To have community events listed in The Arlington Connection, mail to 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to arlington@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Photos, especially color, are encouraged. Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before publication. This free community listing is reserved for events that are open to the public at no or minimal cost. Call Elizabeth Orr at 703-917-6449 with any questions.
<cal1>Friday/Oct. 29
<cal2>Nosferatu: Symphony Meets Vampire. By the Arlington Symphony. 1922 "Dracula" silent film with original live-music score and Halloween activities. 7:30 p.m. at the Schlesinger Center, Alexandria Campus, Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. $20 general admission. For tickets and information, call the Arlington Symphony at 703-528-1817.
“I Was a Teenage Zucchini” The Children’s Theatre presents at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington. 7:30 p.m. All children in a Halloween costume earna prize. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for children. For more information, call 703-548-1154 or visit www.encorestage.org.
Halloween Costume parade. Barrett Elementary School children will visit Culpepper Garden Senior Center, 4435 N. Pershing Drive. Arlington, for their annual Halloween costume parade at 1:15 p.m. Entertainment and refreshments. Fee is $1; newcomers welcome. Registration not required. For more information, call 703-228-4403.
Halloween party. Dawson Terrace Senior Center will hold its annual Halloween party and costume contest at 10:45 a.m. at 2133 N. Taft St., Arlington . Prizes awarded for most original and most colorful. No fee; newcomers welcome. For information, call 703-228-6300.
Bingo Party. Langston-Brown, 2121 N. Culpeper St. , Arlington . will celebrate Halloween with a Bingo Party at 11 a.m. Prizes and light refreshments. Cost is $2; newcomers welcome. Register by calling 703-228-4839.
<cal1>Saturday/Oct. 30
<cal2>Fall Fair At The Fort. 1-8 p.m. at Fort C.F. Smith Park & Historic Site, 2411 N. 24th St. Celebrate the season with hay rides, autumn games, painting pumpkins, and watching live animal presentations, featuring some Halloween favorites like bats and owls. Face painting, movies, demonstrations, snacks and scarecrow making , you provide the clothes. $5 fee per participant, under 3 free; $20 maximum fee per family. Additional fee for concessions and scarecrow making. No reservations are required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 703-228-4747
Haunted Halloween Hike. 7:30 p.m. at Potomac Overlook Regional Park. A spooky walk amid fantasy ghouls and monsters will follow an indoor Halloween story at this popular annual event for children age 5 and older. Tickets are $5 each and must be purchased at the Potomac Overlook Regional Park Nature Center; no telephone reservations. Purchases will be limited to six tickets per person. Guests are invited to come in costumes.
Trick or Treating at Ballston Common Mall. Come in costume from 5-7 p.m. and get goodies from participating merchants. A list of participants is available at Guest Services. Fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department, Spark the Fire Dog, face painting and a wandering clown make for a family-friendly, safe Halloween.
“I Was a Teenage Zucchini” The Children’s Theatre presents at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All children in a Halloween costume earna prize. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for children. For more information, call 703-548-1154 or visit www.encorestage.org.
Family Fun Night. Make trick-or-treat bags, bob for apples, build scarecrows, walk through a haunted house and more. 7-9 p.m. at Wilson Boulevard Christian Church, 3850 Wilson Blvd. Call 703-527-2210.
Day of the Dead workshop. Mask making, sugar skulls, and stories for children aged 9-15. 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. at the Arlington Arts center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Free, registration required; call 703-228-7710 or 703-823-5300 or visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org for a registration form.
Ghoulies, Ghosties & Things That Go Bump in the Night. Halloween stories, puppets and singalongs for ages 2-8. 11 a.m. at Aladdin's Lamp Children's Books, 2499 N. Harrison St., Suite 10. Call 703-241-8281 to register.
Halloween Monster Bash. Doors open at 8 p.m. at Clarendon Ballroom, 3185 Wilson Blvd. Music by Mr. Greengenes and DJ Pat Premier; costume contest with more than $800 in cash and prizes; rooftop patio. $10 with a canned-food donation, $13 without.
<cal1>SUNDAY/OCT. 31
<cal2>Nosferatu: Symphony Meets Vampire. By the Arlington Symphony. 1922 "Dracula" silent film with original live-music score and Halloween activities. 3 p.m. at the Schlesinger Center, Alexandria Campus, Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. $20 general admission. For tickets and information, call the Arlington Symphony at 703-528-1817.
“I Was a Teenage Zucchini” The Children’s Theatre presents at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington. 3 p.m. All children in a Halloween costume earn a prize. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for children. For more information, call 703-548-1154 or visit www.encorestage.org.
<cal1>Ongoing
<cal2>Day of the Dead Interactive Altar. Visitors are invited to leave simple offerings on the altar made by artists David Amoroso and Ernesto Gomez in celebration of Mexican holiday el Dia de los Muertos, the day of the dead. Through Dec. 18 at Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Drive. Gallery open Wednesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 703-228-7710.