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The Rosslyn Jazz Festival is an annual event typically held the second Saturday in September at Gateway Park and features several local and national artists as well as a street fair along Lee Highway with food and artisan vendors.
For 2021, there will be some pop up events on September 8th, a jazz supper club on September 9th at Amuse, and the event at Gateway Park on September 18th. Check the Rosslyn BID site for this year’s schedule.
Jaleo is Jose Andres’ acclaimed tapas restaurant in Crystal City. Menu items include their signature tapas, savory paellas, superb sangria, and a wide selection of Spanish cheeses and cured meats. They also have happy hour prices weekdays from 4:00 – 7:00 in their bar lounge with $4 select wines, beers and tapas.
Come to Central Library at 7 PM 9/9/10 to listen to John Paul Liebertz discuss his Arlington County Historic Preservation Office monograph “Columbia Pike, The History of an Early Turnpike”. Columbia Pike is now 200 years old. Co-sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society and the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization. For more information, call 703-228-5955.
Need to stock up on school supplies? Need mulch, poker chips, guinea pig food, knitting needles, a ladder, mason jars and a tea pot, too? Tee shirts and Rit Dye for Tie Dye? And a Radio Flyer wagon? Believe it or not, there is ONE store in Arlington you can find all these things and more. It’s Ayers Variety and Hardware at Westover, an Arlington institution since 1947.
No time to cook? Joe’s Pizza and Pasta might be a good choice. They deliver within a 1.5 mile radius or you can call ahead and arrange for pickup. Or eat there and enjoy their salad, pizza and pasta buffet.
NOTE: Joe’s Pizza and Pasta is now A Modo Mio Pizzeria Napoletana.
A gift from the Dutch people after American aid during and after World War II, the Netherlands Carillon has chimes that play daily on the hour between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m with automated concerts at noon and 6. Other patriotic tunes are played at special times through the year and summer concerts are presented most Saturdays and national holidays from May through September. The site offers a panoramic view of Washington, DC and is a popular picnic spot.
