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Wednesday/Oct. 17
Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon. Every Wednesday. Register your band at BluesSlide@aol.com or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.
Friday/Oct. 19
True Reality Sleep Out. 9 p.m.-7 a.m., on the grounds of Shelter House Administrative Office, 2579 John Milton Drive, Herndon. Sleep outdoors with only four supply items and basic resources like water and a restroom to raise awareness and funds for homeless families in the community. $20, ages 25-and-under; $30, age 25-plus; $35, virtual participants. www.hthwalks.org.
Saturday/Oct. 20
Bach to Rock (B2R). 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Worldgate Centre, 13009 Worldgate Drive, Herndon. A new Herndon location celebrates their grand opening with an open house where B2R students perform and live demonstrations of classes are offered. www.b2rmusic.com/main.asp?page=1335.
Halloween Family Fun Day. Noon-2 p.m., at RCC Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Infants through 8-year-olds dress in their favorite costume and enjoy performances for the whole family; featuring Peter McCory, the "Monster Madness" show and carnival games. 703-476-4500 or www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
2012 Light the Night Walk. 5 p.m., at Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston. Festivities precede a remembrance ceremony for those who have been lost to cancer, a two-mile walk to follow at 7 p.m. 703-399-2924 or www.lightthenight.org.
Wednesday/Oct. 24
Fall Speaker Series at NVHC. 8 p.m., at the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave., Reston. The NVHC's second program of their season, America at the Brink, explores author and Brookings Governance Program Senior Fellow and Director Thomas E. Mann's It's Even Worse Than It Looks: The Clash Between Our Constitutional System and Political Extremism. www.nvhcreston.org.
Thursday/Oct. 25
Deep eMotion. 7:30 p.m., at the Center Stage in the Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. An evening of modern dance and contemporary ballet featuring the premier of original work by Artistic Director Shu-Chen Cuff and guest choreographer Constance Walsh's work. $30; $20, Reston residents; $15, youth. 703-476-4500 ext. 3 or www.gindance.org.
Friday/Oct. 26
The Bradley Farm Haunted House. 6-10 p.m., at 13159 New Parkland Drive, Herndon. Exhibits and well-hidden scares within “The Evil Around Us,”-themed house, deeply haunted with local spook and legend. $5. www.bfhauntedhouse.com.
Saturday/Oct. 27
Halloween Movie Night. 5:30 p.m., at ArtSpace Herndon in the Post Gallery, 750 Center Street, Herndon. A showing of The Wizard of Oz for a costumed-audience, the best of which will win the contest; pre-show games at 5:30 p.m. with the sing-along, dance-along screening at 6:30 p.m. Register. 703-956-6590 or www.artspaceherndon.org.
The Bradley Farm Haunted House. 6-10 p.m., at 13159 New Parkland Drive, Herndon. Exhibits and well-hidden scares within “The Evil Around Us,”-themed house, deeply haunted with local spook and legend. $5. www.bfhauntedhouse.com.
Wednesday/Oct. 31
Brutal + Sublime. 8 p.m., at the Center Stage, Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. The American Contemporary Music Ensemble performs for the first time, juxtaposing musical extremes as they play John Cage, Nico Muhly and others. $15, Reston residents; $30. 703-476-4500 or www.restoncommunitycenter.com.