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.
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.
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.
Rock The Ave returns to Carlyle Crossing Oct. 9 with a new evening edition
The third annual Eisenhower Corridor block party moves to a Friday evening, with two bands, food, makers and a call for vendors.
Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 25 - 27
Tons of Trucks turns 10, the Titans host homecoming, and the Fall Art Festival fills John Carlyle Square
Tons of Trucks turns 10 on Saturday, with a monster truck and a DeLorean
The free event returns to Chinquapin Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a lower-sensory first hour
Tammy Barnes wins community vote to design Old Town North arts district banners
More than 800 people voted in a race the Old Town North Alliance called extremely close. Winners were also named Saturday in the Chalk-A-Block street art contest.
Retro arcade night Thursday will raise money for Alexandria children in foster care
The Fund for Alexandria's Child is taking over Continues Arcade for an evening of '80s and '90s games
Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 18 - 20
Oktoberfest, Chalk-A-Block, Cinema Del Ray, early voting begins
Hispanic Heritage Month starts today. Alexandria's celebrations are in October.
A community dance Oct. 9 at the Armstrong Recreation Center, then a library fiesta with Andean folk music and a closing celebration at Patrick Henry on Oct. 10.
Wizards guard Trae Young to host a party at Barca Pier & Wine Bar on Friday
The "From the Point After Party," presented by hard soda brand Crooked Pop, starts at 9 p.m. on the Old Town waterfront. Young turns 28 on Saturday.
Alexandria Days returns to Old Town this weekend
The boutique shopping event, which dates to 1959, runs Friday through Sunday with a passport program and two shopping spree giveaways
Alexandria Symphony names interim executive director as it prepares for new leadership
Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, a veteran nonprofit leader and classical saxophonist, succeeds George Hanson in the interim role during a season with four guest conductors and no permanent music director
'Silver Linings Playbook' author Matthew Quick to discuss memoir about his father at the Lyceum
The Sept. 26 talk and an afternoon letter-writing workshop at the same museum are both free, with registration required
Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 11 - 13
On tap this weekend: the 9/11 remembrance ceremony, HalloWEIRD, and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
Mobius Records opens Saturday in Del Ray
The Fairfax City shop's second location debuts at 2016 Mount Vernon Ave.