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Local History, Culture, and Arts

Collected by: Alexandria Library

Archived since: Mar, 2023

Description:

This series contains web-published resources created by or relating to local arts organizations; performing arts groups including dance companies, orchestras, bands, and choirs; historical and archaeological organizations; cultural events; theatres and performance venues; and arts education in Alexandria, Virginia. Web archives formats include websites, blogs, social media sites, and internet videos

Subject:   Society & Culture Arts & Humanities Alexandria (Va.) -- Social life and customs Community development -- Alexandria -- Virginia Alexandria (Va.) -- Associations, institutions, etc. Alexandria (Va.) -- History

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Title: George Washington Birthday Celebration website

URL: http://washingtonbirthday.com/

Description: Website of the George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee (GWBCC). The George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee was formed in 1976 to "organize and carry out the City’s annual celebration [of Washington's birthday]." Throughout the month of February each year, there are many events hosted in Alexandria, Virginia which celebrate the anniversary of George Washington's birthday, including an annual parade through Old Town Alexandria that is organized by the GWBCC

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Title: Alexandria Arts Alliance website

URL: http://www.alexandriaartsalliance.org/

Description: Website of the Alexandria Arts Alliance. The Alexandria Arts Alliance is a coalition of arts organizations, artists, and arts advocates that works to "advance the arts in Alexandria through collaboration, advocacy, education and marketing."

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Title: Del Ray Artisans website

URL: https://delrayartisans.org/

Description: Website of the Del Ray Artisans (DRA). Del Ray Artisans is a non-profit organization in Alexandria, Virginia whose mission is to "promote art for the benefit of artists and the community." The stated purpose of DRA is to "support new and emerging artists and artisans, develop and foster community based arts activities, events and organizations, develop and promote the arts as a resource for community outreach, and make more available and accessible to the general public the full range of creative expression and artistic endeavors in the visual, performing and applied arts."

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Title: Gravestone Stories website

URL: https://gravestonestories.com/

Description: Gravestone Stories is a blog which highlights the narratives of individuals interred at the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex in Alexandria, Virginia. Gravestone Stories, and owner and author David Heiby, also leads historic walking tours of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex and other historic cemeteries in Alexandria

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Title: Alexandria Harmonizers website

URL: https://harmonizers.org/

Description: Website of the Alexandria Harmonizers. Founded in 1948, the Alexandria Harmonizers are a men's a cappella chorus which specializes in four-part close harmony. The Harmonizers perform throughout the year, in concert, contest, and in collaboration with other performers

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Title: The Harmoblog

URL: https://theharmoblog.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog of the Alexandria Harmonizers. The Harmoblog serves as an informational resource about the Alexandria Harmonizers, for members of the chorus and the local community. Blog posts are often ended with, "...this message is prepared for your review if you were there, for your information if you had to miss, and as a historical record for the great things going on each week..."

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Title: The Little Theatre of Alexandria website

URL: https://thelittletheatre.com/

Description: Website of The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA), a community theater in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1934, LTA is "the oldest award-winning theater in the Washington [DC] metro area and one of the few community theaters in the country with its own building and an ambitious seven-show season." LTA also offers performing arts classes for all ages, including a summer camp program for local children

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Title: Torpedo Factory Art Center website

URL: https://torpedofactory.org/

Description: Website of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center houses one of the nation's largest collection of working-artists' open studios located under one roof. The mission of the Torpedo Factory Art Center is to "foster connections among artists and the public that ignite the creative spirit [and] provide dynamic interactions with the arts through [their] community of visual artists, exhibitions, and programs. [They] offer art up close, in person, and in progress."

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Title: Alexandria African American Hall of Fame website

URL: https://www.alexandriaafricanamericanhalloffame.org/

Description: Website of the Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. This website is a companion online exhibit connected with the Alexandria African American Hall of Fame exhibit at the Charles Houston Recreation Center in Alexandria, Virginia. This historic property in the Uptown/Parker-Gray Historic District of Alexandria dates back to the 18th century and is the original site of the Parker-Gray School. The exhibit (and this online exhibit) highlights the stories of significant figures in the history of the African American community in Alexandria

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Title: Art on the Avenue website

URL: https://www.artontheavenue.org/

Description: Website of Art on the Avenue, an annual multicultural arts and music festival in Alexandria, Virginia. Art on the Avenue is hosted annually the first Saturday in October on Mt. Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. The festival celebrates the local community's "diversity through the arts" with more than 300 artists, musicians, and food vendors

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Title: The Birchmere website

URL: https://www.birchmere.com/

Description: Website of the Birchmere. The Birchmere, "America's legendary music hall," is an historic performance venue which first opened in 1966. The venue, which includes a supper-club style main hall as well as a secondary "flex stage," features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, and comedic performers

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Title: The Art League website

URL: https://www.theartleague.org/

Description: Website of The Art League. Founded in 1954, The Art League, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational nonprofit organization. The League is a multifaceted visual arts organization that meets its mission through its gallery, fine art school, art supply store, and arts-outreach programs

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