 Día de los Muertos Celebration
Sat, Nov 1 | 5-8p | MoCA Arlington | Virginia Square
Join us for an evening picnic on the lawn of Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington with family-friendly activities, vendors, performance and games. Grab some refreshments and bites with local food trucks, and craft espresso drinks.
Artist David Amoroso is building a large-scale ofrenda (altar) on the front portico of the building, where your loved ones who have passed may be honored. Participate in Calavera Mask decoration and Lotería games, and explore the fall exhibits inside the museum. Featuring live performances with music from Mariachi Imperio, dance from Los Quetzales, and a bilingual poetry reading by Blanca Chucuan. More
Looking for more seasonal fun? Check out these Halloween and Día de los Muertos arts events.
 Synetic Theater: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
Nov 1-23 | Thomas Jefferson Theatre | Arlington Heights
In a barren world at humanity's end, a man dares to steal fire and bring life to the dead—only to create something he cannot control. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic, this bold reimagining trades candlelit laboratories for storm-ravaged wastelands, where rhythm, ritual, and elemental force breathe life into a new Creature. A visually raw and immersive meditation on grief, hubris, and what it means to remake ourselves when the world has collapsed, Synetic's Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus is a myth forged in real time. Both intimate and epic, it asks not only what it means to create life, but what kind of life is worth creating. More
Arlington Artists Alliance: Ceremony, Member Juried Show
Oct 23-Nov 30 | Alliance Gallery | Clarendon
Ceremony features work by Arlington Artists Alliance members that explores themes of celebration and the warmth of gathering; a reflection on what it means to come together, honor milestones, and celebrate life. Juried by Alissa R Maru, Associate Curator and Exhibitions and Program Manager at Mason Exhibitions Arlington. Join for the opening reception on Thurs, Oct 23 from 5 to 7pm. More
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Curator Tour: Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world.
Fri, Oct 24 | 1-2p | MoCA Arlington | Virginia Square
Join MoCA Arlington Senior Curator Blair Murphy for a free tour of "Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi: Here the waving flag. Here the other world." Through her paintings, Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi brings new energy and perspectives to material and thematic traditions from throughout art history. Her unique artistic practice merges the conventions and techniques of Western abstraction with the visual language of Persian art and architecture. More
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 Blithe Spirit
Oct 24-Nov 8 | Gunston Theatre Two | Long Branch Creek
A classic British comedy with a supernatural twist. Successful writer Charles Condomine invites eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance for research. Unexpectedly, she summons the ghost of Charles’s mischievous first wife, Elvira—who then tries to sabotage his current marriage to Ruth. Chaos descends upon the Condomine household as Charles finds himself haunted by both wives, dead and alive, in a hilariously unique love triangle. Witty barbs, a touch of slapstick humor, and fun supernatural happenings ensue! More
Poetry & Tea with Ruben D. Sira
Thurs, Oct 30 | 5:30-7p | Studio PAUSE on Columbia Pike |
Local poet Ruben D. Sira leads a casual poetry writing workshop accompanied by tea, which is a favorite experience of his. Write in any language as he shares his poem in Spanish and English and guides participants to explore their own colors. More
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Closing Event with Chris Gregson
Sun, Oct 26 | 5-7p | Fred Schnider Gallery of Art | Virginia Square
Gregson's central painting issues are the expressiveness of shape, the exploration of pictorial and sculptural abstraction, and the relationship between his work and viewer. The paintings in this exhibition represent a new moment in the artist’s trajectory that has been developing over the past few years. More
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