basket in the first quarter and 10 points the 

entire first half en route to a 53-43 loss to 

Westfield. Wakefield made runs during the 

second and fourth quarters, but they were 

always answered by the Bulldog duo of 

See Season Ends, Page 13 

By Mark Giannotto the Knights and Stags did battle 9 p.m. tipoff. 

The Connection in front of a raucous O’Connell “Atmosphere-wise, this was sec- 

If the huge television production 

truck idling outside the 

Bishop O’Connell gym wasn’t 

crowd and a national television 

audience watching on ESPNU. 

“Everyone has been going crazy, 

I’ve never seen this many people 

ond to none,” said ESPN analyst 

and director of scouting for Scouts, 

Inc. Paul Biancardi. “I think this 

ranks up there with any game 

enough of a clue that something at a game,” said O’Connell student we’ve had.” To set-up for the game, 

out of the ordinary was going on and spectator, senior Billy ESPN officials did what they call 

at the Arlington private school last McCarthy. According to McCarthy, a “sight-and-survey” in the weeks 

Tuesday night, those in attendance tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. the leading up to the contest, where ESPN analyst Paul Biancardi was at Bishop O’Connell 

only had to turn the corner to- previous Thursday and were sold they took pictures and notes of the High School last Tuesday night as part of the network’s 

wards the gym doors to have their out within the hour. “This game, O’Connell gym to determine Old Spice High School Showcase. The Knights’ game 

suspicions confirmed. 

you just didn’t want to miss it,” he where all their equipment would against DeMatha was played in front of a packed house 

On the entrance were two big said. 

go. 

and was broadcast to a national audience. 

signs that read “Game Sold Out,” 

The O’Connell athletic depart- 

while extra tickets to the pivotal ALTHOUGH THE KNIGHTS ment built temporary scaffolding sor banners hanging throughout. ready made up. For last Tuesday, 

WCAC regular season game about ended the night on a losing note that took up parts of one side of The hardest part, though, is get- producer Darren Chiappetta had 

to begin inside between O’Connell after falling to DeMatha, 64-53, it the gym’s bleachers to hold ESPN’s ting relevant information about to literally send out questionnaires 

and rival DeMatha were being did nothing to dampen the mood main cameras. The production everyone involved. When broad- to each player. There was also a 

purchased for four and sometimes of the filled-to-the-brim gym. Stu- crew had the same amount of camcasting college games, ESPN has conference call with both 

five times face value. 

dents began tailgating soon after eras it would for a standard col- the benefit of sports information O’Connell coach Joe Wootton and 

It was all part of ESPN’s Old school ended and filled their seclege game. There was also a make- departments that have all sorts of DeMatha’s Mike Jones before 

Spice High School Showcase, as tion almost three hours before the shift announcing table with spon- stats, media guides, and bios al- See On ESPN, Page 13 


Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection 

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Sports 

Season Ends 

From Page 12 

guard Jacob Ryder (19 points) and 6-foot- 

7 center Chris Kearney (13 points, six rebounds, 

six blocks). 

Seniors Robel Getu (15 points), Romeo 

Goffney (eight points), and Corey 

Levenberry (six points, nine rebounds) led 

Wakefield. After a disappointing 8-14 record 

a year ago, the Warriors started the season 

winning nine of their first 10 games. 

Wakefield (17-8 overall, 9-4 National) then 

closed the regular season with wins in six 

of its last seven games. “You can’t replace 

20 points a night,” said coach Tony Bentley. 

“When the ball is in (Ford’s) hands, all the 

others look to him. Tonight when a guy had 

the ball, (Westfield) didn’t have to concentrate 

on one guy.” 

THE YORKTOWN BOY’S team also came 

out on the short end of its first-round regional 

tournament game, losing to 

Chantilly, 62-47. The Patriots were led by 

seniors Simon Kilday (10 points) and Will 

Carey (nine points). 

Yorktown (13-12, 10-5) started the year 

losing four of its first five, but improved as 

the season went along. The team was once 

again solid in district play. 

On ESPN 

From Page 12 

hand. 

“The one thing that is great about these 

venues is sometimes they’re tough for television, 

but as you saw in there [last Tuesday], 

it’s such an intimate atmosphere and 

such a great environment that I think on 

TV it looks as good or better than a professional 

stadium,” said Chiappetta. 

There were so many different storylines 

heading into last Tuesday night’s pivotal 

WCAC boy’s basketball game between 

O’Connell and rival DeMatha, it’s no wonder 

ESPN’s cameras decided to make their 

presence known on the Arlington campus. 

Wootton’s father, Morgan, is one of the 

most legendary high school coaches ever, 

having won 1,274 games as head coach at 

DeMatha, which included four seasons 

coaching his son. Meanwhile current 

DeMatha coach Mike Jones was teammates 

with Joe Wootton at DeMatha and the two 

graduated together in 1991. Not to mention 

both teams happen to be two of the 

best in the area and the country. 

DeMatha’s Quinn Cook had a game-high 

25 points, 19 of which came in the second 

half, to help secure the victory for the Stags 

— their second win over the Knights this 

season. O’Connell’s Kendall Marshall had 14 

points, while sophomore Jordan Burgess 

added in 13 points and seven rebounds. 

“It’s great for the game of basketball when 

you can get high school games on TV,” said 

Marshall, a junior who is committed to play 

at North Carolina. “It gets us some nice exposure 

and it’s fun. We got a lot of people 

to come out to support us and it was a great 

feeling out there.” As a result of the loss, 

O’Connell (21-7 overall, 14-4 WCAC) will 

now have the No. 3 seed in this weekend’s 

WCAC Tournament. 


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Recently, my wife Dina, was in a car accident 

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Let me amend that. A settlement offer was 

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From Page 6 

News 

Crystal Couture Festival Arrives 

ture did a 180-degree turn for 

Wedding Wednesday. Wedding 

gowns hung in the entrance 

with lights below them, boutiques 

stood next to each other, 

bridesmaid dresses were worn 

by participants, couture cupcakes 

and champagne were partaken. 

Women, mostly brides-tobe, 

walked around quietly, keeping 

to themselves and examining 

the boutiques’ accessories 

for sale. The music was subtle 

but still made many sway their 

shoulders and smile at one another. 

Bridal fashion runways 

were provided by designers, 

bridal magazines were distributed 

and hair and make-up was 

done for free to those interested. 

Beth Cullen, a resident of 

Clarendon, had heard about the 

event through her mom. “I was coming expecting 

clothes and jewelry. I wanted a better 

idea of boutiques in the area and I love 

the cupcakes,” Cullen said. 

The women outnumbered the men. In the 

crowd, Lee Bacon and Arman Stewart 

browsed boutiques together, laughing at 

each other as they conversed with boutique 

owners. Asked their reason for coming, 

Bacon said, “I have a friend that is helping 

It is 

neither 

wealth 

nor 

splendor, 

but tranquility 

and 

occupation, 

which 

give happiness. 

—Thomas 

Jefferson 

Brooke Keplinger, left, and Ann Nguyen, 

both 26, attended the TAT-Tuesday fashion 

event last week. 

out with this event so Lee and I decided to 

come and support him.” 

Bacon said, “We had no idea it was a 

bridal fashion show. However, this is really 

interesting and we have gained a lot.” 

Stewart nodded and said, “This was rather 

astonishing. In fact, quite interesting with 

a variety of people and a variety of booths 

and I like how it all touches different facets 

of wedding planning,” 

Arlington Connection ❖ February 25 - March 3, 2009 ❖ 15 

Photo by Emma Gonzalez/The Connection

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