Things to do in Alexandria this weekend: Oct. 16-18
A Super Bowl champ gets his name on the field, Hank’s shucks its 17th Oysterfest, and early voting opens on the weekend
Arts & Entertainment
Alexandria's arts, culture, and entertainment scene — performances, galleries, festivals, things to do, and the creative people and organizations shaping life in the city.
New sticker crawl starts Friday in Old Town, ahead of trick-or-treating for children and dogs
Sticker Treat is new this year. Old Town Trick-or-Treat returns Oct. 24, and The Dog Park's event for dogs is Oct. 25.
Things to do in Alexandria this weekend: Oct. 9 - 12
Paws in the Park, a Friday evening Rock The Ave, and the city's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations fill the holiday weekend, with rain likely Sunday
The Thirteen opens its 15th season in Alexandria with Brahms and Margaret Bonds
The professional choir will perform Brahms' "A German Requiem" and Bonds' "Credo," a setting of W.E.B. Du Bois, on Oct. 16 at Schlesinger Concert Hall.
Spooky Mad Science Expo returns Oct. 17 with more than 100 hands-on science activities
The free Halloween-themed event at Patrick Henry Recreation Center is in its 11th year. The mayor is scheduled to read a city proclamation at 4 p.m.
Alexandria Choral Society opens its 57th season Oct. 24 with 'Tapestry: A Festival of Belonging'
The concert at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial includes a new work by composer Nebal Maysaud and poetry by Alexandria Poet Laureate Cristi Donoso. Tickets are pay-what-you-can.
Alexandria Book & Craft Festival returns to Old Town on Sunday
Eighteen authors and 10 artists and makers will sell their work in the plaza behind 415 King St. Admission is free.
Morrison House relaunches its banned book speakeasy as "The Restricted Collection"
Volume 1: Scandal runs Nov. 10-14. Tickets are $12, with $5 going to the Virginia Library Association.
Thousands turn out for Art on the Avenue despite daylong rain
Del Ray Business Association also welcomed the neighborhood's newest businesses with a group ribbon-cutting
Inside the DC 'Power to the People' festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen
The one-day, two-stage festival boasted a stacked lineup heavy with veteran rock ‘n’ roll bands.
Alexandria names 22 artists to its first mural roster
The city will use the list as its main resource for choosing muralists for city-commissioned projects. One of the 22 artists is based in Alexandria.
Things to do in Alexandria this weekend: Oct. 2 - 4
Art on the Avenue brings more than 350 artists to Del Ray, and Old Town Cocktail Week continues
After three hard years, Phil Vassar is back at the Birchmere and feeling good
The Virginia native plays acoustic on Oct. 22, three years after a heart attack and a stroke. "I just feel calmer and I feel very blessed to be alive."
Free outdoor screening of 'E.T.' at Limerick Field on Saturday
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at sunset. Snacks are free.
Alexandria Choral Society names Cheryl Lovinsky chorus manager
She started in August and handles the logistics behind a roughly 90-member ensemble.
Arctic beavers, a suppressed book and a missing soccer star: LTA picks its one-act winners
Three plays chosen from 200 submissions will get staged readings at the Little Theatre of Alexandria in January. The theater is looking for directors.