🐶 Howl-ween 🎃

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☕️ Good morning, Arlington! We had a lovely weekend out of town with family, so today’s Scoop is a short and sweet one. We can’t wait for all the fall and Halloween fun ahead!

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In today’s ARL Scoop:
🐶 Howl-O-Ween (2 times!)
🎥 Pressure Drop Ski Film Premiere
🏃‍♀️ Marine Corps Marathon Weekend
🎃 Pumpkin Carvings

📆 This Week in Arlington
Weekday Happenings

🐝 Monday, Oct. 20

• Board Game Evening at Aurora Hills Library, Free, 6 – 8 PM

• Paint Your Own Pumpkins at WHINO, $29, 6 - 8 PM; Kickoff of a Community Art Series!

• Great Decisions Discussion Group (The Future of NATO and European Security) at Cherrydale Library, Free, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

• Scientific Ghost Hunting at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

• Short Story Social Club at Courthouse Library, Free, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

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

🐕️ Tuesday, Oct. 21 

• Howl-ween Dog Costume Contest at Met Park, Free, 5 - 7 PM

• Vermicomposting Demo at Central Library (Quincy Room), Free, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

• Off Book: A Musical Improv Show at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, $12, 7 PM

• Arlington's Political Structure in the 20th Century at Glencarlyn Library, Free, 7 - 7:45 PM

• Celebrate the Release of Mockingbird Court at One More Page Bookstore, Free, 7 - 8 PM

• Acoustic Cafe presents Valeria Stewart and Kevin Dudley at Walter Reed Community Center, Free, 7 - 8:30 PM

• RunNation Film Festival at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, $8 - 12, 7 PM

🧘 Wednesday, Oct. 22

• October Tarot & Wine at PLNTR National Landing, $65, 5:30 - 7 PM

• Westover Wellness Series: Aging Well at Westover Library, Free, 6 - 7 PM

• Outdoor Yoga with Mind the Mat at Mason Square, Free, 6 - 7 PM

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

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🍁 Thursday, Oct. 23

• Fall Friends Book Sale at Central Library, Free, 3 - 7:45 PM for members only, open to all Fri–Sun 10:30 AM - 4:45 PM

• Opening Reception of “Ceremony” at Alliance Gallery, Free, 5 - 7 PM

• Watercolor Prints of Fall Fruits and Vegetables with music from Bio Ritmo (Psychedelic and Traditional Salsa) at Met Park, Free, 5 - 7 PM

• Fall Fitness Series: Orangetheory at NOW Pop-Up Park, $7, 5:30 PM

• Spooky Boozy Book Fair with One More Page Books at Audacious Aleworks, Free, 5:30 - 8 PM

• Austrian Wine Master Class at Screwtop Wine Bar, $60, 6 - 7 PM

• Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice: An Autumnal Yoga Experience at The Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport, $34, 6 - 7:30 PM

• Equality Arlington October Meeting at Arlington Central Library (Bluemont Room), Free, 6:30 - 8 PM

• Pressure Drop World Premiere (Ski and Snowboard Film) at Arlington Cinema, $12–18, 7 PM (also Friday)

• Julius Caesar Student-Led Musical at Washington-Liberty High School, Free but donations welcome, 7 - 8:15 PM

 🎥 Friday, Oct. 24 

• Howl-O-Ween at Gateway Park, Free, 4:30 - 6:30 PM

• Halloween Bingoat (Bingo + Goats) at Faith Lutheran Church, $45, 6 - 7 PM

• Met Park Movie Night: Hocus Pocus at Metropolitan Park, Free, 7 PM

• Cinema on the Plaza featuring Addams Family Values at Mason Plaza, Free, 7 - 9 PM

🍁 Saturday, Oct. 25 

• Jack O’Looza: Costume Contest and Pumpkin Carving at Field to Table Markets (Sat: Cherrydale & Lubber Run, Sun: Fairlington, & Westover), ~10 AM

• Halloween Storytime at Cherrydale Library and Courthouse Library, Free, 10:30 - 11 AM

• Writer’s Group: The Revision Room at Courthouse Library, Free, 11 AM - 1 PM

• Spoons Toons & Booze Halloween Special at Arlington Drafthouse, 12 PM

• Fall Family Celebration at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Free, 12 - 3 PM

• Water Park Fall Festival at Maker's Valley, Free, 12 - 5 PM (Sunday too)

• Neighborhood Tree Walk outside Cherrydale Library, Free, 1 – 2 PM

• Trick or Treat Trail at The Village at Shirlington, Free, 2 - 4 PM

• Annual Halloween Trunk or Treat at Pentagon MMA, Free, 3 - 5 PM

• Fall Foliage Hike at Gulf Branch Nature Center, $6, 4 – 5 PM

• Concert featuring Caz Gardiner at Mason Plaza, Free, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

👻 Sunday, Oct. 26

• Marine Corp Marathon Finish Festival in Downtown Rosslyn, Free, 8 AM - 4 PM

• Yoga Flow & Glow at PLNTR National Landing, $55, 9:30 – 11 AM

• MoCA on the Move featuring calavera masks with Artist David Amoroso and music from Duck Chuck Goose at Met Park, Free, 10 AM – 1 PM

• Halloween Stop in for Stories at Central Library, Free, 10:30 – 11 AM

• Mahjong Pop-Up at Immigrant Food Ballston, $45, 11:30 AM - 2 PM

• Learn to Letterbox: Halloween Edition at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, $12, 2 - 3:30 PM

• Pumpkin Carving at Samuel Beckett’s Irish Pub, Free, 2 - 6 PM

• Virginia Ghosts Campfire at Fort CF Smith Park, $6, 5 - 6 PM

• Drafthouse Divas Halloween Edition at Arlington Drafthouse, $12 - $18, 7 PM

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