 A Tribute to the Desegregation of Arlington Lunch Counters
by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Beginning Mon, June 28 | Ellen M. Bozman Government Center | Courthouse
In June of 1960, a group of students and community members held sit-ins at lunch counters across Arlington, Virginia. These sit-ins were protests to challenge widespread segregation policies. They led to the desegregation of lunch counters across Arlington, VA, just 13 days later. Arlington Arts visiting artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. has made seven letterpressed cards to honor the anniversary of the protests.
Did you miss collecting the letterpressed cards at all of the locations? All of the cards will be available at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center starting Monday, June 28. Complete your collection! More
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Arlington Arts Center presents Community Pride
Sat, June 26 | 12-5pm | Arlington Arts Center | Virginia Square
Join the Arlington Arts Center for a family-friendly day celebrating LGBTIA+ community, artists, and contemporary art! Outdoors, there will be art-making activities all day, music by DJ Natty Boom from 12pm to 3pm, and readings by Citrine from Drag Queen Story Hour at 3pm and 4pm. Inside, summer exhibitions will be on view for guests to explore the eight galleries! More
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Lubber Run Amphitheater Summer Concert Series
Lubber Run is back! Come on out and come back to Lubber Run, reopening for the first time since 2019! Blues singer-songwriter Chris Pierce performs at the re-opening of the free Lubber Run Amphitheater Summer Concert Series. The series runs from Friday, July 9 through Aug 15. More
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 Arlington Arts Center Summer Exhibitions
thru August 28 | Arlington Arts Center | Virginia Square
"We Can't Predict Tomorrow", curated by Amanda Jirón-Murphy, touches on themes that took on heightened urgency during the pandemic in the United States: issues of social justice, climate change, and the intense longing for sanctuary, community, and shared experiences. The exhibition includes work by James Balo, Nakeya Brown, Tommy Bobo, Leigh Davis, Guarina Lopez, Lex Marie, Jackie Milad, Jared Nielsen, and Bahar Yürükoğlu.
Three other exhibitions are also on view. "Even a Parking Lot is Beautiful at Dawn" is AAC Resident Artist Emily Fussner's first solo show in the Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery since becoming a resident at AAC. "Patrick McDonough: Portrait of a County by a Youngish Man", in the Jenkins Community Gallery, is the second phase of a public art project McDonough started at AAC in 2019! On the lawn, "Timepiece Mythos" is an interactive sculpture by Dane Winkler constructed entirely out of materials from a dismantled 100-plus year-old barn. More
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Arlington Philharmonic: Spring Celebration
Sun, June 27 | Facebook Live and YouTube
The final performance of the season still won’t be a traditional concert open to the public, but it will be a live-streamed event where Maestro A. Scott Wood will guide you through the program! Recorded at St. George's Episcopal Church, the program features Jeff Snavely, clarinet soloist, as well as a performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 29 in A Major. For a preview of the concert, view excerpts from the performance on YouTube. More
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Gallery Underground: Hot!
June 28-July 30 | Gallery Underground | National Landing
Gallery Underground in July presents Hot!, an all-member show of member works inspired by the steamy temperatures, scenes, colors and activities of summer. Works include summer sunsets, seascapes, depictions of summer gatherings, foods of summer and works in reds and orange hues. More
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Busboys and Poets Books Presents
"Mala & the Mask of Gold" with Jaime Martin Ko Atilano
June 25 | 6pm | Facebook Live and YouTube
Join for a virtual Pride celebration and live excerpt reading of "Mala & the Mask of Gold" by Jaime Martin Ko Atilano, local nonbinary author and UMD graduate. Jaime will introduce you to the world of Mala and Salem, siblings who find their destinies intertwined with a prophecy much older than them. Along with their brother Patrick Ko, Jaime will illuminate Filipinx mythos through a queer trans lens. More
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