“The Language You Cry In” Film Screening
4:30 pm, “The Language You Cry In” Film Screening at the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria. This film tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for – and finds – meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past, bridging hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th-century Sierra Leone. It recounts the even more remarkable saga of how African Americans have retained links with their African past despite the horrors of the middle passage, slavery and segregation. Film is 53 minutes with discussion to follow. Free! Reservations are recommended. For more information call 703-838-4356 or after February 1,703-746-4356.
George Washington Birthday 10K Class Race
8:00 am,CANCELLED George Washington Birthday 10K, rain or shine, Class Race at Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria. The racecourse goes through the Eisenhower Valley and Alexandria's pawrklands. The event is sponsored by the George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee. Prizes, T-shirts and refreshments will be provided for runners. The proceeds beneifit the Alexandria Police Youth Camp. Cost is $25 and after February 10 itis $30.For additional information, call 703-991-4474 or visit www.washingtonbirthday.org.
Birthnight Banquet and Ball to celebrate George Washington's Birthday
5:30 - 11:00 pm (Ball starts at 9:00 pm), Birthnight Banquet and Ball to celebrate George Washington's Birthday at Gadsby's Tavern, 134 North Royal Street, Alexandria. The evening includes a four-course 18th century banquet in Gadsby's Tqaven Restaurant, English country dancing, a special 18th century style dessert collation and character re-enactors-including General and Mrs. Washington. Tickets are $100 to $200 per person or $50 only for the ball. For more information call 703-838-4242.
All Beethoven Concert
8:00 pm, All Beethoven Concert, at Rachel M. Schlesinger Hall,NVCC, 3001 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria. The concert will feature the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kim Allen Klug and pianist Yullya Gorenman. Music will include Symphony No. 6 and Piano Concerto No. 4. Tickets are $20-$80 and $5 for youth. For more information contact 703-548-0885 or www.alexsym.org.
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