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<cal1>Saturday/Aug. 28
<cal2>United Methodist Women Little Angel Consignment Sale. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Fairfax United Methodist Church, 10300 Stratford Ave., Fairfax. 703-691-2389.
Community Drop-In Hours. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) meets with constituents 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Panera Bread, 6230 West Rolling Road, West Springfield.
<cal1>Thursday/Sept. 2
<cal2>Fairfax Toastmasters. 7:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School Room J136, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Meetings on the first and third Thursdays of the month. fairfaxtoastmasters@gmail.com.
<cal1>Tuesday/Sept. 7
<cal2>ESL Class Registration. 7-8 p.m. at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 5114 Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. Basic, Intermediate and Advanced ESL classes will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 14-Nov. 18. School-age childcare provided. 703-323-9500 or www.lordoflifelutheran.com.
<cal1>Wednesday/Sept. 8
<cal2>Career Training Open House. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Ernst Cultural Center on NOVA’s Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike. Attendees will learn about affordable career training programs in health care, business, information technology, trades and more. Workshops will cover financial aid and scholarship resources. Participating agencies include Northern Virginia Family Services’ Training Futures, Year Up’s information technology program, Computer CORE’s basic computer training program, EDG’s entrepreneurial studies program, Goodwill’s job readiness training program, and Community Association Management training with The Community Associations Institute. NOVA representatives will discuss both credit and continuing education training programs. Contact Bill Browning at wbrowning@nvcc.edu.
MOMS Club of Fairfax-West. 10:30 a.m. at Ratcliffe Park, 10300 Sager Ave., Fairfax. New members welcome. editorskylar.com/mclubffx.html.