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The finalists for NZ Post’s new community initiative offering free courier products have been chosen and public voting is now open. Under the initiative, 11 community organisations will be supplied free domestic courier services for one year – with ...

(This Community Post was written by Encore Stage & Studio and underwritten by Embracing Arlington Arts.) Encore Stage & Studio kicked off spring by making

ETC Summer Camps are back for in-person theatre and filmmaking! Theatre and Film are uniquely suited for the return to in-person learning. We teach students about negative space — air between performers — and how we use it to tell a story. Audience experiences are primarily led by the director’s choice of stage movement (blocking). In ETC-on-Film, we teach students to choose strong shots to enhance storytelling. Using the tool of imagination, a common camp warm-up is passing the ball of e...

.) This weekend, UrbanArias, Arlington’s resident opera company, launched the third offering in their eclectic virtual season. The film, dwb (driving while black), is a montage of poetic and haunting moments examining the trials and triumphs Black mothers experience as their children come of age in a society plagued by racism and inequality.  Directed and choreographed by NYC-based filmmaker Du’Bois A’Keen and starring powerhouse soprano Karen Slack, the film incorporates elements of hi...

Apr 28th, 2021 Although Google Stadia may not be the first option that you think of when looking for the best cloud gaming options, it’s still pretty impressive. You’ll find quite a few AAA titles, and if you have fast enough internet speeds in your home, it’s a great option if you still can’t get your hands on the PS5 or Xbox Series X. However, there’s one feature that has been missing from the platform since it originally launched, and it’s kind of a funny one — Search. Google o...

Today at 11:30am A paperwork snafu may prevent a local House of Delegates candidate, Matt Rogers, from going up against fellow Democrat Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington). Rogers, who recently wrapped up 3.5 years serving as Chief of Staff for Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37) and is running to unseat Hope, reportedly failed to meet a filing deadline for two documents, according to the State Board of Elections. As a result, he may not be on the June 8 Democratic primary ballot. The challenger tells ARLnow ...

by Embracing Arlington Arts April 5, 2021 at 9:00 am (This Community Post was written by Gallery Underground, the Arlington Artists Alliance Gallery Underground’s Focus Gallery presents, during the month of April, Urban Soul, a solo show of works by Gustavo Forselledo — expressionist images of Washington, D.C. and other cities worldwide, with a special emphasis on Uruguay, where the artist was born. Forselledo, who has been influenced by Uruguayan masters Carols Paez Vilaró and Joaquín ...

After a dark year, we’re beginning to see a little light around us. Over these past months, five local artists sought creative inspiration as a guide out of darkness into the light. These painters — Elisabeth Hudgins, Kat Jamieson, Linda Maldonado, Elise Ritter and Deborah Taylor — formed the Arlington-based collaborative, Studio 10 Artists, and met via weekly Zooms to discuss, explore and create a new exhibition entitled “Ambient Light.” “Ambient” light is the atmosphere that sur...

Pauline Hanson has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of "trashing the credibility and reputation" of former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate and throwing her under a bus, as she calls for a Senate inquiry into her treatment. In an explosive attack, Senator Hanson accused Mr Morrison of "double standards". It sends a clear signal to the government they cannot rely on One Nations support in the Senate. The four watches were gifted in 2018 but did not come to light until a Senate estim...

A new virtual mail service opened Sunday in Middleton.