BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:City of Alexandria Poet Laureate KaNikki Jakarta invites reside nts to read poetry in celebration of the National Poem in Your Pocket day. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Poem in Your Pocket Day Event on Apr 28\, 2020 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:VIRTUAL: Poem in Your Pocket Day Event on Apr 28\, 2020 X-WR-CALNAME:VIRTUAL: Poem in Your Pocket Day Event on Apr 28\, 2020 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts,Author Reading,Family,Performing Arts,Recreation 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=31939\n\nCity of Alexandria Poe t Laureate KaNikki Jakarta invites residents to read poetry in celebration of the National Poem in Your Pocket day. The 2020 "DASHing Words in Moti on" Poets have also been invited to read their winning poetry that will be displayed on the DASH buses and Trolleys throughout the month of April. This virtual event is hosted by KaNikki Jakarta\, the Northern Virginia Fi ne Arts Association and the Office of the Arts. If you wish to read or par ticipate as an audience member\, please send in your RSVP to: poet@alexand riava.gov. In the email\, state if you wish to read\, or just be an obser ver as an audience member. A confirmation and ZOOM invitation will be sent to you by KaNikki Jakarta\, Poet Laureate\, City of Alexandria. \n \nFor additional information about the Poet Laureate and other literary program s\, visit the Office of the Arts' website at www.alexandriava.gov/Arts\; e mail the Poet Laureate at poet@alexandriava.gov\; or call Cheryl Anne Colt on at 703.746.5565\, email cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\, \n\nFor r easonable disability accommodation\, contact Cherylanne.colton@alexandriav a.gov or 703.746.5565\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nAbout the Poet Laureate:\n\ nKaNikki Jakarta is an award-winning performance poet who has toured the U nited States and the United Kingdom. She has founded\, facilitated\, or ho sted 15 live poetry events\, ranging from "open mics" and award ceremonies to conferences and workshops. With more than 26 years of writing experien ce and nearly two decades on the poetry scene\, Jakarta has opened for voc alists Jill Scott\, Raheem DaVaughn\, and Lyfe Jennings. She has authored three works of fiction\, two poetry collections\, a poetry CD\, and a memo ir.\n\nThis program is part of the Office of the Arts "Arts at Home" serie s\, supporting local artists and the community.\n\n\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\, Regional Program Director\nCont act Phone: 703.746.5565\nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov \nFees: Free\, reservations required\, email poet@alexandriava.gov\nAudien ce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Author Reading\, Family\, Performing A rts\, Recreation\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alex andriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=31939\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttp:// alexandriava.gov/arts\n DTEND:20200429T010000Z DTSTAMP:20200417T215942Z DTSTART:20200428T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Poem in Your Pocket Day Event TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:0701a442-b26b-424c-ae32-22a403cc9d14 URL:http://alexandriava.gov/arts X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200417T215942Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR