Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County.
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Monday
‘The Bachelor’ Viewing Party
Bracket Room (1200 N. Garfield Street)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Watch Juan Pablo hand out the final rose at the bar owned by former “The Bachelorette” contestant Chris Bukowski. The party is free but reservations are recommended.
Tuesday
Lecture: Turf Management for Urban Gardeners
Arlington Mill Community Center (909 S. Dinwiddie Street)
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech professor of crop and soil environmental sciences Dr. Mike Goatley gives a free lecture on how to manage lawns and turfs for the upcoming spring season.
Thursday
Rosslyn Photo Exhibit Unveiling
Central Place (1201 Wilson Blvd)
Time: noon-12:30 p.m.
County Board Chair Jay Fisette will be among those on hand for the unveiling of Frank Hallam Day’s photo exhibit on the history of Central Place before JBG’s new skyscraper is built.
Friday
Live Music: Back to Zero
Whitlow’s on Wilson (2854 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Party/funk/hip hop band Back to Zero graces the stage at Whitlow’s. They follow Celtic band the Dirty Pints, who play from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. There is no cover charge.
Saturday
The Shamrock Bar Crawl*
Clarendon (Check-in at Velocity 5, Mad Rose Tavern or Clarendon Ballroom)
Time: 2:00-9:00 p.m.
More than 15 bars will be participating in the pre-St. Patrick’s Day crawl. For $20, revelers will get drink specials, $2 slices from Bronx Pizza and free beads.
Drink for the Cure
World of Beer (901 N. Glebe Road)
Time: 7:00 p.m.-midnight
A $10 cover gets you $4 craft beer and $5 cocktails Saturday night at World of Beer to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in support of Bishop O’Connell grad Danny Bessette.
*Denotes featured (sponsored) event
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