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Katharine Schellman and Laura Fontaine in The Elden Street Players’ ‘Metamorphoses,’ Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, at 3 p.m. the Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.

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<b>Thursday/March 25</b>

Lupus Support Group. 12 p.m. at Reston Hospital Center, The West Wing, 1850 Town Center Parkway, Reston. tinyurl.com/lupusgrps or 1-888-349-1167.

Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Stories and activities. Age 3-5 with adult. 703-689-2700.

Big Apple Circus. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Tickets $15-$52 at 888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

<b>Friday/March 26</b>

Big Apple Circus. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Tickets $15-$52 at 888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. 8 p.m. at Reston Community Center CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Tickets $18-$21. 703-476-4500.

The Elden Street Players in ‘Metamorphoses.’ 8 p.m. at the Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. A modern adaptation of Ovid’s Roman mythological stories. Mature themes and brief male nudity. Patrons in the front row may be splashed with water during the show; towels provided. $19, $16 seniors and students. Reserve at 703-481-5930. www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

<b>Saturday/March 27</b>

Squirreling Around on a Spring Day. 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. In the early 1800s the Lee’s had a pet white squirrel. Children can find squirrels through the house, and make a white squirrel to take home. Reservations required. $5. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

Fairfax County Park Authority Watershed Cleanup. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Pick up everything from plastic bottles and bags to discarded mattresses, rusting auto parts, old appliances, rubber tires and other debris illegally dumped in local waterways. Participants are encouraged to wear boots and old clothes. Bring gloves. Trash bags will be provided. Contact www.fergusonfoundation.org/ or call the parks directly.

*Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. 703-437-9101.

*Riverbend Park and Nature Center, 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. 703-759-9018.

*Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. 703-437-1794.

Big Apple Circus. 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Tickets $15-$52 at 888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. 8 p.m. at Reston Community Center CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Tickets $18-$21. 703-476-4500.

Weed Warriors Project. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Bright Pond. Help eradicate aggressive vines. Contact Ha Brock, 703-435-7986 or 703-999-1219.

The Elden Street Players in ‘Metamorphoses.’ 8 p.m. at the Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. A modern adaptation of Ovid’s Roman mythological stories. Mature themes and brief male nudity. Patrons in the front row may be splashed with water during the show; towels provided. $19, $16 seniors and students. Reserve at 703-481-5930. www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

The Best of Broadway Show. 7:30 p.m. at the Café Montmartre, 1625 Washington Plaza North, Lake Anne, Reston. Live vocals and entertainment, music from the 1930s-1980s. Dancing to Latin, ballroom, swing, disco. No cover charge. 703-904-8080.

<b>Sunday/March 28</b>

Reston Community Orchestra Concert. 4 p.m. at Reston Community Center, Hunters Woods, Reston. Pianist Carol Ann Barry and clarinetist Arnold Saslowsky and music by Chopin, Rubenstein, DeBussy and more. Free, donations accepted. www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

The Elden Street Players in ‘Metamorphoses.’ 3 p.m. at the Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. A modern adaptation of Ovid’s Roman mythological stories. Mature themes and brief male nudity. Patrons in the front row may be splashed with water during the show; towels provided. $19, $16 seniors and students. Reserve at 703-481-5930. www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

<b>Monday/March 29</b>

Auditions for Wit, at The Industrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Play runs June 4-26. 703-481-5930.

Scout Day. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Outdoor stations will fill the grounds as Scouts earn badges or achieve electives for Tiger, Bear, Wolf and Boy Scouts, Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadets. Reservations required. $15, Sully patch available for $4. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

ESL Beginners. 11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. ESL conversation group for adults. 703-689-2700.

Kids' Science. 3 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Explore scientific topics through activities. Age 5-7. 703-689-2700.

<b>Tuesday/March 30</b>

ESL Advanced. 11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. ESL conversation group for adults. 703-689-2700.

Inti-Illimani with Francesca Gagnon. 8 p.m. At Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Chilean folk music masters on wind, string, and percussion instruments. $25. www.wolftrap.org.

<b>Wednesday/March 31</b>

American Life History Camp. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Discover the different lifestyles of the Lee family and the enslaved African Americans. Explore how textiles were woven and dyed. Cook in the 18th century kitchen and slave quarter. Bring a bag lunch. Lemonade and dessert provided. Ages 7-12. $25 per day or $70 for three days through Friday, April 2. ww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

No Fooling. 6:45 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Silly stories for April Fool`s Day. All ages. 703-689-2700.

Magic and Clown Stage Show. 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center, 2739 West Ox Road, Herndon. Magictainment, with magical illusions and a clown show. $4 per person. Pre-paid reservations recommended. Also visit the farm animals, take a wagon ride or shop at the Country Store. 703-437-9101 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp.