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Affirming Wall Hangings Workshop

with artist Aliana Grace Bailey

2023-11-27 18:00:00 2023-11-27 19:30:00 America/New_York Affirming Wall Hangings Workshop This workshop will center Black healing and care through the creation of affirming wall hangings using textile collaging techniques. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Monday, November 27
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-11-27 18:00:00 2023-11-27 19:30:00 America/New_York Affirming Wall Hangings Workshop This workshop will center Black healing and care through the creation of affirming wall hangings using textile collaging techniques. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

This workshop will center Black healing and care through the creation of affirming wall hangings using textile collaging techniques.

Join artist Aliana Grace Bailey in a workshop on Monday, November 27th at 6 pm, centering Black healing and care. Community members will explore affirmations, basic textile collaging techniques, and create an affirming wall mobile focused on a theme of their choosing. Throughout the workshop, participants will be invited to reflect communally as they meditate on their experiences and feelings.

Aliana Grace Bailey is a fiber artist, socially-engaged teaching artist, and passionate advocate for radical self-love, wellness, healing, and grief support.

This event is offerred in partnership with the City of Alexandria Office of the Arts

Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library

jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708

Hours
Mon, Nov 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 01 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: 10A/B, 11C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

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

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Tue, Nov 28, 11:00am - 11:35am
First Floor
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Tue, Nov 28, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Thu, Nov 30, 11:00am - 11:35am
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Thu, Nov 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Fri, Dec 01, All day
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Sat, Dec 02, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Sat, Dec 02, 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Sat, Dec 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Second Floor
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Sun, Dec 03, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Mon, Dec 04, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Mon, Dec 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
First Floor
Make a card for Hanukkah, Christmas, or just to celebrate winter. All materials supplied. Ages 6-12

Tue, Dec 05, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Tue, Dec 05, 11:00am - 11:35am
First Floor
Songs,stories. games, movement and more for our littlest friends. Ages 0-23 months

Tue, Dec 05, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Barrett Library has a volunteer available on Tuesdays to help with computer and technologies use. Appointments are available at 5 PM and 6 PM. Please call 703-746-1721 to schedule an appointment.

Tue, Dec 05, 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Second Floor
Make an adorable birdseed ornament that celebrates the season and provides needed nourishment for our outdoor feathered friends.

Wed, Dec 06, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Thu, Dec 07, All day
Don't spend money on more wrapping paper! Create beautifully wrapped gifts that will marvel your loved ones and spare the Earth. Get a kit at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch beginning December 1 - 23.

Thu, Dec 07, 11:00am - 11:40am
Stories, songs, movement and more for ages 2+

Thu, Dec 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Second Floor
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Fri, Dec 08, All day
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