Looking for last minute gifts. Go to Godiva Chocolatier with stores at Pentagon City, Tysons and Tysons Galleria. If you sign up for their free rewards club you get a free piece of chocolate each month and your first online order has free shipping.
#258 -Pick up a cake at Pastries by Randolph
Looking for a special dessert for a holiday dinner or having a holiday party? Pastries by Randolph in Lee Heights Shopping Center has been creating beautiful cakes, petits fours, pastries and tea cookies since 1988.
#257 – Destress at a yoga studio
UPDATE 07/19/21: Tranquil Space was taken over by Yoga Works in 2017 but that has now permanently closed. They do offer online programs which you can check out through their Facebook page.
Has the holiday hustle and bustle got you stressed? Check out Tranquil Space, a lifestyle focused yoga destination named among the top 25 yoga studios in the world by Travel and Leisure Magazine. The studio is located on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington one block from the Virginia Square Metro. Take a yoga class, have a massage, sip some organic tea and relax. You can also do some last minute shopping at the Tranquility Boutique or buy a gift card for classes or services. New students can sign up for an unlimited number of classes for a month for $50.
#256 – Get Outside to Watch the Lunar Eclipse
‘Twill be nights before Christmas and high overhead, the moon will turn brown or maybe deep red. The Earth and the sun with celestial scripts will conspire to make a lunar eclipse. (courtesy of the Huffington Post)
We will have a total lunar eclipse beginning about 1:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, December 21st which is also the Winter Solstice, something that hasn’t happened in 350 years. Totality will be about 2:41 a.m. EST and will last a little over an hour. If you only want to be outside for a few minutes, try to time it so you are watching at 3:17 a.m. when the moon will be in its deepest shadow. For more information go to this website from NPR or follow one of the links below.
Related articles
- Lunar Eclipse Tonight: 2010 Winter Solstice To Coincide With Total Full Moon Eclipse On December 20, 21 (PHOTOS) (huffingtonpost.com)
- Tonight’s Lunar Eclipse Comes With a Rare Twist (space.com)
#184 – Come hear Barbershop Harmony
The Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus and Chapter Quartets will be presenting “A Cappella Autumn IV” on Saturday, October 9 at 2PM at the NRECA Building, 4301 Wilson Boulevard. Tickets are $12 at the door and garage parking is free at the N. Taylor Street entrance. Call 703-521-9331 for more information.
Want to sing barbershop harmony? Join the Arlingtones any Tuesday from 7 to 10 pm at Gunston Middle School.
#183 – Check out Artisphere
A new art space in the old Newseum building in Rosslyn, Artisphere officially opens 10-10-10 with two days of free open houses. The facility includes three galleries,three theatres, a 3000 sq. ft. ballroom, and an outdoor terrace. The site will be used to showcase “thought-provoking, weird and wonderful arts activities” including “Skateboarding Side Effects”, weekly Salsa Tuesdays in the ballroom featuring regional and national bands, the Washington Shakespeare Company, comedy shows, a banjo and fiddle festival and the Aurora Opera currently presenting “The Secret Marriage”.
NOTE: Artisphere is now closed.
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