Arlington News

Don't miss The Un-Common Theatre Young Adult Company's Production of "Chicago" being presented at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro today, July 18th, Friday, July 19th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, July 20th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, July 21st at 2:00 pm. Pre-Sale Tickets are $17 for Adults and $12 for Students and Seniors and may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/394693. Tickets purchased at the door are $20 for Adults and $15 for Students and Seniors. For Un-Common Members, group sales or handicapped seating please email uncommontheatre@verizon.net.

Fans can take an early listen to the full record where it is streaming exclusively with KCRW all week and the band has also just revealed the theatrical video for single “One Heart”.

Alan Jackson will perform tonight, July 17, as part of the Toyota Summer Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre at the 2013 OC Fair. As always, concert and action sports tickets include Fair admission.

Werner Heisenberg gave us the uncertainty principal, the essence of which is, you can't know everything about everything. A few decades later, Kurt Godel proved-literally proved with MATH-that some truths cannot be proven. If science and mathematics seem to be telling us anything, it's that the truth likes to keep its clothes on. Butnothing gets things naked like art can. Come watch us strip it all down to the gist...

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra's concert series in front of the DCR's Hatch Shell will have enhanced security in place this year. At its opening night concert on July 17 at 7 PM, the DCR and State Police will create four entrances to the site. One will be for staff only. One will service people coming to the Esplanade from the Charles Street Subway Station and the other two will provide access for people coming over the Arthur Fiedler Bridge from the direction of Arlington Street. All audience members will need to go through a bag check. An Express Line will be available for people with no bags.

There are many shows to catch in this year's Fringe festival, but 'Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home' and 'Impossible To Translate, But I'll Try: True-Life Israeli Stories' are ones you should check out.

Don't miss The Un-Common Theatre Young Adult Company's Production of "Chicago" being presented at the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro on Thursday, July 18th, Friday, July 19th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, July 20th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, July 21st at 2:00 pm. Pre-Sale Tickets are $17 for Adults and $12 for Students and Seniors and may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/394693. Tickets purchased at the door are $20 for Adults and $15 for Students and Seniors. For Un-Common Members, group sales or handicapped seating please email uncommontheatre@verizon.net.

Amphibian Stage Productions opens its third main stage production of the 2013 season, The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor, next week at the company's home on South Main Street. Luke Longacre, Brandon J. Murphy, and Scott Zenreich star in this irreverent comedy, running tonight, July 11 through Sunday, August 11. Jay Duffer directs the production.

Tomorrow marks an exciting landmark for Million Dollar Quartet. The Chicago production is celebrating 2,000 performances. To mark the occasion, original MDQ cast member (now on the National Tour) Kelly Lamont will join the company for a 'Sitting in with the Band' appearance during the encore. The company will celebrate with a specially-designed cake, courtesy of The French Pastry School.

Love to sing? The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre is looking for the next 'Signature Idol,' as the wildly popular Signature Idol Competition returns for one day only during the theatre's annual Open House on August 3rd. Held in Signature's MAX Theatre, the competition enters its fourth year with a panel of three celebrity judges in search of the best undiscovered singers in the DC region.

BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS announced today that CHITA: A LEGENDARY CELEBRATION has found its Broadway home. The star-studded benefit concert celebrating and starring the legendary Chita Rivera will play the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52 Street, New York City) at 8 pm on Monday, October 7, 2013. The one-night only performance in honor of Rivera's 80th birthday will be produced by and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2013 - ARC announced today that ARC MarketPlace(www.arcmarketplace.com), a Web portal that allows travel agents to book destination activities for their clients, has surpassed 10,000 unique agent customers booking on the site since its premiere in 2007. As a result of this growth, ARC MarketPlace achieved a one-month sales record in May. Powered by Viator, the world's leader in curated destination activities, ARC MarketPlace supports agents by offering their clients a collection of nearly 10,000 activities in more than 500 destinations worldwide.

Amphibian Stage Productions opens its third main stage production of the 2013 season, The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor, next week at the company's home on South Main Street. Luke Longacre, Brandon J. Murphy, and Scott Zenreich star in this irreverent comedy, running Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, August 11. Jay Duffer directs the production.

If a chef is destined to make a name for himself, he must have a steel-like work ethic. Or he must have grown up cooking. Or he must have successfully completed externships at renowned restaurants during his culinary training. But if such a chef has all of these qualifications and more, then not only does he deserve national acclaim, he also deserves recognition as Renaissance's Global Chef of the Year. This is the case with Executive Chef David Creamer of the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel and his ascent into culinary stardom is changing Crystal City's foodie scene for good.

The Mensa Education & Research Foundation will explore how science meets fiction at its 2013 Colloquium today, July 2, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas from 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. There are limited tickets available and can be purchased at the door for $69.

The Mensa Education & Research Foundation will explore how science meets fiction at its 2013 Colloquium on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas from 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. There are limited tickets available and can be purchased at the door for $69.

Today, WNYC reveals album cut 'What's The Matter,' a beautifully bittersweet ode to an absent lover. The ballad shows off chanteuse Shirli's powerful, emotive vocals alongside lush instrumentation and an irresistibly memorable chorus that fixes itself squarely in your mind (and heart!) Check out the 'What's The Matter' MP3 where it premiered with WNYC or below!

MadLab will present The Young Writers Short Play Festival, a collection of nine short plays written by Columbus area high school students. This year features plays from all women playwrights. MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. Part of that effort involves giving young people the opportunity to create original works.

The Anacostia Arts Center, a project of ARCH Development Corporation, has its first director. Kate Taylor Davis joined the ARCH team in late May to launch and lead the new facility, which began hosting events in April.

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aim to better prepare U.S. students for the rigor of career and college-level scientific study by stressing the importance and integration of the three dimensions: science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts. The standards will provide for a more integrated and cohesive approach to science instruction, leading to a more scientifically literate citizenry.