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Jazz Fest 2021
Sat, Sept 18 | 1-5pm | Gateway Park | Rosslyn
Jazz is back in Rosslyn this September with local artists, food trucks, drinks, merch and more! Beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, we're bringing three local acts to the stage in Gateway Park for an afternoon of food, music and fun as the culmination of a series of events celebrating jazz. Jazz Fest is FREE and registration is strongly encouraged to help ensure the safety of attendees. More
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Arlington Art Truck: Chromatic Curiosity
thru Oct 31 | various locations
Capture the excitement and wonder of a child with a magnifying glass and re-envision the world around you: Chromatic Curiosity provides visitors with a collection of shaped mirrors and colored lenses to creatively explore their surroundings. Manipulative mirrors redirect the sun’s beams, and brightly hued lenses transform ordinary colors into fantastic spectacles. With these tools, form radiant new light compositions on the ground, building walls, or other objects around the Arlington Art Truck. More
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Sat, Sept 18, 9am-2pm: Rock ‘n’ Recycle, 4300 29th Street South
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Sat, Sept 25, 12-5pm: Long Bridge Aquatic Center Open House, 333 Long Bridge Drive
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Lubber Run Spotlight Series
thru Oct 1 | Lubber Run Amphitheater | Arlington Forest
Join us for this special series spotlighting several of Arlington’s treasured resident performing arts ensembles. More
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Sept 17-19: Avant Bard presents "East of the Sun and West of the Moon"
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Thurs, Sept 23: A Celebration of "Written in Arlington"
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Sept 24-26: The Arlington Players present "Together At Last! A Musical Revue"
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 Festival Argentino
Sat, Sept 18 | 4-10:30pm | Thomas Jefferson Community Center | Arlington Heights
Argentine’s annual Festival is back for its 34th iteration, this time with the theme “Together: Celebrating Argentina!”. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a full day of Argentine culture and Latin American exhibitors, featuring dancers, singers, folk, rock, pop, tango and world music performers. The festival will also include vendors and artisans of traditional crafts ranging from jewelers to weavers. Afternoon activities include Kids Draw ideas, family soccer and a children's show by Sonrisas y Lagrimita. More
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Arlington Visual Arts Studio Tour (AVAST)
Sept 25-26 | 11am-5pm | various locations
Visit the studios of 48 Arlington artists! At each location, visitors can meet the artist and see their work, processes and studio spaces, many of which are rarely open to the public. Different studios feature paintings, ceramics, metals, photography, and more. The weekend event will begin with a launch party on Fri, Sept 24, 5-7pm, at the Cody Gallery at Marymount University. More
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Arlington Arts Center
Take a Number: Artists and Bureaucracy
Sept 25-Dec 18 | Arlington Arts Center | Virginia Square
Take a Number: Artists and Bureaucracy features seven artists who explore, co-opt, and challenge bureaucratic systems and structures. They highlight the human impact of bureaucratic institutions, from the professional relationships between artists and arts organizations, to the obscure workings of financial systems, to the violent and deadly consequences wrought by global empires. More
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Encore Stage & Studio: The Hobbit
Sept 24-Oct 3 | Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre | Arlington Heights
Bilbo, one of the most conservative of all Hobbits, is asked to leave his large, roomy and very dry home in the ground in order to set off as chief robber in an attempt to recover an important treasure. It’s the last thing that any sensitive Hobbit would want to do, but great benefit eventually results—not only for Bilbo but for all of the Hobbits who inhabit Middle Earth—and the hearts of those children and adults who continue to enjoy this kind of magic. More
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ValleyFest
Sat, Sept 26 | 12-5pm | Green Valley
New District Brewing Company is proud to present the fourth annual Valley Fest Street Festival, a collaboration and celebration of the Four Mile Run Valley Arts and Local Businesses. Area musicians and performing artists will set the stage for entertainment, local artists will showcase their pieces and food trucks will offer tasty delights. A kids zone will keep the family busy while beer will be in abundance for adults. More
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Arlington Public Library:
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Harp Journey through Latin America with Nicolas Carter
Come and relax, renew, refresh with nurturing soul music and touching stories of Latin American culture. Nicolas Carter is a talented and versatile International harpist, born in Minnesota and raised in Paraguay where he learned to play the Paraguayan harp. Carter creates unique performances blending his musicianship with his skills as a theatre artist/storyteller. More
- Thurs, Sept 23, 4:15 pm at Central Library
- Sat, Sept 25, 1pm at Shirlington Branch Library
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Rosslyn Reads Book Festival
Sat, Sept 25 | 10am-8pm | Central Place Plaza | Rosslyn
The Rosslyn Reads Book Sale returns with food, music, live performances & more! With a full day of fun programs, plan on a kid-friendly morning, with giveaways from the Arlington Public Libraries Book Truck. Plus, look forward to a craft station and activities for all ages, and a performance of The Miraculous Magical Balloon by Synetic Theater. The grownups can look forward to performances by live bands throughout the day, a food truck and an onsite beer and wine bar. More
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