To have community events listed in the Connection, send to vienna@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday.
Wednesday/Feb. 22
VTRCC Warm Up Mixer. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Commonwealth Home Remodelers, 8830 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna. $15 members, $20 nopn-members. www.vtrcc.org.
McLean Children's Academy Registration Open House. 9:30-11:30 a.m. McLean Children's Academy, 6900 Elm St., McLean. For morning, afternoon and fullday preschool classes for fall 2012 and winter 2011. Bring your child and tour the school. 703-734-2353 or www.childrensacademy.com.
Thursday/Feb. 23
Avoiding Divorce Court II: Provisions of Settlement Agreements. 10 a.m. The Women's Center, 127 Park St., N.E., Vienna. $30-$70. Custody, support, retirement and property agreements, including both standard and creative provisions. 703-281-4928.
Friday/Feb. 24
McLean Art Society. 10 a.m. McLean community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. With oil painter Jonathan Linton. 703-790-01234.
Saturday/Feb. 25
Women and Constructive Criticism: How to Effectively Receive and Deliver it. 10 a.m. The Women's Center, 127 Park St., N.E., Vienna. $25-$35. Giving women the ability to apply constructive criticism in non-emotional ways. 703-281-4928.
Sunday/Feb. 26
Real Estate Seminar Series. 1 p.m. Keller Williams Realty, 774-A Walker Road, Great Falls. Get tips from a professional stager, home inspector, appraiser and more. Reserve at lyonsmcguire@TeamGreatFalls.com.
Is Religion an Adaptation or an Aberration? 12:45 p.m. Fairfax Unitarian Church, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Outdated explanations for religion arising from primitive fear or malfunctioning reason are getting replaced with sophisticated theories about religion's role.
Monday/Feb. 27
Beating the Sugar Blues. 7 p.m. The Women's Center, 127 Park St., N.E., Vienna. $25-$35. Ways sugar is negatively affecting your health, tips to eat foods you enjoy and understanding how lifestyle affects cravings. 703-281-4928.
Great Falls Historical Society. 1-5 p.m. Great Falls Library Meeting Room, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Meeting Mondays through April. www.gfhs.org.
Tuesday/Feb. 28
Passages: DivorceCare. 7 p.m. Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. N.E., Vienna. First session of a 12-week program for those experiencing separation or divorce. $20, scholarships available. 703-938-9050 or Passages@ViennaPres.org