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#293 – Check out the Tuba and Euphonium Conference

January 25, 2011 by Elizabeth

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Okay, this one’s for a select group but I try to provide something for everyone. If you are a tuba or euphonium player, or just enjoy listening to them, there is a four day Tuba and Euphonium Conference with sessions at Brucker Hall at Ft. Myer and Kenmore Middle School January 27-30. All sessions are free and open to the public and tuba/euphonium players are welcome to bring their instrument to the reading sessions. Click the link for a complete schedule and description of events.

#292 – Come to Pentagon Row’s Ice Skating Gala

January 25, 2011 by Elizabeth

The 2nd Annual Pentagon Row Ice Gala will be held on Saturday, January 29th from 5-7pm featuring live music by Fools & Horses, merchant specials and giveaways, a photo booth, FREE hot chocolate & smoothies, strolling family entertainment including a stilt walker, magician, ice princess, and juggler, with a portion of the ice skating proceeds to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Capitol Chapter.

#291 – Attend a Concert at The Spectrum

January 24, 2011 by Elizabeth

See Dar Williams perform with IBIS Chamber Music

International singer/songwriter Dar Williams, “long a luminous presence in today’s pop-folk-indie music scene,” will be performing in a crossover concert with local Arlington talent IBIS Chamber Music Society January 30, 2011 at the Spectrum Theatre at the Artisphere with shows at 4:30 and 7:30. Tickets are $35 and can be ordered online here or at The Artisphere box office. The program will feature an exciting mix of original arrangements of Dar’s music as well as works by Gershwin, Piazzolla and Bernstein arranged for string quartet, voice and harp. This program was performed to a sell-out crowd in Boston last summer. Here’s the Facebook page for more info. You can also read the Boston Globe’s article about this collaboration here or see a video of their August concert together below.

For other concerts at The Spectrum, check the Arlington Arts website.

#290 – Attend a Healthy Eating Workshop

January 24, 2011 by Elizabeth

Holistic Health counselor Holly Harmon leads a workshop, “Weigh Less, Live More” at Shirlington Library on January 23, 2011 from 3-4. She will discuss the stress and anxiety around food and dieting and how to get back to your body’s basic and powerful process of intuitive eating.

Ten Arlington Elementary Schools Honored by the State

January 22, 2011 by Elizabeth

Governor Bob McDonnell and the State Board of Education announced this week that three Arlington elementary schools received the 2011 Governor’s Award of Educational Excellence including Arlington Science Focus, Arlington Traditional School and Nottingham Elementary. These three schools met all state and federal achievement benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and achieved applicable excellence goals for elementary reading, enrollment in Algebra I by grade 8, enrollment in college-level courses, high school graduation, attainment of advanced diplomas, increased attainment of career and industry certifications, and participated in the Virginia Preschool Initiative.

In addition, six Arlington elementary schools have earned 2011 Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) awards, which promotes advanced learning and achievement. These schools include Ashawn Elementary, Glebe Elementary, Jamestown Elementary, McKinley Elementary, Taylor Elementary and Tuckahoe Elementary. Campbell Elementary received the 2011 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award.

#289 – Dine at Chez Manelle

January 22, 2011 by Elizabeth

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED.

The first Tunisian Restaurant in the US, Chez Manelle in the Courthouse neighborhood serves health conscious Tunisian specialties made with fresh ingredients at modest prices.