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Pick of the Week: Two dynamic bands, Great Big Sea and Eddie from Ohio takes the stage Friday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road in Vienna. Great Big Sea offers Celtic-inspired rock as well as folk-rock originals, and Newfoundland sea chanteys. The group is also known for its three-part vocals. Eddie from Ohio brings its onw brand of folk rock to the audiences. awn tickets are $22, seats under the roof are $32, and the orchestra pit seats are $75. Contact Tickets.com,1-877-WOLFTRAP, or 1-877-965-3872.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Pop Go the Wiggles Live! 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Patriot Center, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Family entertainment band. Audience participation. Tickets $18-$30. 703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT, 410-547-SEAT. www.ticketmaster.com.
Thursday, Aug. 21
Nottoway Nights. 7:30 p.m. Nottoway Park, 9601 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna. Cathy Ponton King in concert. Blues, ballads. Picnics, chairs, blankets encouraged. No alcohol. Pets only on leashes. Free. For weather cancellations, 703-324-7469 after 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22
Tom and Debra Swing Dance with Wildman Band. Beginner lesson 8:30-9 p.m. Dance 9 p.m.-midnight. Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon. Cost $15. 202-244-9166, debra@gottaswing.com.
Family Friday on the Green. 6:30 p.m. Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. Country Current (Navy band.) Lawn chairs, blankets encouraged. Free. 703-255-6360, www.viennava.gov.
Great Big Sea, Eddie from Ohio in Concert. 7:30 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. GBS offers Celtic-inspired rock. Folk-rock originals, Newfoundland sea chanteys, three-part vocal. EFO folk rock. Lawn tickets $22, under roof $32, orchestra pit $75. Tickets.com,
1-877-WOLFTRAP, or
1-877-965-3872.
Saturday, Aug. 23
Reston Concerts on the Green, 7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St. Big Joe & the Dynaflows. New Orleans swing, jazz, jump, blues Free. Rain or shine. Blankets, picnics encouraged. www.RestonTownCenter.com.
Lucketts Fair. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, U.S. 15 8 miles north of Leesburg. Juried, handmade crafts, quality antiques, reenactments, bluegrass bands playing in gazebo. Two additional stages offer live music. Ruritan Club’s barbecue ribs, Mount Pleasant Church’s country ham sandwiches, Lucketts Elementary School PTA’s hand-churned ice cream in more than 15 flavors. Admission $8 for adults; kids 5/younger free. Admission includes three stages of live entertainment. Free parking. 703-771-5281, www.LuckettsFair.com.
Commodores Jazz Ensemble. 7 p.m.; Leesylvania State Park; 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive; Woodbridge. Navy band. Free. 202-433-2525.
Greenberg's Train and Toy Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dulles Expo and Conference Center, 4368 Chantilly Center. Includes operating train layouts, exhibits, model, toy train experts. Admission $7 for adults, good for both days. Children under 11 admitted free. Www.GreenbergShows.com.
Batala Washington in concert. 6-8 p.m. Civic Place Green, corner of Laughlin, Lowell avenues in McLean. Admission free. 703-288-9505.
Sunday, Aug. 24
Alejandro Fernandez in Concert. 8 p.m. George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Vjento A Favor Tour. Tickets $203, $88, $53.703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT, 410-547-SEAT. www.ticketmaster.com. 703-993-3000, www.patriotcentercom.
Auction of Rare Azaleas. 1:30 p.m. Merrifield Garden Center, 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax. Meeting room on second floor. Unusual, native, evergreen hybridized azaleas. Refreshments. Slide show of azalea being auctioned (for most but not all plants). Northern Virginia Chapter of the Azalea Society of America, Rick Bauer 703-455-4850, Eve Harrison. 540-778-1945.
Family Friday on the Green. 6:30 p.m. Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. Richard Walton Grop jazz. Lawn chairs, blankets encouraged. Free. 703-255-6360, www.viennava.gov.
Lucketts Fair. (See Saturday.)
Greenberg's Train and Toy Show. ( See Saturday.
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