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🌱 Patch AM: Del Ray Poetry Reading and 13 more events
You won't want to miss Blithe Spirit on the Del Ray Patch calendar
Hi there, Del Ray! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Blithe Spirit at Little Theatre of Alexandria
- 2026 ALX Pink Gala at Above ALX Community
- Bad Art Night! at Kate Waller Barrett Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 74 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Ray
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★ Featured events ★
- Blithe Spirit →
Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
8:00 pm - 2026 ALX Pink Gala →
Above ALX Community, 277 S Washington St, Alexandria
7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Bad Art Night!
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
6:00 pm - Stability in Motion
James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
6:30 pm - Sunshine Readers
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
10:00 am - Baby and Toddler Time
Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
11:00 am - Duncan and Dragons
James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Teen Area
5:00 pm - BTSN (SAT & KS)
T.C. Williams High School Satellite and King Street Campus
5:15 pm - Del Ray Poetry Reading →
2300 Mt. Vernon Ave
7:00 pm - Gustave Art & Craft Market →
Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
9:00 am - A Monument to Comedy - Sketch Comedy Show →
DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
7:30 pm - Gustave Oktoberfest →
Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
12:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Alexandria
- 13 Cathal Armstrong Recipes With Big Global Flavor (foodandwine.com)
- Daycare Teacher Accused Of Assaulting 2 Toddlers In McLean: Police (patch.com)
- Police disperse large crowd at Bradlee Shopping Center after ACHS football game (alexandriabrief.com)
Old Town Alexandria
- Poll: The best winery near Alexandria (alxnow.com)
McLean
- Daycare Teacher Accused Of Assaulting 2 Toddlers In McLean: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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