Sweater weather is this close: 🤏! Fall into autumn with Oktoberfest celebrations, apple picking, rigorous races and fun runs, and a new pop-up art gallery. Here’s a peek at the happenings.
NaLa Noches
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Met Park with live Latin music and dance classes every Thursday from Sept. 17-Oct. 15, 5-7 p.m. Stay on theme with empanadas from Peruvian Brothers, knock back a complimentary Topo Chico and get creative with hands-on “Colores y Cultura” art activations by the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington. 1330 S. Fair St., Arlington (National Landing)
Elementary Cotillion with Mrs. B
Pardon me, but would you like your children to improve their manners? At this three-week series, with workshops offered Sept. 17 and 24 and Oct. 1, 5-6:30 p.m., little ones will learn how to comport themselves through proper body language and dining etiquette while enjoying a seated tea service. The cost is $250 for all three sessions at Tea with Mrs. B’s resident Miss Manners (aka Rebecca Czarniecki). 136 W. Jefferson St., Falls Church
Culinary Class: Mozzarella & Burrata Making
Mike Hauke is the founder of Tony Baloney’s pizzeria, which serves his Shark Tank-famous Mad Mutz mozzarella sticks, and he’s leading a class on how to make mozzarella from scratch. Join him Sept. 17, 6-7:30 p.m., to learn how to stretch fresh mozz, make creamy stracciatella and shape your own burrata. Nosh on samples paired with crostini, caponata and artichoke spreads, then take your creations home. Tickets are $35. 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington (Rosslyn)
Author Talk with Jared Huffman
The Democratic representative from California will sit down with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Virginia) on Sept. 17, 7 p.m., to discuss his new book, No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism. Tickets are $35 and include a copy of the book. One More Page Books, 1200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington
Arlington Artists Alliance: Metamorphosis
From Sept. 17-Oct. 25, see works by DMV artists depicting any and all of life’s transformations, whether physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental or societal, at this show celebrating the changes that shape us. Admission is free. 2700 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington (Clarendon)
Clarendon Ballroom DJ Series
Get your groove on at fabled nightlife haunt Clarendon Ballroom with nationally and internally recognized DJs spinning mixes. The featured artists bringing the fire include Sickick on Sept. 18, Laidback Luke on Sept. 19, Sam Feldt on Sept. 25 and Morgan Page on Sept. 26. All shows start at 9 p.m. Check the website for ticket prices. 3185 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Clarendon)
Chef Patrick O’Connell Book Talk
The proprietor of the storied Inn at Little Washington has written a memoir, Main, Middle & Gay, and we’re told it contains some juicy tidbits about the acclaimed chef’s life and life’s work building one of the country’s most celebrated restaurants. Dubbed his “literary coming out party,” the book signing on Sept. 18, 6 p.m. finds the famed toque chatting with famous friends José Andrés and dining critic Tom Sietsema. Tickets are available here. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
50th Annual Falls Church Festival
Have big fun in The Little City on Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with live music, free children’s activities and entertainers (including Rocknocerous and The Science Guys of Baltimore), not to mention inflatables. And bring your appetite, as this shindig also includes a Taste of Falls Church, featuring eats from local restaurants Cafe Kindred, the Dok Khao Thai, Taco Rock, The Falls, The Happy Tart and other hometown favorites. Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church
Green Valley Day
The Green Valley Civic Association is hosting a party to celebrate its 182-year legacy in the Arlington community. On Sept. 19, noon-5 p.m., come out for a health fair, live performances and a basketball tournament, plus fun for kiddos including a bounce house, obstacle course, ponies and a petting zoo. Charles Drew Elementary School, 3500 23rd St., S., Arlington (Green Valley)
Samuel Beckett’s Celtic Festival
The Shirlington gastropub is getting its Irish up on Sept. 19, noon-6 p.m. with traditional Irish music, dance, food, drinks and a pop-up makers market. Campbell Avenue will be closed to traffic to maximize safety and fun for this indoor-outdoor fun fest. 2800 S. Randolph St., Arlington (Shirlington)
Sloomoo Institute
Something slimy is coming to Tysons Corner Center. Starting Sept. 19, kids of all ages can step into a 17,000-square-foot “tactile playground,” where the activities include a make-your-own Slime Bar; balancing on Lake Sloomoo, a basin full of 500 gallons of slime; getting slimed at Sloomoo Falls; dancing in an interactive, glow-in-the-dark slime space; and chucking blobs of slime at a “slime wall” to form an ever-evolving art installation. Tickets start at $34.99. 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons
Capital One Center Celebration of the Arts
The multi-block outdoor art festival in Tysons returns for its second year Sept. 19, noon-6 p.m., and Sept. 20, noon-5 p.m. Presented with the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, a Reston-based nonprofit, the curated event is designed for artists and art lovers, with hands-on workshops and interactive installations, an artisan market and live performances, plus artsy culinary offerings from Sisters Thai, Ometeo, Star Hill Brewpub, Stellina Pizzeria, Wren and The Naisho Room. Don’t miss the live Battle of the Artists competition and Art Bark, a pop-up for doggos. The event is free and open to the public. 1820 Capital One Drive S., Tysons
Reason to Rock Music Festival
Music and pet lovers unite at this fourth annual hometown music fest Sept. 19, 1:30-8 p.m., which this year benefits the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. There will be fun and food to be had, plus a musical lineup of local bands Champagne Velvet, Ladywood Live (featuring Arlington Magazine‘s own Greg Hamilton) and Chapter 11. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the doors. Kids under 18 get in for free. Come for one band, stay the day, or come and go as you please all for one ticket price. Solace Outpost, 444 W. Broad St., Falls Church
Mount Vernon Colonial Market & Fair
Shop and play like the Washingtons on Sept. 19–20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at our first president’s Mount Vernon estate. Browse handcrafted ceramics, furniture, art, soap and more, and watch artisans using 18th-century techniques to make them. Other activities include colonial games, a traditional puppet show and a performance by illusionist Peter Gardiner. Tickets are $30 visitors 12 and older; $16 for kids ages 6-11, and free for those 5 and younger. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon
Sawasdee D.C.
This third annual Thai cultural festival will take over Pennsylvania Avenue, from Third to Sixth streets, N.W., on Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., celebrating nearly 200 years of diplomatic and cultural relations between the U.S. and Thailand. Visit interactive stations featuring a craft showcase, hands-on workshops and Thai massage, plus vendors serving authentic Thai food and beverages. The centerpiece Thailand Station promises a full day of live entertainment, including global Muay Thai champion Buakaw Banchamek, singer Gun Napat and rapper JR Bubblegum. Pennsylvania Avenue, from Third to Sixth streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The Arlington Players: Bonnie & Clyde
Love a good outlaw story? Follow Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as they go from being nobodies in West Texas to national folk heroes—and America’s most wanted criminals. The show runs through Sept. 20 at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre. Tickets start at $23. 125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington
Something Wonderful: Broadway’s Leading Ladies at Signature Theatre
Actress Tracy Lynn Olivera will pay homage, through song, to some of New York’s legendary greats, including Ethel Merman and Julie Andrews, in a musical revue that runs through Sept. 20. Tickets begin at $61. 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington (Shirlington)
Filipino Chef’s Dinner at The Falls
On Sept. 22, 6 p.m., chefs Miljohn Dimaano (Lyon Hall) and Ulysses Cabahug (The Liberty Tavern), both natives of the Philippines, will cook up a five-course menu honoring their cultural traditions with a contemporary twist. Save your appetite for Sizzling Tofu Sisig; Arroz Caldo de Pato with duck breast, chicken chicharrón, soft-boiled egg, scallion, and chili labuyo; and Kapampangan Porksilog with atchara and sinigang soup. Tickets are $75. 370 W. Broad St., Falls Church
D.C. Theatre Week
Celebrate the DMV’s rich performing arts scene Sept. 24-Oct. 11 with discounted tickets to dozens of productions throughout the region. Must-see performances on this side of the Potomac include Betrayal at 1st Stage, Monsters of the Villa Diodati at Creative Cauldron Stage and Merrily We Roll Along at Signature Theatre. Tickets begin at $25. Check the website for times and locations.
Parents’ Night Out at Encore Stage & Studio
Children in kindergarten through fifth grade can enjoy a Disney Descendants-themed night of theater games, crafts, storytelling and movement while parents do their own thing. Sign up by Sept. 21 for the Sept. 25, 6-9 p.m., event. Cherrydale United Methodist Church, 3701 Lorcom Lane, Arlington (Cherrydale)
Bluey x CAMP: Bluey’s House
CAMP Washington D.C. is bringing everyone’s favorite blue pup to Tysons Corner Center for its next immersive experience. Kiddos can make themselves at home in Bluey’s house, playing games like Magic Asparagus and Keepy Uppy, dancing in the playroom, and climbing a pillow fort and cardboard castle. The experience, which opened Sept. 5, lasts about 50 minutes and is best for kids ages 3-8. It ends with an opportunity to meet Bluey and his sidekick, Bingo, for a hug and photos. 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons
