BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Folklorist Diana Baird N'Diaye of the Smithsonian Center for Fo lklife and Cultural Heritage guides audiences through an exciting journey of discovery about how we make meaning through what we choose to wear\, ho w we groom our hair\, and how we refashion and adorn our bodies. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Free Workshop: The Will to Adorn on Feb 25\, 2017 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Free Workshop: The Will to Adorn on Feb 25\, 2017 X-WR-CALNAME:Free Workshop: The Will to Adorn on Feb 25\, 2017 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Parker Gr ay 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=15496\n\nThe Alexandria Black H istory Museum will host a free workshop\, The Will to Adorn. This event is suitable for all ages and is free. Reservations are encouraged but not re quired to attend. \n\nAfrican American traditions of dress and body adornm ent are creative expressions that reveal ideas\, values\, skills\, and kno wledge rooted on the African continent and in the American experience. Do you style your own hair? Embellish your sneakers? Design clothing or jewel ry? Collect hats? Take selfies with your family and friends in the latest styles? Wear graphic T-shirts expressing your points of view? Then you may have the "will to adorn." \n\nFolklorist Diana Baird N'Diaye of the Smith sonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage guides audiences through an exciting journey of discovery about how we make meaning through what we choose to wear\, how we groom our hair\, and how we refashion and adorn o ur bodies. Working with Dr. N'Diaye will be folklorist and educator Paddy Bowman of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education .\n\nAs Director of the Smithsonian's Will to Adorn Project\, Dr. N'Diaye links young people with community artisans of style in several cities\, ga thering stories of African Americans' diverse identities expressed through attire and adornment. Join us for a lively and intriguing presentation th at will engage people of all ages. \n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: Event is free\, but rese rvations are encouraged.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Parker Gray\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx ?id=1&si=15496 DTEND:20170225T173000Z DTSTAMP:20170207T214811Z DTSTART:20170225T160000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Free Workshop: The Will to Adorn TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:283889ba-1cde-47b5-ae65-24fdabf3304d X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170207T214811Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR