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,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=26357\n\nPopular Simon and Schu ster author Shelia Moses will conduct a free workshop for young writers (g rades 8-12). Parents are welcome to stay. You will learn how to tell a goo d story\, what a publisher looks for in a new author and how to make your story ideas a reality. This workshop is limited to 15 people. Snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch. \nShelia P. Moses was raised in Rich Square\, North Carolina. She is the award-winning author of several books for teens and young readers: The Legend of Buddy Bush\; The Return o f Buddy Bush\; I\, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Li fe and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott\; and The Baptism. Moses is also the co-author of Dick Gregory's memoir\, Callus on My Soul. Shelia Moses curr ently lives in Alexandria\, Virginia.\n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\ , 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356.\nFees: Free\, but online res ervations are required.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Family\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http:// apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=26357\n\nWeb resources:\n \nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20190629T190000Z DTSTAMP:20190626T144925Z DTSTART:20190629T133000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Young Writer's Workshop with Author Shelia Moses TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:af67b21c-b427-45d2-973c-dbcf947a1f99 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190626T144925Z 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=25058\n\nCalling all aspiring a rchaeologists! Go behind the scenes to see what happens to historic ships when they are found underground. Find out how Alexandria grew as a port in the 18th century\, try your hand at creating a map of the ship\, and then test your skills to see if you have what it takes to make a mini boat tha t can carry cargo. \n\nThe workshop will be held at the 116 S. Quaker Lane (Old DASH Bus Barn). Children under 10 must be accompanied by a participa ting adult. Space is limited. Tickets available at Alexandriava.gov/Shop. \n\nLocation: See Details\nContact Email: archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nFe es: $15/person\; $12/FOAA members\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arch aeology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&s i=25058\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20190629T153000Z DTSTAMP:20190403T155627Z DTSTART:20190629T143000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Dive into Archaeology TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:93c0a68a-6d8a-4f27-a12d-35b57149af54 URL:http://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190403T155627Z 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=26120\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=26120\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://ww w.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647\n DTEND:20190629T210000Z DTSTAMP:20190412T201346Z DTSTART:20190629T170000Z GEO:38.803899;-77.054490 LOCATION:Freedom House Museum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Freedom House Museum open TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:683746e8-2d22-4779-8429-bf98c05564f1 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=101647 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190412T201346Z 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=25062\n\nGet a behind-the-scene s look at the documentation and preservation of historic ships found on Al exandria's waterfront. Learn about the discovery of the ships from profess ional archaeologists before taking an active role in the measurement and s cale drawing of real timbers from the ships thought to date to the late 18 th and early 19th century.\n\nThe workshop will be held at the 116 S. Quak er Lane (Old DASH Bus Barn). \n\nChildren under 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult. Space is limited. Tickets available at Alexandriava .gov/Shop. \n\nLocation: See Details\nContact Email: archaeology@alexandri ava.gov\nFees: $15/person\; $12/FOAA members\nAudience: Anyone may attend\ nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal. aspx?id=1&si=25062\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20190629T183000Z DTSTAMP:20190403T160123Z DTSTART:20190629T173000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Afternoon with Archaeologists TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:11e73652-89c9-4d24-8645-3b29ef2444ce URL:http://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190403T160123Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR