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2015 Summer Concert Series – Tysons Corner Center

Music on the Plaza

Photos from the 2015 Summer Concert Series straight from the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center. In order to bring more people out to their community-building space outside of the mall, they started this series last year. Together with 94.7 Fresh FM, a great lineup of musicians brought everyone outside on Friday evenings.

Gavin DeGraw

Piano playing – songwriting singers are my favorite, and Gavin DeGraw is one of the best. He rocked the first crowd of this year’s Summer Concert Series. His performance was so good, they shot fireworks off of the parking garage to celebrate!

Parachute

Black Alley

Black Alley won a spot in the 2015 Summer Concert Series through a performance contest held at the mall last year. Due to the amazing reception the crowd had for their music last year, they came back to repeat raves!

American Authors

Andy Grammer

The first repeat performer in the Summer Concert Series was Andy Grammer. In like fashion, his vocals really soared over the Plaza to the cheerful crowd. Whereas last time was an acoustic set with him and a guitar, the brought a full band this year.

Legwarmers

The Legwarmers closed out the Friday concerts. During their performance, the crowd was given glow sticks to wave after the sun set. To illustrate the motion and light, I used a long exposure to blue the colors.

Fireworks over the Plaza ©TimeLine Media
Fireworks over the Plaza ©TimeLine Media

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Hyatt Regency Tysons Grand Opening

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Hyatt Regency Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency Tysons ©TimeLine Media

Last April, the Hyatt Regency Tysons opened to great fanfare out on the Plaza. The complex that Macerich is making adjacent to Tysons Corner Center is coming together. In addition to the mall, they now have a residential tower, office tower and this hotel. Many VIPs were in attendance to make remarks for the occasion.

Daniel Amato - Hyatt ©TimeLine Media
Daniel Amato – Hyatt ©TimeLine Media
Barry Biggar - Visit Fairfax ©TimeLine Media
Barry Biggar – Visit Fairfax ©TimeLine Media
Lynda Smith - Fairfax County Supervisor ©TimeLine Media
Lynda Smith – Fairfax County Supervisor ©TimeLine Media
Tim Steffan – Macerich ©TimeLine Media

The weather cooperated with us allowing the ceremony to be both inside and outside the building. Given that is was so nice outside, A trio of horn players played at the ribbon cutting! The sound of their horns echoed very nicely around the Plaza.

Horn Players during Hyatt Regency Tysons Grand Opening ©TimeLine Media
Horn Players during Grand Opening ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency Tysons ribbon cutting ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency Tysons ribbon cutting ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency Tysons ribbon cutting ©TimeLine Media

Hotel Interior

Hyatt Regency lobby ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency lobby ©TimeLine Media

Once the ceremony was completed, we were invited inside to view at the spaces in the interior. As well as a hotel, there is a new restaurant opening with the hotel, Barrel and Bushel. Their bar area opens right to the Plaza. That will be convenient during the Summer Concert Series! The restaurant also had a large dining room, and a private area for small parties to get together.

Hyatt chandelier and elevators ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt chandelier and elevators ©TimeLine Media
Barrel and Bushel Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Barrel and Bushel Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Barrel and Bushel Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Barrel and Bushel Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Private Dining Area B&B ©TimeLine Media
Private Dining Area B&B ©TimeLine Media

Plaza Overlook

Additionally, we were brought to some of the hotel rooms to show off the accommodations. From the 4th floor conference room area, they have a beautiful view overlooking the Plaza. I can see many conference making this a signature venue in the Tysons area for special events. Unquestionably this will be a centerpiece of the Tysons area both for locals and visitors to the area.

Hyatt Regency hotel room ©TimeLine Media
Hyatt Regency hotel room ©TimeLine Media

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2015 Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos expiring

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Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

Today is the last day to view photos from the 2015 Spring Freestyles from the DC area Arthur Murray studios. Thank you to everyone that came to the website to view them! I know that they were shared around since we had a lot of questions about this event. If you know of anyone else that would like to see them, or to get one last look at them, you can go to this link:

2015 DC Area Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos at TimeLine Media

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Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

To end this event, we had an awesome group of Professional Shows by the staff of the participating studios. This is some of the most challenging for me of the entire weekend! By time, I have all the lighting setup for the entire floor, so there are no technical issues with getting photos. But the dancers that are performing are a different level than the students that danced all weekend.

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

Part of the difference is the skill and talent level of the dancers. They dedicate more of their days working on these figures to perfect them. Also, the crowd that had their attention spread across many different couples on the floor throughout the weekend. Now, everyone concentrates on only two dancers which ratchets up the tension. They want them to perform well, and they are ready to react as loudly as they can at the end. It is an electric environment to make photos!

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Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

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