✨ Holiday Vibes Ahead

Happy Monday!  
Here’s the inside scoop.

☕️ Good morning, Arlington! We hope you enjoyed the wonderful fall weather this weekend. We had a packed weekend with the family, so we’re bringing you a mini Scoop this week. Festival season is officially here, with markets, concerts, and community events starting to fill the calendar.

P.S. We heard the OnlyFriends Comedy Show was such a hit last month that it’s returning as a monthly event. We’re excited to check it out soon!

In today’s ARL Scoop:
🎄 MONA Holiday Market
🍷 Thanksgiving Wine Soirée
🎶 Arlington Philharmonic’s Harvest Harmony Concert

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📆 This Week in Arlington
Weekday Happenings

🍸️ Monday, Nov. 10

• Family Board Game Evening at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 5:30 – 7:30 PM

• DIY Martini Glasses & Coaster at WHINO, $39, 6 – 8 PM

• Family Art Night at Central Library, Free, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

🇺🇸 Tuesday, Nov. 11

• Fall Animal Encounters at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Free, 10:30 - 11:30 AM

• ​Annual Veterans Day Program at Military Women's Memorial, Free, 3 - 5 PM

• Let Us Give Thanks: Gratitude Gathering in the Park at MoCA, Free, 5 - 6 PM

• What Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Mean for Arlington with Advance Arlington at Fairlington Community Center and on zoom, Free, 7 PM

😆 Wednesday, Nov. 12

• Dine for the Arts supporting Arlington Artists Alliance at Palette 22, 5 - 7 PM

• Reiki Restorative Sound Bath at MoCA Innovation Studio, $23, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

• OnlyFriends Comedy Show at Arlington Drafthouse, $9, 7:30 PM

🎄 Thursday, Nov. 13

• Breakfast Connection with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce at Crystal City Sports Pub, $35–50, 8:30 - 10 AM

• National Landing Community Clean-Up at Water Park, Free, 10 AM - 12 PM

• Design a Mini-Tote Bag at MoCA Innovation Studio, Free, 11:30 AM - 2 PM

• Cuffing Season at NOW Pop-Up Park, $13,5:30 - 7:30 PM

• Fall in Love with Every Page: A Celebration of Romance Across Genres at Shirlington Library, Free, 6:30 - 8 PM

• Holiday Noir at the Bookstoire at One More Page Bookstore. $11, 6:30 PM

• MONA Holiday Market at Knights of Columbus, Free registration and $7/10 ‘all you can drink’ bracelets, 7 - 9:30 PM

 🌿 Friday, Nov. 14

• From Card to Bag: Upcycled Holiday Creations at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 1 - 3 PM

• Inova Blood Drive at Central Library, Free, 1 - 4 PM

• Afternoon Tea and a Movie: "Instant Family" at Aurora Hills Library, Free, 1:30 - 4 PM

• Stress Relief Wellness Session at Central Library, Free, 2 - 4 PM

• Hiromi Isobe Artist Talk at MoCA, Free, 6 PM

• Wreaths & Wine Holiday Workshop at Beauty Champagne & Sugar, $45, 6:30 - 8:30 PM

• Live Standup Comedy with Cerrome Russell at Crystal City Sports Pub, $18, 8 PM

🎼 Saturday, Nov. 15

• Burn Bright, Not Out. A Breakfast with Junior League of Northern Virginia at Lyon Park Community Center, $15-45, 10 AM - 1 PM

• Take and Make Turkey Crafts at Columbia Pike Library, Free, 10 AM - 5 PM

• Meditation for Inner Peace at Shirlington Library, Free, 11 AM - 12:30 PM

• Gratitude Ecstatic Dance + Food Drive 2025 at  UUCA I November 15, $25 - 33, 2 - 5:30 PM

• Curator Tour: Tactics for Remembering at MoCA, Free, 3 - 4 PM

• Thanksgiving Wine Soiree at Screwtop Wine Bar, $70, 3 - 5 PM

• Fall Open House at Columbia Pike Artist Studios, Free, 5 - 8 PM (Also Sunday from 2 - 5 PM) 

• Public Planetarium Shows at David M. Brown Planetarium. $3.5-5, 6 and 7:30 PM

• Salon Arlington at Village Sweet, $20, 6:30 - 9:30 PM

🎻 Sunday, Nov. 16

• Toastmasters International Spirited Speakers Club Open House at Shirlington Towers and Online, Free, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

• 2025 Alternative Christmas Market at First Presbyterian Church Arlington, Free, 12:30 - 3:30 PM

• Public Planetarium Shows at David M. Brown Planetarium. $3.5-5, 1:30, 3, & 4:30 PM

• Knitting and Yarn Crafters at Central Library, Free, 3 - 5 PM

• Arlington Philharmonic’s Harvest Harmony Concert at Gunston Arts Center, Free, 4 PM

• Paris Sashay Birthday Show at Arlington Drafthouse, $35, 7:00 PM

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