The Arlington Int'l Film Festival invites you to watch ( from July 20 to August 4th)  a FREE virtual film on the AIFF website TACKLING LIFE (94 min) by Johannes List | Germany | 2018 | Doc - Visit www.AIFFest.org Film Link located at bottom of the home page
TACKLING LIFE is a documentary about the Berlin Bruisers, Germany’s first gay and inclusive rugby club. Founded by a handful of friends several years ago in a Berlin park, this gentle and affecting film paints their lives as they build-up to their first major tournament.

Perennial losers when they first meet, the Bruisers greatest achievements would seem to mostly lie off the pitch. From sterling anti-bullying workshops in schools to caring for the elderly, distant relatives, and much more, each Bruiser’s journey is very different. We see a band of individuals come together as a family, who are there for one another as much in life as they are on the pitch. Arousing portrait of a team sweating, celebrating, laughing and crying together, winning and losing, and the joy, after years of searching, of finally finding a community where they could be themselves. 

This film is indeed fragile and profound yet spectacular and loud! Awards include KOK Fest Munich Audience Award.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8TehCK9T0I

Peter says, "C#minor7 as a band name is a bit of an in joke, but we’d love to include you. You’ve all heard a C#minor7 and of course jazz players will shake their heads approvingly. It’s just a wonderfully spicy chord whose sweet dissonance is so evocative of that uniquely American art form – Jazz. Tino and I found ourselves without any performance opportunities last year, but desperate for musical companionship formed a little cohort and played on. We are now extremely happy to be able to share the fruits of this collaboration – the melding of two unusual instruments in an intimate exploration of jazz improvisation."

Both Dagostino and Lehman are long time residents of Arlington and Peter Lehman has forged an individual style of playing on a 17th century instrument – the theorbo. "Who knew that in the right hands this ancient instrument would be so adaptable and appropriate for jazz?"

ARTS ARLINGTON is proud to announce a return to our LIVE ARTS programming! Organized in partnership with artists, Live Arts is designed to encourage public performance and creation in the Town, inviting artists to step out and share their expertise on sidewalks, parks, and plazas where people gather and enjoy outdoor entertainment. Enjoy these upcoming performances in public spaces around Arlington, and stay tuned to Arts Arlington via our newsletters and social media for more!

Works discussed will include those depicting religious reformer Anne Hutchinson; author, abolitionist, and suffragist Julia Ward Howe; Indigenous rights activist Zitkala-Sa; and more. Learn about the history of the sculptures themselves and the women who inspired them.

Suggested donation: $5 per person.

A Zoom link to the program will be sent to your email address once registration is complete.

Arlington Jazz is excited to partner again with Town Tavern to present The Samba Jazz Project as part of a fundraiser for Dana Farber Cancer Research. Dan Fox, the group’s leader, is also the director of ArlingtonJazz.org and owner of Arlington's Morningside Music Studio. The group features drummer and Rio native Rafael Barata, who has performed with the top names in Brazilian music including Hermeto Pascoal and Eliane Elias. Also joining Fox will be local heavy hitters including Alexei Tsiganov on piano and Paquito D’Rivera’s bassist Oscar Stagnaro, professors at New England Conservatory and Berklee respectively.

This fun concert and fundraiser will occur on Saturday, August 7, from 9:00–11:00 PM. To donate to the fundraiser, visit this site. For further info., please contact: arlingtonjazzfestival@gmail.com, (617) 909-7776.

Explore the wonderful built environment that makes Arlington Center so unique during this one hour guided walking tour. Experience the masterful public works created by the celebrated American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, for his adopted hometown. Learn the stories behind notable memorials and historic buildings, as well as some fun facts about Arlington’s Revolutionary War history. Before or after the tour, plan to visit one of the many amazing restaurants in Arlington Center!

The tour starts in front of the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum at 611 Mass. Ave. in Arlington. Please wear a face covering. Metered parking available in the lot behind the building.

Suggested donation: $10, $5 for members and students, free for children 13 and under
*This tour will also be offered on Thursdays, June 17, July 22, August 26, and September 16.

Explore the wonderful built environment that makes Arlington Center so unique during this one hour guided walking tour. Experience the masterful public works created by the celebrated American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, for his adopted hometown. Learn the stories behind notable memorials and historic buildings, as well as some fun facts about Arlington’s Revolutionary War history. Before or after the tour, plan to visit one of the many amazing restaurants in Arlington Center!

The tour starts in front of the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum at 611 Mass. Ave. in Arlington. Please wear a face covering. Metered parking available in the lot behind the building.

Suggested donation: $10, $5 for members and students, free for children 13 and under
*This tour will also be offered on Thursdays, June 17, July 22, August 26, and September 16.

The 25th Anniversary performance of "On A Winter's Night" brings five of the brightest stars in the singer/songwriter movement for the past three decades together again and for the first time at Arlington's Showplace of Entertainment, Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler, and Cliff Eberhardt will appear for this one-night-only concert that you cannot miss!