Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-917-6459. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.
<b>Thursday/Sept. 25
</b>Clifton Architectural Review Board. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Monday/Sept. 29
</b>Clifton Planning Commission Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall. 703-802-0847.
Laurel Hill Project Advisory Citizen Oversight Committee. 7:30 p.m. Presentation of Draft Master Plan for the redevelopment of the Laurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Area (part of the former Lorton Prison site) by the Alexander Company. Lorton Station Elementary School cafeteria, 9298 Lewis Chapel Road, Lorton. Call 703-324-1355 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/laurelhill/master_plan.htm.
<b>Saturday/Oct. 4
</b> Land Use Workshop, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, the Sierra Club and the Coalition for Smarter Growth. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Experts will explain how land use decisions are made and how to make development more environmentally friendly, examine processes like zoning, redevelopment and infill and explore how people can influence decision-making. Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock) will give opening remarks. Braddock Government Center, 9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke. 703-256-2060 or gbooth123@aol.com.
<b>Tuesday/Oct. 7
</b>Clifton Town Council Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Wednesday/Oct. 8
</b>League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area, discussing Barriers to Voting. 9:30 a.m. 7902 Bracksford Court, Fairfax Station. Contact Lois at 703-690-0908 or www.lwv-fairfax.org.
<b>Monday/Oct. 13
</b>League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area, discussing Barriers to Voting. 1:30 p.m. Hunters Crossing Classroom, Spring Village Drive, Springfield. Contact Kay, 703-644-2670. www.lwv-fairfax.org.
<b>Thursday/Oct. 30
</b>Clifton Architectural Review Board. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Monday/Oct. 27
</b>Clifton Planning Commission Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Tuesday/Nov. 4
</b>Clifton Town Council Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Tuesday/Nov. 11
</b>Fairfax County Public Schools will offer four town meetings to solicit citizen input in order to determine boundaries for the new elementary school under construction at the Laurel Hill site on Laurel Crest Drive in Lorton, a 38-classroom school serving students in kindergarten through grade 6. Schools involved in the boundary study include Gunston, Halley, Lorton Station, Newington Forest and Silverbrook elementary schools. Town meetings for this study will at 7 p.m. at South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road in Lorton. Contact Denise James at 703-246-6920 or denise.james@fcps.edu.
<b>Sunday/Nov. 16
</b>Rabies Clinic. Low-cost rabies clinic 2-4 p.m. at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 West Ox Road, Fairfax. The cost for rabies shots at the clinic is $10, cash or checks only. 703-830-1100.
<b>Thursday/Nov. 27
</b>Clifton Architectural Review Board. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Monday/Nov. 24
</b>Clifton Planning Commission Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.
<b>Monday/Dec. 1
</b> Fairfax County Public Schools will offer four town meetings to solicit citizen input in order to determine boundaries for the new elementary school under construction at the Laurel Hill site on Laurel Crest Drive in Lorton, a 38-classroom school serving students in kindergarten through grade 6. Schools involved in the boundary study include Gunston, Halley, Lorton Station, Newington Forest and Silverbrook elementary schools. Town meetings for this study will at 7 p.m. at South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road in Lorton. Contact Denise James at 703-246-6920 or denise.james@fcps.edu.
<b>Tuesday/Dec. 2
</b>Clifton Town Council Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. 703-802-0847.