Send announcements to The Connection by mail at 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, by e-mail to cstaten@connectionnewspapers.com or by fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Thursday 5 p.m. for the following week's paper. Photos/artwork encouraged. Call Christopher Staten at 703-917-6447 with questions. Events are free unless otherwise noted. For additional calendar listings, visit our Web site at www.connectionnewspapers.com.
<cal1>Thursday/June 21
<cal2>Take a Break Concerts. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lake Anne Village Center, Reston. Live music under the stars every Thursday night. Bring your own seating, and enjoy! Visit www.lakeanneplaza.com for the performance schedule, or call Reston Community Center, 703-476-4500.
AARP Reston-Dulles Chapter Party. 7-9 p.m. at the Senior Clubhouse, 1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston. Annual party this year gets a fiesta theme in decor and music and a potluck menu with suitable Mexican dishes and favorite desserts such as galleta con predicates de chocolate, a.k.a., chocolate chip cookies. The chapter welcomes age-eligible prospective members and guests. For detailed directions or membership information contact the membership chairman at 703-733-0990.
Dance Under the Stars. Dance at the Reston Town Center Pavilion during this 2nd annual event cosponsored by Reston Community Center, Reston Association, Reston Hospital Center, and the Reston YMCA. Tickets: $20, 18 and older; $10 Seniors 55 and older. $25 at the door. Visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
<cal1>Friday/June 22
<cal2> Family Skate Night. 6:30 -8 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., Vienna. Admission is $1 per ticket. Bring your own roller skates or in-line skates. Every Friday, June 1-July 27. Call 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.
Friday Night Live! Free Concert. 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm. Town Green of Herndon. LauraLea & Tripp Fabulous. Call, 703-481-6133. www.visitherndon.com.
Open Mic Night. 7:30 p.m. at Reston’s Used Book Shop, Washington Plaza, Lake Anne, Reston. Call 703-435-9772.
McLean Drama Company. 8 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The company presents, “Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron Revisited” by Rachael Bail. A collection of 100 amusing short stories told against the background of the Black Death. The tales are recounted by a group of people escaping the great plague. Tickets: $15/$12 Students & Seniors. Visit www.mcleancenter.org.
McLean School of Ballet & Jazz Concert. 7:30 p.m. at the Ernst Theater Northern Virginia Community College, Route 236, Annandale Campus. Tickets: &14 in advance; $16 at the door. For more, call 703-356-3048.
Scrapbook Convention. Dulles Expo Convention Center, 4368 Chantilly Center, Chantilly. The 6th Annual Scrapbook Convention brings in more than 5,000 scrapbookers from the region and across the country. Visit www.greatamericanscrapbook.com.
Swing Dance. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon. Live music by BG and the Mojo Hands. Cost: $13. Visit www.gottaswing.org.
<cal1>Saturday/June 23
<cal2> Concerts On the Town. 7:30 -10 p.m. at the Reston Town Center Pavilion, Reston. Beleza Brasil plays. Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets, and enjoy! Free. Rain or Shine. Call 703-912-4062 for additional concert information.
McLean’s 2nd Annual Family Barbecue. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Live music, face painting, moon bounce, temporary tattoos and children’s carousel and games. Food includes barbecue, ice cream, cotton candy and popcorn. $15 per family. For more, contact the center at 703-790-0123.
McLean Drama Company. 8 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The company presents, “Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron Revisited” by Rachael Bail. A collection of 100 amusing short stories told against the background of the Black Death. The tales are recounted by a group of people escaping the great plague. Tickets: $15/$12 Students & Seniors. Visit www.mcleancenter.org.
Andrew Peterson. Christian singer/songwriter. 8 p.m. at the McLean Bible Church, 8925 Leesburg Pike, McLean. Cost: $12/$15. Call 540-842-1119.
Balloon Day at Fair Oaks Mall. 11-a.m.-5 p.m. at Fair Oaks Shopping Center’s Grand Court, 11750 Fair Oaks, Fairfax. Plans to hand out 1,000 balloons. Free. Visit www.shopfairoaksmall.com.
Scrapbook Convention. Dulles Expo Convention Center, 4368 Chantilly Center, Chantilly. The 6th Annual Scrapbook Convention brings in more than 5,000 scrapbookers from the region and across the country. Visit www.greatamericanscrapbook.com.
<cal1>Sunday/June 24
<cal2>Fore the Kids: Kids R First Pre-Golf Classic Tee-off Event. 6-9 p.m. at St John Neumann Parish Hall, Lawyers Road, Reston. Join Kids R First at its pre-Classic, tee-off event, Fore the Kids, Sunday, June 24, for both golfers and guests. Golf event follows on June 25. Fore the Kids will feature food, wine and beer, door prizes and an auction. Classic golfers are complimentary; all others are $25 per person. For more information on the Golf Classic and to register, visit www.kidsrfirst.org or call 703-860-2255. E-mail your Fore the Kids invitation request to kidsrfirst2@msn.com.
Herndon Garden Tour. Noon-4 p.m. The Third Annual Herndon Garden Tour, featuring seven gardens at Herndon homes. The tour is self-guided, suggested tour route and directions are provided. Admission is $10. Tickets are available in advance at the Herndon Florist, 716 Lynn St. and the Herndon Dulles Visitor’s Center, 717 Lynn St. Sponsored by the Cultivating Community Initiative. Visit www.herndon-va.gov or call 703-435-6800 ext. 2222.
McLean Drama Company. 2 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The company presents, “Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron Revisited” by Rachael Bail.
A collection of 100 amusing short stories told against the background of the Black Death. The tales are recounted by a group of people escaping the great plague. Tickets: $15/$12 Students & Seniors. Visit www.mcleancenter.org.
Reston Grand Prix. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Reston Town Center. Features the mid-Atlantic’s top men and women racers competing for cash and prizes. Race is held on a ¾ mile circuit through the towncenter. Also feature music and a festival atmosphere. Call 703-966-6182 or visit www.evolutioncycling.org.
<cal1>Monday/June 25
<cal2> Kids R First Golf Classic. 11:30 a.m.- 9 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Golfer’s Club, 4715 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly. The fee for an individual golfer is $150. The fee for a foursome is $600. Both include green fees, GPS cart, goodie bags, lunch and dinner. Visit www.kidsrfirst.org or call 703-860-2255.
<cal1>Tuesday/June 26
<cal2> Autism Care and Treatment Today. 8 p.m. at Iota Club & Café, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Vienna-based non-profit, Autism Care and Treatment (ACT) Today welcomes DC locals Eva Castillo and Justin Trawick and Pennsylvania-based folk rockers Raise Up RoofBeams. Hosted by the organization, and its parent organization, Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD). Visit www.act-today.org.
Christina Caldwell’s Showcase of Song. 8:30 p.m. at Le Canard Restaurant, 132 Branch Road, Vienna. She will be accompanied by Tom Saputo on piano, and Rick "Hollywood" Thompson on saxophone. Reservations suggested for the lounge at 703-281-0070.
Tuesday Tales on the Green. 10:30 a.m. at the Town Green, downtown Vienna. Children ages 2-5 are invited to join the staff of the Patrick Henry Library Children’s Department for stories and songs. Free. Call 703-255-6360.
<cal1>Wednesday/June 27
<cal2> Learn About Earthworms. 7-9 p.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Find out why earthworms play an important role in the history of the world. Reservations and a program fee of only $1 are required in advance. For more information, call 703-631-0013 or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ecl.
Music at Frying Pan Park. 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. Don’t miss the first concert in this summer series at the park. For future listings look for the “Live & Free” section of the calendar. Call 703-437-9101
<cal1>Thursday/June 28
<cal2>Take a Break Concerts. 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lake Anne Village Center, Reston. Live music under the stars every Thursday night. Bring your own seating, and enjoy! Visit www.lakeanneplaza.com for the performance schedule, or call Reston Community Center, 703-476-4500.
Sue Walls Carousel Puppets. 10 a.m. on the Town Green, downtown Vienna. A performance of “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Free. Call 703-255-6360.
<cal1>Friday/June 29
<cal2> Family Skate Night. 6:30 -8 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., Vienna. Admission is $1 per ticket. Bring your own roller skates or in-line skates. Every Friday, June 1-July 27. Call 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.
Friday Night Live! Free Concert. 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm. Town Green of Herndon. Welbilt & Crowded Streets. Call, 703-481-6133. www.visitherndon.com
Parrot Head Pool Party. 2 p.m.-Midnight at the Best Western Battlefield Inn, 10820 Balls Ford Road, Manassas. Sponsored by the Parrotheads of the Old Dominion the day after the Jimmy Buffet concert at Nissan Pavillion, the event benefits the Alzheimer’s Association. Admission is $40 per person and includes live entertainment and dinner. For more, visit www.parrothead.org/events/swpp.
Swing Dance. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon. Live music by King Teddy. Cost: $13. Visit www.gottaswing.org.
<cal1>Saturday/June 30
<cal2> Concerts On the Town. 7:30 -10 p.m. at the Reston Town Center Pavilion, Reston. The Good Daele Bluegrass Band plays. Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets, and enjoy! Free. Rain or Shine. Call 703-912-4062 for additional concert information.
Western Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Council Catholic Church, 8601 Wolf Trap Road, Vienna. Couples and/or line dancing lessons will begin at 7:30 p.m. with open dancing from 8:30 until 11:30 p.m. Non-member admission is $10 per adult. For further information visit http://nvcwda.com/ or leave a message at our hotline 703-823-5673.
Lighter Convention. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sheraton Premier at Tyson’s Corner, McLean. A cigarette lighter convention, have lighters appraised or listen to lectures, view rare lighters. Admission: $5. Call 703-448-1234.
<cal1>Wednesday/July 4
<cal2>Reston Walk to the Fireworks. 6 p.m. Join in a Potluck Picnic on Nancy Davis’s deck (weather permitting) and toward dusk, set forth on foot to Lake Fairfax Park to watch fireworks. Call Reston Museum to sign up – 703-709-7700.
McLean Celebrates Fourth of July. Grounds open at 6 p.m. at the Langley High School stadium. Free admission and parking. Cosponsored in part by the McLean American Legion Post 270. Arrive early and enjoy the family games, music, balloons, face painting, flags, food, rides and fun, all ending with a fireworks display. Visit www.mcleancenter.org.
Vienna Celebrates Fourth of July. Begins 11 a.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., Vienna. Activities through 4 p.m. include arts and crafts vendors, food and drinks for sale, live music and childrens games and entertainment. Also, an antique car show. The Vienna Community Band performs at 8 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Visit www.viennava.gov.
<cal1>Satuday/July 7
<cal2>Used Book Sale. A special collection by the Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.