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Thursday 12

CANCER PATIENT COSMETICS PROGRAM, "Look Good. . . . Feel Better," a cosmetologist shows how to manage the effects of cancer treatment. Learn about head coverings and wigs. 10 a.m.-noon, Inova Alexandria Hospital Cancer Center, waiting room, 4320 Seminary Rd., Alexandria. Free; registration required. 703-698-2526 or http://www.lifewithcancer.org.

BREAST CANCER SURGERY INFORMATION, discussion of surgery and postoperative and preoperative issues. 2:30-4 p.m., Life With Cancer Family Center, 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax. Free; registration required. 703-698-2526 or http://www.lifewithcancer.org.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY MEETING, a weight-loss support group with weekly weigh-ins and educational programs. 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church, 3035 Cedar Lane, Fairfax. Annual membership, $26; monthly fee, $6. 703-534-9335 or http://www.tops.org.

LEUKEMIA SUPPORT GROUP, Linda Glick discusses "Brain Gym," a program that uses a series of movements to help improve concentration, memory, reading, writing, organizing, listening, physical coordination and more. 7-8:30 p.m., Life With Cancer Family Center, 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax. Free. 703-698-2526 or http://www.lifewithcancer.org.

PARENT BEREAVEMENT GROUP, for parents who have lost a child 18 or younger to cancer. 7-8:30 p.m., Life With Cancer Family Center, 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax. Free; registration required. 703-531-1515 or http://www.lifewithcancer.org.

RESTON NEWCOMERS NIGHT, learn about Reston Association and its services and programs, meet association board members and staff and find out how to get involved. Light refreshments available. 7-9 p.m., Reston Association, main conference room, 1930 Isaac Newton Sq. Free. 703-435-7986 or habrock@reston.org.

SPRINGFIELD BINGO, for age 16 and older. Youths 16 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult. No smoking; sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, 7011 Backlick Rd. $1-$39. 703-541-3139.

FAIRFAX CITY SWING DANCE, music by Swing Speak. Dance lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8-10 p.m., Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr., Fairfax City. $10. 703-424-1745 or http://www.headoverheelsdance.com.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, 27 students in grades six to eight perform a play based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Langley School, 1411 Balls Hill Rd., McLean. $5, tickets must be purchased through the Web site. 703-356-1920 or http://www.langleyschool.org.

Friday 13

BLENHEIM HOUSE WINE TASTING, wine and hors d'oeuvres, a fundraiser for Historic Fairfax City. Raffle prizes. Purchase wines to take home. 6-9 p.m., Historic Blenheim House, Civil War Interpretive Center, 3610 Old Lee Hwy., Fairfax City. $55. 703-591-5305 or hilcarn31@aol.com.

"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.," performed by the Young People's Theater. 7 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 21, New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Rd., Lorton. $12; reserved seats, $10. 703-866-3546 or http://www.yptnva.com.

"WRITING: THE STORY OF MY LIFE," discussed by Patricia Reilly Giff, author of "Wild Girl." 7 p.m., Fairfax County Government Center, Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Pkwy., Fairfax. Free. 703-324-8428 or http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library.