Events & Public Meetings

Date    TimeEvent
Feb 20, 2026 Fri 6:30 p.m.Grown-Up Field Trip: Freedom House Museum
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources, dive into conversations, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history.
Feb 21, 2026 Sat 4:30 p.m.Black Life Through the Lens of Elrich Murphy
Join us for the opening of the Elrich Murphy Photograph Collection, featuring a lecture by Char McCargo Bah and Murphy's daughter Rita Harris.
Feb 21, 2026 Sat 6 p.m.Black History Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Calling all poets, rappers, singers, and artists! Step up and share your voice as we celebrate Black History Month through powerful words, music, and expression. All performances must be clean and respectful. Let’s honor the legacy, uplift the culture, and inspire the future—one mic at a time.
Feb 28, 2026 Sat 11 a.m.Family Program - Alexandria Black History Museum
Meet Authors Jeff Gottesfeld, and Michelle Y. Green along with illustrator and Howard University graduate Kim Holt, for a family program that highlights their new book; Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality. This free program is suitable for families with children in second grade ...
Mar 20, 2026 Fri 6:30 p.m.Grown-Up Field Trip: Black History Museum
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources, dive into conversations, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history.
Apr 10, 2026 Fri 6:30 p.m.Grown-Up Field Trip: Archaeology Museum
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources, dive into conversations, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history.
May 8, 2026 Fri 6:30 p.m.Grown-Up Field Trip: Archives
For the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources, dive into conversations, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history.

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