BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Congressional Cemetery - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Congressional Cemetery
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240901T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240901T170000
DTSTAMP:20240814T221129Z
CREATED:20240814T221129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T221129Z
UID:10001200-1725206400-1725210000@congressionalcemetery.org
SUMMARY:September Artist Meet and Greet at the Big Chair
DESCRIPTION:Join HCC in a Meet the Artists gathering at the Big Chair\, September 1st at 4 PM!\nCome for a meet and greet with the Big Chair’s Artist\, Heather Sabarese\, accompanied by frequent HCC art contributor\, Elizabeth Marik\, for a design commemorating Suicide Awareness Month 2024.\nThis September marks a year since Heather and her son\, Aiden\, were chosen to create the first “Stories of Hope” installation at the Big Chair in awareness of suicide prevention. Their lighthouse design and painting were featured for three months last year. The topic was and is personal: they had lost her nephew (his cousin)\, Justin\, to suicide that year. \nEarlier this year\, Aiden also lost his life to suicide. A copy of his Godzilla tattoo is now an ongoing feature of the Big Chair. \nThe design for 2024 incorporates\, in the words of Heather\, “the colors of suicide prevention\, which are light purple and teal. I…also… incorporate[d] some cats as Justin and Aiden are both cat dads and I have been reading about them– Mythology of cats and death. Many cultures have cat or goddesses that play a role in the death process such as Bastet\, Madfet\, Kasha\, and Freya’s cat.” \nJoin us Sunday\, September 1 at 4:00pm – refreshments and remarks at the Big Chair next to HCC’s Gate Entrance. \nThis event is Free to the public and requires no RSVP. \nThis installation is part of The Big Chair Project: Messages of Hope. By and for the Congressional Cemetery community\, we welcome artists (of all skills and experience levels) to propose installations and\, if chosen\, we provide the paint and brushes and cheer you on. \nIf you are interested in participating in painting the Big Chair\, please inquire in the gatehouse or email: DeathDoula@congressionalcemetery.org
URL:https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/september-artist-meet-and-greet-at-the-big-chair/
LOCATION:Historic Congressional Cemetery Big Chair\, 1801 E St SE\, Washington\, DC\, 20002\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congressionalcemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_5400.jpeg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR