July 2018 Calendar of Area Events
Come to the Grand Opening of the Yorktown Aquatics Center
Grand Opening festivities at the Yorktown Aquatics Center begin at 12 PM on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and will be followed by an afternoon of aquatic activities including water aerobics classes, an introduction to SCUBA, a Senior Water Polo workshop, an introductory clinic of triathlon training techniques, Synchronized swimming demonstrations, pee wee water polo, and an adults co-ed water polo match. Lap swimming will also be available throughout the day. Admission will be FREE on Sunday.
The new facility will contain an 8-lane by 25 yards competition pool with a diving well, and a separate instructional pool.
A wet classroom, available for pool party rentals, and a spectator area overlooking the pools are also available.
The new pool will resume its winter schedule on Tuesday, January 17.
#254 – Take a Class. Learn Something New!
Arlington County’s Parks and Recreations Department offers fitness, arts, dance, music, swimming and wellness options for kids, teens, adults and seniors. Check out their online catalog for the latest offerings.
There are also many opportunities for learning new skills in art, cooking, photography, foreign languages, music, computers and more through Arlington Community Learning.
#250 – Get In The Swim
Below freezing temperatures this time of year might keep you from exercising outdoors but you can still get a good workout by swimming at one of Arlington’s three indoor swimming pools, located at the three public high schools. Washington-Liberty’s natatorium just opened in 2009 and features a 25 meter x 25 yard pool with a movable bulkhead, two 1m springboards, a separate instructional pool, a wet classroom and a spectator area. The other two pools are six lane 25 yard pools with a separate instructional tank. The pools open for community swim as early as 5:30 a.m. and stay open some days to 8:30 at Wakefield and Yorktown and 9:30 at Washington-Liberty. There are designated lap lanes, open swim areas, a tank pool for children and they offer swimming and aqua fitness classes. Daily passes are available or you can purchase multi-use passes or memberships. Free swim times for Arlington Seniors and Arlington Children and Youth are also available each week. Check the Arlington Public Schools Aquatics website for more information and links to community swim schedules, lane and tank availability, class descriptions, and fees.
The pools are located at:
- Wakefield High School 4901 S Chesterfield Rd, Arlington, VA 22206, 703-578-3063
- Washington-Liberty High School 1300 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201, 703-228-6262
- Yorktown High School 5201 N. 28th Street, Arlington, VA 22207, 703-536-9739
They are currently offering gift cards for memberships so if there is an avid swimmer on your gift list you might want to check it out.
#169 – See a performance by the Avant Bard
Formerly the Washington Shakespeare Company, now known as Avant Bard, holds performances at the Gunston Arts Center and Theater on the Run. Visit their website for upcoming performances.
