Thursday, March 7
Seniors mah-jongg, Chinese style, 9:30 a.m. Thursdays and noon Saturdays, Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free with 55+ Pass. Registration required. 703-228-6300.
“State of Emergency” exhibit, an installation-based work with sculptural pieces by Sabyna Sterrett. Opens, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday; show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), noon-6 p.m. Sundays, through April 1, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Art League Gallery, Room 21, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-683-1780 or www.torpedofactory.org.
English as a Second Language classes, drop-in sessions for all levels, 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays and 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays; for intermediate levels: 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays. Charles E. Beatley Library, 5005 Duke St., Alexandria. Free. 703-746-1702, Ext. 3.
“The Young Spectaculars and the Front Yard Adventure,” for ages 2 to 5; a performance by Arts on the Horizon, about a brother and sister with superpowered imaginations. 10:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, through Saturday, Downtown Baptist Church, 212 S. Washington St., Alexandria. $8. 703-967-0437 or www.artsonthehorizon.org.
“Power Art” exhibit, artwork depicting different types of power, including emotional, physical, natural or spiritual, or the power of craftsmanship, fabric and recycled materials. Includes 50 art quilts from the nationally touring “Power Suits” collection. Noon-6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, through March 31. Gallery talk, 3 p.m. Saturday, Del Ray Artisans, Nicholas A. Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-4827 or www.thedelrayartisans.org.
“Process: Photography” exhibit, features John Brown, Robert Creamer, Jim Darling and others. Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, through April 7. Artist’s show-and-tell, 2 p.m. April 7 , the Athenaeum, 201 S. Prince St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-0035 or www.nvfaa.org.
“Nature Detectives” program, for ages 6 to 10; learn about those who work as animal investigators, whether they are trying to learn more about an elusive animal or trying to solve a mystery or a crime. 4-5 p.m., Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington. $7, registration required (program No. 632923-D). 703-228-6535 or http:// www.arlingtonva.us/calendar.
After-work Jazz + Mixer, features the Brent Birckhead Quartet. 5:30-8 p.m., Artisphere, Town Hall, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-875-1100 or www.artisphere.com.
Arlington Fencers Club, for age 7 and older; beginners class. Equipment provided. 6:30-7:30 p.m., Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department, 3900 Lee Hwy., Arlington. Eight sessions, $140; registration requested. 703-528-5618 or afencers@gmail.com.
“Ladies Swing the Blues,” backstage stories of New York’s jazz scene of the 1940s and ’50s told by four legendary jazz divas. Performances, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through March 31, MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. $25-$55. 800-494-8497 or www.metrostage.org. In addition to the March 14 regular performance, Healthy Families Alexandria holds a fundraiser with a reception, 7 p.m., followed by performance. $75. 571-438-7715 or www.nvfs.org.
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