BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363\n\nIn "The Brutal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Ca se of Dorcas Allen\," Dr. Alison Mann will discuss a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal implications and afte rmath that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral dissertation. In August 183 7\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and her four children to Jame s H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He transported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Allen killed her two youngest chil dren and was restrained from harming the others. In October\, she appeare d before the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not guilty by reaso n of insanity. Her case drew the attention of prominent white men\, such as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and District Attorney Francis Scott Key\, but remains a story largely unknown. This is story of African Amer ican agency in the most desperate of circumstances?when an enslaved mothe r feels death is better for her children than life in bondage. Dr. Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the National Museum of American Diplomac y\, U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the field of d iplomatic history\, 19th century American history\, public history\, and education. Proceeds from this event support Freedom House Museum.\n\nPlea se note: you do not need to print your ticket(s). Your name will be on a check-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyc eum.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexan dria Members and Volunteers\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black His tory\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar : http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57363\n\nWe b resources:\n\nTickets here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20240419T003000Z DTSTAMP:20240416T133341Z DTSTART:20240418T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:9 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:0487887c-f747-4c9e-bfe4-00d731159f1a URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363
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In ?The Br utal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\,? Dr. Alison Mann wil l discuss a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal implications and aftermath that was the basis of her 2010 doct oral dissertation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas All en and her four children to James H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He transported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Al len killed her two youngest children and was restrained from harming the others. In October\, she appeared before the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her case drew the attentio n of prominent white men\, such as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and District Attorney Francis Scott Key\, but remains a story largely unknow n. This is story of African American agency in the most desperate of circ umstances?when an enslaved mother feels death is better for her children than life in bondage. Dr. Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the Nati onal Museum of American Diplomacy\, U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the field of diplomatic history\, 19th century American history\, public history\, and education. Proceeds from this event suppo rt Freedom House Museum.\n
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Please note: you do not need to p rint your ticket(s). Your name will be on a check-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum.\n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexandria Member s and Volunteers\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Black Hi story\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n
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\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240416T133341Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Public Art & Memorials CATEGORIES:Visual Arts DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57387\n\nBrennan Buck from FreelandBuck will speak about the artist team's public artwork Tunnel Vision realized for the new WMATA (or Metro) office building in Alexandria\, VA that officially open ed last fall.\n\nSuspended from the ceiling and positioned in the southwe st corner of the building's lobby\, Tunnel Vision can be experienced from the lobby\, the street\, and the adjacent plaza. From each of these view points\, the artwork alludes to the Metro stations in dramatically differ ent ways: from the side as a convex object that loosely evokes the coffer ed stations and Metro's gridded logo\, and from below as a concave volume making the station clearly visible and emphasizing its dramatic one-poin t perspective.\n\nThe event is jointly hosted by the Washington Metropoli tan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)'s Art in Transit Program and the City of Alexandria's Office of the Arts.\n\nLocation: WMATA Offices @ 2401 Mil l Road\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\n\nAbout FreelandBuck:\n\nFreelandBuck is both an artistic collaboration and an architectural practice. Based in bo th Los Angeles and New York City\, FreelandBuck is led by Brennan Buck an d David Freeland. Established in 2010\, the office makes buildings\, spac es\, and objects that engage the public through layers of meaning\, illus ion\, and visual effect. \n\n\nAbout WMATA Art in Transit:\n\nThe Art in Transit Program of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority inc orporates visual and performing arts throughout the Metrorail system and at Metro facilities to enhance the experience of customers\, the communit ies it serves\, and the Capital region at large.\n\nTo learn more about t he Art in Transit program\, visit wmata.com/arts.\n\nAbout Alexandria's O ffice of the Arts:\n\nThe Office of The Arts promotes the value of arts a nd culture in Alexandria by nurturing\, investing in and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organizations. Through engagin g the community\, encouraging participation\, and facilitating access to the arts\, the Office of the Arts works with local artists and arts organ izations to build a vibrant community for all of the City's residents\, w orkers\, and visitors.\n\nAdd to the conversation #WMATAArtinTransit #art salx @alexartsoffice\n\nLocation: No Location Specified\nContact Person: Diane Ruggiero\nContact Phone: 703.746.5590\nContact Email: diane.ruggie ro@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Lecture\, Public Art & Memorials\, Visual Arts\n\nImport this event into your calen dar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57387\n\ nWeb resources:\n\nClick for more details and to RSVP\nhttps://events.hum anitix.com/artist-talk-with-brennan-buck-from-freelandbuck\n DTEND:20240501T003000Z DTSTAMP:20240410T161816Z DTSTART:20240430T223000Z SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Brennan Buck from FreelandBuck TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:2bbc64d3-0141-46eb-8ee2-80e688b9db37 URL:https://events.humanitix.com/artist-talk-with-brennan-buck-from-freela ndbuck X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57387
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Brennan Bu ck from FreelandBuck will speak about the artist team?s public artwork Tu nnel Vision realized for the new WMATA (or Metro) office building in Alex andria\, VA that officially opened last fall.\n
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Suspended fr om the ceiling and positioned in the southwest corner of the building?s l obby\, Tunnel Vision can be experienced from the lobby\, the street\, and the adjacent plaza. From each of these viewpoints\, the artwork alludes to the Metro stations in dramatically different ways: from the side as a convex object that loosely evokes the coffered stations and Metro'\;s gridded logo\, and from below as a concave volume making the station clea rly visible and emphasizing its dramatic one-point perspective.\n
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The event is jointly hosted by the Washington Metropolitan Area Tra nsit Authority (WMATA)?s Art in Transit Program and the City of Alexandri a?s Office of the Arts.\n
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Location: WMATA Offices @ 2401 Mil l Road\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\n
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About FreelandBuck:\n
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FreelandBuck is both an artistic collaboration and an architectur al practice. Based in both Los Angeles and New York City\, FreelandBuck i s led by Brennan Buck and David Freeland. Established in 2010\, the offic e makes buildings\, spaces\, and objects that engage the public through l ayers of meaning\, illusion\, and visual effect. \n
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About WMATA Art in Transit:\n
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The Art in Transit Program of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority incorporates visual an d performing arts throughout the Metrorail system and at Metro facilities to enhance the experience of customers\, the communities it serves\, and the Capital region at large.\n
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To learn more about the Art in Transit program\, visit wmata.com/arts.\n
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About Alexandri a'\;s Office of the Arts:\n
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The Office of The Arts promot es the value of arts and culture in Alexandria by nurturing\, investing i n and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organiza tions. Through engaging the community\, encouraging participation\, and f acilitating access to the arts\, the Office of the Arts works with local artists and arts organizations to build a vibrant community for all of th e City'\;s residents\, workers\, and visitors.\n
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Add to t he conversation #WMATAArtinTransit #artsalx @alexartsoffice\n
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Location: No Location Specified\n
Contact Person: Diane Ruggiero\ n
Contact Phone: 703.746.5590\n
Contact Email: diane.ruggiero@a lexandriava.gov\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, Le cture\, Public Art &\; Memorials\, Visual Arts\n
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Import t his event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/i Cal.aspx?id=1&\;si=57387
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\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240410T161816Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Friendship Firehouse Museum CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57654\n\nThe Alexandria Historical Society presents From Buckets to Motors: The History of the Alexandria Fire Department\, A Lecture by Catherine Weinraub\, Friendship Firehouse Historian.\n\n7 p. m. (Doors open at 6:30)\nMemberships can be purchased or renewed at the e vent. \n\nCelebrate the 250th anniversary of Alexandria's Friendship Fire Company as historian Catherine Weinraub takes us back through the centur ies to reveal the history of fire-fighting in our city. The Friendship Fi re Company\, established in 1774\, was the first fire company in Alexandr ia. Friendship members were volunteers concerned for the well-being of th e community. By the mid-19th century\, there were five Alexandria volunte er fire companies: Friendship\, Sun\, Relief\, Star and Hydraulion. They fought fires large and small\, including three major fires in 1827\, 1855 and 1871. Today the historic Friendship Firehouse on South Alfred Street in Old Town is a City of Alexandria museum.\n\nLight refreshments will b e served. \n\n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $5 for non-members and free to members of the Alexandria Historical Society. \nAudience: Anyone may a ttend\nTags: Friendship Firehouse Museum\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old & Hist oric Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http: //apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57654\n\nWeb resou rces:\n\nFor additional information\, visit the AHS website.\nhttps://sit es.google.com/view/alexandria-historical-society/home\n DTEND:20240627T010000Z DTSTAMP:20240622T021801Z DTSTART:20240626T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: History of the Alexandria Fire Department TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:37b7689a-f96e-4bcd-91a8-9471e14c1b7f URL:https://sites.google.com/view/alexandria-historical-society/home X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57654
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The Alexan dria Historical Society presents From Buckets to Motors: The History of t he Alexandria Fire Department\, A Lecture by Catherine Weinraub\, Friends hip Firehouse Historian.\n
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7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30)\n
Memberships can be purchased or renewed at the event. \n
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C elebrate the 250th anniversary of Alexandria?s Friendship Fire Company as historian Catherine Weinraub takes us back through the centuries to reve al the history of fire-fighting in our city. The Friendship Fire Company\ , established in 1774\, was the first fire company in Alexandria. Friends hip members were volunteers concerned for the well-being of the community . By the mid-19th century\, there were five Alexandria volunteer fire com panies: Friendship\, Sun\, Relief\, Star and Hydraulion. They fought fire s large and small\, including three major fires in 1827\, 1855 and 1871. Today the historic Friendship Firehouse on South Alfred Street in Old Tow n is a City of Alexandria museum.\n
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Light refreshments will be served. \n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fee s: $5 for non-members and free to members of the Alexandria Historical So ciety. \n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Friendship Fireho use Museum\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Tow n\n
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Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexan driava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&\;si=57654
\nFor additiona l information\, visit the AHS website.
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20240622T021801Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Office of the Arts CATEGORIES:Workshop DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=58906\n\nThe Office of the Arts is collaborating wi th ArtsFairfax\, the Arlington Cultural Affairs\, and the New York Founda tion for the Arts to offer a series of FREE professional development and capacity virtual workshops.\n\nLearn tips of the marketing trade\, priori tizing social media and analytics. Presented by the NVLAA and facilitated by Sub Arts.\n\nCo-founders Rachelle Etienne-Robinson and Stan "Substant ial" Robinson of Substantial Art & Music will lead a workshop on marketin g. Topics include prioritizing social media networks and management tools \, leveraging analytics to grow your audience and engagement\, and how to build both passive income and monetization for both visual and performin g arts.\n\nAbout the Presenters:\nSubstantial Art & Music\, LLC (SAM) is a multimedia organization that provides consulting services to the visual and performing arts community. SAM was founded in 2017\, by husband-and- wife duo Stan "Substantial" Robinson and Rachelle Etienne-Robinson. Toget her they provide design and consulting services to emerging and establish ed independent artists\, entrepreneurs\, and organizations. SAM offers pr ofessional advice and guidance through consultations\, workshops\, and we binars. Additional services include graphic design and special events. SA M has facilitated workshops at Amazon headquarters in Seattle\, Washingto n\, the Hawaii State Art Museum\, Pratt Institute\, and multi-genre conve ntions. SAM events have been featured on WTOP\, Washington Informer\, and Fox 5 DC.\nhttps://www.subartandmusic.com/\n\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\ nContact Person: Cheryl Anne Colton\nContact Phone: 703.746.5565/ 571.238 .2443\nContact Email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Free\, re gistration required in advance.\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/marketing -tools-of-the-trade-tickets-1046797638917?aff=odcleoeventsincollection\n\ nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Lecture\, Office of the Arts\, Workshop\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandria va.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=58906 DTEND:20250410T173000Z DTSTAMP:20250403T184157Z DTSTART:20250410T160000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:10 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Marketing Tools of the Trade TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:1346ed38-a580-4114-9452-240e8422579a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=58906
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The Office of the Arts is collaborating with ArtsFairfax\, the Arlington Cultural A ffairs\, and the New York Foundation for the Arts to offer a series of FR EE professional development and capacity virtual workshops.\n
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Learn tips of the marketing trade\, prioritizing social media and analy tics. Presented by the NVLAA and facilitated by Sub Arts.\n
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Co-founders Rachelle Etienne-Robinson and Stan ?Substantial? Robinson of Substantial Art &\; Music will lead a workshop on marketing. Topics in clude prioritizing social media networks and management tools\, leveragin g analytics to grow your audience and engagement\, and how to build both passive income and monetization for both visual and performing arts.\n
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About the Presenters:\n
Substantial Art &\; Music\, LL C (SAM) is a multimedia organization that provides consulting services to the visual and performing arts community. SAM was founded in 2017\, by h usband-and-wife duo Stan ?Substantial? Robinson and Rachelle Etienne-Robi nson. Together they provide design and consulting services to emerging an d established independent artists\, entrepreneurs\, and organizations. SA M offers professional advice and guidance through consultations\, worksho ps\, and webinars. Additional services include graphic design and special events. SAM has facilitated workshops at Amazon headquarters in Seattle\ , Washington\, the Hawaii State Art Museum\, Pratt Institute\, and multi- genre conventions. SAM events have been featured on WTOP\, Washington Inf ormer\, and Fox 5 DC.\n
https://www.subartandmusic.com/\n
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Location: Virtual Only\n
Contact Person: Cheryl Anne Col ton\n
Contact Phone: 703.746.5565/ 571.238.2443\n
Contact Email : cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov\n
Fees: Free\, registration req uired in advance.\n
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marketing-t ools-of-the-trade-tickets-1046797638917?aff=odcleoeventsincollection\n
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Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, Lecture\, Offi ce of the Arts\, Workshop\n
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Import this event into your cale ndar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&\;si=58 906 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20250403T184157Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR