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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?s i=63861\n\nFrench Book Club for 11/13/2026\n\nJoin the Alexandria-Caen Si ster City Committee and Old Town Books in celebrating French authors and literature! This special collaboration event series is free and open to t he public\, and is designed to encourage the exploration of Francophone a uthors\, especially those in the French diaspora\, and their books in tra nslation 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 a wards. Written by Patrick Chamoiseau\, an author of black Martinican prov enance\, the book traces one hundred and fifty years of post-slavery Cari bbean history\, and is a novel that is as much about self-affirmation eng endered by memory as it is about a quest for the adequacy of its own form . While buying the book at Old Town Books is not required to attend\, doi ng so helps keep their free literary programming sustainable! Buy your co py of Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau at their brick-and-mortar shop or onli ne and note "SISTER10" to get 10% off. By attending an Old Town Books eve nt\, you are agreeing to their code of conduct (https://tinyurl.com/3r62s h4u).\n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nTags: Book Discus sion Group\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resour ces:\n\nFree Event Registration Online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Sel ectEvent.aspx?eventid=4000023\n DTEND:20261114T010000Z DTSTAMP:20261105T165130Z DTSTART:20261114T000001Z GEO:38.807209;-77.046797 LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St. SEQUENCE:4 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/Cale ndarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63861
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French Book Club for 11/13 /2026\n
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Join the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and O ld Town Books in celebrating French authors and literature! This special collaboration event series is free and open to the public\, and is design ed to encourage the exploration of Francophone authors\, especially those in the French diaspora\, and their books in translation 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 awards. Writte n by Patrick Chamoiseau\, an author of black Martinican provenance\, the book traces one hundred and fifty years of post-slavery Caribbean history \, and is a novel that is as much about self-affirmation engendered by me mory as it is about a quest for the adequacy of its own form. While buyin g the book at Old Town Books is not required to attend\, doing so helps k eep their free literary programming sustainable! Buy your copy of Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau at their brick-and-mortar shop or online and note & quot\;SISTER10"\; to get 10% off. By attending an Old Town Books even t\, you are agreeing to their code of conduct (https://tinyurl.com/3r62sh 4u).\n
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Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n
Tags: Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
\nFree Event Registration Online
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