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:Adult,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=18838\n\nPopular Simon and Schu ster author Sheila Moses will conduct a workshop for those interested in w riting for the young adult market. You will learn how to tell a good story \, what a publisher looks for in a new author and how to make your story i deas a reality. This workshop is limited to 14 people. A continental break fast and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.\n\nShelia P . Moses was raised in Rich Square\, North Carolina. She is the award-winni ng author of several books for teens and young readers: The Legend of Budd y Bush\; The Return of Buddy Bush\; I\, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narr ative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott\; and The Bapti sm. Moses is the co-author of Dick Gregory's memoir\, Callus on My Soul. S he is also pleased to announce the publication of her new book\, A Price W as Paid\, The History of W.S. Creecy School\, which is also the subject of an upcoming documentary with the same title. Shelia Moses currently lives in Alexandria\, Virginia.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe S t.\nFees: Reservations are required\, and the $75 registration fee must be paid online by May 31 \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Black History Museum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://a pps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=18838\n\nWeb resources:\n\ nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov\n DTEND:20180602T200000Z DTSTAMP:20180403T195331Z DTSTART:20180602T130000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Writer's Workshop with Author Sheila Moses TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:24a47373-1874-43dc-848b-8addeb1cfe75 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180403T195331Z END:VEVENT 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=18748\n\nHamilton's world emerg es through the rooms of Gadsby's Tavern Museum. Hear about Hamilton's "BF F's and Frenemies" who all came to the tavern-Washington\, Lafayette\, Jef ferson\, 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 these stories intertwined to start a new nation. \n\nLocation: Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\nFees: $12 per person\, $10 GTMS/Volunteers \n\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby 's Tavern\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriav a.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=18748\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://shop.a lexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20180603T030000Z DTSTAMP:20180404T192719Z DTSTART:20180602T140000Z GEO:38.805577;-77.043493 LOCATION:Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Specialty Tour: Hamilton BFF & Frenemies TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:5f46e3db-5fc2-41a3-9f44-a78533fce095 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180404T192719Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Apothecary Museum,Black History Museum,Fort Ward Museum,Gadsby's Tavern,Lyceum,Museums,Old Town,Parker Gray,Torpedo Factory Art Center 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=19240\n\nThe United States Pate nt and Trademark Office (USPTO)\, in collaboration with the National Inven tors Hall of Fame (NIHF) and the City of Alexandria\, has planned a summer -long Scavenger Hunt throughout Alexandria to celebrate the 10 millionth p atent. \n\nParticipating museums will have engaging new exhibits featuring historical patents. Each participating museum will have a different inven tor trading card. Each card features a caricature of a real inventor and i nformation about one of their significant patents. Make sure to stop by ea ch spot on the map to collect all the USPTO inventor trading cards! The sc avenger hunt opens June 2nd and runs through Labor Day.\n\nThe following Office of Historic Alexandria museums are proud to participate in the Scav enger Hunt: Alexandria Black History Museum\, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecar y Museum\, Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, the Lyceum\, Alexandria's History Muse um\, Fort Ward Museum\, and Friendship Firehouse Museum. See the event fly er to find the Scavenger Hunt map and a complete list of museum participan ts.\n\nUSPTO will issue the 10 millionth U.S. utility patent mid-June 2018 . USPTO and its partners are using this tremendous milestone to celebrate the importance of innovation\, the ubiquity of intellectual property\, and the history of America's patent system. To learn more about the road to 1 0 million patents please visit the USPTO 10 Million Patent website. \n\n\n Location: See Details\nFees: Please see flyer for admission prices\nAudien ce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Apothecary Museum\, Black History Museum\, Fo rt Ward Museum\, Gadsby's Tavern\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\, Parker Gr ay\, Torpedo Factory Art Center\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=19240 DTEND:20180602T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180601T134919Z DTSTART:20180602T140000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:7a53eaa8-b32f-4db2-92bc-4fbed6101506 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180601T134919Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology 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=18778\n\nLearn more about this year's excavations at Shuter's Hill\, an 18th century urban plantation loc ated on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Vi sit the Alexandria Archaeology Museum to see recent findings and talk with archaeologists and students from George Washington University. Excavation s have revealed structures dating before\, during\, and after the Civil Wa r. No reservations required. \n\nLocation: Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4399\nContact Email: archaeology @alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event into your calend ar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=18778\n\nWeb r esources:\n\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Archaeology\n DTEND:20180602T180000Z DTSTAMP:20180601T155834Z DTSTART:20180602T150000Z GEO:38.804893;-77.040001 LOCATION:Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Location Change - Shuter's Hill Archaeology TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:c67d0c39-e69a-4a6f-9800-cf3b5e111ba8 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Archaeology X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180601T155834Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES: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=19087\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 f or ages 8+.\n\nPlease note that the majority of the \nexhibit is down a fl ight of stairs in the basement of this historic building.\n\nGroups of sev en or more should call 703.746.4739 to arrange a time to visit.\n\nLocatio n: Freedom House Museum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4702\nFees: $5/ea. Recomme nded for ages 8+\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Museums\, Old Town\n\ nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=19087\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://www.alexandriava.g ov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647\n DTEND:20180602T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180508T194403Z DTSTART:20180602T170000Z GEO:38.803899;-77.054490 LOCATION:Freedom House Museum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Freedom House Museum open TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:8d90a073-40ca-4ee0-a29d-802e2280257f URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180508T194403Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR