(Updated at 10:35 a.m.)Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County.
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Monday
Underage Drinking Panel*
Lyon Village Community Center (1920 N. Highland Street)
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Arlington READY Coalition sponsors this presentation, called “HAZE: Drinking to Belong,” aimed at parents and high school students. The event is free for the public.
Wednesday
Toastmasters Open House*
MBC (1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 600)
Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Arlington’s chapter of Toastmasters International hosts an open house to encourage those who want to become better public speakers to join the group.
Thursday
Live Music: The Dawn Drapes
IOTA Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
The Dawn Drapes stop by IOTA in the middle of their summer tour, accompanied by Up The Chain and Humble Fire. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Friday
Art Show Fundraiser
Gallery Underground (2100 Crystal Drive)
Time: 6:30-9:00 p.m.
A transgender former Navy SEAL is putting her art on display as part of a fundraiser to help veterans returning from combat struggling with PTSD. Tickets are $15.
Live Comedy: Lisa Landry
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike)
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Comedian Lisa Landry, who has appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and had a half-hour special on Comedy Central, performs Friday and Saturday night. Tickets are $22.
Saturday
Opera “Comic Double Bill”*
Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 8:00-9:30 p.m.
UrbanArias presents two operas in 90 minutes. Bastianello and Lucrezia, American operas written in 2008 and sung in English, will be directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Alan Paul. Tickets are $25.
*Denotes featured (sponsored) event