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<cal1>WEDNESDAY/JUNE 19

<cal2>"The Rink," a musical, will be presented by Signature Theatre at Lubber Run Amphitheater, North Columbus and Second streets, through June 23 at 8:30 p.m. Open air theater. Free. Inclement weather cancellation line is 703-228-6960.

Free Concert at Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., features “Hesperus” and a program of Medieval-Appalachian crossover music, from 6:30-8 p.m.

Music Ministry Conference at Macedonia Baptist Church, 3412 S. 22nd St., Wednesday-Friday, June 19-21. Theme of the conference is "Becoming Instruments of Worship and Praise." Call for more information at 703-521-7663.

Sustainable Path Film Series at Potomac Overlook Regional Park Nature Center, 2845 N. Marcey Road, at 7 p.m., will host a sustainable cities double feature of Chatanooga, Tenn., and Curitiba, Brazil. Each program in the “Sustainable Path Film Series” explores ways natural systems can teach people to develop sustainable human systems and activities. Free, but reservations required. Call 703-528-5406.

Gem Stone Club will meet at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road, from 3-4 p.m. Find out about the pearl, June's birthstone. Cost is $3 in advance. Space is limited. Call 703-228-3403.

<cal1>THURSDAY/JUNE 20

<cal2>Stream Hike at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road. Put on hiking boots and join a walk along Gulf Branch stream looking for wildflowers and animals, from 10-11 a.m. For ages 8-11. Free. Call for reservations at 703-228-3403.

Classic Comedy June 20-July 20. “Laughter at 10 O'Clock: Memories of the Carol Burnett Show” recreates many of the best remembered of that show's comic skits. American Century Theatre at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run, Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Call 703-553-8782. Visit www.americancentury.org.

Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 7 p.m. Each Thursday, gardening and plant-care advice and identification is dispersed. Call 703-228-6400.

<cal1>FRIDAY/JUNE 21

<cal2>Ice Cream Social The Pilot Club of Arlington will hold this annual event at Malones, 224 N. Jackson St., from 6:30-9 p.m. Tickets are $4. Call 703-532-8292.

Crab Festival The Chesapeake Bay Crab Festival will be held at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S. Hayes St., at 7 p.m. Live music from Special Delivery. Tuxedo-clad crab pickers will teach diners how to shuck crab meat from the shell. Cost is $65 per person (includes tax and gratuity), and advance reservations are suggested. Call 703-412-2760.

Senior Center Book Discussion about Reynolds Price's "Kate Vaiden" at 1 p.m. at Aurora Hills Library, 735 S. 18th St. Call 703-228-5715.

<cal1>SATURDAY/JUNE 22

<cal2>Antiques Show and Sale will be hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Arlington today and tomorrow at Washington-Lee High School, 1300 N. Quincy St., from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The show will feature a total of 120 exhibitors selling furniture, silver, crystal, glass, prints, paintings, antiques, antiquarian books and more. Tickets are $5 in advance, available from Kiwanis members or by calling 703-524-6520, or $6 at the door.

Creepy Crawlies will be held at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. for ages 7-10. Free. Call for reservations at 703-228-6535.

Percussion Festival at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 N. Marcey Rd., from 5-8 p.m. celebrates the arrival of summer solstice and the rhythm of life with local percussionists from a variety of cultural and musical traditions. Free. Call 703-528-5406.

Saturday Stock Talks at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., will feature Todd Ihrig of HD Vest, at 11 a.m., in the auditorium. Call 703-228-6328.

The Youth Choir from Parkway Baptist Church in Natchez, Mississippi will give a free concert at 6 p.m. at the Westover Baptist Church 1125 N. Patrick Henry Dr. Call 703-237-8292.

<cal1>SUNDAY/JUNE 23

<cal2>Antiques Show and Sale will be hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Arlington today at Washington-Lee High School, 1300 N. Quincy St., from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The show will feature a total of 120 exhibitors selling furniture, silver, crystal, glass, prints, paintings, antiques, antiquarian books and more. Tickets are $5 in advance, available from Kiwanis members or by calling 703-524-6520, or $6 at the door.

Arlington Presbyterian Church invites the community to tour their newly remodeled Clothing Bank (3507 Columbia Pike), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free, including dessert and coffee. Call 703-920-5660.

Ballston Beaver Pond Work Day will bring the community together with local environmentalists to help clean up the beaver pond and remove non-native plants. Families are welcome to drop in, from 9 a.m.-noon, to learn about the aquatic insects, wetlands and wetland creatures. The park is located at the corner of Fairfax Drive and I-66. Free parking is available in the Marymount parking lot at Fairfax Drive and Glebe Road. Free. Call 703-228-3403.

The 6th Annual Music for Moms Concert to benefit the Borromeo Housing charity will be held at the Clarendon Grill (1101 N. Highland St.) from 6-9 p.m. Featured musicians will be Monica Perz-Waddington, St. Charles pastor Father Gerry Creedon, Morena Panozo, Richard Haynes, Carey Creed, Tom Bodine, Larry Brown, and Yuri Zelinsky. The concert is free but there is a suggested $10 donation. contact Nick Baric 703-276-2711 or nbaric67@msn.com.

Who's Who at the Zoo will take families with children 5 and above on a virtual trip to the zoo with biologist Dexter Hinckley, from 2-3 p.m., at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Free. Reservations required. Call 703-228-6535.

<cal1>MONDAY/JUNE 24

<cal2>Free Concert at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, features the Metropolitan Chorus, at 8:30 p.m.

Culpepper Garden Senior Action Center's Book Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss "The History of the Siege of Lisbon," by Jose Saramago. Newcomers are welcome. Call 703-228-4403.

Monday Evening Book Club will meet at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. in the second floor meeting room to discuss A.S. Byatt's "Possession." Books and biographical materials are provided free, and new members are welcome. Call 703-228-5994.

<cal1>TUESDAY/JUNE 25

<cal2>Free Lunch-Time Concert at Crystal City Waterpark, South 18th Street and Crystal Drive, from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., features JahWorks performing Reggae.

Free Concert at Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., features the Debi Smith Duo with Billy Kemp playing contemporary acoustic music, from 6:30-8 p.m.

Barbershop Quartet The Arlingtones will perform at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Free.

"Growing Wiser As We Age" series final program will be shown at 10:30 a.m. at Gunston/Drew Senior Action Center. Free. Call 703-228-5700 to sign up.

Defensive Driving Class for Seniors will be held today and tomorrow from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Action Center. There is a $10 fee, and participants must attend both classes to receive a certificate. Call 703-228-4403 to register.

Tom Vaughn and Roadhouse Five, a Virginia Swinging, sophisticated blues and down-home jazz band will play for swing dancers at the Clarendon Ballroom, 3185 Wilson Blvd. from 9-11 p.m. The band can be reached at www.roadhouse5.com. Visit www.gottaswing.com

<cal1>WEDNESDAY/JUNE 26

<cal2>Potomac Harmony Chorus, a female barbershop chorus, will perform at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Free.

Finding Travel Information Online Instruction will be provided at the CyberCenter at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Call 703-228-5984.

"American-Muslim Women: Life post 9/11" As part of the library's Understanding Islam series, a panel discussion and workshop that addresses the diversity of experiences amongst Muslim women will be held at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Call 703-228-5984.

Grilling Day to benefit Crisislink, America's suicide hot line, will be sponsored by Fresh Fields, 2700 Wilson Blvd., from 6-9 p.m.100 percent of the proceeds will go to CrisisLink. Call 703-527-6596

<cal1>THURSDAY/JUNE 27

<cal2>The Diamonds & 60 Carats senior tappers will perform at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Free.

Thursday Morning Book Club With Friends will meet in the second floor meeting room at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. at 10:30 a.m. to discuss Edith Wharton's "House of Mirth." Books and biographical materials are provided free, and new members are welcome. Call 703-228-5994.

Master Gardeners' Plant Clinic at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., at 7 p.m. Each Thursday, gardening and plant-care advice and identification is dispersed. Call 703-228-6400.

<cal1>FRIDAY/JUNE 28

<cal2>Free Concert at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Paul Reisner with Diane Bartwell and Gary Green perform new-age folk music. Free.

Senior Walking Exercise at Lee Senior Action Center on Fridays at 10 a.m. Lee Walkers meet weekly for one hour and will travel to Fort Ward Park today. Fee is $2.50. Call 703-228-0555 to register.

<cal1>SATURDAY/JUNE 29

<cal2>Satirical Revue "It's a Grand Old Gag" will be performed by Hexagon at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Free.

Saturday Stock Talks at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., will feature John Crawford of UBS Paine Webber, at 11 a.m., in the auditorium. Call 703-228-6328.

Junior Ranger Program:The First Nations, learn about people who lived in Arlington long ago. Ages 7-10. Meet at Penrose Park, 2200 6th St. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Call Long Branch Neture Center for reservations 703-228-6535.

<cal1>SUNDAY/JUNE 30

<cal2>Bowen McCauley Dance will perform at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, at 8:30 p.m. Free.

Service and Learning Project park beautification with the Arlington County Park Rangers at Benjamin Banneker Park, 1701 Van Buren St. Free. 2-4 p.m. Call 703-228-6535.