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Grab some friends and sign up for Parks & Rec’s Eugene J. Green Memorial Winter Basketball League! Adults 18+ can register teams of up to 12 people for the ten-game season. Cost is $765 per team. Games are Mondays and/or Wednesdays at Arlington Mill Community Center starting the week of Jan. 4. Sign up here by Dec. 11.

Join us at Art House 7 this Saturday 4-7pm for our Annual Open House – Teacher and Student art show!

• Meet our teachers
• See student and teacher artwork
• Teacher’s paintings, ceramics, notecards will be for sale
• Enjoy beverages and light refreshments
• All attendees get a $20 gift certificate off a class
• 30% off everything in our Supply Store for holiday gifts

Sat. Dec. 3, 4-7pm

Art House 7
5537 Langston Blvd.
Arlington VA 22207
arthouseseven.com
703-269-0946

The Alternative Christmas Market is back! At First Presbyterian Church Arlington in Ballston, located at 601 N. Vermont Street, Arlington VA 22203, on Sunday, December 4th from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Parking available.

Vendors and products this year include: 10,000 Villages, Olive Oil Ministry, African Team Ministries, Community Coalition for Haiti, Heifer, African Market Baskets, Café Justo, Thistle Farms, Southwest Indian Foundation, and Together We Bake.

Buy gifts for everyone on your list, and support these great organizations, artisans, and global neighbors. See you there!

(This Community Post was written by the Arlington Chorale and underwritten by Embracing Arlington Arts.)

Since the Arlington Chorale returned to in-person singing one year ago, local amateur singers have been signing up for auditions in unprecedented numbers. “Thirty of our current members joined within the last year,” says Ingrid Lestrud, Artistic Director. “Many of them have recently moved to Arlington, and they want to join a community. Chorale members get to sing beautiful music and meet a diverse group of people who love singing as much as they do!”

The singers are busy preparing their December 10 concert, Christmas Joy! Featuring John Rutter’s Magnificat and Kirke Mechem’s “Seven Joys of Christmas”, audiences will hear familiar Christmas carols, as well as beautiful music with hints of tango, musical theatre, and jazz. The singers will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra of local professional players, and the concert will highlight the talents of soprano Helena Colindres. Members of the Chorale’s outreach group, the Youth Community Council, and select singers from the Chorale will be singing Christmas carols outside the venue as audience members arrive. After the performance, everyone is invited to join the singers downstairs for a reception with light refreshments. It’s a special community event you won’t want to miss! Tickets are $20 for adults and free for children under 12 available here. Please join the Arlington Chorale on Saturday, December 10 at 5:00 PM at Westover Baptist Church!

The Optimist Club of Arlington is holding its 76th annual Christmas tree sale!

This year, the tree sale will be held at the Knights of Columbus (5115 Little Falls Road). The lot opens for sales on November 25th. The Optimist Club is selling small and large trees ranging from tabletop size to huge 14 foot tall trees! Wreaths, garlands, tree stands, and White House Christmas ornaments will also be for sale.

100% of all proceeds go towards helping Arlington County youth.

For more information, please visit the Arlington Optimists website at https://optimistclubofarlingtonva.org/.

Art House 7 is a small art studio in Arlington – offering instruction in painting, ceramics, sewing and more. We are looking for kind, dedicated people who love both creating and teaching.

Ceramic Teachers are needed to teach wheel-throwing to adults and 6-12th graders and to teach hand building to elementary grades. Classes have 3-8 students.

Drawing teachers are needed to teach either kids or adults. For kids, we offer cartooning, manga or traditional drawing. For adults, we only offer traditional drawing.

Painting teachers are needed to teach either kids or adults. We offer oil, acrylic or watercolor for adults or teens. All elementary classes use acrylic and tempera.

Printmaking Teachers in monoprints, drypoint, silkscreen and lino/woodcut are needed to teach either kids or adults. We do not do etching.

Sewing Teachers are needed to teach either machine-sewing or hand-sewing to 1 or more classes to elementary and middle school in the afternoon/evening or on the weekends.

Depending on the age of the students, classes run between 1 to 2 hours long for 6 weeks. All classes have between 3-8 students except sewing which is limited to no more than 6 students. Teachers usually stack classes to get more hours. Teachers commit to one 6-week session at a time. Responsibilities include: class set up, lesson planning, clean up.

All applicants must be up to date on COVID vaccination/booster.

Job details

Employer: Art House 7
Position: Art Teachers: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking or Sewing
Employment type: Other
Workplace type: Fully in-person (in Arlington, VA 22207)
Compensation: Not specified
Application deadline: Not specified
Contact for application questions: [email protected]

[Apply via email]

Just in time for the cold weather, we’re offering a NEW way to dine!

All winter long, we’ll be offering a one-of-a-kind experience in our cozy garden-themed wine huts.

We’ve put together specially priced packages that include our two signature winter treats: Build-your-own-S’mores and perfectly spiced Mulled Wine.

Plus, you’ll be able to add a selected bottle of wine for just $30!

Reservations are limited, so book your Wonderland early!

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Our 2022 Christmas Tree sale site is live! You can purchase a gorgeous tree (being shipped to us from Canada) and help your neighbors in need. All proceeds from the tree sales will go to support Arlington Thrive. We were able to donate $5,000 last year — can you help us to raise even more for our Arlington neighbors in need this year?

More information and purchase link at: https://www.clarendonumc.org/events/christmas-trees/

(This Community Post was written by the Washington Balalaika Society and underwritten by Embracing Arlington Arts.)

The Washington Balalaika Society will present an entrancing new concert program November 19 and 20, “A Musical Journey Around the World.” Our featured guest artists will be the highly acclaimed Kalinka Dance Ensemble of Baltimore, performing several dances from Poland, Ukraine, Russia and Greece. The Kalinka Ensemble has been a leading presenter of Eastern European folk dance in the Washington-Baltimore area for the last 20 years.

The WBS Orchestra will transport you to many exotic places with musical selections from Austria, Armenia, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, America, and more! Conductor Peter Omelchenko will also display his dazzling talent as a domra soloist.

Two concerts will be presented:

On Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 8:00 pm at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD;

On Sunday, November 20, at 3:00 pm at the Kenmore Middle School Performing Arts Center, 200 South Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA.

Ticket prices are: Adults $30; Seniors/Military $25; Students $15; children 12 and under $5. Concert tickets can be purchased online through https://www.balalaika.org/.

For the November 19 concert, you can also call the Fitzgerald Theatre Box Office at:

240-314-8690.

Tickets for the November 20 concert may also be ordered by mailing a check to:
WBS, 4910 Gadsen Drive, Fairfax, VA 22032.

For group sales, contact [email protected].