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Come to Shirlington for the annual Light Up the Village event featuring a tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa, carriage rides and entertainment. This event usually happens in late November. Check the Village of Shirlington website for details on this year’s event.
Bring a non-perishable food item for the Arlington Food Assistance Center.
Fur-Get-Me Not, nominated for an ABBIE award for “Best Places to Care for your Pet”, teams up with Dogma Bakery to host a trick or treat night at the Dogma store in Shirlington Village. Prizes will be awarded for best costume. Check their websites to see when this year’s event will be held.
The collection of local history at Arlington’s Central Library is now known as the Charlie Clark Center for Local History. They have an open house the first Saturday of the month from 10-12 where you can come learn about the many resources available, including monographs, maps and atlases, oral history transcripts and subject files on many topics related to Arlington’s rich history. For more information, contact 703-228-5065.
One of the Nation’s best regional theatres, the Award-winning Signature Theatre in ShirlingtonVillage has a mission “to produce contemporary musicals and plays, reinvent classic musicals, develop new work, and reach its community through engaging educational and outreach opportunities.” The theatre moved to a new building in 2007 which more than doubled its size from the previous location.
The Shirlington Screens series “Films of Ang Lee” kicks off tonight with a 6:30 showing of Sense and Sensibility. Free. http://ht.ly/1KbKN
