Name: Carnival of Curiosities: Masquerade Party & Closing Reception Fri October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Start: 2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Del Ray Artisans

Del Ray Artisans

A masquerade evening at Del Ray Artisans!
Join us for one last night among the curiosities. Masks required — the more elaborate, the better. We’ll announce the People’s Choice Award, raise a glass, and send the <a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/carnival-of-curiosities/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Carnival of Curiosities art exhibit</a> off in style.

Local Event: Carnival of Curiosities: Masquerade Party & Closing Reception Fri October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Alexandria city

Washington Metropolitan Area

Del Ray

Virginia

Carnival of Curiosities: Masquerade Party &...

A masquerade evening at Del Ray Artisans!
Join us for one last night among the curiosities. Masks required — the more...

Carnival of Curiosities: Masquerade Party & Closing Reception Fri October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Practiced by artists and naturalists alike, nature journaling is a centuries-old exercise in refining our powers of observation, appreciation for nature, drawing skills, and mindful presence. This group is open to all experience levels as we meet to sketch, connect, and learn together!
Del Ray Artisans’ <a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/journaling/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nature Journaling Club</a> meets at 10am in front of Del Ray Artisans on the final Saturday morning of the month (except not in July, November, and December). Mark your calendar or <a href="https://nature-jouraling-club-2026.eventbrite.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">set a reminder in Eventbrite</a>.
Participants will need to bring their own sketchbooks and supplies. We will have plenty of time for sketching in nature before gathering again at 11:30am to share our sketches and observations and discuss tips and tools for nature journaling in the wild. We hope you will join us as we strengthen our art and inquiry practice together!
Suggested supplies: sketchbook, pens, pencils, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, or other portable media, and a water bottle since we will be outdoors. You may also want to bring something to sit on (folding chair or blanket).
NOTE: This program is held outdoors and will be canceled if raining.
This program is FREE! <a href="https://delrayartisans.square.site/product/donation-to-del-ray-artisans/20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Donations</a> to our nonprofit arts organization are appreciated.
For more information, contact the coordinators: Stephanie Darlene Greenwald (<a href="mailto:stephanie@stephaniedarlene.com" target="_blank">stephanie@stephaniedarlene.com</a>) and Meredith D’Amore (<a href="mailto:meredith.w.damore@gmail.com" target="_blank">meredith.w.damore@gmail.com</a>).
<a href="https://nature-jouraling-club-2026.eventbrite.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">RSVP (Optional)</a> | <a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/journaling/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Upcoming Dates</a>
 
Artwork credit: Drawing by Meredith D’Amore

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Blood donations are essential for patients undergoing surgery, cancer treatment, trauma care, and many other medical needs. A single donation can help save up to three lives and make a meaningful difference in our community.To make an appointment visit bit.ly/GSLC1031
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🎃👻 ALEXANDRIA FALL-O-WEEN — A HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 🐾🍂
Halloween is more fun when everyone gets to celebrate — especially the kids and our four-legged friends! 🧡
This October 31st, join us at John Carlyle Square for a festive day of Halloween excitement, music, dancing, colorful costumes, and a wonderful outdoor marketplace filled with handmade treasures and unique finds!
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🎃 1 PM – Kids Costume Contest &amp; Parade – Let the little ones show off their Halloween creativity!
🐾 3 PM – Pet Costume Contest &amp; Parade – Because our furry friends deserve their Halloween moment, too!
🏆 Prizes for the best costumes!
🎶 Music, dancing &amp; entertainment
🛍️ Arts &amp; crafts, seasonal gifts &amp; local artisans
💀🌼 Día de los Muertos festivities
📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026 ⏰ 11 AM – 5 PM 📍 John Carlyle Square | Alexandria, VA 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION!
🍁 Costumes encouraged, furry friends welcome, and Halloween fun guaranteed!
👻 Who's joining us? Tell us what your little ones or pups are dressing up as this Halloween! 👇
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🎃👻 ALEXANDRIA FALL-O-WEEN — A HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 🐾🍂
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<h2>$125 and Under&nbsp;Art Exhibit 
November 6–29, 2026 
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 </h2><h2>from 7–9pm</h2>
This November visit Del Ray Artisans gallery to see the $125 and Under art exhibit showcasing members’ artwork all priced at $125 or less. The gallery walls are packed with great art at prices all art-lovers can afford. During this exhibit, the art is sold on an art-to-go basis, with buyers taking art home when purchased.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, November 6, between 7-9pm to meet curators Dale Spivey and Liz Martinez and exhibiting artists. Mark your calendar now or <a href="https://125-and-under.eventbrite.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">set a reminder through Eventbrite</a>.
Register in advance for our <a href="https://delrayartisans.org/workshops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">workshops</a> and save the dates for our other creative programs in November:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/steam-pop-art-cats-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">STEAM-tastic: Pop Art Cats Workshop</a> – Nov. 7, 10am-12pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/make-it-in-metal/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Make it in Metal: Jewelry Making Workshop</a> – Nov. 8, 10am-12pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/playing-with-resin-2026-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Playing with Resin Workshop</a> – Nov. 8, 6-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/partners-in-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Partners in Art</a> – Nov. 9, 2-4pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/linocuts-block-print-greeting-cards/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Linocuts &amp; Block Print Greeting Cards Workshop</a> – Nov. 9, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/life-drawing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Life Drawing</a> – Nov. 12 &amp; 24, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/ukrainian-pysanka/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Art of Ukrainian Pysanka: Experience an Ancient Tradition of Wax-Dying Technique Workshop</a> – Nov. 14, 6-8pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/live-from-your-studio-2026-2/2026-11-15/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Live From Your Studio</a> – Nov. 15, 2-3:30pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/clay-mosaic-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mirror &amp; Clay Mosaic Art Workshop</a> – Nov. 15, 6-8pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/partners-in-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Partners in Art Evening</a> – Nov. 17, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/radical-sewing-club/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Radical Sewing Club-ALX</a> – Nov. 21, 10am-12pm</li>
</ul>
The $125 and Under exhibit runs November 6–29, 2026 at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are Thursday 12-6pm, Friday 12-9pm, Saturday 12-6pm, and Sunday 12-6pm. Open for bonus gallery hours on Wednesday, November 25, 12-6pm; closed on Thanksgiving Day.

For more information, contact the Director of Curating, Amy Kitchin Hower, at <a href="mailto:curating@delrayartisans.org">curating@delrayartisans.org</a>.
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Local Event: "$125" and Under Artwork Exhibit - Opening Reception

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$125 and Under Art Exhibit 
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Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 7–9pm
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Dear poets and poetry lovers, Please join us for the next Del Ray Poetry Reading at St. Elmo’s Coffee Shop (2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.) on Friday, Nov. 6 from 7-9 PM. Our featured poet is former Alexandria Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam. After her performance, we’ll open the mic for all to read their poems. Our theme this month is “What is Home?” We hope to see you there. Your co-hosts, Neal Learner and Wendi Kaplan 




About Zeina Azzam

Zeina Azzam is a Palestinian American poet, writer, editor, and community activist. She was selected as the Poet Laureate of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, in April 2022 and served in this position for three years, until April 2025. Her full-length poetry collection, Some Things Never Leave You, was published in 2023 by Tiger Bark Press. Zeina's chapbook, Bayna Bayna, In-Between, was published in 2021 by The Poetry Box, which nominated one of her poems ("Traveling with the Speed of Light") for the Pushcart Prize. In November 2022, The KNOT Magazine also nominated Zeina's poem, "Death in War," for a Pushcart. The City of Alexandria also published a collection of her poems in 2025 titled Poems for Alexandria. 
 
Zeina's poetry appears in a number of literary journals including Prairie Schooner, The Massachusetts Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Dodge Magazine, Pleiades, Plume, ONE ART, Vox Populi, Rusted Radishes, Mizna,
Sukoon, Passager, Gyroscope, Barzakh, Pensive Journal, Split This Rock, Streetlight Magazine, Cutleaf Journal, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, and
Voice Male. In addition, Zeina’s poems are published in anthologies and edited volumes such as Enemy of the Sun: Poems of Palestinian Resistance, Bettering American Poetry, Making Mirrors: Writing/Righting by and for Refugees, The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IV: Virginia, The Black River: Death Poems, Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Making Levantine Cuisine: Modern Foodways of the Eastern Mediterranean, Tales from Six Feet Apart, and Gaza Unsilenced. ​Her poem, “<a href="https://www.melissadunphy.com/composition/143/you-birth-the-seeds" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">You Birth the Seeds</a>,” was set as a choral piece by renowned composer Melissa Dunphy. Another esteemed composer, Ep Wesseling (from The Netherlands), has created choral music based on four of Zeina's poems: "Write My Name," "20,000 Children Killed in Gaza," "No Longer," and "Together." (These "<a href="https://drive.proton.me/urls/9RMRD7WVV0#tuTerjpsCVra" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Four Songs for Gaza</a>" are available for a free download online.) 
 
In addition to participating regularly in poetry readings locally and nationally, Zeina serves as a mentor for We Are Not Numbers, a writing program for youth in Gaza, and is currently poetry editor for WANN. She volunteers for humanitarian organizations that support Palestinian development. Zeina is also active in Grassroots Alexandria, a local group that advocates for the civil rights of vulnerable communities in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lives. Her educational background includes an M.A. in Arabic language and literature from Georgetown University, an M.A. in sociology from George Mason University, and a B.A. in psychology from Vassar College.

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Del Ray Poetry Reading

Dear poets and poetry lovers, Please join us for the next Del Ray Poetry Reading at St. Elmo’s Coffee Shop (2300 Mt. Vernon...

<h2>$125 and Under&nbsp;Art Exhibit 
November 6–29, 2026 
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6</h2><h2> from 7–9pm</h2>
This November visit Del Ray Artisans gallery to see the $125 and Under art exhibit showcasing members’ artwork all priced at $125 or less. The gallery walls are packed with great art at prices all art-lovers can afford. During this exhibit, the art is sold on an art-to-go basis, with buyers taking art home when purchased.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, November 6, between 7-9pm to meet curators Dale Spivey and Liz Martinez and exhibiting artists. Mark your calendar now or <a href="https://125-and-under.eventbrite.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">set a reminder through Eventbrite</a>.
Register in advance for our <a href="https://delrayartisans.org/workshops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">workshops</a> and save the dates for our other creative programs in November:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/steam-pop-art-cats-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">STEAM-tastic: Pop Art Cats Workshop</a> – Nov. 7, 10am-12pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/make-it-in-metal/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Make it in Metal: Jewelry Making Workshop</a> – Nov. 8, 10am-12pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/playing-with-resin-2026-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Playing with Resin Workshop</a> – Nov. 8, 6-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/partners-in-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Partners in Art</a> – Nov. 9, 2-4pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/linocuts-block-print-greeting-cards/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Linocuts &amp; Block Print Greeting Cards Workshop</a> – Nov. 9, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/life-drawing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Life Drawing</a> – Nov. 12 &amp; 24, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/ukrainian-pysanka/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Art of Ukrainian Pysanka: Experience an Ancient Tradition of Wax-Dying Technique Workshop</a> – Nov. 14, 6-8pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/live-from-your-studio-2026-2/2026-11-15/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Live From Your Studio</a> – Nov. 15, 2-3:30pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/event/clay-mosaic-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mirror &amp; Clay Mosaic Art Workshop</a> – Nov. 15, 6-8pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/partners-in-art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Partners in Art Evening</a> – Nov. 17, 7-9pm</li>
<li><a href="https://delrayartisans.org/programs/radical-sewing-club/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Radical Sewing Club-ALX</a> – Nov. 21, 10am-12pm</li>
</ul>
The $125 and Under exhibit runs November 6–29, 2026 at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are Thursday 12-6pm, Friday 12-9pm, Saturday 12-6pm, and Sunday 12-6pm. Open for bonus gallery hours on Wednesday, November 25, 12-6pm; closed on Thanksgiving Day.

For more information, contact the Director of Curating, Amy Kitchin Hower, at <a href="mailto:curating@delrayartisans.org">curating@delrayartisans.org</a>.

Local Event: "$125" and Under Artistic Work - Opening Exhibit

"$125" and Under Artistic Work - Opening Exhibit

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This is a family-friendly memorial charity 5K race to help fight pancreatic cancer. Register now before the price increases on October 12th! Visit www.FilltheShoes.org for more info. Walkers welcome and there are tons of awards and prizes, so come on out on November 7th!

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