WINTER 2019-20 A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FROM THE FAIR LAKES LEAGUE A from SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN' INTO WINTER! Decór to Adore Topping off the PLUS: Tailgate News, Sports, Getting in the Meet the Entertainment Holiday “Spirits” Cakemakers and more THANKSGIVING DAY BUFFET $29.95 $12.95 for kids under 12 12PM – 6PM SALAD & SOUP STATION Holiday Salad & Caesar Salad Seasonal Fresh Mixed Fruits Butternut Squash Soup Dinner Rolls with Butter SEAFOOD Peel & Eat Wild Caught Shrimp Atlantic Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese & Capers HOT STATION Green Bean Casserole / Raisin & Nut Rice Candied Sweet Potatoes Grilled Mixed Vegetables / Creamy Mashed Potatoes Traditional Stuffing / Mac & Cheese BBQ Chicken Wings CARVING STATION Classic Roasted Turkey w/ Cranberry Sauce and Turkey Gravy Oven Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream Holiday Ham DESSERTS Homemade Carrot Cake / Pumpkin Pie Homemade Chocolate Cake / Raisin Bread Pudding Reservations are limited! Please, call us today! November 28, 2019 703-502-8108 Reservations are limited! 2 www.FairLakes.com www.FairLakes.com 233 A VIEW FROM FAIR LAKES Features Holiday Events ...............................................8 That’s A Wrap! ............................................. 29 Departments Letter from The League .............................5 News from the View....................................6 Faces in Fair Lakes ..................................... 12 Tending the Trends .................................. 14 Directory ........................................................ 18 The Chef Suggests .................................... 20 Home & Garden ......................................... 22 Neighborhood Watch ............................. 26 Health & Fitness ......................................... 24 You’re amazing. A View from Fair Lakes is published quarterly by the Fair Lakes League. Established in 1984, the League serves to preserve and support the We should talk. 619-acre Fair Lakes Community and its many amenities, including the lakes, landscapes, hiking trails, signage and community common areas. League activities include sports teams and tournaments, special events, community fund- raising and a complimentary weekday shuttle to and from the Vienna Metro station for residents Christmas and employees of Fair Lakes. FESTIVAL Fair Lakes League offices are located at 12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 400 December 7, 4:30-6:30 Fairfax, Virginia, 22033 Chick-fil-A Fair Lakes Visit us at www.fairlakes.com For information on advertising opportunities, contact [email protected]. 4 www.FairLakes.com www.FairLakes.com 5 A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FROM THE FAIR LAKES LEAGUE Dear Fair Lakes League Members and Friends, HOLIDAY As the holidays head our way, we are happy to look back to past events of a happy year, and look forward to exciting new things ahead. SPECIALS!GIFT True to our ways, we hope to help make the holidays a little easier and a little happier with some great gift suggestions, fun family events to consider, decorating ideas, and a delicious recipe for a holiday tradition. Look for some super suggestions for gifts for the sports fans in the family in our Tending the Trends column on page 14. Fairfax shimmers and sparkles with holiday light shows, Santa sightings, singalongs, and menorah lightings. Look for our top suggestions on page 10. Speaking of shimmers and sparkles, we have some great suggestions for your own outdoor home holiday décor on page 22. When the holidays come to a close, the dreaded long and dreary days of winter are upon us. We all know what cabin fever can do to one, when day after day of damp and frigid temperatures keep us closeted inside. We have just the thing to counter that EVERYBODY NEEDS PILATES misery – indoor sports! Fairfax is rife with indoor activities to keep the family active, engaged, and on good terms. Check out our suggestions on page 24. We are happy to highlight some wonderful folks in our community. Mary Campbell Sign up for a Free brought the beautiful volunteer organization Cakes4Kids to Fairfax two years ago and it has become a source for happiness for underserved children. We celebrate her and her organization on page 12. The Fair Lakes Condos and their board members participated in the National Night Out event in August of this year, noted on page 26, and got Intro Class! some national Twitter coverage! And lastly, we take a fond look back at the events we Move Better. Feel Better. Live Better. sponsored and enjoyed here at the League in 2019. We wish all our League members and friends the happiest of holidays and best wishes Give the Gift of Health this Holiday Season! for the new year. GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Sincerely, The League CLUB PILATES FAIR LAKES 703.646.1705 clubpilates.com/fairlakes 4467 Market Commons Drive, Fairfax, VA 22033 If you’re interested in advertising in A View from Fair Lakes, or have tips for story ideas, please email [email protected]. 6 www.FairLakes.com www.FairLakes.com 7 NEWS FROM THE VIEW NEWS FROM THE VIEW Around Fair Lakes... Pet Vet Care Right at Your Fingertips Fairfax County Public The INOVA Blood Drive Schools Holiday Schedule Stay tuned to fairlakes.com and/or the Fair Schools will be closed for the Lakes League Facebook page for sign-up details as the date draws near. THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Monday, December 2, 2019 Holidays at Chick-fil-A November 27th – November 29th. 12500 Fair Lakes Circle Story times, craft making events, breakfast Schools will be closed for 8:30 am to 1:00 pm with Santa … check out page 4 for details WINTER BREAK on all these family-fun events. December 23rd – January 3rd. For Literature Lovers The Fair Lakes Book Club Peace of mind comes with knowing that will gather for our final you are proactively monitoring the health meeting of 2019 December and wellness of your precious pets. And 18th at 6pm at Blue Iguana. We look now it is easier than ever to do so with the forward to seeing our regulars and hope to Banfield Pet Hospital at PetSmart in Fair welcome some new faces as we discuss Lakes Center. Prevention and Wellness Greetings Soon to be in Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, and enjoy plans include vaccinations, dental care, good food and libations amid the spirited parasite control, nutrition and behavior Order! Coming soon to Fair Lakes Center… seasonal décor of our favorite watering hole. modification. Banner’s Hallmark Shop! Greeting cards, gifts, gift wrap, Keepsake ornaments and Instagram: thewnailbar Nailed It! Get Ready to more make Banner’s the perfect store for The Nail Bar is Party any special – or everyday – occasion. Meet a partnership Blue Iguana has their kind and caring staff who will help between always known how you celebrate life events large and small. DSW and to celebrate, and W Nail Bar. December brings all It offers the more reason. Of course, there is manicures, December 31st, New Year’s Eve, always an Connect with Fair Lakes! @FairLakesLeague Stay informed of all the cool things happening in your neighborhood by following pedicures and exceedingly eventful evening at the Iguana. us on Facebook and Twitter. Like us for info on store promotions, community news, and waxing, with services starting at $29, and Even more eventful, Blue Iguana celebrates – best of all – a chance to win awesome prizes. Everywhere we are @fairlakesleague. all services are eligible to earn DSW points. its 25th Anniversary of catering to the The W Nail Bar is a new concept and it is culinary, cocktail and communal requisites receiving rave reviews for its cleanliness, of the Fair Lakes, and greater Fairfax If you or your organization has any news or upcoming its energy and its friendly professional community. Stay tuned to Fairlakes.com, event that may be of interest to members of the Fair Lakes community, service. Get a mani-pedi for yourself and a our Facebook page, or blueiguanafairfax. please contact us at: [email protected]. gift card for your friend for the holidays! com for details on date and time. 8 www.FairLakes.com www.FairLakes.com 9 Holiday Events The Holidays are at their best when we get together and celebrate with the Even more fun can be found elsewhere in people we love. They also serve as a great opportunity to get out and celebrate Northern Virginia. with our neighbors here in Fair Lakes and beyond. Thankfully, our home base is a fantastic place to find all kinds of holiday celebrations in which the entire Our friends to the north in Reston put on some special events of their own, family can take part and we found wonderful ways to celebrate outside of the including a holiday parade and Santa Claus meetups. They also have the cozy confines of our homes. Whether it is a Christmas parade, or a communal Gingerbread Mile, a mile run for children from ages 4 to 14 to partake. lighting of the menorah, we here at the View magazine have done some All participants get a special t-shirt and ribbon for finishing the race! sleuthing to help you find where to hang your holiday bonnet this season. Stay tuned to www.prraces.com/gingerbread/ for updates. Fairfax Festival of Lights and Carols Just a bit up north towards DC you can find some great fun to be had in Old Come and celebrate with the rest Fairfax! The Fairfax Festival of Town Alexandria. They will have all your traditional events like tree lightings Lights and Carols will be rockin’ with live holiday music and all of and caroling. What makes Alexandria really special during the holidays your favorite holiday treats to indulge in, like smores, hot cider, and candy is their beautiful Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Within Alexandria historic canes. The festival will culminate in a ceremonial Tree Lighting at 5:30pm. waterfront you will find dozens of brilliantly lit boats cruising down the December 7th from 2pm to 7pm • Old Town Square, 10415 North Street Potomac River.