Arlington Agenda is a listing of interesting events for the week ahead in Arlington County.
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Tuesday
Live Music: Ghost Division
IOTA Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Hardcore punk band Ghost Division takes the stage for a show at IOTA Club & Cafe. Tickets are $8 at the door.
Wednesday
Informal Coffee Hour
Ballston Launchpad (4200 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Free coffee and discussion hosted by the Ballston/Virginia Square Village, an element of a County-wide initiative to assist Arlington residents in staying in their homes as they grow older.
Friday
Live Theater: The Secret Life of Sherlock Holmes
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre (125 S. Old Glebe Road)
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
This show, $12 for adults and $10 for children, students and seniors, encourages the audience to “Join Detective Sherlock Holmes and his right-hand man Dr. Watson as they set out to solve their very first case in the 21st century! There they meet Marilyn Monroe, George Washington, Tarzan, Count Dracula, and other remarkable characters–or so they claim.”
Live Theater: The Scarlet Letter
Artisphere Dome Theatre (1101 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
For $15, patrons can watch an audio play — which will be broadcast on WAMU 88-5 — interpretation of the American literature classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Live Comedy: SNL Alum Finesse Mitchell
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike)
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Saturday Night Live alum Finesse Mitchell, most famous for the Starkeisha sketches performs Friday and Saturday at the Drafthouse. Tickets are $20.
Saturday
Flip Cup for Charity
Whitlow’s on Wilson (2854 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Teams of five can compete in a flip cup tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Each team pays $100 to enter and receives free beer during competition.
Live Music: Nation Beat
Artisphere Ballroom (1101 Wilson Blvd)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
American/Brazilian collective brings their mashup of Brazilian drumming, funk, country-blues, Appalachian music and New Orleans rhymes to Rosslyn. Tickets are $15.
