2019 Columbia Pike Blues Festival
Sugaray Rayford, 2019 Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year, headlines this year's Columbia Pike Blues Festival. The Columbia Pike Blues Festival presented by the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization and Arlington Arts features the best in contemporary blues and blues-inspired genres in the heart of Arlington, VA with Thornetta Davis, Hardway Connection, Lauren Calve Band, and Funky Miracle all hitting the stage this year. Fun for the whole family, the Blues Festival has an array of kid's activities, food trucks, curated craft vendors, the Arlington Art Truck, and beer provided by New District Brewing Company. More
Saturday, June 15th from 1 - 8:30PM | Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Drive
Lubber Run Amphitheater's 50th Anniversary Weekend Concerts
Two-time GRAMMY Award® nominated singer-songwriter RAUL MIDÓN opens the 50th Anniversary of the free Lubber Run Amphitheater Summer Concert Series. Come early (7pm) on Opening Night Friday, June 14th for a pre-show celebration with free ice cream (while supply lasts) from a vintage Good Humor Truck and kids activities! Return on Saturday at 8pm for Arlington's-own Justin Jones who The Washington Post describes as “electrified country and roots-rock that leaves plenty of space for Jones to hold court...like Dave Grohl when at full throttle and Townes Van Zandt when at ease.”
Raul Midon - Fri. Jun 14, 50th Celebration at 7pm, Concert starts at 8pm
Justin Jones - Sat. Jun 15, 8pm
Full Power Blues Band - Fri Jun 21, 8pm
Sin Miedo - Sat Jun 22, 8pm
Grandsons Jr. - Sun Jun 23, 11am
Full Season Information
Lubber Run Amphitheater, N. Columbus & N. Columbus Sts.
Arlington Art Truck presents Futura Percussion 1860 by Neil Feather
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Make your own music with Neil Feather's interactive sound sculpture that re-uses scientific and mechanical tools like switches, batteries, electromagnetic coils – all technology developed before the 1860’s.
Upcoming Activations
6/15 - Columbia Pike Blues Festival
6/22 - Shirlington Public Library
6/27 - Ballston Farmer's Market More.
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Signature Theatre presents Blackbeard
WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY SIGNATURE THEATRE. Set sail with the most infamous pirate of all time in a riotous, rowdy high-seas adventure from the creators of The Witches of Eastwick, Brother Russia and The Fix. After learning he’s a wanted man by the British army, Blackbeard and his merry crew of maritime marauders embark on a fantastical journey across the globe to raise an undead pirate army from the depths of the sea. Hilarious, wildly original, and immersive staged entirely on a pirate ship, Blackbeard is a fresh musical salute to the Seven Seas. More
thruJuly 7 | Signature Theatre, Shirlington
Arlington Arts Center: Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception & Community Day
Arlington Arts Center’s summer exhibitions will open with a family-friendly event! Join us before 6pm for a community day to celebrate the opening of Amanda Browder’s monumental fabric installation, City of Threads, with snacks and art projects for children of all ages. The party continues after 6pm with the opening of our three new summer exhibitions, Transitional Objects, Jen Noone: Sort of, Kind of, Almost, and Jason Horowitz: Ashton Heights Re/Seen. Grab a drink with the exhibiting artists and stop by our resident artists’ studios to see what they have been working on this spring. More
Sat Jun 22, 3pm | Arlington Arts Center, Virginia Square
WSC Avant Bard presents A Misanthrope
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A Misanthrope is a brisk, biting comedy about a cynic who thinks insincerity is a sin—but the joke’s on him when he falls for an ingenue who’s more than his intellectual equal. Minnicino’s A Misanthrope is written in slang-filled rhyming couplets, one howler after another. Hypocrisy has never been more hilarious. More
thru June 30 | Gunston Arts Center, Gunston Middle School
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Signtaure Theatre presents Spunk
Based on three short stories of Zora Neale Hurston (Their Eyes Were Watching God) and adapted by Jelly’s Last Jam writer George C. Wolfe, Spunk sets the human ability to endure to the strums of a guitar in a stirring musical fable. An unearthly Guitar Man and Blues Speak Woman tantalizingly interweave three tales of the early 20th century African American experience, from the fierce determination of a resilient washerwoman, to the zoot suit struts of 1940s Harlem, to the bittersweet innocence of young married love. Glowing with wit, humor and energy, resonating with evocative staging and soulful music, three tales of survival are told in the key of the blues. More
thru June 23 | Signature Theatre, Shirlington
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Richard III presented by Synetic Theatre
Highlighting the terrifying extremes made possible through the abuse of modern technology, the 14th installment in Paata Tsikurishvili’s Wordless Shakespeare Series explores King Richard III’s Machiavellian rise to power in a movement-driven and action-packed display of stunning physicality and powerful visuals. More
thru June 16 | Synetic Theatre, Crystal City
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Improv for All! with Washington Improv Theater
This class, taught by Washington Improv Theater, will show you how improvisers create the spontaneous, off-the-cuff theater known as "improv." Enthusiastic and friendly instructors will work to make sure that all participants can explore improv in a playful and trusting atmosphere. For Adults age 18+. More
Tues, Jun 18, 7 - 8:30pm | Shirlington Branch Library, Shirlington
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Spellbinders Story Fest
The Arlington Spellbinders will unleash the power of oral storytelling with favorite tales from around the world. Since ancient times in all cultures, this tradition has passed on wisdom, connected elders to youth, and engaged the imagination. Registration required. More
Sun, Jun 16, 3-4pm | Long Branch Nature Center, Carlin Springs Rd.
Not So Far Away: Regional Landscapes Solo Show presented by Arlington Artists Alliance
Featured in the Overlook Gallery during June is Ingrid Mateszewski’s "Not So Far Away: Regional Landscapes," a solo show of oil and acrylic landscapes in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. “I paint in a very loose and carefree style and favor bold brushwork," says Mateszewski. "I'm fascinated by color, light and movement in nature. Solo show runs June 5-30; opening reception Sunday June 9th, 3-6pm
Also featured are new works for June by Gallery members in the main gallery including paintings, sculpture, glass, jewelry, ceramics, metalwork and woodworking. Member show runs June 10-July 7; Opening reception Friday, June 14th, 5-7pm More
Gallery Clarendon, Clarendon
Encore Learning Presents Former Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich in conversation with Katherine E. Young
Nobel Prize nominee Akram Aylisli is under de facto house arrest in Azerbaijan, persecuted for using his writings to speak out against state repression and ethnic cleansing. Katherine E. Young, award-winning translator of Russian-language novels and former Arlington Poet Laureate, will discuss the challenges and power of translating the works of Azerbaijani political prisoner, Akram Aylisli. Ms. Young will be joined by Richard Kauzlarich, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, for a brief conversation on the current political situation in that country. More
Mon Jun 17, 3-4:30pm | Central Library, Virginia Square
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