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Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop

with Linda "Lit'l Bit" Bryson

2025-06-14 13:00:00 2025-06-14 14:00:00 America/New_York Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Story Room

Saturday, June 14
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-14 13:00:00 2025-06-14 14:00:00 America/New_York Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshop Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Story Room

Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums.

Life can be overwhelming. Learn techniques to transform your thoughts, feelings, and experiences into creative expression with this month's guest artist. Perfect for solo teens and adults or family groups to share and learn together!

Join Linda "Lit'l Bit" Bryson for the workshop, Relaxing Through Painting Canvases “Lets See What Happens." Participants will explore pour painting, mixing primary colors, and letting things just flow. Please wear clothes you are comfortable getting dirty/ stained.

 About Lit'l Bit:
"Linda, also known as Lit’l Bit (what my daughter always calls me). I’m a mother of two grown kids and currently live in Lorton, VA. I started getting into doing acrylic painting when I found that I had too much time on my hands after stopping working two jobs at the time. My daughter had given me a couple of painting and I was intrigued by them. She told me what to get and then I just started trying different colors and different types of pouring techniques. I found that doing the painting helps me relax and just made things lighter. I started doing vases on top of canvases after watching YouTube videos, picked up some tools to use to make flowers and different designs." Website: https://dopefocusllc.com/lit'l-bitspours Instagram: @POURALITLBIT

Artistic Outlets Creativity Workshops are held in partnership with Dope Focus and are designed to supplement the Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career series, a 10-workshop program that provides teens with the tools to develop their artistic career and a chance to vend at Art on the Avenue. Participation in Avenue Ambition is not required to attend this workshop.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Maker | Art & Music |

TAGS: | teen | Dope Focus | Craft | Avenue Ambition | Art |

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library

dprice@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
Branch manager
Diana Price

Hours
Mon, Aug 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 08 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 09 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 10 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Parking: The library has a large parking lot with 175 spaces.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station (Yellow & Blue Lines 3.2 miles); Van Dorn Station (Blue Line 2.1 miles)
  • Metrobus: F23, F24, A28
  • DASH Bus: 30, 32

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

Upcoming Events

Thu, Aug 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Beginning English practice for English language learners. No registration needed or prior level of English. These workshops are led by volunteers and do not include certificates of completion.

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Children love to be outdoors! Join us in Beatley Central Library's beautiful outdoor Reading Garden for stories, songs and movement. Ages 0-8 with an adult.

Thu, Aug 07, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Baby storytime, plus opportunities to build relationships with other caretakers of young children! For ages 0-12 months, accompanied by an adult. After your first birthday, please attend 1s and 2s.

Thu, Aug 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room
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Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Join Grammy-winning children’s musicians for an interactive musical performance in English and Spanish. (All ages)

Sat, Aug 09, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room
Use a variety of craft materials to turn a tin into an emergency or survival kit of your choice.

Sat, Aug 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Picture Book Area
Check out the Library’s selection of tabletop games. (Ages 5-18) Echa un vistazo a la selección de juegos de mesa de la Biblioteca. (De 5 a 18 años) Área infantil de Beatley Library

Sat, Aug 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Attention all handcrafters! Join us to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together!

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children love to be outdoors! Join us in Beatley Central Library's beautiful outdoor Reading Garden for stories, songs and movement. Ages 0-8 with an adult.

Mon, Aug 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Conference Room
This volunteer-led workshop provides a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration required. No certificates of completion are issued.

Mon, Aug 11, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Story Room
Ages 12-18. Learn more about volunteering with Alexandria Library.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Beginning English practice for English language learners. No registration needed or prior level of English. These workshops are led by volunteers and do not include certificates of completion.

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Meet your old friends and make new friends at an unstructured, outdoor playtime in the library's Reading Garden! Toys will be supplied. Ages 0-5 with an adult.

Tue, Aug 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Story Room
Build with Lego, make art, play games, and more! Ages 5-12. Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:05am
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2

Wed, Aug 13, 11:30am - 12:05pm
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2

Wed, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Join human and animal ambassadors from Buddie Ford Nature Center to examine relationships between living and non-living components within an ecosystem. (Ages 6-12)

Wed, Aug 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Conference Room
This volunteer-led workshop provides a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration required. No certificates of completion are issued.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Beginning English practice for English language learners. No registration needed or prior level of English. These workshops are led by volunteers and do not include certificates of completion.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Children love to be outdoors! Join us in Beatley Central Library's beautiful outdoor Reading Garden for stories, songs and movement. Ages 0-8 with an adult.

Thu, Aug 14, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Baby storytime, plus opportunities to build relationships with other caretakers of young children! For ages 0-12 months, accompanied by an adult. After your first birthday, please attend 1s and 2s.

Thu, Aug 14, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Conference Room
Attention all handcrafters! Join us to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together!

Thu, Aug 14, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden,Large Meeting Room
Join Jorge Banales as he gives instruction on the Yang Style 24 Movement Tai Chi form on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Free and open to the public.

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room
Drop in and play with our coding board games, card games, toys, and robots -- and check out some of our coding books for kids! Ages 6-12.

Sat, Aug 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Ages 12+. Explore ways to channel your feelings, thoughts, and experiences through different art styles and mediums.

Sat, Aug 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Picture Book Area
Check out the Library’s selection of tabletop games. (Ages 5-18) Echa un vistazo a la selección de juegos de mesa de la Biblioteca. (De 5 a 18 años) Área infantil de Beatley Library

Sun, Aug 17, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Small Conference Room
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Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room
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Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Board Room
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