Dear Arts Patrons, Aficionados and Supporters,
We can’t believe it is March already! But every month is good for arts exhibitions, theater productions, concerts, dance events and more! Check out the calendar below! Also, we hope you will join us on April 17, 2023 for a Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the Arts in Arlington with the six primary contenders. See below for all the details.
2023 Arlington Arts Groups Performances and Events
Calendar of Live Events (Subject to Change)
March – May 2023
2/21-4/2 – “Selling Kabul,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
2/22-4/6 – “Bearing Witness” Stations of the Cross,” exhibition by Margaret Adams Parker, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
2/27-3/31 – “Beyond Boundaries” , Gallery Underground, Info here.
3/4-4/23 – “Confluence,” Exhibition by Francie Hester, Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, Info here.
3/3-3/12 – Encore World Premiere written by Lynne Childress, Encore Stage & Studio, Thomas Jefferson Theatre, Info and tickets here.
3/4-4/2 – “Beauty and the Beast,” Synetic Theater, Info and tickets here.
3/7-4/9 – “Pacific Overtures,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
3/9-4/1 – “Julius Caesar,” Avant Bard Theatre, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
3/18 – “Solace and Remembrance,” Arlington Chorale, Westover Baptist Church, Info here.
3/18 – “Liebermann Live, and Brahms,” National Chamber Ensemble, Marymount University Ballston Auditorium, Info and tickets here.
3/22-4/12 – TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Exhibition, Arlington Artists Alliance, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Info here.
3/22 – Opening Reception, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Exhibition, Arlington Artists Alliance, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Info here.
3/25-4/8 – “Singin’ in the Rain,” The Arlington Players, Thomas Jefferson Theatre, Info and tickets here.
4/3-4/28 – “Waters of Life,” Kate Trygstad exhibition, Gallery Underground, Info here.
4/21-5/63 – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Dominion Stage, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
4/25-6/18 – “Passing Strange,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
4/28-5/7 – “Flip the Script,” Encore Stage & Studio, Theatre on the Run, Info and tickets here.
4/30 – Concert, 9th Street Quartet, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
5/15 – Concert, 9th Street Quartet, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Info here.
5/16-7/9 – “Sweeney Todd,” Signature Theatre, Info and tickets here.
5/18-6/10 – “Hurricane Diane,” Avant Bard Theatre, Gunston Arts Center, Info and tickets here.
5/27 – “Marvelous European Masters,” National Chamber Ensemble, Info and tickets here.
To view the entire calendar, click here.
Embracing Arlington Arts Hosting Candidate Forum on the Arts in Arlington
We will be hosting a Democratic County Board Candidate Forum on the State of the Arts in Arlington. All six contenders will be present – Maureen Coffey, Susan Cunningham, Jonathan Dromgoole, Julius D. Spain, Natalie Roy and Tony Weaver. Our goal is to learn each candidates’ pledges to support the arts, ensure arts organizations’ and artists’ concerns are heard, and what initiatives they will spearhead to put cultural equity, diversity and vibrancy on the list of priorities.
The forum will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Theatre on the Run (3700 South Four Mile Run, Arlington, VA 22206). Due to limited seating capacity, registration is required. RSVP to janetk@embracing-arlington-arts.org.
Audience members will be offered the opportunity to submit questions to the six contenders. Click here for the event flyer.
Corporate Sponsor of the Month
Our corporate sponsor of the month is JBG SMITH. JBG SMITH owns, operates, invests in and develops a dynamic portfolio of mixed-use properties in the high growth and high barrier-to-entry submarkets in and around Washington, DC. Through an intense focus on placemaking, JBG SMITH cultivates vibrant, amenity-rich, walkable neighborhoods throughout the DC metropolitan area. Over half of JBG SMITH’s holdings are in the National Landing submarket in northern Virginia, where it serves as the developer for Amazon’s new headquarters, and where Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus is under construction. JBG SMITH’s portfolio currently comprises 15.6 million square feet of high-growth office, multifamily and retail assets, 98% of which are metro-served. It also maintains a development pipeline encompassing 9.8 million square feet of mixed-use development opportunities. JBG SMITH is committed to the operation and development of green, smart, and healthy buildings and plans to maintain carbon neutral operations annually.
Embracing Arlington Arts Talks” Podcast:
To start off the month of February, we met and chatted with the Assistant Artistic Director at Jane Franklin Dance Kelsey Rohr who told us all about their collaborative dance event being held at the Mason Exhibitions Arlington Gallery. Up next we learned about a relatively new company NOVA Nightsky Theater from one of the founding producers Ward Kay and got all the details about their original production of “Mr. Taken” from director AJ Campbell.
The following week we were so excited to sit down with Synetic Theater’s new Managing Director Ben Cunis to hear about his goals for the organization, as well as hear about their unique production of “Beauty and the Beast.” Rounding out the month was another “newbie” – Signature Theatre’s new Associate Artistic Director Ethan Heard who told us about his background, as well as gave us the scoop on the upcoming production of “Pacific Overtures.”
To listen to any of our interviews, follow this link. And if you have not already done so, please follow us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, GooglePodcast, or Amazon Music so you don’t miss any episodes.
Media Hits:
Due to numerous software issues at ArlNow, we had to end our subscription for Community Post columns. (We are looking for other media opportunities that would allow us to help arts organizations obtain more visibility. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.) Jane Franklin Dance was able to submit one last column that gave details about their collaborative event at the Mason Exhibitions Arlington gallery.
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