To have community events listed, send to southcalendar@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-917-6440 with questions. Deadline is Friday.
Velocity Five Sports Restaurant and Bar
(301) 789-7813
Thursday/June 12
Anthony Fund Raiser, National Down Syndrome Society Benefit. 6 p.m. To assist Anthony VanMeter, a 13-month-old with Down Syndrome. The fund raiser will include a reception, silent auction and live music by the Shadow Styles Band. Velocity Five Sports Restaurant, 8111 Lee Highway, Falls Church. Call 301-789-7813.
Friday/June 13
Bingo. 7:15 p.m. at Fire Station 3, 4081 University Drive, Fairfax. 703-273-3638.
Anita Baker. 8 p.m. at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, 877-WOLFTRAP. Tickets are $48/in-house, $25/lawn.
Verdi’s King for a Day. 8 p.m. at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $28 to $68. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Yarawi. 7:30 p.m. A folk group that plays traditional Andean music with a commitment to the preservation of the heritage of the Quecha and Aymara. Free. Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances or call 703-324-7469.
Theater of the First Amendment: Two Bit Taj Mahal by Paul D’Andrea. 8 p.m., GMU Center for the Arts TheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $30, $25. www.gmu.edu.cfa, or call 888-945-2468.
Rome in a Day, OurAfter and other bands. 8 p.m. at Fat Tuesday’s, University Mall, 10673 Braddock Road, Fairfax, 703-385-5717.
Surprise! Arizona, The Blackjacks, Sarah Swanner. Doors open at 9:30 p.m., Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $10. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
Saturday/June 14
Concert. The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra performs "Dream of America" with Theatre of the First Amendment actors. Pre-concert lecture at 7:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. in the George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $15-$45. Call 888-945-2468 or visit www.gmu.edu/cfa or www.fairfaxsymphony.org.
Pohick Bay Pirate Day. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Pirate re-enactors storm the beach before the grand opening of the Pirate’s Cove Waterpark at Pohick Bay. Pirate battle and Pickle Herring puppet show free;
tours of the American Spirit schooner $5 per person.
Pohick Bay Regional Park, 10301 Gunston Road, Lorton. Call 703-339-6104 or visit www.nvrpa.org/parks/pohickbay/indes.php.
Father & Daughter Dance. The Second Annual Father & Daughter Dance is suitable for girls ages 4 and up, with games, prizes and good food. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. $20 per couple in advance or $30 at the door. Contact 703-386-7858 or www.fairfaxva.gov.
Gordon Lightfoot. 8 p.m. at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $40/in-house, $22/lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Theater of the First Amendment: Two Bit Taj Mahal by Paul D’Andrea. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., GMU Center for the Arts TheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $30, $25. Go to www.gmu.edu.cfa or call 888-945-2468.
John Wayne Hero, Ponderosa. 8 p.m. at TT Reynolds, 10414 Main St., Fairfax. Age 21+ only. www.ttreynolds.com.
Flowers for Dorian and other bands. 8 p.m. at Fat Tuesday’s, University Mall, 10673 Braddock Road, Fairfax, 703-385-5717.
Chuck Prophet. Mark Mallman. 8 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $15. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
Father’s Day Golf Tournament. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Teams of two compete in 18-hole scramble format. Divisions include father/junior age 7-12; father/junior age 13-17; father/adult partner. Tournament limited to first 48 teams to register. $55 per team. Rain date June 21. Burke Lake Golf Course, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Call 703-323-1641.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association gives tips and strategies. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Call 703-978-5600.
Open Casting Call for Summer Play. 1 p.m. Rehearsals in July, performance on July 26. Ages 12-18. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Call to register 703-644-7333.
Become A Pilot: Family Day and Aviation Fly-in at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the National Air and Space Museum. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free, parking $12. Military, antique and home-built aircraft; explore aircraft cockpits. Concert by U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note. 14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. Call 202-633-1000 or visit www.nasm.si.edu/BecomeAPilot.
Sunday/June 15
Fathers Day Train Show. N Scale model trains will be running 1-4 p.m. in the caboose and community room at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road. The Northern Virginia NTRAK model train club will host its monthly setup. $2 adults, $1 children. Call 703-425-9225.
Boz Scaggs. 8 p.m. at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $40/in-house, $22/lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Verdi’s King for a Day. 8 p.m. at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are$28 to $68. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Theater of the First Amendment: Mariela in the Desert by Karen Zacarias. 2 p.m., GMU Center for the Arts Harris Theater, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $30, $25. Go to www.gmu.edu.cfa or call 888-945-2468.
Theater of the First Amendment: Two Bit Taj Mahal by Paul D’Andrea. 7 p.m., GMU Center for the Arts TheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $30, $25. Go to www.gmu.edu.cfa or call 888-945-2468.
Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator. 7:30 p.m., Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $20. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
We Shot the Moon, Everybody Else, The Summer Set. 7 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $10. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 12-3 p.m. The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association gives tips and strategies. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Call 703-644-7333.
Monday/June 16
Old Town Hall Children’s Performance Series: Peter McCory, One Man Band. 10:30 a.m., 3000 University Drive, Fairfax, 703-752-ARTS or www.fairfaxarts.org.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 6:30-9 p.m. The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association gives tips and strategies. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Call 703-644-7333.
Book Discussion Group: "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson. 7:30, City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street. Call 703-293-6227 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library.
Tuesday/June 17
Pilobolus. 8:30 p.m. at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets are $38/in-house, $8/lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Verdi’s King for a Day. 8 p.m. at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Tickets are $28 to $68. 877-WOLFTRAP.
Don Dixon, Parthenon Huxley. 7:30 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com.
Creatures Great and Small. 7 p.m. A musical review of animal songs and stories presented by Rainbow Puppets. City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax. Call to register 703-293-6227.
Book Discussion Group. "Crow Lake" by Mary Lawson. 7:30 p.m. City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax. Call 703-293-6227.
Book Discussion Group. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky. 11 a.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Call 703-978-5600.
Book Discussion Group. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Call 703-978-5600.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association gives tips and strategies. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Call 703-644-7333.
Evening Book Discussion Group. "The Time