First events blog of December! Plenty of ways to meet our non-profits coming up …
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE)
Free Tango Practica! Tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a collective space on Friday at 7:00 PM.
WSC Avant Bard (at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA)
Last chance! The one-evening adaptation of Shakespeare’s enthralling history plays Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, closes this weekend. Catch it on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM. Tickets right here.
Volunteer Fairfax (at George Mason Fairfax Campus, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA)
Kick-off the holiday season at the 2nd Annual VolRUNteer 5K & Fun Run on Saturday at 9:00 AM; you can run, walk, or watch & cheer. Runners are asked to “lend a helping hand” by bringing mittens and gloves to donate to participating hypothermia shelters. Register right here.
Partner for Surgery (at Truro Church, 10520 Main Street, Fairfax, VA)
Be sure to visit PfS at the 2011 Fairfax VA Gifts That Give Hope Fair on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Lovely fair-trade items hand-crafted in Guatemala will be available for sale.
Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE)
In “Hammock,” Dance Exchange artists Sarah Levitt and Benjamin Wegman explore and experience rest as a defiant and aggressive act. Relax! This is just a dance. Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 7:00 PM. Nab your tickets here.
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (at N Frederick Street and 11 Street N, Arlington, VA)
Join ACE in working up a sweat: get rid of unwanted plant invaders in Lacey Park and help protect our natural areas on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
Washington Bach Consort (at National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW)
It’s “Christmas in Leipzig!” on Sunday at 3:00 PM; an early version of Orchestral Suite No. 3 sets the festive tone, followed by some gorgeous seasonal choral music by Bach and his contemporaries. Tickets right here.
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park Street NE, Vienna, VA)
The American Youth Symphonic Orchestra and Concert Orchestra together present “Russian Rhapsody” on Sunday at 3:00 PM. Learn more right here.