Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, Nov. 30.
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 9:15 AM Montgomery County Council Committee meetings – Montgomery County Council Committee meetings including Audit Committee (9:15 AM EST), Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee (9:30 AM EST), and Education and Culture (EC) Committee meetings (1:30 PM EST)
Location: Montgomery County Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD
Weblinks: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/
Contacts: Sonya Healy, Montgomery County Council, Sonya.Healy@montgomerycountymd.gov, 1 240 777 7926
* Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj3Lj5xqJk9JeqsQtat-Ybw
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 2:00 PM Delaware Governor John Carney signs a proclamation designating December as Safe Family Holiday Month
Location: Chase Fieldhouse, 401 Garasches Ln, Wilmington, DE
Weblinks: http://www.delaware.gov, https://twitter.com/delaware_gov
Contacts: Ashley Dawson, State of Delaware, Ashley.Dawson@delaware.gov, 1 302 502 7552
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 4:30 PM Maryland Gov. Moore participates in Hoover Institution discussion – Maryland Governor Wes Moore participates in a conversation with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, moderated by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and hosted by the Hoover Institution
Location: David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA
Weblinks: http://www.maryland.gov, https://twitter.com/StateMaryland
Contacts: Brittany Marshall, Office of Maryland Governor, Brittany.Marshall2@maryland.gov, 1 443 995 4785
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 6:00 PM City of Alexandria holds hearing on renaming of roadways currently named for Confederate figures
Location: Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St, Alexandria, VA
Weblinks: http://alexandriava.gov/, https://twitter.com/AlexandriaVAGov
Contacts: Giovonny Bland, City of Alexandria, VA, Giovonny.Bland@alexandriava.gov, 1 703 785 7448
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 6:00 PM First and Second Couples attend Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony – Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend * Ceremony was first celebrated in 1923. The National Christmas Tree is a living 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest – which replaced an older tree this year that had been affected by a fungal disease – which can be seen year-round in President’s Park, Washington, DC. 56 smaller trees surrounding it are decorated for Christmas with one-of-a-kind ornaments representing every U.S. state and territory plus the District of Columbia * CBS broadcasts the ceremony 8:00 PM EST 15 Dec * High winds toppled the tree earlier this week. It was later set back upright
Location: The President’s Park, 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.thenationaltree.org, https://twitter.com/TheNationalTree
Contacts: , White House, , 1 202 456 1111
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 6:00 PM First and Second Couples attend Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony – Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend * Ceremony was first celebrated in 1923. The National Christmas Tree is a living 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest – which replaced an older tree this year that had been affected by a fungal disease – which can be seen year-round in President’s Park, Washington, DC. 56 smaller trees surrounding it are decorated for Christmas with one-of-a-kind ornaments representing every U.S. state and territory plus the District of Columbia * CBS broadcasts the ceremony 8:00 PM EST 15 Dec * High winds toppled the tree earlier this week. It was later set back upright
Location: The President’s Park, 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.thenationaltree.org, https://twitter.com/TheNationalTree
Contacts: , White House, , 1 202 456 1111
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 6:00 PM First and Second Couples attend Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony – Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend * Ceremony was first celebrated in 1923. The National Christmas Tree is a living 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest – which replaced an older tree this year that had been affected by a fungal disease – which can be seen year-round in President’s Park, Washington, DC. 56 smaller trees surrounding it are decorated for Christmas with one-of-a-kind ornaments representing every U.S. state and territory plus the District of Columbia * CBS broadcasts the ceremony 8:00 PM EST 15 Dec * High winds toppled the tree earlier this week. It was later set back upright
Location: The President’s Park, 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.thenationaltree.org, https://twitter.com/TheNationalTree
Contacts: , White House, , 1 202 456 1111
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 6:00 PM First and Second Couples attend Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony – Official Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony, co-presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend * Ceremony was first celebrated in 1923. The National Christmas Tree is a living 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest – which replaced an older tree this year that had been affected by a fungal disease – which can be seen year-round in President’s Park, Washington, DC. 56 smaller trees surrounding it are decorated for Christmas with one-of-a-kind ornaments representing every U.S. state and territory plus the District of Columbia * CBS broadcasts the ceremony 8:00 PM EST 15 Dec * High winds toppled the tree earlier this week. It was later set back upright
Location: The President’s Park, 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.thenationaltree.org, https://twitter.com/TheNationalTree
Contacts: , White House, , 1 202 456 1111
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Nov. 30 7:00 PM Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares hosts Protecting Kids Online community town hall
Location: Cornerstone Chapel, 650 Battlefield Pkwy SE, Leesburg, VA
Weblinks: http://www.virginia.gov, https://twitter.com/governorva
Contacts: Victoria LaCivita, Commonwealth of Virginia, vlacivita@oag.state.va.us, 1 804 588 2021
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Thursday, Nov. 30 – Saturday, Dec. 02 CHADD Annual International Conference on ADHD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders International Conference * Conference continues online 5-6 Dec
Location: Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD
Weblinks: http://www.chadd.org/, https://twitter.com/CHADD_ADHD, #ADHD2023
Contacts: CHADD, 1 301 306 7070
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Thursday, Nov. 30 – Sunday, Dec. 17 AFI European Union Film Showcase – 36th annual AFI European Union Film Showcase, presenting European cinema to an American audience
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Weblinks: http://www.afi.com/silver/eushowcase/, https://twitter.com/AFISilver
Contacts: Abbie Algar , AFI Silver PR, AAlgar@AFI.com
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NEW EVENT: Friday, Dec. 01 10:00 AM Alexandria Health Department hosts community-wide World AIDS Day event
Location: Del Pepper Community Center, 4850 Mark Center Ave, Alexandria, VA
Weblinks: http://alexandriava.gov/, https://twitter.com/AlexandriaVAGov
Contacts: City of Alexandria, newsroom@alexandriava.gov, 1 703 746 3969
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NEW EVENT: Friday, Dec. 01 4:00 PM University of Delaware honor Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi with 2023 Woman of Power and Purpose award
Location: Mitchell Hall, The Green, Newark, DE
Weblinks: http://www.udel.edu, https://twitter.com/UDelaware
Contacts: Peter Bothum, University of Delaware, pbothum@udel.edu, 1 302 831 1418
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NEW EVENT: Friday, Dec. 01 6:00 PM City of Newark hosts Winterfest
Location: Academy Street, Newark, DE
Weblinks: http://www.cityofnewarkde.us/, https://twitter.com/CityofNewarkDE
Contacts: Parks & Recreation, City of Newark, parksrec@newark.de.us, 1 302 366 7000
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