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Shirlington Dog Park has a puppy party, socialization sessions for puppies ranging in age from four months up to nine months, most Saturday mornings in the “small dog” enclosed areas of park. Check their website for current information.
Cassatt’s Kiwi Cafe & Gallery at Lee Heights is a cozy, bistro-style restaurant serving tasty dishes featuring a New Zealand flair. They offer live music Fridays and Saturdays and a Weekend Brunch Menu. In nice weather, enjoy outdoor dining on the sidewalk out front or the rear deck. Cassatt’s also features monthly showings of work by members of the Arlington Artists Alliance and offers art classes downstairs for all ages.
NOTE: Cassatt’s is now closed and is replaced by Cafe Colline, a wonderful upscale French bistro.
Like to play tennis but not outside in the summer heat or winter cold? Sign up for lessons, drills, flights and league play at Arlington Tennis and Squash Center on Kirkwood Road. Non-members can sign up for an additional fee.
Liberty Tavern in Clarendon is listed as one of Washingtonian’s Top 100 Restaurants. You can choose from the upstairs dining room, downstairs bar or outside tables.
When nice weather arrives it’s nice to eat outside. Try the rooftop patio at Don Tito in Clarendon. Don Tito calls itself Arlington’s Taco/Tequila destination. In addition to their 3000 square foot patio space they have three levels of interior dining and offer weekend brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11-3, happy hour specials, dinner and late night dining menus.
NOTE: This post was originally for Eventide, which is now closed and has been replaced by Don Tito’s.
Author talks are held regularly at Central Library. Coming up is a discussion with Irene Ziegler, on her Florida fiction, Rules of the Lake:Stories and Ashes To Water, on February 3m 2011 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Check their website for a complete schedule of events.
