Weekly Entertainment (Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield)
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Weekly Entertainment (Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield)

Friday/Aug. 3

Pushcart Players: Happily Ever After… A Cinderella Tale. 10:30 a.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Featuring music by composer Larry Hochman. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Wolf Trap Opera Company: The Rake’s Progress. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Preshow talk one hour before performance. www.wolftrap.org.

Dinner and Whiskey Tasting at George Washington’s Distillery. 6:30 p.m. George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill, 5513 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria. Reception, dinner, distillery tour and more. $150. MountVernon.org.

Incendio. 7:30 p.m. Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria. Latin. Free. 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Saturday/Aug. 4

Traditional Vietnamese Cultural Celebration. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive, Annandale. Music, dance, martial arts and fashion show. jble98@yahoo.com or 703-725-8418.

Pushcart Players: Happily Ever After… A Cinderella Tale. 10:30 a.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Featuring music by composer Larry Hochman. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Sunday/Aug. 5

Wolf Trap Opera Company: The Rake’s Progress. 3 p.m. Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Preshow talk one hour before performance. www.wolftrap.org.

Monday/Aug. 6

Children’s Music Performance Series. 10:30 a.m. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. First and third Mondays of each month. Free admission. 703-352-2787 or www.fairfaxarts.org.

Tuesday/Aug. 7

Before the People Came. 10:30 a.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Based on an African fable, the production features a combination of poetry, dance, and delightfully imaginative costumes accompanied by a blend of jazz, blues, pop, and African rhythms. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Thursday/Aug. 9

Before the People Came. 10:30 a.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Based on an African fable, the production features a combination of poetry, dance, and delightfully imaginative costumes accompanied by a blend of jazz, blues, pop, and African rhythms. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Friday/Aug. 10

Guy Mendilow Band. 7:30 p.m. Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria. World music. Free. 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Saturday/Aug. 11

The United States Air Force Band Airmen of Note. 7 p.m. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Big Band Jazz. Free. 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m. Workhouse Art Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Meet each building's featured artist, a reception in W-16 from 6-7 p.m. and more. www.WorkhouseArts.org.

Wolf Trap Opera Company: The Rake’s Progress. 7 p.m. Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Preshow talk one hour before performance. www.wolftrap.org.

Monday/Aug. 13

Make Something Mondays! 10 a.m. Burke United Methodist Church, 6200 Burke Centre Parkway. A free craft for preschoolers, elementary students and parents. www.burkeumc.org, 703-250-6100

Joe Walsh. 8 p.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. $48 in-house, $30 lawn. www.wolftrap.com.