February 2026 Calendar of Events

County of Fairfax, Virginia
The McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, Va. 22101
mcleancenter.org

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Jessica Wu, Director of Marketing & Communications
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February ’26 Calendar of Events

The McLean Community Center (MCC) offers a variety of activities, events, classes, and performances every single month at the McLean Community Center building, The Alden Theatre (located at the MCC building), and The Old Firehouse Center in Downtown McLean. Please check the center’s website, mcleancenter.org, for the most current information.

Theatre/Performances/Movies:

The Alden Theatre kicks off its jam-packed February with family-friendly and ASL interpreted “Astronaut vs. Aquanaut” on Saturday, February 7 at 6 p.m. Two acclaimed scientists face off—spacesuit to wetsuit—to decide who’s the ultimate explorer. Join Janet Ivey (“Janet’s Planet”) and Jennifer Swanson (Science Rocks) as they journey from deep oceans to outer space using cutting-edge discoveries, including images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Alden Theatre is proud to celebrate Lunar New Year with two performances. “Year of the Red Fire House Lunar New Year Celebration” by Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is a performance on Wednesday, February 18 at 7 p.m. that intertwines traditional and contemporary dance, and will also include a traditional Dragon and Lion Dance! Honolulu Theatre for Youth will perform “The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac” on Saturday, February 28 at 6 p.m. It is a beloved tale about the origin story of how each animal earned a place in the Chinese Zodiac. Tickets are available at mcleancenter.org!

The Alden also presents two Performing Arts showings of “Hyenas” (1992, Wolof with English subtitles) on Wednesday, February 4 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, February 12 at 1 p.m. Based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play “The Visit”—which was also the basis of the Broadway musical, “Hyenas” follows a now-rich woman returning to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child. “Hyena’s” is suitable for 18 years and older, and admission is free. On February 19 at 1 p.m., join us at The Alden Theatre for the foreign language film “Spettacolo” (2017, Italian with English subtitles). “Spettacolo” is a portrait of the 50-year-old tradition of turning their lives into a play, where the town’s piazza becomes a stage and every villager from 6 to 90 plays a part…the role of themselves. The film is rated PG, and admission is free.

The Borisevich Duo, Piano and Violin, will make a magical afternoon of chamber music on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. The husband-wife pair is an Alden favorite and attracts larger crowds each year with their sweetly old-world sound and brilliant commentary! Tickets are available at mcleancenter.org.

Community Events:

Do YOU want to make a difference in our community? Adults and teens who reside in the MCC tax district and who are looking for opportunities to serve their community are invited to run for seats on the McLean Community Center’s 2026-2027 Governing Board! The 11-member volunteer board provides oversight to the center through policy guidance, strategic planning and financial stewardship. Four adult seats and two youth seats will be filled through the election. Petition packets will be available to the public on Wednesday, February 18.

On Sunday, February 1 at 1-4 p.m., join Rescue and Respond for a CPR, First Aid, and AED course. This course will prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first air, breathing and cardiac emergencies involving children and adults. The cost is $102/$82 MCC District residents for the three-hour course. The McLean Community Center, in partnership with Clover Leaf Wealth Strategies, presents an educational seminar on February 18 at 6-7-p.m. called “Financial Planning: Navigating the Path in Retirement” All participants must register in advance for this free seminar.

Bring the whole family to The Old Firehouse every Wednesday at 6:30-9:30 p.m. for Open Game Nights! Come enjoy table tennis, bridge, mah-jongg, arcade games, a sensory lab and more at the Old Firehouse. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, call MCC at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visit mcleancenter.org. For Old Firehouse activities, call 703-448-8336. For The Alden Box Office, call 703-790-9223.

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The McLean Community Center, an agency of Fairfax County Government, is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all programs, services and activities. We will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. To request special accommodations, call the Center 14 working days in advance of the event. To request this information in an alternate format, call 711.