Junior Girl Scouts earn bronze: The members of Cascades-based Junior Girl Scout Troop 6651 earned a Bronze Award for planning and hosting a learning session focused on pizza making during Autism Awareness Month (April).

The troop crafted the session especially for students from The Aurora School in Leesburg, a learning center for students ages 2 to 22 with autism or other conditions who may be unable to reach their potential in a traditional classroom setting.

Aurora Director Jennifer Lassiter taught a class for the Scouts in advance of the pizza project to help them understand the communication challenges experienced by youngsters with autism. To help the Aurora students learn life skills, the Girl Scouts taught the pizza-making session in a “learning kitchen” set up like a home kitchen.

Waleed Zarou, owner of The Don’s Wood Fired Pizza in Cascades, helped the Scouts learn how to make pizza and donated the supplies for the project. The girls worked on the Bronze Award project with the guidance of troop leader Susie Harding.

Photographer spot: The Cascades Board of Directors is looking for a community member with photography experience to help take high-quality photos of the community for display on the Cascades website and in new marketing materials. To be considered for the position, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Sturdy jewelry: The After Hours Teen Center at Cascades Library offers a free “Hardware Jewelry” session for teens on Friday, June 3. In addition, the teen center will provide the usual access to gaming, computers and art supplies. Participation is free. A signed permission slip, kept on file for returning participants, is required. The After Hours Teen Center takes over the library from 7 to 10 p.m. every Friday night. The next session, on June 10, is Improv with Ritzya, The Drama Coach. For information, call 703-444-3228.

Frankenstein: The award-winning Taking Flight Theatre Company launches “Frankenstein, A New Musical” on Friday, June 3, at the Waddell Theater on the Sterling campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The play runs on weekends from June 3 through June 18. The Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m. The Sunday performances start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for students and seniors and $18 for others. Tickets are available at the door or online at http://www.tftheatre.org.

Fight Cloud: This summer’s first CountrySide concert, featuring Sterling’s own Fight Cloud, an alternative rock band, takes place Saturday, June 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Parkway Pool lawn. The free-admission event includes free popcorn, cold drinks and ice cream.

Fight Cloud is made up of five Potomac Falls High School graduates and one member of the PFHS class of 2011. The CountrySide residents playing in the band are Miles Blunt on drums, Mitch Clem on rhythm guitar and Jason Miller on lead vocals. Justin Stuit, of Glenn Heather, takes the lead guitar spot. Fight Cloud’s Cascades component includes Taylor Davis on keyboard and Patrick Cohen on bass. Check out their music in advance of the show at http://www.myspace.com/fightcloud .