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CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,King Str
 eet,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town,Recreation,Tourism
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=51816\n\nThe commemoration will
  take place at noon on Tuesday\, April 18\, 2023\, in Market Square\, 301 
 King St.\n\nThe speaker for this year's Days of Remembrance will be Robbie
  Schaefer\, a musician\, songwriter\, and theatre\nartist devoted to servi
 ce through the arts. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor. The guitarist 
 and songwriter for the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has also recorded s
 everal solo albums\, including 2017's Sounds Like Home: Songs\nFrom the Mu
 sical\, Light Years.\n\nDuring the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and memb
 ers of City Council will light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust survi
 vor Charlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the city. The 54-inc
 h high\, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Schiff'
 s parents and sister\, and the six million Jews and millions of others who
  perished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum is also made available 
 to schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n\nThe U.S. Holocaust 
 Memorial Museum leads the nation in the weeklong Days of Remembrance comme
 moration\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n\nInformation on ant
 isemitism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be found on the websites of the 
 Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org) and the ADL (www.adl.org).
  To learn more about the Holocaust\, go to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mus
 eum's website at www.ushmm.org\, or visit the museum in person in Washingt
 on\, D.C.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Chery
 l Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.colt
 on@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, Cit
 y Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old & Histor
 ic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\n\nImport this event into 
 your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=518
 16\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreat
 ion\nFind out more about the Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultural A
 ctivities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Recre
 ation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n
DTEND:20230418T173000Z
DTSTAMP:20230322T195724Z
DTSTART:20230418T160000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 2023
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
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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=51806\n\nThe Alexandria Communi
 ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to join us as we Remember
  Joseph McCoy with a wreath-laying ceremony. Meet on the Fairfax Street si
 de of Market Square to join a procession from the doors of the original Po
 lice Station House where McCoy was kidnapped by a white mob to the corner 
 of Cameron and Lee Streets where McCoy was lynched.  \n\nLocation: Market 
 Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Tiffany Pache\nContact Email: acrp@
 alexandriava.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/Cale
 ndar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=51806
DTEND:20230423T183000Z
DTSTAMP:20230414T164824Z
DTSTART:20230423T180000Z
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LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Joseph McCoy Remembrance Ceremony
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CATEGORIES:DCHS,LGBTQ+
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=51994\n\nCollect Pride swag\, e
 njoy music and food\, make some art and get your face painted\, pose for a
  Pride pic\, and learn about LGBTQ+ inclusive services in Alexandria. Free
  and confidential health services and vaccines available.\n\nLocation: Mar
 ket Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Erika Kleiner\nContact Email: e
 rika.kleiner@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: DCHS\, L
 GBTQ+\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.go
 v/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=51994\n\nWeb resources:\n\n6th Annual Pride M
 onth Kick Off\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/LGBTQ\n
DTEND:20230603T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20230510T192132Z
DTSTART:20230603T180000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:6th Annual Alexandria Pride Month Kick Off
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/LGBTQ
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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 
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CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,Concerts,Equity,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=52007\n\nEnjoy traditional Afri
 can American songs of struggle and freedom with the Washington Revels Jubi
 lee Voices ensemble. The ensemble is committed to the preservation of Afri
 can American history and traditions - presenting songs and stories of stru
 ggle and perseverance\, trials and triumphs\, as expressed through a cappe
 lla music\, drama and dance. Inaugurated in 2010\, the group now performs 
 regularly at heritage sites throughout the Washington D.C. area\, singing\
 , sharing\, and learning the stories of the people in those communities. E
 vent is weather dependent.\n\n\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\n
 Audience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, 
 Concerts\, Equity\, Holiday Event\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your
  calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=52007
DTEND:20230619T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20230511T193823Z
DTSTART:20230619T180000Z
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LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Washington Revels Jubilee Juneteenth Concert 
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CATEGORIES:Concerts
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=53486\n\nCome Together: A UK/US
  Rock Band Collaboration\nThe U.S. Army Band Downrange\nThe premier rock b
 ands from the British and U.S. Armies join forces for a fun afternoon of o
 riginal tunes and pop/rock staples. Join us in Market Square for a great a
 fternoon of friendship as we come together through music!\n\nLocation: Mar
 ket Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Concerts\n\n
 Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda
 r/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=53486\n\nWeb resources:\n\nEvent Website\nhttps://usar
 myband.com/events/summer-concert-at-market-square-alexandria-va-3\n
DTEND:20230909T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20230906T174351Z
DTSTART:20230909T200000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:U.S. Army Band Concert
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CATEGORIES:City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,Community Event,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=53449\n\n9/11 Remembrance Cerem
 ony\nCity Hall - Market Square\n\nThe City of Alexandria invites the publi
 c to attend a remembrance ceremony to mark the tragic events of September 
 11\, 2001. The ceremony will remember those killed\, those who survived\, 
 and all who were affected. The event will also show gratitude and honor to
  those who risked or gave their lives while responding to the incident to 
 save others.\n\nIn case of inclement weather\, the event will be held in C
 ity Hall. \n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Dani
 el Guzman\nContact Phone: 703.746.5419\nContact Email: daniel.guzman@alexa
 ndriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: City Council\, City Counci
 l Calendar\, City Hall\, Community Event\, Old Town\n\nImport this event i
 nto your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si
 =53449
DTEND:20230911T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20230828T151332Z
DTSTART:20230911T140000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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CATEGORIES:ALL Alexandria,Awards,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Ha
 ll,Community Event,Community Meeting,Community Outreach
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=52205\n\nNaturalization Ceremon
 y at City Hall - Market Square (Council Chambers in case of inclement weat
 her). In a ceremony administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servi
 ces\, approximately 25 candidates for citizenship will take the Oath of Al
 legiance to become U.S. citizens. \n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King S
 t.\nContact Person: Jean Kelleher\nContact Phone: 703.746.3140\nContact Em
 ail: jean.kelleher@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: AL
 L Alexandria\, Awards\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\,
  Community Event\, Community Meeting\, Community Outreach\n\nImport this e
 vent into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?i
 d=1&si=52205
DTEND:20230912T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20230828T151518Z
DTSTART:20230912T170000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Citizenship Day 
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CATEGORIES:City Council,City Council Calendar,Family,Holiday Event,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=53385\n\nThe City invites the c
 ommunity to join Mayor Justin Wilson and a host of holiday friends at the 
 annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday\, November 18\, at 6 p.m. in Mar
 ket Square (301 King St.). Admission is free\, and the event will occur ra
 in or shine.\n\nThe Town Crier will call everyone to gather around the tre
 e to help countdown to the lighting. Then\, after 7pm enjoy a singalong at
  the tree while Santa and Mrs. Claus walk the Square and visit with famili
 es until 8pm. \n\nThe public is encouraged to take public transit or walk 
 to the event. Visitors to Old Town can take Metrorail's Blue or Yellow lin
 es to the King Street-Old Town Station and then take the free King Street 
 Trolley to the event in front of City Hall. For DASH schedule information\
 , call 703.746.DASH (3274) or visit dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule inf
 ormation\, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. For parking information\,
  visit alexandriava.gov/Parking.\n\nFor more information about the event\,
  call the City's Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or visit alexandri
 ava.gov/Recreation.\n\nFor media inquiries\, contact the newsroom at newsr
 oom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.\n\nFor reasonable disability accommo
 dation\, contact daniel.guzman@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5419\, Vir
 ginia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Phone:
  703.746.5592\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: City Council\, City Coun
 cil Calendar\, Family\, Holiday Event\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into
  your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=53
 385
DTEND:20231119T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20231107T214234Z
DTSTART:20231118T230000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:10
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2023 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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CATEGORIES:Adult,Arts,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,King Str
 eet,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town,Recreation,Tourism
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=57284\n\nThe commemoration will
  take place at noon on Monday\, May 6\, in Market Square\, 301 King St.\n\
 nThe speaker for this year's Days of Remembrance will be Dr. Alfred M?nzer
 \, a a recently retired physician specializing in diseases of the lung who
  was Director of the Pulmonary Medicine Department at Washington Adventist
  Hospital in Takoma Park.\n\nDuring the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and
  members of City Council will light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust 
 survivor Charlene Schiff and her husband\, Ed\, donated to the City. The 5
 4-inch high\, solid brass candelabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Sc
 hiff's parents and sister\, and the six million Jews and millions of other
 s who perished in the Holocaust. The Schiff candelabrum is also made avail
 able to schools and civic groups studying the Holocaust.\n\nThe U.S. Holoc
 aust Memorial Museum leads the nation in the weeklong Days of Remembrance 
 commemoration\, in accordance with Congressional mandate.\n\nInformation o
 n antisemitism and hate crimes in the U.S. can be found on the websites of
  the Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org) and the ADL (www.adl.
 org). To learn more about the Holocaust\, go to the U.S. Holocaust Memoria
 l Museum's website at www.ushmm.org\, or visit the museum in person in Was
 hington\, D.C.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: 
 Cheryl Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: cherylanne
 .colton@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\
 , City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, King Street\, Old & H
 istoric Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, Tourism\n\nImport this event 
 into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&s
 i=57284\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Re
 creation\nFind out more about the Department of Recreation\, Parks & Cultu
 ral Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/
 Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n
DTEND:20240506T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20240308T185847Z
DTSTART:20240506T160000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 2024
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