BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Author Reading,Family,Performing Arts,Recreation 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=31939\n\nCity of Alexandria Poe t Laureate KaNikki Jakarta invites residents to read poetry in celebration of the National Poem in Your Pocket day. The 2020 "DASHing Words in Moti on" Poets have also been invited to read their winning poetry that will be displayed on the DASH buses and Trolleys throughout the month of April. This virtual event is hosted by KaNikki Jakarta\, the Northern Virginia Fi ne Arts Association and the Office of the Arts. If you wish to read or par ticipate as an audience member\, please send in your RSVP to: poet@alexand riava.gov. In the email\, state if you wish to read\, or just be an obser ver as an audience member. A confirmation and ZOOM invitation will be sent to you by KaNikki Jakarta\, Poet Laureate\, City of Alexandria. \n \nFor additional information about the Poet Laureate and other literary program s\, visit the Office of the Arts' website at www.alexandriava.gov/Arts\; e mail the Poet Laureate at poet@alexandriava.gov\; or call Cheryl Anne Colt on at 703.746.5565\, email cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\, \n\nFor r easonable disability accommodation\, contact Cherylanne.colton@alexandriav a.gov or 703.746.5565\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nAbout the Poet Laureate:\n\ nKaNikki Jakarta is an award-winning performance poet who has toured the U nited States and the United Kingdom. She has founded\, facilitated\, or ho sted 15 live poetry events\, ranging from "open mics" and award ceremonies to conferences and workshops. With more than 26 years of writing experien ce and nearly two decades on the poetry scene\, Jakarta has opened for voc alists Jill Scott\, Raheem DaVaughn\, and Lyfe Jennings. She has authored three works of fiction\, two poetry collections\, a poetry CD\, and a memo ir.\n\nThis program is part of the Office of the Arts "Arts at Home" serie s\, supporting local artists and the community.\n\n\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\, Regional Program Director\nCont act Phone: 703.746.5565\nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov \nFees: Free\, reservations required\, email poet@alexandriava.gov\nAudien ce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Author Reading\, Family\, Performing A rts\, Recreation\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alex andriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=31939\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp:// alexandriava.gov/arts\n DTEND:20200429T010000Z DTSTAMP:20200417T215942Z DTSTART:20200428T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Poem in Your Pocket Day Event TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:0701a442-b26b-424c-ae32-22a403cc9d14 URL:http://alexandriava.gov/arts X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200417T215942Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,Author Reading,Awareness Month,Concerts,King St. Metr o,King Street,Marina,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town,Performing Arts,Re creation,Torpedo Factory Art Center,Tourism,Visual Arts 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=29460\n\nIn honor of Armed Forc es Day\, salute our service men and women with\nan evening line-up of come dy\, music\, storytelling\, poetry\, and art. This\nevent is in partnershi p with Community Building Art Works and Armed\nServices Arts Partnership.\ n\nLocation: Torpedo Factory\, 105 N. Union St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.45 70\nContact Email: torpedofactory@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may a ttend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Author Reading\, Awareness Month\, Concerts\, King St. Metro\, King Street\, Marina\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old To wn\, Performing Arts\, Recreation\, Torpedo Factory Art Center\, Tourism\, Visual Arts\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandr iava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29460\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp://torp edofactory.org/event/arts-the-armed-forces/\n DTEND:20200517T010000Z DTSTAMP:20200402T194540Z DTSTART:20200516T230000Z GEO:38.804902;-77.040017 LOCATION:Torpedo Factory\, 105 N. Union St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Arts & the Armed Forces TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:fa40aedd-090b-4260-bc23-f6a09280a23f URL:http://torpedofactory.org/event/arts-the-armed-forces/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200402T194540Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,Author Reading,Class,Lecture,Performing Arts 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=31966\n\n"Making Writer's Block A Myth" is a workshop facilitated by KaNikki Jakarta\, Poet Laureate\, C ity of Alexandria\, who is an Award Winning Poet\, Author\, & Publisher. \n \nThe apostrophe indicates ownership\, therefore if Writer's Block exis ts then it belongs to the writer\, which means that it doesn't have to. If you're a writer\, you've experienced a period in time where the motivatio n for writing would not manifest. The Making Writer's Block a Myth Worksho p will show you how you can use the life and the things around you manifes t into writing. After all\, the Writers are the people who document life e vents. The Writers are the people who make people believe in love and beli eve in life. So\, if life experiences and/or being quarantine has your wri ting at a standstill\, register today to be unblocked and motivated to man ifest the writings that you've been waiting to create. The attendees will engage in an interactive workshop with writing prompts and a discussion wi th activities that will assist them in making writer's block a myth. \n\n\ nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\, Regional Pr ogram Director\nContact Phone: 703.746.5565\nContact Email: cherylanne.col ton@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Free with RSVP to kanikkij@gmail.com\nAudience : Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Author Reading\, Class\, Lecture \, Performing Arts\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.al exandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=31966 DTEND:20200606T190000Z DTSTAMP:20200428T151617Z DTSTART:20200606T170000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Making Writer's Block A Myth TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7ed5de95-e16d-4b11-a115-211f64d7dbae X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200428T151617Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,Author Reading,Class,Lecture,Performing Arts 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=33328\n\n"Manuscripts and Marke ting" is a workshop facilitated by Award Winning Poet\, Author\, & Publish er KaNikki Jakarta designed with writers in mind. With a degree in Public Relations/Marketing\, KaNikki Jakarta has traveled the US and the UK as a performance poet/ author gathering fans and supporters along the way. The Manuscripts and Marketing Workshop will give you some pointers on how to market your manuscript to your very own masses. The attendees will engage in an interactive discussion with writing activities that will assist them in determining the next steps needed to prepare for the marketing process . Join us for a great workshop that brings you closer to your dream of bec oming a published author.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cher yl Anne Colton\, Regional Program Director\nContact Phone: 703.746.5565\nC ontact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Free with RSVP to kanikkij@gmail.com\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Auth or Reading\, Class\, Lecture\, Performing Arts\n\nImport this event into y our calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=3332 8 DTEND:20201017T190000Z DTSTAMP:20200925T133309Z DTSTART:20201017T170000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - "Manuscripts and Marketing" TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7a8f02fd-081c-484a-b185-e7ff4f1d348c X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200925T133309Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Author Reading,Community Event,Performing Arts,Recreation,R ecreation Centers 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=35063\n\nKaNikki Jakarta invite s residents to read poetry in celebration of the National Poem in Your Poc ket day. The 2021 "DASHing Words in Motion" Poets have been invited to al so read their winning poetry that will be on the DASH buses and Trolleys i n April. This event is hosted by KaNikki Jakarta\, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association and the Office of the Arts. The event will be presented in the comfort of your home via Zoom. \n\nFor additional information about the Poet Laureate and other literary programs\, visit the Office of the A rts' website at www.alexandriava.gov/Arts\; email the Poet Laureate at poe t@alexandriava.gov\; or call Cheryl Anne Colton at 703.746.5565\, email ch erylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov. \n\nFor reasonable disability accommodat ion\, contact Cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.5565\, Virgini a Relay 711.\n\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Col ton\, Regional Program Director\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Emai l: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\nFees: If you wish to read or attend \, please email kanikkij@gmail.com.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Ar ts\, Author Reading\, Community Event\, Performing Arts\, Recreation\, Rec reation Centers\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=35063\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps:// www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/arts/info/default.aspx?id=75886\nOffice of the Arts\, Literary Programs \n DTEND:20210430T003000Z DTSTAMP:20210316T151046Z DTSTART:20210429T233000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:"National Poem in Your Pocket Poetry Reading" TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:cfdf3db4-e4b5-4bfe-be70-6c3ea97960f4 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/arts/info/default.aspx?id=75886 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210316T151046Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,Author Reading,Lecture,Performing Arts,Recreation 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=39831\n\nThe "Prep to Publish?" workshop helps you answer this question by providing a workshop created t o examine where you are in the planning stages of your publishing journey. The attendees will engage in an intensive\, interactive\, discussion with activities that will assist them in determining the next steps needed to prepare for the publishing process. Completing a great manuscript means no thing if you never publish it for the readers of the world. Join us for a great workshop that brings you closer to your dream of becoming a publishe d author.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\n Contact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava .gov\nFees: FREE\, RSVP required. Currently the workshop is sold-out. To b e placed on a waiting list email: kanikkij@gmail.com \nAudience: Anyone ma y attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Author Reading\, Lecture\, Performing Arts\ , Recreation\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandr iava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=39831 DTEND:20220226T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220217T130132Z DTSTART:20220226T180000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Prep to Publish (Sold-Out) TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:393f0f31-d589-4336-8bb9-089cae78c2c1 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220217T130132Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Accessory Dwelling Unit Study,Adult,Arts,Author Reading,Old & Hi storic Alexandria,Old Town,Tourism 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=42148\n\nZeina Azzam\, newly ap pointed Poet Laureate for the City of Alexandria will joined by KaNikki Ja karta and winning poets of the 2022 DASHing Words in Motion program\, who will have their poems displayed inside the DASH buses and trolleys in Apri l and May. Community members are invited to bring a poem and read it at th e event. \n\nLocation: Athenaeum\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\nCo ntact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.g ov\nFees: Free. Due to limited seating\, RSVPs are requested. Email: arts @alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Accessory Dwelling U nit Study\, Adult\, Arts\, Author Reading\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Ol d Town\, Tourism\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alex andriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=42148 DTEND:20220429T003000Z DTSTAMP:20220408T172540Z DTSTART:20220428T223000Z LOCATION:Athenaeum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Poem in Your Pocket Celebration TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:5b553d57-e747-459a-a0a3-3382a4cfce8c X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220408T172540Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arlandria,Arts,Author Reading,Library,Mayor 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=43282\n\nAlexandria Library wil l host a conversation with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Monday May 9\, at 7 p.m. at 2311 Mt Vernon Ave\, Alexandria\, VA. \nMayor Justin Wilson will give the introduction.\n\nLocation: Del Ray Farmers Market\, Corner o f East Oxford & Mount Vernon Aves\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arla ndria\, Arts\, Author Reading\, Library\, Mayor\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=432 82\n\nWeb resources:\n\nEvent details\nhttps://alexlibraryva.org/event/652 2427\n DTEND:20220510T000001Z DTSTAMP:20220502T182144Z DTSTART:20220509T230000Z GEO:38.826737;-77.058578 LOCATION:Del Ray Farmers Market\, Corner of East Oxford & Mount Vernon Aves SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch - Author Talk TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:47097322-e68d-42a6-80c3-0f7367b77c9b URL:https://alexlibraryva.org/event/6522427 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220502T182144Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Author Reading,Black History,Black History Museum,Community Event,Community Outreach,Film,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,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=57426\n\nJoin Alexandria Commun ity Remembrance Project Steering Committee Member Michael Johnson and othe rs as they celebrate the launch of Hip Hop @ 50. Howard University held a two-day conference with scholars\, artists and media icons of Hip Hop in O ctober 2023. The book features many of the symposium's essays that examine Hip Hop's impact from 1973 to today\, including a chapter by ACRP's Johns on. Dr. Elizabeth Clark Lewis edited the book that other Alexandria reside nts are featured including\, Cathay Driver\, A. Edna Santiago and Stephani e Johnson. Books will be available for purchase at the event. For further information call 703-746-4356.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wyt he St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Author Reading\, Black H istory\, Black History Museum\, Community Event\, Community Outreach\, Fil m\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event in to your calendar: 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 UID:659e503c-95bd-47c3-a238-01f94cd2fcb2 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240419T200451Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR