Hylton Performing Arts Center

Virginia National Ballet: Aladdin

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Virginia National Ballet presents Aladdin!  Be transported to exotic lands and follow Aladdin and Jasmine on their journey in this world premiere of Rafik Hegab’s choreography.  This family-friendly production features VNB’s fantastic, international professional dancers, amazing choreogr...Read More

Maybe April

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Named by Billboard Magazine as “the next emerging trend in country music,” the Americana-folk Indie ensemble Maybe April is electrifying the country music scene with its "lustrous harmonies... the appealing mix of their personalities...winningly under-amplified sound...and sophisticated ...Read More

CANCELLED: Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Dreams

YOPW takes the audience on a magical, musical journey. Enjoy this musical dream performance that begins with the youngest instrumentalists and culminates with the Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Youth art exhibition by Edgemoor Art Studio. Enjoy a complimentary light reception at 2:00 p.m. in the Didlake ...Read More

Galileo's Science Cafe: Earth's Climate

“Earth’s climate, where has it come from and where is it going?” presented by Natalie Burls, Ph.D., Large-scale ocean temperature changes, GMU Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences. Learn about the latest scientific and medical discoveries explained by university faculty.  Free

Cirque Mechanics

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42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels

Experience the latest invention from the creative minds of Cirque Mechanics with their signature blend of acrobatics, mechanical marvels, and a good bit of clowning around. This new production tells the story of an iconic 42-fo...Read More

Loudon Wainwright III, Suzzy Roche, Lucy Wainwright Roche

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All In A Family

Spend an unforgettable evening of harmonizing vocals, guitar, and humorous stories with Grammy Award-winning American Folk legend Loudon Wainwright III and acclaimed singer-songwriters Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche in the Hylton Center EXTRA! performance, All In A...Read More

LLI: Tin Pan Alley

Songwriters of the Great American Songbook

Instructor: Dr. Darden Purcell

Dr. Purcell will discuss the importance of the Great American Songbook songwriters, composers, and lyricists. She will bring back to life all those wonderful songs we grew up listening to on the radio and on our record players...Read More

Prince William Chamber of Commerce Business Awards

See pwchamber.org for more information.

Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series Winter Jams

Due to inclement weather , Guitar Winter Jams is cancelled on Tuesday, January 29, and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 26 at 7 pm.

Veterans and the Arts Initiative

Musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring their own guitar or try one of ours in these three winter guitar jam sessi...Read More

The Julian Bliss Septet

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Celebrating Gershwin: A Stroll Down Tin Pan Alley

Virtuoso clarinetist Julian Bliss leads his band on A Stroll Down Tin Pan Alley, which explores the treasured sounds of Gershwin and his contemporaries, including a suite from the iconic American opera Porgy and Bess, ...Read More

Veterans and the Arts Initiative: Papermaking Workshop

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Instructor: Patrick Sargent, USAF (Ret.), Artist, Printmaker, Papermaker

This workshop covers the basic techniques of hand papermaking using rags or old clothes and includes deconstructing materials using the Hollander Beater; pulp preparation; sheet forming; couching; pressing; and drying....Read More

Manassas Symphony Orchestra: Tesoros hispanos

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The MSO honors the music and culture of Spanish-speaking countries with music by composers from Spain and Latin America, featuring classical guitarist Adam Kossler performing Joaquín Rodrigo’s famed Concierto De Aranjuez.

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Ordway Conservatory "Alice in Wonderland"

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Come join Alice as she ventures into Wonderland and meets the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, and other characters.  Witness the Ordway Conservatory of Ballet dancers bring these characters to life! 

Tickets: $20 adults; $15 children or seniors

Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series

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Veterans and the Arts Initiative

Instructor: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University

Musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring their own guitar or try one of ours in this ten-week series of lessons with Glen McCarthy, guitar instructor at George Mason University, who has shared his ...Read More

Dominion Energy Veterans Guitar Workshop Series: Level II

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Veterans and the Arts Initiative

Instructor: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University

Musicians of all skill levels are invited to bring their own guitar or try one of ours in this ten-week series of lessons with Glen McCarthy, guitar instructor at George Mason University, who has shared his ...Read More

LLI: Understanding Opera

A Guide for the Passionate and the Puzzled

Instructor: Dr. Glenn Winters

The class will introduce students to the spring productions of Virginia Opera's 2018-2019 season: Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir of Love and Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly. The instructor will present detailed musical and d...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: A Fantasque Evening

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The evening begins with original choreography in Act One – a season highlight. Act Two, La Boutique Fantasque (The Magic Toyshop), tells the story of a world-famous French toymaker who welcomes customers from around the globe to his enchanted shop of dancing dolls who have a love story o...Read More

Prince William Little Theatre: Anne of Green Gables

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Prince Wiliam Little Theatre presents a refreshing, contemporary telling of the classic story. Stern Marilla and her warm-hearted brother Matthew hoped to adopt a boy to work on their farm. The orphanage sends young, befreckled Anne by mistake and their lives are neve...Read More

9th Anniversary Gala Silent Art Auction Exhibition

March 12 – March 22 

A collection of works of all media from local and regional artists will be up for auction. This exhibition is open to the public, and bidding will be available prior to the Gala. Proceeds from the auction will provide funding to support Hylton Center performances, arts education...Read More

Gallery Reception: 9th Anniversary Gala Silent Art Auction

Gallery receptions are free and open to the public.  Wine and light fare will be served. Please RSVP to smeyer3@gmu.edu.

A collection of works of all media from local and regional artists will be up for auction. This exhibition is open to the public, and bidding will be available prior to the Gala. ...Read More

LLI: Anne of Green Gables

Prince William Little Theatre: Anne of Green Gables

Instructors: Susy Moorstein and Select Cast Members

Prince William Little Theatre (PWLT) presents a refreshing, contemporary telling of this classic story. Stern Marilla and her warm- hearted brother Matthew hoped to adopt a boy to work on their fa...Read More

Goitse

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with “music that’s brimming with energy and creative zeal” (Irish Music Magazine) performed by the popular and multi-award-winning quintet, Goitse (pronounced Go-wit-cha). A leader of a new generation of traditional Irish ensembles, the gro...Read More

Exploring Identity with Women Veterans: iPhone Photography Workshop

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Veterans and the Arts Initiative

Instructor: Danielle Dravenstadt, Photography Instructor, School of Art, George Mason University

Want to learn to take great pictures? Join us for this four-part workshop series that explores Women Veteran identities through photography. Learn to maximize th...Read More

LLI: Hallelujah! The Music and Life of Leonard Cohen

Instructor: Bill Hoyle

“Suzanne,” “So Long Marianne,” and “Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye” are a few of the songs written by Leonard Cohen. His most famous song, “Hallelujah,” was released in 1984, but it did not become popular until it was covered by other artists years later. Today there are mo...Read More

LLI: Prince William County: An Aerial Perspective

Speaker: Roger Snyder

1:00 p.m. refreshments

1:30-3:00 p.m. speaker 

Roger Snyder is returning to LLI to present a third forum based on his work since his retirement in 2002. He will present and describe recent aerial photographs depicting public and private development that is constantly changing th...Read More

Galileo's Science Cafe: Sports-Related Concussion and Kids

“Sports-Related Concussion and Kids: Staying Ahead of the Game,” presented by Shane Caswell, Ph.D. Co-Director, Sports Medicine Assessment Research and Testing (S.M.A.R.T.) Laboratory Athletic Training Education Program; Exercise, Fitness and Health Promotion

Learn about current practices and emergi...Read More

9th Anniversary Gala

The 9th Anniversary Gala provides critical funding to support the Hylton Center’s many performances, arts education programs, and outreach initiatives such as the Veterans and the Arts Initiative, and the Hylton Center’s Endowment. Join us for an elegant reception, dinner on the Merchant Hall Stage,...Read More

Manassas Chorale: Silver Voices

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The Manassas Chorale and the Voices United Workshop Choir combine resources for a joyful evening of sacred music. Led by Artistic Director Becky Verner and guest Clinician Dr. Rollo Dilworth, over 150 singers will raise the roof in this celebratory program. Come marve...Read More

LLI: S'Wonderful: The Music of George Gershwin

Instructor: Dan Sherman

Although he died at age 38, George Gershwin produced some of the most memorable tunes in the Great American Songbook, in addition to masterpieces such as “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Porgy and Bess.” This class will cover Gershwin’s life and career and include recordings from many...Read More

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

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A beloved classic makes its way off the page and onto the stage. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four popular stories by children’s author, Eric Carle: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahors...Read More

Gallery Exhibit: David Barr

Torn

April 2 – May 18

A series of work that explores color, typography, and pattern in a disruptive out-of-context nature. This body of work looks to tear apart these comfortable safeguards that people find in recognizable and organized patterns to create a new balance and connection with the viewer...Read More

Mason Dance Company Gala at the Hylton

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The Gala Concert is Mason Dance Company’s crowning season event featuring a program of works by contemporary professional choreographers.

This year our guest choreographers will be the Spanish modern ballet dancer and choreographer, and currently artistic director of the Berlin State Bal...Read More

Matinee Idylls: Thomas Pandolfi

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12:30 pm. Lunch/1:30 p.m. Concert

His previous Hylton Center performances have enraptured enthusiastic audiences, and now virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi returns to the Matinee Idylls series with a program showcasing his passionate artistry and stunning technique. En...Read More

LLI: What's New at NOVA (Northern Virginia Community College)?

Speakers: Dr. Scott Ralls, Dr Chad Knights and Dr. Molly Lynch

10:00 a.m. refreshments
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. speaker

Northern Virginia Community College is continually working to create programs to meet the needs of students and the workforce. This forum will highlight some of NOVA's new programs and i...Read More

LLI: Legends and Discoveries

From the Inca Trail to the Galapagos Islands

Instructors: Dr. Rebecca Hayes and Tom Sakole

Dr. Rebecca Hayes and her husband Tom Sakole visited Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands last year. They especially wanted to visit the Galapagos Islands because visits to the islands will likely be limited...Read More

Russian National Ballet

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Swan Lake

Be enchanted by one of the most beloved storybook ballets. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s first ballet, Swan Lake, charms time and again with the stunning grace of classical dance, its breathtaking sets and costumes, and the sublime music of one of the great Russian co...Read More

The Seldom Scene

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Sometimes irreverent, always entertaining, The Seldom Scene makes a long-awaited Hylton Center debut with their signature sound that has led to an international following and helped launch the progressive bluegrass movement. Today, the band features Ron Stewart on banjo, Dudley Connell o...Read More

Raising Voices

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Showcasing Washington National Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists and Mason Opera

Some of the best young voices in the nation come to our region to perfect their art and craft.  The Washington National Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program auditions hundreds of postgraduate, em...Read More

LLI: Rare Earth

Instructor: Dr. James R. Zimbelman

In the last twenty years we have learned that at least thousands of planets orbit stars beyond our Sun, yet very few of these newly discovered planets appear to be similar to Earth. How ‘rare’ is our Earth? This lecture is based around the many factors that contrib...Read More

Gallery Reception: David Barr

Gallery receptions are free and open to the public.  Wine and light fare will be served. Please RSVP to smeyer3@gmu.edu.

A series of work that explores color, typography, and pattern in a disruptive out-of-context nature. This body of work looks to tear apart these comfortable safeguards that people...Read More

Asaph Dance Ensemble: New Beginnings

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The Asaph Dance Ensemble begins a new era with original choreography that will awaken your heart and inspire your life!

Tickets: $30, $25 adults; $20, $15 children under 12; and seniors 65+

Galileo's Science Cafe: Changing the Trajectory of Substance Use and Depression in Virginia

“Changing the Trajectory of Substance Use and Depression in Virginia: A Value, Impact, and Quality (VIQ) Analysis of the Virginia Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral (VA-SBIRT) Project,” presented by Lora Peppard, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC Associate Professor; Associate Director for Treatment & Pre...Read More

A Raisin in the Sun

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“A Raisin in the Sun,” a lauded drama written by esteemed playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, is set in the aftermath of World War II. It follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, the family tries to d...Read More

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel

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Rags to Riches

Embark on a musical journey with piano virtuoso Jeffrey Siegel. In this program, Siegel guides the audience through music with fascinatin’ rhythms! He will perform Scott Joplin’s Wall Street Rag, I Got Rhythm by Gershwin, elegant waltzes by Chopin, the ...Read More

VA National Ballet: Life in the Fast Lane

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Virginia National Ballet presents Carmen and The Eagles!  The show opens with a rocking tribute to The Eagles with their most famous hits, and is followed by Carmen which VNB debuted in 2016.  This incredible choreography to Bizet’s famous opera Carmen about the tragic Gypsy and her star...Read More

LLI: Northern Virginia Transportation

Speaker: Michael Longhi

10:00 a.m. refreshments
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. speaker

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is our regional multi modal (trains, roads, buses etc.) transportation planning organization. Since 2014 the NVTA has funded over $2 billion in transportation projects in ...Read More

American Festival Pops Orchestra: Movie Music Magic

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It's difficult to imagine bigger-than-life film characters like Darth Vader and Indiana Jones without their iconic musical themes. Since the invention of cinema with sound, Hollywood's film composers have worked their magic behind the scenes to help create memorable m...Read More

Manassas Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival

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Beethoven Festival

The Manassas Symphony closes the season in a grand way joined by 100 choir students from Osbourn Park HS and other Prince William County Schools on an all-Beethoven program. The concert ends with movements from the master’s Mass in C Major and the m...Read More

InTune Music Studios: Spring Recital

Join the students and faculty of InTune Music Studios in a presentation of their current repertoire.

Tickets: $10; free for children under age 3 

CANCELLED: Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Serendipity

YOPW’s season closes with a performance featuring all its performing ensembles from the youngest to the oldest. In what seems like a stroke of serendipity, all 200 youth musicians come together in a memorable musical finale of youthful energy and exquisite musicianship. Enjoy a complimentary light r...Read More

Northern Virginia Ballet: Coppelia

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NVB presents its version of the 1870 classic comedic ballet about love, magic, and mistaken identity.  Fun for the whole family, the production is supported by imported Russian sets, gorgeous costuming, and the award-winning dancers of Northern Virginia Youth Ballet/Academy of Russian Ba...Read More

Women's Leadership Lunch

Attaining the Unattainable, From Determined Mom to PR Powerhouse

Join the Prince William Chamber of Commerce for an empowering afternoon where attendees and others will share 

inspiring stories of success during the table top discussions. Plan to visit the various exhibit booths. Be inspired by spea...Read More

ANNIE

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This rags to riches story of a young orphan growing up during the great depression is an American classic.  Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, this Broadway version of “Annie” with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan, made its Broad...Read More

LLI: Why Are There Yellow Buses at the Hylton Center?

PAK’s Mission of Education 

Facilitators: Claire Machosky and Marit Majeske

Performing Arts for Kids, also known as PAK, is a non-profit organization that works exclusively with the Hylton Performing Arts Center to provide a rich cultural repertoire for school age children. Since 2013, PAK has suppo...Read More

LLI: Space Satellites

What They Are and How They Benefit the U.S.

Instructor: Gary Jacobsen

This non-technical, unclassified overview of the American space program will focus on nine categories of satellites and the functions that are unique to each. Communications satellites are discussed in depth, along with satellites...Read More

Galileo's Science Cafe: The NASA/New Horizons Flyby of Dwarf Ice Planet 2014MU69

The NASA/New Horizons Flyby of Dwarf Ice Planet 2014MU69 (Ultima Thule): Our New View of the Outer Solar System, presented by Michael Summers, Ph.D., University Professor; Department of Physics and Astronomy.  Learn about the latest scientific and medical discoveries explained by university faculty....Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty

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This timeless, fairy tale ballet has all the magical elements of a classic – a princess, prince, fairy godmothers, the evil fairy Carabosse, and a beautiful score by Tchaikovsky. All ages will delight in this performance featuring the popular storyline and accompaniment by Manassas Balle...Read More

McKinney Boyd High School Bands Concert

Director’s Choice

The McKinney Boyd High School Band performs under the direction of Joe Nunez, Director of Bands, with guest conductor, Anthony Maiello, George Mason University. Located north of Dallas, Texas, McKinney Boyd’s band program includes four concert bands and a color guard/winter guard t...Read More

Northern Virginia Ballet: 2019 Recital

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NVB presents its version of the 1870 classic comedic ballet about love, magic, and mistaken identity.  Fun for the whole family, the production is supported by imported Russian sets, gorgeous costuming, and the award-winning dancers of Northern Virginia Youth Ballet/Academy of Russian Ba...Read More

Manassas Chorale: Silver Salute (to the Red White and Blue)

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O say, can you see! Join the Manassas Chorale and the Greater Manassas Children’s Choir as they salute our country through stirring songs of patriotism and devotion. Help celebrate the close of the Chorale’s Silver Anniversary with this tribute to the U. S. A., its hi...Read More

Virginia National Ballet: Spring Recital

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See the students of Virginia National Ballet perform a wide variety of dance and musical selections.  Virginia National Ballet is Northern Virginia’s most exciting professional dance company and the school was voted “Best Dance Studio 2017” in Northern Virginia Magazine.  See dancers per...Read More