It’s the end of an era: IOTA Club and Cafe in Clarendon will close at the end of the month.
In its nearly 24 years in business, IOTA has hosted countless live music performances. Among those who have performed there, according to a list published by the club, are numerous well-known artists.
Below is a list of some of the notable acts.
- Colin Hay (Men at Work)
- Crash Test Dummies
- Frank Black (The Pixies)
- Franz Ferdinand
- Graham Parker
- Great Big Sea
- Handsome Family
- J. Roddy Walston & The Business
- Jack Johnson
- Jason Mraz
- Jeff Pinkus (Butthole Surfers)
- Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
- John Mayer
- Marky Ramone (The Ramones)
- Norah Jones
- Ok Go
- Rufus Wainwright
- Silversun Pickups
- SOJA
- Tegan & Sara
- Tim Reynolds (Dave Matthews Band)
- Tristan Prettyman
Performances at IOTA this week include an open mic night tonight, a DJ spinning vinyl records Thursday, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys on Friday and Parsonsfield on Sunday.
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St. Charles offers a play-based curriculum in a welcoming, Christ-centered environment.
Our program focuses on socio-emotional development and kindergarten readiness through hands-on and engaging activities. Our programs offer different schedules ranging from 7:30 am-5:30 pm for students, ages 2-5. We feature a full-day Jr. kindergarten class for older 4’s/5’s. Our facility includes a full-sized gymnasium, school chapel, and library. All of our students enjoy music and physical education weekly. Children have an opportunity to participate in enrichment classes such as soccer, basketball, ballet, and science.
We offer Summer Camp with weekly themes and twice a week water play, including Fun Friday moon bounce. Please join us for our Open House Feb. 3 at 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Click here to sign-up.
For more information or to schedule a tour, visit us at www.stcharlesarlington.org or call (703) 527-0608.

If you are a lifelong learner over 50+ who wants to make new friends, power up your brain, and enjoy a wide-variety college-level courses, Encore Learning is for you. An Arlington based nonprofit, Encore Learning offers courses in the arts, theater, literature, history, technology and more. This semester we offer our most popular course, Global Hot Spots as well as 25 new courses. Courses are presented either online or in-person at George Mason University at Virginia Square and other Arlington locations.
Join the free presentation to learn about courses and meet the instructors. This is Encore Learning’s signature event to highlight the upcoming semester with brief presentations by each instructor.
The Spring Course Preview event is Thursday, February 2nd at 9:30 AM via Zoom:
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