Director's Cut:
Share Your Ideas For A Temporary Outdoor Arts Space!
Pop-ups have emerged as a fun and insightful tool to explore new and innovative ways to activate public spaces. They provide an inexpensive opportunity to experiment with what works (and what doesn’t) before any bricks and mortar are committed. More
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2700 S Nelson Placemaking Plan
thru May 31
We’re looking for YOUR inspiration and input for an open, flexible space planned for 2700 South Nelson Street, which will be designed following the planned demolition of the existing buildings this fall. Arlington Cultural Affairs is working with public art and placemaking firm Graham Projects to design this future arts space. Share YOUR thoughts and ideas online through May 31 for a new creative, open space at 2700 South Nelson Street.
Plus, come and share your thoughts and ideas in-person with the design team on Thurs, May 26, 6-8pm at New District Brewing Company.
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Save the Date:
Lubber Run Summer Concert Series Returns!
June 10-August 14 | Lubber Run Amphitheater | Arlington Forest
Arlington’s hidden-gem returns for a full-season in 2022! Arlington’s Tony Award® winning Signature Theatre offers a cabaret evening with some of the regions most beloved vocalists to kick-off the series on Fri, June 10. Opening Weekend continues with jazz vocalist Aaron Myers and concludes with the Grammy Award®-winning husband and wife duo Dan + Claudia Zanes in a morning of songs for the whole family! The series runs Friday, June 10 through August 14, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 11:00 am. More
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Save the Date:
Columbia Pike Blues Festival 25th Anniversary
Sat, June 18 | 1-8:30pm |
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary with its first fully in-person event since the pandemic, vocalist Shemekia Copeland (2021 Blues Foundation “Entertainer of the Year”) headlines The Columbia Pike Blues Festival on Saturday June 18. The special anniversary lineup will showcase a full lineup of blues, R&B, and funk performers of national and regional note, including: Eric Scott, Robbin Kapsalis & Vintage #18, Shakin' Woods, and Anthony “Swamp dog” Clark. More
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Jane Franklin Dance: Only You
June 4 & 5 | Theatre on the Run | Green Valley
Only You, the pop song originally recorded by The Platters, conjures up thoughts of romance. The familiar melody and lyrics have become a shared cultural reference over the years, it is a song that can be sung, if not out loud, with some part of it in mind, a humming ear worm in your brain. A similar familiarity and theme of connection is a jumping off point for this collection of dances which explore networks, reciprocity and even the intimacy of surroundings. Join for a season-ending performance of new and recent works, a reception on June 4 and a live stream option on June 5. More
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Encore Stage & Studio: Annie Jr.
June 3-12 | Thomas Jefferson Theatre | Arlington Heights
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. More
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Arlington Arts Center: In the Gallery with Artist Stephanie Lane
Thurs, May 26 | 6:30 pm | Arlington Arts Center | Virginia Square
Visit the Wyatt Resident Artist Gallery for an in-person gallery talk with AAC Artist-in-Residence Stephanie Lane. Lane will discuss her improvisational approach to painting, as well as her influences and the inspiration for the works on view in her solo exhibition Thresholds. More
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Artist/Mother in Conversation
Sat, May 28 | 1-3pm | Mason Exhibitions Arlington | Virginia Square
Join for a hybrid (in-person & zoom) event. Mason Exhibitions Arlington Mother & Milked artist/mothers for a discussion, moderated by Lee Nowell-Wilson, that finds sanctity within mundanity when looking through the lens of motherhood. More
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The History Mystery: Discovering the Past for Your Writing with Author Wendy Shang
Tues, May 31 | 6:30-7:30pm | Aurora Hills Branch Library | Aurora Hills
Everyone has a past – including the characters in stories! Wendy Shang, author of the 2022 American Girl Corinne books and The Secret Battle of Evan Pao, will show audiences how she draws on Chinese American history to create compelling stories. Participants will then be guided through a writing exercise to think about histories for their own characters and stories. Attendees will be able to be entered to win a Corinne Doll and her two books from American Girl! More
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Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström in conversation with Shauna Robinson
Fri, June 3 | 7pm | One More Page Books | East Falls Church
Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström (In Every Mirror She's Black) will be in town just ahead of the paperback release of her debut novel, and will be in conversation with Shauna Robinson (Must Love Books) at One More Page Books. More
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