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<lst>To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. Call Rebecca Halik at 703-917-6407.

<cal1>Ongoing

<cal2> The Centreville Farmers Market will start May 15 and will be operating every Friday until Oct. 30 from 3:30-6 p.m. at 5885 Trinity Parkway, Centreville. Vendors will change throughout the season.

Craft Vendors are needed for Centreville United Methodist Women's Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 6400 Old Centreville Road; contact psbyers@verizon.net.

<cal1>Thursday/May 21

<cal2>The Immigration Forum Meeting. 7 p.m. At Centreville United Methodist Church. Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey will discuss current issues affecting the immigrant communities.

<cal2> Clifton Homes Tour and Marketplace. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for homes tour; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for marketplace at Clifton Presbyterian Church. Tour five Clifton area homes. $20/advance; $25/day of. Visit www.cliftoncwc.org or 703-266-0213.

Historical Book Club. 7:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive. Discuss "Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present" by Cynthia Stokes Brown. Free. 703-830-2223.

Meeting. 10 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive. La Leche League of Centreville/Chantilly will discuss "The Advantages of Breastfeeding." Free. 703-471-7762.

Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Sully District Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. Meeting of the Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club. Free. Visit www.wfrwc.org for more.

<cal1>Friday/May 22

<cal2> Swing Dancing. 8:30-midnight at Dulles Hilton Swing Dance. $15/person. Dance to live music. Visit www.gottaswing.com for more.

Remembrance Cabaret for Reema Samaha. 7 p.m. at Westfield High School auditorium. Friends will remember Reema Samaha who was killed at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, with song, dance and poetry. Donations are welcome to either the Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship

(www.reemasamaha.org/funds/funds.htm) or Angel Fund (www.angelfundva.org)

703-543-7268.

<cal1>Saturday/May 23

<cal2>Make a Banjo. 1-4 p.m. At Sully Historic Site. Make your own rubber band banjo while you learn the history of this historic instrument. Reservations required. 3650 Historic Sully Way in Chantilly. Cost is $10/person. Call 703-437-1794.

<cal1>Tuesday/May 26

<cal2> A Novel Society. 7 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Adults discuss "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. Free. 703-830-2223.

<cal2> Meeting. 11:30 a.m. at Expectations, 5009 Westone Plaza, Chantilly. Rotary Club of Centreville meets. $12/lunch. 703-966-8168.

<cal1>Wednesday/May 27

<cal2> Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age 2 can enjoy stories and activities. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Stories to Go to Bed By. 7:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 2-5 come dressed in pajamas for stories and more. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

<cal1>Friday/May 29

<cal2> Swing Dancing. 8:30-midnight at Dulles Hilton Swing Dance. $15/person. Dance to live music. Visit www.gottaswing.com for more.

Small Wonders. 11 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 13-23 months enjoy stories and more. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

How’s the Weather. 1:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 2-5 enjoy stories, activities and a craft. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

Clifton Store Live Music night. Entertainment by Mike. Anyone interested in participating in an open mike? Get your guitars or keyboards ready, tune up your voices, and call Kevin or Judy at 703-266-6307.

<cal1>Saturday/May 30

<cal2>Vintage Virginia Wine Festival at Bull Run. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adult single day $25. More than 50 of Virginia’s wineries. At Bull Run Regional Park Special Event's Center, Vintage Virginia is every wine lover's rite of passage into summer.

Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6 p.m. A 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Intersection of Clifton Road and Newman Road and Main Street, Clifton. Sign up at www.signmeup.com/64806. Call Gary Anderson at 703-968-0740.

<cal1>Sunday/May 31

<cal2>Vintage Virginia Wine Festival at Bull Run. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adult single day $25. More than 50 of Virginia’s wineries. At Bull Run Regional Park Special Event's Center, Vintage Virginia is every wine lover's rite of passage into summer.

Hispanics in the American Revolution. Noon to 4 p.m. At Sully Historic Site. The Spanish Louisiana Regiment co-hosts an event that highlights contributions of Spanish-speaking nations in our fight for independence from Great Britain in the 18th century. At 12:30 p.m., Furia Flamenca performs elegant and exciting dances to guitar music. Lane’s Mill Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will be at the site to discuss genealogical research. Cost is $7for adults and $5 for children. Call 703-437-1794.

Classical Youth Benefit Concert. 2 p.m. At the Gainesville United Methodist Church, 13710 Milestone Ct., in Gainesville.

Young classical players from the Washington, D.C., area will join their talents in presenting the Classical Youth Benefit Concert to raise funds for Possibilities Unlimited, a Christian humanitarian organization building a residential training center for special-needs youth in Central Eurasia. Anne Rupert, musical director of the Youth Orchestras of Prince William, resides in Clifton.

<cal1>Monday/June 1

<cal2>Spring Shoot-Out. 9 a.m. Sponsored by Blue Iguana’s Restaurant. Golf tournament (Captain’s Choice format) at Pleasant Valley Golf Club, 4715 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly. Call 703-631-7904. Cost is $135 entry fee.

<cal1>Saturday/June 6

<cal2>Sully Station Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Sully Station Community Association. Maps and a list of the addresses are available at the community center, located at 5101 Sequoia Farms Drive, Centreville. Call Mary Patch Johnson at 703-222-2329.

<cal2>Boy Scout Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to noon. Church of the Epiphany (Fairfax County Parkway and Franklin Farm Road). Furniture, toys, clothing, household items, electronics, bikes, CDs, DVDs, video games and more.

<cal1>Sunday/June 7

<cal2>Fund-raiser. Noon-4 p.m. Joe's Crab Shack will be hosting a fund-raiser for the charity, "A Child's Joy," which provides sewn Christmas stockings to underprivileged children between the ages of 5-12. Joe's Crab Shack is located at 12831 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax.

<cal1>Saturday, June 13

<cal2>Welcome to Atlantis at Bull Run. 11 a.m. Free. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority will unveil its

newest creation/renovation, as Atlantis Waterpark will be officially dedicated at Bull Run Regional Park.

<cal1>Thursday/June 18

<cal2> Meeting. 10 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive. La Leche League of Centreville/Chantilly will discuss "The Family and the Breastfed Baby." Free. 703-471-7762.

Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Sully District Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. Meeting of the Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club. Free. Visit www.wfrwc.org for more.

<cal1>Monday/June 22

<cal2>Catholic Charities’ annual golf tournament. 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. At the International Country Club on Route 50 in Chantilly. A $275 registration fee covers lunch, access to the putting green and driving range beginning at 11 a.m., and beverages during the tournament. Also included are greens fee, golf cart, goodie bag, a cocktail reception and dinner. Address: 13200 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax.