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"Interconnected Roots" at the Columbia Pike Blues Festival. Photo by Elman Studio.
Creative Placemaking Grant
Application closes March 21, 2025
The arts have long been a driving force behind vibrant and thriving commercial corridors. From captivating galleries and dynamic performances to inspiring public art, these creative experiences draw crowds that fill cafés, boutiques and restaurants with energy and life.
Now, Arlington Arts and the Arlington Commission for the Arts are launching an exciting new Creative Placemaking Grant, offering funding for two standout arts and culture projects designed to ignite creativity and attract people to Arlington’s commercial districts. Two (2) $50,000 grants will be awarded to foster meaningful interactions among residents, workers and visitors.
By creating or activating spaces for shared arts and cultural experiences, these projects will deepen community connections, instill a sense of belonging and pride in Arlington, and strengthen the local arts ecosystem. More
 Arlington Chorale: Enthrall
Sat, Mar 8 | 5p | Westover Baptist Church | Westover
An evening of moving poetry and music awaits you! Featuring the second performance of We Are the Lucky Ones by Jocelyn Hagen, this new commission by the Chorale is set to poems by Julia Singer and Freya Manfred, exploring the roles of fortune and desire in our lives. Alongside Hagen's masterpiece, the chorale will perform Gustav Holst's The Cloud Messenger, a lush, evocative work set to an ancient Sanskrit poem about married love that transports listeners to mystical realms with its storytelling and lush harmonies. You'll also hear a new poem by Bahir Nasiri, a poet laureate of Afghanistan, that offers his perspective on the themes explored in the concert. Come and experience the power of music to communicate deep emotions, connect us to the ethereal, and reveal the enchantment in the world around us. More
MoCA Arlington: The Durational Performance of Cut Fruit: Clay+Persimmons
Sat, Mar 1 | 1-3p | MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store | National Landing
During her time at MoCA Arlington’s Innovation Studio + Store, resident artist Adele Kenworthy will explore what natural preservation of unnatural objects look like for archiving memories of matrescence and embodied care.
Join to reimagine the art of air drying persimmons (gotgam/hoshigaki) through clay, inherited gestures, and NFC tags. More
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Signature Theatre: In the Heights Community Salsa Class with Matt Rivera
Thurs, Mar 6 | 6-7p | Signature Theatre | Shirlington
Come join In the Heights cast member and Associate Choreographer Matt Rivera for a fun and energetic dance class. Get ready to move as Matt teaches a Latin-infused combo inspired by the show appropriate for all levels. FREE, Tickets Required. No experience necessary. More
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The Margriad
or The Tragedy of Queen Margaret
Mar 7-29 | Gunston Theatre Two | Long Branch Creek
Avant Bard Theatre proudly presents The Margriad, a compelling adaptation that brings to life one of Shakespeare’s most formidable characters, Queen Margaret of Anjou. Conceived by Séamus Miller, this production weaves together four of Shakespeare’s history plays—Henry VI Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Richard III—to tell the complete, epic story of Margaret’s rise and fall. With seven actors taking on all the roles, and three different actors embodying Margaret at various stages of her life, The Margriad offers a powerful and streamlined exploration of ambition, power, and tragedy. More
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 “I’ll build a boat for when the river gets high”
Fri, Mar 7 | 5-7p | Mason Exhibitions Arlington | Virginia Square
Join for an evening read aloud with a reading and conversation by international and local writers: 2025 Cheuse Fellow: Klara Kalu; Prof. Vivek Narayanan: Author of "After"; Malik Thompson: Washington based writer; and Itoro Bassey: journalist and author. The evening is designed around the visit of Spring Cheuse Fellow: Danson Kahyana who will also be reading his creative work. The boat (borrowed from songwriter Noah Kahan) are the ideas that keep us afloat, conveying the beauty of the Republic of Imagination (borrowed from Azar Nafisi)! The evening will explore aspects of intimacy through literature and allyship. More
Encore Learning Presents: Rebecca Graham, author of "Dear Miss Perkins"
Mon, Mar 3 | 3-4:30p | Central Library & virtual | Virginia Square
Frances Perkins was the first (and longest-serving) Secretary of Labor and key architect of the New Deal. Beyond her many accomplishments in the US, she helped save countless Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. As Hitler rose to power, thousands of German-Jewish refugees and their loved ones reached out to the INS—then part of the Labor Department—applying for immigration to the United States, writing letters that began “Dear Miss Perkins…”
Join Encore Learning and author Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham, postdoctoral research associate at Brown University, to hear about the story and heroic actions of this remarkable woman who saved countless lives through creativity, determination and fast action. More
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