Thursday, July 24
Music at Twilight Concert, Fort Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd This concert will featuring the barbershop choral group Alexandria Harmonizers beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Ford Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. Concerts are cancelled in the event of inclement weather and subject to change without notice. For up-to-date information, call the Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or visit alexandriava.gov/recreation.

Thursday, July 24
2008 Ambassador City Award Presentation
The City will be recognized as a 2008 Ambassador City at a ceremony at
1 p.m. in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall, 301 King St. This award, to be presented to Mayor William D. Euille by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Realtors, recognizes the partnership between the City and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors in providing homeownership education for low- and moderate-income City residents and City and school workers, and for their foreclosure prevention education initiative.

Thursday, July 24
Landmark/Van Dorn Advisory Group Meeting
The group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at a new location, the cafeteria at Samuel Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Dr.

Topics to be discussed include the Alexandria Transportation Master Plan, transportation analysis, and transportation issues in the plan development. For more information, please contact Pat Mann at
703.838.4666 ext. 303.

Thursday, July 24
Jane Austen Dance Class
In preparation for the Jane Austen Ball on August 9, learn 18th-century English country dancing from expert dance instructors at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 North Royal St. The class is scheduled from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and costs $12. Sign up for classes July 31 and August 7, too, and pay just $30 for the series of three!

Reservations are recommended. Call 703.838.4242 or visit www.gadsbystavern.org for more information.