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<cal1>Thursday/Jan. 16
<cal2>Fairfax City Independence Day Celebration Committee meeting. 7:30 p.m., at Wood Complex, 3730 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. 703-385-7820.
Free concert presented by the Friday Morning Music Club. 11 a.m., at Old Town Hall in the City of Fairfax, at the corner of Main Street (Route 236) and University Drive. Georgiana Acchione and Edita Vinnitskaya will play selections of classical music on piano. Toby Rotman and Anna R. Rakoczy will provide accompaniment on flute, and soprano Nancy MacArthur Smith will sing.
Babies and Books. 10:30 a.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Very short stories, fingerplays and activities for ages 10-15 months with an adult. Call 703-978-5600.
Tiny Tots. 10:15 a.m., at the Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Very short stories, fingerplays and activities for ages 13-17 months with an adult.
Follow the Story-Vine. 10:30 a.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Enjoy stories and activities for ages 3-5 with an adult. Call 703- 246-2281.
Family Search Introduction. 2 p.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Use genealogy databases to search for ancestors. Age 12 and up. Call 703-246-2281.
Babies and Books. 10:30 a.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Very short stories, fingerplays and activities for ages 10-15 months with an adult. Call 703-978-5600.
Tiny Tots. 10:15 a.m., at the Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Very short stories, fingerplays and activities for ages 13-17 months with an adult.
The Northern Virginia Brain Injury Association is facilitating a free support group meeting for all Traumatic Brain Injury survivors, their families and friends from 7:30-9 p.m., at Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church. For more information, visit www.nvbia.org or call 703-569-1855.
<cal1>Friday/Jan. 17
<cal2>Lee-Jackson Day Holiday. Fairfax City government offices open. General District Court is closed.
Bingo. 7:30 p.m., at Fairfax City Fire Station 3. 703-385-7877.
<cal1>Saturday/Jan. 18
<cal2>Kittie, Biohazard, 18 Visions, Brand New Sin, Stuck in Kaos will perform at 6:45 p.m., at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield. All ages. Tickets $18 advance/$20 at door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets from Oct. 24, 2002, will be honored. 703-569-5940.
Snowflake Bentley. 11 a.m. at the Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce St., Springfield. Listen to an award-winning book about the first person to photograph snowflakes. Ages 6-12. Call 703-451-8055.
Genealogy on the Web. 7:30 p.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Research family history using the Internet. Ages 12 and up. Call 703-246-2281.
<cal1>SUNDAY/JAN. 19
<cal2>The Grenadier Guards and Scots Highlanders, two military bands from Great Britain, march into the Patriot Center at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $18.50-$38.50 and are available through Ticketmaster, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at Phonecharge at 703-573-SEAT.
The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats presented by the Community Concerts Association of Fairfax. 3 p.m., at Fairfax High School. $20. 703-273-2547.
Visit the newly renovated Fairfax Station Railroad Museum from 1-4 p.m. The Washington Maryland Virginia Garden Railway Society will set up its G gauge model trains. The museum is located at 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. 703-425-9225.
The U.S. Navy "Sea Chanters" will perform at 7 p.m., at St. John's United Methodist Church, 5312 Backlick Road, Springfield. Free.
Free Family Game Day, hosted by Walt O'Hara and NOVAG. Board games, miniature games, card games and more are on the menu. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., at The Oaks Community Center, Burr Oak Way and Oak Leather Drive in Burke. This is a noncommercial community event designed for families. Free.
<cal1>Monday/Jan. 20
<cal2>ACBL-wide International Fund Charity open duplicate bridge at the ELKS Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
<cal1>Tuesday/Jan. 21
<cal2>Opeth, LaCuna Coil, Paradise Lost, Tapping the Vein, Brave perform at 6:15 p.m., at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield. All ages. Tickets $20 at the door. 703-569-5940.
Evening Book Club. 7:30 p.m., at the Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Adults can discuss “Sharkman Six” by Owen West. No registration is required.
Library Book Club. 7:30 p.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Ask at the information desk for this month’s selection. This program is for adults only and requires no registration.
Book Discussion Group. 11 a.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Discuss “The Farming of Bones” by Edwidge Danticat. Adults only. No registration necessary.
Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Discuss “Angle of Repose” by Wallace Stegner. Adults only. No registration necessary.
Speaker's Corner at The Historic Bailiwick Inn features Bob Foxworthy discussing “Trust-Based Leadership” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required: 703-691-2266.
The Fairfax Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce) holds its monthly meeting at Mama's Italian Restaurant, 9715 Lee Highway, Fairfax. For more information, view www.fairfaxjaycees.org.
<cal1>Wednesday/ Jan. 22
<cal2>It’s Wise to Immunize. 10:30 a.m., at the Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Enjoy a puppet show presented by the Fairfax County Health Department for ages 1-5 with an adult. Call 703-644-7333.
Fairfax City Community Appearance Committee meeting. 7:30 p.m., at City Hall. 703-385-7995.
Sun or Snow, It’s Winter! 10:30 a.m., at the Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. Enjoy stories and activities for ages 2-5 with an adult. Call 703- 246-2281.
Computers Demystified: Part 3. 10:30 a.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. An easy introduction to Windows Explorer for adults. Call 703-978-5600.
It’s Wise to Immunize. 10:30 a.m., at the Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Enjoy a puppet show presented by the Fairfax County Health Department for ages 1-5 with an adult. Call 703-644-7333.
<cal1> Thursday/Jan. 23
<cal2>Fairfax City Democratic Committee meeting. 7:30 p.m., at City Hall. 703-273-8262.
Calling All Guys. 7:30 p.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. All-male book discussion group for guys ages 11-16 with an adult. 703-978-5600.
<cal1>Friday/Jan. 24
<cal2>Country singer Brad Paisley will perform at 8 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax. Tickets are $32.50 and $27.50, plus applicable service charges, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets including Hecht's and the Patriot Center Box Office. Tickets are also available online at www.ticketmaster.com or through Phonecharge at 703-573-SEAT.
Bingo. 7:30 p.m., at Fairfax City Fire Station 3. 703-385-7877.
One Slack Mind, St. Diablo, Brutal Dysfunction, Kilfast, Abrasion perform at 6:15 p.m., at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield. All ages. Tickets $8 in advanced $10 at the door. 703-569-5940.
The Alexandria Kleztet: Klezmer Quartet, folk music with jazz and classical influence, performs at 8 p.m. at The Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive in Fairfax. Free. 703-352-ARTS.
"Work the Music," a performance by the Fairfax Academy of Dance. 7:30 p.m., at Fairfax High School auditorium, 3500 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Tickets sold at the door: $8 adults/$6 students, K-12. Call 703-219-2226.
<cal1>Saturday/Jan. 25
<cal2>Funny Money with Steve Whiteman of Kix, The Blues Vultures, Strange Wayz, and JParis perform at 8 p.m., at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield. 21 and over welcome. Tickets $10. 703-569-5940.
Winter Natural Wonders 10 a.m. at the Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce St., Springfield. Hidden Pond Nature Center reveals which woodland animals stay active in winter. All ages. Call 703-451-8055.
Acclaimed Annual Dessert Show at Robert E. Lee High School. The school chorus presents "Broadway at Viva Las Vegas." Dessert time: 7 p.m. Showtime: 8 p.m. Ticket advance sale: $8 adult, $5 students/seniors/staff Front entrance sale: $10 More information, call 703-924-8342 or contact Donna Ruggles 703-922-0114 or Lee Choral Department 703-924-8300.
"Work the Music," a performance by the Fairfax Academy of Dance. 7:30 p.m., at Fairfax High School auditorium, 3500 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Tickets sold at the door: $8 adults/$6 students, K-12. Call 703-219-2226.
Steeple, the four-member Christian rock band from
Springfield, will take the stage 7 p.m. at Parkwood Baptist Church in Annandale. The show is part of the band's CD release tour for its debut album, "Can't Stop Now." Steeple will perform this 18-plus show as part of the Last Saturday College Age Coffee House series at Parkwood Baptist Church, located at 8726 Braddock Road near the intersection of Rolling and Burke Lake roads. For more information about the concert, visit www.steepleonline.net, or call 703-407-7464.
<cal1>Sunday/Jan. 26
<cal2>Classical pianist Jeffrey Siegel will perform Music for the Young and Young at Heart. 2 p.m., at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. Tickets are $25, children half price. Charge at 703-218-6500 or visit www.tickets.com.
Washington Bridal Showcase. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax. Fashion shows are scheduled for 1 and 3:30 p.m. $8 admission. Event features more than 250 exhibitors. Call 301-WEDDING.