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:Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,Living History,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=39945\n\nLearn about women's dr ess\, skills and contributions during the Civil War from historical interp reters\, who will present talks\, displays and demonstrations throughout t he day. The interpreters will explore women's roles on the home front\, in factories\, in camp\, on the battlefield\, and in soldiers' aid societies and relief efforts for both armies during the war. Learn about women who disguised themselves as Union soldiers and the challenges experienced by t he hundreds of women who served in the Army. \n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museu m\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Mus eum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=399 45 DTEND:20220326T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220319T152634Z DTSTART:20220326T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Women's Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:62f2f444-0ffc-4614-a53c-962725029071 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220319T152634Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:ALL Alexandria,Animal Welfare,Arlandria,Arts,Bicycle,Black Histo ry,Community Event,Community Outreach,Criminal Justice,DCHS,Del Ray,Eco-Ci ty,Environment,Equity,Family,Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,Four Mile Run ,Health,Healthier Alexandria,Homeless Services,LGBTQ+,Library,Mentoring Ev ent,Mt. Vernon Ave.,Museums,Parker Gray,Parks,Performing Arts,Period Dance ,Playgrounds,Potomac Yard,Public Art & Memorials,Recreation,Seniors,Sexual Assault Awareness,Trees,West End,Women,Youth 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=42140\n\nGiving Day is today - Celebrating 12 Years of Giving!\nThis year's annual "Spring2ACTion" day of giving event will be held on Wednesday\, April 27. The annual online even t\, hosted by ACT for Alexandria and co-sponsored by the City of Alexandri a\, was launched 12 years ago to connect donors with more than 137 local n onprofits and charitable causes they care about most. Spring2ACTion is a t ime to support the organizations that serve the Alexandria community in th e best of times-and in challenging times-to help meet the critical needs o f those who are most vulnerable. \n\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALL Alexandria\, Animal Welfare\, Arlandria\, Art s\, Bicycle\, Black History\, Community Event\, Community Outreach\, Crimi nal Justice\, DCHS\, Del Ray\, Eco-City\, Environment\, Equity\, Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Four Mile Run\, Health\, Healthier Ale xandria\, Homeless Services\, LGBTQ+\, Library\, Mentoring Event\, Mt. Ver non Ave.\, Museums\, Parker Gray\, Parks\, Performing Arts\, Period Dance\ , Playgrounds\, Potomac Yard\, Public Art & Memorials\, Recreation\, Senio rs\, Sexual Assault Awareness\, Trees\, West End\, Women\, Youth\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal .aspx?id=1&si=42140\n\nWeb resources:\n\nSpring2ACTion - Alexandria's Givi ng Day\nhttps://www.spring2action.org/\nCelebrating 12 Years of Giving! J oin your colleagues by participating in Spring2ACTion. Help participating Alexandria nonprofits\, including several City-sponsored programs\, that p rovide services such as food\, shelter\, animal rescue\, tutoring\, suppor t for the arts and more. Early giving is now open. Every donation\, of any amount\, makes a difference in the community.\n DTEND:20220428T035500Z DTSTAMP:20220407T152519Z DTSTART:20220427T050000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:9 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Spring2ACTion - Alexandria's Annual Giving Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f0dcb97d-5e47-4e04-ba62-9d064f5b89c6 URL:https://www.spring2action.org/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220407T152519Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,Living History,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=42137\n\nWe regret that this ev ent is cancelled due to inclement weather.\n\nLearn about the history\, tr aining and army life of the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War at Fo rt Ward Museum & Historic Site on Saturday\, May 7\, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m . The program is free\, and is weather dependent.\n\nThis living history event will feature an encampment of reenactors from units such as the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry\, Co. B\, and the 23rd USCT. Activities will include camp life\, drilling\, displays on the USCT\, and interpreta tion of the African American soldiers who served the Union war effort. Un its trained and stationed in the Civil War Defenses of Washington will be highlighted. The event will also include an interpretive station on the F ort community\, a post-Civil War African American neighborhood settled on the grounds and vicinity of present-day Fort Ward Park\, with information on several ancestors of residents who served in the USCT. \n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTag s: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal. aspx?id=1&si=42137 DTEND:20220507T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220505T134428Z DTSTART:20220507T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: U.S. Colored Troops Encampment at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f9cd4c82-1356-4330-93e4-162f4a542c73 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220505T134428Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR