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FairfaxFairfax StationStation Clifton & Lorton CelebratingCelebrating IndependenceIndependence DayDay Area Preview, Page 9 Follow on Twitter: @LFSCConnection on Twitter: Follow AA MusicalMusical AboutAbout FairfaxFairfax TalkTalk withwith ChildrenChildren aboutabout HistoryHistory atat LortonLorton StageStage SocialSocial MediaMedia DangersDangers News,News, PagePage 33 News,News, PagePage 1010 Classified, Page 10 Classified, ❖ Entertainment, Page 9 ❖ Thousands of area residents celebrated Independence Day a little early at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton on July 2, 2016. Opinion, Page 4 ConnectionConnection FamiliesFamilies Page 8 File Photo by Tim Peterson www.ConnectionNewspapers.comJune 29 - July 5, 2017 Fairfaxonline Station/Clifton/Lorton at www.connectionnewspapers.com Connection ❖ June 29 - July 5, 2017 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ June 29 - July 5, 2017 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Members of the company of “The Complete History of Fairfax: The The cast of “The Complete History of Fairfax: The Musical” include (from Musical,” include (from left): Jesse Pollack, Christopher McDonnell, left): Christopher McDonnell, Hillary Leersnyder, Jesse Pollack, and Alex Chris Mayhew (pianist and arranger of the show), Alex Poirier, Alex Poirier. Bulova, and Hillary Leersnyder. A Musical About Fairfax History at Lorton Stage Playwright Alex Bulova’s “The Complete Where & When “The Complete History of Fairfax: The Musical” History of Fairfax: The Musical,” comes will be performed July 6-8, each night at 7 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. at the James Lee Community Center, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls to Workhouse July 13-15. Church, VA 22042. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.fairfax275.org. By Steve Hibbard and it has seen exponential growth. And I There is a second weekend showing on July 13- The Connection think that by seeing this show, [audiences] 15 at 7 p.m. at the Workhouse Arts Center, W-3 Theater, 9518 Workhouse Road, Lorton, VA 22079. will gain a greater appreciation of how we Tickets are $12. lex Bulova, 20, of Fairfax, is the got to an industrialized county of over a sole playwright, composer, and million residents today and where we’re nobody knows who he was. In my song I Adirector of “The Complete His- going in the future.” try to imagine who the Bunnyman was and tory of Fairfax: The Musical,” an what led him to terrorize the neighborhood improvisational-like show with lots of sing- THE SHOW features four actors who play with a hatchet.” ing and dancing that will be performed from dozens of roles to portray some of the most In “Mount Vernon 1759 or: A Minuet for July 6-8 in Falls Church, and July 13-15 in famous figures of Fairfax’s history — includ- contributed Photos Sally,” he said it’s about George Washing- Lorton. ing George Washington, Antonia Ford, and ton a week before his wedding to Martha. In case his name sounds familiar, Bulova the Bunnyman. “However, tension between “In my research, I found that one of is the grandson of Sharon Bulova, the chair- the cast members threatens to tear the show Washington’s first romantic interests was a man of the Fairfax County Board of Super- apart,” he said. woman named Sally Fairfax, who was re- visors, and son of Gretchen and David Instead of a big, lavish set, he uses vari- lated to the Fairfax family, for whom the Bulova, who serves in the Virginia House ous props and furniture pieces to create county was named after,” he said. of Delegates, 37th District, covering Fairfax. many historical eras. The costumes were The rising junior attends the College of designed by Sarah Marksteiner, who used Alex Bulova is the playwright, A 2015 GRADUATE of Robinson Second- William and Mary, where he is a double minimalistic costuming to suggest a vari- composer and director of “The ary School, Bulova was active in theater major in film and media studies and gov- ety of historical figures. Complete History of Fairfax: The where he performed in “Little Shop of Hor- ernment. The target audience is families with chil- Musical.” rors” and “Macbeth,” and received the 2015 “For ‘The Complete History of Fairfax,’ I dren ranging from ages 5-18, he said. “Not Cappies Award for Best Comedic Actor in a wanted to create a family-friendly celebra- only is this a fun show, but it is also very Play for “Neverwhere.” In college, he’s ap- tion of Fairfax County. I wanted to leave educational. We go over a lot of facts about Fairfax’s history, so he looked from town to peared in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and partisan politics at the door,” he said. Fairfax, and we want as many young people town for the stories associated with each. “The Addams Family Musical.” The show is a musical summary of all 275 to see it as possible — so they understand “That’s how I found out such stories as In addition to theater, Bulova was an years of Fairfax County’s history, and Bulova where the Fairfax County we know today ‘Sadie the Cow’ and ‘Lucy Burns,’” he said. Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 1865 at took about a year to finish it. It begins in came from,” he said. “I then chose my favorite events from those St. George’s United Methodist Church in 1608 when John Smith sailed up the Last year, he co-wrote and directed “Su- towns and made songs out of them. My Fairfax, and studied music — taking vocal Potomac River to Mason Neck and it ad- per Nova,” which took a satirical look at main goal was to represent as many parts lessons, piano and cello. He even does tap vances to the present day. It has 55 percent Fairfax and Northern Virginia culture. So of Fairfax as possible through song.” dancing. dialogue and 45 percent singing to create with this summer’s 275th anniversary of the Take “Burke 1970 or: A Matter of Private As far as future aspirations, he’s still try- depictions of Fairfax’s history. founding of Fairfax County, he was inspired Property,” a song about the Bunnyman, for ing to figure out whether he’ll go into poli- “I think that it’s very important that we to celebrate the history of the place he calls example. tics or the arts. “I’m waiting once I gradu- remember where Fairfax County came home. He explained: “In 1970, a man dressed ate; I’ll see which path I go down. But in from,” he said. “As recently as 40 years ago, When he began writing, he wanted to in a rabbit costume and terrorized the newly the meantime, I’m enjoying being involved Fairfax was a relatively rural community explore the lesser known events from constructed Kings Park West, and to this day in both,” he said. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ June 29 - July 5, 2017 ❖ 3 Fairfax Station, Opinion Lorton & Clifton Killing the Poor to Pay Millionaires www.ConnectionNewspapers.com @LFSCConnection wave of overdose deaths and other effects of Even employer provided insurance would suffer; An independent, locally owned weekly addiction. newspaper delivered to ❖ Coverage for mental health treatment, in- homes and businesses. coverage caps and exclusions of pre-existing cluding addiction treatment, is threatened both Published by Local Media Connection LLC by cuts to Medicaid and by changes in the pri- conditions could return. vate insurance market. 1606 King Street ❖ There will be greater need for Medicaid Alexandria, Virginia 22314 he U.S. Senate bill to repeal the Af- health benefits measure, which requires insur- over time. More seniors will be poor, as fewer Free digital edition delivered to fordable Care Act would take more ers to cover 10 main benefits, including hospi- people who are retiring have pensions or ad- your email box. Go to Tthan $600 billion (yes with a B) talization, prescription drugs and other ser- equate retirement savings. The demand for connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe from poor children, poor elders and vices. That is, companies could sell health in- nursing home beds will be increasing as the people with disabilities to give a tax cut to surance that wouldn’t actually be health in- population ages. NEWS DEPARTMENT: people who make more than $200,000 a year. surance. Would Virginia be a state that opts (This is by no means a comprehensive list of [email protected] Households with income of $1 million, would out? Quite likely. problems.) Kemal Kurspahic gain $50,000 in tax cuts per year. It is a mas- ❖ Ending annual and lifetime coverage caps If a version of the Senate bill were to pass, Editor ❖ 703-778-9414 sive transfer of wealth to the wealthiest house- would also impact people who get health in- the results will be harmful to tens of millions [email protected] holds in America taken from the most vulner- surance from their employers and the private of Americans. Call your senators. Virginia’s U.S. Tim Peterson able and neediest people. It would lead to more insurance market. For example, a serious acci- Senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, are both Community Reporter sick people and thousands of dent or an illness that requires repeated sur- Democrats in the forefront of pushing back 703-314-0789 [email protected] preventable deaths every year. geries or bone marrow transplants could put against this bill. But let them know you expect Editorial While much of the damage is any one of us over the coverage cap. them to do the extraordinary to hold this up. 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