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CATEGORIES:ALX275,Arts,City Council,City Council Calendar,Community Outreac
 h,Exercise,Family,Nature,Parks,Recreation,Recreation Centers,Schools,Sport
 s,Summer Fun for Kids,Teens,Toddlers,Youth
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Alexandria
  will celebrate its 275th and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday\, July 
 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes live music 
 and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Admissi
 on is free.\n\nScheduled activities for the celebration include the follow
 ing:\n6 p.m. - Performance by Munit Mesfin \n7:30 p.m. - Welcome by George
  Worrell\nAnnouncement by Town Crier\nRemarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\nPoet
 ry by Alexandria Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam\n8 p.m. - Members of the City C
 ouncil distribute of birthday cupcakes (sponsored by Wegmans)\n8:30 p.m. -
  Performance by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra \n9:30 p.m. - Grand fina
 le fireworks display with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and cannons by the
  U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery\n\nAdditional Locations:\nCanal Cen
 ter Plaza\, 44 Canal Center Plz\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Live jazz by Yellow Door Co
 ncert\n? Exhibition in the Gallery\n? Bar Provided by Alexandria Celebrate
 s Women\nNew Waterfront Park\, 1A Prince St.\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Waterfront dan
 ce party with DJ One Luv\n? Art project with the Office of the Arts\n? Han
 ds-on project with the Office of Historic Alexandria\n\nVantage points:\n?
  Canal Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza)\n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery S
 t.)\n? Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.)\n? Founders Park (351 North Unio
 n St.)\n? Waterfront Park (1A Prince St.)\n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke S
 t.)\n? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.)\n? Fords Landing boardwalk 
 (99 Franklin St.)\n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive)\n? George Washin
 gton Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive)\n\nFood Truck vendors will be a
 vailable for the public along Pendleton Street.\n\nOronoco Bay Park has la
 wn seating\, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair
 s and blankets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selection of hot food 
 and cool treats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrella
 s are not permitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area for los
 t persons will be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and
  be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this event.\n\
 nVisitors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public trans
 portation. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic
  district\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parkin
 g will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St.\n\nIn case of incle
 ment weather\, the full event will be rescheduled for Sunday\, July 14 at 
 6 p.m.\n\nVisit alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more information or call t
 he Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.\n\nFor inquiries from the news 
 media only\, contact the Office of Communications & Public Information at 
 newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\n\nFor reasonable disability ac
 commodation\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virgini
 a Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\nAudience: An
 yone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calenda
 r\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreation\,
  Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teens\, Tod
 dlers\, Youth\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand
 riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57347\n\nWeb resources:\n\nALX275th A
 nniversary\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275\nClick here to learn more 
 about Alexandria's 275 Birthday Celebration!\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.
 alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about the Department of Recreat
 ion\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://ww
 w.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Face
 book\, & Twitter!\n
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LOCATION:Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275
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