Thursday, Feb. 7
English as a Second Language, drop-in sessions for all levels, 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays and Tuesdays; for intermediate levels: 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays. Charles E. Beatley Library, 5005 Duke St., Alexandria. Free. 703-746-1702, Ext. 3.
“Axes: Bold as Love, the Luthier’s Art” exhibit, photographs of guitars by Clifford Wheeler. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Multiple Exposures Gallery, Studio 31, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-683-2205 or www.torpedofactory.org.
“People” art exhibit, works by Frances Seeger. Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 24, the Athenaeum, 201 S. Prince St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-0035 or www.nvfaa.org.
“Dot and Dash” art exhibit, mixed media interpret the theme of lines and circles. Noon-6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, through Feb. 24, Del Ray Artisans, Nicholas A. Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-4827 or www.thedelrayartisans.org.
“QR Codes” exhibit, a juried show by members of the gallery patterning dark and light square-within-a-square QR codes. 1-9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery, Studio 18, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-0935 or www.torpedofactory.org.
Seniors informational program, learn about the American Red Cross. 1 p.m., Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free with annual 55+ Pass. Registration required. 703-228-6300.
“David Copperfield,” the 1935 film starring Freddie Bartholomew, Frank Lawton and Edna May Oliver, based on the novel by Charles Dickens. 3:30-5:30 p.m., Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library, 4701 Seminary Rd., Alexandria. Free. 703-746-1704.
Strengthening Families Program, for families with children ages 10-14, sponsored by Virginia Foundation For Healthy Youth. Child-care available. 5:45-8 p.m. Thursdays, through Feb. 28, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington. Free. 703-228-1108 or www.strengtheningfamiliesarlington.com.
Discovering Christ Series, topics include: “Are You Looking for Meaning and Purpose in Life?”; “How Can I Begin a Better Life?”; and “Tired of Just Fishing for Answers?” 7-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, through March 28, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington. Free, registration required. 703-527-5500, Ext. 13, www.stcharleschurch.org or avirata@stcharleschurch.org.
Knitting and crochet workshop, with a discussion by author Margaret E. Fisher. Supplies, hooks and needles provided. 7-9 p.m., Arlington Temple United Methodist Church, 1835 N. Nash St., Arlington. Free. 703-522-6628.
18th-century dance classes, in preparation for the Birthnight Ball on Feb. 16. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday and next Thursday, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St., Alexandria. Each class, $12; reservations required. 703-746-4242 or www.gadsbystavern.org.
Amphibians program, learn about wood frogs, peepers and spotted salamanders. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Rd., Arlington. Free, registration required (program No. 622843-F). 703-228-3403.
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