<cal1>WEDNESDAY/MAY 15
<cal2>"Blue Planet," the IMAX film produced by the Smithsonian Institution, will be presented at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 Marcey Road, at 7 p.m. Free. Call 703-528-5406 for reservations.
Arlington Arts al Fresco opens in Courthouse Plaza. Enjoy music after work at Courthouse Plaza every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. through Aug. 21. Call the 24-hour Artsline at 703-228-6966 or visit www.arlingtonarts.org.
Family Stories at Glencarlyn Library, 300 S. Kensington St., begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 703-228-6548. Stories, songs, poetry and a craft for 3- to 7-year-olds at Shirlington Library, 2700 S. Arlington Mill Drive, at 7 p.m. Call 703-228-6545.
Bedtime Stories at Westover Library, 1800 N. Lexington St., begins at 7 p.m. For ages 3-6. Call 703-228-5260.
<cal1>THURSDAY/MAY 16
<cal2>Health Class for Seniors Vitamins and herbal medicines will be discussed by a registered public health nurse at 10:30 a.m. at Gunston/Drew Senior Action Center now located at the Carver Community Center, 1415 S. Queen St. No fee. Newcomers welcome. Call to reserve a place at 703-228-5700.
New English Readers Book Group at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., meets at 10 a.m. Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" will be discussed. Call 703-228-5990.
Homebuyers' Boot Camp Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., will host John Melnick of Eastern Mortgage Services on the process of buying a home, at 7 p.m. Call 703-293-6544.
Spanish Theatre Teatro de la Luna presents "El Invitado (The Houseguest)," through June 15 at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Show times are Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees on Saturdays at 3 p.m. Simultaneous interpretation into English available on Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $25 for adults; $20 for students and seniors. Group discounts available. Call 202-882-6227 or visit www.teatrodelaluna.org.
Stop in for Stories at Aurora Hills Library, 735 S. 18th St., at 10 and 11 a.m. For ages 2-4 with an adult. Call 703-228-5715.
The Power of Storytelling will be held on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Metaphysical Chapel, 5618 Wilson Blvd. Learn how to use storytelling to double your effectiveness with performer Alexis Sharon Rolnick. Four weeks. Cost is $50. Call 703-276-8738.
<cal1>FRIDAY/MAY 17
<cal2>Arlington Players present "Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical" at Thomas Jefferson Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. Show times are Friday and Saturday, May 17-18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and juniors. Call 703-549-1063.
German Wines for Summer Learn about the wines of Germany including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and dry Rieslings, ranging into the fruitier, bright, delicious, vibrant style, from 7-9 p.m. at Fresh Fields, 2700 Wilson Blvd. Cost is $20 per person; reservations required. Proceeds benefit Healthy Families-Arlington. Call 703-527-6596 or e-mail kathy.carroll@wholefoods.com.
"Detective Story" by Sidney Kingsley will be performed Friday and Saturday evenings, May 17 and 18, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 18, at 2:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 19, at 12:30 p.m. All performances are at the Cherrydale Fire Station, 3900 Lee Highway. Tickets are "pay-what-you-can" for all performances. Call 703-553-8782 or visit www.americancentury.org
Book Discussion at Aurora Hills Library, 735 S. 18th St., will feature Simon Winchester's "The Professor and the Madman," at 1 p.m. Call 703-228-5715.
Stop in for Stories at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 10 a.m. Stories for ages 3-6. Call 703-228-5990.
<cal1>SATURDAY/MAY 18
<cal2>Roll'em Out at Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3710 N. Lee Highway, from 1-3 p.m. Arlington fire and police and volunteers assist in bringing residents into the air and sunshine. Annual event. Call Leslie J. Girard at 703-979-4222.
Birding for Teens and Adults will meet at the Turkey Run Education Center parking lot in Prince William Forest Park, 18511 Joplin Road, Triangle, Va., at 7:30 a.m. Walk several trails looking for spring migrants. Bring binoculars and a $5 car fee to enter park. Reservations required. Call Gulf Branch Nature Center at 703-228-3403.
Cooking Class Join Chef Curtis Ross at Fresh Fields, 2700 Wilson Blvd., for a culinary journey through the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. Part of a five-part series. Cost is $10. Call to register at 703-527-6596.
Relay for Life The American Cancer Society's annual fund-raiser gets under way at Wakefield High School Saturday-Sunday, May 18-19. An overnight event featuring cancer survivors, their families and friends running around a track for 12-24 hours to raise money for cancer awareness. Games, food and entertainment. Call 703-938-5550.
Evening Campfire Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs, presents stories, games, songs, animal guests and s'mores, from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Reservations required. Call 703-228-6535.
Guest Chef Series at the Arlington Farmers' Market kicks off with Jay Jenc, head chef at IOTA, at 9:45 a.m. Take a tour with Jay of the market and learn what to do with the products in the kitchen. Free. The market is located at Courthouse Plaza, North 14th Street and North Courthouse Road. Call 703-228-6423 or visit www.arlingtonfarmersmarket.com.
Colonial Crafts will be demonstrated at the Ball-Sellers House, 5620 South Third St. (opposite Kenmore Middle School), from 1-4 p.m. Rug hooking, quilting and weaving are included. Free.
'Dancing Through the Decades' is an evening of dancing to a live 16-piece band, a buffet dinner and a silent auction at the Knights of Columbus Ballroom, 5115 Little Falls Road, from 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Event is hosted by the YMCA Arlington. Tickets are $45, $80 per couple or $300 per table of eight people. Call 703-525-5420.
Saturday Stock Talks at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., will feature Steve Barto of UBS Paine Webber, at 11 a.m., in the auditorium. Call 703-228-6328.
<cal1>SUNDAY/MAY 19
<cal2>Mosquito Slide Lecture Join Dr. Aftab Shaw Hussain for a program about mosquito-borne diseases. Learn how to protect against West Nile virus and other mosquito-related problems. Free event from 1-2 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road. No reservations needed. Call 703-228-3403.
Taste of Arlington returns to Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., from noon-5 p.m. Street festival includes more than 30 area restaurants, entertainment, crafts, an inflatable planetarium, science and education programs and activities, and a celebrity-item auction. Event benefits Community Residences. Free admission. Ticket books worth $15 each are available for six “tastes.” Visit www.TasteofArlington.com.
"Tap-in-Action" features The Diamonds and 60 Karats at Thomas Jefferson Theater, 125 S. Old Glebe Road, at 3 p.m. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Office of Senior Programs. Call 703-228-4744.
Community Market Opens Arlington's West End Community Market, featuring arts and crafts made by local residents and fresh produce grown by local farmers, will be held every third Sunday, through October, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Arlington Mill Community Center parking lot, 4875 Columbia Pike. Call Jennifer Abel at 703-228-6417 on weekdays, or Eileen Kenna at 703-845-1817 on weekends.
Nature Program Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 Marcey Road, will present a free program on identifying trees in Arlington County, at 2 p.m. Reservations are required. Call 703-528-5406.
Benefit Concert The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is sponsoring a Springtime Concert at 2 p.m. The event will feature local pianist John Paul Healy and a group of young musicians playing selections from Bach, Prokofiev and Ravel at Marymount University's Reinsch Library auditorium, 2807 N. Glebe Road. Tickets are $25. Proceeds benefit AFAC's Endowment Fund. Call 703-276-8946 or mail checks to AFAC Concert Event, P. O. Box 6261, Arlington, VA 22206.
Music Recital at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road, begins at 4 p.m. Schumann's Spanisches Lied and Brahns' Liebeslieder Waltzes will be featured. Free, but a free-will offering will be accepted. Call 703-538-4886.
<cal1>MONDAY/MAY 20
<cal2>Senior Adult Travel Seniors will tour the George Washington Masonic Temple, have lunch and shop in Old Town Alexandria. Cost is $27. Call Arlington County Senior Adult Travel to sign up at 703-228-4749.
Rubber Stamp Club at the Lee Senior Action Center will meet at 1 p.m. The group will make dimensional flowers with stamps and pop-up flowers for spring greeting cards. Fee is $1. Newcomers welcome. Call to sign up at 703-228-0555.
Presidents, Politics and Power at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., features Nina Gilden Seavey, founder/director of the Center for History in the Media at George Washington University, screening excerpts from the film "FDR" and presenting a talk about the president. Call 703-228-5996.
Senior Walk The Walter Reed Senior Walking Club will walk in Bon Air Park at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $2.50 for transportation to walking site. Newcomers welcome. Call to register at 703-228-5726.
Online Job Hunting Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., will present tips and hands-on instruction in the CyberCenter, at 3:30 p.m. Call to register at 703-228-6346.
Speaking of Books at Westover Library, features a discussion of Gail Tsukiyama's "The Samurai's Garden," at 7 p.m. Call 703-228-5260.
<cal1>TUESDAY/ MAY 21
<cal2>Birding Trip The van leaves from Lubber Run Recreation Center, 300 N. Park Drive, at 7:30 a.m. for a trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Cost is $15. Reservations required. Call 703-228-3403.
Book Signing Nguyen Cao Ky will discuss his new book, "Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam," at Olsson's, 2111 Wilson Blvd., at 7 p.m. Call 703-525-4227.
Senior Skin Care A skin care expert and color selection consultant will meet with seniors at 1 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Action Center. No fee. Call to reserve a seat at 703-229-4403.
"All Dolled Up" is an invitational exhibition of sculpture, photography and fine craft inspired by the shapes and symbolism of dolls, at the Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, through July 6. Opening reception is May 21, from 6–8 p.m. Free. Call 703-228-7710.
"Understanding Islam" will feature Middle East scholar Milton Viorst, author of "In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam," at 7:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Call 703-228-5996.
Book Discussion "Cultures of Peace" by Elise Boulding will be discussed at Barnes & Noble , 2800 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 500, from 7-9 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Community Resilience Project, is free. Call 703-228-4788.
<cal1>WEDNESDAY/MAY 22
<cal2>Gemstone Club for grade two and up meets from 3-4 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road. The emerald, May’s birthstone, will be examined. There's a $3 fee. Reservations required. Call 703-228-3403.
Nighttime in the Spring Forest is for families from 8:15-9:15 p.m. Join a naturalist from Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road, for a hike through the woods looking and listening for nocturnal animals. Free. Reservations required. Call 703-228-3403.
Public Forum on the county's desire to erect a memorial to commemorate the events of Sept. 11 at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.co.arlington.va.us/forums/september11. Leave a voice-mail comment at 703-228-3969 or fax comments to 703-228-3295.
Book Signing Local poet Frank MacEowen will discuss his new book, "The Mist-Filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers and Seekers," at Olsson's, 2111 Wilson Blvd., at 7 p.m. Call 703-525-4227.
Friday Morning Music Club Lunch Time Chamber Concert at Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, from noon–1 p.m. Free. Call 703-228-7710.
Rooms with a View continues at the Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 N. Kent St., from 6-8 p.m. Selections from Horizons Theatre, LeNeon Theatre, Wendy Lane Bailey and Hesperus. Evening includes a preview of "Slapstic-on," a film festival devoted to classic comedy. Refreshments from Spice of Life Café. Tickets are $12.50 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 703-522-6628.
Food Preparation Class "Fruit and Vegetable Carving" will be presented at Columbia Pike Library, 816 S. Walter Reed Drive, at 7 p.m. Learn the fine art of carving garnishes in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Call 703-228-5710.
Walking Club of Arlington Seniors will walk from Shirlington to the Washington Marina, at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $2.50 to cover transportation to and from walking site. The group will meet at Culpepper Garden Senior Action Center. Newcomers welcome. Call to reserve a seat, 703-228-4403.
Town Meeting Discussion of 2002 General Assembly Session with Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple and Del. Robert Brink at 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Call 703-243-5778.
<cal1>FRIDAY/MAY 24
<cal2>"Far Away Places" features a cabaret performance by Tom Andersen, May 24-25 at 8 and 10 p.m. Presented by Signature Theatre at 3806 S. Four Mile Run. Tickets are $20; 8 p.m. shows are sold out. Call 703-218-6500.
Book Signing Dominick Pisano and Robert van der Linden will discuss their new book, "Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis," at Olsson's, 2111 Wilson Blvd., at 11 a.m. Call 703-525-4227.
“Laughter on the 23rd Floor” by Neil Simon is a celebration of the golden age of television when teams of comedy writers created material for weekly variety shows. Presented by Dominion Stage at Theatre One at Gunston, 2700 S. Lang St., through June 8. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., June 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $9-$11. Call 703-683-0502. Visit www.dominionstage.org.
Music Appreciation Class at Culpepper Garden Senior Action Center will discuss 20th-Century Polish Composers, at 1:30 p.m. No fee. Call 703-228-4403 to reserve a seat. Newcomers welcome.
<cal1>SATURDAY/MAY 25
<cal2>Memorial Day Service in recognition of submarine veterans will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Service will be held near the headstone for the USS F-4 crew members in Section 2, near the intersection of Roosevelt and McClellan Drive.
Summer Concert Series at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 Marcey Road, kicks off with Blues Works, at 7 p.m. Light refreshments. Requested donation is $5-$7. Call 703-528-5406.
Pool Opening Upton Hill Regional Park, 6060 Wilson Blvd., will open for the season at 10 a.m. Call 703-534-3437.
Book Group "Beowulf" will be discussed at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 10:30 a.m. in the second-floor meeting room. Call 703-228-5990.
"Creating My Own Happiness" will be presented at Arlington Metaphysical Chapel, 5618 Wilson Blvd., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The workshop will teach participants how to control their thoughts and transform their life. Cost is $35. Call 703-276-8738.
African Violet Show The African Violet Society of America will hold this event at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hundreds of plants will be on display, as well as supplies and other plant-related items. Admission is free. Visit www.avsa.org.
<cal1>SUNDAY/MAY 26
<cal2>National Karate Tournament, featuring the best regional champions in amateur competition from across the country, will be held at Marymount University, 2807 N. Glebe Road, in the Verizon Gymnasium. Tickets are $10 at the door. To reserve tickets, call 301-254-8884. Visit www.jskaintl.org.`
Choral Music Marathon with The Metropolitan Chorus at 3 p.m. at Westover Baptist Church, 1125 N. Patrick Henry Drive. Hear choral favorites that have been part of the Chorus’s regular programming since 1966, plus a special 35th anniversary season celebration. Tickets are $10-$15. Call 703-836-4822. Visit www.metchorus.org.