Local Meeting on County Budget is Saturday — Residents of the Hunter Mill District will have their chance to weigh in on the proposed Fairfax County FY2018 budget from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Frying Pan Farm Park visitor center. [Reston Now]

‘Monsters’ to Be on Stage at Herndon HS — The Herndon High School Drama Boosters will present “From the Mouths of Monsters,” a Kennedy Center Production inspired by Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” March 17-19. [Herndon High School Theatre]

Wolf Trap Summer Lineup Features Big Names — Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow are just a few of the many top acts who will perform this year at Wolf Trap. Mary J. Blige will kick off the summer season with a show May 25, followed two days later by Fifth Harmony. [Wolf Trap]

Reston Association Elections About to Begin — Ballots can be cast starting Monday in this year’s Reston Association Board of Directors election. Eleven candidates in total are vying for four seats on the nine-member board. No incumbents are running. [Reston Association]

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here is a sampling of what’s available in Reston:

• At the Walker Nature Center (11450 Glade Road), children can learn about gourmet treats for birds on Saturday from 11 a.m.-noon. For the grown-ups, a “Wine and Design” painting event is slated for Saturday night, 6:30-9.
• Events at Reston Town Center this weekend include Girl Scout cookie sales, a cooking class at Il Fornaio (11990 Market St.) and special skating events at the ice pavilion.
• At the Reston Community Center’s Jo Ann Rose Gallery (1609A Washington Plaza N.), “For the Love of Color” remains on display.
• At CenterStage (2310 Colts Neck Road), Irish musicians Lúnasa return to the stage tonight at 8. This show is sold out, but patrons are invited to the box office after 7 p.m. to get on the waiting list.
• Reston Regional Library (11925 Bowman Towne Drive) will host events for kids including a “Minute to Win It” game show event (Saturday, 11 a.m.), chess club (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.) and YA book club (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.). For adults, cinema classic “Il Postino” will be shown Saturday (2 p.m.) and the lecture series on World War I continues Sunday (2 p.m.).
• Reston Community Center (2310 Colts Neck Road) will have the reception for its February art exhibit, “From the Heart,” on Saturday from noon-1 p.m.
• Kalypso’s (1617 Washington Plaza N.) will have music from the Holly Montgomery Band tonight and DJ Kram on Saturday night.
• Spectrum will be performing tonight at World of Beer (1888 Explorer St.) beginning at 10 p.m.
• Dewey Animals is planning an animal adoption event at Pet Valu (11160 South Lakes Drive) Saturday from 1-3 pm.

D.C.-based Dance Place will present its tribute to Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On,” tonight at CenterStage in Reston.

According to information available on Dance Place’s website, the show is the troupe’s first full-length production. The artistic director of the show, which was first performed in November, is Vincent Thomas. Thomas used Gaye’s 1971 album of the same name as the show’s lifeblood.

“Taking inspiration from 1971’s inimitable What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye’s insights into life, love and social justice are given fresh perspectives with new choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah. What’s Going On seeks to provoke thoughtfulness and spark conversations to ignite change in each community it touches.”

The performance features modern, jazz and West African dance. Gin Dance Company will join the show as well.

The show is scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. at CenterStage at Reston Community Center (2310 Colts Neck Road). Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-Restonians. For more information, call Paul Douglas Michnewicz at 703-390-6167.

Photo illustration via Dance Place

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here is a sampling of what’s available in Reston:

• The Virginia Polar Dip is Saturday at Lake Anne Plaza. Registration starts at noon, with the event itself scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Camp Sunshine.
• Events at Reston Town Center this weekend include a handmade Valentine card workshop, a pre-Valentine cooking class at Il Fornaio, a wine tasting and more.
• A pub crawl is slated for 2-6 p.m. Saturday, beginning at World of Beer (1888 Explorer St.). The event is to support the Fairfax Boxing Club.
• An open house is scheduled for The Lake House (11450 Baron Cameron Ave.) from noon-2 p.m. Sunday.
• Reston Community Center Hunters Woods (2310 Colts Neck Road) has a Sunday Afternoon Dance and a Sunday Country Western Dance both slated for this weekend.
• Greater Reston Arts Center (12001 Market St.) will offer a workshop, Career in the Arts: Opportunities for Visually Creative People, Saturday evening.
• The Reston Chorale will present Camerata: Inside Out at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods (2310 Colts Neck Road) on Sunday afternoon.
• Art exhibitions “CUT” and “Springtime in Winter” remain on display at Greater Reston Arts Center (12001 Market St.) and Reston Art Gallery & Studios (11400 Washington Plaza W.), respectively.
• Tom Saputo and Friends will play at Café Montmarte tonight.
• Kalypso’s will have musical guests New Dominion Band tonight and DJ Kram on Saturday.
• Wuayra Peruvian Silver Jewelry will have a pop-up shop in collaboration with Scrawl Books (11862 Market St.) this weekend.

Snow Forecast Disappoints — Snow that was predicted to fall overnight didn’t amount to much of anything in Fairfax County, but it will remain windy and cold today. Warmth is expected to return soon, with 60s or even low 70s possible again Sunday. [Capital Weather Gang]

Three Divas Readying for Upcoming Show — Reston’s three divas (Beverly Cosham, Menda Ahart and Felicia Kessel-Crawley) will perform Friday, Feb. 17 at Reston Community Center, Lake Anne. Though the concert is free, seating is limited and reservations are encouraged. [Reston Museum]

Notable Death: Ralph Edward Groening — Groening, a longtime Reston resident, died earlier this week at the age of 97. Groening was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for several decades. [Reston Patch]

A Nashville band led by what the International Bluegrass Music Association called the “premiere Monroe-style mandolinist of his generation” is set to take the stage at a Fairfax County Park next month.

Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass are scheduled to perform at Herndon’s Frying Pan Farm Park (2739 West Ox Road) on Sunday, Jan. 15. The concert venue opens at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m.

“These musicians will be drawing from the best years of traditional bluegrass as they deliver intense and compelling tune,” according to a description of the event on the county’s website.

Tickets are $18 online and $20 at the park the day of the concert.

Photo via Fairfax County

Here’s a chance for some free summer fun. Lake Anne Plaza’s Take a Break Concert Series returns to the waterfront tomorrow.

Every Thursday this summer, Lake Anne and Reston Community Center present free entertainment from 7 to 9 p.m.

Here is the schedule:

June 16
Dance Night with Radio King Orchestra
Big Band Swing with dance demonstrations and instruction.

June 23
Texas Chainsaw Horns
Blues

June 30
Swing Sisters (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)
Acoustic Swing

July 7
Cheick Hamala Diabate
Traditional West African music mixed with modern grooves.

July 14
Four Star Combo
Vintage Rockabilly Honky Tonk

July 21
Dance Night with Cedar Creek
Country line dancing with dance demonstrations and instruction.

July 28
Fresh Air
Motown and 1960s classics

August 4
Dance Night with Sin Miedo
Salsa with dance demonstrations and instruction.

August 11
Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet
Vocal Jazz

August 18
Dance Night with Ken & Brad Kolodner
Old time square dancing

August 25
IONA
Celtic

September 1
Chris Vadala Quartet
Be Bop Jazz (as part of Lake Anne Jazz Festival Week)

For more information, visit RCC’s website.

Reston Town Center’s Concerts on the Town series will return for the summer beginning on June 4.

Concerts are held rain or shine at 7:30 p.m. at the town center pavilion. Bring your own chairs or blankets for seats. Admission is free.

• June 4: David Akers & THE SOUL SHAKERS – Motown & more
• June 11: Hard Day’s Night – Beatles tribute
• June 18: No concert, but music at the Taste of Reston: restontaste.com
• June 25: Big Joe & The Dynaflows –  Swing, jump blues
• July 2: Chuck Redd & Friends, featuring renowned clarinetist Anat Cohen and bassist/vocalist Nicki Parrott – Jazz, Bossa Nova, American standards
• July 9: Bio Ritmo – Cuban salsa & other Latin rhythms
• July 16: Landau Eugene Murphy, Jazz crooner / 2011 America’s Got Talent winner – Celebrating Sinatra, Motown & The Great American Songbook
• July 23: The Congress – Alt-country, rock & roll, soul
• July 30: Unity Reggae Band – Reggae and other Caribbean rhythms
• August 6: Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band – New Orleans zydeco, high-energy rhythm & blues
• August 13: In Full  – Classic rock and hits from the 50s till today
• August 20: Airman of Note – U.S. Air Force – big band jazz
• August 27: Leonard, Colemand & Blunt Former lead singers of The Temptations, The Platters &The Drifters Doo-wop

Photo courtesy of Reston Town Center