Fun, FREE Family Outings for August 5-11!

Our family has been perhaps too busy with work, and looking for any excuse to relax together. Here's a list for some great escapes for all ages this week:

Special Events

Mon 8/5	Inova blood drive (sign up here) @ Herndon Fortnightly Library, 4pm
Tues 8/6	Community cookout @ Lake Newport Pool, 5pm
Fri 8/9	Senior Tea (open to area seniors) @ ArtSpace Herndon, 1-2pm
Sat 8/10	Plant clinic with Master Gardeners @ Oakton Library, 10am
Sat 8/10	Union of Color and Form artists' reception @ ArtSpace Herndon, 6-8pm
Sun 8/11	Lake Anne Film Festival screening of Some Like It Hot @ Lake Anne Plaza, 8pm

Farmers' Markets

Wed 8/7	Oak Marr Farmers Market @ Oak Marr Recreation Center, 8am-12pm
Wed 8/7	Frying Pan Farmers Market @ Frying Pan Park, 8am-12:30pm
Wed 8/7	Smart Markets Reston @ 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, 3-7pm
Thurs 8/8	Herndon Farmers Market @ Old Town Herndon, 8am-12:30pm
Sat 8/10	Reston Farmers Market @ Lake Anne Plaza, 8am-12pm
Sat 8/10	Vienna Farmers' Market @ 301 Center Street South, 8am-12pm
Sat 8/10	Great Falls Farmers Market @ 750 Walker Road, 9am-1pm
Sat 8/10	Smart Markets Oakton @ Unity of Fairfax Church, 10am-2pm

Concerts and Performances

Mon 8/5	Mr. Knick Knack! (children's music) @ Reston Town Center pavilion, 10:30-11:15am
Tues 8/6	Magic Comedy of Chuck Bollinger @ Lake Anne Plaza, 11-11:45am
Thurs 8/8	Rich Potter Four Eyes (children's) @ Herndon's Old Town Green, 10:30am
Thurs 8/8	Oasis (reggae) @ Lake Anne Plaza, 7pm
Thurs 8/8	C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band (zydeco) @ Frying Pan Park, 7:30-8:30pm
Fri 8/9	Herr Metal + Dr. Fu (German metal) @ Herndon's Old Town Green, 6:30-10:30pm
Fri 8/9	Swell Daze (alternative rock) @ Reston Town Center pavilion, 8-10pm
Sat 8/10	Prelude Brass @ Reston Town Square Park, 10-10:45am
Sat 8/10	Shanghai Student Musical Troupe @ Reston Town Center pavilion, 12-1pm
Sat 8/10	Cheick Hamala Diabate & Corey Harris (West African music) @ Reston Town Center pavilion, 7:30-10pm

Storytimes (register to attend)

Mon 8/5	Children's Science Center (school age) @ Reston Regional Library, 2:30pm
Tues 8/6	And Then? (school age) @ Reston Regional Library, 3pm
Wed 8/7	All Join In (preschool) @ Reston Regional Library, 10:30am
Wed 8/7	Beauty of Indian Dance (preschool) @ Oakton Library, 2:30pm
Wed 8/7	Los Quetzales (preschool) @ Herndon Fortnightly Library, 2:30pm
Thurs 8/8	Guitar Workshop (teen) @ Reston Regional Library, 7pm

Where are you headed this week? Is there anything missing that I should add to the list? Let me know in the comments!

Have a great week!
The Yuppie Hippie