Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.
<b>Thursday/Oct. 29
</b>Family Learning Center Grand Opening. Lynbrook Elementary will be having a Grand Opening to celebrate the newest addition to the school and the community. Families are invited from 5-6:30 p.m., to come out and explore the available programs that will be at Lynbrook’s Family Learning Center, 5801 Backlick Road, Springfield. 703-866-2954.
<b>Thursday/Nov. 5
</b>Clifton Community Woman’s Club Meeting 9 a.m. at the Fairfax Station Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. Malou Innocent, a foreign policy analyst with the Cato Institute will be speaking about her experiences and the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Clifton Community Woman’s Club Night Unit Meeting is 7:30 p.m. and will feature Lynn Garvey Hodge on the woman's suffragist movement. She will be dressed in complete time period costume. The meeting will be at a member’s home. Those interested in attending any CCWC meeting may contact Membership Chair Linda Beckman at 703-266-0213.
<b>Friday/Nov. 6
</b>Seventh Annual Caregiver Luncheon and Resource Fair. Fairfax County invites family caregivers of older adults to a luncheon and resource fair in celebration of National Family Caregiver's Month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Springfield Golf and Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The luncheon costs $10 and registration is required. Register and request ADA accommodations at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa or by phone at 703-324-5631, TTY 703-449-1186.
<b>Tuesday/Nov. 10
</b>South County Federation Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. Southcountyfederation.com.
NARFE Springfield Chapter Meeting. The meeting will begin at 1:30 followed by a presentation from U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), updating the issues before U.S. Congress that affect retired and active federal employees. Meeting place is The American Legion Post 176, 5620 Amherst Ave, Springfield, adjacent to Kay Jenning's Springfield Toyota. Contact Chapter President Dick Gallagher at rmgallagher@verizon.net or 703 455-4373 for details on the meeting or questions about NARFE. Guests are always welcome and encouraged to attend.
<b>Thursday/Nov. 12
</b>Medical Lecture. Dr. Bill Hamilton will present Osteoarthritis, Joint Replacement Advances and New Anterior Approach to Hip Replacement 7 p.m. at the Springfield Hilton, 6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield. To register for this free class call 703-750-8800 or register online at https://webcentaur.inova.org/weblink/clSc.do.