🌱 Patch AM: Del Ray Poetry Reading and 13 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Blithe Spirit at Little Theatre of Alexandria
• 2026 ALX Pink Gala at Above ALX Community
• Stability in Motion at James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Record-tying temperatures, temps: high: 99, low: 74.
• Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 99 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Ray

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• Blithe Spirit →
  Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Friday September 25
• 2026 ALX Pink Gala →
  Above ALX Community, 277 S Washington St, Alexandria
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Stability in Motion
  James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Sunshine Readers
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
  10:00 am
• Baby and Toddler Time
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  11:00 am
• Duncan and Dragons
  James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Teen Area
  5:00 pm
• BTSN (SAT & KS)
  T.C. Williams High School Satellite and King Street Campus
  5:15 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Just Babies
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Youth Services Area
  11:00 am
Friday September 4
• Del Ray Poetry Reading →
  2300 Mt. Vernon Ave
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Gustave Art & Craft Market →
  Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• A Monument to Comedy - Sketch Comedy Show →
  DC Improv Comedy Club, 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Gustave Oktoberfest →
  Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Alexandria

• Alexandria's Small Dogs Make a Splash at Charles Houston Pool (thezebra.org)
• Four Alexandrians named to state boards by Spanberger (alexandriabrief.com)
• Alexandria mails 2026 personal property tax bills (alexandriabrief.com)

Arlington

• Arlington Community High School gets permanent home at Amazon HQ2 after 96 years (wusa9.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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