BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern CATEGORIES:Living History CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town CATEGORIES:Performing Arts CATEGORIES:Public Art & Memorials CATEGORIES:Recreation CATEGORIES:Visual Arts CATEGORIES:Waterfront DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=15889\n\nThe City of Alexandria's Office of the Arts pa rtners with Washington-based artist Sheldon Scott for the Finest Amenitie s\, an immersive performance and art installation inspired by Gadsby's Ta vern Museum.\n\nthe Finest Amenities brings together performance\, video\ , installation\, photography\, and community dialogue. Scott uses the his tory of harvesting ice from the Potomac\, and the storage and use of this ice at Gadsby's\, as his starting point. He layers in enslaved narrative s and the history and ecology of the river to examine the crucial relatio nships between race\, class\, environment\, luxury\, and consumption. \n\ nIn March\, the Finest Amenities launched when Scott joined marine biolog ist Dr. Marvourneen K. Dolor\, and historian Lance Mallamo for a roundtab le talk on the intersection of art\, science\, and history\, facilitated by public art specialist Todd Bressi. The group provided context to under stand and interpret usability and accessibility of our natural resources\ , specifically the Potomac River.\n\nScott's performance of the Finest Am enities takes place on Sunday\, April 23. Scott will begin at the Potomac waterfront at King Street at 1 p.m. and will proceed east towards Gadsby 's Tavern Museum\, located at 134 North Royal Street. At Gadsby's visitor s will be able to experience Scott's performance as they journey through the Museum. \n\nOver the summer\, Scott continues the community dialogue surrounding the Finest Amenities with a micro-exhibition in the New Proje ct Studio (Studio 8) at the Torpedo Factory Art Center\, located at 105 N orth Union Street. The space will feature photography\, video\, and ephem era from this body of work. Video will also be projected throughout Alexa ndria via the Mobile Art Lab. \n\nThis project is the inaugural work for the Office of the Arts' Time & Place series\, which explores the intersec tion of contemporary art with Alexandria's rich and multifaceted history. Using research-based practices and working in a variety of media\, Scott \, along with two Baltimore-based artists\, Stewart Watson and Lauren Fra nces Adams\, are creating thought-provoking temporary works that are insp ired by the storied past of Gadsby's Tavern. \n\nTime & Place is an initi ative of the Alexandria Office of the Arts' public art program\, in partn ership with the Office of Historic Alexandria. The goal of this compellin g project is to foster exploration and dialogue about our region's histor y and its continued reverberations within our community today. Follow #Ti meandPlaceALX to join the conversation online. For more information\, vis it alexandriava.gov/94687. \n\nThe City of Alexandria is committed to com pliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or materials in an alternative format\, contact Diane Rugg iero at 703.746.5590 (Virginia Relay 711) or diane.ruggiero@alexandriava. gov. \n\nLocation: Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\nAudience: A nyone may attend\nTags: Arts\, Gadsby's Tavern\, Living History\, Museums \, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Performing Arts\, Public Art & Memorials\, Recreation\, Visual Arts\, Waterfront DTEND:20170423T200000Z DTSTAMP:20170405T203454Z DTSTART:20170423T170000Z GEO:38.805577;-77.043493 LOCATION:Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St. SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Sheldon Scott: the Finest Amenities TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:e83fc276-1361-466f-a486-c2a708392105 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=15889
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The City of Alexan dria?s Office of the Arts partners with Washington-based artist Sheldon S cott for the Finest Amenities\, an immersive performance and art installa tion inspired by Gadsby?s Tavern Museum.\n
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the Finest Amenit ies brings together performance\, video\, installation\, photography\, an d community dialogue. Scott uses the history of harvesting ice from the P otomac\, and the storage and use of this ice at Gadsby?s\, as his startin g point. He layers in enslaved narratives and the history and ecology of the river to examine the crucial relationships between race\, class\, env ironment\, luxury\, and consumption. \n
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In March\, the Fines t Amenities launched when Scott joined marine biologist Dr. Marvourneen K . Dolor\, and historian Lance Mallamo for a roundtable talk on the inters ection of art\, science\, and history\, facilitated by public art special ist Todd Bressi. The group provided context to understand and interpret u sability and accessibility of our natural resources\, specifically the Po tomac River.\n
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Scott?s performance of the Finest Amenities t akes place on Sunday\, April 23. Scott will begin at the Potomac waterfro nt at King Street at 1 p.m. and will proceed east towards Gadsby?s Tavern Museum\, located at 134 North Royal Street. At Gadsby?s visitors will be able to experience Scott?s performance as they journey through the Museu m. \n
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Over the summer\, Scott continues the community dialog ue surrounding the Finest Amenities with a micro-exhibition in the New Pr oject Studio (Studio 8) at the Torpedo Factory Art Center\, located at 10 5 North Union Street. The space will feature photography\, video\, and ep hemera from this body of work. Video will also be projected throughout Al exandria via the Mobile Art Lab. \n
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This project is the inau gural work for the Office of the Arts? Time &\; Place series\, which e xplores the intersection of contemporary art with Alexandria?s rich and m ultifaceted history. Using research-based practices and working in a vari ety of media\, Scott\, along with two Baltimore-based artists\, Stewart W atson and Lauren Frances Adams\, are creating thought-provoking temporary works that are inspired by the storied past of Gadsby?s Tavern. \n
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Time &\; Place is an initiative of the Alexandria Office of th e Arts? public art program\, in partnership with the Office of Historic A lexandria. The goal of this compelling project is to foster exploration a nd dialogue about our region?s history and its continued reverberations w ithin our community today. Follow #TimeandPlaceALX to join the conversati on online. For more information\, visit alexandriava.gov/94687. \n
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The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the America ns with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or materi als in an alternative format\, contact Diane Ruggiero at 703.746.5590 (Vi rginia Relay 711) or diane.ruggiero@alexandriava.gov. \n
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Loc ation: Gadsby'\;s Tavern Museum\, 134 N. Royal St.\n
Audience: An yone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, Gadsby'\;s Tavern\, Living History \, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Performing Arts\ , Public Art &\; Memorials\, Recreation\, Visual Arts\, Waterfront X-COA-DTSTAMP:20170405T203454Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR