Todd Healy will debut his 47th annual 2027 Old Town calendar at a holiday pop-up on Saturday, Nov.
7 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant (138 N. Royal St.). Healy will also sell cards, prints, maps, and accept framing pickups by 1 p.m., and the calendar will later be sold at Boxwood and Made in ALX.
Mount Vernon is inviting families, students, and artists to recreate Washington Crossing the Delaware for a chance to win a private VIP experience for up to 20 people; entries are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Dec.
25, finalists will be announced Dec. 28, and public voting runs through Jan. 3, 2027 (no generative AI).
Olympic champ Thea LaFond-Gadson visited George Washington Middle School on Oct.
22 to tell Girls on the Run members how she went from last in Rio to Olympic gold in Paris. The program will culminate with a noncompetitive 5K at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at Grace Hopper Murray Memorial Park (1401 S. Joyce St., Arlington); community registration is open as space permits.
Ten Alexandria City high school students completed Old Rag’s 9.4-mile loop with Wilderness Kids Alexandria earlier this month, learning layering, Leave No Trace practices, and teamwork during a rainy boulder scramble; the nonprofit is expanding its gear library and seeking volunteers for after-school and weekend outings (volunteer opportunities available).
South Korea's Twosome Place opened its first U.S. café in October at 404 King St., bringing specialty cakes, Korean-inspired drinks, and savory menu items to Old Town (including strawberry chocolate cake and Dalgona-style drinks).
Alexandria City High School's Marching Titans earned five straight Superior ratings at the 2026 VBODA State Marching Assessment, receiving top scores from all five judges and an overall Superior rating for the season.
Singer Dan Murray will perform Thursday, Nov.
5, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. upstairs at Havana 151 (The Loft at Lena's, 401 E. Braddock Road), and reservations are recommended for the dinner-and-music evening.
A new Barnes & Noble will open next week in the West End (bringing a full-service bookstore to the neighborhood).
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