Happy weekend from Nebula!
Submitted by: Carolyn Fiddler
Hi Bagel Bites!!
PopUp Bagels opens its first Virginia shop in Ballston Friday morning, Rosslyn has a night where friends pitch their single friends to a crowd, and Arrowine closes out the weekend with its first big Port tasting in ten years.
Scroll on to plan your weekend right!
– Billy
You will get so many compliments and maybe confused looks!
📅 Your Weekend in Arlington
Thursday
🎤 Rosslyn x Pitch-A-Friend - Noble Fox Bar & Terrace (Rosslyn) @ 6-8pm People get up in front of the crowd and pitch their single friends, and you can submit a pitch for yourself or someone else ahead of time. General admission includes a drink. $12
🫓 Pike Friendsgiving Happy Hour - Abi Azteca (Columbia Pike) @ 5-7pm The Columbia Pike Partnership's last happy hour of the year doubles as a Friendsgiving and a 40th anniversary party for Abi Azteca, and there are free pupusas while they last. FREE
🍂 Upcycled leaf garland craft - MoCA Arlington Innovation Studio + Store (Crystal City) @ 5-7pm MoCA's free drop-in holiday craft series kicks off with a garland made from natural materials, and you take home whatever you make. FREE
Friday
🥯 PopUp Bagels grand opening - PopUp Bagels (Ballston) @ 7-11am The Connecticut bagel shop opens its first Virginia location at 4300 Wilson Blvd. with a morning of hot bagels and a limited salted caramel cider doughnut schmear made with Good Company Doughnuts. Bagels are sold by the bag with tubs of schmear for dipping, and the shop lands right between Ballston's new Bagel Uprising and Call Your Mother. Info
🍸 Cocktail tasting - Boulevard (Clarendon) @ 9-11:30pm Boulevard is pouring a free tasting trio off its cocktail menu to kick off the night, and you just need to RSVP. FREE
Saturday
🎖️ Veteran Comedy Festival - Courtyard by Marriott Crystal City (Crystal City) @ 8pm Ahead of Veterans Day, Marine Corps veteran Cerrome Russell headlines a night of veteran-led stand-up, and retired Air Force veteran Chris Alan headlines a second show on Sunday at 7. $27
🛍️ Civitan Flea Market - I-66 Parking Garage (next to Washington-Liberty High School) @ 7am-1pm More than 100 vendors spread across four levels of the garage at 15th and N. Quincy streets with books, clothes, garden tools, jewelry and household goods. The Civitan Club has run the market since 1986, and November is its last month of the season. FREE
🏺 Emily Fussner's 'Vessels' opening - Fred Schnider Gallery of Art (Ballston) @ 5-7pm The gallery celebrates the opening of Emily Fussner's new exhibition with refreshments and a first look at the work. FREE
🎻 National Chamber Ensemble: Romantic Masterworks - Gunston Arts Center (South Arlington) @ 7:30pm The ensemble opens its 20th anniversary season with Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms, and soprano Karin Paludan joins for Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock." Info
Sunday
🍷 Port & Madeira super tasting - Arrowine & Cheese (Lee Heights) @ 1-4pm Arrowine hasn't done a tasting like this in ten years, and it's pouring two dozen Ports, Madeiras and other fortified wines, from 10- to 40-year-old tawnies to vintage Port. It's 21+. FREE
🏜️ Profs & Pints: Dune and Messiahs - Highline RxR (Crystal City) @ 6pm Ahead of Dune: Part Three in December, former Marymount lecturer Peter Herman talks saviors and messiahs in religion and science fiction over drinks. $13
🏈 NFL Sundays at Don Tito - Don Tito (Clarendon) - from 11am The Commanders play the Rams at 1, and every game is on Don Tito's 8-foot screen with football specials. Info
🍽️ Restaurant News
🍵 Motto Cafe is coming to Ryu Izakaya - Columbia Pike Ryu Izakaya is turning its quiet mornings into Motto Cafe, a Japanese-style breakfast and brunch spot that soft-opens Wednesday, Nov. 11 with drinks like a honey yuzu matcha and a caramel Biscoff latte. It will be open from 7am to 3pm daily, and everything is 20% off during soft opening week through Nov. 15. Info
🍣 Sushi2Go rebranding as WasaB - 901 N. Stuart St. (Ballston) The takeout sushi spot by Ballston Metro is closed for renovations and coming back as WasaB, with a liquor license already in hand and a county permit still pending. Info
🌮 El Alfa Taqueria plants roots in Ballston - 2111 Wilson Blvd. (Ballston) The food truck that's been serving tacos, pupusas and quesadillas since March has a home base on Wilson, and owner Alexander Torres is aiming at a brick-and-mortar restaurant down the road. Info
🍕 A Modo Mio named best pizza in Virginia - Langston Blvd. Food & Wine picked A Modo Mio as Virginia's best pizza on its 50-state list. The family-run Neapolitan spot is AVPN-certified and also sits at No. 37 on 50 Top Pizza's list of the best pizzerias in the U.S. Info
🍣 Bonsai Sushi closes in Crystal City - Crystal City The no-frills sushi spot on 23rd Street's Restaurant Row, between Freddie's Beach Bar and Enjera, has closed, and its space is now listed for lease. It follows the late-August closure of nearby Los Tios Grill.
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