To have community events listed in Centre View, mail to 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Photos, especially color, are encouraged. Deadline is one week before publication. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-917-6434 with any questions.
<cal1>Thursday/APRIL 14
<cal2>The Naomi Project, a free, confidential, interfaith program sponsored by the Virginia Council of Churches, needs volunteers who will be trained to serve as mentors to at-risk pregnant women and new mothers. Mentors provide positive reinforcement and encouragement, help clients learn about good health during pregnancy, locate needed information and services, model sound parenting skills, and support their clients as they plan for healthy, stable futures.
The next training session for volunteers is four Thursday evenings — April 7, April 14, April 21 and April 28 — at the Fairfax County Government Center from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Spanish-speaking volunteers are especially needed. Contact Pilar Jones at 703 860-2633 or naomiproject@hotmail.com, or visit www.naomiproject.homestead.com.
<cal1>Friday/April 15
<cal2>Swing dances are held Friday nights in the solarium at the Dulles Hilton in Herndon (corner of Route 28 and McLearen Road). All dances include a beginner class from 8:30-9 p.m. and then the band plays three sets between 9 p.m. and midnight. It's all for $13 per person. Visit www.gottaswing.com or call 703-359-9882.
* April 15: Jokers Wild (April Birthday Dance);
* April 22: Lush Life;
* April 29: Dagmar & the Seductones;
* May 6: Joker's Wild;
* May 13 Rockin' Bones;
* May 20: Terence McArdle & Jumpin Tonight (May's Birthday Dance);
* May 27: The Sevilles (Sock Hop);
* June 3: Jimmy & Blue Dogs;
* June 10: Joker's Wild (Hawaiian Shirt Night ... Luau Theme);
* June 17: TBA (June's Birthday Dance);
* June 24: Bad Influence;
* July 1: July 4th celebration;
* July 8: Swing Command (16-piece big band!);
* July 15: Big 4 Combo;
* July 22: TBA (July's Birthday Dance);
* July 29: Terence McArdle & Jumpin Tonight;
* Aug. 5: Rockin' Bones;
* Aug. 12: Daryl Davis;
* Aug. 19: Lush Life (August's Birthday Dance);
* Aug. 26: The Sevilles (Sock Hop).
<cal1>SATURDAY/APRIL 16
<cal2>Craft Day. Knit and crochet with the staff of Noodles & Noggins, 7145 Main St., Clifton. 2-4 p.m. For ages 6 and up. Cost: $20/person (includes all supplies). Reservation required. Call the store at 703-815-8600.
The Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc. will be holding an open house from 1-5 p.m. Come and see the action on Northern Virginia's largest fixed operating "HO" scale model railroad. Featuring digital control, sound and smoke. Also, visit the W&OD railroad's real caboose. The club is located in the historic "Washington & Old Dominion Railroad" station, 231 Dominion Road in downtown Vienna, Virginia. Free; donations accepted. Visit www.nvmr.org, by e-mail at nvmrinc@hotmail.com, or by calling 703-938-5157 on the day of the open house.
<cal1>SUNDAY/APRIL 17
<cal2>The 37th annual Bull Run Bluebell Walk will be held at 2 p.m. View a spectacular display of Virginia bluebells, one of the east coast's largest array of these blossoms, along the one-and-a-half-mile Bluebell Trail at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville. Park is located at 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville. Call 703-631-0550.
The Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club (MAARC) is holding its spring mini-meet on April 17 at the Sully Station Community Center. Tailgate/swapping activities start at 12 p.m. with a program scheduled at 2 p.m. Anyone is welcome to participate and there is no cost. Bring your old radios and transistor sets; appraisals are free. Visit www.maarc.org for further information or contact Geoff Shearer at 703-818-2686.
<cal1>Wedneday/April 20
<cal2>Story Time. Story time plus more from Noodles & Noggins. Books, crafts, activities — no sitting still. Every Wednesday 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. For ages 1-6 years. Suggested contribution per child to cover supplies. Reservations requested. Call the store at 703-815-8600 for details. April schedule:
* April 13: Dogs
* April 20: Read Me Something to Eat
* April 27: Safety
<cal1>THURSDAY/APRIL 21
<cal2>The Western Fairfax Republican Women will meet at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, at 7 p.m. Ron Koch, Sully District Planning Commissioner will speak on district issues. Contact Lois Koch at 703-830-2802.
Mothers First — Chantilly/Centreville is dedicated to supporting women who have chosen to alter their careers to raise their children at home. Activities include parent/child morning meetings and field trips, moms' nights out and lectures. April's meetings are April 7 and 21 from 10:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 Saint Germain Dr. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
<cal1>April 22-24
<cal2>Musical. The Manassas Presbyterian Church will present the musical production of "Godspell" on Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 24 at 4:00 p.m. The church is located at 8201 Ashton Ave., Manassas and tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for ages 18 and under. For an additional charge, dinner will be available on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 6 p.m. Call 703-753-0065.
<cal1>FRIDAY/APRIL 22
<cal2>The Town of Clifton has been selected for the site of the 72nd Annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia: Home & Garden Tour, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Five homes and gardens will be featured. Cost is $17 pre-tour; $20 day of tour. Send a self-addressed stamped, legal size envelope with check payable to The Garden Club of Fairfax, by April 13, to Mrs. George Whipple, 11508 Yates Ford Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039. Call 703-978-4130. Or visit www.VAGardenweek.org.
<cal1>Saturday/April 23
<cal2>A neighborhood yard sale to benefit Centreville's Fire Station 17 will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the station's parking lot, 5856 Old Centreville Road, Centreville. Cost is $35 to rent a table and sell items. To rent space or for details, call 703-222-6049 after 5 p.m.
Scholarship Ball. The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter will host their annual Black and Gold Scholarship Ball from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m., at the Reston Hyatt Hotel. Seventy dollars per person donation is required. All profits support the scholarship fund. Please contact Lawrence Davis at 703-830-0813 for more information.
<cal1>Sunday/April 24
<cal2>The Eighth Annual Walk for Shea will be held Sunday, April 24, at 9 a.m. in Centreville's Virginia Run community. The daughter of Virginia Run's Larry and Megan Megale, Shea, 9 1/2, has SMA (spinal muscular atrophy), a rare and terminal form of muscular dystrophy which has no cure. And the annual, 5K walk through the community will help raise money for research, in hopes that a cure might be found in time to save Shea's life and those of others like her.
The event begins at the Virginia Run Community Center, at Pleasant Valley Road and Wetherburn Court, off Route 29 in Centreville. It's held, rain or shine, and registration forms are available at the Web site, www.walkforshea.com. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children under 18; children under 2 are free; strollers and friendly dogs are welcome.
<cal1>Thursday/April 28
<cal2>Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer Informational Orientation Session.
7:30-9 p.m. at Fairfax CASA office, 4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200 , Fairfax. Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is offering an informational orientation session for those interested in learning more about how to be an advocate for abused and neglected children in the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Prospective volunteers are invited to meet current CASA volunteers and staff to learn about the Fairfax CASA program.For more information about Fairfax CASA, becoming a volunteer, or the orientation sessions, please visit our website at www.casafairfax.org, or contact our Recruitment Associate at 703-273-3526 or lmorley@casafairfax.org.
<cal1>April 29-May 1
<cal2>The Friends of Chantilly Regional Library are holding their Spring Used Book Sale from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chantilly Regional Library at 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. A clearance sale will be held on Sunday, May 1 from 12-3 p.m. There will be a wide assortment of children and adult fiction and non-fiction as well as audio visual, textbook, and reference materials all at bargain prices. Call 703-502-3883.
<cal1>Saturday/April 30
<cal2>Backyard Gardeners Plant Swap & Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ticonderoga Farms, 26175 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly. Door prizes, free plants being swapped, a variety of local vendors, and loads of fun, camaraderie, and information. If you don’t have plants to swap, bring any gardening-related item (books, etc.) or cookies, chocolates, etc. Free. For more information or to volunteer, contact Sylvia Setash at Ssetash@erols.com or at 703-203-7020.
Sully District Station Open House. Event will include Moon Bounces Police Vehicles, food, Police K-9s, Motorcycles, then SWAT Team, Face Painting and Child Fingerprinting. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Free.
30th Anniversary Family Fun Festival. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Northern Virginia Community College's Manassas Campus, 6901 Sudley Road, Manassas. The community is invited to a free Family Fun Festival on April 30 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Musical entertainment, moon bounce, face painting, games, balloons, community displays, picnic lunch, art shows, and more will delight attendees of all ages. Everything, including lunch, is free and open to the public. Most of the activities will take place at the Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater and on the patio behind Howsmon Hall. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the first floor of Howsmon Hall. Free and open to the public. Call 703-257-6638.