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AlexandriaArlington Community Events July 24-31, 2008
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ROSSLYN JAMES BOND FILM FESTIVAL, action movies on outdoor screen, sponsored by Rosslyn Business Improvement District. Take low lawn chairs and blankets. 7 p.m. Fridays, through Aug. 22, Gateway Park, Lee Highway and North Lynn Street, Arlington. Free. 703-276-7759 or http:/
KIDS NATURE CENTER OVERNIGHT CAMPING, for ages 9-13, campfire, s'mores, storytelling, night hike and games. Take a sleeping bag. 7:30 p.m. Friday-9 a.m. Saturday, Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington. $25; registration required. 703-228-4747.
BALLSTON FARMERS MARKET, plants, pastries, bread, coffee and fresh produce, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Cletus and Lori performance, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Welburn Square, Wilson Boulevard and Taylor Street, Arlington. 703-528-3527 or http:/
GADSBY'S LANTERN TOURS, for age 5 and older, 30-minute tours of the historic tavern and hotel, led by a costumed guide. 7-10 p.m. Fridays, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St., Alexandria. $5; registration required. 703-838-4242 or http:/
"A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD," a musical performed by Act III Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Friday, 8 and 2 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington. $15; seniors, students and children, $10. 703-548-1154, Ext. 1.
"ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE," a rock musical performed by MetroStage. Opens 8 p.m. Friday, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday; continues, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 3 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 7, MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. July 25, pay what you can; other shows, $40-$45. 703-548-9044 or 800-494-8497.
NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, concert, sponsored by Arlington Cultural Affairs. 8:30 p.m., Lubber Run Amphitheatre, North Second and North Columbus streets, Arlington. Free. 703-228-1850, 703-228-6966 or http:/
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"THE SPY AND THE NATURE CENTER," a nature center staff member discusses how former FBI agent Robert Hanssen unsuccessfully tried to use the Long Branch Nature Center as a pickup site for money dropped off by the Russian intelligence agency. Hanssen was convicted of selling classified information to the Soviets. 3:30-4:30 p.m., 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington. $4; registration required. 703-228-4747.
ALEXANDRIA FARMERS MARKET, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit and vegetables, sponsored by the city. 5:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Market Square, 301 King St., Alexandria. 703-838-5006 or 703-838-4343.
ALEXANDRIA PLANT CLINIC, by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension. 6:30-9 a.m. Saturdays, Market Square, 301 King St., Alexandria. Free. 703-228-6414.
ARLINGTON FARMERS MARKET, meat, dairy products, fruit, vegetables, bread, mushrooms and honey, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources. 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, North Courthouse Road, between North 14th and North Uhle streets. 703-228-6423 or http:/
ARLINGTON PLANT CLINIC, by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension. 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, Arlington Farmers Market, North Courthouse Road (courthouse parking lot). Free. 703-228-6414.
