What's Happening in Alexandria - Tuesday, November 11
Your guide to events, meetings, and entertainment in Alexandria
Here’s a look at what’s coming up on Tuesday, November 11, in Alexandria.
Weather
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46 degrees. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Increasing clouds on Tuesday night, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
The sun will rise at 6:46 a.m. and set at 4:57 p.m. High tides at 12:13 a.m. and 12:58 p.m. Low tides at 7:16 a.m. and 7:22 p.m. There will be 10 hours and 11 minutes of sun.
Things To Do
1 p.m.: Veterans Day Ceremony at Mount Vernon Recreation Center
2 p.m.: “The Gallant Young Carlisle of Alexandria”: Remembering George William Carlyle at Carlyle House
6 p.m.: Queens on King Street November Social at Union Street Public House
7 p.m.: U.S.M.C. 250th Birthday at American Legion Post 24, Old Town
Live Music & Entertainment
219 Restaurant: Holly Montgomery at 9 p.m.
Atlas Brew Works ALX: Trivia at 7 p.m.
Laporta’s Restaurant: Antonio James at 6 p.m.
Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap: Combo Indigo at 6 p.m.
Lost Dog Cafe: Trivia at 7 p.m.
Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Trivia at 8 p.m.; Pete Baker at 8:30 p.m.
O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Trivia at 9 p.m.
Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
Sonoma Cellar: Sleeper Car at 7 p.m.
The Birchmere: Postmodern Jukebox at 7:30 p.m.
The Garden: Trivia at 7 p.m.
City of Alexandria
City Government: Closed
Flag Status: Half-Staff
Trash Collection: One Day Slide
Recycling Collection: One Day Slide
Yard Waste Collection: One Day Slide
City Events & Public Meetings
All-Day: City Offices Closed for Veterans Day
All-Day: RPCA Closure: Veterans Day
For more details on all these events, please visit here.
Alexandria Library
All-Day: Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
All-Day: Pom Pom Kit at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
All-Day: Community Knits at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
For more details on these events, please visit here.
Alexandria City Public Schools
All-Day: Veteran’s Day - No school for students.
For more details on these events, please visit here.
Alexandria City High School Sports
No games are scheduled.
For the full schedule, please visit here.
On This Day in Alexandria History
November 11, 1946
On November 11, 1946, “Sister” Elizabeth Kenny, an acclaimed Australian nurse, visited Alexandria and paid her respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary soldier.
Kenny had no formal training in nursing and gained her knowledge in medical care by volunteering at a small hospital in New South Wales in 1910. Later, the self-appointed nurse worked from her home, riding long distances by horseback to care for those in need at no charge.
During the first World War she enlisted in the Australian Nursing Service, and after the war ended, she patented the design of an ambulance stretcher that reduced the shock of transport to patients. With the onset of the polio epidemic in the 1930s, she promoted the radical concept that muscles of affected patients should be exercised, rather than immobilized, over strong objections from the medical profession. Ultimately, her treatments proved successful, leading to the formal establishment of “physical therapy” as a rehabilitative procedure.