Category Archives: events

Cosplay

Mike recently discovered Cosplay. (Cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video games.) He joined a DC area group that gets together monthly for a cosplay photo shoot. Each month is a different location and theme. Here are some of Mike’s costumes from the past several months.

Mike as an alien / Jedi at one of the museums in Washington, DC.

Mike at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in a Cats the musical inspired cosplay

Mike as a Gold Living Statue at a Cosplay event in Fairfax, FA

Mike as an Avatar inspired alien at the Farpoint convention

Mike as Johnnystein from Hotel Transylvania at the Reston Town Center

Mike in a post-apocalyptic cosplay at the Graffiti Warehouse in Baltimore

Kids Night

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Balloons By Mike has been doing Kids Night at Moe’s Southwest Grill for many years. Currently, he is working at Moe’s in Leesburg, VA every other Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. He does balloons and face painting for the kids. It is free for customers. Here are some pictures from the past summer.

Unicorn Balloon

Boy Balloon

Face Painting

Balloons at Moe’s

Hockey Player Balloon

Ice Cream Social and Balloons

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On Saturday, March 18, 2017, Mike was invited to join the DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation on their visit to Inova Fairfax Hospital for an ice cream social for the children with cancer. He added to the event by making balloons for the kids.

Mike and the other volunteers getting ready to deliver Ice Cream to the kids at the hospital

DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation was founded in 2007 by parents of children with cancer. DC Candlelighters provides emotional, educational, practical and financial support to families of children battling cancer in the Washington DC area.
http://www.dccandlelighters.org/

DC Candlelighters Holiday Party

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On Sunday, December 11, 2016, Mike and his friends participated in the DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation annual Holiday Party by doing face painting and making balloons for the kids.

Mike and Justin

Mike and Sweet Pickle

Mike and Fancy

Fancy painting faces

Fantasy Flight 2015

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Each December, United Airlines and Children’s Hospice International host a Fantasy Flight to the North Pole at Dulles International Airport. Their goal is to take children with life-threatening conditions and their families on a magical journey in a special plane to the land of Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves, princesses, storybook friends and TV characters, toys, treats, and everything that each child dreams of at Christmas time.

Mike and his friends from Just Clowning Around of Northern Virginia have been volunteering at the event and making balloons for the children and their families. Here are a few photos from the event on Saturday, December 12, 2015.

: Sir Toony

: Jugglers at the North Pole

: Sir Toony

: Mattie J.T. Stepanek’s sled

: Sir Toony at the North Pole

: Penguins

: Entertainment at the North Pole

Reston Holiday Parade 2015

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Mike and his friends from Just Clowning Around of Northern Virginia have been participating in the Reston Holiday Parade for many years. The parade is always on the Friday after Thanksgiving at the Reston Town Center. Here are a few photos from the parade on Friday, November 27, 2015…

: Sir Toony Van Dukes before the parade

: Sir Toony Van Dukes with a Stormtrooper

: Star Wars Fans at the parade

: Star Wars Fans at the parade

: Helium balloons before the parade

: Helium Gingerbread Man Balloon

: Large Gingerbread House

St. Timothy Fall Craft Fair 2015

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On Saturday, November 21, 2015, Mike was at the St. Timothy Fall Craft Fair doing face painting and balloons for the kids. This is one of Mike’s annual events at St. Tim’s Catholic School in Chantilly.

Mike with his face painted like a tiger, which is also the mascot of St. Timothy’s.

Kids at the St Timothy Craft Fair

Halloween 2015

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One of Mike’s favorite holidays is Halloween. He always puts up a big display on his driveway and gets all dressed up for the South Riding Halloween Parade.

Mike on Halloween 2015

Decorations for Halloween 2015

Mike at the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

A family at the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

Mike at the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

At the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

A sweet looking family at the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

Mike at the South Riding Halloween Parade 2015

Mike’s decorations for Halloween 2015

Life with Cancer Center Halloween Party 2015

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Mike has friends who run the DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation. Each year, they host a Halloween party at the Life with Cancer Center in Fairfax. For several years, Mike has volunteered with his face painting at the party and this year was no exception. The Halloween party was on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.

Face painting from the 2015 Halloween Party at the Life with Cancer Center

K-9 Krawl 5K 2015

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On Saturday, October 17, 2015, Mike set up at the K-9 Krawl 5K, an event sponsored by the Fairfax County Police Department at the Fairfax County Government Center. He did face painting and made balloons for the kids. This was his third year at the event.