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:Gadsby's Tavern 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=22253\n\nInspired by the musica l Hamilton\, hear Washington\, Lafayette\, Jefferson\, Madison\, and Burr- alongside stories from enslaved men and women working at the tavern\, like Candas and Moses. Grapple with the realities of early America and how th ese stories intertwined to start a new nation. Advance purchase of tickets recommended\; limited space available!\n \n\nLocation: Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\nFees: $15 per person\; $12 GTMS members\n\n\nAu dience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's Tavern\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=22 253\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/\n DTEND:20190427T150000Z DTSTAMP:20181126T181751Z DTSTART:20190427T140000Z GEO:38.805577;-77.043493 LOCATION:Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Specialty Tour: Hamilton BFF & Frenemies TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:e737bc82-382c-48df-9aa1-417f94f8355d URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20181126T181751Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum,Black History Museum,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=23888\n\nThis special bus tour begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive viewing of Mount Vernon's Lives B ound Together exhibition\, on slavery at George Washington's plantation. T he tour will be conducted by exhibit curators. Afterward\, visitors will w alk to Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery for a site talk by archeologists\, fo llowed by a lunchtime lecture (box lunch provided). After lunch\, guests w ill board a bus to Alexandria and visit Freedom House Museum\, once part o f the headquarters for the largest domestic slave trading firm in the Unit ed States\, and then on to Alexandria's Contraband and Freedmen Cemetery M emorial\, the burial ground for over 1700 contrabands (escaped slaves). Th e tour will conclude at Mount Vernon at 4 p.m. The tour will go rain or sh ine and has extended periods of walking over uneven terrain. \n\nLocation: See Details\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: $40\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History Museum\, Museums\n\nImpo rt this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iC al.aspx?id=1&si=23888\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20190427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190410T172314Z DTSTART:20190427T140000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:African American History of Alexandria Bus Tour TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:44d92b0f-cd69-42d5-adeb-a987ea7cb1f8 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190410T172314Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Old Town 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=24978\n\nCarefully curated\, Be coming American is a selection of documentaries designed to engage and enl ighten audiences\, representing a selection of diverse immigration experie nces drawn from both the past and present. Each of the 6 sessions is moder ated by a scholar who will also facilitate discussion after the viewing. T his event is free\, however pre-registration is required. Participants are encouraged to attend as many as they can. Light refreshments will be avai lable. This program is designed for adults\, though high school students a re welcome to attend with an adult. This series is a project of City Lore in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the I nternational Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Becoming American has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanit ies. Sessions are March 16\, March 30\, April 13\, April 27\, May 11\, and May 18.\nApril 27: Help Wanted? Immigration and Work ~ Looks at the econo mic side of immigration\, chronicling the essential part immigrant labor h as played in building America\, as well as the conflicted relationship Ame rican workers have had with immigrants. [Film: Destination America\, Episo de 1\, The Golden Door.]\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nAudience: Anyone may attend\ nTags: Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar : http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=24978\n\nWeb res ources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20190427T160000Z DTSTAMP:20190315T194232Z DTSTART:20190427T140000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Becoming American: Immigration and Work TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f393c3c9-f99a-43f6-8cf2-13be25c7972a URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190315T194232Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,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=23870\n\nSee a powerful exhibit in the basement of the building\, which was once part of a larger complex used by the slave trading firm Franklin and Armfield. Through first-perso n accounts of enslaved men and women and details from the business\, encou nter the harsh reality of the domestic slave trade and Alexandria's role. \n\nPlan at lease 45 minutes for your visit. \n\nThe museum is recommended for ages 8+. \n\nPlease note that the majority of the \nexhibit is down a flight of stairs in the basement of this historic building. \n\nGroups of seven or more should call 703.746.4739 to arrange a time to visit.\n\nLoc ation: Freedom House Museum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4702\nFees: $5/ea. Rec ommended for ages 8+\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Mus eum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=23870\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://ww w.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647\n DTEND:20190427T210000Z DTSTAMP:20190225T145814Z DTSTART:20190427T170000Z GEO:38.803899;-77.054490 LOCATION:Freedom House Museum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Freedom House Museum open TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:dc8056f8-13bb-4094-8b2e-ac69d84680ca URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190225T145814Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR