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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.
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.
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.
Recently renamed (from Market Common Clarendon), The Crossing Clarendon includes Barnes & Noble, the Apple Store, Loft, Pottery Barn, Soul Cycle, Crate & Barrell, Williams Sonoma and other favorite stores around “The Loop.” It also includes nearby stores and restaurants like Cheesecake Factory, Whole Foods, Orvis, Seamore’s, TTT and Lululemon. The loop is being redeveloped to include more trees, more seating areas and be more pedestrian friendly. It includes a gazebo, a playground and a water feature.
Join Arlington’s Children and Nature Network (CANN) when they “Get Out and Explore. Discover nature through simple activities guided by Arlington Regional Master Naturalists on the first Wednesday of each month from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Bluemont Park Caboose, on the W&OD Trail near Wilson Blvd. and N. Manchester Street. This free program for adults, families, and children of all ages will focus on time to play, learn, and experience the natural world. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 703-228-6427 for more information. http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/cann.php
The weather is improving. Why not get out for a run/jog/walk? Check out this website for some great running routes in Arlington. Or hit the tracks at Washington-Liberty High School, Wakefield, Yorktown and Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Here is the County information on their outdoor tracks. There are also indoor tracks at Thomas Jefferson Community Center and Lubber Run Community Center.
