BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Concerts,Family,Performing Arts,Recreation 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=33398\n\nJoin Carla Canales for "Hear Her Song\," on Instagram at @carlacanalesmusic \n\n"Hear Her Song" is a musical celebration of distinguished female leaders worldwide through new songs inspired by their words. The musical selections are composed by female songwriters and encompass a variety of musical styles\, performed with piano accompaniment.\n\nCarla Canales is an acclaimed opera singer an d arts advocate\, winning recognition as one of the leading voices of her generation\, praised by Opera Magazine for possessing a voice that "grabs the heartstrings with its dramatic force and musicality." She has performe d on the nationally televised Hispanic Heritage Awards\, was the guest art ist for Vice President Biden's Hispanic Heritage Month Reception\, and als o at the National Endowment for the Art's 50th Anniversary Celebration. \n \nCarla is the recipient of the prestigious Sphinx Medal of Excellence\, a n honor bestowed upon her by Justice Sotomayor at the United States Suprem e Court\, and was on Foreign Policy Magazine's 100 Leading Global Thinkers list for her work using music to bridge cultural barriers. She was invite d under President Obama to serve on the President's Committee for the Arts and Humanities as a Turnaround Artist. In all of the above\, she was the first opera singer to receive these distinctions.\n\nThis program is part of the Office of the Arts "Arts at Home" series\, supporting artists and t he community.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTag s: Arts\, Concerts\, Family\, Performing Arts\, Recreation\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx? id=1&si=33398\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/carlacanalesm usic/\n DTEND:20201115T010000Z DTSTAMP:20201007T134140Z DTSTART:20201115T000001Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: "Hear Her Song\," with Carla Canales TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:8b0eaa07-6242-41d2-8baa-c5808dd8683e URL:https://www.instagram.com/carlacanalesmusic/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20201007T134140Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR