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DESCRIPTION:The City of Alexandria will celebrate its 275th birthday with 
 live music\, fireworks\, cupcakes and remarks from our City Council\, Tow
 n Crier\, and our Poet Laureate.
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SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration on Jul 13\, 2024
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CATEGORIES:ALX275
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:City Council
CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
CATEGORIES:Exercise
CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Nature
CATEGORIES:Parks
CATEGORIES:Recreation
CATEGORIES:Recreation Centers
CATEGORIES:Schools
CATEGORIES:Sports
CATEGORIES:Summer Fun for Kids
CATEGORIES:Teens
CATEGORIES:Toddlers
CATEGORIES:Youth
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Alexandria will celebrate its 275t
 h and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday\, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Par
 k (100 Madison St.). The event includes live music and ends with the Gran
 d Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.\n\nSchedu
 led activities for the celebration include the following:\n6 p.m. - Perfo
 rmance by Munit Mesfin \n7:30 p.m. - Welcome by George Worrell\nAnnouncem
 ent by Town Crier\nRemarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\nPoetry by Alexandria P
 oet Laureate Zeina Azzam\n8 p.m. - Members of the City Council distribute
  of birthday cupcakes (sponsored by Wegmans)\n8:30 p.m. - Performance by 
 the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra \n9:30 p.m. - Grand finale fireworks di
 splay with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and cannons by the U.S. Army Pre
 sidential Salute Battery\n\nAdditional Locations:\nCanal Center Plaza\, 4
 4 Canal Center Plz\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Live jazz by Yellow Door Concert\n? Exh
 ibition in the Gallery\n? Bar Provided by Alexandria Celebrates Women\nNe
 w Waterfront Park\, 1A Prince St.\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Waterfront dance party w
 ith DJ One Luv\n? Art project with the Office of the Arts\n? Hands-on pro
 ject with the Office of Historic Alexandria\n\nVantage points:\n? Canal C
 enter Plaza (Center Canal Plaza)\n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.)\n? 
 Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.)\n? Founders Park (351 North Union St.)
 \n? Waterfront Park (1A Prince St.)\n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.)\n
 ? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.)\n? Fords Landing boardwalk (99 
 Franklin St.)\n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive)\n? George Washingto
 n Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive)\n\nFood Truck vendors will be ava
 ilable for the public along Pendleton Street.\n\nOronoco Bay Park has law
 n seating\, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair
 s and blankets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selection of hot food
  and cool treats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrel
 las are not permitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area for 
 lost persons will be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at home
  and be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this even
 t.\n\nVisitors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public
  transportation. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town h
 istoric district\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessibl
 e parking will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St.\n\nIn case
  of inclement weather\, the full event will be rescheduled for Sunday\, J
 uly 14 at 6 p.m.\n\nVisit alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more informatio
 n or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.\n\nFor inquiries fr
 om the news media only\, contact the Office of Communications & Public In
 formation at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\n\nFor reasonable
  disability accommodation\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746
 .5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison S
 t.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, Cit
 y Council Calendar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Pa
 rks\, Recreation\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for
  Kids\, Teens\, Toddlers\, Youth\n\nImport this event into your calendar:
  http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57347\n\nWeb res
 ources:\n\nALX275th Anniversary\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275\nCli
 ck here to learn more about Alexandria's 275 Birthday Celebration!\n\nRPC
 A Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about t
 he Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA
  Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFol
 low us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n
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LOCATION:Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57347">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57347</a><br />\n<br />The City of Alexan
 dria will celebrate its 275th and the USA?s 248th birthday on Saturday\, 
 July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes live 
 music and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. 
 Admission is free.\n<br />\n<br />Scheduled activities for the celebratio
 n include the following:\n<br />6 p.m. - Performance by Munit Mesfin&#160
 \;\n<br />7:30 p.m. ? Welcome by George Worrell\n<br />Announcement by To
 wn Crier\n<br />Remarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\n<br />Poetry by Alexandri
 a Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam\n<br />8 p.m. ? Members of the City Council d
 istribute of birthday cupcakes (sponsored by Wegmans)\n<br />8:30 p.m. - 
 Performance by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra&#160\;\n<br />9:30 p.m. 
 - Grand finale fireworks display with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and c
 annons by the U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery\n<br />\n<br />Additi
 onal Locations:\n<br />Canal Center Plaza\, 44 Canal Center Plz\, 6-10 p.
 m.\n<br />? Live jazz by Yellow Door Concert\n<br />? Exhibition in the G
 allery\n<br />? Bar Provided by Alexandria Celebrates Women\n<br />New Wa
 terfront Park\, 1A Prince St.\, 6-10 p.m.\n<br />? Waterfront dance party
  with DJ One Luv\n<br />? Art project with the Office of the Arts\n<br />
 ? Hands-on project with the Office of Historic Alexandria\n<br />\n<br />
 Vantage points:\n<br />? Canal Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza)\n<br />?
  Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.)\n<br />? Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison
  St.)\n<br />? Founders Park (351 North Union St.)\n<br />? Waterfront Pa
 rk (1A Prince St.)\n<br />? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.)\n<br />? Win
 dmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.)\n<br />? Fords Landing boardwalk (99
  Franklin St.)\n<br />? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive)\n<br />? Geo
 rge Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive)\n<br />\n<br />Food 
 Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton Street.\n<
 br />\n<br />Oronoco Bay Park has lawn seating\, and participants are enc
 ouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors will be
  on-site with a selection of hot food and cool treats. Grilling\, smoking
 \, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are not permitted. If groups or 
 families are separated\, an area for lost persons will be located at the 
 City stage. Please leave pets at home and be mindful of your neighbors by
  refraining from smoking at this event.\n<br />\n<br />Visitors are encou
 raged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public transportation. For a l
 ist of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic district\, visit
  Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parking will be availa
 ble on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St.\n<br />\n<br />In case of inclemen
 t weather\, the full event will be rescheduled for Sunday\, July 14 at 6 
 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />Visit alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more informatio
 n or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.\n<br />\n<br />For 
 inquiries from the news media only\, contact the Office of Communications
  &amp\; Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\
 n<br />\n<br />For reasonable disability accommodation\, contact arts@ale
 xandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n<br />\n<br />L
 ocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\n<br />Audience: Anyone may a
 ttend\n<br />Tags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\,
  Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreation\, R
 ecreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teens\, Todd
 lers\, Youth\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar: http://
 apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57347<br>\n<a href=
 "https://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275">ALX275th Anniversary</a><br>\nClick
  here to learn more about Alexandria&#39\;s 275 Birthday Celebration!<br>
 \n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation">RPCA Website</a><br>\
 nFind out more about the Department of Recreation\, Parks &amp\; Cultural
  Activities (RPCA).<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
 #ConnectwithUs">RPCA Social Media</a><br>\nFollow us on Instagram\, Faceb
 ook\, &amp\; Twitter!<br>\n
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