Monday, December 24, 2012
Grab some cocoa and pile in the car tonight to check out these holiday lights before Santa comes!
The holiday season is ON in Herndon, if the results of the annual “Dress Up Herndon for the Holidays” decoration contest are any indication. Displays of festive creativity can be found throughout the town. Judges from the town’s Cultivating Community Initiative circulated throughout Herndon’s neighborhoods on Dec. 17, evaluating and then naming eight homes as contest winners. Winners were presented with a festive sign, suitable for display, and will be formally recognized by the Mayor and Herndon Town Council at the January 15, 2013, public hearing. “This contest is a fabulous way to build community and to celebrate the season in Herndon,” said Mayor Lisa Merkel. “I encourage everyone to pile the kids, family and friends in the car and …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Santa's Workshop at Herndon Community Center
A number of local families headed out to the Herndon Community Center on Saturday for Santa's Workshop, part of the town's Herndon Hometown Holidays event series. The annual event features a breakfast by Virginia Kitchen, holiday crafts for children and a visit with Santa himself. [Want to stay on top of news in Herndon? Sign up for our daily or breaking news emails.]
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Monday, December 10, 2012
HMC served as site for annual Holiday Model Train Show.
The annual Herndon Holiday Model Train Show filled the lobby of the Herndon Municipal Center with miniature landscapes circled by model trains on Saturday and Sunday. Children and children-at-heart enjoyed the display during the weekend, and were able to watch the trains, ask questions of their builders and learn about trains. The exhibit featured HO and N gauge model trains. Did you miss the display? Check out a gallery of the action in the media player above. [Want to stay on top of news in Herndon? Sign up for our daily or breaking news emails.]
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Still time to enter Herndon's Dress Up Herndon for the Holidays and Patch's Deck the House contests.
This weekend's annual Holiday Model Train Show will take place both Saturday and Sunday for children of all ages as well as kids-at-heart to enjoy. The display will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Herndon Municipal Center, 777 Lynn St. Model trains will be set up throughout the upper floor of the HMC for viewing. Additionally, the red W&OD caboose adjacent to the building will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The Herndon Depot Museum on Lynn Street will also be open for tours throughout the event. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 571-323-5204. Another fast approaching Herndon Hometown Holidays event is Dress Up Herndon For the Holidays. The …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Herndon residents rang in the holidays with caroling and the annual tree lighting.
Herndon welcomed the holidays Saturday with a Christmas sing-along, tree lighting and a visit from Santa in downtown Herndon. Members of the Herndon High School Pride of Herndon band performed for the crowd to sing along before the countdown to the tree lighting. The evening concluded when Santa arrived atop a fire engine from the Fair Oaks station and spent time handing out candy and taking photos.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Holiday events are everywhere in Herndon.
FRIDAY • Helping Others Home for the Holidays - JJ Deli is hosting a fundraiser for Fisher House that also offers attendees a chance to buy holiday gifts from local businesses, socialize with friends, get tips for the holidays and a chance at a grand prize raffle basket. • Free Basketball Clinic - This free basketball clinic at Herndon Middle School is for children in 5th through 8th grade. Players should bring a good indoor basketball and have appropriate basketball shoes. • Herndon High School Presents Brigadoon - Herndon Drama brings the Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon to the stage. With singing, dancing and action, the show will entertain the whole family. Tickets are $10. Additional performances will be Dec. 1 and 2. • Herndon …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Tickets are on sale now for performances on Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2.
The Town of Herndon's Towne Square Singers are presenting a 30th anniversary winter concert, "Decembers Past," beginning Nov. 30. This year's holiday show will include many favorites from the Herndon Towne Square Singers' 30 years worth of holiday concerts. All shows will be held at the Elden Street Players' Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Dr., in Herndon. Performances will take place: • Friday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets for the shows are $12 each and are available at the Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave., or by calling 703-787-7300 through 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. Tickets will also be available at the door. [Want to stay on top of news in Herndon? …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Holiday events will take place in November and December.
Herndon's Hometown Holidays will celebrate the joy of the winter holidays this month and next month with a variety of events. Here are this year's Hometown Holidays events: • Towne Square Singers' Holiday Concert - "Decembers Past" The Towne Square Singers will perform favorite musical numbers from their holidays shows of the past 30 years. Performances are Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. at Elden Street Players' Industrial Strength Theatre. Tickets are $12. Call 703-787-7300 or visit www.Herndon-VA.gov. • Holiday Homes Tour of Herndon Visit some of Herndon's historic and new homes all decked out for the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available at Herndon Florist (716 Lynn St.), …
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3:10 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
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