This Week: Chanukah on Ice, Turkey Trots, Black Friday and More

Open Door Monday: Stop by the Shirlington Branch Library, 4200 Campbell Ave., from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday to talk with an Arlington County Board member on any topic. One board member has open office hours every Monday at library branches in Westover, Columbia Pike, Ballston and Shirlington. More info here.

Chanukah on Ice: Pentagon Row and Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington are hosting Chanukah on Ice from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. The event features the lighting of a giant menorah at 7 p.m., a raffle for a 7-inch tablet and hot latkes, kosher hot dogs and other refreshments. More info here.

Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger: Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Freedom Plaza, between 13th Street NW and 12th Street NW in Washington. Sponsored by SOME (So Others Might Eat), this popular 5K fun run and family walk benefits programs for the homeless and helps provide more than 800 meals to the hungry every day of the year. More info here. The Arlington Turkey Trot this week is sold out, but click here for our complete guide of regional turkey trots.

Black Friday: Are you planning to brave the early-morning crowds Friday for holiday deals? Check out these links for Black Friday deals and store hours — some stores are starting Black Friday on Thanksgiving Thursday this year — and to find out five ways your smartphone can help with holiday shopping. Also, here goes some alternative gift ideas from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, which is running special promotions on Black Fur-Day. 

Arlington Small Business Day: Shop like you mean it — and keep your cash local — at more than 110 small businesses in Arlington on Saturday, the second annual Arlington Small Business Day. And stop by the Ballston Business Improvement District space in Ballston Common Mall (the old Chevy's location) to check out a showcase of home-based and online businesses in Arlington.