Family Halloween Party
Vienna’s annual Family Halloween Party for children ages 4 through 12 will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, from 2-3 p.m., outside the Vienna Community Center. Admission is free and attendees should come in costume.
The event will include games, crafts, door prizes and a hayride; it’s sponsored by the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department and the Optimist Club of Vienna. For more information, call 703-255-6360. If it rains, the party will be held in the gym.
Vienna Town Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Vienna Town Council is Monday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., in the Vienna Town Hall, 127 Center St. S.
Vienna Mayor’s Walking Group
Vienna residents are welcome to join Mayor Laurie DiRocco’s walking group. It meets every Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Hall, 127 Center St. S. The walks are about 2.5 to 3 miles, with a different route every Friday. The next walk is Oct 17.
Vienna Retains AAA Bond Rating
Sound fiscal management has enabled the Town of Vienna to retain its AAA bond rating from Standard and Poor’s. AAA is S&P’s highest rating, and it lets the town procure low-interest loans and save money on future projects.
Halloween Costume Party
A Halloween Costume Party and “Late Night Evening of Mild Fright” is slated for teenagers on Friday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at the Club Phoenix Teen Center in the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St. S.E.
Admission is free and teens are invited to dress in costume. There’ll be games, food, a costume contest and age-appropriate Halloween movies. Students in grades six through eight may stay until 10 p.m. For more information, call 703-255-5721.
Historic Vienna to Host
Mount Vernon Miniature Club
Historic Vienna, Inc. will host the Mount Vernon Miniature Club on Oct. 25 and 26, from noon to 4 p.m. each day, for an exhibit of doll houses, room boxes and doll house miniatures in various scales. The exhibit will be in the upstairs parlor and dining room of the Freeman Store, 131 Church Street, NE, and members of the club will be there to answer questions about the exhibit, miniatures and collecting. Historic Vienna, Inc.’s exhibit on “The Country Store” continues throughout the year in the Freeman Store Exhibit Room. For information on both exhibits call 703-938-5187 or visit www.historicviennainc.org.
Free Fall Band Concert
The Town of Vienna Community Band performs its free, fall concert Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St. S.E. It’ll feature Halloween music by Leroy Anderson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Williams and other famous composers. No tickets are needed and the concert is open to all ages. Call 703-403-9179 or visit www.viennacommunityband.org.
SALT to Host Discussion on Social Change
Social Action Linking Together (SALT) presents keynote speaker Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, discussing working effectively for social change. She is a religious leader attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy. Also, there will be a Presentation by Teresa Gardner, recently featured on the CBS 60 Minutes program on the topic On the Road with The Health Wagon Story — Wise County, Va. Holly Coy of the Council on Childhood Success, will also speak. Date is Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at The American Legion Post 180, Patriot Hall, 330 Center St. North, Vienna. This event is free. All are welcome. Come to meet and greet and to network. For more information: Contact John Horejsi at jhorejsi@cox.net or visit the SALT web site at www.S-A-L-T.org.
Crafters Are Needed
The Vienna Woman’s Club is seeking crafters and vendors for its 54th annual Holiday Bazaar set for Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Vienna Community Center. Proceeds support the club’s scholarship awards. For information and applications, email Diane Abel at dcabel@cox.net.
Vienna Farmers Market
The Vienna Farmers Market is held Saturdays, from 8 a.m.-noon, in the Faith Baptist Church parking lot at 301 Center Street S. And it will remain open during the construction on Center Street. Customers may access the market via Courthouse Road to Locust Street or via Park Street to Cherry Street.
Election Officers are Sought
Fairfax County needs 2,700 election officers, particularly bilingual citizens. Election officers must be registered voters in Virginia and complete required training and forms. People may choose to accept the $175 payment for a full day or volunteer their time.
For more information, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections and click the “training and education” button or call 703-324-4735, TTY 711. Sign up at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/working.htm.
Oakton Farmers Market
The Oakton Farmers Market is held Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton.