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,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Parker Gr ay 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=15496\n\nThe Alexandria Black H istory Museum will host a free workshop\, The Will to Adorn. This event is suitable for all ages and is free. Reservations are encouraged but not re quired to attend. \n\nAfrican American traditions of dress and body adornm ent are creative expressions that reveal ideas\, values\, skills\, and kno wledge rooted on the African continent and in the American experience. Do you style your own hair? Embellish your sneakers? Design clothing or jewel ry? Collect hats? Take selfies with your family and friends in the latest styles? Wear graphic T-shirts expressing your points of view? Then you may have the "will to adorn." \n\nFolklorist Diana Baird N'Diaye of the Smith sonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage guides audiences through an exciting journey of discovery about how we make meaning through what we choose to wear\, how we groom our hair\, and how we refashion and adorn o ur bodies. Working with Dr. N'Diaye will be folklorist and educator Paddy Bowman of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education .\n\nAs Director of the Smithsonian's Will to Adorn Project\, Dr. N'Diaye links young people with community artisans of style in several cities\, ga thering stories of African Americans' diverse identities expressed through attire and adornment. Join us for a lively and intriguing presentation th at will engage people of all ages. \n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: Event is free\, but rese rvations are encouraged.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Parker Gray\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx ?id=1&si=15496 DTEND:20170225T173000Z DTSTAMP:20170207T214811Z DTSTART:20170225T160000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Free Workshop: The Will to Adorn TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:283889ba-1cde-47b5-ae65-24fdabf3304d X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170207T214811Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Mercy Street Inspired Events 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=15329\n\nReenactors from the 3r d U.S. Regular Infantry\, Company K\, will interpret the military life of the Union soldier at Civil War Winter Drill Day at Fort Ward on Saturday\, February 25. Members will present drill demonstrations\, explain the unit 's uniform and equipment\, and talk about the popular field of Civil War r eenacting. Snow date is March 4. The program is free with no advance regis tration required.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudi ence: Anyone may attend\nTags: Mercy Street Inspired Events\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx ?id=1&si=15329\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp://www.alexandriava.gov/fortward\n DTEND:20170225T210000Z DTSTAMP:20170117T215814Z DTSTART:20170225T180000Z LOCATION:Fort Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Winter Drill Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:64b79aea-66fc-4295-99f9-656e200445e1 URL:http://www.alexandriava.gov/fortward X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170117T215814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Parker Gr ay 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=15570\n\nThe Washington Revels Jubilee Voices ensemble is committed to the preservation of African-Americ an history and traditions-presenting songs and stories of struggle and per severance\, trials and triumphs\, as expressed through a cappella music\, drama and dance. Inaugurated in 2010\, the group now performs regularly at heritage sites throughout the Washington DC area\, singing\, sharing\, an d learning the stories of the people in those communities. This program f ocuses on African American Civil War music inspired by the PBS TV show Mer cy Street.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phon e: 703.746.4356\nFees: $5.00 per person\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags : Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Parker Gray \n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal endar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=15570 DTEND:20170226T010000Z DTSTAMP:20170221T145403Z DTSTART:20170225T230000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices Concert TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:0373d61f-3052-4c50-b670-3db8c9b9049f X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170221T145403Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR