Shakespeare in Klingon Coming to Artisphere

Klingon is making a theatrical comeback in Arlington. Less than two years after the Arlington-based Washington Shakespeare Company made headlines with an evening of Shakespeare performed in...

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The Curious Grape to Reopen -- There will soon be two competing boutique wine and cheese stores in Shirlington. The Curious Grape, which moved out of its storefront in Shirlington Village earlier...

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Extended Mall Hours for Black Friday -- Arlington's two biggest shopping malls will be open earlier than usual for the traditional post-Thanksgiving shop-a-thon known as Black Friday. Ballston...

Award-Winning ‘Othello’ Opens Tomorrow in Crystal City

Synetic Theater's award-winning production of Othello will kick off in Crystal City on Wednesday for a three-week engagement. The winner of three Helen Hayes local theater awards, including...

Morning Poll: Nudity at the Theater

A new play that's currently being performed at Gunston Theater  One (2700 S. Lang Street) contains full-frontal male nudity. "Take Me Out," a Tony Award-winning play about a baseball player who...

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Steve Jobs Memorial Grows -- The Post-it-Note memorial to Steve Jobs at the Clarendon Apple Store is getting bigger. Since we arrived at the Apple Store yesterday morning, the memorial has grown...

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Musical Moves to New Theater -- The Arlington Players are moving next month's production of Nine to the Kenmore Middle School auditorium. Earthquake damage was discovered earlier this month at...

Thomas Jefferson Theater to Close Due to Earthquake Damage

Arlington Public Schools announced today that the Thomas Jefferson Community Theater (125 Old Glebe Road) will be closed for the next 4-5 months due to earthquake damage. The stage area of the...

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Report on BRAC Impacts -- With the Base Realignment and Closure Act-mandated relocation of Defense Department offices delayed, BRAC's impact on Arlington County will be eased considerably,...

Lubber Run Amphitheater Repairs Approved

The Lubber Run Amphitheater will be open for performances later this summer thanks to the efforts of community members and county staff. Just two months ago, a 107-page county-commissioned study...

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Clarendon Office Building Sells for D.C. Prices -- The 200,000 square foot office building at 3101 Wilson Boulevard, located across the street from the Clarendon Metro station, has sold for a...

Congratulations to Our Arlington Holiday Poem Contest Winner

It was hard to pick just one winner for our Arlington holiday poem contest, but in the end we went with an entry that tackled one of the most controversial issues in Arlington in 2010: towing. Our...

Announcing the 24 Hour Holiday Poem Contest

Update on 12/23 -- We have a winner. When Synetic Theater offered us two free tickets to their family-friendly performance of The Nutcracker -- playing in Crystal City through Jan. 16 -- we...

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Shirlington Oktoberfest Draws a Crowd -- Lines that nearly stretched around the block didn't deter thousands from enjoying a sunny afternoon of beer samples, German food and oompah music. See...

Lots of Events This Weekend

We've talked a lot about Clarendon Day, but there are a bunch of other fun and interesting events happening around Arlington this weekend. Among them: the Arlington Kids Stuff Sale, the Great...