Bead Buddies

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 3·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 17·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 24·4 PM – 5 PM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Make bracelets and necklaces while meeting new friends at the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, for ages 3–12.

Tue · Nov 10·2 PM – 3:30 PM·Sherwood Regional Library — Sherwood Meeting Room · Alexandria

Craft & Chat (Sherwood Meeting Room, Sherwood Regional Library) — Making burlap pocket wreaths; materials provided, registration required, instruction starts promptly at 2:05 pm, ages 18+.

Tue · Nov 10·7 PM – 8 PM·Virtual · Alexandria

Virtual handcrafters' meetup where participants share projects, view others' creations, and chat while crafting together, open to all crafters 18 and up.

Tue · Nov 10·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Yarn Storm at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library collects handmade or store‑bought scarves, hats and mittens for Alexandria's Community Lodgings, ages 13 and up.

Mon · Nov 9·7 PM – 9 PM·Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA

Create personalized greeting cards and a reusable linocut stamp in a hands‑on workshop at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, $45 members/$55 non‑members.

Mon · Nov 9·5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·John Marshall Library — John Marshall Meeting Room 1, John Marshall Meeting Room 2 · Alexandria

Create a personalized dreamcatcher using a recycled CD, colorful yarn, beads, and sharpies in the John Marshall Library meeting rooms, for ages 5–10.

Fri · Oct 23·2 PM – 3 PM·Virtual, Zoom · Alexandria

Jamie Novak teaches virtual yard‑sale planning, covering item selection, pricing strategies, and leftover handling, ages 13 and up.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 12 PM·James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library · Alexandria

Amy Strauss leads a workshop at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library exploring six intuitive archetypes through stories, reflection, conversation, and experiential exercises, for ages 18 and up.