<cal1>Wednesday/March 2
<cal2>Personalized Internet tutoring for adults. Learn to use the Web or increase your skills. 10 a.m.-noon at Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean. Call 703-356-0770 for appointment.
Happy Birthday, Everyone! Celebrate with stories and activities. Ages 2-5 with adult. 10:30 a.m. at Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean, 703-356-0770.
Dr. Seuss' Birthday. Stories, activities and a craft. Ages 2-5 with adult. 11 a.m. at Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, 703-757-8560.
Clowning Around. Celebrate Read Across America Day with Bob Brown Puppets. Children up to age 6 with adult. 10:30 a.m. at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 703-790-8088.
The McLean Newcomers Club, a social organization made up of newcomers and not-so-newcomers from McLean and its environs, meets for a members-and-their-guests-only event. Call 703-790-8284 for information, or e-mail mcleannewcomers@yahoo.com.
Mothers First Great Falls, supporting women who have chosen to alter their careers to raise their children at home, meets from 10 a.m.-noon at the Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Call 703-827-5922, or visit www.mothersfirst.org .
<cal1>Thursday/March 3
<cal2>Mothers & More of No.Va. General Meeting. Mothers & More is a support organization for women who have altered their career path to care for their young children at home. General meetings take place the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center. Visitors are welcome. Free. Call 1-866-716-7766, or visit www.novamoms.org for more information.
Live Show. Alejandro Escovedo performs music ranging from thrashing punk rock to delicate ballads at 8 p.m., at the Barns at Wolf Trap. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling 703-218-6500 or online at www.tickets.com. For more information, visit www.wolftrap.org. The Barns is located at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.
<cal1>Friday/March 4
<cal2>Live Show. The "Kings of Strings" — J. Geils, Gerry Beaudoin, Bob Nieske, Jerry Miller and Aaron Weinstein — perform at 8 p.m., at the Barns at Wolf Trap. Tickets are $22 and can be purchased by calling 703-218-6500 or online at www.tickets.com. For more information, visit www.wolftrap.org. The Barns is located at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.
The Oakcrest Spring Show. Oakcrest School performs the musical comedy, "The Trouble with Flowers," based on an original script written by Oakcrest senior Alli Bacaj, at 8 p.m. The school is located at 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Call 703-790-5450 or visit www.oakcrest.org.
<cal1>Saturday/March 5
<cal2>"All About Food: A Taste of McLean.° The festival will be held on Saturday, March 5, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the McLean Community Center. General admission is $5 for adults, which includes three taste tickets. Additional taste tickets are $1 each. Children under 12 will be admitted free; however, they must purchase taste tickets. The Center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.
The McDades perform Canadian Celtic music at the Old Brogue Irish Pub, 760-C Walker Road, Great Falls. Concerts are at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Concerts are $14 each. Call 703-759-3309 for reservations.
Cub Scout 75th Anniversary Celebration Model Car Race & Show. In celebration of 75 years of Cub Scouting in America, Arlington and McLean Cub Scouts will gather to race and show off their handmade Pinewood Derby model cars from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ballston Common Mall, Arlington. Winners from Cub Scout packs throughout Virginia will compete for prizes in this All-District Championship.
Used Book Sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.
Family Bingo Night. Saturday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., at Little Falls Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington. Proceeds benefit the Arlington Pediatric Center, a nonprofit organization that provides outpatient medical care to children of low-income families in Arlington County. Light refreshments provided. Visit www.littlefallschurch.org/Bingo2005FS.html. 703-538-5230. $1 per card.
Used Book Sale. A special selection by the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library. Adults. No registration is required. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 703-790-8088.
Local high-school students can dance and have fun while they earn community service hours by participating in the Old Firehouse Teen Center’s annual Senior & Teen Tea Dance, where students and seniors work together to learn classic dance steps. 1-3 p.m., Saturday, March 5. Preregistration is not required; admission is free. The OFTC is located at 1440 Chain Bridge Road . For more information, call 703-448-8336/TTY: 703-827-8255 (TAP-TALK), or visit www.mcleancenter.org
International Children's Festival and Benefit Concert. Sponsored by the McLean-based World Children's Choir, along with the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the event is designed to raise money for the relief of tsunami victims. Children and teens will participate in workshops and present their achievements, with the theme, "Let Us Be One," in writing, speeches and the visual and performing arts. The Concert will include performances by the World Children's Choir, the best student presentations from the Festival, and the students' visual art, viewed by the audience during intermission. The event takes place at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4900 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Festival activities are scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and the Benefit Concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets sold separately for the Festival and the Benefit Concert are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and children. To order tickets or for information, call 703-734-0621, or e-mail info@worldchildrenschoir.org.
The Oakcrest Spring Show. Oakcrest School performs the musical comedy, "The Trouble with Flowers," based on an original script written by Oakcrest senior Alli Bacaj. Two showings: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The school is located at 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Call 703-790-5450 or visit www.oakcrest.org.
Performance by the Second City National Touring Company at the Barns at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m. Tickets cost $22 and can be purchased by calling 703-218-6500 or online at www.tickets.com. For more information, visit www.wolftrap.org. The Barns is located at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.
Falls Walk at Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Explore the natural and cultural aspects of the park on a 30-minute walk with a ranger to Overlook #1. 1-1:30 p.m. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at the Visitor Center Desk. Call 703-285-2965 or visit www.nps.gov/gwmp/grfa.
Snakes Alive! Join a park ranger in the Visitor Center auditorium at Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, to meet a very special snake. 2-3 p.m. Free; reservations are required. Call 703-285-2965.
Ballroom dancing with the big band sound of Colvin Run Dance Band at the Colvin Run School House, 10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. 9 p.m.-midnight. Jitterbug dance lesson also available at 8 p.m. Call 703-430-6557.
<cal1>Sunday/March 6
<cal2>Music in McLean Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert, "Requiems by Bieber and Schlitz," is performed by Chantry, with the Orchestra of the 17th Century. David Taylor, music director. Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m., at Saint Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean. General admission tickets are $25; benefit tickets are $50. For information, call 202-625-2855.
Old-Fashioned Maple Syrup Boil-Down. Noon-2 p.m. at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, 10017 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls. Learn about sugaring, and watch freshly collected sap being boiled down over an open fire to produce maple syrup. Sample maple syrup on fresh cornbread. Free. For more information, call 703-759-2771.
"Lift Every Voice." A choir sing sponsored by the Great Falls Ecumenical Council at 3 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1020 Springvale Road, Great Falls. No admission charge. All are invited. Many historical churches in the Northern Virginia (Rectortown, Leesburg, Sterling, Reston, Great Falls) area will be performing. Call 703-759-4350 for more information.
The McDades from Edmonton, Alberta, will debut at the Old Brogue Irish Pub on Sunday, March 6, as part of the Winter Concert Series. The five musicians will perform traditional and modern Celtic, drawing on traditional French Canadian and jazz as well. Concerts are at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Concerts are $14 each. Call 703-759-3309 for reservations.
"Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood." Ann Brashares talks about the final book in her best-selling "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" children's series at 2 p.m. at the Borders Books at Tysons Corner, 8027 Leesburg Pike. For more information, call 703-556-7766.
Musical performance by Leahy, a Celtic-pop group comprising nine siblings, at 7:30 p.m. at the Barns at Wolf Trap. Tickets cost $25 and can be purchased by calling 703-218-6500 or online at www.tickets.com. For more information, visit www.wolftrap.org. The Barns is located at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.
Falls Walk at Great Falls Park, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Explore the natural and cultural aspects of the park on a 30-minute walk with a ranger to Overlook #1. 1-1:30 p.m. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at the Visitor Center Desk. Call 703-285-2965 or visit www.nps.gov/gwmp/grfa.
Don't Hate Me Because I'm Ugly. Learn more about the vultures you see soaring over Great Falls Park. 2-2:30 p.m. The park is located at 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Meet the ranger at the Visitor Center desk. Free. Reservations required. Call 703-285-2965.
Political musical comedy from the Capitol Steps, presented by McLean High School's All-Night Graduation Party Committee. 4 p.m. in the Burke Auditorium at McLean High School, 1633 Davidson Road. Tickets cost $25 and can be ordered by calling 703-560-1751 or by picking up an order form in the McLean High School office. All proceeds benefit the drug- and alcohol-free All-Night Graduation Party 2005, which will be held June 21.
<cal1>Monday/March 7
<cal2>Preschool Storytime. Share stories, songs and fun. Ages 1-5 with adult. No registration is required. 10:30 a.m. at Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, 703-757-8560.
Philadelphia Flower Show. The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer invites everyone to come celebrate "America the Beautiful," featuring an array of quintessential American gardens. The cost is $47 per person. This includes transportation and admission to the Flower Show. Lunch not included. The bus will depart from the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, at 7:45 a.m. and will return at 6 p.m. For reservations call Susan Garman at 703-538-6243.
<cal1>Tuesday, March 8
<cal2>The Songfellows, a men's chorus, will present a musical program at the monthly meeting of the McLean Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. The show will include Irish selections in recognition of St. Patrick's Day. The public is welcome. There will be a pot luck luncheon at noon. Bring an ample dish — Irish-related, if possible — to share with all, including the performers. The program will follow at 1 p.m. For details, call 703-560-8648.
Mothers First Vienna/McLean, supporting women who have chosen to alter their careers to raise their children at home, meets from 10:15 a.m.-noon at the Patrick Henry Library, 101 E. Maple Avenue, Vienna. Call 703-827-5922, or visit www.mothersfirst.org .
The McLean unit of the Fairfax League of Women Voters will meet at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., at 12:30 p.m. The discussion topic is "Virginia Women in Politics." The community is welcome. Call 703-448-6626.