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POTLUCK DINNER AND WHITE ELEPHANT BINGO-- 5:30-7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Take a covered dish to share and a white elephant gift wrapped or in a gift bag. Free. 703-737-8039.
CROCHET CLUB-- 9 a.m.-noon Fridays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Free. 703-737-8039.
SEWING AND STITCH-IN-- Beginner level, 9-11:45 a.m. Mondays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Sewing machines provided. Take your sewing, knitting, needlepoint or crochet project. Free. 703-737-8039.
POKER-- Age 55 and older, 1:30-4 p.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Loudoun County Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. $1; center members, free. 703-430-2397.
BRIDGE-- 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Free. 703-737-8039.
BOOK DISCUSSION-- 10 a.m. second Wednesdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Call for titles. Free. 703-737-8039.
TAP DANCE-- 2-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Free. 703-737-8039.
LINE DANCE-- 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. $3. 571-258-3400.
LINE DANCE-- 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Free. 703-737-8039.
GRATITUDE-SHARING CIRCLE-- 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Leesburg Senior Center, 215 Depot Ct. SE. Take a notebook and pen. Free. 703-737-8039.
Sports And Recreation
"SEE MOMMY RUN"-- 9-9:45 a.m. Tuesdays, W&OD Trail, behind Loudoun County High School, 415 Dry Mill Rd. SW, Leesburg. Most mothers push children in strollers. Free. 703-777-5845, http:/
DROP-IN GYM FOR HOME-SCHOOLERS-- Ages 10-17, noon-2 p.m. Fridays; first-graders and older, noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays. Lovettsville Community Center, 57 E. Broad Way. $1. 540-822-5284.
DROP-IN BASKETBALL-- Age 18 and older, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 30 and older, 4:30-7 p.m. Mondays. Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. $2. 703-771-5913.
DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL-- Age 18 and older, 7-9:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. $2. 703-771-5913.
SOUTH RIDING RUNNING CLUB-- 7 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Weekly runs also forming. Distances vary, and all paces are welcome. president@srrunners.org, http:/
CHESS CLUB OF LEESBURG-- 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Starbucks, 531 E. Market St., Leesburg. All ages and skill levels welcome. $1. 703-779-0113.
LOUDOUN PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB-- 7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays, Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls. Speakers, field trips, workshops and exhibitions. Free. 703-808-3495, http:/
Theater
NOT JUST SHAKESPEARE INC.-- "As You Like It," 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and July 26-27, Morven Park boxwood garden, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic. $12; students and seniors, $10; group rate for 10 or more, $8. 571-271-9001 or http:/
Miscellaneous
LOUDOUN CRIME COMMISSION LUNCHEON MEEING,12:30 p.m. Friday, Holiday Inn at Carradoc Hall, 1500 E. Market St., Leesburg. Speaker will be Roger L. Shields, director of the FBI's Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center. $5; nonmembers, $10. Registration required. 703-729-9277.
" FLYING FRISBEE FEST,"10 a.m. Saturday, Lovettsville Game Protective Association, 16 S. Berlin Tpk. Novice and veteran competitors welcome. All competitors will receive a free T-shirt and a frisbee. Presented by the Appalachian Air Canines. $5, for competing canines; spectators, free. 703-517-1813 or k9frizb@gmail.com.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS-WASTE COLLECTION,8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Rd., Leesburg. Free for Loudoun residents. 703-777-0187 or http:/
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES-- At three locations: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays through Aug. 19, Galilee United Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Rd., Sterling; 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 21, Douglass Community Center, 407 E. Market St., Leesburg; and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 12, Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. $50, including textbook. Register first day of class. 703-777-2205 or http:/
AMATEUR RADIO-- 8:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg. 540-338-2584, http:/
ESL COMPUTER BASICS-- 9 a.m. first and third Tuesdays, Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St. Recommended for speakers of English as a second language. Register. Free. 703-430-9500.
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS-- 7:30 p.m. second Tuesdays, Sterling Ruritan Club, 183 Ruritan Rd. Irish Catholic fraternal organization. 703-858-7167.
ASHBURN TOASTMASTERS-- 7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Rd. For those interested in developing communication, leadership and presentation skills. Free. 703-729-0450.
E NGLISH CLASSES-- Sponsored by English as a Second Language and Immigrant Ministries. $20 processing charge at registration; scholarships available. Child care at some locations. Day and evening classes. For class schedules and other information in English, Spanish, Korean or Vietnamese, contact 703-841-0292 or http:/
-- Compiled by SANDY MAUCK
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