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Arlington County’s Parks and Recreations Department offers fitness, arts, dance, music, swimming and wellness options for kids, teens, adults and seniors. Check out their online catalog for the latest offerings.
There are also many opportunities for learning new skills in art, cooking, photography, foreign languages, music, computers and more through Arlington Community Learning.
On Saturday, December 18th, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. there will be a family performance of “Hip Hop for Kids” by Urban Artistry at the Artisphere in Rosslyn where kids can learn about urban dance. Urban Artistry’s core group consists of an international collective of artists, dancers, orators, designers, vocalists, musicians, photographers and educators.
It’s a Wonderful Night at the Drafthouse. Arlington Cinema ‘N Drafthouse is holding a benefit on Friday, December 17th, 2010 with gate proceeds going to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington. There will be a holiday wine tasting and music beginning at 6:15 followed by a screening of It’s a Wonderful Life, my favorite holiday movie. Donations and toys will be accepted at the door.
A-SPAN’s Annual Holiday Gala, Light Up Rosslyn, will be held from 6-9:30 on Thursday, December 16th, 2010 at the Artisphere. Food from Lebanese Taverna, Santa Fe Cafe, & SushiRock, will be provided along with live music from BMT and a special performance by BalletNova.
A-SPAN provides life-sustaining services for Arlington’s street homeless. Their mission is “to secure permanent housing for one of Arlington’s most vulnerable populations through outreach and relationships built on trust and respect.”
Light up Rosslyn is an annual event. Visit the Rosslyn BID website for the current year’s date.
Below freezing temperatures this time of year might keep you from exercising outdoors but you can still get a good workout by swimming at one of Arlington’s three indoor swimming pools, located at the three public high schools. Washington-Liberty’s natatorium just opened in 2009 and features a 25 meter x 25 yard pool with a movable bulkhead, two 1m springboards, a separate instructional pool, a wet classroom and a spectator area. The other two pools are six lane 25 yard pools with a separate instructional tank. The pools open for community swim as early as 5:30 a.m. and stay open some days to 8:30 at Wakefield and Yorktown and 9:30 at Washington-Liberty. There are designated lap lanes, open swim areas, a tank pool for children and they offer swimming and aqua fitness classes. Daily passes are available or you can purchase multi-use passes or memberships. Free swim times for Arlington Seniors and Arlington Children and Youth are also available each week. Check the Arlington Public Schools Aquatics website for more information and links to community swim schedules, lane and tank availability, class descriptions, and fees.
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They are currently offering gift cards for memberships so if there is an avid swimmer on your gift list you might want to check it out.
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