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Neighborhood Day 2011 is May 21st

May 18, 2011 by Elizabeth

Saturday, May 21st will mark the 11th annual Neighborhood Day designed to help make Arlingtonians connect with their neighbors. Among the many events scheduled (some of which I mentioned in earlier posts) are the HB Woodlawn 5K at Potomac Overlook Park to benefit H20 for Life, a Walkabout beginning at the Westover Library at 10 and going through the Highland Park/Overlee Knolls neighborhood, Lyon Park’s Spring Fair. the dedication of the new park and playground at Dominion Hills, yard sales in Ashton Heights and the Old Dominion neighborhood, invasive plant pulls in Fairlington and Barcroft, a Turtle Trot 5K to benefit injured turtles and other wildlife at Bluemont, a BBQ for the Bluemont Civic neighborhood from 11:30-1 at Firehouse #2 on Wilson Blvd., a “family affair” themed picnicat the Drew Elementary School field for the Nauck neighborhood, and a ribbon cutting of the new truck themed playground at Bluemont Park.

Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival Begins April 29th

April 26, 2011 by Elizabeth

This year’s theme for the Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival will be “SNL in the Movies” and will feature actors from Saturday Night Live. Movies will be shown every Friday night at dusk beginning April 29, 2011 and ending August 26. Bring your blankets and low chairs and picnic in the park before the show. There will be pre-show games and prizes. The event is free and open to the public. The screening is just two blocks from the Rosslyn Metro and parking is available across the street from Gateway Park at the Atlantic Parking Garage for $3 at 1901 and 1911 N. Ft. Myer Drive after 6 pm. Enter the garage on N. Moore Street.

Here is the schedule of movies:

Groundhog Day – April 29
Coneheads – May 6
When Harry Met Sally – May 13
Vacation – May 20
Tommy Boy – May 27
Anchorman – June 3
City Slickers – June 10
Trading Places – June 17
Happy Gilmore – June 24
Caddyshack – July 1
The Blues Brothers – July 8
Space Balls – July 15
Austin Powers – July 22
Animal House – July 29
Hot Rod – August 5
Mean Girls – August 12
Night at the Roxbury – August 19
Shrek – August 26

#364 – Join the Social Scene with a Group Bike Ride

April 8, 2011 by Elizabeth

Visit The BikeArlington website which includes many links to sites where you can find others who have the same interest in bike riding and a similar skill level. If you are not comfortable riding yet there are adult classes to learn to ride as well as basic bike skills.

#360 – Come to the Glencarlyn Spring Celebration

April 6, 2011 by Elizabeth

The Glencarlyn Spring Celebration and Plant Sale is an annual event. It will be held this year on April 20th, 2024 from 10-3 at the Glencarlyn Library Garden.

st was NOTE: This post was originally for The Arlington Home show and Expo which does not appear to be happening in 2024. The expo offered free classes and exhibits for one-stop shopping and information on a wide array of home improvements. More than 60 home builders, contractors and specialist vendors, architects, inspectors, realtors, master gardeners, banks, nonprofit organizations and Arlington County housing, zoning and inspection representatives were on hand.

#350 – Go see the Cherry Blossoms

March 26, 2011 by Elizabeth

Spring in this area is my favorite time of year and I love going to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. But since this site is about Arlington, I wanted to try to suggest some places within our boundaries to see cherry trees. I am told over 1000 ornamental cherry trees line Arlington’s streets although they are not concentrated in one area. Here are some suggestions for where to see them without going across the river to the Tidal Basin or to Kenwood, Maryland,, although I recommend that as well.

Visit the WalkArlington site for a walking map of cherry blossoms in Arlington.

Richard Miller, an urban forester for Arlington, made these suggestions. “The 3100 block of N Inglewood Street is a small dead end street with 12 houses and is lined by Kwansan cherries. Kwansan cherries are the later blooming ornamental cherry with a candy cane pink color. The Cavalier Club condo on the corner of Wilson Boulevard and McKinley Road has a nice group of large flowering cherries along Wilson Boulevard.”

Photo above: Cherry Blossoms in bloom at Cavalier Club Apartments

“There are three small cherry trees in a small urban park at the corner of Lorcom Lane and Vacation Lane. I will post pictures later today. There are also some larger trees up the street on Quincy Street just North of Lorcom and a pretty weeping cherry in the circle on Edison Street near 28th.

There is a gorgeous old one in the 800 block of N. Harrison Street and some newer ones planted just up the street. I also saw a nice one on Sycamore between Washington Blvd. and Lee Highway. Enjoy them while you can!

Brookside Drive….Thanks Arlington County they are lovely!

The median of Langston Blvd. in Cherrydale (seems appropriate).”

Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin with a view of the Rosslyn Skyline

For a list of other sites in our area The Washington Post recommends for cherry blossoms, visit this site.

#348 – Participate in Earth Hour

March 22, 2011 by Elizabeth

Every year in March, World Wildlife Foundation selects a specific date and time for everyone in the world to turn off your lights for Earth Hour, a worldwide collective display of commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all – the planet. Spread the Word. To learn more, watch the video, and to see when the next Earth Hour will be, visit this link.