5 Things You Need To Know Today

Arlington’s Grammy-Nominated Harpist Returns Home for One Show

Deborah Henson-Conant is performing at the Regent Theatre tonight.

Today is Friday, Dec. 21. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) Arlington’s Grammy-nominated harpist Deborah Henson-Conant is performing at the Regent Theatre at 8 p.m. tonight. Read more. 2.) The Fourth Annual Rock n’ Soul Holiday Concert is at the Regent Theatre at 8 p.m. Sunday. Read more. 3.) Take a look inside the new Barismo. 4.) Need some holiday treats? Check out what Angelina’s Pastry has to offer. 5.) It’s expected to rain today with a high near 50, according to the National Weather Service.

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Arlington First Grader in Nutcracker Ballet

Maya Salafia, who attends the Lexington Montessori School, is performing in José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 25th anniversary production.

The following is from the José Mateo Ballet Theatre. Local Young Dancer Performs in José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 25th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker in Duxbury, Cambridge & Dorchester Rediscover 25 years of magic in Mateo’s timeless classic CAMBRIDGE: A resident of Arlington, Maya Salafia, is performing in Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 25th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker in the role of Mouse. Maya joins the professional cast in this holiday favorite with performances at The Duxbury Performing Arts Center, The Sanctuary Theatre in Cambridge, and The Strand Theatre in Dorchester. Maya is in the First grade and attends Lexington Montessori School. Up close, thrilling, inspiring, and affordable, Jose Mateo’s The Nutcracker …

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Tonight: Day of the Dead Fiesta in Capitol Square

Join local art businesses and Mexican restaurants for a Dia de los Muertos fiesta from 6-9 p.m. tonight in Capitol Square.

'Oliver!' Opens This Weekend at Arlington Friends of the Drama

Performances run through Sunday, Nov. 11.

Arlington Open Studios This Weekend

The weekend arts festival, in its 13th year, will feature more than 80 local artists and fine crafters, plus live music.

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Arlington International Film Festival Pre-Festival Saturday

The free pre-festival is from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday at Jam'n Java.

Today is Friday, Oct. 5. Here are five things you need to know: 1. The Arlington International Film Festival Pre-Festival Films & Entertainment is from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Jam’n Java, and it’s free. The pre-festival will have an hour of short films, music, dancers and storytelling. Complete details. 2. The Bishop School Pumpkin Sale is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 (weather permitting). The annual event will also have hot apple cider, cider donuts, caramel apples and local apples for sale. Complete details. 3. There is a piano concert featuring Sarah Tacco at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Church, 630 Mass. Ave. Complete details. 4. Going apple picking this Columbus Day weekend? …

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Save the Date, Arlington International Film Festival Oct. 17-21

Festival passes are on sale now at the Regent Theatre.

The following is from the Arlington International Film Festival. The Arlington International Film Festival is much more than just a film festival; it is a celebration of cultures as well as being a platform for recognizing the common global human experience. The skill of "story-telling" as is taught and practiced in Marrakech, the historical journey of Indian sarodist, Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and his music legendary, an African-American’s journey from the segregated south to national recognition told through his carving, tooling and dyeing of pictures on leather, non-violence practiced by a little-known movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, an intimate spiritual interaction among a trio of human beings caught up in a moment of …

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UPDATED: Rare Dallin Statue Recovered 30 Years After Its Disappearance

The statue went missing from Cambridge Rindge and Latin in 1980.

UPDATE, 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 17 According to the Cambridge Police Department, the Somerville family that had the bronze sculpture was cooperative with the police investigation and willingly returned the sculpture. No charges were filed against them. Dan Riviello, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Police Department, said the Somerville family did not want to be identified, but Cambridge police released the following statement about the family's involvement. "The family in possession of the statue sent an inquiry to an art specialist several months ago in an effort to determine what the statue was. That specialist contacted the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, who contacted the Cambridge Police Department to alert them that the statue in question…

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Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III

3:40 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The knight was heard praying, "Please get me out of this two-family in Somerville and get me back over to Harvard. I've suffered enough with coats and hats thrown on me for a generation." Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III   more ›

POPS! Strawberry Festival and Concert

The Philharmonic Society of Arlington's annual event starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8.

The POPS! Strawberry Festival and Concert is Friday, June 8, in Town Hall. The festival ($3) starts at 6:30 p.m. with the concert ($15 reserved table, $6 balcony) following at 7:45 p.m. The Arlington-Belmont Chorale and Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra will perform (program). The event is put on by the Philharmonic Society of Arlington.

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The Platters' Herb Reed Dead at 83

Share your memories of Reed, a recent Arlington resident, in the comments section below.

Herb Reed, the last living original member of the 1950s doo-wop group the Platters who recently lived in Arlington, died Monday, according to the Huffington Post. He was 83. Reed, a Kansas City, Mo., native known for such Platters’ hits as “Only You” and “The Great Pretender,” was living in a Boston area hospice at the time of his death. Reed had been suffering from a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to HuffPo. Did you used to see Reed around town? Share your memories of him in the comments section below.

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