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What's happening in Alexandria: Thursday, November 20

Your guide to events, meetings, and entertainment in Alexandria

,   and  Ryan Belmore
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Here’s a look at what’s coming up on Thursday, November 20, in Alexandria.

Weather

Mostly cloudy on Thursday, with a high near 53 degrees. Calm wind. Mostly cloudy on Thursday night, with a low around 43 degrees. Calm wind.

The sun will rise at 6:56 a.m. and set at 4:51 p.m. High tides at 8:19 a.m. and 8:24 p.m. Low tides at 2:33 a.m. and 2:14 p.m. There will be 9 hours and 54 minutes of sun.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

City Events & Public Meetings

  • All Day: NLC City Summit
  • 6 a.m.: Chinquapin Open at Chinquapin Recreation Center
  • 9 a.m.: Medicare Open Enrollment Sessions by Appointment
  • 9 a.m.: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
  • 11:30 a.m.: Commission on Aging Outreach Committee Regular Monthly Meeting (Virtual)
  • 1 p.m.: Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Commission Budget Work Session
  • 6 p.m.: Minnie Howard Open at Minnie Howard Campus
  • 6:30 p.m.: Children, Youth & Families Collaborative Commission Executive Meeting (Virtual)
  • 7 p.m.: Port City Brewery Trivia Night
  • 7 p.m.: Bienvenue Beaujolais at Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee
  • 7 p.m.: Commission on IT Monthly Meeting
  • 7 p.m.: Park & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting
  • For more details on all these events, please visit here.

Alexandria Library

  • All Day: Community Knits at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • All Day: Pom Pom Kit - Learn to Make Your Own Pom Poms at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • All Day: Yarn Storm - Keep Someone Warm This Winter at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 10 a.m.: Book a Librarian - Application Assistance at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
  • 10 a.m.: English Language Learning (ELL) 1 Workshop - Beginner Conversation at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 11 a.m.: Line Dancing 101 at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
  • 11 a.m.: 1000 Books Story Time - A Story Time for ages 2-5 at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
  • 12 p.m.: Line Dancing 201 at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
  • 1 p.m.: Trans-Atlantic Book Club: Alexandria & Dundee - Reading Iain Crichton Smith (Virtual)
  • 1:15 p.m.: Baby Bounce for babies 0-14 months at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 2 p.m.: Film Series - “Sugarcane” at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
  • 3 p.m.: Carefull Knit & Crochet - Crafting for Good at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
  • 3 p.m.: Handcraft Crafternoon at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 4 p.m.: Preschool Storytime at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 5:30 p.m.: Alexandria Oddball Cinema - Marathon at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 6 p.m.: Nerdy Knotters - Knitting and Crochet Group at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
  • 6 p.m.: Coding Game Night - ages 6-12 at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
  • 6 p.m.: Dungeons and Dragons: Adult Group B at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
  • 7 p.m.: Great Books Foundation Discussion Group - “Even Deadlier: A Sequel to The 7 Deadly Sins Sampler” (Virtual)
  • For more details on these events, please visit here.

Alexandria City Public Schools

  • No events or meeting are scheduled.
  • For more details on these events, please visit here.

ACPS Sports

  • 4:30 p.m.: Girls Freshman Basketball vs Falls Church High School at Alexandria City High School
  • 4:30 p.m.: Middle School Basketball vs TBA at Francis C. Hammond Middle School
  • 6 p.m.: JV Basketball vs Falls Church High School at Alexandria City High School
  • 7:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs Falls Church High School at Alexandria City High School
  • For the full schedule, please visit here.

On This Day in Alexandria History

Source: Historic Alexandria - This Day in History

Alexandria City Hall. Souvenir Virginia Tercentennial 1607-1907 of Historic Alexandria, Virginia, by Andrew J. Wedderburn (Alexandria, 1907).

November 20, 1818: Alexandria Museum Opens in City Hall

The Alexandria Common Council designated space on the second floor of the new City Hall and Market House for an Alexandria Museum. Located at the corner overlooking Cameron and North Royal Streets, the museum was operated by the local Masonic Lodge and hosted significant public receptions, including a monthlong visit by the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824.

When fire destroyed the building in 1871, salvaged objects were relocated to a fireproof room in the 1872 City Hall above the Cameron Street entrance, marked by exterior Masonic symbols. The museum artifacts were transferred to the George Washington Masonic National Memorial upon its completion in 1932.

November 20, 1662: Dame Margaret Brent Re-Patents Old Town Land

Dame Margaret Brent re-patented her 700-acre tract that included present-day Old Town Alexandria. This occurred seven years before John Alexander acquired title to an adjacent 6,000-acre parcel from Robert Howson.

Brent immigrated to Colonial Maryland in 1638 with her siblings after their older brother inherited the family’s English estate. She became America’s first female lawyer and the colony’s most influential woman, serving as executrix of Maryland Governor Lord Calvert’s estate. Using her ancestry and political connections, she amassed significant landholdings across Maryland and Virginia.

After her influence in Maryland declined in the late 1640s, Brent relocated to Virginia in 1650. Though she never married or had children, she strategically secured legal protections to ensure her real estate passed to surviving family members. The 1662 re-patent prepared the way for her final will, signed in 1663.

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