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Avenue Ambition Artist Showcase
2025-09-22 17:30:00 2025-09-22 19:00:00 America/New_York Avenue Ambition Artist Showcase Join teen Avenue Ambition participants for this arts and crafts vendor fair showcasing their growth and hard work. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -

Monday, September 22
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-22 17:30:00 2025-09-22 19:00:00 America/New_York Avenue Ambition Artist Showcase Join teen Avenue Ambition participants for this arts and crafts vendor fair showcasing their growth and hard work. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -

Join teen Avenue Ambition participants for this arts and crafts vendor fair showcasing their growth and hard work.

After five months learning about marketing, networking, inventory management, pricing, and more, Avenue Ambition participants invite you, along with the community partners that assisted throughout the workshop series, to see how their hard work has paid off.

Meet professional and amateur artists. Talk with community mentors. Get a sneak peek at Art on the Avenue wares!

This event is free and open to the public.

Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career is a 10-workshop series designed to give teens ages 12-18 the tools and skills needed to create, market, and sell their creations. Teens that attended at least 50% of the workshops and provided a sales/ marketing plan and works to sell will be eligible for a chance to vend at a booth at Art on the Avenue 2025, on Saturday, October 4th.

Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career is a partnership between Alexandria Library, Dope Focus Art, and Art on the Avenue.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | All Ages | Adults |

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

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Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
dprice@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
Branch manager
Diana Price
Hours
Mon, Sep 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 12 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 14 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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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

Board Game Cafe - 2nd and 4th Saturdays - Café con juegos de mesa
Sat, Sep 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Play with 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
Storytime in the Reading Garden - Cuentos en el jardín de lectura
Mon, Sep 15, 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 0-5 with an adult.
SEPTEMBER English Language Learning (ELL) 1 Workshop - Beginner Conversation
Tue, Sep 16, 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.
Playtime! - ¡Hora de jugar!
Tue, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:15am
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
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.
Tuesday We Play (ages 5-12) - Martes de juegos (De 5 a 12 años)
Tue, Sep 16, 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.
Convierte tus Monedas a Dolares - Talleres de educación financiera
Tue, Sep 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room
PRESUPUESTOS (2NDA PARTE) y CONTROLR DE DEUDAS
Handcraft Tuesday - Evening Edition
Tue, Sep 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Attention all handcrafters! Join us to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together!Register
1s and 2s Time - Tiempo para niños de 1 y 2
Wed, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:05am
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2
1s and 2s Time - Tiempo para niños de 1 y 2
Wed, Sep 17, 11:30am - 12:05pm
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2
International Peace Day Origami - Make a crane for peace
Wed, Sep 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Conference Room
Commemorate the International Day of Peace by creating an origami crane.
SEPTEMBER English Language Learning (ELL) 2 Workshop - Intermediate Conversation
Wed, Sep 17, 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.
September Sewing - Zenkis!
Wed, Sep 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room
Zenkis are hand sewn plushies packed with personality. Get creative! All supplies will be provided.  For ages 8-18.
SEPTEMBER English Language Learning (ELL) 1 Workshop - Beginner Conversation
Thu, Sep 18, 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.
Baby Bounce - for babies 0-14 months and their caretaker(s)
Thu, Sep 18, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Baby storytime, plus opportunities to build relationships with other caretakers of young children! For ages 0-14 months, accompanied by an adult. 15 months and older, please attend 1s and 2s.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Sep 18, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room
Join Miss Amy for stories, songs, movement, and activities just right for preschool children. Ages 3-5 with adult.
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Thu, Sep 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room
Oddball Cinema brings you all of the weird, eclectic, and lesser-known films you probably never saw in theaters. Click on the event title for more info!
Coding Game Night - ages 6-12 - Hands-on fun in programming, robotics, and electronics!
Thu, Sep 18, 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.
Borrow a Board Game
Sat, Sep 20, 10:00am - 4:45pm
Use the library's board and card games while hanging out in the youth services area!
Grand Gaming Melee - Alexandria-Arlington Regional Gaming Group (AARGGH)
Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room
Grand Gaming Melee: The Alexandria-Arlington Regional Gaming Group (AARGGH) invites you to play dice games, card games, tile games, and just about any other kind of tabletop game. Register
Fall Scarf Swap
Sat, Sep 20, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Story Room
Get rid of a few unwanted scarfs. Then come, dig, and leave with a few new-to-you treasures!
Handcraft Tuesday - Weekend Edition
Sat, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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!
French Conversation Club
Sat, Sep 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room
Ages 14+. Develop and exercise your French conversation skills.
Writers Group at Beatley
Sun, Sep 21, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Small Conference Room
This is a twice-monthly forum for writers to work on drafts, network, and share moral support. Meets first and third Sundays. All are welcome!
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - Branded
Sun, Sep 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room
Oddball Cinema brings you all of the weird, eclectic, and lesser-known films you probably never saw in theaters. Click on the event title for more info!
The Order Of The Zine (T.O.O.T.Z.) | Week #1 - The Zine of Introductions
Mon, Sep 22, All day
The Order of the Zine (T.O.O.T.Z.) has come to Alexandria. Each week, pick up your not-so-secret assignments (zine-making kits) and check out your peer's zines in our Zine Library. Ages 7-14.
Storytime in the Reading Garden - Cuentos en el jardín de lectura
Mon, Sep 22, 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 0-5 with an adult.
Avenue Ambition - Crafting Your Creative Career
Mon, Sep 22, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Ages 12-18. Develop tools and skills to create, market, and sell your original artwork in this 10-week series.
SEPTEMBER English Language Learning (ELL) 2 Workshop - Intermediate Conversation
Mon, Sep 22, 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.
Avenue Ambition Artist Showcase
Mon, Sep 22, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join teen Avenue Ambition participants for this arts and crafts vendor fair showcasing their growth and hard work.
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