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This Week: Christmas Closings, Clarendon Feast, Extending Ice Skating Hours and More

Five things in and around Arlington for the week of Christmas 2013.

Government Closings: Most Arlington County offices and buildings will be closed or have limited hours during the holidays. Click here to see what's open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Holiday Menus at Liberty Tavern, Lyon Hall: Liberty Tavern and Lyon Hall in Clarendon will be open for lunch and dinner on Christmas Eve, with special menus available in the evening. Liberty Tavern will feature its Feast of the Seven Fishes, an all-seafood tasting menu for $45 per person. At Lyon Hall, check out the réveillon menu, which includes Vermont quail, James River oysters, roasted duck and black pearl salmon.

J Fest: The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia is hosting its annual J Fest on Christmas Day. The event is at 11 a.m. at 8900 Little River Turnpike in Fairfax. It will feature games, arts and crafts, a moon bounce, and kosher food. Later, at 3 p.m., catch "Hava Nagila (The Movie)," whichorganizers describe as a “documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of the great Jewish standard.” event organizers say. The screening is at 3 p.m. More information here

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Pentagon Row Ice Rink Extends Hours: On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and through Dec. 30, the Pentagon Row Ice Rink will be open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for children 12 and under, and $7 for adults 55 and older. Skate rentals are $3. More information here.

Bull Run Festival of Lights: Through Jan. 5, just off of Interstate 66 on Lee Highway in Centreville. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority expects to see more than 30,000 cars drive through the holiday light display before it ends. Find out more here.

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