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Alexandria has a Town Crier

July 10, 2009
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by Katie

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Har ye, har ye! The city of Alexandria, Virginia has a town crier. If that is not reason enough to go to their 260th Birthday Party tomorrow, I don’t know what is! Dirty deets after the jump.

July 11
233rd USA/ 260th Alexandria Birthday Celebration
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St. from 4-10 pm
(Rain Date for fireworks only July 12)
Sponsor:  City of Alexandria

4-7:30 pm

6 pm

7:30 pm

8 pm

8:30 pm

9:30 pm

 Community Exhibitors, Children’s Activities, and Food & Beverage SalesPerformance by the Alexandria Singers (Pops Chorus)

Town Crier announces  William D. Euille, Mayor
Presentation of Park and Recreation Commission’s CIVIC Awards
Poetry Reading by Mary McElveen, Alexandria’s Poet Laureate

Distribution of Birthday Cake by the Mayor and members of City Council

“Big Band Sound,” with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Kim Allen Kluge, Music Director

Grand Finale fireworks display, featuring Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”
Cannon support by the United States Marine Corps, Basic Training School, Quantico, VA
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