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Fairfax Community Events July 24-July 31, 2008

Cathy Fink, front, and Marcy Marxer will perform Saturday in the Fort Belvoir area.
Cathy Fink, front, and Marcy Marxer will perform Saturday in the Fort Belvoir area. (By Irene Young)
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FAIRFAX BLUEGRASS CONCERT, by the Williams and Clark Expedition. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Royal Lake Park, 5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax area. Free. 703-324-7469.

"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST," performed by the Alliance Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, July 31 and Aug. 1 and 2, 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 3, Chantilly High School, 4201 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly. Thursday and Fridays, $16 (12 and younger, $12); Saturdays and Sundays, $20 (12 and younger, $16). 703-834-0200.

GRIST MILL PARK SWING MUSIC, by the Tuxedo Park Quintet. 7:30 p.m., Grist Mill Park, 4710 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria area. Free. 703-324-7469.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE PERFORMANCE, by the Kusun Ensemble, dancers and musicians from Ghana, West Africa. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Mason District Park, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale. Free. 703-324-7469 or 703-941-1730.

"EVITA," a musical based on Eva Peron's life, performed by the McLean Players. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, McLean Community Center, Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave. $17; seniors, students and McLean residents, $14. 703-790-0123 or http://www.ticketmaster.com.

"PHANTOM OF THE COUNTRY OPERA," a musical spoof for all ages, performed by the St. John Neumann Theatre Ministry. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 3, through Aug. 3, St. John Neumann Church, auditorium, 11900 Lawyers Rd., Reston. $12; 12 and younger, $10. 703-860-8510 or http://www.sjntheatreministry.org.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, guitarist John Jorgenson and his quintet perform with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m.; gates open at 6 p.m., Shrine Mont Camp and Conference Center, 221 Shrine Mont Cir., Orkney Springs. Reserved pavilion seating, $36; general admission pavilion seating, $30; lawn, $25 (17 and younger, $10). 800-459-3396 or http://www.musicfest.org.

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT, classical music. 8:15 p.m., Wolf Trap National Park, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. In-house, $32, $38, $48; lawn, $20. Tickets, 877-965-3872; information, 703-255-1868 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

MOVIE IN THE PARK, a family movie will be shown at dusk. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket for seating. Call to obtain movie title information. 8:45 p.m., Glyndon Park, 300 Glyndon St. NE, Vienna. Free. 703-255-7842.

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CATHY FINK, MARCY MARXER, performance of folk, country and children's music. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Hayfield Elementary School, 7633 Telegraph Rd., Fort Belvoir area. Free. 703-324-7469.

DAYLILY EXHIBITION, a large and varied display, hosted by the Northern Virginia Daylily Society. Daylily specialists will be available to answer questions. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct., Vienna. Free. 703-255-3631.

CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT, with actors representing the infantry, cavalry and artillery and medical personnel. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. Free. 703-200-7806.


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