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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Food
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 10 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63453\n\nJoin us for Historic Happy Hours as we deep dive into history in
  a fun setting throughout the city! Learn about tavern entertainment in t
 he late 18th and early 19th centuries presented by Jim Holloway\, Interpr
 etive Program Coordinator. Join us at Ramparts  at 1700 Fern St. Alexandr
 ia\, VA 22302\n\n\nLocation:  No Location Specified\nTags: America250\, F
 ood\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
DTEND:20260903T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260814T054429Z
DTSTART:20260903T210000Z
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Historic Happy Hour - Rampart's Restaurant
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 10 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63453">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63453</a><br />\n<br />Join us for Historic Happy Hours
  as we deep dive into history in a fun setting throughout the city! Learn
  about tavern entertainment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries pre
 sented by Jim Holloway\, Interpretive Program Coordinator. Join us at Ram
 parts  at 1700 Fern St. Alexandria\, VA 22302\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Loca
 tion:  No Location Specified\n<br />Tags: America250\, Food\, Museums\, O
 ld &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 25 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63347\n\nAlexandria Forum: Nothing But Independence \n\nThe American Revo
 lution in Virginia was more than a war - it was a Revolution of Ideas tha
 t continues today. From the creation of the Fairfax Resolves to the homet
 own of George Washington\, Alexandria and this region played a unique rol
 e in the birth of the new nation. The Alexandria Forum\, in partnership w
 ith Emerging Revolutionary War\, will share the history of Alexandria and
  Northern Virginia during this critical time in history\, showcasing how 
 these moments in time reverberate through today. Lectures include "A Tory
  in Old Town\, The Revolutionary War Journal of Nicholas Cresswell" by pu
 blic historian Ken Bancroft\, "The 25 Who Signed: Researching the Fairfax
  Resolves Signers" by Kerry Mitchell\, Historic Site Specialist at Carlyl
 e House Historic Park\, "Prelude to Yorktown: Lafayette and the 1781 Virg
 inia Campaign" by Dr. John Maass. Education Specialist at the National Mu
 seum of the United States Army\, and "Alexandria City Hall\, Market Squar
 e\, and Slavery" by Greg Beaman. The Forum will end with a reception at t
 he museum.\n\nAfter the Forum\, join us at the Gadsby's Tavern Museum's T
 avern Games Night! Game night includes historic tavern games\, a brief pr
 esentation\, and trivia. You'll also be able to enjoy a beer or cider and
  light snacks! Cost is $10 - and Forum attendees will receive one free dr
 ink! Game night starts at 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $60 per p
 erson\; $40 for OHA member/student\nTags: America250\, Lyceum\, Museums\,
  Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Ticke
 ts\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260918T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260804T182044Z
DTSTART:20260918T123000Z
LOCATION:Lyceum
SEQUENCE:8
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Alexandria Forum: Nothing But Independence
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 25 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63347">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63347</a><br />\n<br />Alexandria Forum: Nothing But In
 dependence \n<br />\n<br />The American Revolution in Virginia was more t
 han a war ? it was a Revolution of Ideas that continues today. From the c
 reation of the Fairfax Resolves to the hometown of George Washington\, Al
 exandria and this region played a unique role in the birth of the new nat
 ion. The Alexandria Forum\, in partnership with Emerging Revolutionary Wa
 r\, will share the history of Alexandria and Northern Virginia during thi
 s critical time in history\, showcasing how these moments in time reverbe
 rate through today. Lectures include ?A Tory in Old Town\, The Revolution
 ary War Journal of Nicholas Cresswell? by public historian Ken Bancroft\,
  ?The 25 Who Signed: Researching the Fairfax Resolves Signers? by Kerry M
 itchell\, Historic Site Specialist at Carlyle House Historic Park\, ?Prel
 ude to Yorktown: Lafayette and the 1781 Virginia Campaign? by Dr. John Ma
 ass. Education Specialist at the National Museum of the United States Arm
 y\, and &quot\;Alexandria City Hall\, Market Square\, and Slavery? by Gre
 g Beaman. The Forum will end with a reception at the museum.\n<br />\n<br
  />After the Forum\, join us at the Gadsby&#39\;s Tavern Museum&#39\;s Ta
 vern Games Night! Game night includes historic tavern games\, a brief pre
 sentation\, and trivia. You&#39\;ll also be able to enjoy a beer or cider
  and light snacks! Cost is $10 ? and Forum attendees will receive one fre
 e drink! Game night starts at 7 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Locat
 ion: Lyceum\n<br />Fees: $60 per person\; $40 for OHA member/student\n<br
  />Tags: America250\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\,
  Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purcha
 se Tickets</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 25 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63264\n\nTavern Games Night\n\nJoin us for our Game Night series. The eve
 ning features tavern games with a brief themed presentation and pub trivi
 a around 7:30 p.m. Cash bar available during the event. Please note this 
 event takes place up one flight of stairs in the historic Ballroom of Gad
 sby's Tavern Museum.\n\n? Sept. 18 theme: Alexandria during the revolutio
 nary years\n\nThe $10 cover includes tavern games\, a short Rev-War inspi
 red presentation\, and bar trivia about the American Revolution and Alexa
 ndria. Cash bar includes alcoholic and non-alcoholic options. Please note
 \, due to its historic nature\, the building does not have an elevator.\n
 \n\n\nLocation: Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\nFees: $10 per 
 person\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: America250\, Gadsby's Tavern\,
  Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurc
 hase Tickets Online here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260919T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260721T211844Z
DTSTART:20260918T230000Z
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SUMMARY:Tavern Games Night
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 25 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63264">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63264</a><br />\n<br />Tavern Games Night\n<br />\n<br 
 />Join us for our Game Night series. The evening features tavern games wi
 th a brief themed presentation and pub trivia around 7:30 p.m. Cash bar a
 vailable during the event. Please note this event takes place up one flig
 ht of stairs in the historic Ballroom of Gadsby?s Tavern Museum.\n<br />\
 n<br />? Sept. 18 theme: Alexandria during the revolutionary years\n<br /
 >\n<br />The $10 cover includes tavern games\, a short Rev-War inspired p
 resentation\, and bar trivia about the American Revolution and Alexandria
 . Cash bar includes alcoholic and non-alcoholic options. Please note\, du
 e to its historic nature\, the building does not have an elevator.\n<br /
 >\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Gadsby&#39\;s Tavern Museum\, 134 N. R
 oyal St.\n<br />Fees: $10 per person\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n
 <br />Tags: America250\, Gadsby&#39\;s Tavern\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Hist
 oric Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Ev
 ents.aspx">Purchase Tickets Online here</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Food
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 89 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63350\n\nCelebrate Virginia Cider Week! With a special tasting event on t
 he grounds of historic Lloyd House and on Queen Street in Old Town Alexan
 dria. Hosted by the Office of Historic Alexandria in partnership with the
  Virginia Association of Cider Makers\, this event includes cider tasting
 s\, a souvenir cider cup\, live music\, tavern games\, and a little histo
 ry too! \n\nWhile enjoying a selection of Virginia ciders\, learn more ab
 out the growing Virginia cider industry and its connection to Alexandria 
 history. The Alexandria Cider Festival includes offerings from Albemarle 
 Cider Works\, Potter's Craft Cider\, Lost Boy Cider\, and more. This year
 \, for the nation's 250th anniversary\, the VA250 Mobile Museum Experienc
 e ("Out of Many\, One") will be open on Queen Street during the event. Th
 e museum features hands-on exhibits\, innovative technology\, and stories
  focused on everyday people rather than just the Founding Fathers. Food t
 rucks will be available on Queen Street as well for food purchases.\n\nCi
 der was a popular beverage in 18th- and early 19th-century Alexandria and
  was offered at area taverns\, including Gadsby's Tavern. Thomas Jefferso
 n cultivated eighteen varieties of apples in his orchard at Monticello (p
 lanted between 1769 and 1814). Today\, there are over 30 different apple 
 varieties grown specifically for cider production throughout Virginia. Ci
 der is fermented like wine\, not brewed like beer. One of the most common
  misconceptions amongst consumers is that hard cider is made in just 'one
 ' style rather than the many different styles that are produced. Virginia
  Cider Week was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2012 to r
 ecognize this growing segment of Virginia's economy.\n\nTickets are $50 p
 er person (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designat
 ed driver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check
  in at The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchas
 ed at the door for $65\, if space is available.\n\nProceeds from the Cide
 r Festival will benefit the Historic Alexandria Museums.\n\n\nLocation: L
 loyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nFees: Tickets are $50 per person (thr
 ough November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designated driver tick
 ets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check in at The Llo
 yd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchased at the door
  for $65\, if space is available.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Ame
 rica250\, Food\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets
  online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 24\, 2026\, 89 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63350">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63350</a><br />\n<br />Celebrate Virginia Cider Week! W
 ith a special tasting event on the grounds of historic Lloyd House and on
  Queen Street in Old Town Alexandria. Hosted by the Office of Historic Al
 exandria in partnership with the Virginia Association of Cider Makers\, t
 his event includes cider tastings\, a souvenir cider cup\, live music\, t
 avern games\, and a little history too! \n<br />\n<br />While enjoying a 
 selection of Virginia ciders\, learn more about the growing Virginia cide
 r industry and its connection to Alexandria history. The Alexandria Cider
  Festival includes offerings from Albemarle Cider Works\, Potter?s Craft 
 Cider\, Lost Boy Cider\, and more. This year\, for the nation?s 250th ann
 iversary\, the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience (?Out of Many\, One?) will 
 be open on Queen Street during the event. The museum features hands-on ex
 hibits\, innovative technology\, and stories focused on everyday people r
 ather than just the Founding Fathers. Food trucks will be available on Qu
 een Street as well for food purchases.\n<br />\n<br />Cider was a popular
  beverage in 18th- and early 19th-century Alexandria and was offered at a
 rea taverns\, including Gadsby?s Tavern. Thomas Jefferson cultivated eigh
 teen varieties of apples in his orchard at Monticello (planted between 17
 69 and 1814). Today\, there are over 30 different apple varieties grown s
 pecifically for cider production throughout Virginia. Cider is fermented 
 like wine\, not brewed like beer. One of the most common misconceptions a
 mongst consumers is that hard cider is made in just ?one? style rather th
 an the many different styles that are produced. Virginia Cider Week was e
 stablished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2012 to recognize this gro
 wing segment of Virginia?s economy.\n<br />\n<br />Tickets are $50 per pe
 rson (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\, and $25 designated dr
 iver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexandria Shop. Check in a
 t The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Tickets can be purchased at
  the door for $65\, if space is available.\n<br />\n<br />Proceeds from t
 he Cider Festival will benefit the Historic Alexandria Museums.\n<br />\n
 <br />\n<br />Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n<br />Fees: 
 Tickets are $50 per person (through November 1) and $55 (November 1-20)\,
  and $25 designated driver tickets and may be purchased through The Alexa
 ndria Shop. Check in at The Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington Street. Ticke
 ts can be purchased at the door for $65\, if space is available.\n<br />A
 udience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: America250\, Food\, Museums\, Old
  Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase t
 ickets online</a><br>\n
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