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Pick of the Week : Cathy, Marcy’s Family Jamboree takes place Saturday, Sept, 6. 5-7 p.m. at Jamming Java, 227 E. Maple St. in Vienna. Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer invite all-ages to their 50–60 minute concert. This evetnt is designed for kids, parents, and families and allows them to make their own music. This will all be followed by a 45-minute jam session. Those interested in performing should send a demo audio or video to Community Music Inc. PO Box 5778 Takoma Park, Md. 20913.Tickets are $10. Advance tickets are available at www.jamminjava.com. For more information, call 703-255-1566.

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Friday, Sept. 5

Meet the Winemaker. 5-8 p.m. Wine Cabinet 1416 North Point Village Center, Reston.  White wines of Tegernseerhof Winery, owned by multigenerational wine family from banks of the Danube, northwest of Vienna. Free. 703-668-9463, www.thewinecabinet.com.

Big Four Combo Swing Dance. 8:30 p.m.-midnight. Beginner lesson 8:30-9 p.m. Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon. With dancers Tom Koerner, Debra Sternberg. Admission $15. 703-359-9882, www.gottaswing.com.

From Swann’s Castle to Governor’s Mansion: Exploring an Old Southern Estate. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at coach house. Guided tours include exhibits, carriage collection, Confederate huts, outdoor walk around property. Adults $5; Children $1. Call 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org.

Saturday, Sept. 6

Cathy, Marcy’s Family Jamboree. 5-7 p.m. Jamming Java, 227 E. Maple St., Vienna. Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer. all-ages 50–60 minute concert, with kids, parents, families making their own music. Followed by 45-minute jam session. those interested in performing send demo audio or video to Community Music Inc. PO Box 5778 Takoma Park, Md. 20913.Tickets $10. Advance tickets at www.jamminjava.com. 703-255-1566.

National Capital Cat Show. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dulles Expo and Conference Center, Chantilly, on Route 29 between I-66, Dulles Airport. Hundreds of cats; rare breeds compete. Judging, awards, throughout both days. Vendors,. Artists on site. Tess, Japanese Bobtail named Best-in-Show in Madison Square Garden 2007. Admission $8 adults, $5 for seniors, children, $24 for family of four. Dawn Shiley, 703-489-0698, skogeier@erols.com .  From Swann’s Castle to Governor’s Mansion: Exploring an Old Southern Estate. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Morven Park,  17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Meet at coach house. Guided tours include exhibits, carriage collection, Confederate huts, outdoor walk around property. Adults $5; Children $1. Call 703-777-6034, www.morvenpark.org. Classical Concert. 7:30 p.m. Washington Plaza Baptist Church, 1615 Washington Plaza. Reston .Compositions by Dvorak, Mendelssohn..   Reception follows . Free. 703-471-5225.  www.washingtonplazachurch.com.

Basic Birding. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Walker Nature Education Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. $3 for RA members, $5 for non-members. Walk through several different habitats. Reservations required. 703-435-6530, naturalist@reston.org.

Bluegrass Concert Series. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Music begins 7:30 p.m. ALL$HYM band. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Light snacks available. Admission $12. 703-435-8377.

DC All-Stars vs. Nuclear Knockouts. Doors open 4 p.m.  match begins 5 p.m.  Dulles SportsPlex, 21610 Atlantic Boulevard, Sterling, Va.  Tickets $12. wwww.brownpapertickets.com.

Sunday, Sept. 7

Difficult Run Jazz Band. 6:30 p.m. Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. Lawn chair, blankets encouraged. Free. 703-255-6360, www.viennava.gov.

Travel through Time in the Winmill Carriage Collection. 1-4 p.m. Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Guided tour through collection of 19th century horse-drawn vehicles, including coaches, sleighs, carts, buggies, a hearse from the 1800s. Adults $5, children $1. Meet at Coach House Visitor Center. 703-777-6034 www.morvenpark.org.

Jody Marshall Dulcimer Ensemble. 5-7 p.m. Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean. Hammered dulcimer performer joined by fiddler Andrea Hoag, guitarist Zan McLeod, singer Carey Creed. Program of Celtic jigs, reels, contemporary vocals. Free. 703-288-9505.

Common Ground Concerts . 7 p.m. Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church , 10125 Lakehaven Court, Burke. Guitarist/songwriter Joe Jencks,  Grammy Award- winning Singer Jon Carroll. Suggested donation $10 at the door. 703-644-0889,www.accotinkuuc.org.  Chasen. 11 a.m. Jubilee Christian Center, 4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax. Christian rock band.  703-383-1170, www.jccag.org. National Capital Cat Show. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. See Saturday.

Monday, Sept. 8

Tuesday, Sept. 9

London's Jive Aces band, swing dance. 9-11 p.m. Clarendon Ballroom, 3185 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. Dancers Tom Koerner, Debra Sternberg. Cost $15. 703-359-9882, www.gottaswing.com.

Reston Garden Club. Social time 1 p.m., program 1:30 p.m. Speaker Elaine Homstad, master gardener, habitat steward. www.restongardenclub.org.