Week in Vienna
Events in Vienna this week.

Pets Blessed in Vienna
Antioch Christian Church’s annual pet blessing draws the living and those alive in memory only.
Every year since Pastor Randy Beeman came to Antioch Christian Church in Vienna four years ago, he has set aside a June Sunday to bestow grace on the family pets of the area who come for the church’s “Blessing of the Animals.”

Community Pays Tribute to Late Mayor
Official portrait unveiled, state capitol flag and memorial resolution given to family.
Town of Vienna officials and staff and invited guests paid tribute to Vienna’s late mayor, M. Jane Seeman, on June 2 in Town Hall chambers.
Sophia Manicone Named Vienna Idol
Vienna Idol raised over $13,000 for the Khristin Kyllo Memorial Fund.
Of more than 35 contestants auditioning for Vienna Idol throughout the spring, it came down to six finalists competing on the Town Green Friday night, June 6.

‘Dream Come True’ for Vienna Teen
New horse, high scores and ribbons for Cassie Picard.
Vienna teenager Cassie Picard spends a lot of time horsing around – but that’s because she rides ponies in competition.

Vienna Police Officer Conor Tracy Honored
On May 2, Officer Conor Tracy was honored for his enforcement efforts against drunk and impaired drivers.

Vienna Elementary Honors Retiring Teachers
Terry Love and Linda Camacho leave the school after decades teaching there.
Staff, students and parents of the Vienna Elementary School [VES] community came together on May 19 to say goodbye to two long-time VES teachers retiring this year.

Vienna Woman’s Club Awards Scholarships to High School Seniors
Oakton and Marshall High School students each accept $1,000 scholarships.
The Vienna Woman’s Club awarded $1,000 scholarships to three local high school seniors going on to college this fall.

Strawberries, Daisies and Doughnuts, Oh, My!
Buy fresh produce, meet neighbors at Vienna Farmers Market.
For fresh produce, flowers, crepes, breakfast tarts, candy, baked goods and piping-hot doughnut holes – in a cheerful atmosphere filled with friends and neighbors – the Vienna Farmers Market is hard to beat.

Music Returns to the Town Green
Bluegrass music and candle tribute to former mayor M. Jane Seeman.
The Vienna Town Green concert series kicked off on Friday, May 30 with a performance by Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band, and a tribute to the late mayor M. Jane Seeman.
Born to Run Memorial 5K Race Is June 14
Fundraiser for deceased teacher’s two daughters.
In November 2013, Franklin Middle School teacher Jannine Parisi, 47, was the victim of a tragedy which left her two teenage daughters without parents.
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Great Tastes at Tysons Town Square
Inaugural event - the ribbon-cutting for the Lerner Town Square -- attracts food and wine lovers.
Great Tastes of Tysons kicked off what will be a streak of inaugural festivals in the urban center.

Vienna Summer on the Green Concerts Open May 30
Summer on the Green concert series kicks off on Friday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. with a concert performance by Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band, a favorite of the late Mayor and the Seeman family.

ViVa! Vienna! Marks Another Fun-filled Festival
Three-day carnival featured 350 vendors, food, rides and live entertainment.
Vienna Rotary could not have ordered a more ideal setting of blue skies and dry heat for ViVa! Vienna!, the club’s annual three-day festival running along the historic Church Street corridor, Saturday through Monday. ViVa! Vienna! is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vienna, in partnership with the Town of Vienna. “This is so Vienna,” said D.H. Scarborough, manning the Vienna Business Association booth. “The community is here together. “There’s food, vendors and fun.”