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UPCOMING EVENTSJoin our mail list and get the latest RHT news and event calendar. Guided ToursThe Reston Museum offers live tours on a regular basis. The guided tours, for children and adults, will review the early plans for Reston dating back to the early 1960s and outline the revolutionary concepts that impacted the planning and development of communities in America. The presentations will also include a walking tour of Washington Plaza at the historic Lake Anne Village Center to illustrate the principles behind the creation of plazas, townhouses in the suburbs, public art, diversity of housing choices, protection of open space, and walkable communities with residential units, business and retail all located in one place. For more information and to schedule a tour, call Reston Museum at: 703-709-7700. Art Exhibit & Sale
January - February The Museum's first 2012 exhibit featuring Reston artists will show the work of five fiber artists: Lois Salazar, Luann Sievers, Anna Hayoz, Cynthia Hull and Alice Abrash. 
The show demonstrates the variety and creativity of the art form as well as the superb techniques of these artists. It includes weavings, wearables, pins and tapestries as well as silk paper collages, floating silk hangings and a brilliant silk window disk. A reception for the artists and preview show for Museum members was held in conjunction with the Reston Historic Trust's Annual Meeting on January 12. The exhibit and sale runs through February 29. Freezin' for a Reason
Saturday, February 4, 2012
A family-fun event where people arrive decked out in crazy costumes and creative flair
The Museum will donate a portion of all its sweatshirt and blanket sales that day to Camp Sunshine. [top]Musical Soiree
Saturday, February 11, 2012 To help celebrate Black History Month, Reston's two leading divas: Beverly Cosham and Menda Ahart will perform a set of popular jazz and blues songs accompanied by pianist Felicia Kessel-Crawley. ...download flyer
History Lecture
Join us at Reston Community Center-Lake Anne to learn the "History of the Railroad".
Presenters will be historians Paul McCray and Ron Beavers. Paul is a director of NVRPA and former manager of the W&OD Railroad Regional Park. Ron is an expert of Civil War era railroads. Both have given tours and spoken extensively on the W&OD RR. [top]Art Exhibit & Sale
March-April 2012 Stay tuned for details of the Museum's display and sale of treasures from the vaults. We'll be offering duplicates of our many large maps and photos of early Reston - all suitable for framing. History Lecture
Thursday, March 22, 2012 An encore performance of the popular "Family & Town of Wiehle" (the town before Reston) at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne. Nature Walk
Saturday, March 24, 2012 Join us for the first Explorer's Walk of Spring as we head to Reston Station and on down the W&OD to the commuter lot at Sunset Hills and Town Center Parkway to check out the new pedestrian connection to Town Center - about a 2-l/2 mile walk, round trip. Meet at the commuter lot on Wiehle and Sunset Hills at 1:15 pm. Carpool from the Museum at 1:00 pm. Founder's Day - 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Then join the crowd for the 2nd Annual Reston Founder's Day Treasure Hunt - a two hour adventure discovering Reston's places and history.
There will be lots of fun for everyone on the plaza at Lake Anne Village Center, and cake by MallowDrama!
History Lecture
Thursday, April 19, 2012
"Simon Says" - Bob Simon talks of his life and family tree at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne.
Photo courtesy of Pishu P. HiraniNature Walk
Saturday, April 21, 2012 Walk in Sunrise Valley Wetlands Park to examine the green shoots of perennials planted last year by volunteers. The park ponds are full of water lilies and the nature trails are alive with plants and wildlife. Meet at the Museum for carpools at 1 PM. Public Arts
Saturday, April 28, 2012 Stay tuned for details of this exciting outdoor dance performance at Lake Anne-Washington Plaza, sponsored by IPAR (Initiative for Public Art Reston). [top]Nature Walk
Saturday, May 5, 2012 Join us to hunt for wildflowers along the Reston Nature Center trails as part of the Annual Spring Festival. Carpool from the Museum at 1 PM. Nature Walk
Saturday, May 19, 2012 Stay tuned for details of the walk along the Sugurland Run trail to Herndon. History Lecture
Thursday, May 24, 2012 Come to the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne and hear about the early days of Reston (part 1) - the land purchase and initial planning. History Lecture
Thursday, June 28, 2012 Come to the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne and hear about the early days of Reston (part 2) - the building of Lake Anne and South Reston. Nature Walk
Saturday, June 30, 2012 Starting from the "new" commuter parking lot, we walk the W&OD Trail, taking the Sugarland Run fork to Herndon to see June growth along the stream - a 2-3 mile walk.
Home Tour 2012 Saturday - October 13, 2012
2011 Summary
Exhibit Reception
Friday, September 20, 2012 Join us to welcome the new IPAR (public art in Reston) exhibit. RECENT PAST EVENTSCommunity Briefing
Thursday, January 26, 2012 An Update on METRO'S PROGRESS TO RESTON
METRO is on track to open the first Reston Station at Wiehle Avenue in late 2013.
They employed maps, illustrations, and photos, to present to over 150 folks on the DC to Dulles Metrorail massive construction project we see underway along the Dulles Road, and adjacent to the Reston Station at Wiehle Avenue. The attentive crowd also saw and heared about plans and timetables for residential and commercial development around the new Reston Station. ...view video summary of the Metro progress briefing...view video summary of the Reston station briefing ...read more in Reston Patch ...view photos in Reston Patch [top] History Lecture
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Presenter was be award-winning local historian Karen Washburn – author, past chair of the Fairfax County History Commission and 2nd President of the Great Falls Historical Society.
GMU history professor Ted McCord, who specializes in Colonial America and Virginia history, joined Karen for the Q&A period.
...read more in Reston Connection
Annual Meeting
Thursday, January 12, 2012 
Over 40 Museum members joined us for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Reston Historic Trust (owner and operator of the Reston Museum). President Shelley Mastran reviewed the past year's activities and finances. See RHT News for a fuller summary of the Museum's accomplishments in 2011.
Ms Mastran and past President Lynn Lilienthal
Museum members were treated to a preview showing of the new art exhibit of Reston Fiber Artists. Holiday Walk & Sing
Saturday, December 17, 2011
A hardy group met at the Museum for cold weather, hot drinks, and the Museum's annual International Holiday Sing-a-Long.
History Lecture
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Art Reception
Friday, December 2, 2011
Over 35 folks joined us for our last art exhibit of 2011 and our annual Holiday Shop sale. Offerings from local artists,
plus Reston wares including Reston Coffee and specially priced,
autographed Nature of Reston books, all suitable for gift-giving. On display through December.
A portion of sales proceeds benefits Reston Museum.
...more
Nature Walk
Saturday, November 12, 2011 Walk (almost) around Lake Audubon. Meet at Reston Museum at 1:30 p.m. for carpooling to take part in a repeat of a popular walk introduced by Doug Pew of Reston Paths. We will not quite circumnavigate Lake Audubon, starting at 1:45 p.m. from South Lakes Shopping Center, with Squire Muse in the lead Lake Anne Fall Festival
Saturday, October 29, 2011 Due to a winter storm, this free-to-enter festival along beautiful Lake Anne, featuring local craft breweries (Lost Rhino brewery and more), local restaurants, a corn hole tournament with top prize valued at $500, and local music, has been rescheduled to May 2012. The Reston Museum will be featured as part of the family scavenger hunt. There is also a costume contest for all ages and scavenger hunt for the families/kids. Stay tuned for more details on this re-scheduled event. Net proceeds will still benefit the 4Paws Rescue Team, the community nonprofit chosen by Northern Virginia residents. read more... Nature Walk
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Photos courtesy of Pishu P. Hirani[top]Lecture & Exhibit
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Reston Community Center - Hunters Woods
Home Tour 2011 Saturday - October 15, 2011 
Hundreds of home tours fans shared in yet another sell-out of this annual 'must-do' October event. Different homes are selected each year, all featuring amazing and interesting
design in decor and architecture. A few extra 'special' stops along the way, such as the historic Delong-Bowman house, made this event a great experience. All ticket proceeds benefit Reston Museum, operated by
Reston Historic Trust, which has presented the tour since 2002.
2011 Summary
Artist Reception
A warm crowd joined us to welcome our new show of pastels and paintings by Reston's own, Carol Berman.
Carol brings her beautiful pastel images of Lake Anne to Reston Museum.
Multi-Cultural Festival Saturday - September 24, 2011 Reston's annual Multi-Cultural Festival at Lake Anne. The Reston Museum again presented a special program - Map Your Cultural Heritage - for the afternoon, led by Tom Finn. The Reston Multiculural Festival is a celebration of the diversity and community spirit of Reston. This annual event brings together the people of Reston to celebrate our medley of cultures and their riches. Hundreds came and shared with family, friends the music, entertainment, dress, food, and cultural treasures from all over the world. The Reston Multicultural Festival is hosted by the Reston Association, with partners from a variety of Reston-based organizations and businesses. Many dressed in attire from their own cultural roots and shared some of the stories that we have gathered on the pathways of our lives. Lecture
Thursday - September 22, 2011 The history of the Bowman family - presented at the Rose Gallery, RCC-Lake Anne.
Program supported in part by the Reston Community Center. Nature Walk
Saturday - September 10, 2011
Photos courtesy of Kimmo Sahramaa and Pishu P. Hirani[top]
Lecture
Thursday - September 8, 2011
Over 70 hardy folks braved the rains and flooding at Lake Anne and gathered at Kalypso restaurant to hear of the early days of Reston and the history of Wiehle.
Audrey Haugan, who holds an M.A. in History from GMU, has been involved in research of this interesting period for
the past decade (you may have taken one of her tours of the former Wiehle Manor House when it served as Prison Fellowship
Program was supported in part by the Reston Community Center. Art Show & Sale
August 19 - October 2 Join us to welcome our new show at Reston Museum, "Graceful Spaces and Found Objects". Sale and exhibit runs through October 2.
In 2009 Graceful Spaces received the Virginia Peters Friends of Non-Profit Award from the Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers. Graceful Spaces also received the 2010 Sustainability Award from the Reston Citizens Assn.
Karen Hale was born in Washington D.C., and lived overseas with her family until 1965, when they moved to Reston.
Program supported in part by the Reston Community Center. Reston Festival
July 9-10, 2011 Thanks to the volunteer docents who staffed the Reston Museum booth at the Reston Festival, at the Reston Town Center, 11am - 7pm on Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10. Reston Museum's booth was located in the "60's Decade" on Library Street in the Reston Town Center, and had some great displays of Reston History. Watch RHT Chair Shelly Mastran at the Festival (at 2:50)..click hereTour of Reston's Community Garden PlotsSaturday, July 9, 2011 Naturalist Claudia Thompson-Deahl,
was available to sign copies of the "NATURE OF RESTON", for which she wrote the text to accompany
a series of superb full color photographs of Reston's natural areas by Charles A. Veatch.
The book is on sale at the Reston Museum; click to buy online.
Museum Auction
Friday, July 8, 2011
Live and Silent Auction of Reston pictures, maps, and autographed memorabilia. In spite of near disastrous flooding, the Museum welcomed the Lake Anne reunion folks and some of its regulars on Friday night. Wine and cheese made for some lively bidding! [top]Artist Reception
Friday, June 24 50+ folks joined us to welcome Virginia potter Marianne Cordyack and painter Joan Kelly in their new show at Reston Museum. Marianne taught art at Langston Hughes Middle School, ran her own art school until 2004, and now works as a studio potter and teaches a ceramics class at RCC-Lake Anne. She has always been inspired by nature, and most of her work reflects this. She experiments constantly with new forms and glaze combinations, to best express this inspiration. All her work is fired in a salt kiln. Joan Kelly , an artist at the Reston Art Gallery at Lake Anne, painted and taught art for many years, and created an art enrichment program for GRACE for Fairfax County elementary schools. Her acrylic paintings vibrate with intense color and exaggerated forms, a personal style that has an expressive quality filled with energy and a love of painting.
The show and sale continues through August 14. ...read more Musical Soiree
Saturday, June 18 Return Engagement of song stylist Beverly Cosham and pianist Dingwall Fleary
Bob Simon & Oscar Haynes - Living History
Sunday, June 12
Robert E. Simon and Oscar Haynes talked about their combined 192 years of living history. Over 70 eager listeners joined us at this unique event to hear Simon and Haynes remembrances of the past century.
Prompted by a precocious 10 year old interviewer, Haynes spoke of his pioneer civil rights work and Simon spoke of Reston's future increased density. The rapt audience asked them of their favorite Reston
places and their secret to personal happiness.
Spring Wildflower Garden Walk
Saturday, April 30
The walk starts about 1:00 p.m.
Artist Reception
Friday, April 29
Welcome Virginia artists
Laney Oxman and Ann Barbieri as they open their joint show "Paint and Clay".
Exhibit runs through June 19.
[top] Spring Wildflower Walk
Saturday, April 16 Meet at Reston Museum at 1:30 p.m. for orientation and to carpool to the Walker Nature Center at 11450 Glade Drive, Reston, VA 20191. The walk starts about 1:50 p.m. from the front porch of the Nature House with an easy downhill hike to the wildflower garden along the banks of the Glade Stream. After viewing the wildflowers, continue along the stream valley path to enjoy results of the major stream restoration in the Glade area. All welcome. Founder's Day 2011
Saturday, April 9
12:00 - 3:00 pm Join your friends and neighbors and bring the family to a party you won’t forget. An eight piece brass choir (trumpet - Don Witman, Nate Sorensen, Tom Cooper and Sean Quaresima; trombone - Josh Chamot, Willard Fraize, John Woolley and tuba - Bob Terio; conducted by Gene Duman) will perform a fanfare from the Lake Anne rooftops. Special guest, Reston's own song stylist, Beverly Cosham will also offer an uplifting musical tribute.
Then join the crowd for the 1st Annual Reston Founder's Day Treasure Hunt - a two hour adventure discovering Reston's places and history.
There will be lots of fun for everyone on the plaza at Lake Anne Village Center, and cake by MallowDrama!
Civil War Earthworks in Reston
Saturday, April 2 As part of commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War (Sesquicentennial), the Reston Museum is doing a walk and lecture about the events surrounding the Reston and Hunter Mill area … especially the old W&OD rail line. The first tour “Civil War Earthworks in Reston” will be held on Saturday afternoon, April 2. The event is free and open to the public.
Bus Connections
Fairfax Department of Transportation brings their “How to Ride the Bus” program to Reston Museum. Board a special training bus to learn first hand how the system works see how today's service works and how it is changing with construction of the METRO Silver Line to Reston. Take a bus tour of key transit sites on Reston bus routes and learn how to use the Fairfax Connector bus to get around. Hear stories from riders and "busmeisters" of earlier commuter days and internal bus systems (now LINK-RIBS) in Reston. Artist Reception
Saturday, March 4
Reception highlighted the new exhibit of local artists
Helen Vance (hooked rugs) and Enid Sport Stewart (pottery). This exhibit will run from March 4 through April 30.
...read more
Celebrating Black History
Saturday, Feb 19 An SRO crowd met at the Reston Museum for an evening of song and story to celebrate Black History Month. Speakers shared their Civil Rights experiences followed by a Freedom Songs sing-along led by Squire Muse. The program also featured the Color Line Project 2002 collection of Restonian interviews. ...see more at Reston Patch.
Nature Walk
Saturday, Feb 12
From the Reston Museum they carpooled to the Uplands Tennis Court parking lot to begin the walk heading toward the Buttermilk Creek Nature Trail and along the stream toward Lake Fairfax.
Walkers saw the many faces of stream restoration work in progress along Buttermilk
Creek in North Reston, the first such project in The Colvin Run Watershed.
Annual Meeting
Thursday, Jan 13 
25+ Museum members attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Reston Historic Trust (owner and operator of the Reston Museum). The meeting featured a review of the past year's activities and finances, the approved 2011 budget, and election of board members. [top] |
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to Reston as they jump into bone-chilling waters of Lake Anne for the 5th Annual Freezin’
for a Reason Virginia Polar Dip. The event will kick off at 1:00PM
with family friendly activities and warm-up - with the dip scheduled to take place starting at 2:00PM.
Last year’s event drew record crowds of both spectators and jumpers raising over $84,000.
Registered participants will take a chilly full plunge or a “Chicken Dip” – to raise funds for Camp
Sunshine, a national year-round retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
Menda Ahart has been singing all of her life in church choirs, college choirs, community choirs,
and as soloist with bands. She auditioned with MoTown in Detroit but did not want to drop out of college.
These days Menda's love of singing sacred hymns, gospel, classical, popular, jazz and blues is channeled
through at her church choir and Mosaic Harmony, an interfaith-faith, multicultural choir which draws on
the heritage of African-American inspirational music
Thursday, February 23, 2012 
A SRO audience got the latest from Patty Nicoson, President of the 
As part of its continuing historical programs examining the history of the area, the Reston Historic Trust conducted a special program to a SRO crowd on the colonial and early history of the land before Reston came into being.
presented tokens of appreciation to departing board members Carol Nahorniak and Marion Myers.
Four new boards members were unamimously elected: Karen Goff, Paul Thomas, Leigh Handerahan and Graham Farbrother.
They heard of holiday recollections from around the world, sharing traditions from Reston’s diverse population.
A holiday Lights Walk at Lake Anne followed. After the walk they warmed up with hot drinks, cookies, an international carol sing-along and Reston-style bonhomie.
Read more in the 
An audience of over 80 came to hear about the Battle of Danesville (150th anniversary) at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne.
As part of commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, Reston Historic Trust is conducting a
series of tours and lectures about Civil War events that occurred in the Reston area. The Battle of Dranesville
was fought on December 20, 1861.
Presentation included the strategic significance of Leesburg Turnpike (Rt. 7),
history and description of the Town of Dranesville in 1861, movement of troops through present-day Reston, events
that led to the clash of soldiers near the Dranesville Church of the Brethren, the leading commanders and what
happened to them after the War, and what happened to Dranesville and Reston area during and after the War.
Presenter John Waggoner is a local Civil War expert and member of the Church of the Brethren.
Signed Trail Update Walk - Joe Stowers led a walk and update
on Reston's signed trails between Lake Anne and Reston Town Center. Not to worry about getting lost on Reston trails.
Leading trails are marked with colorful signs and map posts to help you navigate, thanks to the work of
Reston planner Joe Stowers and the Reston Association trails committee.
Start with an orientation and update on the trail mapping project at 1:30 on Saturday October 22
in the Reston Museum. Then join a 1:43 mile walk to Reston Town Center on a signed and paved
trail passing through colorful wooded areas, varied townhouse and apartment clusters, and two tunnels.
participate in "Sustainable Reston", an exciting Reston-wide effort to build on our pioneering
principles of sustainability to take Reston into its next fifty years.
Individuals, neighborhoods and the community as a whole heard of projects in which
to participate, how to buy local, drive less and ways to connect to this grassroots enterprise.
Friday - October 7, 2011 
In addition to focusing on portraits, she now also does still life and landscapes,
and teaches classes in this centuries-old method of artistic expression. The show and sale continues until
November 27 and a portion of sales proceeds benefits Reston Museum.
100+ joined us for an extensive presentation on the Bowman family and what happened to the land that now
makes up Reston from 1927-1961. The Bowmans played a significant role in protecting the nearly
7,000 acres that formed the basis of Reston. Learn fascinating stories about this amazing
family, including the history of the Bowman distillery.
Walkers set off on the Buttermilk Creek Nature Trail and examined a
beautiful new foot bridge into Lake Fairfax Park. The bridge that
replaces an old wooden bridge washed out by hurricane Agnes in 1972,
was rebuilt this year as part of the Reston Association stream
restoration project being undertaken with Wetland Studies and
Solutions on 29 miles of Reston streams. The new bridge has been temporarily stranded
by washouts from the recent tropical storm rains. The group walked around Lake Fairfax and back into Reston to re-join
the Buttermilk Creek trail heading toward Ring Road hill, to enjoy one
of the highest view points in Reston.
She eventually began several design classes at Northern Virginia Community College to develop her artistic skills. Subsequent pottery classes and Intuitive Painting classes influenced the making of her Oddjects, which are assemblages that take on a life of their own as she works with found objects and scrap lumber. Her work has been displayed at the Reston Festival, the Greater Reston Art Center, The Jo Ann Rose Gallery, and other local venues.
A tour of community garden plots and
inside stories from Claudia Thompson-Deahl, RA Environmental Resources Manager.
There are 270 garden plots, in four locations, many of which go back to the earliest days of Reston.
from the front porch of the Nature House with an easy downhill hike to the wildflower garden
along the banks of the Glade Stream. After viewing the wildflowers, continue along the stream
valley path to enjoy results of the major stream restoration in the Glade area, or take part in
the Nature House’s Spring Festival, with entertainment and activities from 1:15 to 5 p.m - all welcome.
Saturday, March 19 
Walkers met at Reston Museum for a briefing from Kelly Petrey, senior engineer on the
project from 
