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16 | January 12, 2012 ALEXANDRIA TIMESSCENE AROUND TOWNCalendar ofEventsTo have your event consideredfor our calendar listings, pleaseemail events@alextimes.com.You can also post your eventdirectly to our online calendarby visiting www.alextimes.com.Now to January 16‘THE PATENTS AND TRADE-MARKS OF STEVE JOBS’ Intribute to the tremendous influence ofSteve Jobs, the U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice showcases “The Patentsand Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art andTechnology that Changed the World.”The exhibit features more than 300 ofthe patents bearing the name of theiconic innovator along with many ofthe trademarks that have given Appleits instantly recognizable identityaround the world. The exhibit is free.Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and noon to 5 p.m.Saturday.Location: U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice/National Inventors Hall ofFame and Museum, 600 Dulany St.Information: www.uspto.govNow to January 27SOLO PREVIEW 2012 In lieuof a solo exhibit in January, The ArtLeague Gallery hosts a group previewexhibit featuring work by artists whohave been selected for solo exhibitsin the coming year. The show featureswork by Cecily Corcoran,Theresa Esterlund,Elissa Farrow-Savos,Juan Hernandez, PatteeHipschen, MarciaJestaedt, Georgia Nassikas,Suzanne Vigil andAndrew Zimmermann.The exhibit is free.Time: 10 a.m. to 6p.m.Location: The ArtLeague, 105 N. UnionSt.Information: 703-683-1780 or www.theartleague.orgJanuary 12MCHF LEATHER-NECK HISTORYSERIES This specialevent features a guidedtour through the NationalMuseum of theMarine Corps’ galleriesand will conclude with aseminar in ScuttlebuttTheater. Contact the Marine CorpsHeritage Foundation for reservations.Time: 5:30 to 9 p.m.Location: National Museum of theMarine Corps, 18900 Jefferson DavisHighwayInformation: 703-649-2365 orwww.usmcmuseum.orgFREE SUPERHERO MOVIECharles E. Beatley Jr. Central Librarywill screen “Captain America: TheFirst Avenger.” The screening is free.Time: 6:45 p.m.Location: Charles E. Beatley Jr.Central Library, 5005 Duke St.Information: 703-746-1702 orwww.alexandria.lib.va.us‘CONFEDERATESOF COLOR’ Join DarylMichael Scott for his lectureand discussion on“Confederates of Color:Not Quite a Figment ofthe Neo-ConfederateImagination.” Scott,a professor of historyand former chair of thedepartment of history atHoward University, willexamine both sides ofthe story behind African-American Confederatesoldiers. Tickets are$10.Time: 7 to 8 p.m.Location: AlexandriaBlack History Museum,902 Wythe St.Information: 703-746-4356LATIN AMERICANBOOK DISCUS-SION GROUP Thediscussions are in English. For storiesin Spanish and English, pleasecontact the adult services/referencedesk at 703-746-1702x3.Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.Now to February 12ROCK YOUR PARK The City of Alexandria Departmentof Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities offers free communityopen play days and nights at Ben Brenman Park’s syntheticturf field. Families, friends and neighbors of all ages can visitthe field to play soccer, lacrosse, touch football, rugby and tossa Frisbee.Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday;and 1 to 5 p.m. SundayLocation: Ben Brenman Park Field, 4800 Brenman Park DriveInformation: Contact Mac Slover at 703-746-5402 or mac.slover@alexandriava.govLocation: Charles E. Beatley Jr.Central Library, 5005 Duke St.Information: 703-746-1702THE ART OF FASHION: HAUTECOUTURE THEN AND NOWJoin fashion guru Susan Boyd, owner ofWear It Well Wardrobe and Image Consulting(www.wearitwellconsulting.com),for an evening of fashion at its most exclusive.Following a screening of “HighStyle: Betsy Bloomingdale and theHaute Couture,” Boyd will talk aboutwhy some fashion is considered art andoffer shopping tips for high-fashion,high-quality clothes. Refreshments willbe served. The event costs $15 for DRAJanuary 12SECOND THURSDAY ART NIGHT:WINTRY MIX Cozy up at the Torpedo Factory and enjoy awintry celebration complete with a sweet candy buffet and doit-yourselfsnowflake station. Mix it up with exhibition receptionsin Target Gallery for “Fears & Phobias”; Studio 9 and Site 2 and3 galleries for “Connectivity: Threads of Community”; and TheArt League Gallery for the 2012 Solo Preview and the All-MediaMembership Show. The event is free.Time: 6 to 9 p.m.Location: Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, 105 N. Union St.Information: 703-838-4565 or www.torpedofactory.org/thursday.htmmembers and $20 for nonmembers.Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.Location: Del Ray Artisans, 2704Mount Vernon Ave.Information: Contact Susan at 703-973-4333 or wearitwell@gmail.comCIVIL WAR DANCECLASS In preparationfor the Civil War Ball onJanuary 28, learn thewaltz, polka and Virginiareel from an expertdance master. Reservationsare recommended;tickets cost $12.Time: 7:30 to 9:30p.m.Location: Gadsby’sTavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St.Information: 703-746-4242January 13 - 15EDDIE FROM OHIOThe North Virginia folkband comes to theBirchmere for a threenightstint. The group,Eddie from Ohio, hasproduced nine CDsindependently and soldupward of 150,000 copies to date, accordingto the band’s website. Ticketsare $35.Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: The Birchmere, 3701Mount Vernon Ave.Information: 703-549-7500 orwww.birchmere.comJanuary 13INCLUSIVE COMMUNITYPLAYGROUP Children learn valuablesocial skills and work on theirdevelopmental skills through play.Parents and caregivers will interactwith their child in stimulating activitiesthat reinforce physical, cognitiveand social development.The playgroupis free.Time: 10:30 a.m. tonoonLocation: Cora KellyRecreation Center, 25W. Reed Ave.Information: ContactDeatriceWilliams at 703-746-3430 ordeatrice.williams@alexandriava.govCHINESE DELEGA-TION’S VISIT TheCity of Alexandria willwelcome the ChineseDelegation at the TorpedoFactory Art Center.The event is free.Time: 2:30 to 6 p.m.Location: TorpedoFactory ArtCenter, 105 N. Union St.Information: ContactCheryl Anne Colton at703-746-5588January 14 - 15PINEWOOD DERBY WORKSHOPOld Town Ace Hardware invites CubScouts to bring their Pinewood Derbycars to the store so local craftsmanJesse Cathell can rough cut theirdesigns. Electric sanders, sand paperand hand tools will be available forthe Cub Scouts. In addition, Old TownAce Hardware will donate 5 percent ofsales of Pinewood-related products —such as spray paint and sandpaper —to the Children’s Miracle Network andthe Boy Scouts of America ColonialDistrict.Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: Old Town Ace Hardware,809 S. Washington St.Information: 703-879-0475January 14OLD TOWN FARMERSMARKET The market includes localdairy, fish, fruits, vegetables andartists. There is free parking in thegarage during market hours.Time: 5:30 a.m.Location: Market Square, 301 KingSt.Information: 703-746-3200CHRISTMAS TREERECYCLING The City of Alexandriareminds residents to recycle holidayChristmas trees. Residents whoreceive city trash service should settrees out for recycling pick-up. Do notput trees in plastic bags and removeall stands and ornaments. The nextpickup date is January 21.Time: 6 a.m.Location: VariousInformation: Contact DavisMcCoy at 703-746-4410 ordavis.mccoy@alexandriava.govGET YOUR WINTER FICTIONFIX The Friends of the Beatley CentralLibrary will hold a Get Your WinterFiction Fix book sale. Hardcover booksare $3, and paperbacks are $1.Time: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location: Charles E. Beatley Jr.Central Library, 5005 Duke St.Information: 703-746-1702 orwww.alexandria.lib.va.usFILM SCREENING: ‘END OFTHE RAINBOW’ This film providesa concise, in-depth look at the impactof global extractive industries onlocal populations and their economy,traditions and environment. “End ofthe Rainbow” depicts the dismantlingof a massive gold mining operationin Borneo and then follows its reconstructionin northeastern Guinea.Discussion will follow the screening.The event is free.Time: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.Location: Alexandria Black HistoryMuseum, 902 Wythe St.Information: 703-746-4356 orwww.alexblackhistory.orgJanuary 15MY KISSING HANDS: UNIQUEKEEPSAKES Jennifer Stackpolewill be at Hooray For Books to createher custom ceramic pieces which featurethe impression of a child’s handor foot. Each is carefully hand-finishedto become a beautiful keepsake totreasure forever.Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.Location: Hooray for Books, 1555King St.Information: 703-548-4092CIVIL WAR SUNDAY Explorethe Civil War in Alexandria withCivil War Sundays, a showcase of anoriginal May 26, 1861, edition NewYork Tribune detailing Col. ElmerEllsworth’s death in Alexandria; aPeeps diorama illustrating Ellsworth’sdeath; a TimeTravelers Passport exhibitfeaturing the Civil War drummerboy; a diorama of a heating systemconstructed in Alexandria to warmCivil War hospital tents during thewinter of 1861; a cocked-and-loadedWickham musket discarded in a privyduring the 1860s; and an exhibit onthe Lee Street site during the CivilWar. The event is free.Time: 1 to 5 p.m.Location: Alexandria ArchaeologyMuseum, 105 N. Union St.Information: 703-746-4399LADIES TEA Taking tea has neverbeen such a historic affair. Come sipGadsby’s Tavern Museum’s specialblend of tea and eat period-inspireddelicacies with 21st-century friendsand 18th-century hostesses. Ticketsare $30.Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m.Location: Gadsby’s Tavern Mu-