Upcoming Events

Around the Hearth: An Original Play about the Ball-Sellers House

Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United States

Join us for an original play about the oldest structure in the county, the Ball-Sellers House, a farmhouse built around 1750. Washington Liberty Grads, Layla Johnson and Matteo Hope have researched, written, produced, and directed this play in 2024 for their high school and now will produce it at the Ball-Sellers House to help celebrate […]

Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Dedication of Stumbling Stones

516 North Livingston Street 516 North Livingston Street, Arlington, VA, United States

Join us as we commemorate the lives of Con and Killemasce, who were enslaved by John Hurst in the 1760s. Since the late 1700s, African Americans made important contributions to the development of Arlington County. Until recently, histories of Arlington often excluded or misrepresented their stories. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington (MEA), a project sponsored […]

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