Weekend Planner: Holiday Events, HHS' Brigadoon & More

FRIDAY

• Helping Others Home for the Holidays - JJ Deli is hosting a fundraiser for Fisher House that also offers attendees a chance to buy holiday gifts from local businesses, socialize with friends, get tips for the holidays and a chance at a grand prize raffle basket. 

• Free Basketball Clinic - This free basketball clinic at Herndon Middle School is for children in 5th through 8th grade. Players should bring a good indoor basketball and have appropriate basketball shoes. 

• Herndon High School Presents Brigadoon - Herndon Drama brings the Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon to the stage. With singing, dancing and action, the show will entertain the whole family. Tickets are $10. Additional performances will be Dec. 1 and 2. 

• Herndon Towne Square Singers Present Decembers Past - The Herndon Towne Square Singers' annual winter concert will feature holiday music from the group's 30-year history. Additional shows will be Dec. 1 and 2. 

• Zumba Master Class - This Zumba master class is open to all and will feature Zumba Education Specialists April Smiles and Loretta Bates. 

SATURDAY

• Herndon Holiday Homes Tour - The annual Herndon Holiday Homes Tour features five homes throughout Herndon dressed and ready for the holidays, including a Sears house. The tour is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

• Herndon Holiday Sing-Along and Tree Lighting - The annual tree lighting and holiday sing-along will take place in downtown Herndon at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The event kicks off with Christmas carols and holiday music, followed by the tree lighting and a visit from Santa himself. 

• Holiday Shops Benefit Local Elementary Schools - Fox Mill Elementary, Crossfield Elementary and Hutchison Elementary schools all have holiday shops this Saturday. Fox Mill's features both adult and children craft shops and a secret shop; Hutchison Elementary will feature a toy shop for children's siblings and friends; and Crossfield will have a craft fair and bake sale. 

• Feliz Navidad: A Christmas Choral Concert - St. Timothy's Episcopal Church will host a festive Christmas concert highlighting Spanish holiday music on Saturday. Music will feature songs that are Meso-American, Southwestern, Basque, Argentinean, Cuban and Puerto Rican. 

SUNDAY

• Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts Show - The annual arts and crafts show at the Herndon Community Center will feature more than 100 craft vendors from around the area. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

• Family Chanukah Menorah Workshop - Home Depot and Chabad of Reston-Herndon is hosting a family workshop to make your own Menorah and Dreidel. Participants can also take part in an olive press workshop to press their own oil and enjoy hot Latkes. 

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