Andrew Skaggs will trace the trombone's journey from church choirs to Latin dance halls in a free outdoor concert at Reston Town Square Park on Sunday, July 19, from 7 to 8 p.m.

Skaggs, an adjunct assistant professor of trombone at Shenandoah Conservatory, leads the program titled "Bone Voyage! The Trombone: From Early Days to Big Band, Latin & Pop." The hour-long performance surveys how the instrument evolved through early sacred music, big band jazz, Latin rhythms and modern pop.

No tickets or registration required.

The concert is part of the Sunday Art in the Park series, a free all-ages lineup presented by Reston Community Center and Reston Town Center Association in partnership with Shenandoah Conservatory. The series runs every Sunday evening through August 30 at the park, located at the corner of Market Street and Explorer Street in Reston Town Center. Free garage parking is available at Reston Town Center on weekends.

Next week's installment, on Sunday, July 26, features Shenandoah Conservatory's class of 2027 musical theatre students performing "The Disney Classics," also from 7 to 8 p.m.

If rain threatens, check the Reston Community Center website or call 703-476-4500 for day-of updates.

More on the Reston calendar

Andrew Black artist reception — Reston artist Andrew Black opens his solo exhibition "The Art of Play," featuring more than 50 abstract paintings and drawings, at the Jo Ann Rose Gallery at RCC Lake Anne on Sunday, July 20. The show runs through Thursday, August 14. A free reception is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Black, a James Madison University fine arts graduate who spent more than 35 years as a federal graphic designer, told The Reston Letter in July: "Play is an act of doing something simply for the recreation or enjoyment of it. I think that is the perfect definition of my creative process."

Cardboard Boat Regatta — The Reston Museum hosts the 2026 Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta on Saturday, August 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza. Teams build life-size cardboard boats and race them in timed heats. All crew members must be 10 or older. Registration to race closes Monday, July 27. Spectators attend free.

Julia Tova Malakoff exhibition — "The Poetry of Everyday Things," a mixed-media show of vibrant collages built from painted and upcycled materials, opens Saturday, August 1, at Reston Art Gallery and Studios at Lake Anne Plaza and runs through Friday, August 29. A free public reception is Sunday, August 9.