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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Alexandria! City Celebrates 266th Year
Grand Finale fireworks display featured Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" with cannon support by the United States Marine Corps.
PHOTO of fireworks Saturday evening over the Potomac River in City of Alexandria by J Sonder via Twitter @jdsonder
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The City of Alexandria celebrated its 266th and the USA’s 239th birthday Saturday night at Oronoco Bay Park.
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The lineup for the evening included Tower House, a dance band featuring Motown and classic rock with the main event featuring the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Kim Allen Kluge presenting an explosive night of fun and fanfare.
Featured activities Saturday night were to include: The Town Crier Announces Mayor William D. Euille; Poetry Reading by Tori Lane Kovarik, Alexandria’s Poet Laureate; Acknowledgements and Distribution of Birthday Cake by the Mayor and members of City Council.
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The Grand Finale fireworks display featured Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” with cannon support by the United States Marine Corps, Basic Training School, Quantico.
In addition to J Sonder’s photo see other images from Saturday night posted to social media (scroll up and down using the blue button on the right):
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