🍁 Countdown to Thanksgiving

Happy Monday!  
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☕️ Good morning, Arlington! The holiday season has officially arrived. We hit the MONA Holiday Market last week and wandered through Ice & Lights at Cameron Run this weekend, which was the perfect start to the season.

It’s a busy week before things start to slow down for Thanksgiving. With the holidays coming up and some personal commitments, we’ll be stepping back for a holiday break. We put together a holiday guide on Instagram and will keep sharing updates there when we can.

Quick shoutout before the events. The Falls Church Foodie Trek runs Tuesday through Thursday and supports the Falls Church Education Foundation, with a few Arlington favorites joining in.

In today’s ARL Scoop:
🛍️ Dominion Guild Merry Market
🍪 Teen DIY Hot Chocolate Kit & Kids Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating
🥟 Chinese Dumpling Class

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📆 This Week in Arlington
Weekday Happenings

🍵 Monday, Nov. 17

• Visible Mending Circle at Cherrydale Library, Free, 2–4 PM

• Teen DIY Hot Chocolate Kit at Shirlington Library, Free, 4:30–5:30 PM

• Shop Class: Stained Glass Basics at Central Library, Free, 6–7:30 PM (Waitlist available) 

• Great Decisions Discussion Group at Cherrydale Library, Free, 6:30–7:30 PM (Waitlist available)

• Mindful Mondays: Tissue Paper Mugs at Westover Library, Free, 6:30–7:30 PM (Waitlist available)

• NAACP Arlington Branch November 2025 General Membership Meeting, Online at 7 PM

• Buzzy Spelling Bee at Punch Bowl Social, Free to watch / $13 to compete,  7PM

🎁 Tuesday, Nov. 18

• The Dominion Guild Merry Market at The Knights of Columbus, Varying Prices, 5-9 PM on Tuesday and 9:30 AM - 4 PM on Wednesday 

• Crafty Kids at Columbia Pike: Corn Crafts at Columbia Pike Library, Free, 6–7 PM

• The Christmas Writer at Arlington Drafthouse, $19, 7 PM

• Acoustic Cafe presents The String Mamas with The Morroy Twins at Walter Reed CC, Free, 7 - 8:30 PM

🦃 Wednesday, Nov. 19

• Columbia Pike Lunch Club at Cafe Sazon, 12 - 1 PM

• Arlington Quilters at Shirlington Library, Free, 6–8 PM

• Kids Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating at Colada Shop, $29, 6–7:30 PM

• Bourbon and Bubbles at Ms. Peacock's Champagne Lounge, $75, 7 PM

🌲 Thursday, Nov. 20

• Decoupage Candles at MoCA Innovation Studio, Free, 11:30 AM – 2 PM

• Tea & Tarot at PLNTR, $65, 5:30 PM

• Artist-Led Workshop with Zaq Landsberg: Reclining Liberty Souvenir Making at MoCA Innovation Studio, Free, 6–8 PM

• Bring Your Own Supper Club at Central Library, Free, 6–7:30 PM

• Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry at Columbia Pike Library, Free, 6:30–7:30 PM

• Slow Wrapping: Techniques for Thoughtful Gifts at Open to Being, $39, 6:30–8:30 PM

• Kunafa Making with Sahtain Nunu at Lebanese Taverna, $75, 7–9 PM

• Shuler King Comedy Show at Arlington Drafthouse, $31-37, 7 PM (Also Thursday - Sunday)

• Into The Woods at W-L High School Theater, $17 - 22, 7 - 10 PM (Also Friday & Saturday)

 🥟 Friday, Nov. 21

• Curator Tour with Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi at MoCA, Free, 1 - 2 PM

• Brick & Chill: Teen LEGO® Hangout at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 2:30–4:30 PM

• Make Your Own Chinese Dumpling Class at UPSIDE on Moore, $38, 6:30–8:30 PM

🎼 Saturday, Nov. 22

• JBLF 5K & Family Carnival at Knights of Columbus, $25-50, 9 AM - 1 PM

• Squirrel Stories with Puppets at Long Branch Nature Center, Free, 10 - 11 AM

• Knits & Flicks featuring Remember the Titans at Westover Library, Free, 10:30 AM–12:30 PM

• Family Friendly Making Wearable Sculpture at MoCA Innovation Studio, Free, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

• Three Urban Parks Walking Tour at MoCA, Free, 12 - 1:30 PM

• Sound Bath Experience at Arlington Artists Alliance, Free, 1 - 2 PM

• Pokémon in Real Life at Potomac Overlook, $7, 2 - 3 PM

• Bootlegger's Guide to Rosslyn at Rosslyn Highlands, $9, 2:30 - 4 PM

• S'mores & Stars Astronomy Campfire at Fort CF Smith Park, $6, 6 -7 PM

🎻 Sunday, Nov. 23

• Flower Potluck & Workshop at MoCA, $50, 12:30 - 2 PM

• Thanksgiving Mixology Class at Taco Rock Arlington, $39, 1 PM

• Botanical Soap Making at PLNTR, $69, 3 PM

• Washington Balalaika Society Fall Concert at Kenmore Middle School Auditorium, $35, 3 PM

• 2025 Annual Santa Paws Photos at Dogma Dog Bakery, $30 Donation, 4 - 7 PM

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