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<cal1>Friday/May 6
<cal2>Live Performance. Lucy Kaplansky performs at 8 p.m., at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $18. 703-218-6500 or visit www.wolftrap.org.
Art Show. The annual ValeArts Spring Fine Arts Show and Sale takes place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the Vale Schoolhouse, located at the intersection of Vale and Fox Mill roads. Featured work includes H. Jenna Klimchak of Oakton. For more, call 703-860-1888.
Theater Performance. The Vienna Theatre Company presents the Broadway musical "Pippin," at 8 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for students/seniors. For more, call 703-255-6360.
Theater Performance. The Marshall High School Theater Department presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," at 7:30 p.m., at the school, 7731 Leesburg Pike. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door.
Theater Show. Thoreau Middle School presents "Guys and Dolls Jr.," at 7:30 p.m., in the Thoreau cafetorium, 2505 Cedar Lane, Vienna. Tickets are $5.
Live Concert. The Fabulous Mary Ann Redmond Band performs at 8 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $12. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Saturday/May 7
<cal2>Stand-up Comedy. The Barns at Wolf Trap presents the 18th annual Evening of Comedy, featuring Keith Barany, Saleem and Ross Bennett at 7 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $20. 703-218-6500 or visit www.wolftrap.org.
Art Show. The annual ValeArts Spring Fine Arts Show and Sale takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Vale Schoolhouse, located at the intersection of Vale and Fox Mill roads. Featured work includes H. Jenna Klimchak of Oakton. For more, call 703-860-1888.
Theater Performance. The Vienna Theatre Company presents the Broadway musical "Pippin," at 8 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for students/seniors. For more, call 703-255-6360.
Book Sale. The Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library hosts a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike. For more, call 703-790-8088.
Homes Tour. The fourth annual Southeast Vienna Home Tour takes place from 1-4 p.m. Tour four unique and beautiful homes — 8620 McHenry St., 2449 Fardale St., 101 Battle St., S.E., and 708 Glyndon St., S.E. Cost to tour all of the homes is $15, and tickets may be purchased at any of the four homes the day of the tour. Proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Cunningham Park Elementary School and Vienna Elementary School. Please no children under 12.
Dole Visits. Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole visits Borders at Tysons Corner at 1 p.m., to discuss and sign the memoir of his three-year battle to recover from debilitating injuries he sustained on the battlefield in World War II. For more, call 703-556-7766. Borders at Tysons is located at 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.
Theater Performance. The Marshall High School Theater Department presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," at 7:30 p.m., at the school, 7731 Leesburg Pike. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door.
Live Performance. Robin and Linda Williams and their fine group perform at 7 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $15. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Sunday/May 8
<cal2>Art Show. The annual ValeArts Spring Fine Arts Show and Sale takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Vale Schoolhouse, located at the intersection of Vale and Fox Mill roads. Featured work includes H. Jenna Klimchak of Oakton. For more, call 703-860-1888.
Live Show. Snoop Dogg and The Game perform at 7:30 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, as part of the "How the West Was Won Tour. Tickets are $47.50 and $40.50, plus applicable charges, and can be purchased by calling 703-573-SEAT or www.ticketmaster.com. Visit www.patriotcenter.com.
Theater Performance. The Marshall High School Theater Department presents "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," at 3 p.m., at the school, 7731 Leesburg Pike. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door.
Improv Show. The Screaming Puppets perform at 6 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for children and seniors. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
Live Show. Richard Leigh performs at 8 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Monday/May 9
<cal2>Open Mic. Jammin' Java presents Open Mic night, hosted by David Cotton, at 7 p.m. For more information, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com. Jammin' Java is located at 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna.
<cal1>Tuesday/May 10
<cal2>Author Visit. Donna Hay, an Australian cook, food stylist, author and magazine editor, discusses and signs her new cookbook, "The Instant Cook," featuring recipes from around the world, at 7:30 p.m., at Borders at Tysons Corner. For more, call 703-556-7766. Borders at Tysons is located at 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.
Commencement Exercises. Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) conducts its 39th annual Commencement exercises 7 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax. This year, 4,146 students are eligible to receive degrees or certificates. Dr. Robert G. Templin Jr., NVCC president, will preside over the commencement exercises, and the keynote address will be delivered by Timothy J. Sullivan, president of the College of William & Mary. The ceremonies are free and open to the public.
<cal1>Wednesday/ May 11
<cal2>Live Show. OKTBRWRLD performs at 8 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. OKTBRWRLD is joined by Roots a'Raisin and Nefrit El-Or. Tickets are $8. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Thursday/May 12
<cal2>Live Show. Sarah McLachlan performs at 8 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Tickets are $40-$55, and can be purchased by calling 703-573-SEAT or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.patriotcenter.com.
Author Visit. Borders at Tysons Corner hosts author David S. Reynolds, as he discusses and signs his biography "Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War and Seeded Civil Rights," at 7:30 p.m. For more, call 703-556-7766. Borders at Tysons is located at 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.
Live Show. David Olney performs at 8 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $12. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Friday/May 13
<cal2>Theater Performance. The Vienna Theatre Company presents the Broadway musical "Pippin," at 8 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for students/seniors. For more, call 703-255-6360.
Live Show. Rob Hornfreck performs at 7 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $5. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
Tribute Rock. The Next Step celebrates the music of the Grateful Dead at 9 p.m., at Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For more, call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
<cal1>Saturday/May 14
<cal2>Theater Performance. The Vienna Theatre Company presents the Broadway musical "Pippin," at 8 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for students/seniors. For more, call 703-255-6360.
Musical Performance. Bruce Springsteen goes solo in a performance at 7:30 p.m., at the George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Tickets are $78-$88, plus applicable charges, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. For more, visit www.patriotcenter.com.
Live Show. Voce Chamber Singers presents a concert of choral favorites at 8 p.m., at the Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Road, N.E., Vienna. Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for seniors, $5 for students in advance; $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $7 for students at the door. A complimentary wine and cheese reception follows the concert. For more or for tickets, call 703-277-7772 or visit www.voce.org.