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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Author Reading
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Community Event
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57426\n\nJoin Alexandria Community Remembrance Project 
 Steering Committee Member Michael Johnson and others as they celebrate th
 e launch of Hip Hop @ 50. Howard University held a two-day conference wit
 h scholars\, artists and media icons of Hip Hop in October 2023. The book
  features many of the symposium's essays that examine Hip Hop's impact fr
 om 1973 to today\, including a chapter by ACRP's Johnson. Dr. Elizabeth C
 lark Lewis edited the book that other Alexandria residents are featured i
 ncluding\, Cathay Driver\, A. Edna Santiago and Stephanie Johnson. Books 
 will be available for purchase at the event. For further information call
  703-746-4356.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nAudienc
 e: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Author Reading\, Black History\, Black
  History Museum\, Community Event\, Community Outreach\, Film\, Museums\,
  Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your cale
 ndar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57426
DTEND:20240427T163000Z
DTSTAMP:20240419T200451Z
DTSTART:20240427T150000Z
GEO:38.812083;-77.048042
LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Book Signing: "Hip Hop@50"
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57426">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57426</a><br />\n<br />Join Alexandria Co
 mmunity Remembrance Project Steering Committee Member Michael Johnson and
  others as they celebrate the launch of Hip Hop @ 50. Howard University h
 eld a two-day conference with scholars\, artists and media icons of Hip H
 op in October 2023. The book features many of the symposium?s essays that
  examine Hip Hop?s impact from 1973 to today\, including a chapter by ACR
 P?s Johnson. Dr. Elizabeth Clark Lewis edited the book that other Alexand
 ria residents are featured including\, Cathay Driver\, A. Edna Santiago a
 nd Stephanie Johnson. Books will be available for purchase at the event. 
 For further information call 703-746-4356.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Black
  History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br /
 >Tags: Arts\, Author Reading\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Com
 munity Event\, Community Outreach\, Film\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic 
 Alexandria\, Old Town\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar
 : http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57426
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CATEGORIES:ALX275
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57714\n\nThe Alexandria Film Festival Presents "The Arc
  of Oblivion" \n\nIn commemoration of ALX275\, the Alexandria Film Festiv
 al presents "The Arc of Oblivion\," a feature documentary that explores t
 he universal impulse throughout human history to archive memory and recor
 d experience. A panel discussion and special presentation by ACHS student
 s follows the screening. The event is made possible with grant funding fr
 om the NEA and City of Alexandria. \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15\nAudie
 nce: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, Film\, Lyceum\, Museums\, O
 ld & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calend
 ar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57714\n\nWeb 
 resources:\n\nPurchase tickets here\nhttps://filmsthatmatter2024.eventive
 .org/schedule/6671eddebf1a3d0040343bfd\n
DTEND:20240727T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T173622Z
DTSTART:20240726T223000Z
LOCATION:Lyceum
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Alexandria Film Festival
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://filmsthatmatter2024.eventive.org/schedule/6671eddebf1a3d004034
 3bfd
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57714">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57714</a><br />\n<br />The Alexandria Fil
 m Festival Presents &quot\;The Arc of Oblivion&quot\; \n<br />\n<br />In 
 commemoration of ALX275\, the Alexandria Film Festival presents ?The Arc 
 of Oblivion\,? a feature documentary that explores the universal impulse 
 throughout human history to archive memory and record experience. A panel
  discussion and special presentation by ACHS students follows the screeni
 ng. The event is made possible with grant funding from the NEA and City o
 f Alexandria. \n<br />\n<br />Location: Lyceum\n<br />Fees: $15\n<br />Au
 dience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: ALX275\, Arts\, Film\, Lyceum\, Mu
 seums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n<br />\n<br />Import t
 his event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.
 aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57714<br>\n<a href="https://filmsthatmatter2024.eventiv
 e.org/schedule/6671eddebf1a3d0040343bfd">Purchase tickets here</a><br>\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57785\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (
 ACRP) will debut a documentary film titled Resolved: Never Again that bri
 ngs a fresh perspective to the history of the United States.  In Resolved
 : Never Again\, filmmaker Robin Hamilton explores the port city's involve
 ment in slavery and the domestic slave trade until the Civil War\, an era
  followed by decades of racial terror when the lynchings of Joseph McCoy 
 and Benjamin Thomas took place. The evening opens at 5:30 with a Fundrais
 ing Reception\, the film begins at 7 p.m. followed by a panel discussion 
 that will end at 8:30 p.m. \n\nThe film also captures the impact of the E
 qual Justice Initiative's Remembrance Movement on our community from expo
 sing these uncomfortable truths\, to honoring the lives and deaths of Jos
 eph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas with historic markers\, a soil collection a
 nd a pilgrimage by nearly 200 community members and high school students 
 to Montgomery\, Ala. to deliver the sacred soil to the National Memorial 
 for Peace and Justice. \n\nInterviews with Mayor Justin Wilson\, former P
 olice Chief Don Hayes and Sheriff Sean Casey bring out the importance of 
 acknowledging and taking responsibility for the past actions and inaction
 s of their counterparts as we move toward reconciling. Another feature of
  the film focuses on descendants of Joseph McCoy\, and how their family l
 earned about their connection to this history and to Alexandria. Debra Wh
 ite\, a spokesperson for the McCoy family\, talks about joining Alexandri
 ans to engage with this history to join together for a better future. \n\
 nSee below for details and ticket prices.\n \nAttend the film and panel d
 iscussion\, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10\n\nMeet Robin Hamilton\, 
 Founder and Principal of ARound Robin Productions\, and many of those who
  are featured in the film at a Fundraising Reception prior to the debut w
 hile enjoying spirits and appetizers\, get preferred seating for the scre
 ening and panel discussion\, as well as a promotional poster signed by Ro
 bin Hamilton. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $100\n\nExperience th
 e Fundraising Reception with those featured in the film and Robin Hamilto
 n\, spirits and appetizers\, receive a signed promotional poster\, prefer
 red seating for the screening and panel discussion\, as well as reserved 
 parking near the event entrance. Evening events begin at 5:30 p.m. Ticket
 s $250\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) is a city-w
 ide initiative dedicated to helping Alexandria understand its history of 
 racial terror hate crimes and to work toward creating a welcoming communi
 ty bound by equity and inclusion. The ACRP is part of the African America
 n History Division. \n\n\n\nLocation: George Washington Masonic Memorial\
 nFees: $10 - $250\n\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Black Hist
 ory\, Black History Museum\, Film\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n
 \nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cale
 ndar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57785\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets here\n
 https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_85748919-f16e-11ec-be
 05-02d341daa68d&WidgetId=10312705\n
DTEND:20240922T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20240823T060917Z
DTSTART:20240921T230000Z
GEO:38.807611;-77.065508
LOCATION:George Washington Masonic Memorial
SEQUENCE:10
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Documentary Film Debut
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 -be05-02d341daa68d&WidgetId=10312705
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57785">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57785</a><br />\n<br />The Alexandria Com
 munity Remembrance Project (ACRP) will debut a documentary film titled Re
 solved: Never Again that brings a fresh perspective to the history of the
  United States.  In Resolved: Never Again\, filmmaker Robin Hamilton expl
 ores the port city?s involvement in slavery and the domestic slave trade 
 until the Civil War\, an era followed by decades of racial terror when th
 e lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas took place. The evening o
 pens at 5:30 with a Fundraising Reception\, the film begins at 7 p.m. fol
 lowed by a panel discussion that will end at 8:30 p.m. \n<br />\n<br />Th
 e film also captures the impact of the Equal Justice Initiative?s Remembr
 ance Movement on our community from exposing these uncomfortable truths\,
  to honoring the lives and deaths of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas wit
 h historic markers\, a soil collection and a pilgrimage by nearly 200 com
 munity members and high school students to Montgomery\, Ala. to deliver t
 he sacred soil to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. \n<br />\n
 <br />Interviews with Mayor Justin Wilson\, former Police Chief Don Hayes
  and Sheriff Sean Casey bring out the importance of acknowledging and tak
 ing responsibility for the past actions and inactions of their counterpar
 ts as we move toward reconciling. Another feature of the film focuses on 
 descendants of Joseph McCoy\, and how their family learned about their co
 nnection to this history and to Alexandria. Debra White\, a spokesperson 
 for the McCoy family\, talks about joining Alexandrians to engage with th
 is history to join together for a better future. \n<br />\n<br />See belo
 w for details and ticket prices.\n<br /> \n<br />Attend the film and pane
 l discussion\, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10\n<br />\n<br />Meet Ro
 bin Hamilton\, Founder and Principal of ARound Robin Productions\, and ma
 ny of those who are featured in the film at a Fundraising Reception prior
  to the debut while enjoying spirits and appetizers\, get preferred seati
 ng for the screening and panel discussion\, as well as a promotional post
 er signed by Robin Hamilton. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $100\n
 <br />\n<br />Experience the Fundraising Reception with those featured in
  the film and Robin Hamilton\, spirits and appetizers\, receive a signed 
 promotional poster\, preferred seating for the screening and panel discus
 sion\, as well as reserved parking near the event entrance. Evening event
 s begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $250\n<br />\n<br />The Alexandria Community
  Remembrance Project (ACRP) is a city-wide initiative dedicated to helpin
 g Alexandria understand its history of racial terror hate crimes and to w
 ork toward creating a welcoming community bound by equity and inclusion. 
 The ACRP is part of the African American History Division. \n<br />\n<br 
 />\n<br />\n<br />Location: George Washington Masonic Memorial\n<br />Fee
 s: $10 - $250\n<br />\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Art
 s\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Film\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Hi
 storic Alexandria\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar: ht
 tp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57785<br>\n<a 
 href="https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_85748919-f16e-1
 1ec-be05-02d341daa68d&amp\;WidgetId=10312705">Purchase tickets here</a><b
 r>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=58614\n\n"The African American Cowboy and the Forgotten
  Creators of Country Music." From renowned cowboy Bill Pickett to singer 
 Beyonc? Knowles\, African Americans have played a significant role in sha
 ping country and western music and culture. Join us for a discussion on t
 he many contributions of African Americans to this genre. This program is
  hosted by the NAACP in partnership with the Alexandria Black History Mus
 eum. The event is free\, but space is limited\, so please reserve your sp
 ace.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black Histor
 y\, Black History Museum\, Film\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event i
 nto your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&s
 i=58614\n\nWeb resources:\n\nReserve free tickets online here. \nhttps://
 shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20250201T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20250124T013323Z
DTSTART:20250201T160000Z
LOCATION:Lyceum
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:The African American Cowboy
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58614">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58614</a><br />\n<br />&quot\;The African
  American Cowboy and the Forgotten Creators of Country Music.&quot\; From
  renowned cowboy Bill Pickett to singer Beyonc&#233\; Knowles\, African A
 mericans have played a significant role in shaping country and western mu
 sic and culture. Join us for a discussion on the many contributions of Af
 rican Americans to this genre. This program is hosted by the NAACP in par
 tnership with the Alexandria Black History Museum. The event is free\, bu
 t space is limited\, so please reserve your space.\n<br />\n<br />Locatio
 n: Lyceum\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\,
  Black History Museum\, Film\, Lyceum\, Museums\n<br />\n<br />Import thi
 s event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.as
 px?id=1&amp\;si=58614<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.
 aspx">Reserve free tickets online here. </a><br>\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Film
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=58880\n\nResolved: Never Again is a poignant 50 minute 
 documentary that traces Alexandria's journey from its establishment in 17
 49\, through its role as a major hub for the domestic slave trade\, to th
 e lynchings of JosephMcCoy and Benjamin Thomas\, and finally to present-d
 ay efforts to confront this past. Hear from Historic Alexandria staff as 
 they discuss this important work. \n\nFilm screening and talk will be hel
 d at the Manassas Museum\, 9101 Prince William Street\, Manassas\, VA 201
 10. \n\nLocation:  No Location Specified\nContact Person: Manassas Museum
 \nContact Phone: 703.368.1873\nContact Email: PCR@manassasva.gov\nAudienc
 e: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Black History\, Film\, Museums\n\nImpo
 rt this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/i
 Cal.aspx?id=1&si=58880\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRegister online\nhttps://city
 ofmanassas.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=177\n
DTEND:20250329T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20250328T205922Z
DTSTART:20250329T180000Z
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Film Screening and Talk - Resolved Never Again
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://cityofmanassas.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=
 177
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58880">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58880</a><br />\n<br />Resolved: Never Ag
 ain is a poignant 50 minute documentary that traces Alexandria?s journey 
 from its establishment in 1749\, through its role as a major hub for the 
 domestic slave trade\, to the lynchings of JosephMcCoy and Benjamin Thoma
 s\, and finally to present-day efforts to confront this past. Hear from H
 istoric Alexandria staff as they discuss this important work. \n<br />\n<
 br />Film screening and talk will be held at the Manassas Museum\, 9101 P
 rince William Street\, Manassas\, VA 20110. \n<br />\n<br />Location:  No
  Location Specified\n<br />Contact Person: Manassas Museum\n<br />Contact
  Phone: 703.368.1873\n<br />Contact Email: PCR@manassasva.gov\n<br />Audi
 ence: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Arts\, Black History\, Film\, Museum
 s\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexan
 driava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=58880<br>\n<a href="https://ci
 tyofmanassas.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=177">Register
  online</a><br>\n
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