Events & Public Meetings

Date    TimeEvent
Sep 12, 2025 Fri 7:30 p.m.Traditional Concert Series
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira in concert. 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award winners for Traditional Album of the Year.
Sep 20, 2025 Sat 10 a.m.Classic Car Show
Check out classic "orphan" vehicles that are no longer manufactured. This event is co-sponsored by Packards Virginia.
Sep 25, 2025 Thu 7 p.m.Lecture: French Resistance During WWII
The Mapmaker, a novel by speaker Tom Young. Resistance operative Charlotte Denneau has critical targeting information for the Allies, and the Gestapo knows it. On the run across occupied France, she must prioritize her mission over the lives of the agents and civilians she needs to help her escape.
Oct 2, 2025 Thu 7 p.m.Peter Henriques Lecture
Peter R. Henriques received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia and is Professor of History, Emeritus, from George Mason University. His latest book, George Washington: His Quest for Honor and Fame, is his fourth book addressing various aspects of Washington's life and character.
Oct 10, 2025 Fri 7:30 p.m.Traditional Concert Series
Since 1975, the Critton Hollow String Band has brought traditional American music to audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Ireland, and Scotland. With fiddle, hammer dulcimer, banjo, and guitar, the band tends a stable of songs from the first settlements of Appalachia to the best of contemporary American folk music.
Oct 29, 2025 Wed 8 p.m.Poe in Alexandria
Don't miss an unforgettable evening with America’s earliest master of the macabre - Edgar Allan Poe! Actor David Keltz returns to The Lyceum’s lecture hall to re-create Poe’s visit to Virginia in 1849, shortly before his death. This year’s performance will include short stories, poems, musings, and literary criticism.
Oct 30, 2025 Thu 8 p.m.Poe in Alexandria
Don't miss an unforgettable evening with America’s earliest master of the macabre - Edgar Allan Poe! Actor David Keltz returns to The Lyceum’s lecture hall to re-create Poe’s visit to Virginia in 1849, shortly before his death. This year’s performance will include short stories, poems, musings, and literary criticism.
Nov 2, 2025 Sun 6:30 p.m.Traditional Concert Series
Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences from the very first note.

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