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<b>Thursday/Jan. 14</b>
Reston Historic Trust Annual Meeting. 5 p.m. at the Reston Museum & Shop, Lake Anne Village Center, 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston. All are welcome to attend and meet the board of directors. 703-709-7700 or www.restonmuseum.org.
Herndon: Your Town, Your Budget. 7 p.m. Herndon Municipal Center, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Citizens are invited to learn directly from Town Manager Art Anselene and key Town departments about the programs and services offered by the Town and what they cost. 703-435-6805 or www herndon va gov.
<b>Saturday/Jan. 16</b>
CASA Volunteers Information Session. 11 a.m. at Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Free, reservations required at 703-273-3526, ext. 22 or ekosarian@casafairfax.org. www.casafairfax.org.
<b>Monday/Jan. 18</b>
Weekly classes in Chen tai chi. Beginners class every Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Jow Ga Shaolin Institute, 600-D Carlisle Drive, Herndon. First class free. All levels and ages welcome. truetaichi.com or 703-801-0064.
<b>Tuesday/Jan. 19</b>
Herndon Town Council. In the Mary Ingram Council Chambers, 765 Lynn St., Herndon. Time and Joint Work Session with Planning Commission, 5 p.m. Regularly scheduled Town Council work session to follow at 7 p.m. with a joint work session between members of the Herndon Town Council and Herndon Planning Commission for a six month review of the FY 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project status. 703-435-6804.
<b>Wednesday/Jan. 20</b>
New audiology practice in McLean, AudioSync Audiology & Hearing, will be sponsoring a Hearing Health Seminar with guest speaker Dave Fabry, Ph.D. at 4:30 p.m. at the Reston Hospital Center – West Wing, Room B, located at 1850 Town Center in Reston. The Hearing Health Seminar is an open forum, lead by Dr. Fabry, to learn more about the hearing ability, solutions to hearing loss and be able to have questions and concerns answered.
<b>Thursday/Jan. 21</b>
2010 Committee for Dulles Annual Meeting. 11:30 a.m. at Hyatt Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon. With James A. Wilding, former President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The Committee also will install its 2010 officers and members of the board of directors. www.hyattdulles.com.
<b>Saturday/Jan. 23</b>
Reston Herndon AAUW Joint Meeting with National Council of Negro Women. 1- 3 p.m. at Reston Community Center, Lake Anne Plaza. Featured speaker will be Jane Flegal, Community Outreach Director of the Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic. The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic provides free school physicals for school age children, care for adults with diabetes and high blood pressure and all non-emergency medical care for children. The clinic serves Herndon, Reston, Chantilly, and Centreville residents with no health insurance who are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Members are asked to bring children’s vitamins with iron and/or packages of bandaids for the clinic. mpsampson@aol.com.
<b>Tuesday/Jan. 26</b>
Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force Meeting. 7 p.m. Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston Community Center at Lake Anne. The special task force appointed by Supervisor Cathy Hudgins will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month to develop a set of recommendations on amendments to the Reston Master Plan. Open to the public.
<b>Saturday/Jan. 30</b>
Stream Restoration Meeting, Colvin Run Community Outreach. 9 a.m. at Forest Edge Elementary School, 1501 Becontree Lane, Reston. Residents east of Reston Parkway and north of the Dulles Toll Road are invited to hear about Reston’s Stream Restoration Project in the Colvin Run watershed. Preliminary designs are underway for the Uplands–Tall Oaks area. 703-435-6560 or Nicki@reston.org.