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🌱 Patch AM: Nature Journaling Club Sat August 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FREE, donations appreciated and 11 more events
Also, don't miss Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary on the Del Ray Patch calendar
Cheers Del Ray! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
- AARP Work and Jobs Pop-Up at Cultural Festival at Oronoco Bay Park
- Blithe Spirit at Little Theatre of Alexandria
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 90, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - AARP Work and Jobs Pop-Up at Cultural Festival →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
11:00 am - 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
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Nature Journaling Club Sat August 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FREE, donations appreciated →
Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
10:00 am - 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 - 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
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
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🗞 Nearby News
Alexandria
- Titan football, Around the World Cultural Food Festival lead Alexandria's weekend events (alxnow.com)
- Have You Been Flocked in Alexandria? (thezebra.org)
- Alexandria School Board approves budget revision to fund staff bonuses (alexandriabrief.com)
Old Town Alexandria
- Things to do in the DC area: Around The World Cultural Food Festival, Kidsfest … and more! (wtop.com)
Arlington
- Arlington Man Seeks Police Investigation Of ICE Arrest That Left Him With Brain Injury (patch.com)
- Brewery Beer Medals + Grocery Store Assault + New Nonstop Flights To Europe: VA Business News (patch.com)
- Suspect Found In Arlington Indicted On Federal Illegal-Reentry Charge (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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