Events for August 28, 2025 - June 22, 2025

  • A Different Look from a Different View: Artist Talk

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Experience the vibrant, story-filled work of artist Zane Killgo, an Arlington County visual artist whose bold use of color and mixed media explores community, identity, and the changing urban landscape. […]

  • Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: What’s It All About?

    Woman's Club of Arlington 700 South Buchana Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington leaders, Jessica Kaplan (Arlington Historical Society) and Scott Taylor (Director of the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington) will discuss the project, its goals, history, successes, […]

  • Commemorative Plans for the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

    Glencarlyn Library 300 S. Kensington Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    Glencarlyn Library will host Arlington History Society President Peter Vaselopulos for a special presentation about upcoming Arlington County events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Highlighting what […]

  • Butterfield’s Brigade at Mount Olivet Church

    Mt. Olivet. United Methodist Church 1500 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA, United States

    Completed just before the Civil War, by the end of the conflict's first year Mount Olivet Church's original structure was reduced to its foundations, variously used and abused by the […]

  • Dark Star Park and the Birth of Arlington’s Public Art Program

    Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington

    Arlington Historical Society presents Nancy Holt’s Dark Star Park (1979 –1984) and the birth of Arlington's Public Art Program. AHS hosts Angela A. Adams, Founding Director of Arlington Public Art […]

  • A Different Look from a Different View: Exhibit Closing Reception

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Experience the vibrant, story-filled work of artist Zane Killgo, an Arlington County visual artist whose bold use of color and mixed media explores community, identity, and the changing urban landscape. […]

  • Arlington HistoryFest 250

    Kenmore MIddle School 200 S. Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

    The Arlington VA250 Committee has announced plans for Arlington HistoryFest 250, a free, one-day outdoor festival commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. It will be held on Saturday, […]

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