BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Historic Alexandria Calendar METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-CALNAME:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern 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: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=44351\n\nThe Alexandria Communi ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to join us in a somber so il collection ceremony to recognize the lives and lynchings of Joseph McCo y and Benjamin Thomas. The Soil Collection ceremony honors the lives and d eaths of McCoy and Thomas and features placing soil into jars that will be given to the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Community members will be we lcome to take part in the soil ceremony\, drawing soil from two wooden ves sels designed and built by 8th grade students at Jefferson-Houston IB Scho ol. The soil jars will be taken by the community to Montgomery\, Alabama a nd the National Memorial for Peace and Justice as part of the ACRP pilgrim age October 6-10\, 2022. \n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudie nce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your c alendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=44351 DTEND:20220924T220000Z DTSTAMP:20220906T191056Z DTSTART:20220924T200000Z GEO:38.804935;-77.042978 LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St. SEQUENCE:8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:ACRP Soil Collection for McCoy & Thomas TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:e9c992f7-f0f4-481b-b311-d53348e07da3 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220906T191056Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR