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AlexandriaArlington Community Events March 9-16, 2006

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JURIED PHOTO EXHIBIT, "Photos You Have Taken Over the Past 75 Years," by local professional and amateur photographers, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, through April 1, Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington. Free. 703-228-7710.

SALAMANDERS PROGRAM , HIKE, for ages 7-10, look for salamanders under logs and learn about their habits and habitats, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Rd., Arlington. Free; registration required. 703-228-4747.

TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE, for low-income residents, Spanish-speaking volunteers available, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, through April 12, Alexandria Department of Human Services, lobby, 2525 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-0768.

ART TALK, "How to Get Your Work Noticed by the Press, Galleries and Museums," by Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post and gallery owner Lenny Campello, 7-9:30 p.m., Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. $40; registration required. 703-248-6800.

BEN FRANKLIN'S PRINTING, Ralph Frasca discusses his book "Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue in Early America," 7 p.m., Marymount University, Reinsch Library, auditorium, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington. Free. 703-284-1684.

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BALTIMORE PUB TRIP , for seniors, travel by bus to the Slainte Irish pub for lunch, sponsored by Arlington County Senior Adult Travel. Bus departs from three Arlington locations: 10:40 a.m., Lee Senior Center, 5722 Lee Hwy.; 11 a.m., Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. Second St.; and 11:15 a.m., Carver Senior Center, 1415 S. Queen St. Bus returns at 3:30 p.m. $35; registration required. 703-228-4749.

TROMBONE WORKSHOP, concerts, master classes, recitals, lectures and clinics, 1-8 p.m. March 16, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. March 17, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. March 18, Fort Myer, Brucker Hall, Washington Boulevard and South Second Street, Arlington. Free. 703-696-3399 or http://www.usarmyband.com .

BICYCLE REPAIR CLASS, lecture and demonstration by Allen Muchnick of League of American Bicyclists, bike not required, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Arlington Career Center, 816 S. Walter Reed Dr., Arlington. $38; seniors $28; registration required. 703-228-7200 or www.arlingtonadulted.org .

"THE AUTUMN GARDEN," play by Lillian Hellman, preview at 8 p.m. March 16; show at 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. March 19, 26, April 2, 8 and 15, Gunston Arts Center, Theater II, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. $23-$29; preview $15. 703-553-8782 or www.americancentury.org .

-- Compiled by RIA MANGLAPUS

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