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ASO to give away 100 free tickets

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will give away 100 free tickets for the concert on Nov. 12 for newly-arrived members in the community...

Classical songs, modern meanings

By Liana Hardy | [email protected] One year ago, conductor Negin Khwalpak and her husband Hamid Habib Zada fled Afghanistan for the United States with only...

A magical night of film and music

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Some things are worth waiting for. The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra’s performance on Saturday night, a collaboration with the Alexandria Film Festival...

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra prepares for grand return

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] After a year away from concert stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is finally preparing to raise...

Your Views: We all need classical music right now

To the editor: The story “Single complaint, lengthy permitting process jettison classical concert series” by Cody Mello-Klein in the Feb. 25 Alexandria Times struck a...

Alexandria Film Festival announces 2020 award winners

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] In a virtual ceremony streamed via Zoom, members of the Alexandria Film Festival executive board announced the winners of this...

AFF Review: ‘Kite’ and score both soar

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] One striking feature of the Alexandria Film Festival is the breadth of experience many participants bring to the event. For...

Our View: A local treasure

The Alexandria Film Festival has grown during the past 14 years from a creative idea to a firmly entrenched part of our city’s burgeoning...

Your Views: ‘Sure on this Shining Night’

To the editor: As citizens of Alexandria and our country, we wake up this November to a stark reality. With a tense election season barely...

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra announces grant winners

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra announced the seven recipients of its micro-grant program on Monday. The grant-funded projects, which must be completed...