Entertainment Brief: Artistic Women Helping Women
Performances will be at the Convergence Sanctuary, 1801 N. Quaker Lane on Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Entertainment Brief: Watercolor, Collagraph Exhibit at Alexandria Black History Museaum
Alexandria Black History Museum will open a watercolor and collagraph exhibition on Nov. 1. On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Alexandria Black History Museum will open an exhibition of watercolors and collagraph prints titled “African Encounters: Coast to Coast.”
Entertainment Brief: Evensong at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Grant Hellmers, Organist-Choirmaster of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, will direct the adult choir in the All Saints’ Day Choral Evensong on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Entertainment Brief: More Halloween Fun
More Halloween events and activities
Entertainment Brief: MetroStage Yard Sale
Costumes, props and household goods are just some of the items that will be available at the first MetroStage Theatre yard sale. Stop by Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 24, 2012
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Entertainment Brief: Quintango Comes to Carlyle Club
On Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m., QuinTango brings the sizzle of Argentine tango to Alexandria’s Carlyle Club located at 411 John Carlyle St. with a cabaret show titled titled “Viva Buenos Aires!” featuring singer/actor Chris Vasquez, Argentine bandoneonist Emmanuel Trifilio, dancers Tino Bastidas and Susan Reynolds.
Artist Loses Freedmen’s Cemetery Commission Because He Used Religious Symbols
Traditional African symbols prompted rejection of winning design.
The Contraband and Freedmen’s Cemetery is no stranger to controversy. Now a new conflict has emerged at the final resting place for dozens of former slaves.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 17, 2012
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Brief: Help Raise Awareness for Alexandria’s Homeless Animals
Walk for Homeless Animals, Saturday, Oct. 21, and help AWLA raise awareness about pet overpopulation in Alexandria and throughout the region.
Brief: The Christmas Attic Seeks Artists
The Christmas Attic, an Old Town landmark, is seeking artists and community organizations — schools, churches, charities — to help produce a temporary exhibition featuring illuminated canvases of art to be revealed in each of the stores windows for “The Christmas Attic’s Holiday Advent Calendar Art Project.”
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 10, 2012
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Art on the Avenue
Record crowds turn out for Del Ray festival.
An estimated 50,000 people took to the streets of Del Ray Oct. 6 for the 17th annual Art on the Avenue, one of Alexandria's premiere events and largest arts festivals in the mid-Atlantic region.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 4, 2012
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Art on the Avenue Back for 17th Year
The Art on the Avenue annual arts festival is one of the largest arts festivals in the area, and it’s conveniently located in the heart of Del Ray. This year’s event will take place Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., rain or shine.