Chez Nous Reston Salon

The next salon is THIS Sunday Nov 20th! "Images Prove It! Playing an Instrument Develops Your Brain...." Two pianists will discuss the research and practical dimensions of what happens in the human brain across the aging process as a result of musical education. It's all good--and fascinating. Great buffet as always. The usual place, Sunset Hills Montessori 11180 Ridge Heights Road, 5-8pm. Questions or paypal $35 to [email protected]

We are now connected between our meetup group, eventbrite, twitter and facebook! Now that this is out of the way, we are focusing on the next Salon topic and speaker...stay tuned!

Working today on social media for CNRS -- watch for exciting changes in the near future!

New Video of Najwa on Reston Impact! http://www.rctv28.com/shows/studio/community/restonimpact.html

RCTV Reston Impact brings events and personalities, public policy and political issues to the viewing audience. Initially host John Lovaas organized candidate forums for elections for Congress, State Senator and Delegate, Supervisor and the School Board representatives serving Reston. The Reston Candid

"It’s such a cultural sort of spread," said Jan Brown, director of education at USA Today who talked about the salon with a reporter from The Reston Connection newspaper. "It’s such a great way to broaden your experiences all the way around and you don’t have to go far to do it."

Join us! The Chez Nous Reston Salon will feature a dazzling photography evening with award-winning National Geographic Photographer Bruce Dale in a rare community appearance: Wednesday August 18th from 7-10pm. Sunset Hills Montessori School: 11180 Ridge Heights Road, Reston, VA..for more info contact [email protected]

30 Years of BAD Pictures Some of the highlights of Bruce Dale's 30 year career at National Geographic including 10 trips to China beginning in the late 1970's, the hologram cover for the 100th anniversary edition, and mounting a camera on the tail of a jumbo jet for in-flight photographs. Photographs are copyrighted by Bruc...

Money in Politics talk in two weeks! Mark your calendars for the 21st - same place, same time. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the state of our campaign finance system!

Thanks for the great turnout last night, everyone! Stay tuned for updates on our next event - THE SUPREME COURT AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Photos from last night will also be posted soon!

In the meantime, please help spread the word about the Salon!

Here's the rundown on our Summer Salon Series:

June 23rd “The Power of Public Art: Artists and the Environment”
Meredith McKinley, Todd Bressi--nationally renowned art & urban planning experts

July 21st “the Supreme Court and Campaign Finance”
Matt Sanderson, Attorney at Caplin Drysdale

August 18th "Beyond the Lens: A Photographer's Journey."
Bruce Dale, National Geographic's award winning photographer (i)

See this article about the salon by our April speaker, Professor Patrick Deneen!

Lifelong Education Begins at Graduation | The Hoya As the members of this senior class prepare to leave their temporary home on the Hilltop, and already we begin to plan for the arrival of a new group of freshmen who will take their place for the next ...

Our lovely speaker - Ling Tang!