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AlexandriaArlington Community Events July 24-31, 2008
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WEST END FARMERS MARKET, bread, pastries, locally grown produce and artwork. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Dr., Alexandria. 703-838-4343.
APOTHECARY MUSEUM,18th-century store, with pill rollers, mortars, pestles, drug mills, glassware, journals, letters, furnishings and patent medicines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria. $4; ages 11-17, $2; 10 and younger, free. 703-838-3852.
PERUVIAN NATIONAL DAY, folk dance groups and Peruvian crafts and food. Noon-6 p.m., Gunston Middle School Athletic Field, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. Admission, free. 703-533-7321.
KIDS' SEASHELL WORKSHOP, for ages 8-12, take seashells to identify and make a shell guide. 3:35-5 p.m., Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Rd., Arlington. $5; registration required. 703-228-4747.
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FREEDOM HOUSE MUSEUM, tours and exhibits at the site of a former slave trading business; sponsored by Northern Virginia Urban League. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, Freedom House Museum, 1315 Duke St., Alexandria. Free. 703-836-2858 or http:/
ARLINGTON MASTER GARDENERS, available to answer questions, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension. 9 a.m.-noon weekdays, Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington. Free. 703-228-6414.
"EXOTIC ASYMMETRIES," works by the Kiln Club. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, through Aug. 24, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Scope Gallery, Studio 19, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-6288.
"GIFTS FROM THE SEA," Potomac Craftsmen Fiber Gallery exhibit, including jewelry, sculpture and clothing. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, through Aug. 3, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Potomac Craftsmen Fiber Gallery, Studio 18, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-548-0935.
"LIVING LEGENDS OF ALEXANDRIA," photographer Nina Tisara's portraits of people who improved quality of life in the city. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-4994.
"NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH" ART EXHIBIT, oil paintings by Eva Jacob. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 4, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Art League Gallery, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703-683-1780.
CRYSTAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL, dusk screenings of action movies on outdoor screen. James Bond films, Mondays through Sept. 22, and Clint Eastwood films, Wednesdays through Aug. 20, sponsored by Crystal City Business Improvement District. Take low lawn chairs and blankets, 18th and Bell streets, near Crystal City Metro station, Alexandria. Free. 703-412-9430.
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CIVIL WAR DRAWINGS, by William Lydston Jr. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Fort Ward Museum, 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. Free. 703-838-4848 or http:/
