Exhibit Spotlights Black History in Arlington
The Arlington Historical Society (AHS) and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (BHMA) inaugurated the first permanent museum exhibit on the black experience in Arlington County with a reception on Saturday, April 4 at the Arlington Historical Museum. Attendees included members of the Arlington County Board, School Board and history activists.
'Flourishing After 55' for the Week of April 20-25
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, for April 20-25.
Arlington Weekend Fun: April 3-5
Arlington Weekend Fun: April 3-5
Move Me Festival Gets Arlington Moving
Bowen McCauley Dance returned to Kenmore Middle School last Saturday with the 6th annual Move Me Festival. Music, theatre and dance workshops and performances were held throughout the afternoon in the middle school.
Touring with Walt Whitman in Arlington
Tour guide Garrett Peck debuts “Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet.”
Arlington historian, author and tour guide Garrett Peck will showcase his latest book “Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War of America’s Great Poet” at One More Page Books.
Arlington: “Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs for April 6-10.
Arlington Weekend Entertainment: 03/20/15
Saturday/March 21
“Flourishing After 55” in Arlington
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs for March 30 - April 3.
Death Knell for Arlington's Artisphere?
Where the Artisphere went wrong.
The County Manager Barbara Donnellan has finally made the recommendation to put the Artisphere down after five years of its limping through budget seasons. Tasked with finding a way of saving the financially hemorrhaging arts center, Donnellan warned the County Board in December that Artisphere’s future was in jeopardy, and followed through with listing the Artisphere as one of the optional cuts in the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 County Manager Budget, released Feb. 19.
“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, March 23-28.
Signature Theater in Arlington Presents ‘Soon’
World premiere musical explores possibility of life and love and deferred dreams.
Directed by Matthew Gardiner, Signature Theater is presenting the world premiere of the musical, "Soon" by Nick Blaemire through April 26. The action centers around the hottest summer in human history and, in a few months, all water on earth will evaporate.
‘Children of Eden’ on Stage
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington hosts Chalice Theatre.
Chalice Theatre of Arlington is presenting the musical “Children of Eden” through March 15. Never on Broadway, but often performed in local theatre groups, this musical by Stephen Schwartz, who also wrote the better known musicals “Godspell” and “Pippin,” is about family.
Signature Stages ‘Kid Victory’ in Arlington
World premiere musical from composer John Kander and playwright Greg Pierce.
Signature Theater is staging "Kid Victory," the highly anticipated and chilling world premiere original musical from composer John Kander and playwright Greg Pierce from Feb. 17 through March 22.