Good Saturday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10 a.m., then isolated showers after 5 p.m.. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76 degrees. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be around tonight before 2 a.m., then scattered showers after 5 a.m.. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62 degrees. South wind around 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
🚨 You need to know
Jeff Daniels, known for his acting, is taking the stage tonight at The Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria tonight (April 5). He’s opening for folk music icon Tom Rush, stepping in for Tom Paxton, who had to bow out due to health concerns.
At 84, Rush is still going strong with what he playfully calls his “65th annual farewell tour.” He’s bringing his signature mix of songs and stories to the Alexandria venue.
“We’re mixing it up with some new tracks from the latest album, along with the classic favorites people come to hear,” Rush recently told ALXnow, “Gardens Old, Flowers New.”
This concert is a reunion of sorts for Daniels and Rush. They first crossed paths about ten years ago at a David Bromberg show in New York.
Rush remembers the encounter fondly: “I was playing a show that David Bromberg put together a decade or so ago in New York with a whole bunch of artists. I’m down in the green room milling around and this guy comes up to me and starts telling me how much he loves my music, citing some songs that he thought I wrote that in fact I didn’t write.”
“He looked familiar, and I finally figured out, oh, it’s Jeff Daniels,” continued Rush. “Now my daughter Sienna, who I wrote ‘Playing in the Garden’ about, was in college at that point, and she was a huge Jeff Daniels fan. She watched every episode of Newsroom at least 10 times, and she was upstairs at the gig in the dressing room doing her homework. So I went upstairs and I told her there’s a guy downstairs who wants to meet you. She was just gob smacked meeting Jeff and he was very accommodating and sweet with her.”
Expect a great night of music! Click here for further information and tickets.
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📈 Friday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for April 4, 2025.
- School Board greenlights renaming process for three ACPS facilities
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📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today and this weekend in Alexandria.
Lee-Fendall House to commemorate 160th Anniversary of Civil War hospital closure
Interview: A conversation with Tom Rush ahead of his show with Jeff Daniels at The Birchmere
Things To Do
- 7 a.m.: Old Town Farmers’ Market at Market Square Plaza
- 7 a.m.: ALX Dog Walk at Oronoco Bay Park
- 8 a.m.: Del Ray Farmers’ Market at Pat Miller Neighborhood Square
- 8:30 a.m.: Old Town Historic Fitness Scavenger Hunt at Zweet Sport
- 10 a.m.: Running At The Brewery at Aslin ALX
- 11 a.m.: 90s Drag Brunch at King & Rye
- 11 a.m.: Candle-Making Workshop at Made in ALX
- 12 p.m.: Carlyle House Family Fun Day – Poetry Palooza at Carlyle House
- 12 p.m.: 160th Commemoration of the Grosvenor Branch Hospital at Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
- 1 p.m.: Art & Architecture Day at Historic Huntley at Historic Huntley
- 2 p.m.: Malt Madness at Port City Brewing Company
- 2 p.m.: All Alexandria Reads: Brixalot Lego at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 3 p.m.: Alexandria Citizens Band Concert at Del Ray United Methodist Church
- 5:30 p.m.: LMP Social: A Celebration With A Cause at Local Motion Project
- 6:30 p.m.: Boozy Bonsai Workshop at PlantHouse
- 7 p.m.: Bach’s cell Suites: Meet Wade Davis at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Live Music & Entertainment
- 219 Restaurant: The Darby Brothers at 9 p.m.
- Alexandria Bier Garden: The Carter Farm Band at 9:30 p.m.
- Daniel O’Connell’s: David Thong Trio at 9:30 p.m.
- Epicure on King: Swingology at 6 p.m.
- Evening Star Cafe: Live At Zac’s House at 8:30 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: Sharon Clark Trio at 7 p.m.
- Makeda Restaurant: Negussie & Nani at 10 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
- The Birchmere: Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa & Jeff Daniels at 7:30 p.m.
- The Light Horse Restaurant: Lights Out By 8 at 9:30 p.m.
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Much Ado About Nothing at 8 p.m.
- The Study at Morrison House: Live Piano Music at 6 p.m.
City of Alexandria
- 9 a.m.: Free Income Tax Preparation Assistance
- 1:30 p.m.: Community Listening Session with ICRPB Members
- 3 p.m.: Health of Holmes Run
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