Thursday, March 15 is your chance to meet the "Living Legends" of Alexandria.
Nine individuals from the Alexandria community will be honored for their contributions to the City and its residents. Thursday's event will include a brief program recognizing their work before a catered reception, allowing attendees to meet the 2018 honorees.
The 2018 Alexandria Living Legend inductees are: Sherry Wilson Brown, Ann Dorman and Rick Dorman, Jason Ellis, Charlie Euripides, Florence King, Gwendolyn Lewis, Marion Moon, and Lori Morris.
The reception is set for 6 p.m. at the Center for Design, Media & The Arts at the NOVA Community College Alexandria campus, AFA Building, 5000 Dawes Ave. Tuesday, March 13 was the last day to purchase tickets online but you can still purchase a ticket at the door for $55.
NBC4’s Northern Virginia bureau chief Julie Carey will emcee the "Meet the Legends" reception. Sponsored by the nonprofit Living Legends of Alexandria, the event introduces the 2018 Living Legend honorees.Carey covers Northern Virginia and Virginia politics, courts, crime, growth and government policy since arriving in Alexandria in 1992. She and her husband live in the Beverley Hills neighborhood of Alexandria and have two children who are proud TC Williams graduates.
The mission of Living legends of Alexandria, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is to identify, honor and chronicle individuals who have made significant contributions to improve the quality of life in Alexandria.
The project was conceived and the organization founded in 2006 by Living Legend Nina Tisara, in order to create an enduring documented, artistic record of the people whose vision and dedication made a positive, tangible difference to the quality of life in Alexandria. For information, to volunteer, become a sponsor or nominate a future Legend, visit www.AlexandriaLegends.org or contact AlexandriaLegends@outlook.com.
