AlexandriaArlington Community Events July 10-17, 2008

Thursday 10

"SHE'S SO ARTICULATE" EXHIBIT, works by Faith Ringgold, Erika Ranee, Nadine Robinson and others. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through July 19, Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-248-6800.

"THE THREAD AS THE LINE," contemporary sewn art. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today-tomorrow, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Ellipse Arts Center, 4350 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington. Free. 703-228-7710 or http://www.arlingtonarts.org/ellipseartscenter.htm.

ROSSLYN FARMERS AND ARTISTS MARKET, pastries, vegetables, herbs, meat, cheese, bread, coffee, soap, jewelry, photography and pottery, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; and a Dixie Power Trio concert, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., sponsored by Rosslyn Business Improvement District, North Oak Street and Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. 703-228-1850 or 703-522-6628.

"AS WE ARE: THE ENDURING NUDE," works by Del Ray Artisans. Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, through July 26; closing reception, 7-10 p.m. July 26, Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Admission, free. 703-838-4827 or http://www.thedelrayartisans.org.

"DON'T POSTPONE JOY," mixed-media paintings by Joyce McCarten. Noon-5 p.m. today-Sunday, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Target Gallery, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-4565, Ext. 4, or http://www.torpedofactory.org.

"THE LONG VIEW" EXHIBIT, by landscape artists Barbara Nuss, Meg Walsh, Richard Whiteley and others. Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, through Aug. 10, the Athenaeum, 201 S. Prince St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-0035.

LIBRARY PLANT CLINIC, by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension. 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington. Free. 703-228-6414.

POLYMER CLAY BEAD WORKSHOPS, taught by Susan Gantz. Basic class, 7-10 p.m. today; and beyond basics, 7-10 p.m. July 17, Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Each session, $30. 703-838-4827 or http://www.thedelrayartisans.org.

FORT WARD CONCERT, by Swing Command, sponsored by Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. 7:30 p.m., Fort Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. Free. 703-883-4686.

"A BODY OF WATER," performance by Firebelly Productions. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through July 20, Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington. $15; seniors and students, $12. 703-409-2372 or http://www.firebellyproductions.net.

"RED NOSES," Peter Barnes's comedy about the Black Death, performed by Washington Shakespeare Company. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through July 20, Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. Saturday matinees, pay what you can; regular performances, $25-$35. 800-494-8497 or http://www.washingtonshakespeare.org.

Friday 11

FRIENDSHIP FIREHOUSE MUSEUM, built in 1855, remodeled in 1871 and restored in 1992. Exhibit includes leather water buckets, axes, sections of old rubber hose, firefighting equipment and ceremonial objects such as parade uniforms, capes and banners. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Friendship Firehouse, 107 S. Alfred St., Alexandria. Free. 703-705-9462.