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Burke & Fairfax Calendar

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<b>Thursday/Jan. 27

</b>“Annie.” 7:30 p.m. Lake Braddock Secondary School Little Theatre, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Tickets $12. www.lbmusical.webs.com.

Jonas Sees In Color, Poema, Queens Club, Mercury In Summer and The Baby Grand. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Ari Hest with Bess Rogers. 8 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Indie-folk. $18. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

<b>Friday/Jan. 28

</b>Mason Jazz Concert. 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Harris Theatre, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

L.A. Theatre Works “The Real Dr. Strangelove.” 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $18-$36, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Annie.” 7:30 p.m. Lake Braddock Secondary School Little Theatre, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Tickets $12. www.lbmusical.webs.com.

Independent Living Project. 10 a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Fridays from Jan. 28-March 11. 703-249-1520.

Callers and Brainfang at 7 p.m. and Murphy’s Kids, Irresponsible and Feed God Cabbage at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

David Jolley and Eduard Laurel. 8 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Russian pieces from Reinhold Glière, Alexander Scriabin, and Alexander Glazunov. $35. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

<b>Saturday/Jan. 29

</b>Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie. 8 p.m. at George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. The German State Philharmonic, conducted by Philippe Entremont on its first tour of the U.S., performing Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche” and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, Op. 98. Entremont also joins Sebastian Knauer on piano for Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, No. 10 in E-Flat major, K. 365. Tickets are $30-$60, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Annie.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lake Braddock Secondary School Little Theatre, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Tickets $12. www.lbmusical.webs.com.

Musical Tribute to Jim Tucker featuring The Lost Highway Band, Laurie Jones & SB2 and MHR at 5 p.m. and Passafire and Three Legged Fox at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

John Eaton. 7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Big band and jazz music. $25. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

<b>Sunday/Jan. 30

</b>Faculty Artist Series: Mira Yang, mezzo-soprano. 7 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Harris Theatre, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Robbie Fulks and Timothy Bracken. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Lab Rescue Club of the Potomac Adoption Event. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Petco, 9230-B Old Keene Mill Road in Burke. Talk with fosters and volunteers about dog ownership or choose the right dog to join your family. www.lab-rescue.org.

<b>Monday/Jan. 31

</b>Faculty Artist Series: Harry Watters, trombone and Dr. Dickinson, trombone. 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Harris Theatre, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Baby Signing. 11 a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Learn to sign words and letters. Tickets distributed 30 minutes before program begins. Age 2 with adult. 703-249-1520.

<b>Wednesday/Feb. 2

</b>Bands without Borders Featuring Brother Shamus, The Weathervanes and Half Brother. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Buckwheat Zydeco. 8 p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Louisiana zydeco music. $24. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

<b>Thursday/Feb. 3

</b>An Evening with Todd Wright and Cal Everett. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

<b>Friday/Feb. 4

</b>Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of "Petrichor," set to the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,” “Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Ellis Paul. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

<b>Saturday/Feb. 5

</b>Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of "Petrichor," set to the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,” “Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

An Evening With The Nighthawks. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Women’s Fashions and Etiquette in the Civil War. 2 p.m. The Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. A presentation by Amy Beechler, a re-enactor with the 17th Virginia Infantry living history organization. Free. 703-591-0560.

<b>Sunday/Feb. 6

</b>Super Bowl Viewing Party. 6 p.m. Jubilee Christian Center, 4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax. Free food and beverages. 703-383-1170 or www.jccag.org.

Canadian Pianist Bryan Wagorn and the Capitol Wind Symphony. 2 p.m. Lanier Middle School, 3801 Jermantown Road, Fairfax. Stravinsky’s Piano Concerto, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, Salfelder’s Cathedrals, Saint-Saen’s Occident et Orient and more, conducted by George Etheridge. $10 adults, $5 children and students. mmclover2009@gmail.com

<b>Monday/Feb. 7

</b>HelloGoodbye, Gold Motel, You Me and Everyone We Know and Now, Now Every Children. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

<b>Tuesday/Feb. 8

</b>Cas Haley. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

<b>Wednesday/Feb. 9

</b>Project/Object Featuring Ike Willis. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

"The War Comes to the Court House, Night of June 1, 1861." 7:30 p.m. Civil War Forum at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road in Fairfax Station. With speakers Chris Godard as Lt. Col. Richard "Old Baldy" Ewell and David Meisky as Col. William "Extra Billy" Smith. Free and open to the public and is free. 703-425-9225.www.fairfax-station.org.

<b>Thursday/Feb. 10

</b>George Mason University's Theater of the First Amendment presents "24, 7, 365.” 7 p.m. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. N.E., Washington, D.C. The world premiere of Jennifer L. Nelson's play putting educated African Americans’ attitudes about race, class and social activism under a humorous microscope, as part of Intersections: A New America Arts Festival, opening at the Atlas Arts Center on Feb. 25. www.atlasarts.org or 202-399-7993.

An Intimate Evening with SGGL. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Artist’s Reception. 7 p.m. Fairfax Old Town Hall, Second Floor Gallery, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Larry Oskin’s Art Beautique Images collection. www.FairfaxArtLeague.net.

<b>Friday/Feb. 11

</b>“Six Characters in Search of an Author.” 8 p.m. at George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Luigi Pirandello’s surrealistic tragicomedy, presented by Aquila Theatre of New York City. Tickets $17-$34 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Kid Architect CD Release, Attractions and Poly-Opto. 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Bachelors and Babes for Breast Cancer Fashion Show and Auction. 6 p.m. Waterford at Springfield, 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield. Fifty eligible “bachelors & babes,” silent auction, raffle and more. $25 advance, $35 at the door, including food and two complimentary drinks. Proceeds benefit HANDS Inc. (Helping and Nurturing from Diagnosis to Survival), focusing on breast, cervical and ovarian cancer. 571-288-9662.

Connie Novak Book Signing: “Crossing the Line.” 5-7 p.m. Barnes and Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax. A memoir of 20 years as a Fairfax County Police Officer, written by the current Chief of Police of the Town of Warrenton. cnplus2@aol.com.

<b>Saturday/Feb. 12

</b>The Civil Wars and Lucy Schwartz at 7 p.m. and The Resistance, The Influence and Cerca Trova at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Opole, the Philharmonic of Poland. 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. With Maestro Boguslaw Dawidow. Mozart’s overture to “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.” Virtuoso Evgeni Mikhailov is joined by the orchestra for Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17 by Paderewski. Tickets $25-$50, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.