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To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. Call Rebecca Halik at 703-917-6407.

<cal1>Ongoing

<cal2> The Centreville Farmers Market will start May 15 and will be operating every Friday until Oct. 30 from 3:30-6 p.m. at 5885 Trinity Parkway, Centreville. Vendors will change throughout the season.

Craft Vendors are needed for Centreville United Methodist Women's Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 6400 Old Centreville Road; contact psbyers@verizon.net.

<cal1>Thursday/May 14

<cal2> Civil War Lecture. 7:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Learn about "Second Manassas." Free. 703-830-2223.

Dinner. 6 p.m. at Vespucci’s Italian Seafood Grill, 10579 Lee Highway. New Providence Republican Women’s Club. $35/person. 703-591-7368 for reservations.

<cal1>Friday/May 15

<cal2> Dancing. 8:30-midnight at Dulles Hilton Swing Dance. $15/person. Dance to live music. Visit www.gottaswing.com for more.

<cal1>Saturday/May 16

<cal2> Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Weaver House. Browse a variety of items, proceeds benefit the Clifton Town Park. Free. 703-815-0992.

Active Girlz Expo. Girls 8-18 can enjoy music, fashion shows, speakers, and more. $10/for both days. Visit www.activegirlzexpo.com or 703-328-4531.

Music Performance. 7:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Road, Reston. Hear the Voce Chamber Singers. $20/adult; $15/senior; $10/student. Visit www.voce.org or 703-277-7772.

Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Virginia Run is holding its Spring sale. Pick up map of locations of sales at corner of Wetherburn Drive and Pleasant Valley on the day. Call 703-216-6730 or 703-402-3134.

Cupcakes Actually grand opening. From noon to 4 p.m. Old-fashioned block party, face painting, jugglers, balloon artists, cupcake eating. In Fairfax Corner: 11944 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax. Call 703-312-1073; www.cupcakesactually.com.

<cal1>Sunday/May 17

<cal2> Active Girlz Expo. Girls 8-18 can enjoy music, fashion shows, speakers, and more. Successful matchmaker Steven Ward will speak about "How to be a Strong Girl in a Tough World" at 4:45 p.m. $10/for both days. Visit www.activegirlzexpo.com or 703-328-4531.

Music Performance. 7:30 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon. Hear the Voce Chamber Singers. $20/adult; $15/senior; $10/student. Visit www.voce.org or 703-277-7772.

<cal1>Monday/May 18

<cal2> Sully Book Club. 10 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Discuss "The Worst Hard Time" by Timothy Egan. Free. 703-830-2223.

Discussion. 7:30-8:30 p.m. The Republican Women of Clifton are hosting Dr. Larry Lindsey, who will speak on "Staying Ahead in a Recession" at Clifton Elementary School.

<cal1>Tuesday/May 19

<cal2>Meeting. 11:30 a.m. at Expectations, 5009 Westone Plaza, Chantilly. Rotary Club of Centreville meets. $12/lunch. 703-966-8168.

<cal1>May 20-23

<cal2>The 23rd Annual Jazz and Pizzazz. 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, May 20-23 at Chantilly High School’s auditorium. Tickets are $10/person.

<cal1>Thursday/May 21

<cal2> Homes Tour and Marketplace. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for homes tour; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for marketplace at Clifton Presbyterian Church. Tour five Clifton area homes. $20/advance; $25/day of. Visit www.cliftoncwc.org or 703-266-0213.

Historical Book Club. 7:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Discuss "Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present" by Cynthia Stokes Brown. Free. 703-830-2223.

Meeting. 10 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive. La Leche League of Centreville/Chantilly will discuss "The Advantages of Breastfeeding." Free. 703-471-7762.

Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Sully District Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. Meeting of the Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club. Free. Visit www.wfrwc.org for more.

<cal1>Friday/May 22

<cal2> Swing Dancing. 8:30-midnight at Dulles Hilton Swing Dance. $15/person. Dance to live music. Visit www.gottaswing.com for more.

Remembrance Cabaret for Reema Samaha. 7 p.m. at Westfield High School auditorium. Friends will remember Reema Samaha who was killed at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, with song, dance and poetry. Donations are welcome to either the Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship

(www.reemasamaha.org/funds/funds.htm) or Angel Fund (www.angelfundva.org)

703-543-7268.

<cal1>Tuesday/May 26

<cal2> A Novel Society. 7 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Adults discuss "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov. Free. 703-830-2223.

<cal2> Meeting. 11:30 a.m. at Expectations, 5009 Westone Plaza, Chantilly. Rotary Club of Centreville meets. $12/lunch. 703-966-8168.

<cal1>Wednesday/May 27

<cal2> Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age 2 can enjoy stories and activities. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Stories to Go to Bed By. 7:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 2-5 come dressed in pajamas for stories and more. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

<cal1>Friday/May 29

<cal2> Swing Dancing. 8:30-midnight at Dulles Hilton Swing Dance. $15/person. Dance to live music. Visit www.gottaswing.com for more.

Small Wonders. 11 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 13-23 months enjoy stories and more. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

How’s the Weather. 1:30 p.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Children 2-5 enjoy stories, activities and a craft. Free. Registration required, 703-830-2223.

<cal1>Sunday/May 31

<cal2> History. Noon-4 p.m. at Sully Historic Site. See costumed interpreters, learn about military life and more. $6/adult; $4/child. 703-437-1794.

Classical Youth Benefit Concert. 2 p.m. At the Gainesville United Methodist Church, 13710 Milestone Ct., in Gainesville.

Young classical players from the Washington, D.C., area will join their talents in presenting the Classical Youth Benefit Concert to raise funds for Possibilities Unlimited, a Christian humanitarian organization building a residential training center for special-needs youth in Central Eurasia. Anne Rupert, musical director of the Youth Orchestras of Prince William, resides in Clifton.

<cal1>Saturday/June 6

<cal2>Sully Station Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Sully Station Community Association. Maps and a list of the addresses are available at the community center, located at 5101 Sequoia Farms Drive, Centreville. Call Mary Patch Johnson at 703-222-2329.

<cal1>Sunday/June 7

<cal2>Fund-raiser. Noon-4 p.m. Joe's Crab Shack will be hosting a fund-raiser for the charity, "A Child's Joy," which provides sewn Christmas stockings to underprivileged children between the ages of 5-12. Joe's Crab Shack is located at 12831 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax.

<cal1>Thursday/June 18

<cal2> Meeting. 10 a.m. at Centreville Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive. La Leche League of Centreville/Chantilly will discuss "The Family and the Breastfed Baby." Free. 703-471-7762.

Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Sully District Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. Meeting of the Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club. Free. Visit www.wfrwc.org for more.

<cal1>Monday/June 22

<cal2>Catholic Charities’ annual golf tournament. 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. At the International Country Club on Route 50 in Chantilly. A $275 registration fee covers lunch, access to the putting green and driving range beginning at 11 a.m., and beverages during the tournament. Also included are greens fee, golf cart, goodie bag, a cocktail reception and dinner. Address: 13200 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax.