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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:City Hall,DASH,Family,Holiday Event,King Street,Old Town,Recreat
 ion,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=38282\n\nThe City invites the c
 ommunity to join Mayor Justin Wilson and a host of friends to welcome back
  the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday\, November 20\, at 6 p.m. i
 n Market Square (301 King St.). \n\nBring your family to celebrate the sea
 son in-person for the first time since 2019. Due to the timing of Thanksgi
 ving\, this year's event will take place the weekend before the holiday. \
 n\nThe Town Crier welcomes visitors\, followed by holiday music as Santa C
 laus rides into town on Alexandria's iconic King Street Trolley. Help coun
 t down to the lighting of the tree to ring in the city's official start to
  the Holiday Season. Admission is free\, and the event will occur rain or 
 shine.\n\nThe public is encouraged to take public transit or walk to the e
 vent. Visitors to Old Town can take Metrorail's Blue or Yellow lines to th
 e King Street-Old Town Station and then take the free King Street Trolley 
 to the event in front of City Hall. \n\nFor DASH schedule information\, ca
 ll 703.746.DASH (3274) or visit dashbus.com. \n\nFor Metrobus schedule inf
 ormation\, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. \n\nFor parking informati
 on\, visit alexandriava.gov/Parking.\n\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 Ki
 ng St.\nContact Person: Daniel Guzman\nContact Phone: 703.746.5592 \nConta
 ct Email: daniel.guzman@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTag
 s: City Hall\, DASH\, Family\, Holiday Event\, King Street\, Old Town\, Re
 creation\, Tourism\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.al
 exandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38282
DTEND:20211121T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20211029T203623Z
DTSTART:20211120T230000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2021 Tree Lighting Ceremony
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:City Council,City Council Calendar
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=42049\n\nBirthday celebration a
 nd recognition of J. David Bailey\, Oldest Living Veteran from the Battle 
 of the Bulge\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone m
 ay attend\nTags: City Council\, City Council Calendar\n\nImport this event
  into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&
 si=42049
DTEND:20220405T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20220325T030858Z
DTSTART:20220405T210000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:100th Birthday Celebration for J. David Bailey
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220325T030858Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,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=42127\n\nThe Alexandria Communi
 ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to mark the 125th year si
 nce Joseph McCoy was brutally lynched through a community reflection on Sa
 turday\, April 23 at 3 p.m. at Market Square.  \nAt the remembrance event\
 , community members will belatedly recognize the lynching of Joseph McCoy 
 and the terror it spread throughout the African American community. The \n
 ceremony will remember McCoy\, take responsibility for these acts of racia
 l terror\, and attempt to reconcile our past with our present. \n\nLocatio
 n: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black 
 History Museum\, Equity\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar:
  http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=42127
DTEND:20220423T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20220405T131438Z
DTSTART:20220423T190000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Joseph McCoy Lynching Memorial
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220405T131438Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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=42149\n\nThe speaker this year'
 s Days of Remembrance will be Michael Rugel\, the Programs and Content Coo
 rdinator for the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. Ruge
 l has frequently written about Jews in the American military and produced 
 a series of videos featuring American Jewish liberators of concentration c
 amps describing their World War II experiences. Rugel also appeared in the
  PBS documentary film GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II. His writi
 ng regularly appears in the Jewish Veteran magazine\, Jews in Green websit
 e\, and National Museum of American Jewish Military History website. \n\nD
 uring the ceremony\, Mayor Justin Wilson and members of City Council will 
 light a candelabrum that the late Holocaust survivor Charlene Schiff and h
 er husband\, Ed\, donated to the city. The 54-inch high\, solid brass cand
 elabrum was donated in memory of Charlene Schiff's parents and sister\, an
 d the six million Jews and millions of others who perished in the Holocaus
 t. The Schiff candelabrum is also made available to schools and civic grou
 ps studying the Holocaust.\n\nThe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the
  nation in the weeklong Days of Remembrance commemoration\, in accordance 
 with Congressional mandate.\n\nFor additional information on Alexandria's 
 Days of Remembrance ceremony\, call the Department of Recreation\, Parks a
 nd Cultural Activities at 703.746.5565.\n\nFor reasonable disability accom
 modation\, contact CherylAnne.Colton@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.5565\, Vi
 rginia Relay 711.\n\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Per
 son: Cheryl Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 571.238.2443\nContact Email: chery
 lanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Event is Free.\nAudience: Anyone may 
 attend\nTags: Adult\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City H
 all\, King Street\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Recreation\, To
 urism\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.go
 v/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=42149
DTEND:20220428T173000Z
DTSTAMP:20220426T163526Z
DTSTART:20220428T160000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Days of Remembrance 
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:City Council,City Council Calendar
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=44404\n\nAlexandria Wear Orange
  Rally\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may att
 end\nTags: City Council\, City Council Calendar\n\nImport this event into 
 your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=444
 04
DTEND:20220604T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20220525T155626Z
DTSTART:20220603T230000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Wear Orange Rally
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220525T155626Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Boards & Commissions,City Council,City Council Calendar,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=43322\n\nThe Alexandria-Caen Si
 ster City Committee will hold their Annual D-Day Commemoration on Saturday
 \, June 4\, 2022 from 3 pm to 6pm on Market Square with swing music\, cost
 umed dancers\, re-enactors\, and informational booths.\n\nThe Special 78th
  Anniversary program will be held from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Market Square s
 tage.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may atte
 nd\nTags: Boards & Commissions\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Mu
 seums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.go
 v/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=43322
DTEND:20220604T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20220519T211300Z
DTSTART:20220604T190000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:D-Day Commemoration /78th Anniversary Program
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220519T211300Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History,Black History Museum,Community Event,Community Out
 reach,Concerts,Equity,Family,Holiday Event,Living History,Museums,Official
  City Holiday,Old & Historic Alexandria,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=44526\n\nJoin Jubilee Voices an
 d the Office of Historic Alexandria for a concert in celebration of Junete
 enth\, a national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United S
 tates. Jubilee Voices will perform a lively\, interactive performance feat
 uring traditional African American music\, dance and spoken word that trac
 es the history of African Americans from enslavement to freedom. Celebrate
  Juneteenth and join the journey! \n\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King
  St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Mus
 eum\, Community Event\, Community Outreach\, Concerts\, Equity\, Family\, 
 Holiday Event\, Living History\, Museums\, Official City Holiday\, Old & H
 istoric Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: htt
 p://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=44526
DTEND:20220619T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20220618T162611Z
DTSTART:20220619T190000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Jubilee Voices - "Juneteenth: Singing the Journey"
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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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=44350\n\nThe Alexandria Communi
 ty Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to reflect on events surr
 ounding the lynching of Benjamin Thomas in Alexandria in 1899.\n\nLocation
 : Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black H
 istory\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Mus
 eums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov
 /Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=44350
DTEND:20220809T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20220808T161458Z
DTSTART:20220808T220000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:8
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Benjamin Thomas Lynching Memorial
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:ALL Alexandria,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,Comm
 unity Event,Public Safety
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=47804\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 not be held.
  \n\nThe ceremony will feature remarks from Mayor Justin Wilson and repres
 entatives from Alexandria's public safety agencies\, including Fire-EMS Ch
 ief Corey Smedley\, Sheriff Sean Casey\, and Acting Assistant Chief of Pol
 ice Dennis Andreas.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: A
 nyone may attend\nTags: ALL Alexandria\, City Council\, City Council Calen
 dar\, City Hall\, Community Event\, Public Safety\n\nImport this event int
 o your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=4
 7804
DTEND:20220911T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20220908T185158Z
DTSTART:20220911T140000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:10
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:8e784cd7-99a0-43b3-900f-3aa5ea006569
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220908T185158Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:ALL Alexandria,Awards,Boards & Commissions,City Council,City Cou
 ncil Calendar,City Hall,Community Event,Community Outreach,Family,Library,
 Mayor
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=47829\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\, Boards & Commissions\, City Council\, City Council
  Calendar\, City Hall\, Community Event\, Community Outreach\, Family\, Li
 brary\, Mayor\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand
 riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=47829
DTEND:20220913T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20220825T153028Z
DTSTART:20220913T170000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Citizenship Day 
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:69707dae-6993-42b8-8bd7-1e7928d2b6fe
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220825T153028Z
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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
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20220906T191056Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:City Council,City Council Calendar,Community Event,Community Out
 reach,Family,Farmers' Market  Old Town,Health
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=49106\n\nThe Alexandria Health 
 Department will host a free flu shot clinic on October 5\, from 7 a.m. to 
 12 p.m.\, at the Old Town Farmers' Market. \n\nThe Alexandria Health Depar
 tment encourages all members of the community to get a flu vaccine.\n\n\n\
 nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags
 : City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Community Event\, Community Outre
 ach\, Family\, Farmers' Market\, Old Town\, Health\n\nImport this event in
 to your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=
 49106
DTEND:20221008T160000Z
DTSTAMP:20221004T204049Z
DTSTART:20221008T110000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Flu Shot Clinic
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20221004T204049Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Awards,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,Community Me
 eting,Family
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=49091\n\nThe City of Alexandria
  will formally recognize Noah and Josephus Lyles\, U.S. Olympians\, and Ci
 ty Ambassadors\, to be read a proclamation by Mayor Justin Wilson. Noah Ly
 les\, World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist\, will be awarded a key t
 o the City of Alexandria.\n\nOther featured speakers will include Alexandr
 ia City Public Schools Interim Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt and Alexan
 dria City High School (ACHS) Executive Principal Peter Balas. \n\n \n\nLoc
 ation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Person: Ebony Fleming\nContac
 t Email: ebony.fleming@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags
 : Awards\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, Community Me
 eting\, Family\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexan
 driava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=49091\n\nWeb resources:\n\nFacebook 
 Live Stream\nhttps://facebook.com/AlexandriaVAGov\n
DTEND:20221011T001500Z
DTSTAMP:20221006T153053Z
DTSTART:20221010T221500Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:12
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lyles Recognition Ceremony
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:30d15d57-7d1a-4f20-aa81-9e4ffb24e486
URL:https://facebook.com/AlexandriaVAGov
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20221006T153053Z
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CATEGORIES:City Hall,Community Outreach,Eco-City,Environment,Nature,Old Tow
 n,Stormwater,T&ES Events,Water
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=49079\n\nOne Water Alexandria i
 s an education and outreach campaign sponsored in partnership with the Cit
 y of Alexandria\, AlexRenew\, and Virginia American Water. This event will
  provide education and outreach to residents about the water in the City t
 hrough the lense of "Imagine A Day Without Water"\, a national day to adva
 nce water awareness.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nContact Pe
 rson: Jessica Lassetter\nContact Phone: 703.746.4127\nContact Email: jessi
 ca.lassetter@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: City Hal
 l\, Community Outreach\, Eco-City\, Environment\, Nature\, Old Town\, Stor
 mwater\, T&ES Events\, Water\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http
 ://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=49079
DTEND:20221020T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20220930T153600Z
DTSTART:20221020T193000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:One Water Alexandria's Imagine a Day Without Water
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Awareness Month,City Council,City Council Calendar,City Hall,Hol
 iday Event
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=49180\n\nThe City invites the c
 ommunity to join Mayor Justin Wilson and a host of friends to the annual H
 oliday Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday\, November 19\, at 6 p.m. in Mar
 ket Square (301 King St.).\n\nBring your family to celebrate the start of 
 Alexandria's holiday season. \n\nThe Town Crier welcomes visitors followed
  by holiday music as Santa Claus rides into town on Alexandria's iconic Ki
 ng Street Trolley. Help count down to the lighting of the tree to ring in 
 the city's official start to the Holiday Season. Admission is free\, and t
 he event will occur rain or shine.\n\nThe public is encouraged to take pub
 lic transit or walk to the event. \n\nFor DASH schedule information\, call
  703.746.DASH (3274) or visit dashbus.com.\n\nFor Metrobus schedule inform
 ation\, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com.\n\nFor parking information\,
  visit alexandriava.gov/Parking.\n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.
 \nContact Person: Daniel Guzman\nContact Phone: 703.746.5592\nContact Emai
 l: daniel.guzman@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Awar
 eness Month\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, City Hall\, Holiday E
 vent\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov
 /Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=49180
DTEND:20221120T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20221116T202626Z
DTSTART:20221119T230000Z
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:8
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:2022 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-COA-DTSTAMP:20221116T202626Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:cf0ac597-cf76-40ee-8d8c-5fae7cb8ffe0
URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230322T195724Z
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Joseph McCoy Remembrance Ceremony
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:51622b01-6617-4d68-8152-db6b9b8e6323
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230414T164824Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
TRANSP:OPAQUE
UID:0eb690f8-048f-4a73-a0d5-5f118f45699b
URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/LGBTQ
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230510T192132Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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 
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:4123e1f6-4725-48aa-9243-0b5e760f0381
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230508T173820Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
GEO:38.804935;-77.042978
LOCATION:Market Square\, 301 King St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Washington Revels Jubilee Juneteenth Concert 
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:86c09c77-561b-4b1e-8e7a-569f1112e48d
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230511T193823Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:925adaa9-26fe-4a9f-b031-d1ba6bfa7467
URL:https://usarmyband.com/events/summer-concert-at-market-square-alexandri
 a-va-3
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230906T174351Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
UID:ca86e60a-5849-4e1c-a153-bf9033f6f5c4
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230828T151332Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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 
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:371a9360-6378-491e-83dd-7050fd923557
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20230828T151518Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
UID:006ff32b-42ae-4cf2-9001-f730b38c1860
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20231107T214234Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
UID:914fbe1c-5eb9-47f8-ab3b-31e7a635e205
URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240308T185847Z
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