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=9594\n\nFind out what mysteries lie behind the closed doors of four of Alexandria's historic sites! Atti cs and Alleys is a three-hour walking tour featuring the rarely seen space s of four sites-the Lee-Fendall House\, Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, the Stabl er-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum\, and Carlyle House Historic Park-revealin g the remnants of stories otherwise hidden. This behind-the-scenes access is in honor of National Preservation Month. Tickets are limited and adva nce reservations are required. \n\nTours begin at 9 a.m. and ends aroun d noon. Choose from starting at the Lee-Fendall House (614 Oronoco Street ) or Gadsby's Tavern Museum (134 N. Royal Street). Tour includes stairs\, access to confined spaces\, and walking over many city blocks\, including through alleys. Walking shoes required\; tour will be held rain or shine . Photography welcome. \n\n\nLocation: Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. R oyal St.\nFees: Cost is $35 per person and includes free passes to return to the Museums for regular tours.\n\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Ga dsby's Tavern\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=9594\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://sho p.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20150530T160000Z DTSTAMP:20141125T161249Z DTSTART:20150530T130000Z GEO:38.805577;-77.043493 LOCATION:Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Attics & Alleys Tour TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:9fdd8120-f4c7-4266-86df-7d6f750d6f26 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20141125T161249Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town, Parents,Parker Gray 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=10901\n\nUnleash your royal pow ers with the Culture Queen! Jessica Smith\, owner of Culture Kingdom Kids has created an interactive program for children and families. Jessica Smi th\, Director of Culture Kingdom Kids and a Master Teaching Artist\, will lead participants in learning fun ways to explore African American culture through a variety of creative games\, interactive songs\, dances and hand s-on crafts. \n\nCulture Kingdom Kids? is an educational arts company that produces children's programs that celebrate African-American cultures. Si nce 2010\, Culture Kingdom Kids has promoted cultural pride\, heritage and awareness values through fun and interactive performances and workshops a t schools\, festivals\, community centers and museums. In 2011\, Culture K ingdom Kids founder and owner\, Jessica Smith received the Africa Showcase Award for Excellence In Children's Cultural Programs for her work with Cu lture Kingdom Kids. In 2012\, Smith was recognized as one of the Forty UND ER 40 by the Prince George's County Social Innovation Fund for having made exceptional contributions in Education through her work with Culture King dom Kids?. Smith has also appeared on Fox 5 News and WRC/NBC and \,in 201 4\, was invited to Ghana to share her teaching techniques with African edu cators. Culture Kingdom Kids programs have been featured at the Kennedy Ce nter for the Performing Arts\, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Busboys an d Poets Cafes. For more information please visit www.culturekingdomkids.co m.\n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Person: Au drey Davis\nContact Phone: 703.746.4706\nFees: $5\nAudience: Anyone may at tend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, O ld Town\, Parents\, Parker Gray\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=10901\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nhttp://www.alexblackhistory.org\n DTEND:20150530T153000Z DTSTAMP:20150521T190911Z DTSTART:20150530T140000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Alexandria Black History Museum to Host Culture Qu TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:9115df03-60d8-4c6c-ae4f-d7a4de67c3db URL:http://www.alexblackhistory.org X-COA-DTSTAMP:20150521T190911Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum,Family,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=10662\n\nFamily Dig Days at Shu ter's Hill.\n101 Callahan Drive\, on the Grounds of the George Washington National Masonic Memorial.\n\nThe event is presented in three parts\, begi nning with an introduction to the history and archaeology of the Shuter's Hill Site\, followed by a site tour\, and finally gathering around the scr eens to sift through excavated soil collecting artifacts. The bags of arti facts will be sent to the laboratory in the Museum for processing.\n\nAll the necessary equipment will be furnished\, but please wear comfortable cl othes\, boots or sturdy shoes (no sandals)\, and bring a water bottle.\n\n \nTo accommodate the large demand for the popular Family Dig Day program\, the following policy has been established:\n\n\n$5/person. Fee is non-ref undable. Space is limited and reservations are required.\n\nIndividuals an d families are welcome. Children under sixteen years of age must be accomp anied by a participating adult.\n\nUpon receipt of full payment slots are secured and confirmation and additional information will be emailed. \n\nD ue to the popularity of this event Dig Days fill quickly and participants may sign up for only one session per season. \n\nLocation: See Details\nCo ntact Phone: 703.746.4399\nContact Email: archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nFe es: $5.00 per person. Reservations may be made with receipt of the full no n-refundable payment for your selected session. Sessions may be filled alr eady\, so please contact us to check availability before mailing your paym ent to: Family Dig Days\; Alexandria Archaeology\; 105 N. Union Street\; A lexandria\, VA 22314\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museu m\, Family\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps. alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=10662\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhtt p://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/archaeology/default.aspx?id=38960\n DTEND:20150530T190000Z DTSTAMP:20150411T185045Z DTSTART:20150530T173000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Family Dig Days TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:c4e259ff-1965-453b-80f3-d7643793e0da URL:http://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/archaeology/default.aspx?id=38960 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20150411T185045Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR