Announcements

ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of supporting the U.S. military and diplomatic community through language training and testing.

Founded in April 1986 as Inlingua Foreign Language Center, a 6-classroom language school, ICA expanded under the leadership of Deidre Doyle, an entrepreneur with a background in organizational management who joined the company the same year. As a military spouse, she had developed a deep understanding of military organizations and culture, helping shape ICA into a trusted provider of language training and testing for military professionals. Doyle became a partner in 1993 and sole owner in 2009, when she changed the name to ICA Language Services.

Most gyms will take your money and hand you a treadmill. Revolutionary Fitness does something different.

Located in Old Town at 215 N. Payne Street, Revolutionary Fitness is Alexandria’s only semi-private personal training studio built exclusively for people over 50 who refuse to slow down. Whether your’ve worked out your whole life or are just getting started most fitness programs treat it like an afterthought.

Last Thursday, twelve Alexandria residents came to our medical-grade DEXA scanner last week. The machine doesn’t lie; it measures exactly how much fat you carry, how much muscle you have, and how dense your bones are.

The results were remarkable. Not because of where people started. Because of how far they’d already come.

This week — April 6 through 11 — every class at EvolveAll Martial Arts and Training Studio is free to try. No experience needed, no membership required.

EvolveAll’s Intro Week is the easiest way to explore everything the studio offers: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Striking, Boxing, Capoeira, Tai Chi Chuan, Self-Defense, Women’s Only Jiu Jitsu, MOTR Pilates, Yoga, Fitness Bootcamp, and Youth Martial Arts for ages 5–15. New ongoing Self-Defense classes and more Fitness Bootcamp options are now on the schedule — two programs that members have been asking for.

Alexandria City Council virtual Candidate Forum Saturday, 11 April 2:00pm – 3:30pm hosted by League of Women Voters of Arlington & Alexandria City.

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Starting April 6th, EvolveAll Martial Arts and Training Studio is opening its doors for Intro Week — one full week where every class is free to try, no experience or membership required.

Whether you’ve been thinking about trying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, want to sharpen your striking skills, or are ready to find a fitness routine that sticks, next week is your chance to walk in and see what EvolveAll is all about. New this season: ongoing Self-Defense classes and expanded Fitness Bootcamp sessions have been added to the schedule — two of the most-requested programs at the studio.

If you’re over 50, the biggest threat to your health isn’t just weight gain; it’s the gradual loss of muscle, bone density, and metabolism.

On April 2, Revolutionary Fitness is hosting a limited DEXA Scan Day, giving you access to one of the most advanced body composition tests available.

In its mission to interrogate both the classics and the current days, Avant Bard Theatre proudly presents the final weekend of “The Two Gentlemen of Killarney,” an adaptation by Séamus Miller (“Coriolanus,” “The Margriad”) at Gunston Arts Center – Theatre Two.

The play is a timely immigrant love-comedy with live Irish music. Adapted from Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” the story follows friends-turned-rivals from Ireland to America during the Great Famine, blending Shakespeare’s wit with traditional Irish tunes and delivering a rollicking and dynamic celebration of love, immigration, and humanity. All performances are free to APS students and federal employees affected by the DHS shutdown (just show ID); all Saturday matinees are Pay-What-You-Can.

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The Capitol Hill Chorale is proud to share Zoltan Kodály’s masterpiece “Psalmus Hungaricus” in collaboration with the Washington Saxophone Quartet.

Kodály wrote the piece against the devastating backdrop of post-World War I Hungary, weaving traditional Hungarian musical motifs with the biblical story of King David. The result is an impassioned plea for justice.

At a certain point a lot of guys realize their social life has narrowed more than they expected. Friends move away, people get pulled into work or relationships, and actually seeing the same guys regularly becomes rare.

That’s what led me to build an app called Choros here in DC.