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:Book Discussion Group CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:Imported on Nov 5\, 2026\, 8 days before the event.\nTo verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63 861\n\nFrench Book Club for 11/13/2026\n\nJoin the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town Books in celebrating French authors and lite rature! This special collaboration event series is free and open to the p ublic\, and is designed to encourage the exploration of Francophone autho rs\, especially those in the French diaspora\, and their books in transla tion to English. The book club will be conducted in English. "Texaco" is the 1992 winner of the Prix Goncourt\, one of France's top literary award s. Written by Patrick Chamoiseau\, an author of black Martinican provenan ce\, the book traces one hundred and fifty years of post-slavery Caribbea n history\, and is a novel that is as much about self-affirmation engende red by memory as it is about a quest for the adequacy of its own form. Wh ile buying the book at Old Town Books is not required to attend\, doing s o helps keep their free literary programming sustainable! Buy your copy o f Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau at their brick-and-mortar shop or online a nd note "SISTER10" to get 10% off. By attending an Old Town Books event\, you are agreeing to their code of conduct (https://tinyurl.com/3r62sh4u) .\n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nTags: Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources: \n\nFree Event Registration Online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/SelectE vent.aspx?eventid=4000023\n DTEND:20261114T010000Z DTSTAMP:20261105T165130Z DTSTART:20261114T000001Z GEO:38.807209;-77.046797 LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:French Book Club TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:3853d30d-f6dc-42c5-8956-462cd9c9ad11 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=4000023 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Nov 5\, 2026\, 8 days before the event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar /Detail.aspx?si=63861
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French Book Club for 11/13/2026\n< br />\n
Join the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town Books in celebrating French authors and literature! This special collabor ation event series is free and open to the public\, and is designed to en courage the exploration of Francophone authors\, especially those in the French diaspora\, and their books in translation to English. The book clu b will be conducted in English. "\;Texaco"\; is the 1992 winner o f the Prix Goncourt\, one of France?s top literary awards. Written by Pat rick Chamoiseau\, an author of black Martinican provenance\, the book tra ces one hundred and fifty years of post-slavery Caribbean history\, and i s a novel that is as much about self-affirmation engendered by memory as it is about a quest for the adequacy of its own form. While buying the bo ok at Old Town Books is not required to attend\, doing so helps keep thei r free literary programming sustainable! Buy your copy of Texaco by Patri ck Chamoiseau at their brick-and-mortar shop or online and note "\;SI STER10"\; to get 10% off. By attending an Old Town Books event\, you are agreeing to their code of conduct (https://tinyurl.com/3r62sh4u).\n\n
Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n
Tags: Bo ok Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
\nFree Event Registration Online
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