Thursday/Feb. 9
<cal2>Fold My Valentine, Be My Valentine. With certified origami instructor Selah Jun, 4-5 p.m., at Eastern Loudoun Regional Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Learn to fold some Valentine favorites such as a candy box, heart and more. Materials provided. Ages 7 and up.
Advanced registration required, call 703-444-3228, Ext. 309.
<cal1>Friday/Feb. 10
<cal2>Princess Cakes. Sterling Annex, 22084 Shaw Road, is offering an opportunity to decorate Valentine princess cakes, from 4-4:45 p.m. Girls ages 8 and up. Cost $5.50 plus $4 supply fee. No food allergies. Cost $5.50 plus $4 supply fee. No food allergies. 703-430-2397.
<cal1>Monday/Feb. 13
<cal2>Princess Cakes. Sterling Annex, 22084 Shaw Road, is offering an opportunity to decorate Valentine princess cakes, from 4-4:45 p.m. Girls ages 4-7. Cost $5.50 plus $4 supply fee. No food allergies. 703-30-6673.
<cal1>Tuesday/Feb. 14
<cal2>Valentine's Party. At the Senior Center at Cascades marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, from 2-4 p.m. Includes door prizes and disc jockey Sky Dantinne. Cost $2 for members until Feb. 10 and $4 thereafter and for nonmembers. Light refreshments will be served. Call 703-430-2397.
<cal1>Feb. 11-14
<cal2>Kids R First Valentine gift wrap event will take place at the Appalachian Spring in the Reston Town Center. Cost is a donation to Kids R First, a nonprofit organization helping needy students in Fairfax and Loudoun county schools located in the Dulles corridor and a 2005 Best of Reston honoree. The wrapping schedule is Saturday, Feb. 11, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 12, noon-4 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 13, noon-6 p.m.; and Tuesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
<cal1>Saturday/Feb. 18
<cal2>Old-time Valentine's Dance. Bluemont's series of community dances continues with an old-time Valentine Dance at the Purcellville Skating Rink in Purcellville featuring music by House Red and figure calling by Louie Cromartie. The dance is from 8-11 p.m. and Bluemont offers a beginners workshop at 7:30 p.m. before the dance starts. Admission is $8 per person; $6 for Bluemont Friends, students and seniors. To celebrate its third season in Purcellville, Bluemont is offering a special rate to Purcellville residents: $5 per person or $10 dollars per family. Visit the Web site at www.bluemont.org or call 703-777-6306.