By Gerri Marmer February 20 at 4:14 PM

Passages. A 14-week program for people struggling with separation or divorce starts Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m., at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. NE, Vienna. Program is free; materials cost $20 (scholarships available). Register at Passages@ViennaPres.org, 703-938-9050 or http://www.viennapres.org.

Saturday, 10 a.m.: Open-house service and lunch. The service, with children singing, congregation members reading from the Torah and more, will highlight how people from Montgomery, Prince Georges, Howard and other counties come together to enjoy services. Oseh Shalom, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel. Register at jsolomon@oseh-shalom.org or 301-498-7004.

Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: The Rev. Kenda Dean will be the guest preacher. At 10:30 a.m., Dean will discuss Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church. Refreshments and child care will be provided. At 11 a.m., Deans topic will come from Acts 2:7-12, Whatever It Takes. A free lunch workshop follows. Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P St. NW. Free. 202-338-1644. gtownpres.org/events/kenda_dean.

Saturday, 11 a.m.: Introduction to Buddhism and meditation. Learn meditation and the approaches found in Buddhism for training the mind. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Rd. NW. $12 per class; $6 per class for seniors, students and the unemployed. 202-986-2257. meditation-dc.org/introduction-to-buddhism-meditation.

Saturday, 12:30 p.m.: Carillon concert. Edward M. Nassor performs Mathias van den Gheyns Preludio No. 7 in G Major. Washington National Cathedral, Bishops Garden area, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free. 202-537-6200 or http://www.nationalcathedral.org.

Saturday, 3:30 p.m.: Sixth Annual Blacks in Wax, in which African American history comes to life. Youths 10 and older are welcome to participate. The special guest is Dianne Braddock, sister of Carole Robertson, one of four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. More information at http://www.CHCSDA.org. Capitol Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church, 914 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Free. 202-543-1344.

Saturday, 5 p.m.: The Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine, an all-male ensemble singing in countertenor, tenor and bass voices, will perform. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. $20 to $30. Tickets: cameratavocalesinenomine.eventbrite.com. 703-683-6040.

Saturday, 7 p.m.: Benefit concert with Emmas Revolution. The activist guitar and vocal duo of Pat Humphries and Sandy O will play after an opening performance of reflective and humorous Americana-styled songs by Herb Tyson. Proceeds go to the Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries, which supports scholarships and grants. Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, Meeting House, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria. $35, preferred seating; $25; in advance, $20. Tickets: mvuc.org/concert-for-katie. Call Linda Jemison, 703-981-4847.

Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: Guest conductor Stephen Czarkowski will lead the Washington Sinfonietta in a performance of Beethovens Fidelio overture, Bruchs Violin Concerto No. 1 (with soloist Amy Beth Horman) and Haydns Symphony No. 104. Reception with refreshments will follow. The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church. 703-241-0003.

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