Politics & Government
Where To Celebrate: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A list of local gatherings, what's open and closed, metro work
Looking for some place to remember Martin Luther King Jr., or, give back?
Here's a list of opportunities and celebrations in our area:
- will have its annual celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Monday at the church, 450 Orchard Street NW.
- Reston Community Center Hunters Woods has events scheduled.
- Reston Community Center Lake Anne has events scheduled.
- There are also a number of volunteer opportunities in Washington, D.C. (Click for a list).
What's open and what's closed for the holiday:
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: Closed
Town of Vienna trash collection: Normal schedule
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: Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fairfax County Government:Closed
Fairfax County Courts: Closed
Public Schools and School Offices :Closed
County Libraries: Closed
Fairfax Connector:Operating holiday weekday service, except routes 335, 395, 585, 595, and 597, which will not operate.
Fastran:Not in service
Park Authority – RECenters open on regular schedules. Nature centers, historic sites and Green Spring Gardens will be closed. Frying Pan Farm Park will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; visitor center open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
County Trash and Recycling Collection: Regular collection
Recycling and Disposal Facilities at I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex:Open.
Metro Schedule:
Metro is doing significant track work alone the Orange/Blue line this weekend. Changes are in effect through the system's closing on Monday:
- Free shuttle buses will replace Blue and Orange line trains between L'Enfant Plaza and Eastern Market, making intermediate stops at Federal Center SW and Capitol South stations.
- Two stations -- Federal Center SW and Capitol South -- will be closed.
- Blue Line trains will operate every 16 minutes in two segments: between Franconia-Springfield and L'Enfant Plaza, and between Eastern Market and Largo Town Center.
- Orange Line trains will operate every 16 minutes in two segments: between Vienna and L'Enfant Plaza, and between Eastern Market and New Carrollton.
- At stations served by both Blue and Orange line, trains will operate every eight minutes in each direction.
- The last Orange Line train from New Carrollton will depart 15 minutes earlier than normal -- at 2:22 a.m. on Saturday night (early Sunday) and at 11:22 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. The last Orange Line train from Vienna will depart at its normal time.
- The last Blue Line train from Largo Town Center will depart 10 minutes earlier than normal -- at 2:16 a.m. on Saturday night (early Sunday) and at 11:16 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. The last Blue Line train from Franconia-Springfield will depart at its normal time.
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