Monday, May 3, 7:30 pm. – Finance Committee of the McLean Community Center Board, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.
Tuesday May 4, 7:30 – 8:30 am. – Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, Benefit breakfast for Homestretch Inc., which works with the homeless of Fairfax County. Gannett Building, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean.
Noon, Former First Lady Laura Bush signs her new memoir, Books-A-Million store, 1451 Chain Bridge Road in downtown McLean. You must have a numbered wristband and a copy of the book to participate in the book signing. Store closed for book signing until 3 p.m.
Noon, Rotary Club of McLean, Blood Donation as a Lifestyle, Paul Witt, INOVA Blood Donor Services. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1545 Chain Bridge Rd.
Wednesday, May 5, Cinco de Mayo
12:30 pm. Free lunchtime concerts for ages 2-5 Wednesdays, May 5, May 12, May 19 in McLean Central Park Gazebo, Route 123 and Old Dominion Drive.
7 pm. – Junior Parent College Night, McLean High School, Auditorium. Junior parents are invited to attend a college planning night. A panel of college admissions representatives from Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, Christopher Newport University, and The University of Alabama will discuss frequently asked parent questions.
7:30 pm. – Capital Facilities Committee , McLean Community Center Board, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.
8 pm. – McLean Citizens Association Meeting, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.
Thursday May 6, 11:30am – 1:30pm – Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce Education Awards presented by Elizabeth Lodal, Virginia Commissioner for the Education Commission of the States and long time resident of McLean, to outstanding students and faculty in McLean and Langley High Schools. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, 1960 Chain Bridge Rd.
7-8:30 pm – Cyber Bullying. Churchill Road Elementary School. (Click on Churchill Chatter Newsletter.)
7:30-8:30 pm – Teen-Proof your home. Safe Community Coalition, McLean Community Center. Linda Pate, Prevention Specialist with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board will lead our discussion. Contact: Cyndi Kelley, Executive Administrator, at Cyndi.kelley@safecommunitycoalition.net.
Friday May 7, McLean Farmers Market opens in Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road.
Friday May 7 and Saturday May 8, 8:00 pm.- Jerry’s Girls, McLean Community Players’, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.
Saturday, May 8, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m, St. John’s Church, Spring Garden Fair. Contact Connie MacMurray at conniemacm@aol.com or Katherine Armstrong at katherine@armstrongz.com.
10 am. – 3 pm. – Pleasant Grove Church Day Fair, 8641 Lewinsville Rd.
Metro Construction: Foundations are now being built for the station directly in front of Tysons Corner Mall on Route 123. This will be the busiest station in Phase 1 of the project.The left-turn lane from northbound Route 123 to westbound Tysons Boulevard will be closed for approximately two months starting in the overnight hours of Friday, April 30. Traffic will be detoured to International and Galleria Drives. Southbound Route 123 traffic will continue to make right turns to Tysons Boulevard.
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