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CATEGORIES:ALX275
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:City Council
CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
CATEGORIES:Exercise
CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Nature
CATEGORIES:Parks
CATEGORIES:Recreation
CATEGORIES:Recreation Centers
CATEGORIES:Schools
CATEGORIES:Sports
CATEGORIES:Summer Fun for Kids
CATEGORIES:Teens
CATEGORIES:Toddlers
CATEGORIES:Youth
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Alexandria will celebrate its 
 275th and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday\, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay
  Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes live music and ends with the 
 Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.\n\nSc
 heduled activities for the celebration include the following:\n6 p.m. - P
 erformance by Munit Mesfin \n7:30 p.m. - Welcome by George Worrell\nAnnou
 ncement by Town Crier\nRemarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\nPoetry by Alexandr
 ia Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam\n8 p.m. - Members of the City Council distri
 bute of birthday cupcakes (sponsored by Wegmans)\n8:30 p.m. - Performance
  by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra \n9:30 p.m. - Grand finale firework
 s display with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and cannons by the U.S. Army
  Presidential Salute Battery\n\nAdditional Locations:\nCanal Center Plaza
 \, 44 Canal Center Plz\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Live jazz by Yellow Door Concert\n?
  Exhibition in the Gallery\n? Bar Provided by Alexandria Celebrates Women
 \nNew Waterfront Park\, 1A Prince St.\, 6-10 p.m.\n? Waterfront dance par
 ty with DJ One Luv\n? Art project with the Office of the Arts\n? Hands-on
  project with the Office of Historic Alexandria\n\nVantage points:\n? Can
 al Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza)\n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.)
 \n? Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.)\n? Founders Park (351 North Union 
 St.)\n? Waterfront Park (1A Prince St.)\n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St
 .)\n? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.)\n? Fords Landing boardwalk 
 (99 Franklin St.)\n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive)\n? George Washi
 ngton Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive)\n\nFood Truck vendors will be
  available for the public along Pendleton Street.\n\nOronoco Bay Park has
  lawn seating\, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn c
 hairs and blankets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selection of hot 
 food and cool treats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked um
 brellas are not permitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area 
 for lost persons will be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at 
 home and be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this 
 event.\n\nVisitors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative pu
 blic transportation. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old To
 wn historic district\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-acces
 sible parking will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St.\n\nIn 
 case of inclement weather\, the full event will be rescheduled for Sunday
 \, July 14 at 6 p.m.\n\nVisit alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more inform
 ation or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.\n\nFor inquirie
 s from the news media only\, contact the Office of Communications & Publi
 c Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.\n\nFor reason
 able disability accommodation\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703
 .746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madis
 on St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\,
  City Council Calendar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\
 , Parks\, Recreation\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun
  for Kids\, Teens\, Toddlers\, Youth\n\nWeb resources:\n\nALX275th Annive
 rsary\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275\nClick here to learn more abou
 t Alexandria's 275 Birthday Celebration!\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.ale
 xandriava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about the Department of Recreatio
 n\, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www
 .alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Face
 book\, & Twitter!\n
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LOCATION:Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347</a><br />\n<br />The City o
 f Alexandria will celebrate its 275th and the USA?s 248th birthday on Sat
 urday\, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includ
 es live music and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:
 30 p.m. Admission is free.\n<br />\n<br />Scheduled activities for the ce
 lebration include the following:\n<br />6 p.m. - Performance by Munit Mes
 fin&#160\;\n<br />7:30 p.m. ? Welcome by George Worrell\n<br />Announceme
 nt by Town Crier\n<br />Remarks by Mayor Justin Wilson\n<br />Poetry by A
 lexandria Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam\n<br />8 p.m. ? Members of the City C
 ouncil distribute of birthday cupcakes (sponsored by Wegmans)\n<br />8:30
  p.m. - Performance by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra&#160\;\n<br />9:
 30 p.m. - Grand finale fireworks display with Alexandria Symphony Orchest
 ra and cannons by the U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery\n<br />\n<br 
 />Additional Locations:\n<br />Canal Center Plaza\, 44 Canal Center Plz\,
  6-10 p.m.\n<br />? Live jazz by Yellow Door Concert\n<br />? Exhibition 
 in the Gallery\n<br />? Bar Provided by Alexandria Celebrates Women\n<br 
 />New Waterfront Park\, 1A Prince St.\, 6-10 p.m.\n<br />? Waterfront dan
 ce party with DJ One Luv\n<br />? Art project with the Office of the Arts
 \n<br />? Hands-on project with the Office of Historic Alexandria\n<br />
 \n<br />Vantage points:\n<br />? Canal Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza)\
 n<br />? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.)\n<br />? Oronoco Bay Park (100
  Madison St.)\n<br />? Founders Park (351 North Union St.)\n<br />? Water
 front Park (1A Prince St.)\n<br />? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.)\n<br
  />? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.)\n<br />? Fords Landing board
 walk (99 Franklin St.)\n<br />? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive)\n<br
  />? George Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive)\n<br />\n<br
  />Food Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton St
 reet.\n<br />\n<br />Oronoco Bay Park has lawn seating\, and participants
  are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors
  will be on-site with a selection of hot food and cool treats. Grilling\,
  smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are not permitted. If gr
 oups or families are separated\, an area for lost persons will be located
  at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and be mindful of your neig
 hbors by refraining from smoking at this event.\n<br />\n<br />Visitors a
 re encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public transportation.
  For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic district
 \, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parking will b
 e available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St.\n<br />\n<br />In case of 
 inclement weather\, the full event will be rescheduled for Sunday\, July 
 14 at 6 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />Visit alexandriava.gov/Recreation for more in
 formation or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.\n<br />\n<b
 r />For inquiries from the news media only\, contact the Office of Commun
 ications &amp\; Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.74
 6.3969.\n<br />\n<br />For reasonable disability accommodation\, contact 
 arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n<br />\
 n<br />Location: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\n<br />Audience: Anyo
 ne may attend\n<br />Tags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, City Council Ca
 lendar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recrea
 tion\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teen
 s\, Toddlers\, Youth<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/ALX275">A
 LX275th Anniversary</a><br>\nClick here to learn more about Alexandria&#3
 9\;s 275 Birthday Celebration!<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov
 /Recreation">RPCA Website</a><br>\nFind out more about the Department of 
 Recreation\, Parks &amp\; Cultural Activities (RPCA).<br>\n<a href="https
 ://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs">RPCA Social Media</a><b
 r>\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, &amp\; Twitter!<br>\n
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