Senior Living
Flourishing After 55
Office of 55+ Programs
Department of Parks and Recreation
300 N. Park Dr., Arlington, VA 22203
55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.
Opera appreciation offered by 55+ volunteer George Cecchetti who sets the stage for each opera including the story line and background on the composer. January’s opera is “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1:30 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Registration # 912300-04.
55+ Travel group to go shopping for essentials at Walmart in Sterling, VA and then explore the Dulles Town Center for more shopping and dining, Wednesday, Jan. 22. Cost $15, Arlington resident; $17, non-resident. Registration # 902401-07.
Movie matinee, “The World’s Fastest Indian”, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 12:30 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 912804-05.
Learn about Arlington’s rich history provided by Ashley Gomez, Director, Lubber Run 55+ Center, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1:30 p.m. For monthly topics email, agomez@arlingtonva.us. Registration # 912402-07.
Advance care planning, two-part series beginning Wednesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m. focusing first on planning an advance directive. For your health care. Part 2, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m., opportunity to meet one-on-one with a certified volunteer. Both sessions will be held at Langston-Brown 55+ Center. Participants must attend the first session to participate in the second. Registration # 912404-03.
Virginia After the Civil War, a compelling presentation by Outreach Specialist Peter North at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Thursday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-18.
Virtual presentation of the country of Peru, Thursday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. Part of a series of Central American countries presented by Ashley Gomez, Director, Lubber Run 55+ Center. Registration # 912400-39.
Old-time and string band jam, join volunteer Fred Winter (co-founder of New York City’s Old Time Music Project) for an open jam, Thursday, Jan. 23, 5 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Bring your banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin or dulcimer. All skill levels welcome. Registration # 912304-19.
NASA’s shuttle program from its inception to conclusion, Friday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m., Langston-Brown 55+ Center. Presented by George Cecchetti, a former Kennedy Space Center employee. Registration # 912400-33.
55+ Travel group will visit the National Law Enforcement Museum in D.C., Saturday, Jan. 25. The most interactive museum in D.C., 300 years of history, 25,000 artifacts. Cost $36, Arlington resident; $40, non-resident. Feel free to bring lunch or enjoy a snack from the museum’s café. Registration # 902401-08.
55+ Travel group to visit “The 70’s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography” exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, D.C., Monday, Feb. 3. Cost $11, Arlington resident; $13, non-resident. Registration # 902502-01.
Keeping emergency information current, presented by 55+ staff and Arlington First Responders, Monday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. Registration # 912400-07.
Secrets revealed, an exploration of famous artists and their distinctive and sometimes secretive techniques, Monday, Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m., virtual. Presented by Community Arts Programmer Jennifer Droblyen. Registration # 912302-05.
Influential ecological thinkers throughout history and their views on nature, presented by Bill Browning, Arlington Regional Master Naturalist, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-21.
Animals of Arlington, presented by Long Branch Nature Center Naturalist Bobbi Farley, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Learn how native species in Arlington survive in an urban environment. Registration # 912400-23.
Opera appreciation, the spotlight is on composer Richard Wagner’s “Die Walkure,” the second of his Ring Cycle, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1:30 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Volunteer George Cecchetti provides professional commentary. Registration # 912300-05
Music from The Sondheim Songbook performed by pianist Ken Schellenberg and singers Judy Lewis and Jane Petkovsky, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 912301-09.
Birds wintering in Arlington and how to support migratory birds, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5 p.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Presented by volunteers from Arlington Regional Master Naturalists. Registration # 912400-26.
55+ Travel group will tour the National Museum of African 02.American History and Culture, D.C., Wednesday, Feb. 5. Cost $11, Arlington resident; $13, non-resident. Registration # 902502-
Black History Month program, “107th U.S. Colored Troops in Arlington, presented by local history expert John McNair, Thursday, Feb. 6, 3 p.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-09.
Strategic competition in Africa and U.S. efforts to promote democracy and peace through the integration of elements of national power, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2:30 p.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-35. Presented by Opher Heymann, a student at the U.S. Army War College.
Pianist Ken Schellenberg and singers Judy Lewis and Jane Petrovsky will perform music composed by Stephen Sondheim, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1 p.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. Registration # 912301-10.
Paint along with Community Arts Programmers Jennifer Droblyen and Jim Halloran and recreate artwork on display at area museums, Thursday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m., virtual. Registration # 912303-09.
Bring your banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and dulcimer and join volunteer Fred Winter, co-founder of NYC’s Old Time Music Project, for an open “jam” of Appalachian old time (pre-blue grass) and string band music, Thursday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. All skill levels welcome. Registration # 912304-20.
Maryland Live! Casino, Hanover, MD plus the Arundel Mills Outlets are on the agenda for the 55+ Travel group, Friday, Feb. 7. Cost $13, Arlington residents; $15, non-residents. Registration # 902502-03.
In honor of Black History Month, 55+ Operations Supervisor Cory Cox will discuss African American Women Inventors, Friday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 912400-10.