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:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 9 days before the event.\nTo verif y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=6 3077\n\nFiddler Caitlin Warbelow and pianist and accordionist Chris Ranne y in concert at the Historic Lyceum. \n\nCaitlin Warbelow hails from a fa mily of entrepreneurs and bush pilots in Alaska and for the last seven ye ars served as the violinist/fiddler in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated musical\, Come From Away. W hen not on Broadway\, Caitlin performs and tours as a solo artist and wit h numerous ensembles\, including Grammy Award-nominated Cherish the Ladie s\, Riverdance's Heartbeat of Home\, Sting's Broadway musical "The Last S hip"\, The Alt\, Mick Moloney and the Green Fields of America\, Michael L ondra & Celtic Fire\, Trinity Dance Company\, and the Cathie Ryan Band\, among many others. \n\nChris Ranney grew up in the state of Washington an d has studied piano since age six. His skills as a pianist\, musical dir ector\, and conductor have led him to perform on stages all over the Unit ed States\, including seven years as the Associate Conductor and Musical Director of the Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Broadway mu sical "Come From Away" in New York City. Chris has performed at festivals around the US\, including the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat\, the Alask a Folk Festival\, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, among others.\ n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $35/$15 ages 12-17\nAudience: Anyone may atten d\nTags: Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets here\nhttps://ticketstripe.com/Warbelow-Ranney\n DTEND:20260602T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260514T212909Z DTSTART:20260601T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Traditional Concert Series TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:94510d7a-ed96-4542-b3c3-4194887d89a4 URL:https://ticketstripe.com/Warbelow-Ranney X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 9 days before the event.
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Fiddler Caitlin Warbelow and pian ist and accordionist Chris Ranney in concert at the Historic Lyceum. \n\n
Caitlin Warbelow hails from a family of entrepreneurs and bus h pilots in Alaska and for the last seven years served as the violinist/f iddler in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated musical\, Come From Away. When not on Broadway\, Caitlin performs and tours as a solo artist and with numerous ensembles\, includ ing Grammy Award-nominated Cherish the Ladies\, Riverdance?s Heartbeat of Home\, Sting?s Broadway musical "\;The Last Ship"\;\, The Alt\, Mick Moloney and the Green Fields of America\, Michael Londra &\; Celt ic Fire\, Trinity Dance Company\, and the Cathie Ryan Band\, among many o thers. \n
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Chris Ranney grew up in the state of Washington an d has studied piano since age six. His skills as a pianist\, musical dir ector\, and conductor have led him to perform on stages all over the Unit ed States\, including seven years as the Associate Conductor and Musical Director of the Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Broadway mu sical ?Come From Away? in New York City. Chris has performed at festivals around the US\, including the O?Flaherty Irish Music Retreat\, the Alask a Folk Festival\, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, among others.\ n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: $35/$15 ages 12-17\n
Au dience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town
\nPurchase tickets here
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260514T212909Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Traditional Concert Series: Please visit website to confirm ti me\, location\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Sister Cities DESCRIPTION:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 12 days before the event.\nTo veri fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si= 63041\n\nOperations Tiger and Neptune - D-Day at Sea \n\nThe lecture\, "O peration Tiger and Neptune - D-Day at Sea" by Rear Admiral Samuel Cox\, U S Navy (Ret.) and Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command\, wi ll explore the strategic\, historical\, and human dimensions of D-Day and the Allied campaign in Normandy. A brief reception with refreshments wil l follow the lecture. Sponsored by the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Commit tee.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15\, $10 for OHA Members\nAudience: Anyo ne may attend\nTags: Lyceum\, Museums\, Sister Cities\n\nWeb resources:\n \nPurchase Tickets Online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20260605T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260430T110336Z DTSTART:20260604T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: Operations Tiger & Neptune -D-Day at Sea TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:6e6ecaf8-eae0-498d-b160-9fd378b6ee38 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 12 days before th e event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=63041
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Operations Tiger and Neptune - D -Day at Sea \n
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The lecture\, "\;Operation Tiger and Nept une - D-Day at Sea"\; by Rear Admiral Samuel Cox\, US Navy (Ret.) and Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command\, will explore the st rategic\, historical\, and human dimensions of D-Day and the Allied campa ign in Normandy. A brief reception with refreshments will follow the lect ure. Sponsored by the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee.\n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: $15\, $10 for OHA Members\n
Audienc e: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Lyceum\, Museums\, Sister Cities
\n< a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase Tickets Onlin e
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260430T110336Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Lecture: Operations Tiger & Neptune -D-Day at Sea : Please vis it website to confirm time\, location\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:America250 CATEGORIES:Concerts CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town CATEGORIES:Performing Arts CATEGORIES:Sister Cities DESCRIPTION:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 26 days before the event.\nTo veri fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si= 62561\n\nMusic of the American Revolution: The 250th for Alexandria's Sis ter Cities' Concert \n\nCome celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's War for Independence with renowned music historians David & Ginger Hilde brand for performances of special period music. The Hildebrands will don period attire to discuss and perform music associated with Alexandria's s ister cities: Caan\, France\; Dundee\, Scotland\; Helsingborg\, Sweden\; and Gyumri\, Armenia. Scottish music was especially influential in the Am erican colonies\, and once the French joined the Revolutionary cause ther e were musical celebrations for Generals LaFayette\, Rochambeau and other French leaders. This concert event is part of the "Alexandria commemorat es America's 250" campaign. \n\nThe American war effort was expressed thr ough patriotic songs\, ballads\, and dance tunes which connect us to Geor ge Washington\, Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin and others. The Hild ebrands will explain and demonstrate their instruments\, including the ha rpsichord\, hammered dulcimer\, violin\, and Spanish & English guitars -- interpreting various musical traditions\, featuring both the formal and less refined aspects of music in early America. \n\nDavid & Ginger specia lize in researching\, recording\, and performing early American music. Si nce 1980 they have presented concerts and educational programs throughout the country and abroad at museums\, historic sites\, schools and univers ities. Mount Vernon\, The National Gallery of Art\, The National Archives \, and Colonial Williamsburg are among their many past sponsors. \n\nIn a ddition to producing seven CD recordings\, the Hildebrands have appeared on C-SPAN television\, BBC radio\, NPR and "History Detectives\," and the y have provided soundtrack materials and served as period music consultan ts for PBS broadcasts\, including the series Liberty!--the American Revol ution\, and one-hour specials Jefferson: A View from the Mountain\, Re-di scovering George Washington\, and Anthem: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. In 1999\, along with dance historians Kate van Winkle and Robert Keller\, they co-founded The Colonial Music Institute (www.colonialmusic. org)\, since bequeathed to and now directed by the George Washington Pres idential Library at Mount Vernon. \n\nGinger holds an M.M. from the Peabo dy Conservatory\; David's M.A. is from George Washington University and h is Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. She teaches privately a nd at the Severn School\, performing also with Trio Galilei - a group whi ch for eight years gave volunteer concerts for wounded warriors at Walter Reed Hospital. David consults and lectures widely\, and he teaches Ameri can Music history at The Peabody Conservatory. His book Musical Maryland: A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio was published in 2017 by Johns Hopkins University Press. \n\n\nLoc ation: Lyceum\nFees: $20\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: Americ a250\, Concerts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town \, Performing Arts\, Sister Cities\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20260619T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260410T210323Z DTSTART:20260618T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Alexandria's Sister Cities' Concert for America250 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:eebc91d9-96d9-44d8-ac4f-493216b5bde4 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 26 days before th e event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=62561
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Music of the American Revolution : The 250th for Alexandria?s Sister Cities? Concert \n
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Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of America?s War for Independence with re nowned music historians David &\; Ginger Hildebrand for performances o f special period music. The Hildebrands will don period attire to discuss and perform music associated with Alexandria?s sister cities: Caan\, Fra nce\; Dundee\, Scotland\; Helsingborg\, Sweden\; and Gyumri\, Armenia. Sc ottish music was especially influential in the American colonies\, and on ce the French joined the Revolutionary cause there were musical celebrati ons for Generals LaFayette\, Rochambeau and other French leaders. This co ncert event is part of the ?Alexandria commemorates America?s 250? campai gn. \n
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The American war effort was expressed through patriot ic songs\, ballads\, and dance tunes which connect us to George Washingto n\, Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin and others. The Hildebrands will explain and demonstrate their instruments\, including the harpsichord\, hammered dulcimer\, violin\, and Spanish &\; English guitars -- interp reting various musical traditions\, featuring both the formal and less re fined aspects of music in early America. \n
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David &\; Gin ger specialize in researching\, recording\, and performing early American music. Since 1980 they have presented concerts and educational programs throughout the country and abroad at museums\, historic sites\, schools a nd universities. Mount Vernon\, The National Gallery of Art\, The Nationa l Archives\, and Colonial Williamsburg are among their many past sponsors . \n
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In addition to producing seven CD recordings\, the Hild ebrands have appeared on C-SPAN television\, BBC radio\, NPR and "\;H istory Detectives\,"\; and they have provided soundtrack materials an d served as period music consultants for PBS broadcasts\, including the s eries Liberty!--the American Revolution\, and one-hour specials Jefferson : A View from the Mountain\, Re-discovering George Washington\, and Anthe m: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. In 1999\, along with dance hist orians Kate van Winkle and Robert Keller\, they co-founded The Colonial M usic Institute (www.colonialmusic.org)\, since bequeathed to and now dire cted by the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. \n
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Ginger holds an M.M. from the Peabody Conservatory\; David' \;s M.A. is from George Washington University and his Ph.D. from The Cath olic University of America. She teaches privately and at the Severn Schoo l\, performing also with Trio Galilei - a group which for eight years gav e volunteer concerts for wounded warriors at Walter Reed Hospital. David consults and lectures widely\, and he teaches American Music history at T he Peabody Conservatory. His book Musical Maryland: A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio was published i n 2017 by Johns Hopkins University Press. \n
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Locatio n: Lyceum\n
Fees: $20\n
Audience: The same as NULL value.\n
Tags: America250\, Concerts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Al exandria\, Old Town\, Performing Arts\, Sister Cities
\nPurchase tickets online
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260410T210323Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Alexandria's Sister Cities' Concert for America250: Please vis it website to confirm time\, location\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:America250 CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 63 days before the event.\nTo veri fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si= 61540\n\nIn partnership with Emerging Revolutionary War\, join us for a f un sing-a-long and panel discussion of 1776 (1972). This ground-breaking movie written by a history teacher\, inspired Hamilton and provides insig ht into people and politics of the 18th and 20th centuries. \n\nBefore th e movie\, visit the America250 exhibit at The Lyceum: Stories of U.S.: Co llections Capture Our History. Due to the movie's run time\, we will be f ast forwarding through certain sections to facilitate discussion. We sugg est watching the movie on your own before attending the program. Snacks a nd drinks (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) will be available for purchase.\n\ nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $10\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: Am erica250\, Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town \n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava. gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20260726T013000Z DTSTAMP:20251124T132230Z DTSTART:20260725T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:1776 Singalong & Discussion TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:ef4c078e-eb6f-4851-ad36-85e835031708 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on May 23\, 2026\, 63 days before th e event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=61540
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In partnership with Emerging Rev olutionary War\, join us for a fun sing-a-long and panel discussion of 17 76 (1972). This ground-breaking movie written by a history teacher\, insp ired Hamilton and provides insight into people and politics of the 18th a nd 20th centuries. \n
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Before the movie\, visit the America25 0 exhibit at The Lyceum: Stories of U.S.: Collections Capture Our History . Due to the movie?s run time\, we will be fast forwarding through certai n sections to facilitate discussion. We suggest watching the movie on you r own before attending the program. Snacks and drinks (alcoholic and nona lcoholic) will be available for purchase.\n
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Location: Lyceum \n
Fees: $10\n
Audience: The same as NULL value.\n
Tags: A merica250\, Arts\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Ol d Town
\nPurchase Tickets Online
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20251124T132230Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:1776 Singalong & Discussion: Please visit website to confirm t ime\, location\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR