Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County.
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Tuesday
Jazz Concert to Benefit the Lyon Park Community House*
Lyon Park Community Center (414 N. Fillmore Street)
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Rachel and Tim Burns, Lyon Park residents, will be performing a live “old time” jazz concert. All proceeds will go towards the Lyon Park Community Center rebuild project.
Wednesday
U.S. Army Twilight Tattoo
Whipple Field (Sheridan Avenue, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Witness the Army’s elite ceremonial units in action in a free hour-long military pageant. This performance is the season’s first at Whipple field.
Thursday
Girl Rising Documentary Screening*
Regal Ballston Common Stadium 12 (671 N. Glebe Road)
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
“Girl Rising” mixes documentary and narrative filmmaking to show how education lifted nine girls out of poverty and cruel circumstances.
Friday
Live Comedy: Cecily Strong
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike)
Time: 7:15 and 9:45 p.m.
Saturday Night Live breakout star and Second City veteran Cecily Strong performs live stand-up comedy. Tickets are $20.
Saturday
Live Music: The Fuzz
Whitlow’s on Wilson (2854 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Local party rock cover band The Fuzz performs hit songs from today to back in the day. The high-energy show is free for bar-goers.
Sunday
Film: Les Misérables
Shirlington Branch Library (4200 Campbell Avenue)
Time: 6:00 -9:00 p.m.
The Shirlington branch library holds a free matinee screening of the 2012 film Les Misérables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Sacha Baron Cohen.
*Denotes featured (sponsored) event
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For Immediate Release
Progress for All Announces Inaugural Black Men Vote Virtual Town Hall
Date: April 19, 2024
Contact: Marc M. M. Peters
The Award is available to recent high school graduates and non-traditional students (see the application for more details). Each recipient may be awarded up to $20,000. Applicants are required to submit an online application form as well as a short video application.
The applicant must be an Arlington resident pursuing a career or technical education accredited program, within a high-growth career, that will be completed within two years.
The careers and programs include, but are not limited to:
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Audio, Video, and Sound Engineering Technicians
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Broadcast Technicians
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Commercial Drivers
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Culinary Arts
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Early Childcare Education
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Healthcare
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Information Technology and Computer Science
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Manufacturing and Skilled Trades (including welding, auto and aviation mechanics and technicians)
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Public Safety
ACFCU’s Free Homebuying 101 Webinar: Steps to Getting Pre-Approved
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Financial preparation is key when thinking about purchasing your first home and the first step to getting pre-approved. Join ACFCU for
Sweeney Todd
A victim of a gross injustice that robbed him of his wife and child, Sweeney Todd sets about exacting a terrible revenge on society.
