A discussion about "Life After Alzheimer's Diagnosis" will be held today, Wednesday, March 21, 1:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer's Family Day Center, 2812 Old Lee Highway, Suite 210, Fairfax. Learn some of the practical things you can do to help you and your loved one plan for future care as the disease progresses. Call 703.204.4664 for more information.
The 5th Annual Positive Aging Fair - Tools for Creating Aging will be held on Thursday, March 22, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Cost is $18; advance registration includes kosher lunch. To register, call 703.323.0880 or go to www.jccnv.org. The fair offers interactive and informative programs and workshops that promote active aging through healthy lifestyles, which help us live longer, more independent and positive lives. Keynote speaker is Judith "Miss Manners" Martin.
A special program to explore Reston's history, "Dr. Max Wiehle & the Town of Wiehle," will be held on Thursday, March 22, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. at the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne, 1609A Washington Plaza, Reston. The program will be presented by award-winning local historian Karen Washburn, author, past chair of the Fairfax County History Commisson, and second President of the Great Falls Historical Society. Admisson is free; donations to Reston Museum are appreciated. Space is limited, so arrive early!
Do you love a good sale? Don't miss "The World's Fanciest Rummage Sale" on Sunday, March 25, 12:00 Noon at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean. This great event benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fairfax County. The World's Fanciest Rummage Sale will feature upscale, new or like-new items for sale including designer clothing and shoes, furniture, and home goods at ridiculously low prices. Home delivery for large items available for hire on site. Participants will enjoy amazing bargains, a live DJ, delicious food, and multiple opportunities to purchase raffle tickets for prizes ranging from hotel stays, luxury dining experiences to spa packages, dinner with a celebrity, gift certificates, and more - all while supporting our most valuable asset - the children of our community. Tickets to the event are $5 per person. Persons with a military ID will be admitted free of charge. A donation of $25 sponsors one child for an entire year at a local Boys and Girls Club. Entrance tickets, raffle tickets, and $25 sponsorships may be purchased online or at the door. Online registrants will receive one free raffle ticket at the door. $25 sponsors will also receive one free raffle ticket for each sponsorship purchased, also given at the door. Odds of wining raffle prizes increase with each $25 sponsorship purchased. Register at:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=6bt89fcab&oeidk=a07e5iclj4b0b47b612&oseq=. Email wkang@bgcgw.org or call 703.304.8631 for more information.
Join the Reston Community Orchestra for a concert, "Mostly Baroque," and embrace the exuberance and grandeur of the great Baroque composers including pieces by Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi on Sunday, March 25, 4:00 p.m., at Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.restoncommunityorchestra.org or call 571.449.7095.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will have a DMV mobile customer service center at Reston Town Center on Monday, March 26, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The mobile office will be parked at the Town Center Paviion at 11900 Market Street. Conduct your DMV business at this mobile site -- save time! This handicapped-accessible full service office provides all DMV transactions including applying for and renewing driver's licenses and ID cards. Road and knowledge tests are available, and applicants may complete vision screenings and get their pictures taken. Customers can order disabled parking placards or plates and get vehicle titles, license plates, and decals. If you have recently moved, you can stop in to update your address with DMV along with updating your voter registration and organ donor information. Thanks to a new partnershp with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, DMV customers can now buy hunting and fishing licenses.
Save a life by signing up for the INOVA Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 27, Noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Reston Town Center beside the Pavilion. Schedule your appointment at 1.866.256.6372 or inova.org/donateblood. On site registration is also available.
Learn how people of all ages and abilities can get around Reston without driving at a Community Forum on Transportation sponsored by Reston for a Lifetime on Saturday, March 31, 9:00 a.m. to Noon, at Reston Community Center at Lake Anne. Various organizations will be demonstrating services and sharing information including: Fastran, Metro Access, Fairfax Connector buses, Reston internal bus system, taxi discount programs, volunteer drivers from Shepherd Center and FISH, and much more. For more information, call Reston for a Lifetime at 703.672.1116 or visit www.restonforalifetime.org.
Come to a free seminar, "Disabled and Proud," on Thursday, April 5, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Cost is free; registration required. Learn about the various civil rights laws that protect people with disabilities as well as the strategies to use in order to get the most out of the protections that they have to offer. Nearly 15 percent of the population has one form of a disability or another -- it isn't something to be ashamed of, and should not impact a person's ability to live comfortably at home, shop, dine out, travel, be gainfully employed, access public transportation, and enjoy socializing in community settings. Whether it is physical access for using a mobility device or a modification in the way a service is provided, utilizing these programs, services, and amenities isn't a nicety; it is a civil right! Contact Karen Brutsche to register or ask questions at 703.476.4500 or go to www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
Join your Hunter Mill and Vienna neighbors, honored guests, and dignitaries for the unveiling of a State Historic Marker on Saturday, April 7, 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Lawyers Road and Kedge Drive (parking on Kedge Drive only) to commemorate those who fought at this site on November 26, 1861. Significantly, this action was J.E.B. Stuart's first engagement against the Union cavalry in the American Civil War. The action in this skirmish was covered in Harpers Weekly in the December 21, 1861 paper as a "Skirmish Near Hunter's Mill." This event is being organized and hosted by the Hunter Mill Defense League. No rsvp is necessary - please join this unveiling.
Reston Association's Annual Members' Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Reston Association's Conference Center, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. Learn about RA's accomplishments in 2011 and plans for 2012. Hear the results of the Board of Directors' Election. Meet your neighbors. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to annualmeeting@reston.org or call 703.435.6530.
The Potomac Watershed Roundtable meeting will be held on Friday, April 13 at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, in Conference Rooms 9-10. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with registration and refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Meeting highlights include presentations about sustainability, energy efficiency and conservation, conservation corridors planning in Northern, and the "Get2Green" program that is a partnership between Fairfax County Public Schools and the National Wioldlife Federation's Eco Schools USA Program. RSVP to Nick Kokales at the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Ditrict at 703.324.1420 or nicholas.kokales@fairfaxcounty.gov. Please indicate in your RSVP that you will be attending the meeting and whether or not you would like to reserve a lunch. Cost of lunch is $10. To receive notifications about future Potomac Watershed Roundtable meetings directly, email or call Nick Kokales at the contacts above.
Don't miss the 2012 Empty Bowls Fundraiser hosted by The Giving Circle of HOPE on Friday, April 13, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Floris United Methodist Church, 13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon. For tickets, send a check ($20/ticket) made out to Food for Others by April 9, to GCH, P.O. Box 8832, Reston, VA 20195, and your ticket(s) will be held at the door. If you would like a confirmation, include an email address with your order.
Celebrate Reston's 9th annual Founder's Day presented by the Reston Historic Trust on Saturday, April 14, at Lake Anne Plaza. The festivities will begin at noon with a special performance by World View, a multicultural group of musically talented students from Park View High School in Sterling. The newly installed commemorative bricks will be dedicated on the Plaza, and then all attendees are invited to the Reston Museum for birthday cake to celebrate Reston's 48th and Reston founder Robert E. Simon's 98th birthdays. The 2nd Annual Amazing Founder's Day Hunt, this year titled, "Where in Reston is Bob Simon?" will begin at 1:30 p.m. Don't miss this amazing afternoon of celebration!
The Reston Community Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Dingwall Fleary will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., at Reston Community Center at Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road. This year's theme is "Caribbean Night" and will feature a silent auction and raffle. Resort Casual dress. RSVP by April 10 to 571.449.7095. This fun-filled fundraising night will enable the RCO to present free concerts and host summer workshps for young musicians. Many of these young students have returned as guest performers with the RCO. Visit www.restoncommunityorchestra.org to find out more about this event and RCO's other activities.
Save the Date for the 9th Annual 5K Fund Run/Walk to benefit Nature House on Saturday, April 21, 8:00 a.m. at Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. Adult fee is $25 prior to April 1, $30 regular. Children's fee is $15 prior to April 1, $20 regular. Register at www.active.com. The Fund Run/Walk is a community-based and sponsored event. Timing is by Reston Runners. Enjoy a rolling, scenic and mostly wooded course through Reston neighborhoods and parkland. Don't want to run or walk? Consider volunteering by contacting Ha Brock at ha@reston.org. Funds go to Friends of Reston, a 501(c)(3) organization, to benefit Nature House. Donations above and beyond the race entry fees are tax deductible.
Don't miss the annual Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala on April 21 at the McLean Hilton and sponsored by the Medical Care for Children Partnership. Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available at www.mccpfoundation.org. Contact Margery Leveen Sher at MLSher@mccpfoundation.org with questions. There are thousands of children in our community who can't see a doctor or dentist when they need to. The Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala addresses these needs and others, so join in the fun while making a big difference to a child.
Fairfax Partnership for Youth, Inc. presents its third Bullying Prevention Symposium on Wednesday, April 25, at the James Lee Community Center Auditorium, 2855-A Annandale Road, Annandale. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.; panel discussion and presentations from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. The symposium will provide an overview of key concepts in bullying prevention and intervention, a panel discussion on regional bullying prevention efforts, a Cyberbullying awareness and prevention presentation, a presentation on groups at higher risk for targeting, and more. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited; pre-register at www.fairfaxyouth.org. This is a free event. For more information contact Mary Beth Waite at Mary.Waite@FairfaxCounty.gov or 703.324.5535.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Foundation's Annual Dream Maker's Gala will be held on Thursday, April 26, at the McLean Tysons Hilton Hotel in McLean. Visit www.mlkculturalfoundation.org for details about the reception and dinner. This is an event you won't want to miss!
Everyone is invited to the Spring Festival on Saturday, May 5 (rain or shine), 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. This event is free! Enjoy entertainment, live animals, fishing activities, crafts for kids, displays and information from environmental groups, and canoe and kayak rentals on Lake Audubon ($3 rental). If you would like to be a volunteer worker at the Spring Festival, contact Ha Brock at ha@reston.org or call 703.435.7986.
The 2012 Preservation Virginia Northern Virginia Branch Annual Meeting wil be held on Saturday, May 1, at 1:00 p.m. at Old Manassas Courthouse, 9248 Lee Avenue, Manassas. In honor of Preservation Month, Dr. Joan Zenzen, author of "Battling for Manassas," will discuss the preservation challenges at our local National Parks. This event is free. For more information, contact 703.431.2869 or nvb@preservationvirginia.org.
The Greater Reston Arts Center will host the Opening Night Party for the 21st Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival on Friday, May 18 6:30 to 10:00 pm. at the Town Center Pavilion at Reston Town Center. The Opening Night Party will highlight an opportunity for art lovers, sponsors, media, donors, and the public to meet artists and start the weekend with a bang featuring performance art, a silent auction, signature cocktails, and influential local business leaders. Visit www.restonarts.org and www.northernvirginiafineartsfestival.org for details about the Opening Night Party on May 18 and the wonderful Fine Arts Festival that will illuminate the streets of Reston Town Center May 18-20.
Save the date - Saturday, May 19 - for the Annual FISH Fling! FISH (Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help) will once again host an evening of dinner and dancing along with one of the area's best silent auctions. Proceeds from this gala event help fund the services Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc. provides to some of our area's citizens in times of crisis. Visit www.HerndonRestonFISH.org to learn more.
