BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Historic Alexandria Calendar METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-CALNAME:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Holiday Event,Museums,Old & Historic Alexan dria 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=12103\n\nThe City of Alexandria honors the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. with its ann ual Poster Exhibition and Program. Posters will be on view from Alexandria City Public School students in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall from Ja nuary 18\, 2016 through February 29\, 2016. The Students' Recognition Pro gram will be Monday\, January 18\, 2016\, in the City Council Chambers\, C ity Hall\, 301 King Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. The Reception will immediately follow the program and will be in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. Sponsors are The Ale xandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage\, Inc.\, Alexandria Black History Museum\, Alexandria Commission for the Arts\, Alexandria Ci ty Public School Art Teachers\, and the Office of Equity and Cultural Comp etency. This program is free and open to the public.\n\nThe 2016 exhibiti on will display students' illustrations of their own family's struggles an d journeys to reach Alexandria\, perhaps from another country or situation . With the theme: "Journeys: Your Road to Alexandria\," students answere d the question\, "How did you come to Alexandria?" Were your ancestors se ttlers\, brought here as slaves\, immigrants looking for opportunity or fr eedom? The story of our city begins with journeys from all over the world . The struggle for freedom and equality begins with sharing our experienc es and stories with each other. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.'s life-long work for civil rights in America was a journey to freedom for justice and respect. \n\nThe Martin Luther King Jr. Poster Exhibition started as a con test in 1990. It was created by the Alexandria Society for the Preservatio n of Black Heritage\, Inc. (ASPBH)\, which highlighted the art work of Ale xandria City Public School students. The ASPBH is the friends group for th e Alexandria Black History Museum (formally known as the Alexandria Black History Resource Center). Under the leadership of two memorable society pr esidents\, Harry Burke and Carlton A. Funn Sr.\, the contest grew from a s mall exhibit and program held at the Alexandria Black History Museum\, to a larger exhibition held in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall in January and February of each year. In addition to the exhibition\, a formal progra m is held in City Hall honoring the legacy of Dr. King. In 2013\, the cont est became a Memorial Exhibition honoring the late ASPBH President Carlton A. Funn\, Sr. In 2014\, the exhibition and program returned to City Hall. The 2016 posters will remain on view in the Vola Lawson Lobby through th e month of February.\n\n\nLocation: City Hall\nContact Person: Audrey Davi s\nContact Phone: 703.746.4706\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black H istory Museum\, Holiday Event\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImp ort this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/i Cal.aspx?id=1&si=12103 DTEND:20160203T220000Z DTSTAMP:20160105T155817Z DTSTART:20160203T140000Z LOCATION:City Hall SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Annual MLK Jr Poster Exhibition TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:9b5c38c3-9ec7-45ba-811e-6ae5e7834e20 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20160105T155817Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Museums 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=12292\n\nCelebrating George Was hington's Birthday\, local restaurants offer dishes and beverages featurin g cherries in the spirit of the old cherry tree tale. Visit over 50 parti cipating restaurants during the contest and vote for your favorite cherry based items. The customer sampling the greatest number of competing items will receive the Frequent Cherry Diner Award. Participating restaurants are listed at http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge.\n \n\n\n Location: No Location Specified\nContact Person: Danny Smith\nAudience: A nyone may attend\nTags: Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=12292\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nhttp://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge.\n DTEND:20160204T040000Z DTSTAMP:20160201T192641Z DTSTART:20160203T220000Z SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:George Washington Birthday Cherry Challenge TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:235f2faa-a511-47c4-ac06-c9c16a1cbb57 URL:http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge. X-COA-DTSTAMP:20160201T192641Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Museums 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=12293\n\nCelebrating George Was hington's Birthday\, local restaurants offer dishes and beverages featurin g cherries in the spirit of the old cherry tree tale. Visit over 50 parti cipating restaurants during the contest and vote for your favorite cherry based items. The customer sampling the greatest number of competing items will receive the Frequent Cherry Diner Award. Participating restaurants are listed at http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge.\n \n\n\n Location: No Location Specified\nContact Person: Danny Smith\nAudience: A nyone may attend\nTags: Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=12293\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nhttp://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge.\n DTEND:20160204T040000Z DTSTAMP:20160201T192641Z DTSTART:20160203T220000Z SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:George Washington Birthday Cherry Challenge TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:31de0dd4-2d18-4a28-92cf-ab1d0d6b9a98 URL:http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge. X-COA-DTSTAMP:20160201T192641Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria 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=12129\n\nTo appreciate the hist orical background of the new PBS drama series\, "Mercy Street\," learn abo ut medical practices of the Civil War era and military hospitals in urban settings like wartime Alexandria by attending a lecture entitled "We are n ot Butchers: Military Surgeons of the Civil War."A snow date is scheduled for February 24. \n\n This illustrated lecture will be made by Civil War medical historian and interpreter\, Von Barron. Mr. Barron will discuss general medical knowledge and care of the period\, and military hospital f acilities of the time\, both in the field and towns like Alexandria. In addition to serving as a vital transportation and supply base for the Fede ral war effort\, Alexandria became a major hospital center for the Union A rmy\, a theme that is the backdrop for the "Mercy Street" series.\n\nThe l ecture is co-sponsored by The Lyceum and Fort Ward Museum in the City of A lexandria. Both museums will also have exhibits on view beginning January 15 which interpret medical care in Civil War Alexandria. \n\nLocatio n: Lyceum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4994\nFees: $5\nAudience: Anyone may att end\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImpor t this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCa l.aspx?id=1&si=12129\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp://historicalexandriava.gov\ n DTEND:20160204T023000Z DTSTAMP:20160111T213520Z DTSTART:20160204T003000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture On Medical Care During The Civil War TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:129f01aa-537d-48fb-9f8b-b175e3ad0338 URL:http://historicalexandriava.gov X-COA-DTSTAMP:20160111T213520Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR