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☕️ Good morning, Arlingtonians!

In today’s bubble:
📰 Westover spotlighted + new hotel
🧃Fall ENJOY catalog and free kid events
📆 Stuffed animal storytime & Dueling Pianos
🎷 Live music lineup for the week

📰 News Bites 
Quick local updates

🏃‍♀️ Arlington Tops Fitness List
Arlington led the American Fitness Index, edging out DC, Seattle, San Francisco, and Denver. The 2025 rankings measured 35 factors, from trail miles to splash pads, highlighting Arlington’s commitment to active living.

🏘️ Westover Village Spotlighted
The Washington Post profiled Arlington’s Westover, where 1940s homes, parks, and a beloved business strip including Ayers Variety, Toby’s Ice Cream, and Westover Beer Garden anchor a community spirit that has thrived for generations.

🏨 AC Hotel Opens in National Landing
National Landing is now home to the North America’s biggest AC Hotel, with 355 rooms, a European-inspired lounge and kitchen, a 4,000-square-foot gym, and 8,800 square feet of event space. Formerly the Crystal City Marriott, it’s now open.

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🧃 Mini News Bites
Updates for the Kiddos

🍂 Fall ENJOY Arlington is out
Check out the Fall ENJOY Arlington catalog and all the exciting classes and nature and history programs offered by Arlington Parks & Recreation this fall. Registration begins Aug. 5!

🌞 Free Summer Events for Kids and Teens
Arlington Magazine highlights free ways to keep kids busy, from moon bounces and Met Park movies to teen nights, a mini Renaissance Festival, storytelling, and hands-on gardening. Perfect for families looking to stretch summer fun without spending.

📆 This Week in Arlington
Weekday Happenings

💪 Today

• Video Game Social at Mason Plaza, Free, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

• Outdoor Pilates with Mind the Mat at Mason Plaza, Free, 6 - 7 PM

• Flow Class by Mind Your Body Oasis at Water Park, Free, 6 – 7 PM - Last week of the series!

• Bienvenidos! with Bright Star Theatre Co. at Shirlington Library, Free, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

🧸 Tuesday

• Art Lab – Melty Beads & Pressed Flower Lanterns at Mason Square, Free, 5 – 6 PM 

• Summer Wellness Series: Yoga at Gateway Park, $7, 5:30–6:30 PM

• Pajama & Stuffed Animal Storytime at Long Branch Nature Center, $7, 6 - 6:45 PM

• Yoga (Sade theme) by Radiance Basden at Clarendon Crossing, Free, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

🫁 Wednesday

• Columbia Pike Lunch Club at Ruthie's All Day, 12 - 1 PM

• Journey Into Breath Class at the Plaza, Free, 12 - 1 PM

• Barre3 45 Min Signature Class (no experience necessary) at Faith Lutheran Church (The Loft), Free, 6 PM 

• Garden Talks: Blue Ribbon Gardens - County Fair Rules at Central Library, 6:30 - 7:30

• Drop-In Improv Comedy Class at Theatre On The Run, $23, 7:30 - 8:30 PM

🎹 Thursday

• MoCA Made in the Shade Happy Hour featuring light spectrum suncatchers inspired by Kei Ito’s Embodied Spectrum and Deejay JL at MoCA Innovation Studio + Store, Free, 5 – 7 PM

• Rosslyn Rocks: Dueling Pianos at Central Place Plaza, Free, 5:30–7:30 PM 

• Meet a Naturalist at Central Library for grades K - 5, Free, 6 - 7 PM

• Thursday Night Live featuring Mama Moon and the Rump Shakers at Mason Square Plaza, Free, 6:30–8:30 PM

• Rachel Feinstein Comedy Night at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, $30–42, 7 PM (Also Friday & Saturday)

 🎥 Friday

• Bullet Journaling at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 12 - 1 PM

• Journey of the Eels Campfire at Gulf Branch Nature Center, $6, 5 – 6 PM

• Fridays at the Fountain featuring Human Country Jukebox (Classic Country) at Water Park, Free, 5:30 – 8 PM

• Mulan on the Plaza at Mason Square, Free, 7 - 10 PM (movie starts ~8:30 PM)

• Big Howdy (progressive bluegrass) at Lubber Run Amphitheater, Free, 8 PM - Last show of the series

• Beetlejuice at Arlington Mill Plaza, Free, 8:30 PM

 ✒️ Saturday

• Arlington Civitan Open Air Market at 4001 15th St North, 7 AM - 1 PM

• Yoga by Christina Hyrkas at Clarendon Crossing, Free, 10 – 11 AM

• Center for Local History Open House at Charlie Clark Center for Local History, Free, 10 AM - 12 PM

• Detox Your Mind Through Meditation at Shirlington Library, Free, 11 AM – 12:30 PM

• Celebrate Stationary Story Day at Open to Being, 11 AM - 4 PM

• Artist-Led Workshop: Groovy Buddha Block Prints at MoCA Innovation Studio, Free / $18 suggested donation, 2 – 4 PM

• Community PAUSE: Through the Words of Photographers at Studio PAUSE, Free, 2 - 4 PM

• Nothing But AfroVybz Cookout at Arlington Beer Garden, Free before 5PM/$23 after, 4 - 9 PM

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Penrose Square Plaza, Free, 8:30 PM

🎤 Sunday

• MoCA on the Move featuring music from Scott Ricker and arctic-inspired tissue landscapes at Met Park, Free, 10 AM – 1 PM

• Barcroft Park Neighborhood Cleanup at Barcroft Park, Free, 11 AM Sunday, August 3

• Summer Concert at Netherlands Carillon, Free, 3 - 4:30 PM (+ Park Rangers led kids activities from 2:30-4:30 PM)

• Meet of Miles/Family Run Night at Yorktown High School, $8 for 9+ year olds, 5 PM

• Joncea Dixon Presents: OBGYN's Comedy Show at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, $42–60, 7 PM

• Zodiac Drag Contest at Freddie's Beach Bar, $5, 8 – 10 PM

🎷 Live Music Lineup
Where to find your groove

🗓️ Wednesday
All Star Jazz @ 6 PM — Westover Market

🗓️ Friday
4th Street Underground @ 6 PM — Westover Market
DMV Bluegrass Collective @ 9 PM — Three Whistles
Matt Burridge @ 9:30 PM — Ragtime 
Bansy @ 9:30 PM — The Renegade

🗓️ Saturday
Byron Ciotti @ 12 PM — American Legion
Josh Luongo @ 3:30 PM — American Legion
M&J Volksmusik @ 5 PM — Westover Market
Your Anecdotal Life @ 7 PM — American Legion
The Bedrocks + T.O.E @ 8 PM — The Renegade
Sean Tracy @ 9:30PM — Ragtime

Know a great local music venue? Share your picks at [email protected]—we love featuring your Arlington favorites!

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