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Parlor Game Presents

Board Game Bliss
2023-03-12 13:30:00 2023-03-12 16:30:00 America/New_York Parlor Game Presents Let's celebrate the joy of playing games! Play a wide variety of games, the classics and the new. Bring a friend or make new friends. Burke Branch Meeting Room Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Sunday, March 12
1:30pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-12 13:30:00 2023-03-12 16:30:00 America/New_York Parlor Game Presents Let's celebrate the joy of playing games! Play a wide variety of games, the classics and the new. Bring a friend or make new friends. Burke Branch Meeting Room Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library -

Let's celebrate the joy of playing games! Play a wide variety of games, the classics and the new. Bring a friend or make new friends. Burke Branch Meeting Room

Open to ages 13 and up


The Parlor Games is an Alexandria-based gaming pop-up business, specializing in tabletop games including board games, card games and RPGs (role playing games).

*Check out Parlor Games' collection of board games. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event |

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Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
ahargreaves@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Abby Hargreaves
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Mon, May 25 Closed
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Tue, May 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 29 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 31 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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