Five Things: Oct. 10, 2011

With so much going on, we've decided to bring back Patch's "Five Things" -- a regular potpourri of what's going on in and around Arlington.

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Happy Monday!

1. Arlington-based Red Top Cab's "Karaoke Cab" was featured on the Today Show this morning. The segment includes a performance by NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd. How do you rate his musical debut?

2. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. announced today that it is featuring the Pink Ribbon as its Cupcake of the Week for another week. The Pink Ribbon is vanilla cake filled with vanilla buttercream and topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting -- plus a frosted pink ribbon in the center. With every purchase of this treat, Crumbs will donate $1 to support the National Breast Cancer Coalition.

3. This week is Restaurant Week at the Village at Shirlington. Get a two-course lunch for $15 or a three-course dinner for $25. Check the menu here.

4. Arlington County uploaded several new YouTube videos today, including this one called "Alex's Story" -- it's also attached above -- about the library's social media coordinator, Alex Zealand. The nine-minute video profile shows how life's unexpected path allowed Zealand to tap into her passion as an artist.

5. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce (and its counterpart in Alexandria) is hosting a Breakfast Connection 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Knights of Columbus/Columbus Club of Arlington, 5115 Little Falls Road. The breakfast is billed as a power networking event where each person will be able to give a 60-second commercial to each table. Registration deadline is noon Wednesday.