Volunteer Info, 5k Run, Music at Mount Vernon, and More Events this Week

Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

If you are in the Alexandria area, Volunteer Fairfax also has a volunteer opportunity at Heritage Presbyterian Church from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at 8503 Fort Hunt Road. Find out how to participate.

Agudas Achim Congregation is hosting a 5k and 1k run/walk. The walk is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday starting at the U.S. Patent Office on Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria. More information. 

You can check out the three-part Music at Mount Vernon series with the National Symphony Orchestra. The first concert is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the estate on 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Register online.

Beyond Alexandria:

The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival kicks off Friday at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Check out sculptures, glass, jewelry, and more. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center Drive. Get tickets online, or find out more information.