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Art with Julie

"Abstract Watercolor with Lines and Shapes"
2026-07-09 14:00:00 2026-07-09 15:30:00 America/New_York Art with Julie Please join us to see where your mind takes you during this calming, zen-like drawing session. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, July 09
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-09 14:00:00 2026-07-09 15:30:00 America/New_York Art with Julie Please join us to see where your mind takes you during this calming, zen-like drawing session. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Please join us to see where your mind takes you during this calming, zen-like drawing session.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Quest | Maker | Art & Music |

TAGS: | Summer Quest | #SummerQuest |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
Hours
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We're closed Friday June 19 due to Juneteenth
Mon, Jun 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 19 Closed
(Juneteenth)
Sat, Jun 20 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 21 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Parking:
There is a library parking lot available.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: King Street Station
  • Metrobus: F20
  • DASH Bus: 36A, 36B, 102

Upcoming Events

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Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Jun 16, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Jun 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Jun 17, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Dino Cave Party!
Wed, Jun 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Come celebrate the end of school and the beginning of summer with our dinosaur cave party!
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Jun 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Jun 18, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
Board Game Bliss
Sun, Jun 21, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Let's celebrate the joy of playing games! Play a wide variety of games, both classics and new. Bring a friend or make new ones.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Jun 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Teen and Tween Summer Craft Camp
Mon, Jun 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Express yourself with some fun crafts! Each week in is a new art project for ages 12-18!
Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Jun 23, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Jun 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Jun 24, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Foam Party
Wed, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Outdoors
Get ready to dance, laugh, and let loose as you’re surrounded by cascades of fluffy foam!
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Jun 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Jun 25, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
Film Screening - "Weapons"
Thu, Jun 25, 1:30pm - 3:45pm
Meeting Room
Please join us for a screening of the gripping 2025 Oscar-winning horror mystery with a creative, non-chronological narrative.
Pollinator Talk - with Ecologist Dr. Sally Valdes
Thu, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Burke Virtual Room,Meeting Room
Celebrate National Pollinator Week by learning about these critical species and how we can support them and our environment.Register
Baby Storytime
Fri, Jun 26, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
We sing, play, dance, and rhyme all while promoting your baby’s development and literacy skills. For ages 0-14 months.
Crafty Kid Series
Sat, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us one Saturday a month to get crafty! Each month is a new fun craft, followed by open play time and bubbles!
Alexandria Oddball Cinema - "Falling Down"
Sun, Jun 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Oddball Cinema brings you all of the weird, eclectic, and lesser-known films you probably never saw in theaters.
Senior Bingo
Mon, Jun 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to socialize and engage your mind with a game of bingo! Enjoy snacks, prizes, and fun while you're here. Registration is required.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Jun 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Dungeons & Dragons - at Burke Branch Library
Mon, Jun 29, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Join Dungeon Master Jacob on an epic adventure where you call the shots and leave fate up to the dice.
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Family Storytime - Martes de niños
Tue, Jun 30, 10:15am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, music, and movement for ages 0-5!
Baby and Toddler Play Date
Tue, Jun 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us for a special uninterrupted playtime with your child and meet other caregivers. Discover how play and learning go hand-in-hand. (ages 0-3).
Stitcher's Space - Sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider! Every Wednesday!
Wed, Jul 01, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Enjoy weekly sessions with other fiber artists. Bring and share your projects, and see others. Quilting tutorials will be provided on the first Wednesday of every month. No registration is required.
Bar C Ranch - Amazing Adaptations
Wed, Jul 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet different live animals and learn about their habitats and how they live!
Line Dancing 101
Thu, Jul 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us to learn the basic line dance steps to great Oldies and Motown music. This is a great class for beginners. Bring a friend or come alone. Please wear comfortable shoes!
Line Dancing 201
Thu, Jul 02, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Viva Line Dancing: Join our intermediate level of line dancing to improve flexibility and enhance memory. We work the dance floors! This class is not intended for beginners.
250th Film Festival - "The Birth of a Nation"
Thu, Jul 02, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
We are celebrating America's 250th Birthday with a screening of the 2016 historical film based on the story of Nat Turner, an enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Mon, Jul 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
English practice for English language learners. No registration is needed. Class is held in the Burke Branch Meeting Room.
Teen and Tween Summer Craft Camp
Mon, Jul 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
Express yourself with some fun crafts! Each week in is a new art project for ages 12-18!
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