<lst>Send announcements or events, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call 703-917-6454.
After-school book break children's book club, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Wednesdays in October, at 4 p.m. Read books by the author of the month and do fun activities. October: Fudge series by Judy Blume. Recommended for ages 6-8.
Watching your Wallet, a financial support group, for people who make good money but never have any to spend. Subjects include spending personalities, teenage budgeting and money compromises. The group will meet Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Arcola United Methodist Church, White Chapel, 24757 Evergreen Mills Road, Sterling. R.S.V.P. Julie at 703-406-2727 or e-mail jacooper@profitprofiler.com.
Non-fiction book club for ages 6-8 meets Monday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., at Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls. The selection is "Dino-Dinners," by Mick Manning. Call 703-444-3228.
Origami book club for ages 8 and up meets Thursday, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., at Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls. The selection is "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White. Call 703-444-3228.
Adventures in Reading, book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, Monday, 4 p.m., Oct. 27, Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. September theme: lose the back to school blues; October theme: spooky stories. Registration begins two weeks before the program. Sign up online at http://library.loudoun.gov or phone 703-430-9500.
The Ashburn-Sterling Masonic Lodge meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m. for dinner at the lodge, located at 43881 Waxpool Road, Ashburn. Visit www.AshburnLodge.org or e-mail info@AshburnLodge.org or call 703-470-2188.
The Loudoun Walking and Volkssport Club invites the public to check out its self-guided year-round walks. The club offers eight walks in the county that can be done any day at just about any time. Each has a choice of distance, 5 and 10 kilometers. The club offers these walks as part of its community outreach efforts. Contact Bob Wright at 703-737-2175 or rwright2@jhu.edu.
Sterling Ruritan Club is seeking vendors for its holiday bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 8, at 183 Ruritan Road, Sterling. Contact Anne Dyer 703-450-5674.
The English Conversation Group is an informal conversation circle for non-native speakers to practice speaking English. This is not a class, but an opportunity to meet new people, share your culture and have fun, Only English will be spoken and all levels are welcome. Recommended for adults. Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, every Tuesday in October, at 7 p.m. Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., every Wednesday in October, at 7 p.m., except Oct. 15.