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 CATEGORIES:Sister Cities DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 2 days before the event.\nTo verif y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx? si=63323\n\nJoin the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town B ooks in celebrating French authors and literature! \n\nThis special colla boration event is free and open to the public\, but space is limited so p lease register in advance at Alexandriava.gov/Shop. This event is designe d to encourage the exploration of non-Anglophone authors and books\, espe cially those in the French diaspora. While buying the book at Old Town B ooks is not required to attend\, doing so helps keep their free literary programming sustainable! By attending an Old Town Books event\, you are a greeing to their code of conduct. \n\nAbout the book: The Most Secret M emory of Men holds the distinction of being the 2021 winner of the Prix G oncourt\, France's top literary award. Written by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr\, the Goncourt's first Sub-Saharan African winner\, and translated by Lara Vergnaud\, in this coming-of-age novel\, Di?gane Latyr Faye\, a young Sen egalese writer in Paris\, discovers a legendary book from the 1930s\, The Labyrinth of Inhumanity. No one knows what became of its author\, once h ailed as the "Black Rimbaud\," after the book caused a scandal. Enthralle d by this mystery\, Di?gane decides to search for T.C. Elimane\, going do wn a path that will force him to confront the great tragedies of history\ , from colonialism to the Holocaust. The Most Secret Memory of Men is an astonishing novel about the choice between living and writing\, and the d esire to transcend the divide between Africa and the West. Above all\, it is an ode to literature and its timelessness.\n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nTags: Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old & His toric Alexandria\, Old Town\, Sister Cities\n\nWeb resources:\n\nFree Eve nt Registration Online Here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20260822T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260725T023756Z DTSTART:20260821T230000Z GEO:38.807209;-77.046797 LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:French Book Club TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7e14d08d-30b7-4544-8d41-f9f136de3236 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 2 days before the event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal endarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63323
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Join the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town Books in celebrating French authors an d literature! \n
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This special collaboration event is free an d open to the public\, but space is limited so please register in advance at Alexandriava.gov/Shop. This event is designed to encourage the explor ation of non-Anglophone authors and books\, especially those in the Frenc h diaspora. While buying the book at Old Town Books is not required to a ttend\, doing so helps keep their free literary programming sustainable! By attending an Old Town Books event\, you are agreeing to their code of conduct. \n
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About the book: The Most Secret Memory of Men holds the distinction of being the 2021 winner of the Prix Goncourt\, Fra nce?s top literary award. Written by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr\, the Goncourt? s first Sub-Saharan African winner\, and translated by Lara Vergnaud\, in this coming-of-age novel\, Dié\;gane Latyr Faye\, a young Senegalese writer in Paris\, discovers a legendary book from the 1930s\, The Labyri nth of Inhumanity. No one knows what became of its author\, once hailed a s the ?Black Rimbaud\,? after the book caused a scandal. Enthralled by th is mystery\, Dié\;gane decides to search for T.C. Elimane\, going dow n a path that will force him to confront the great tragedies of history\, from colonialism to the Holocaust. The Most Secret Memory of Men is an a stonishing novel about the choice between living and writing\, and the de sire to transcend the divide between Africa and the West. Above all\, it is an ode to literature and its timelessness.\n
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Location: Ll oyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n
Tags: Book Discussion Group\, Mu seums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Sister Cities
\nFree Event Registration Online Here
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260725T023756Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:French Book Club : Please visit website to confirm time\, loca tion\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Book Discussion Group CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 39 days before the event.\nTo veri fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx ?si=63479\n\nLecture: "Descendants" by John Durel \n\nJoin us at Lloyd Ho use for a series of lectures featuring local authors\, with the first fea turing John W. Durel\, author of "Descendants\, The Divided Lineage of a Louisiana Creole Family." "Descendants" raises questions of racial identi ty\, interracial relationships\, and racism as experienced by eight gener ations of a Creole family living in New Orleans from the mid-eighteenth i nto the twenty-first century. Each chapter relates stories of individuals whose lives were shaped by race in the context of the times in which the y lived\, revealing evolving attitudes\, behaviors\, and laws\, with impl ications for our understanding of race in America today.\n\nDr. Durel wil l present an overview of the book\, read excerpts\, and lead a discussion of some of the surprising stories that surfaced through his extensive hi storical and genealogical research. \n\nBorn in Thibodaux\, Louisiana\, J ohn Durel holds a PhD in American History from the University of New Hamp shire. Following a career working in and consulting with museums nationwi de and internationally\, in 2019 he returned to his interest in historica l research and writing. "Descendants" is his first book.\n\nLocation: Llo yd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nFees: $15/$12 for Historic Alexandria M embers \nTags: Book Discussion Group\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets online\nhttp s://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20260927T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T143643Z DTSTART:20260927T190000Z GEO:38.807209;-77.046797 LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: "Descendants" by John Durel TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:fc03a25b-db01-4b1c-b856-605e2714abb7 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 39 days before th e event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca lendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63479
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Lecture: "\;Descenda nts"\; by John Durel \n
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Join us at Lloyd House for a ser ies of lectures featuring local authors\, with the first featuring John W . Durel\, author of "\;Descendants\, The Divided Lineage of a Louisia na Creole Family."\; "\;Descendants"\; raises questions of ra cial identity\, interracial relationships\, and racism as experienced by eight generations of a Creole family living in New Orleans from the mid-e ighteenth into the twenty-first century. Each chapter relates stories of individuals whose lives were shaped by race in the context of the times i n which they lived\, revealing evolving attitudes\, behaviors\, and laws\ , with implications for our understanding of race in America today.\n
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Dr. Durel will present an overview of the book\, read excerpts\ , and lead a discussion of some of the surprising stories that surfaced t hrough his extensive historical and genealogical research. \n
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Born in Thibodaux\, Louisiana\, John Durel holds a PhD in American Hist ory from the University of New Hampshire. Following a career working in a nd consulting with museums nationwide and internationally\, in 2019 he re turned to his interest in historical research and writing. "\;Descend ants"\; is his first book.\n
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Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n
Fees: $15/$12 for Historic Alexandria Members \ n
Tags: Book Discussion Group\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old &\; Histo ric Alexandria\, Old Town
\nPurchase Tickets online
\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260818T143643Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Lecture: "Descendants" by John Durel : Please visit website to confirm time\, location\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR