BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Susan Benjamin\, candy historian and author\, will give a talk about the historic origins of candy based on her most recent book\, "Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasu re." The theme of Ms. Benjamin's talk will be the role African-Americans p layed in the production of sugar and the candy making business in the 19th century. The talk includes a tasting\, where participants sample candy ma de from period recipes.\n\n METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Lecture and Candy Tasting: Sweet as Sin on Feb 18\, 2017 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Lecture and Candy Tasting: Sweet as Sin on Feb 18\, 2017 X-WR-CALNAME:Lecture and Candy Tasting: Sweet as Sin on Feb 18\, 2017 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum 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=15417\n\nSusan Benjamin\, candy historian and author\, will give a talk about the historic origins of can dy based on her most recent book\, "Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of H ow Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasure." The theme of Ms. Benjamin's talk will be the role African-Americans played in the production of sugar and the candy making business in the 19th century. The talk includes a tas ting\, where participants sample candy made from period recipes.\n\n \n\nL ocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Person: Alexandria Black History Museum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nAudience: Anyone may at tend\nTags: Black History Museum\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=15417\n\nWeb resou rces:\n\nhttp://alexandriava.gov/blackhistory\n DTEND:20170218T180000Z DTSTAMP:20170126T215924Z DTSTART:20170218T160000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture and Candy Tasting: Sweet as Sin TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:ef7fb3ba-a9f0-43d9-9d1e-0c0d40bba29d URL:http://alexandriava.gov/blackhistory X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170126T215924Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR