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,Holiday Event,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=27651\n\nGet in the holiday spi rit and learn how Christmas was observed during the Civil War. The program features a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus who will interact with the pub lic\, present readings of "The Night Before Christmas\," and visit soldier s in camp. The Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Vict orian parlor tree. The reconstructed Officers' Hut is the setting for ho liday decorations in camp and soldiers opening Christmas boxes from home. Reenactors will interpret army life in winter camps\, and soldier-led tou rs of the historic fort will be conducted. Children can also make a Chris tmas card or ornament. \n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: Suggested donation of $2/person\; $5/family \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Holiday Event\, Museums\n\nImport th is event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.as px?id=1&si=27651 DTEND:20191214T210000Z DTSTAMP:20191127T175547Z DTSTART:20191214T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Christmas in Camp TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:c9c23925-f50e-4e0e-841c-97dea0dd4d61 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20191127T175547Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Lyceum,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=29275\n\nSponsored by the Alexa ndria Black History Museum. Robin Hamilton is an Emmy-award winning journa list\, television host\, moderator\, and writer. Currently based in Washin gton\, DC\, Robin is a correspondent for the local Tribune affiliate's new smagazine program NewsPlus and has hosted DC50-TV's award-winning Black Hi story month series for the past 4 years. She wrote\, produced and directed her first film\, This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hame r about famed Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Dignity and Defiance : A Portrait of Mary Church Terrell is her second documentary\, and it dis cusses the life of this 19th-century crusader against racial injustice. It also highlights the need to preserve Terrell's former home in Washington\ , DC\, since its dilapidated state puts it at risk for destruction. In the film Our Alexandria\, two artists from Alexandria\, Virginia revisit a to wn's segregated past\, and tell the story of family\, friendship\, loss\, and love through their historical dollhouses. \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nAudie nce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nI mport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar /iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29275 DTEND:20200112T220000Z DTSTAMP:20191209T164914Z DTSTART:20200112T200000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Film Screening of Our Alexandria by Robin Hamilton TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:1b1bd544-e5c1-4f3c-81ca-7a9b93dc6ef6 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20191209T164914Z 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=29190\n\nHistoric Revolutionary War camp and tactical demonstrations throughout the day including a skirm ish between the Redcoats and the Colonial Army at 2 p.m. See more than 200 reenactment troops as they prepare for battle with authentic weapons and uniforms.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phon e: 703.829.6640\nFees: Free\, no registration required.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Mus eums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov /Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29190 DTEND:20200216T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200115T163635Z DTSTART:20200216T150000Z LOCATION:Fort Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Revolutionary War Reenactment TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:8431c82b-494e-4bd2-8122-0f214e830925 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200115T163635Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=29451\n\nMuseum interpreters in Union uniform will describe the clothing\, military accessories and equip ment of the Federal soldiers who were stationed at Fort Ward throughout th e Civil War. Hands-on reproduction items\, intricately detailed model sol diers\, and original objects on exhibit will be featured. \n\n\nLocation : Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: Free\nAudience: Anyone ma y attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx ?id=1&si=29451 DTEND:20200222T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200102T182709Z DTSTART:20200222T160000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Outfitting the Men of Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:5a2a7f7d-41ae-4394-bb8a-64e2f7f77620 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200102T182709Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,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=29290\n\nJoin us for four histo ry lectures and book signings by local historians. March's lecture feature s Dr. Anna Gibson Holloway\, co-author of "Our Little Monitor\,"The Greate st Invention of the Civil War. On March 9\, 1862\, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads?the first time ironclad vesse ls would engage each other in combat. For four hours the two ships pummele d one another as thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians watched from the shorelines. Dr. Holloway will highlight how this new "ma chine" became "the pet of the people"?a vessel celebrated in prints\, toke ns\, and household bric-a-brac\; a marketing tool\; and a prominent featur e in parades\, Sanitary Fairs\, and politics. Cash bar. \n\nLocation: Lyce um\nFees: $10\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museu ms\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29290\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://al exandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20200311T003000Z DTSTAMP:20200205T153655Z DTSTART:20200310T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Local Author Lecture Series and Book Signing TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:ecb1567a-0d9f-4fca-9449-15cf2a602d63 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200205T153655Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Museums,Sister Cities 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=29724\n\nThe Alexandria-Caen Si ster Cities Committee invites you to a lecture:\nVirginia's Impact on the French and Indian War.\n\nAfter 150 years of rivalry between Great Britain and France\nin North America\, the prosperous colony of Virginia is\ncaug ht up in world events beyond its control and frontiers.\nLocal historian T om Schultz will explore life in Virginia in\nthe 1750's and how its citize ns responded to the latest clash between world powers.\n\n\nLocation: Lyce um\nContact Phone: 703.746.4994\nFees: $10\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nT ags: Lecture\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your cale ndar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29724\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20200313T010000Z DTSTAMP:20200210T150058Z DTSTART:20200312T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: Virginia and the French and Indian War TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:4ceb7983-d272-42a1-9700-9f2afbabd545 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200210T150058Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,Living History,Museums,Women His tory 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=29296\n\nWomen's roles on the h ome front\, in camp\, and on the battlefield will be explored. Additional ly\, kids can make a ladies fan or a patriotic cockade ribbon\, an ornamen t often made and worn by women to support the war effort on both sides.\n\ nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may a ttend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Museums\ , Women History\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29296 DTEND:20200314T190000Z DTSTAMP:20200312T201440Z DTSTART:20200314T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Civil War Women's Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:94da7231-1f78-4415-a0c7-4a56f8d8c464 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200312T201440Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Museums,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=29308\n\nThis lecture will be r escheduled for the fall. Join us for four history lectures and book signin gs by local historians. April's lecture features Dr. John Maass. Around th e North Carolina village of Guilford Courthouse in the late winter of 1781 \, two weary armies clashed on a cold\, wet afternoon. American forces und er Gen. Nathanael Greene engaged Lord Cornwallis's British army in a bitte r two-hour battle of the Revolutionary War. The frightful contest at Guilf ord was a severe conflict in which troops made repeated use of their flint lock muskets\, steel bayonets and dragoon swords in hand-to-hand fighting that killed and wounded about eight hundred men. Historian John R. Maass r ecounts the bloody battle and the grueling campaign in the South that led up to it\, a crucial event on the road to American independence. \n\nLocat ion: Lyceum\nFees: $10\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Museu ms\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29308 DTEND:20200415T003000Z DTSTAMP:20200317T170858Z DTSTART:20200414T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Rescheduled-Local Author Lecture Series TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:69a5d59f-1ede-40fc-a22c-b550edac39bc X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200317T170858Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Friendship Firehouse Museum,Museums,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=29702\n\nExplore Alexandria's f irefighting history on the Blazing a Trail: Alexandria's Firefighting His tory tour. Participants learn about firefighting in early Alexandria\, th ree devastating fires\, firefighting during the Civil War\, and the commun ity's five volunteer fire companies. The tour begins at the historic Frie ndship Firehouse\, proceeds east on Prince Street\, and returns via King S treet. For age 10 and older. Reservations are required\, as space is limi ted. \n\nLocation: Friendship Firehouse Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\nCont act Phone: 703.746.4994\nFees: $6 for adults\; $4 for children 10-17 \nAud ience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Friendship Firehouse Museum\, Museums\, Ol d Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.g ov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29702\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://alexandri ava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20200418T183000Z DTSTAMP:20200324T165420Z DTSTART:20200418T170000Z GEO:38.804940;-77.049408 LOCATION:Friendship Firehouse Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Firefighting History Walking Tour TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:cff1b016-6d2f-45d8-85ce-709e047c58f4 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200324T165420Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=29327\n\nFort Tour 11 a.m.-12:3 0 p.m.\nConcert 2-3 p.m.\nIn recognition of Armed Forces Day\, combine a s oldier-led guided tour of Fort Ward with a performance of Civil War brass band music! A 90-minute tour of Fort Ward led by a Union interpreter wil l give participants a glimpse into the history\, construction and soldier life of the Defenses of Washington. In the afternoon\, enjoy a concert of Civil War-era music on the Museum lawn performed by the 8th "Green Machin e" Division Band\, a historical musical ensemble composed of George Mason University students. The 8th GM Division Band performs Civil War composit ions in period uniform at a variety of historical events and Civil War sit es. Program is weather dependent.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: Free\, no reservations required\nAudience: Anyone m ay attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport thi s event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.asp x?id=1&si=29327 DTEND:20200516T190000Z DTSTAMP:20200327T145103Z DTSTART:20200516T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Fort Tour for Armed Forces Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:6a667afa-99a2-4aa9-8a3b-2ad9aab78cb9 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200327T145103Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=29328\n\nCivil War reenactors p resent camp life activities\, drills and firing demonstrations\, displays of clothing and equipment\, and civilian impressions. Program includes a Union Army surgeon\, a Quartermaster's tent\, and fort tours. Step inside the furnished Officers' Hut\, a typical living quarters in the Defenses o f Washington\, and visit the restored Northwest bastion where Federal arti llerymen will be describing their duties and equipment. Program is weathe r dependent.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: S uggested donation: $2/person\, $5/family\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTag s: Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into y our calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=2932 8 DTEND:20200606T200000Z DTSTAMP:20200331T134732Z DTSTART:20200606T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Civil War Camp Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:8516905d-b819-4548-8f34-f51e95172834 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200331T134732Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,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=32314\n\nJoin local author Jim Tankersley Thursday\, October 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom as he discusses his ne w book\, The Riches of This Land.\nOn a reporting journey from the rocket suburbs of Los Angeles to the tobacco fields of North Carolina\, Jim Tanke rsley traces the origins and destiny of an American middle class that is u nder siege in his new book\, The Riches of This Land. For nearly two centu ries\, the best jobs in the United States were walled off to everyone but white men. After World War II\, women\, immigrants\, and black men began t o tear those walls down\, helping to build the greatest middle class in hu man history. But the steady disappearance of good jobs\, followed by two o nce-in-a-lifetime economic crises\, eroded that middle class and locked mi llions of people out of the American Dream. History shows how to lift work ers up again\, but not the history that elite white men have sold for deca des. Tankersley's vivid people-driven storytelling\, supported by balanced cutting-edge research\, reveals a path to revival and the essential heroe s of what was\, and can again be\, a great American economy.\n\nJim Tanker sley is an economics reporter for the New York Times. He covers the econom ic policies of the Trump administration and their effects on working peopl e\, the long-running and persistent inequities in the American economy\, a nd\, most recently\, the nation's spiral into recession amid the coronavir us pandemic. Prior to the Times\, Tankersley was the policy and politics editor at Vox\, economic policy correspondent for the Washington Post\, an d economic and political reporter at the National Journal. He started his career with stints at The Oregonian\, The Rocky Mountain News\, and The To ledo Blade. \nThe lecture is sponsored by the Office of Historic Alexandri a. Guests will receive an email with the Zoom meeting link\, Meeting ID\, and password by noon on October 22. Ticket sales will close at 4 p.m.\n___ _____________________________________\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6 \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town \n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal endar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=32314\n\nWeb resources:\n\nalexandriava.gov/shop\n https://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20201023T010000Z DTSTAMP:20200921T151412Z DTSTART:20201022T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: The Riches of this Land TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:7fc82f48-ffe5-4aa4-b25d-7f38d99401af URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200921T151412Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern,Museums,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=32315\n\nJoin us October 25 fro m 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom for an interactive program Death (& Mystery) at the City Hotel - American Graffiti: A Mystery in History Guided Investigation .\nIf you found something old and mysterious in your attic\, how would you begin to unravel its tale? Join staff as we study the puzzle of Civil Wa r era graffiti on the attic walls of Gadsby's Tavern Museum. The night beg ins with the telling of the tragic stories of two Civil War soldiers who d ied in the building. Against this backdrop\, participants will go (virtual ly) behind-the-scenes to follow the evidence in search of the story behind the perplexing prose artfully inscribe upon the attic walls. Bring your c uriosity and\, if possible\, a second device to aid in your search. Where will the evidence take us? It is a mystery we'll solve together. \nThis pr ogram is sponsored by Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, part of the Office of Histo ric Alexandria. \n\nGuests will receive an email with the Zoom meeting lin k\, Meeting ID\, and password by noon on October 25. Ticket sales will clo se at 4 p.m.\n________________________________________\n\n\nLocation: Vir tual Only\nContact Phone: 703.746.4242\nFees: $8\nAudience: Anyone may att end\nTags: Gadsby's Tavern\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=323 15\n\nWeb resources:\n\nalexandriava.gov/shop\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/sh op\n DTEND:20201026T003000Z DTSTAMP:20200921T152033Z DTSTART:20201025T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Death (& Mystery) at the City Hotel TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:de4d83f9-714d-4ec2-9180-e4f9369889e9 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200921T152033Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,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=33466\n\nRyan Reft\, a historia n at the Library of Congress\, will explore the topic of military housing in Alexandria. Built as part of the Lanham Act of WWII\, Chinquapin Villag e\, Ramsey Homes\, and Cameron Valley provided quarters for war workers\, veterans\, and service personnel and their families. This housing and the families who lived there transformed Alexandria.\n\nThis lecture is presen ted in partnership with the Alexandria Historical Society (AHS). AHS membe rs can register for free. Guests will receive an email with the Zoom meeti ng link\, Meeting ID\, and password by noon the day prior to the lecture. Please check junk mail before requesting assistance from MuseumShops@alexa ndriava.gov. Ticket sales will close at 4 p.m. October 28.\n\nLocation: V irtual Only\nFees: $6\; Free for AHS members\nAudience: Anyone may attend\ nTags: Lecture\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&s i=33466\n\nWeb resources:\n\nalexandriava.gov/shop\nhttps://shop.alexandri ava.gov/\n DTEND:20201029T010000Z DTSTAMP:20201027T192720Z DTSTART:20201028T233000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Military Housing in Alexandria Lecture TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f9dbe570-2628-4d0d-859b-fd10689084cf URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20201027T192720Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities 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=34772\n\nJoin Dr. Lindsay M. Ch ervinsky\, presidential historian and author of The Cabinet: George Washin gton and the Creation of an American Institution\, to learn about George W ashington's complicated relationship with France after the Revolutionary W ar. Initially\, Washington welcomed news of the French Revolution as the n atural successor to the American Declaration of Independence. But as the F rench Revolution devolved into widespread violence\, Washington sought to distance himself from his former ally. Dr. Chervinsky will reveal how Fran ce\, and the complex details of the Franco-American alliance\, shaped Wash ington's presidency and dominated the 1790s. \nTickets for the virtual le cture are $6 and can be purchased at AlexandriaVA.gov/Shop. Guests will re ceive an email with the Zoom meeting link\, Meeting ID\, and password by n oon on Wednesday\, January 6. Please check junk mail before requesting ass istance from the MuseumShop email below. Ticket sales will close at 4 p.m. January 7. Sponsored by the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee.\n\n\nL ocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6 per link\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTa gs: Lyceum\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your calend ar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=34772\n\nWeb r esources:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20210108T023000Z DTSTAMP:20201230T141446Z DTSTART:20210108T000001Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture-George Washington and France TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:1711a2d6-9108-490f-bdcc-4474c0df1b9d URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20201230T141446Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Historic Preservation,Museums,Parker Gray 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=34859\n\nThe City of Alexandria invites the general public\, especially residents of Parker-Gray\, to a s ymposium on the Ramsey Homes\, which served as affordable housing units fr om 1953 to 2018. Originally built as temporary housing for African America n war industry workers in the 1940s\, the homes served as permanent afford able housing for Alexandria residents for 65 years. The Ramsey Homes were located in the heart of the Parker-Gray Historic District and the African American enclave known as Uptown. This symposium tackles issues of race an d equity in housing\, of community and community memory\, segregation's i mpact on the African American workforce and the landscape of public housin g. \nThe symposium will combine panel discussions on the building's role i n architectural history\, as well as a presentation on the residents who l ived there for more than six decades. Panelists include historian Krystyn Moon\, architectural historian Anna Maas\, genealogist Char McCargo Bah\, civil engineer John Dumsick\, and architects Al Cox and Purvi Irwin. A vir tual tour of the new project will follow the presentations.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: Free\, but registration for each session is required. \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Historic Prese rvation\, Museums\, Parker Gray\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=34859\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nRegistration Page\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/defa ult.aspx?id=119979\n DTEND:20210211T213000Z DTSTAMP:20210126T211544Z DTSTART:20210211T140000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Ramsey Homes Symposium TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:a896f152-cb6d-43af-8244-47ac5e9d0594 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/info/default.aspx?id=119979 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210126T211544Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Lecture,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=34872\n\nDr. Brenna Wynn Greer will trace how Black public relations guru Moss Hyles Kendrix enlisted whi te corporate America in a campaign to redefine black citizenship after Wor ld War II. Dr. Greer will also examine how Kendrix and his work-so visible and so important in the early Cold War era-was almost lost to us. Dr. Gre er is Associate Professor of History at Wellesley College\, and her first book Represented: The Black Imagemakers Who Reimagined African American Ci tizenship (University of Pennsylvania Press)\, is now available for purcha se.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTag s: Black History Museum\, Lecture\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=34872\n \nWeb resources:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20210218T020000Z DTSTAMP:20210216T154756Z DTSTART:20210218T000001Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Hidden in Plain Sight: Moss Kendrix TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:9de93e3a-9ccb-4c7c-b1e7-31342c5f37d0 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210216T154756Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern,Lecture,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=34915\n\nHistoric Alexandria Mu seum Educator Kristy Huettner will reveal how Hannah Griffith used her sta tus\, experience\, and industriousness to make a new life for her and her eight young children in the late 18th century. Although her husband was a Church of England pastor\, life changed dramatically in 1789 when she bec ame widowed. Using her experience while serving as a "deputy husband" duri ng the American Revolutionary War\, she operated the prestigious Alexandri a Coffee-House\, which is one of the buildings that today are part of Gads by's Tavern Museum.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's Tavern\, Lecture\, Museums\n\nImport this even t into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1 &si=34915\n\nWeb resources:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandriava.g ov/shop\n DTEND:20210312T020000Z DTSTAMP:20210205T213037Z DTSTART:20210312T000001Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Women's History Month Lecture: Hannah Griffith TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:0dbbb4d5-c6cf-4795-ab87-abe0694ed718 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210205T213037Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern 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=35011\n\nWhile Gadsby's Tavern Museum highlights the complexity of early America\, true understanding req uires exploring what transpired before and during the Revolutionary War. I n preparation for the 250th anniversary of 1776\, hear some of the latest research from public historians during a one-day symposium offered in part nership with Emerging Revolutionary War. For more information\, visit alex andriava.gov/shop\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $40 per person\, $20 O HA members and students\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's Taver n\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca lendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=35011\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://shop.alexandri ava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20210522T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210226T142202Z DTSTART:20210522T130000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Hindsight is 2020: RevWar Symposium TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:43e0ba61-e361-4dca-be3b-c7277dd20294 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210226T142202Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Equity,Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities 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=35252\n\nAs part of the City of Alexandria's 11th annual D-Day commemoration\, Linda Hervieux\, Paris-bas ed American journalist\, photographer and author of FORGOTTEN: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes\, at Home and at War\, shares the story of D -Day's only African-American combat soldiers\, who were effectively writte n out of the history of the Normandy invasion. Tom Brokaw called FORGOTTEN "utterly compelling\," and Douglas Brinkley said "all Americans should re ad" this battalion's journey through segregated Jim Crow America to unexpe cted freedom in Britain and France. Hervieux has lectured extensively on t he African Americans of D-Day and World War II at Harvard\, Princeton\, Be rkeley\, the Imperial War Museum in London\, and the National Museum of Af rican American History and Culture in Washington\, D.C.\n\nAfter registeri ng\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about jo ining the webinar. Sponsored by the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee. \n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: Free\, but registration is required\nA udience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Equity\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Si ster Cities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=35252\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRegistration Link\nhttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WkYEcl8BRBSfQg8EuaHEuA\n DTEND:20210604T173000Z DTSTAMP:20210601T204218Z DTSTART:20210604T160000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Forgotten:The Untold Story of D-Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:c1e5a3f5-8cf1-468b-b6b2-7764c176267a URL:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WkYEcl8BRBSfQg8EuaHEuA X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210601T204218Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum,Black History Museum,Equity,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=36552\n\nLocated at 1001 S. Was hington Street (at the corner of Church Street). Join Historic Alexandria in honoring Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial's inclusion in the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN). The free dedication will in clude a wreath laying by the 31st Masonic District\, a reading by represen tatives of the United States Colored Troops (USCT)\, and remarks by Revere nd Taft Quincey Heatley. The ceremony will take place rain or shine. \n \n The AACRN's collection of 57 powerful historic resources commemorate\, hon or\, and interpret the nation's Civil Rights Movement and the continuing s truggle for racial equality. Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery is the olde st and first site in Virginia to be added to the network. In 1864\, the U. S. Army established the burial ground for contrabands and freedmen\, makin g it one of the few final resting places of its kind in the country. Short ly after\, the cemetery became the site of Alexandria's first known Civil Rights expression. Following the burial of 118 United States Colored Troop s (USCT) in Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery\, outraged USCT protested an d petitioned for their fellow soldiers' right to be buried at what is toda y Alexandria National Cemetery. As a result of their action\, the soldiers were reburied in Alexandria National Cemetery.\n\n\nLocation: See Details \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History Mu seum\, Equity\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://ap ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=36552 DTEND:20210724T130000Z DTSTAMP:20210707T203246Z DTSTART:20210724T120000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Dedication TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:c2d69361-9eaf-4d9b-b59d-c30aa4569d0e X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210707T203246Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Equity,Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,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=37563\n\nThere will be a public meeting on Saturday\, July 31 at 10-11:30 am in the City of Alexandria's Fort Ward Park to discuss marking\, protection and recognition of key ceme tery areas and burial sites related to the African American Fort community . Join City staff from the Office of Historic Alexandria who will lead a discussion on issues and ideas for demarcating and memorializing these sac red areas. Attendees will meet City staff in the parking lot behind Fort Ward Museum\, and walk to the four major burial sites. In the event of ra in\, the meeting will be held in the reception hall at Oakland Baptist Chu rch\, 3408 King Street\, Alexandria.\n\nFort Ward Park's cemetery areas an d burial sites are associated with the post-Civil War African American com munity known as "The Fort\," which developed on the grounds and vicinity o f the present-day Park beginning in the 1870s. The sites that are the foc us of discussion are: The Old Grave Yard\, established at least by 1897\; the Adams family burial site\, which includes the grave of community matri arch Clara Adams\; the Clark family burial site\; and the Jackson Cemetery \, established on land purchased by Fort resident James Jackson in 1884 th at was once part of the earlier Civil War Union fort. City archaeologists and historians will lead discussions at each area that provide context an d considerations for possible demarcation of some sites\, preservation iss ues\, and additional approaches to memorialization. Public feedback will be gathered for implementing long-term approaches to care and recognition of these sacred historical areas.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W . Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Equity\, Fort Ward Muse um\, Fort Ward Park\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: htt p://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=37563 DTEND:20210731T153000Z DTSTAMP:20210709T134554Z DTSTART:20210731T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Meeting on Burial Grounds in Ft. Ward Park TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:1265e53f-2135-46b3-984e-9375434408e0 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210709T134554Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities 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=37783\n\nThis event is being re scheduled to November 10.\n\nThe Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee inv ites you to join our online movie discussion to review "Le Chant du Loup" (The Wolf's Call)\, a 2019 French action thriller about a submarine's sona r officer who must use his brilliant sense of hearing to track down a Fren ch ballistic missile submarine and prevent a nuclear war. After the demo o f our fun evening cocktail\, we will lead a discussion about the story\, i ts characters\, the military context\, with insights from our members and exchanges with our audience. \nThe movie is available on Netflix and you m ust watch the movie before participating in the online discussion. Zoom de tails will be sent to you a few days prior to the event along with the coc ktail recipe in case you'd like to try it at home! \nAbout the Alexandria- Caen Sister City Committee:\nThe Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee pro motes shared cultural and educational exchanges between the residents of A lexandria\, Virginia\, and Caen\, France\, under the auspices of the Siste r Cities International non-profit organization. We welcome French enthusia sts and those interested in knowing more about our programs\, including st udent exchanges\, annual D-Day commemorative events and lecture series.\n\ n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: L yceum\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=37783\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20210917T003000Z DTSTAMP:20210914T142503Z DTSTART:20210916T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: French Film and Cocktails TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f990d3c0-122f-49dd-ac93-5aaa34c0c275 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210914T142503Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=37933\n\nLearn about the role a nd equipment of Civil War artillerymen in the Defenses of Washington. This free living-history program is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will appeal to Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. The event is weather-dependent.\nThe pr ogram features reenactors from the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery\, a Uni on regiment that was stationed at Fort Ward during the Civil War. The un it will interpret the duties and soldier life of typical artillerymen assi gned to forts in the Washington area. Activities will include cannon firi ng demonstrations in the restored Northwest bastion of the fort at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.\, artillery equipment displays\, interpretive talks\, and camp life scenarios. \nPlease note that the public is encouraged to wear mas ks and practice social distancing at this outdoor event.\n\n\nLocation: Fo rt Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fo rt Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your c alendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=37933 DTEND:20211002T200000Z DTSTAMP:20210913T163804Z DTSTART:20211002T140000Z LOCATION:Fort Ward Park\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Artillery Day At Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:2d5a1dee-6f98-4cdd-a04e-52699bd06f27 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210913T163804Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities 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=38180\n\nThe Alexandria-Caen Si ster City Committee invites you to join our online movie discussion to rev iew "Le Chant du Loup" (The Wolf's Call)\, a 2019 French action thriller a bout a submarine's sonar officer who must use his brilliant sense of heari ng to track down a French ballistic missile submarine and prevent a nuclea r war. After a demo of our fun evening cocktail\, we will lead a discussio n about the story\, its characters\, the military context\, with insights from our members and exchanges with our audience. The movie is available o n Netflix and you are encouraged to watch the movie before participating i n the online discussion. Zoom details will be sent to you a few days prior to the event along with a signature cocktail recipe to try it at home!\n\ nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lyc eum\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: htt p://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38180\n\nWeb resource s:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20211111T013000Z DTSTAMP:20211104T141843Z DTSTART:20211111T000001Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: French Film and Cocktails TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:3dcd9512-b011-4b48-8319-9db7fba79b2a URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211104T141843Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=38157\n\nFort Ward Museum will offer soldier-led tours of historic Fort Ward in recognition of Veteran's Day on Saturday\, November 13. Two 90-minute tours presented by a Union army soldier interpreter will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tours are f ree. The program is weather dependent. \n\nParticipants will learn about Civil War veterans' organizations\, the history of Fort Ward\, army life in the Civil War Defenses of Washington\, and the design and construction of Civil War forts. Highlights include the reconstructed Officers' Hut a nd ceremonial entrance gate\, and the fort's fully restored Northwest bast ion.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone : 703.746.4848\nFees: Free\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward M useum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38157 DTEND:20211113T173000Z DTSTAMP:20211014T200444Z DTSTART:20211113T160000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Tours at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:ade4d9a2-3ee5-4f9d-9012-1260830f933e X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211014T200444Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,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=38158\n\nFort Ward Museum will offer soldier-led tours of historic Fort Ward in recognition of Veteran's Day on Saturday\, November 13. Two 90-minute tours presented by a Union army soldier interpreter will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tours are f ree. The program is weather dependent. \n\nParticipants will learn about Civil War veterans' organizations\, the history of Fort Ward\, army life in the Civil War Defenses of Washington\, and the design and construction of Civil War forts. Highlights include the reconstructed Officers' Hut a nd ceremonial entrance gate\, and the fort's fully restored Northwest bast ion.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone : 703.746.4848\nFees: Free\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward M useum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38158 DTEND:20211113T203000Z DTSTAMP:20211014T200526Z DTSTART:20211113T190000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Tours at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:4fb59743-37ba-4747-8b30-acfb54d43670 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211014T200526Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family,Fort Ward Museum,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=38156\n\nGet in the holiday spi rit and learn how Christmas was observed during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Christmas in Camp program on Saturday\, Decembe r 11\, 2021\, from 12-4 p.m. This popular family-oriented event features a patriotic Civil War Santa Claus\, reenactors in winter camp settings\, p eriod decorations\, fort tours\, and kids activities. The suggested donat ion is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n\nThe program features a Civi l War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welcome children to the reconstructed Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp. Reenact ors will interpret army life in winter camps that are decorated for the se ason\, and celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols of the period around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals. The Mus eum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tree. Soldier-led tours of the historic fort will be presented\, and children ca n make a Christmas card or ornament. A variety of Civil War books and "st ocking stuffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nPlease note that mas ks are required for adults and children in the Museum and Officers' Hut\, and are recommended outside in the camp settings.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4848\nFees: The sug gested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\n Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda r/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38156 DTEND:20211211T210000Z DTSTAMP:20211014T195442Z DTSTART:20211211T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:b3aa81bd-3d26-462e-8420-17cf7cd43cbe X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211014T195442Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,Equity,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=39733\n\nViolent clashes betwee n large crowds of different races have disturbed the social order in the U nited States since long before the Civil War\, and the phrase "race riot" has been used to describe such disparate events as the Tulsa massacre of 1 921\, the 1968 uprisings following the assassination of Martin Luther King \, and the anti-Chinese riots of the 1870s. Susan Strasser investigates th e term\, and a history of racially charged violence that has framed Americ an discussions of race throughout the nation's history. \n\nLocation: Vir tual Only\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black Histor y Museum\, Equity\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http: //apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=39733\n\nWeb resources: \n\nRegister here.\nhttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VJNkJWGDQ0CANElVjD N4Og\n DTEND:20220212T180000Z DTSTAMP:20220127T142608Z DTSTART:20220212T160000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture-A White Historian Explores "Race Riots" TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:ccf623fc-44be-4c5d-8f0c-a933bb31d32c URL:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VJNkJWGDQ0CANElVjDN4Og X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220127T142608Z 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=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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities 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=44381\n\nDid you know two of th e most important men of D-Day? weren't even there? Dr. Kim Holien returns with another fascinating behind-the-scenes look at D-Day. Dr. Kim Bernard Holien was a professional historian with the U.S. Army for 34 years\, rece iving commendations from the late John Marsh\, Secretary of the Army\, and President Ronald Reagan. He is the recipient of the 2008 Joseph L. Harsh History Award from the Northern Virginia Association of Historians and the co-recipient of the 2016 T. Michael Miller Alexandria History Award from the Alexandria Historical Society. His father served as an Army medical of ficer during the Second World War and took care of many D-Day wounded on t heir return to England\, later serving on President Dwight Eisenhower's Me dical Staff. Tickets for the in-person lecture and the virtual live broadc ast are available at AlexandriaVA.gov/Shop. Sponsored by the Alexandria-Ca en Sister City Committee.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 for in-person\, $ 10 for virtual\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Muse ums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.a lexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=44381\n\nWeb resources:\n\nBuy tickets here\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\nTickets for in-person and vir tual\n DTEND:20220603T003000Z DTSTAMP:20220519T145225Z DTSTART:20220602T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:"Patton & Rommel: The Missing Generals of D-Day." TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:f9b5bd43-9f46-46c3-848f-3522eb57dd19 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220519T145225Z 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=44417\n\nLearn about soldier an d civilian life during the Civil War\, and enjoy a regimental band concert \, at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Camp Day on Saturday\, June 18\, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families. The event is weather dependent.\n\nThe annual living history ev ent features military and civilian reenactors in camp settings in and arou nd the historic fort. The program includes camp life activities\, infantr y and artillery drills and firing demonstrations\, equipment displays\, an d civilian impressions. Among the living history units participating are the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry\, Co. B\, and reenactors from Th ompson's Battery\, Pennsylvania Volunteer Light Artillery. Special interp retations include a U.S. Army Quartermaster tent\, a Union company surgeon \, a Northern schoolmarm who interprets 19th-century education and pastime s for children\, a display of Civil War camp dioramas\, and a soldier in t he reconstructed Officers' Hut portraying the daily routine and living qua rters of an officer in the Defenses of Washington. At 3 p.m.\, the 8th Gr een Machine Regiment Band will perform a concert of Civil War music on the Museum lawn. This historical brass ensemble\, sponsored by George Mason University\, presents music of the 19th century on authentic period instru ments.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: Sugge sted donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families. \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Mus eums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov /Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=44417 DTEND:20220618T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220527T134902Z DTSTART:20220618T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Camp Day at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:9ca5ba22-77a5-423b-9634-a83fa41dd222 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220527T134902Z 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=47813\n\nLearn about the role a nd equipment of Civil War artillerymen in the Defenses of Washington on Sa turday\, September 17\, when Fort Ward Museum presents Civil War Artillery Day. This free living history program is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will appeal to Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. The event is weather dependen t. \nThe program features reenactors from the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artill ery\, a Union regiment stationed at Fort Ward during the Civil War. The unit will interpret the duties and soldier life of typical artillerymen as signed to forts in the Washington area. Activities will include cannon fi ring demonstrations in the restored Northwest bastion of the fort at 11 a. m. and 1:30 p.m.\, artillery equipment displays\, and camp life scenarios. \n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Mu seums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.go v/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=47813 DTEND:20220917T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220822T180210Z DTSTART:20220917T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Artillery Day at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:6d83178a-9c92-4c6e-afb0-ad7280f89690 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220822T180210Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern,Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,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=47798\n\nHistoric Alexandria st rives to use history to spark curiosity & reflection. As we approach the u pcoming 250th anniversary of our nation\, examining our American Experimen t is key. Explore topics with public historians during a one-day symposiu m in partnership with Emerging Revolutionary War. The American Revolution created waves across the world with its lasting impacts felt even today. This symposium will study the effects of this revolution that transformed governments and the governed across the globe. \n\n It will be held at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) on Sat urday\, September 24\, 2022. The schedule of the day is below: \nSchedule\ n? 8:30 Coffee & Light Breakfast at the Alexandria History Museum at the L yceum\n? 9:00 Speakers\n? 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own in Old Town Alexa ndria\n? 1:30 Speakers\n? 5:00- 7:00 Happy Hour at Gadsby's Tavern Museum (134 N. Royal Street)\n \n Speakers\n? Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky: "Peace and Inviolable Faith with All Nations: John Adams\, Independence\, and the Que st for Neutrality"\n? Norman Desmarais: "Reevaluating Our French Allies: A New Look at Popular Assumptions of the French Army through the Diary of C ount de Lauberdiere"\n? Kate Gruber: "A Retrospective Revolution: England' s Long 17th Century and the Coming of Revolution in Virginia"\n? Scott Str oh: "George Mason's Declaration of Rights and Their Global Impact"\n? Eric Sterner: "Britain\, Russia\, and the American War"\n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\ nFees: $60 per person\, $50 OHA Members & Students. $30 Virtual only. Rese rvations can be made online\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's T avern\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into yo ur calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=47798 \n\nWeb resources:\n\nTickets available here\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/sho p\n DTEND:20220924T230000Z DTSTAMP:20220816T172954Z DTSTART:20220924T123000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Revolutionary War Symposium TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:9ea328f5-6e00-493b-9bc7-756f0d91c671 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220816T172954Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Fort Ward Park,Holiday Event,Living History,Mus eums 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=49214\n\nFort Ward Museum is pr esenting a special tour on Saturday\, November 12\, in honor of Veterans D ay. The free 90-minute guided tour will begin at 11 a.m. in the Museum. Reservations are not required. Attendees will learn about Civil War veter ans' organizations\, the history of Fort Ward\, army life in the Civil War Defenses of Washington\, and the design and construction of Civil War for ts. Highlights include the reconstructed Officers' Hut and ceremonial ent rance gate\, and the fully restored Northwest bastion.\n\nFort Ward is th e best preserved Union fort in the Civil War Defenses of Washington. The Museum offers exhibits and programs throughout the year. Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site is located at 4301 West Braddock Road in Alexandria. Ple ase call 703.746.4848 for more information.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museu m\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4848\nAudience: Anyone ma y attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Holiday Event\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.al exandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=49214 DTEND:20221112T173000Z DTSTAMP:20221026T132535Z DTSTART:20221112T160000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Fort Ward Tour in honor of Veterans Day TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:870e6c33-1bca-4c03-a862-b2b17d7ba215 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20221026T132535Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Holiday Event,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=49261\n\nThis historical holida y program features a patriotic Union Santa Claus who will welcome children to the Officers' Hut\, and reenactors in winter camps that are decorated for the season\, who will celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols\, and preparing holiday meals around the campfire. Sugges ted donation: $2 per person\; $5 for families. Please note that masks are required inside the Officers' Hut. Program is weather dependent.\n______ __________________________________\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Fort Ward Museum\, Hol iday Event\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calen dar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=49261 DTEND:20221210T210000Z DTSTAMP:20221103T185247Z DTSTART:20221210T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Christmas in Camp TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:dc0766d1-4854-43bb-a45a-a64fb65e5187 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20221103T185247Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,City Council,City Council Cal endar,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=50688\n\nThe Alexandria Communi ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to join us as we dive int o a conversation about opportunities to address historical injustice.\n\nL ocation: Lee Center\, 1108 Jefferson St.\nContact Person: Tiffany Pache\nC ontact Email: tiffany.pache@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\ nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.al exandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=50688 DTEND:20230304T223000Z DTSTAMP:20230222T125041Z DTSTART:20230304T210000Z GEO:38.797510;-77.053621 LOCATION:Lee Center\, 1108 Jefferson St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: ACRP Public Meeting on Racial Justice TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:75f15c3e-f960-431f-af97-6cadd7a75b1d X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230222T125041Z 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=51817\n\nThis event is cancelle d due to the weather forecast.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Bra ddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: 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=51817 DTEND:20230325T190000Z DTSTAMP:20230324T133234Z DTSTART:20230325T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Civil War Women's Day at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:3dd3a7b1-0f35-4778-9d8f-34f961dae1f9 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230324T133234Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,City Council,City Council Cal endar,Equity,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=50739\n\nThe Alexandria Communi ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to join us as we Remember Joseph McCoy (lynched April 23\, 1897) with a discussion with experts in Transformational Justice from the Thurgood Marshall Center for Civil Right s and the African American Redress Network. \n\nLocation: Charles Houston Rec Center Gymnasium\nContact Person: Tiffany Pache\nContact Email: acrp@a lexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Equity\, Museums\n \nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calen dar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=50739 DTEND:20230422T163000Z DTSTAMP:20230414T164736Z DTSTART:20230422T150000Z LOCATION:Charles Houston Rec Center Gymnasium SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:ACRP Public Meeting on Addressing Historic Wrongs TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:58f3cd53-a60c-4fe8-8415-b9de6869a0b9 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230414T164736Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Living History,Museums,Sister Cities 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=51985\n\nJoin the Alexandria-Ca en Sister City Committee for a free commemorative event featuring World Wa r II reenactors with displays\, a 1940's jazz band\, swing dancing\, the U .S. Army Fife and Drum Corps\, children's activities\, and a ceremony feat uring special guests and local elected officials. \n\nLocation: Market Squ are\, 301 King St.\nFees: Free\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Living History\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=51985 DTEND:20230604T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230508T173820Z DTSTART:20230604T170000Z GEO:38.804935;-77.042978 LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Annual D-Day Commemoration TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:4123e1f6-4725-48aa-9243-0b5e760f0381 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230508T173820Z 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=51971\n\nLearn about soldier an d civilian life during the Civil War\, and enjoy a regimental band concert \, at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Camp Day. Suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families. The event is weather dependent.\n\n The annual living history event features military and civilian reenactors in camp settings in and around the historic fort. The program includes ca mp life activities\, infantry and artillery drills and firing demonstratio ns\, equipment displays\, and civilian impressions. Among the living hist ory units participating are the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry\, Co . B\, the 3rd U.S. Regular Infantry\, Co. K\, and the 1st U.S. Artillery\, Co. D. Special interpretations include a U.S. Army Quartermaster tent\, a Union company surgeon\, a Northern schoolmarm who interprets 19th-centur y education and pastimes for children\, and a soldier in the reconstructed Officers' Hut portraying the daily routine and living quarters of an offi cer in the Defenses of Washington. At 3 p.m.\, the 8th Green Machine Regi ment Band will perform a concert of Civil War music on the Museum lawn. T his historical brass ensemble\, sponsored by George Mason University\, pre sents music of the 19th century on authentic period instruments.\n\n\nLoca tion: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nFees: Suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families. \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags : Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport t his event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.a spx?id=1&si=51971 DTEND:20230610T200000Z DTSTAMP:20230608T162647Z DTSTART:20230610T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CANCELLED SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Civil War Camp Day at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:c4f5a07a-855e-4c5a-bb5a-be7d9054afd4 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230608T162647Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,Equity,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=53507\n\nACRP invites the publi c to join us at the Lyceum at 1 p.m. to get an update on ACRP's work and h ear from Civil Rights icon Joan Mulholland and her son Loki Mulholland. Sp ace is limited and all tickets have been distributed.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\ nContact Person: Tiffany Pache\nContact Email: acrp@alexandriava.gov\nAudi ence: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Equi ty\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandr iava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=53507 DTEND:20230923T193000Z DTSTAMP:20230923T153129Z DTSTART:20230923T170000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:ACRP Fall Meeting Featuring Joan Mulholland TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:b2f004f3-1f6b-46c8-b3a5-710dd26a6fab X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230923T153129Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family,Fort Ward Museum,Holiday Event,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=55722\n\nThe program features a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Week ly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welcome chi ldren to the reconstructed Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp. Re enactors will interpret army life in winter camps that are decorated for t he season\, and celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing c arols of the period around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals. Th e Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tr ee. Children can make a holiday card or ornament. A variety of Civil War books and "stocking stuffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nLocati on: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\n Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Holiday Event\, Living History\, Museums \n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal endar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=55722 DTEND:20231209T210000Z DTSTAMP:20231108T155704Z DTSTART:20231209T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:5d3bd6d9-ea26-4cf6-840b-fb0ebaec68a3 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20231108T155704Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,Equity,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=56873\n\nWe are excited to anno unce a new round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise mone y for the 2024 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thom as. These will be held in January and February in order to raise the amoun t needed by March 1\, 2024 for two scholarships worth $3\,000 each for two African American Alexandria City High School students. \n\nThree ACRP Mem bers have volunteered to host dinners in their homes for 8-12 people from 6-9 p.m. Those interested in attending will select one of the books listed below and buy a ticket through the Office of Historic Alexandria's online ticket system. About a week before the dinner\, ticket holders will recei ve an email with the name and address of the hosts. \n\nBook: Slavery By A nother Name\, the Reenslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to W orld War II\, By Douglas A. Blackmon\nThis Pulitzer prize winning history details how not long after the liberation of African Americans from bondag e at the end of the Civil War\, the new citizens were forced back into inv oluntary servitude. Journalist and University of Virginia Miller Center Fo rum Chair Blackmon reveals the stories of those who fought against the use of selective enforcement of laws and discriminatory sentencing to reensla ve Black people during an "Age of Neoslavery'' brought about by the South' s exploitation of a clause in the 13th Amendment. He describes the way com panies and governments profited by "leasing" the labor of those they accus ed and convicted of petty crimes. Alexandria used such labor to repair and build streets\, alleys and sewers soon after the conservative democrats r egained control of the local government in 1873. \n\n\nLocation: See Detai ls\nFees: $125\, The book is not included in the ticket price and should b e purchased separate from a local bookstore.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\ nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Equity\, Museums\n\nImport t his event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.a spx?id=1&si=56873\n\nWeb resources:\n\nBuy Tickets Here\nhttps://shop.alex andriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20240114T020000Z DTSTAMP:20231211T173000Z DTSTART:20240113T230000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:6b8276ea-a0e5-47f3-ba5e-5860a7efa02a URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20231211T173000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,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=56831\n\nHear from editor Audre y Davis and the authors of African American Emancipation in an Occupied Ci ty\, which tells the story of formerly enslaved and self-emancipated peopl e in a newly occupied city during the Civil War. They sought refuge in Ale xandria\, coming with only hopes and dreams for life as free people. They came seeking freedom\, but many did not live long in it. Those who survive d used their labor for the cause of freedom. A book signing will follow af ter the authors' presentations. \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\n\nImport th is event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.as px?id=1&si=56831\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\nThe e vent is free\, but please pre-register here.\n DTEND:20240203T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240129T222011Z DTSTART:20240203T160000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:African American Emancipation in an Occupied City TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:275f1a0c-9d50-4d45-a9f0-8923a7329e82 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240129T222011Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family,Fort Ward Museum,Museums,Women,Women History 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=57237\n\nLearn about the dress\ , skills\, and contributions of women during the Civil War from historical interpreters who will present on-going talks\, displays\, and demonstrati ons. Interpreters will explore women's roles on the home front\, in camp\, and on the battlefield. Featured topics will include soldiers' aid societ ies and relief efforts that were typically launched by women to support bo th armies during the war. Interpreters in Union uniform will explore the t heme of women who disguised themselves as soldiers during the war and will address the challenges experienced by the hundreds of women who served in the army. Learn how women and girls supported the war effort through indu stry and craft\, and pursued new work roles\, from the home and farm to th e city and factory. Displays include 19th-century tableware\, and a hands- on opportunity to learn about the everyday clothing of women and girls. Th e event is weather dependent.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Brad dock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, M useums\, Women\, Women History\n\nImport this event into your calendar: ht tp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57237 DTEND:20240330T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240224T024755Z DTSTART:20240330T150000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Women's Day TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:a79e680f-a677-454f-8bda-84c1e6bd19a2 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240224T024755Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Lyceum,Museums,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=57407\n\nLafayette\, La Musique de la Garde Nationale Parisienne \n\nIn commemoration of the 250th annive rsary of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824-25 tour of the United States\, en joy a lecture/concert of music from Lafayette's lifetime performed on earl y 19th-century instruments. Join researchers and historical-performance sp ecialists Dominic Giardino (historical clarinets) and Dr. Chris Troiano (s erpent) to experience the music that underscored Lafayette's French Revolu tionary career. The Age of Revolutions (1775-1848) was a period of social\ , political\, and cultural turbulence in Europe and the Americas. There wa s perhaps no greater witness to this era of dramatic change than Gilbert d u Motier\, Marquis de Lafayette. This lecture/performance\, with Lafayette 's leadership of the Garde Nationale Parisienne as the focal point\, will transport listeners to the desperate but optimistic early days of the Fren ch Revolution when music left the aristocratic great rooms of Versailles a nd poured onto the streets of Paris. \n\nAbout the Performers\nBased in Wi lliamsburg\, VA\, historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoys a varied professional life exploring the intersections of history and performance. Dominic is the executive director of the Tucson-based concert series Arizo na Early Music\, develops music programming for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation\, and is a member of Early Music America's board of directors. As a clarinetist\, he has recorded with the Smithsonian Chamber Players\, Three Notch'd Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble\, and Newberry's Victori an Cornet Band. Dominic earned his B.M. in performance at the Eastman Scho ol of Music\, and his M.M. in early music as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in T he Hague\, where he studied with Eric Hoeprich.\n\nDr. Chris Troiano is th e Historical Ensembles Program Manager at George Mason University in Fairf ax\, VA and is the Program Director of the 8th Green Machine Regiment Band \, a mid-19th century brass band that performs music of the American Civil War on period brass instruments. Chris is also the co-host of the Early A merican Brass Band Podcast\, a podcast focusing on sharing research and pe rformances of brass bands from 1835-2023. Chris' primary instrumental focu s is low brass and he is an active teacher and performer on euphonium\, ba ritone\, trombone\, ophicleide\, and military serpent. \n\n\n\nLocation: L yceum\nFees: $20\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Lyceum\, Museu ms\, Performing Arts\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps. alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57407\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPur chase tickets here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20240508T003000Z DTSTAMP:20240416T155536Z DTSTART:20240507T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture/Concert: Music from Lafayette's Lifetime TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:66d874ee-445b-4557-b15e-e5ad0e890520 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240416T155536Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History,Lyceum,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=57403\n\nLecture: An Unholy Tra ffic\, Slave Trading in the Civil War South\n\nFrom Fort Sumter to Appomat tox\, Confederates bought and sold thousands of men\, women\, and children through a surviving trade in slaves. Even though the war destroyed the co tton economy that had long underpinned American slavery and fueled the sla ve trade\, Confederates used slave commerce to shape their experiences of the war\, whether to help them mobilize for the conflict or to weather the numerous crises it created. Some speculated wildly in human property to w ard off inflation or to buy shares in the slaveholding future for which th ey fought. Still others traded people to keep them from achieving the free dom the war offered. For those held in slavery\, meanwhile\, the surviving slave trade dramatically shaped the ways in which they encountered libert y\, yanking many back into bondage while inspiring others to risk flight. \n\nDr. Robert Colby is an assistant professor at the University of Missis sippi and is the author of An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil W ar South. Proceeds from the event support Freedom House Museum.\n\n\nLocat ion: Lyceum\nFees: $15/OHA Members $12\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57403\n\nWeb reso urces:\n\nTickets here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20240615T003000Z DTSTAMP:20240416T135628Z DTSTART:20240614T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: Slave Trading in the Civil War South TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:6db64d97-c9e4-4456-8784-7cf40f63b83b URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240416T135628Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR