Events & Happenings - March 31st - April 6th

March 30, 2026

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News and Announcements

Hello! Sorry it’s been a minute - I was traveling and then had some busy weekends so I am a bit behind on things. Thanks for your patience as I catch up!

Custis Trail Closing: Segments of the Custis Trail will be closed for milling and repaving work. To learn more about the closures, visit the project website.

Events

Tuesday, March 31st

  • Join us for a Death Cafe—an open, informal gathering where people come together to talk about death, dying, and the many thoughts and feelings that surround them. There is no set agenda or objective beyond creating a welcoming space for honest conversation. It’s not a grief support group or counseling session, but rather a chance to explore a topic we all share in common. Tea and cake will be served as we reflect, share, and listen in a spirit of curiosity and respect. These conversations are meant to stay in the room—no recordings, note-taking, or sharing of personal details afterward, please. Facilitated by an experienced Death Cafe facilitator. All are welcome.

  • Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm

  • Location: Courthouse Library in the Cherry Conference Room

Wednesday, April 1st

  • Join us for a refreshing midweek reset with a yoga class led by SPENGA Ballston. Flow through energizing stretches, find your calm, and soak in the open-air views. Bring your yoga mat and water bottle to stay comfortable and hydrated. All levels are welcome! Come move, breathe, and unwind with us.

  • Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

  • Location: 4040 Fairfax Drive Rooftop

  • Did you know that almost half of Arlingtonians live alone? Maybe this is you. Or maybe you're new to the area or recently retired. Maybe you think to yourself, "I'd like to eat dinner with other humans sometimes." If any of this resonates and you'd like a no-fuss social dinner, then look no further. Join us for Bring Your Own Supper Club, nestled in Glencarlyn's beautiful outdoor garden. This will be a gathering where each person brings their own dinner for themself--whether from your fridge or picked up on your way to the library. The start time is flexible, so please feel free to come when you can. We will provide plenty of seating, tunes, and assorted non-alcoholic beverages for your enjoyment, as well as some fun conversation starters to help you get to know your neighbors and make friends. Led by an experienced library volunteer. In case of light rain, tents will be set up to provide coverage.

  • Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

  • Location: Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, 300 S Kensington St

  • Explore the many practices and processes of intuitive art making - with a variety of mediums and techniques! Offerings rotate each month. In this session, students will experiment with various ways that color, shape, and collage can abstractly be used to express emotion, explore memory, and connect our mind to our hand. Hosted by Lindsay Mueller

  • Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm

  • Location: MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store

  • Cost: $23.18

Thursday, April 2nd

  • Join us for Thirsty Thursday Speed Dating at Courthaus Social in Arlington, Virginia - a fun, casual singles event designed to help you meet new people in a lively beer garden atmosphere. How it works:

    ✔ Arrive at 6:30 PM
    ✔ Grab a drink and meet other attendees
    ✔ Participate in guided 2–3 minute speed dating rounds
    ✔ Rotate and meet multiple singles
    ✔ Mark your mutual matches
    ✔ Continue mingling after rotations

  • Time: 6:30pm-10:30pm

  • Location: Courthaus Social

  • From the Dust is a soulful, rural noir story about belief: the extremities to which it pushes a community, the fear it instills in the hearts of adherents and doubters alike, and need for it nevertheless. As Graham delves deeper into the strange and then stranger circumstances of the murders, his own beliefs become challenged. What do you finally stand for when you’ve got nothing left to lose? David Swinson is a retired police detective from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, having been assigned to Major Crimes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Frank Marr Trilogy, including The Second Girl, Crime Song, and Trigger, and the standalones City on the Edge and Sweet Thing. He lives in New York.

  • Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm

  • Location: One More Page Bookstore

Friday, April 3rd

  • Create a cherry blossom acrylic painting on a 16×20 canvas in a fun, guided class designed for all skill levels. All art supplies provided. Join us for a relaxing and creative painting experience where you’ll create your own beautiful cherry blossom artwork using acrylic paints on a 16x20 canvas. This step-by-step guided class is perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike. Our instructor will walk you through the entire process, from building the background to adding delicate cherry blossom details, so you can leave with a piece you’re proud of. All materials will be provided, so you can simply arrive ready to paint and have fun. During the class, you’ll work with acrylic paints and professional painting tools while learning techniques to create depth, texture, and soft floral effects in your artwork.

  • Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

  • Location: UPSIDE on Moore

  • Cost: $33.85

Saturday, April 4th

  • Celebrating 40 years as one of the largest and oldest public flea markets in the DMV area. Started in 1986 in cooperation with the Arlington County Government to provide community members a public venue to recycle goods. You’ll find over 100 vendors selling a variety of goods ranging from books, clothes, furniture, household goods, jewelry and much more. Community members may rent a 9′ by 18′ space for $20 to sell used household items.

  • Time: 7:00am-1:00pm

  • Location: I-66 Garage adjacent to W&L High School

  • The Ball-Sellers House Museum season opening day welcomes you to explore how colonial Virginia made things we now buy. This c. 1750 farmhouse will host demonstrations and “do-it-yourself” experiences. From A-Z including pottery, textiles, woodworking, and much more. Light refreshments served. Free tours of the house and grounds.

  • Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm

  • Location: Ball-Sellers House (5620 3rd St S Arlington, VA 22204)

  • Join Central Library in welcoming author Dawn E. Morrow! This "National Poetry Month" we are excited to host Dawn E. Morrow whose book of poems, "The Habit of Hope," celebrates hope as a saving grace in our desperate world. Her poems, written "for people who don't like poetry," invite readers to take a closer look at the people around them, their stories of joy and sorrow, celebration and loss, and the many ways we are all made who we are.

  • Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm

  • Location: Central Library in the Quincy Room

  • Join us for an afternoon with Prisoner Express. Prisoner Express creates an opportunity for incarcerated men and women to get information, education and a public forum for creative self-expression. Read and respond to journals, art, poetry, and essays that the prisoners have submitted. Led by an experienced volunteer. 

  • Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm

  • Location: Courthouse Library in the Birch Conference Room

Sunday, April 5th

  • A bright, easy Easter morning at Water Park with baskets, bunny photos, face painting, balloon art, and an egg hunt. Come early!

    Join us at Water Park for a laid-back Easter celebration that’s all about letting kids play, explore, and have a really good time. When you arrive, each child will get their own basket and can jump right into the fun - photos with the Easter Bunny, face painting, and balloon art will be happening throughout the park from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If you want the full experience, come early - our performers wrap up right at noon. At 12:00 PM, we’ll kick off the egg hunt, with eggs hidden throughout the space for kids to find (and a few fun surprises mixed in). Afterward, everyone gets a sweet treat to end things on a high note.

    It’s simple, festive, and designed to feel easy for parents and special for kids — no prep, no stress, just show up and enjoy.

  • Time: 10:00am-1:00pm

  • Location: National Landing Water Park

  • Cost: $7.18 per ticket. What’s included with each ticket:

    • Easter basket for collecting eggs

    • A sweet treat

    • Easter Bunny Photos (10am-12pm)

    • Face painting + balloon art (10am-12pm)

    • Egg hunt commences 12:00 PM sharp!

Monday, April 6th

  • Bring your clothing or textile items and give them new life through visible mending—where repairs are seen and celebrated. Learn alongside Alison Davis-Holland and a friendly team of “Mend-tors” from Art on the Mend, and enjoy meeting new people along the way. We provide all mending supplies. Just bring your clean clothing or textile items with holes, stains, or worn spots; or practice on our reclaimed textiles. Although we have topics we are learning on specific dates, feel free to bring any of your mending projects just to mend in community.

  • Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

  • Location: Cherrydale Library Loft