NOVA Exhibition

Steve Wharton, Nina Tisara, Pam and Kerry St. Clair

Melvin Miller and daughter, Erika

Dr. Jimmie McClellan, Dean of Liberal Arts, NOVA

Sarah Raymond, Assistant Dean, Photo, NOVA

Pam St. Clair and 2009 Legend Arlene Hewitt

Dr. McClellan, Melvin Miller, Nina Tisara, Jim Singerling and Steve Wharton

Guests listen to remarks

All photos by Steven Halperson/Tisara Photography

Living Legends of Alexandria photographs by Nina Tisara from 2008, 2009 and 2010 are being exhibited at the Tyler Gallery, Alexandria Campus, Northern Virginia Community College through February 2.  Gallery hours: noon to 9pm, Mon-Thurs.  For info about the NOVA Photography program, see http://www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/visual/photo.

Living Legends of Alexandria Opens at NOVA

You are cordially invited to attend the Opening Reception of Living Legends of Alexandria on Thursday, January 13th, 5:30-7pm,Tyler Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus. This exhibition features the Legends of 2007-08, the Legends of 2008-09 and the nominees and Legends of 2010. The evening will be dedicated to the memory of Eula Miller, who passed away this week after a long illness. Eula was a member of NOVA's Early Childhood Education faculty for more than thirty years and the intellectual godmother for many of the teachers in our City. She was named a Living Legend of Alexandria in 2008.
Exhibition Dates: January 10 through February 2; Gallery hours: noon to 9pm, Mondays through Thursdays.
The public is also invited to an Artist's Talk at the Tyler Gallery on Thursday, January 20th, 6-7pm. The Tyler Gallery is located in the Tyler Building (past the Schlesinger Center). Paid Parking is available in the Beauregard Street garage on campus.

For information about the Northern Virginia Photography program, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/visual/photo or contact Sarah Raymond at sraymond@nvcc.edu. For information about Living Legends of Alexandria contact AlexandriaLegends@ninatisara.com .

General Washington to Attend "Meet The Legends" Reception

Exciting News.  General George Washington, portrayed by Don Dehaven, will be an honored guest at the Meet The Legend Reception and will congratulate the nominees alongside Mayor Euille.  Don was appointed the official George Washington of Alexandria in 1989.

 

Happy New Year to each.

NOVA Exhibition

Alexandria Campus, Northern Virginia Community College will host an exhibition of Alexandria Living Legends photographs by artist-photographer Nina Tisara, opening Monday, January 10 through February 2, .2011.  This is the first exhibition to include photographs from all three past years of the project, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Now beginning its fourth year, Living Legends of Alexandria is an ongoing, not-for-profit photo documentary project to identify, honor and chronicle those individuals whose vision and dedication have made a tangible difference to the quality of life in Alexandria. A list of the Legends may be found at http://www.tisaraphoto.com/legends/Years0711.htm

The project was conceived by artist-photographer Nina Tisara in response to requests for photographs of Alexandrians who were no longer living. When the images were not available in the Tisara archives, she devised a system for having them available in the future. Tisara, who studied Photography at Nova, now serves as project director for Living Legends of Alexandria.

Major financial sponsors of Living Legends of Alexandria in 2010 were the Rotary Club of Alexandria, Dominion Virginia Power, and McEnearney Associates. Media sponsors were Local Kicks, AlexandriaNews.org, and founding media sponsor The Alexandria Gazette Packet.

For more information about the project go to at http://www.AlexandriaLegends.com or contact Nina Tisara, AlexandriaLivingLegends@ninatisara.com

For more information about the Photography program go to http://www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/visual/photo or contact Sarah Raymond, sraymond@nvcc.edu.

The Chet and Sabra Avery Conference Room

The Mayor and members of City Council proclaimed Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Chet and Sabra Avery Day in Alexandria and named Room 2000 in City Hall, the building's major Conference room next to City Council chambers, the Chet and Sabra Avery Conference Room.

Naming this room in their honor is extremely fitting and meaningful for they spent thousands of hours providing leadership and working on tasks from the 1970s to the present to improve opportunities and access for community residents in this conference room.

In addition to contributions to other City task forces and bodies, for over 36 years Chet Avery served on the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities to transform Alexandria into one of America's most accessible cities. He worked on the Human Rights Commission for more than 25 years advancing the rights of residents. Chet also served on the Commission on Information Technology providing media and internet access for all persons.

Congratulations, Chet and Sabra!

Meet The Legends at PTO

 Madison Building at Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Save The Date: Thursday, March 17th, (St. Pat's Day), 5:30-8:30 p.m. for the "Meet The Legends" Reception in the lower atrium and auditorium of the Madison Building, PTO.  We're excited to have been approved to have this community event in the beautiful space at PTO.  Stay tuned for details.

Living Legend Chet Avery

2010 Living Legend Chet Avery is mentioned in Michael Carrasco's Op Ed piece in the Gazette Packet on Disability Awareness.  See:   http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=344917&paper=59&cat=110