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Art Galleries
The Art League
105 N. Union St.,
703-683-1780,
TheArtLeague.org
Headquartered in the
Torpedo Factory Art
Center, The Art League
features monthly juried
exhibits, events, classes and
workshops for all ages and
skill levels. Gallery open
Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm, Thurs.
10am-9pm, Sun. noon-6pm.
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The Athenaeum
201 Prince St., 703-548-0035,
NVFAA.org
Greek Revival building that
houses art exhibitions with
art for sale, plus music, dance
and poetry performances,
lectures and literary events.
Thurs.-Fri. noon-4pm, Sat.
1-4pm, Sun. noon-4pm. X
Del Ray Artisans
2704 Mount Vernon Ave.,
703-838-4827,
DelRayArtisans.org
A community art
organization featuring visual
and functional arts with
monthly exhibits. Gallery
open Thurs. noon-6pm
(April-Sept.: first Thurs.
noon-9pm), Fri.-Sat. noon-
9pm, Sun. noon-6pm (except
in July and Dec.).
Kyo Gallery
111 S. Patrick St.,
571-970-4388,
KyoGallery.com
International gallery,
showcasing talented artists
from around the world.
Shop our carefully curated
selection of unique and
amazing art both in our
gallery and online. •
Patricia Palermino Studio
Saturday at the Old Town
Farmers’ Market,
703-360-4757,
PatPalermino.com
Books and scenes from
Alexandria and D.C. by a
folk artist. Works available
at galleries, the Old Town
Farmers’ Market and directly
from the artist.
Principle Gallery
208 King St., 703-739-9326,
PrincipleGallery.com
It has been our passion for
25 years to exhibit world
renowned artists in our
extraordinary home of Old
Town Alexandria.
Torpedo Factory
Art Center
105 N. Union St.,
703-746-4570,
TorpedoFactory.org
Find work by 165 artists
across three floors. Meet the
artists, discuss their process,
get inspired and shop
directly. Daily 10am-6pm,
Thurs. until 9pm. Second
Fridays until 10pm. X •
Workhouse Arts Center
9518 Workhouse Way,
703-584-2900,
WorkhouseArts.org
Enjoy 12 galleries of original
art, 65 artist studios, music
and theater performances,
art classes, suffrage museum
and events like Fireworks,
Brewfest and Haunted
House. X
Nightlife
Basin Street Lounge
219 King St. (219 Restaurant),
703-549-1141,
219Restaurant.com
Live jazz and blues every
Sat.-Sun. at 9pm. DJ sets
and dancing Tues.-Sat. from
10pm-2am in lower-level
Bayou Room.
Birchmere
3701 Mount Vernon Ave.,
703-549-7500,
Birchmere.com
This music hall is legendary
in the rock, country and folk
world, drawing household
names like B.B. King, Vince
Gill and the Bacon Brothers.
Nick’s Nightclub
642 S. Pickett St.,
703-751-8900,
NicksNightclub.com
An authentic country-western
experience. Live bands,
karaoke, 2-step and line dance
lessons. Hearty American
food like delicious wood-
smoked BBQ. Free parking,
near Van Dorn Metro. X
Theater &
Performance
Alexandria
Harmonizers
1430 W. Braddock Rd.,
703-887-6680,
Harmonizers.org
Internationally recognized
men’s a cappella chorus
electrifying audiences and
inspiring generations with
tight harmonies and high-
energy choreography, from
barbershop to Broadway.
Chorus available for hire.
Alexandria Singers
P.O. Box 16093,
703-941-7464,
AlexandriaSingers.com
The D.C. area’s premier pops
chorus, performing jazz,
swing, standards, Broadway
and contemporary pop at
shows throughout the year.
Chorus is available for hire.
Brave Spirits Theatre
1819 N. Quaker Ln.,
571-867-8660,
BraveSpiritsTheatre.com
Professional theatre company
staging visceral and intimate
productions of Shakespeare
and his contemporaries with
a focus on female artists
and feminist perspectives.
Performances at The Lab at
Convergence.
The Little Theatre of
Alexandria
600 Wolfe St., 703-683-5778,
TheLittleTheatre.com
The area’s oldest
continuously-operating
theater, showing musicals,
comedies and dramas year-
round. Holiday show in early
Dec. Wed.-Sat. evenings, Sun.
matinees.
Metropolitan School of
the Arts
5775 Barclay Dr.,
703-339-0444,
MetropolitanArts.org
Teaches performing arts
to students of all ages.
Programs include The
Academy, The Studio,
MetroClub and The
Companies, composed of
three pre-professional youth
dance troupes.
Alexandria Symphony
Orchestra
Rachel M. Schlesinger
Concert Hall & Arts Center,
4915 E. Campus Dr. & George
Washington Masonic National
Memorial & 101 Callahan Dr.,
703-548-0885,
AlexSym.org
The critically-acclaimed
Alexandria Symphony
Orchestra, led by Music
Director James Ross,
performs ten subscription
concerts at two Alexandria
venues. Subscription season
runs Oct.-May.
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