🌱 Patch AM: Alcove Gift Shop Call for Artists Deadline Sun December 14 @ 11:59 pm and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Chanukah Festival - Old Town Alexandria at Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum
• Frosty Fun Workshop on December 20th! at Mount Vernon Community School
• Alcove Gift Shop Call for Artists Deadline Sun December 14 @ 11:59 pm at Del Ray Artisans

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Turning cloudy; not as cold, temps: high: 39, low: 29.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Ray

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Chanukah Festival - Old Town Alexandria
  Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Frosty Fun Workshop on December 20th!
  Mount Vernon Community School, 2601 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Alcove Gift Shop Call for Artists Deadline Sun December 14 @ 11:59 pm
  Del Ray Artisans , 2704 Mt Vernon Ave , Alexandria
  11:59 pm

Wednesday December 17

• The What Have You Open Mic Annual Holiday Extravaganza
  Evening Star Cafe , 2000 Mt Vernon Ave , Alexandria
  2:26 pm

Sunday December 21

• Gallery Painting Sun December 21 @ 6:00 - 9:00 pm; Dec 22 & 23, 1-8 pm
  Del Ray Artisans , 2704 Mt Vernon Ave , Alexandria
  9:00 am

Monday December 22

• The Holiday Project
  Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center , 3710 Langston Blvd. , Arlington
  10:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Time to Read-In Person
  St. Elmo's Coffee Pub , 2300 Mt Vernon Ave , Alexandria
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Preschool STEAM Play at Courthouse
  Courthouse Library , 2100 Clarendon Blvd , Arlington
  10:00 am
• Senior Bingo
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• City Council Government Operations Committee Meeting
  Falls Church, VA Calendar
  11:00 am
• City Council Government Operations Committee Meeting Closed Session for Employee Reviews
  Falls Church, VA Calendar
  11:00 am
• Shop Class: Create an Embroidered Starshine Tote
  Central Library , 1015 N Quincy St , Arlington
  1:00 pm
• Baby Lapsit Storytime at Shirlington
  Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Ave , Arlington
  2:00 pm
• Yoga and Breathing
  Aurora Hills Library , 735 S 18th St , Arlington
  2:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Alexandria

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• Lawrence Durrell (tigerdroppings.com)
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Arlington

• Long-abandoned strip mall in Arlington to get a new life (wtop.com)
• Historic Reflection: 1959 (thevillagereporter.com)

Annandale

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