<cal1>THURSDAY/MAY 16
<cal2>Amnesty International, Fairfax branch, will meet at the Fair Lakes Barnes & Noble on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome for discussion of cases of political and religious oppression around the world. Call 703-830-4194 for information, or write aigroup528@lycos.com
<cal1>FRIDAY/MAY 17
<cal2>Friday Night Live: Love Seed Mama Jump. Party tunes: Dewey Beach Band. 6:30-10:30 p.m. on the Town Green in the Town of Herndon. For changes in the event schedule, call the Events Hotline at 703-481-6133.
<cal1>SATURDAY/MAY 18
<cal2>More than 70 homes will be participating in the Annual Spring Virginia Run Community Yard Sale scheduled for Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. Maps to the participating homes, along with a brief description of what is being sold will be available at the neighborhood entrance on that day. Virginia Run is located at the intersection of Route 29 and Pleasant Valley Road.
<cal2>Little Rocky Run will hold a community yard sale Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Items sold that day at 13629 South Springs Drive will help fund travel expenses for Centreville High's Odyssey of the Mind team, heading to Colorado, later this month, to participate in the World Competition.
<cal2>Walney Visitor's Center will hold its 20th anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at E.C. Lawrence Park. The event will include Civil War re-enactors, farm animal displays, site tours, tobacco planting and garden tours, woodworking and smokehouse demonstrations and butter making along with tastings. Children's activities will include 19th century games, face painting and raptor and reptile programs. The park is located at 5040 Walney Road in Chantilly. Call 703-631-0013.
The Youth and Family Volunteer Day will take place on Saturday, May 18. On this day, families around Fairfax County will participate in volunteer projects. Families can help by recovering children's books at a local library, gardening with senior residents, participating in a stream clean up at a nature center, or helping to replicate a fence from the 18th century at a historic site. For more information or to register, contact Judith Silverstein at Volunteer Fairfax at 703-246-3460, e-mail: jsilverstein@volunteerfairfax.org or go to the Web site at www.volunteerfairfax.org.
<cal1>SUNDAY/MAY 19
<cal2>The H&K Law Enforcement Memorial Sporting Clays Shoot will be held Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bull Run Regional Park Shooting Center, located at 7700 Bull Run Drive in Centreville. For fees and more information, call 703-830-2344.
<cal2>The 13th annual Virginia's Fastest Bartender Contest will be held Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. at the Blue Water Grill on Westfields Boulevard in the Sully Station Shopping Center. In the finals competition, 16 restaurants will be competing, narrowed down from 80. Local charities will benefit, including the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Autism Research Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Virginia. Call Billy Reilly at 202-439-2001.
The Centreville Regional Art Guild will hold its monthly membership meeting on Sunday, May 19, from 4-6 p.m. at the Centreville Regional Library. Amy Mann will demonstrate her charcoal portraits. Anyone who sits for a portrait will receive the sketch for free. Open to the public. Call president Beth Latture at 703-802-1640.
<cal1>MONDAY/MAY 20
<cal2>The Greenbriar Woman's Club will meet on Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenbriar Community Center on Stringfellow Road. The program will include installation of officers for the 2002-2003 club year. Also, Leslie Stagg from the YMCA Resource Mother's program will be the guest speaker. All women in Greenbriar and surrounding communities are welcome to attend. Come and meet members of this club who have been serving the community since 1968. Call 703-273-3548 or 703-378-6216.
<cal1>TUESDAY/MAY 21
<cal2>The New Mothers Luncheon Group in Northern Virginia is beginning the Spring 2002 series. The group is an opportunity for mothers and their infants (up to eight months old) to get together for lunch, a speaker and fun. It meets Tuesdays at Seasons Restaurant in the City of Fairfax. There is a different program each week. Reservations are required for all luncheons. Contact Rochelle Goldberg at 703-961-9179 or go to eventbuilders@hotmail.com. The schedule is as follows:
* Tuesday, May 21 — "Healthy eating habits."
* Tuesday, May 28 — "Planning your child's financial future."
<cal1>THURSDAY/MAY 23
<cal2>New Paths — The Younger Widowded Group for ages 60 and under meets at local restaurants for get-togethers so members can share friendships with other widowded persons in the area. Some people in the group may have been widowed only a short period of time, for others, it may be years. The group is meeting locally at Copeland's Restaurant, 13810 E Braddock Road, in Centreville, on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. Call 703-590-6001.
<cal1>SATURDAY/MAY 25
<cal2>Bull Run Regional Park's swimming pool opens for the summer on Saturday, May 25 at 10 a.m. The pool is located at 7700 Bull Run Drive in Centreville. Call 703-631-0552.
<cal2>Find the way to the dairy and observe the churning of the butter and the draining, pressing and stringing up of the cheese at Sully Historic Site on Saturday, May 25 from 1-4 p.m. Learn of Ludwell, one of the enslaved African-Americans at Sully, who sold butter in Alexandria for Mrs. Lee. Cost is $5/adults, $4/students, $3/child. Call 703-437-1794.
<cal2>Joey and Maria’s Comedy Italian Wedding will be celebrated Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Dulles. (Seating starts at 7 p.m.). The address is 1000 Sully Road, Sterling.
Joey and Maria’s Comedy Italian Wedding begins its evening with Joey and Maria’s ceremony, the first of many scenes in which members of the audience are treated as actual participants. The Italian family-style dinner adds a touch of realism to the festivities; the celebration that follows finds the actors talking and dancing with the guests, making them key players in the wedding reception that fills much of the two-and-a-half hour show.
Tickets for all shows are $49.50, which includes a complete Italian wedding dinner and champagne toast. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-944-JOEY (5639).
<cal1>SATURDAY/JUNE 1
<cal2>A citizens C.P.R. class will be held on Saturday, June 1 at the Old Centreville Road firehouse. It is a non-certification heart saver class. Instruction will be given in adult, infant and child C.P.R. as well as rescue breathing and the Heimlich maneuver. Cost is $25/person. Call 703-830-1479 and leave your name on the C.P.R. line.
<cal1>JUNE 1-2
<cal2>The Historic Town of Occoquan will host a juried Spring Arts and Crafts Show with 350 artisans on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be live entertainment and plenty of food. The exhibitors come from 41 states to display a selection of handmade wares, fine art and crafts. More than 125 specialty shops and restaurants in the town will also be open. Admission is free. Continuous shuttle bus service available from parking areas at $2 per round trip. Call 703-491-2168.
<cal1>JUNE 7-9
<cal2>Celebrate Fairfax! is Northern Virginia's best entertainment, music and tech festival. This year's event, June 7, 8 and 9, on the grounds of the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, showcases the very best in entertainment, crafts, exhibits, activities, carnival rides and food. This event provides visitors a jam-packed weekend of music and entertainment while it highlights many features that contribute to the quality of life in Fairfax County. More than 2,200 volunteers give their time each year. To volunteer, call 703-324-3247 or visit www.celebratefairfax.com.
<cal1>JUNE 8-9
<cal2>Babies R Us, the Baby Superstore will hold a Baby Fest the weekend of June 8-9 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be seminars on parenting, special events and more. Located at 13954 Metro Tech Drive, Chantilly.
<cal1>WEDNESDAY/JUNE 12
<cal2>Energy will be the subject of the June meetings of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The Fairfax Station unit, which encompasses primarily residents of Clifton, Fairfax Station and Burke, will meet on Wednesday, June 12 at 9:30 a.m. Guests are encouraged to attend. For directions, call the hostess at 703-730-8118 or the membership chair at 703-830-8198.
For a unit meeting at a more convenient day or time, call the League office at 803-658-9150. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. Any person of voting age is encouraged to join. The League's Web site is www.lwv.fairfax.org.
<cal1>SUNDAY/JUNE 16
<cal2>The 28th Annual Antique Car Show will take place on Sunday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sully Historic Site. Classic cars from almost every manufacturer will fill the grounds and compete for awards. The show is co-sponsored by the Fairfax County Park Authority and the George Washington Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America. Cost is $6/adults, $5/senior, $4/child. Call 703-437-1794.
<cal1>SUMMER 2002
<cal2>Take the stage in the Pied Piper Theatre Summer Camps. Camps are available for ages 5-18 and are offered in both Manassas and Woodbridge. Theatre Express! for ages 8-12 is a musical theater day camp which runs for two weeks. Students receive training in acting, improvisation, voice, dance and stage combat in the morning session with a musical production class in the afternoon. Footlights and Fairy Tales is a beginning musical theater experience for ages 5-7. Will Shakespeare's Excellent Adventure and the murder mystery workshop Whodunit? are offered for teens ages 13-18. Voice for Actors and Acting for the Camera are new this season and are added to the How to Audition classes. For a brochure or to register, call 703-330-ARTS.
<cal1>ONGOING
<cal2>A Parkinson's disease support group meets the fourth Saturday of each month in the Sully Senior Center at Centreville Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m.-noon. The program is free. The church is located at 5690 Sully Road, in Centreville. Call 703-378-9213.
<cal1>Persons 50 or over who are looking for permanent work in the Northern Virginia area are invited to seek help from Senior Employment Resources. Since 1983, SER has placed more than 7,700 seniors in area jobs, and many employers need their skills and experience. SER provides job counseling, resume review and fast referral to companies that offer immediate employment in Northern Virginia. To schedule an interview with a job counselor, call SER Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at 703-750-1936.