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This year’s Clarendon Day will again be combined with Virginia Hospital Center’s Family Fun Day for even more fun! Starting at 8:20 AM with a 5K run, a 10K at 9:00 AM, and a kids’ dash at 10:30 AM, and followed by music and dance performances on three stages, over 50 vendors, and food from local restaurants, face painting, games, fitness classes, and health screenings from 11-5. All events will take place around the Clarendon Metro Station.
The new Penrose Square Giant will be presenting its first Movie Under the Stars on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at 8PM (rescheduled from 8/27 due to Hurricane Irene)on the Penrose Square at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Barton St. The featured film will be Best Picture Academy Award nominee, The Blind Side. Former Arlingtonian Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her leading role in this movie. Bring your family and a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the show. Parking at the Penrose Square Building will be free! (access from S. Barton St., S. Adams St. and S. 9th St.).
America’s 911 Foundation is having their annual motorcycle ride 8/19-20, 2011 to remember and honor those who lost their lives on 9/11 and to raise money for programs that support families of first responders, awarding college scholarships to their children and contributing equipment to emergency responder departments. An estimated 3000 motorcyclists will be traveling along I-66 Eastbound and 110 South on the afternoon of Friday 8/19. These roads will be closed to traffic from 2:30 to 4:00. They will be en route to Pentagon City where they are holding a free concert by Aaron Tippin on Army Navy Drive beside the Pentagon. Visitors to the concert are encouraged to use Metro as there is likely to be traffic congestion in the area. Army Navy Drive will be closed from S. 12th Street to S. Fern Street from 9:30 a.m. to midnight.
Arlington County has announced that Fire Dept. No. 3 in Cherrydale opened today, July 26th, 2011. The public is invited to a dedication ceremony on Friday July 29th at 2PM where they will have a ceremonial uncoupling of a fire house (serving as a “ribbon-cutting”) and a community open house on Saturday, July 30th from 10-2. when visitors can tour the state-of-the-art facility, meet the firefighters and check out the equipment.
Lubber Run’s 2011 summer series opens with Mary Ann Redmond on July 29th. Its a completely free way to enjoy and support the local arts.
The Summer Schedule:
Friday, July 29: Mary Ann Redmond
http://www.marb.com/
Saturday, July 30: Justin Trawick
http://www.justintrawick.com/
Friday, August 5: Origem
http://www.myspace.com/origemband
Saturday, August 6: Teen Talent and Movie Night: FAST AND FURIOUS
Friday, August 12: Margot MacDonald
http://www.margotmacdonald.com/
Saturday, August 13: Russkie Musikanti
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Russkie-Musikanti/50950946354
Friday, August 19: Texas Chainsaw Horns
http://www.texaschainsawhorns.com/
Saturday, August 20: Andrew Acosta & the New Old-Time String Band
Friday, August 26: Eric Scott
http://www.ericscottmusic.com/
Saturday, August 27: Cartoon Johnny
http://www.cartoonjohnny.com/fr_home.cfm
Friday, September 2: The Grandsons
http://grandsons.com/index.shtml
Saturday, September 3: Teen Talent and Movie Night: INCEPTION
Shirlington Branch Library will be showing free family friendly movies every Friday through the end of August at 2:00 PM and Westover Branch Library will be showing movies on select Wednesdays at 4:00 PM. Movies include recent favorites Shrek Forever After, Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon and classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Alice in Wonderland. For the schedule, visit the Library blog site here.
