Spring has Sprung!!!

Featured Events

Lecture - "Sound the Loud Timbrel": DC Emancipation Celebrations, Yesterday and Today
Thursday, April 9, 2009
10:00 AM
Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Join C. R. Gibbs, author, lecturer, and historian of the African Diaspora, as he looks at the city’s first emancipation day, its subsequent celebrations, and the seldom discussed influence that DC emancipation had on later emancipation decrees.

Exhibition - Reflections/Refractions: Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century
Friday, April 10, 2009 - Sunday, August 16, 2009
Location: National Portrait Gallery
This exhibition of approximately 75 works will probe the complex issues of understanding identity in the past century. Included in the exhibition are self portraits by Edward Hopper, Louise Nevelson, and Robert Rauschenberg, among others.


Russian Embassy
Walking Tour - Spies of Washington: North by Northwest
Saturday, April 11, 2009
1:00 PM
Location: Upper Wisconsin Avenue, NW
This walking tour will explore these areas around the present Russian Embassy. It will discuss stories of espionage and intriguing personalities involving the embassies, the apartments, and the restaurants of the area, and even the Washington National Cathedral!

Gallery Talk - Fashion Forward: Photographs by Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Sunday, April 12, 2009
12:00 noon - 12:30 PM
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
Join NMWA educators, curators, and administrators as they offer short gallery talks in conjunction with NMWA's exhibitions and collection. Today's topic: Fashion Forward: Photographs by Louise Dahl-Wolfe with Deborah Gaston.





Today's Events

CSI Workshop
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Location: National Museum of Crime & Punishment
Learn about the state-of-the-art techniques used by modern law enforcement to match criminals to crimes through impressions left on the scene. Join a team of experts who will guide you through exhibits and lab activities to show you the real science behind the CSI.
Film: Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
In the 1960s and 70s, the notion of American Indian art was turned on its head by artists who fought against prejudice and popular clichés. At the forefront of this revolution was Fritz Scholder (Luiseño, 1937 - 2005).

Films at the Avalon: Ballerina
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
The dancers profiled in Ballerina are uniquely individual - tough, insightful, and exceptionally talented; onstage they reveal no hint of the sweat, pain, and hard work of the rehearsal studio.

Films at the Avalon: Harvard Beats Yale 29 - 29
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
For the first time since 1909, the football teams of both Yale and Harvard are undefeated as they meet for their final game. “The best football movie I've ever seen.” - J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

Films at the Avalon: Two Lovers
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
Set in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Two Lovers is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak.

Gallery Talk - Back to Basics: Morandi and the Classics
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Location: The Phillips Collection
Examine how Giorgio Morandi's work referenced great masters of art, including Piero della Francesca and Paul Cézanne.

Lecture: Interpretive Cherry Blossom Talk
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Sunday, April 12, 2009
Location: Tidal Basin
Come to one or several of the cherry blossom lectures presented by National Park Service rangers. No two rangers deliver the same program! These presentations relate the cultural and natural stories behind these national treasures.

Music - National Symphony Orchestra: Kurt Masur, Conductor / All-Brahms Program
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Saturday, April 11, 2009
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Times of London says "Kurt Masur has extraordinary joie de vivre." With the NSO, he conducts two classics by Brahms: Haydn-Variations and Ein deutsches Requiem.

Tour: Blossoms by Bike
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Sunday, April 12, 2009
Location: Tidal Basin
Celebrate the arrival of spring with this bike ride specifically designed to showcase the natural beauty of the nation’s capital at its peak. Bike the Sites® past the Potomac Park cherry blossoms, the Japanese Lantern, the Jefferson Memorial, and Hains Point.

Photo Workshop: Cherry Blossoms at Sunrise
Thursday, April 9, 2009
6:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Location: Tidal Basin
The early sun filtering through the blossoms gives them a lovely, golden light, much nicer than the harsh white light of midday. Meet at 6:15 am (sorry!), and then the sun comes up at about 6:45 am on the Tidal Basin.

Walking Tour - Beyond the Tidal Basin: Introducing Other Great Flowering Cherries
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Sunday, April 12, 2009
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: U.S. National Arboretum
This self-guided tour will introduce you to the arboretum’s diverse collection of flowering cherries to show you the range of sizes, shapes, colors, and bloom times of these spring beauties.

Lecture - "Sound the Loud Timbrel": DC Emancipation Celebrations, Yesterday and Today
Thursday, April 9, 2009
10:00 AM
Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Join C. R. Gibbs, author, lecturer, and historian of the African Diaspora, as he looks at the city’s first emancipation day, its subsequent celebrations, and the seldom discussed influence that DC emancipation had on later emancipation decrees.




Free Pit Bull Spaying, Neutering and Health Screening
April 13, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The League's Medical Center

The League will be hosting a free one-day medical clinic for all pit bull and pit bull mixes on Monday, April 13, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. All pit bulls will be spayed and neutered and given rabies, DHPP and bordetella shots. There are no income or residence restrictions and no appointments necessary. The clinic will be on a first come, first serve basis. Dogs must have an empty stomach for surgery so they should not be fed after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. All dogs should be dropped off at the League's Medical Center between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 13 and picked up between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. For questions call the League at 202-726-2273.

Rescue Me Gala
Save the Date and Save a Life
April 25, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Union Station, Columbus Circle at Massachusetts Avenue and First Street, NE, Washington DC 20002

The Rescue Me Gala is the League's largest fundraising event of the year.
This elegant cocktail reception brings animal-loving individuals and companies, along with their canine friends, together at the historic Union Station. The 2009 Rescue Me Gala supports our efforts to promote the welfare of companion animals and assist the people who love them through animal rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and affordable veterinary care. Dogs on leashes are welcome and encouraged to attend. The night starts at 7:00 p.m. with a VIP reception and auction preview party and the Gala begins at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, online click [ here ] or contact Sarah Pease at [ spease@oai-usa.com ].


http://www.warl.org/events/index.php

March Madness!!

Just when Bing and I had given up hope for that beautiful mantle of white in DC, early March brought us a beautiful snowy Sunday and Monday, a day off for most area school children and excuses for adults to "work from home"!!

Featured Events

Demonstration: Mayan Weaving
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Juanita Velasco demonstrates the art of weaving on the traditional back-strap loom, tells the story depicted in her weaving, and offers friendship bracelet workshops as a hands-on activity for all ages.

Small Nations Poetry Reading
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: National Geographic Live!
This event brings together the ambassadors of nine countries to read poetry from the countries they represent, in English and in their native languages, reflecting a different theme each year. This year, the poems selected will be related to the environment.





Today's Events

Demonstration: Mayan Weaving
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Juanita Velasco demonstrates the art of weaving on the traditional back-strap loom, tells the story depicted in her weaving, and offers friendship bracelet workshops as a hands-on activity for all ages.
Family Program - Book of the Month: Up Above and Down Below
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
10:30 AM - 12:00 noon
Location: National Building Museum
Meet in the Building Zone for a special interactive reading of Sue Redding's Up Above and Down Below. This whimsical book explores the built and natural environment from a jungle to a suburban street.

Lecture - Know Your Records Program: Tips and Strategies on the Updated Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
11:00 AM
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Jill James will show researchers how to find records in the National Archives’ updated online Archival Research Catalog (ARC).

Lecture: Farming and Climate
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: The Library of Congress
Molly Brown, senior research scientist at NASA, presents a lecture on Farming, Food Security, and Climate.

Gallery Talk: "Essex and Hester (Red)" by Grace Hartigan (In Memoriam)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
12:00 noon - 12:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
In honor of National Women's History Month, join Sally Shelburne for a gallery talk on the topic of "Essex and Hester (Red)" by Grace Hartigan (In Memoriam).

Spring Arts Colloquia Lecture - Critical Inquiry: Abstraction(s)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
12:00 noon
Location: The Katzen Arts Center at American University
Join the Department of Art for a panel discussion on abstraction and art. Panelists will include Charles Spurrier, James Hyde, Gary Stephan, Carrie Moyer, Viebke Sorenson, and Michelle Grabner.

Music - Noontime Cantata Series: Washington Bach Consort
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Church of the Epiphany
Join the Washington Bach Consort - J. Reilly Lewis, Founder and Music Director - for the Noontime Cantata Series. Featured artists include Eric Plutz, organ; Barbara Hollinshead, alto; Matthew Smith, tenor; and Thomas Stork, bass.

Workshop - Sketching: Draw and Discover
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Join SAAM for a lively sketching workshop! Draw inspiration from sketchbooks from the Archives of American Art as well as the thousands of objects on display in the Luce Foundation Center. All ages welcome!

Music - Rami Khalifé and Francesco Tristano: Pop Art - Duo Piano
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
6:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Classically trained Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé creates compositions and improvisations in a variety of styles and genres. He performs his non-traditional program, an exciting and dynamic production, with his Juilliard colleague Francesco Tristano.

Family Program: Pre-Purim Comedy Classics
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Sixth & I Historic Syangogue
Get in the mood for Purim with a family-friendly night of comedy classics from the golden age of television. Watch and discuss clips from shows of the 50s and 60s, noting any Jewish connections. Mordechai and Esther would surely approve!



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Ongoing Events

Films at the Avalon: I've Loved You So Long
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
I've Loved You So Long tells the profoundly moving story of two sisters rediscovering their feelings of family after years of separation. "A scintillating drama about pain and healing made with intelligence and compassion." - Maggie Lee, The Hollywood Reporter
Films at the Avalon: Slumdog Millionaire
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
Jamal Malik is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much?

Films at the Avalon: Two Lovers
Friday, February 27, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
Set in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Two Lovers is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak.

Native Film - Women's History Month: Miss Navajo
Sunday, March 1, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
No ordinary beauty pageant, the Miss Navajo Nation competition requires contestants to answer tough historical questions in the Navajo language and showcase traditional knowledge.

Daily Storybook Readings for Families with Children
Sunday, March 1, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Families may listen to storybook readings selected from the Resource Center's collection, presented by Native and non-Native Resource Center staff without dance or acting.

Demonstration: Mayan Weaving
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Location: National Museum of the American Indian
Juanita Velasco demonstrates the art of weaving on the traditional back-strap loom, tells the story depicted in her weaving, and offers friendship bracelet workshops as a hands-on activity for all ages

Pasta for Pets
Annual spaghetti dinner and game night

March 21, 2009
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington DC 20016 (across from American University)

Mamma mia! You'll love our pasta and game night!
Come to our annual spaghetti dinner and game night to benefit the Love Fund! Tickets are $15 each ($50 for a four-pack)and be will available for purchase at the door or [ buy tickets online ]. Space is limited. Bring your big appetite and game face!

This event is sponsored by our friends at ProFeed and Alexandria Animal Hospital.

Mamma mia! You'll love our pasta and game night!
Come to our annual spaghetti dinner and game night to benefit the Love Fund! Tickets are $15 each ($50 for a four-pack)and be will available for purchase at the door or [ buy tickets online ]. Space is limited. Bring your big appetite and game face!

This event is sponsored by our friends at ProFeed and Alexandria Animal Hospital.

http://www.warl.org/events/?PHPSESSID=acf2c61cc39d309db954343b2db63293

Restaurant Week!!

Washington, DC Winter Restaurant Week
is February 16-22, 2009.
Join us this February when nearly 180 of metropolitan Washington, DC's finest restaurants offer awe-inspiring, multi-course meals prepared especially for this gourmet event.

Destination DC and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington are proud to present the 14th Washington, DC Restaurant Week from February 16-22.

Lunch: $20.09 for a three-course fixed-price meal
Dinner: $35.09 for a three-course fixed-price meal
Beverages, gratuity and tax are not included.



*Most, but not all, restaurants participating in Restaurant Week offer online reservations through OpenTable.com. Your reservations are FREE and confirmed instantly 24 hours a day. No phone calls. No hassles.

Click here to make your Restaurant Week reservations.

http://www.washington.org/restaurantwk/


Featured Events

Reading and Discussion - OutWrite Presents: Sea, Swallow Me
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: The DC Center
Outwrite is proud to present a book reading and discussion featuring Craig Gydney, and his book Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories, recently nominaed for a Lambda Literary Award.

Lecture - 200 Years After Darwin and Lincoln: Freedom, Choice, and Human Survival in the Contemporary American Democratic Society
Friday, February 20, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: National Academy of Sciences
People make complex behavioral choices about health care that are informed by their social, political, and cultural reality. Dr. Reed Tuckson’s lecture will explore the intersection between social issues and individual accountability in healthcare.

Music and Dance: International Mother Language Day
Saturday, February 21, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Embassy of Bangladesh
The Embassy of Bangladesh invites you to an evening of global music and colorful dance performances to commemorate UN International Mother Language Day. This event is aimed at celebrating the world's 7,000 languages and the cultures they embody.

Walking Tour: Uptown on U Street
Sunday, February 22, 2009
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: U Street Corridor
Stroll down the "Black Broadway" that flourished in the 1920s through the early 1960s. See stately buildings designed and built by black architects and developers. Visit the African American Civil War Memorial, Ben's Chili Bowl, and more!





Today's Events

Exhibition - Medellín: Arts and Development
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Friday, April 24, 2009
Location: IDB Cultural Center
This exhibition explores the development and projection of the city of Medellín, Colombia, site of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, as interpreted by the work of 19th- and 20th-century artists and photographers.
Exhibition: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Saturday, May 30, 2009
Location: Folger Shakespeare Library
Sleeping and dreaming were topics of abiding fascination to the early modern English. Dreams were held to predict the future, or show what was occurring far away. Perhaps more surprisingly, sleep was also believed to reveal hidden truths.

Films at the Avalon: I've Loved You So Long
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
I've Loved You So Long tells the profoundly moving story of two sisters rediscovering their feelings of family after years of separation. "A scintillating drama about pain and healing made with intelligence and compassion." - Maggie Lee, The Hollywood Reporter

Films at the Avalon: Slumdog Millionaire
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 12:00 noon
Location: Avalon Theatre
Jamal Malik is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much?

Gallery Talk - Painting Provence: The Riviera of van Gogh and Bonnard
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Location: The Phillips Collection
Travel to southern France through paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Pierre Bonnard, examining how the golden light of the Mediterranean climate invigorated their artwork.

Music - National Symphony Orchestra: Charles Dutoit, Conductor / Yuja Wang, Piano, Plays Prokofiev
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - Saturday, February 21, 2009
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Charles Dutoit - praised for his "keenly propulsive conducting" by the New York Times - leads the Orchestra in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring the NSO debut of Yuja Wang. The program also includes Stravinsky's The Firebird.

Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Design Transfers
Thursday, February 19, 2009
12:00 noon - 12:30 PM
Location: The Textile Museum
Sumru Belger Krody, Associate Curator for Eastern Hemisphere Collections, delves into how individual weavers conjured, copied, and commercialized designs from the palace to the village market.

Lunchtime Tour of the Conservatory
Thursday, February 19, 2009
12:00 noon - 1:00 PM
Location: U.S. Botanic Gardens
Take a lunchtime tour with a knowledgeable guide who will connect the exotic plant world to your everyday life. You might see bananas and coffee ripening on the tree or learn about the next big breakthrough in medicinal plant research.

Gallery Talk: Balm by Bridget Riley
Thursday, February 19, 2009
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
Join Sally Shelburne for a gallery talk on the topic of Balm by Bridget Riley.

Music - Take Five!: Night and Day Quintet
Thursday, February 19, 2009
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kick back and Take Five with live jazz, cool drinks, and stunning art! This month, the Night and Day Quintet - led by the soulful sounds of vocalist Rene Tannenbaum and the jazz stylings of pianist Michael Suser - offers a delightful mix of swing, soul, and blues.

Concert - Friday Morning Music Club: Student Recital
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 PM
Location: Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts
Friday Morning Music Club presents a student recital at the Sitar Center.

Face to Face Portrait Talk - Black History Month: Jim Barber on Thelonious Monk by Boris Chaliapin
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: National Portrait Gallery
Join Historian Jim Barber as he speaks on Thelonious Monk by Boris Chaliapin in celebration of Black History Month.

Performance: The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Students perform classical works.

Film - Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:30 PM
Location: The Phillips Collection
In this deeply felt and critically acclaimed film, actor John Hurt reads the painter's letters to his brother, leading viewers on a visual journey through the passion and tragedy of van Gogh's life and art.

Lecture: La cucina futurista
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:30 PM
Location: Italian Cultural Institute
The Istituto invites you to the presentation by Professor Pietro Frassica of the anastatic reprint of Marinetti and Fillìa's Cucina futurista.

Gallery Tour: Surface Beauty
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:45 PM
Location: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Through close examination of paintings and ceramics, discover Freer's interest in creating a total aesthetic environment and how this influenced his acquisition of art and the development of the museum he bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution.

Black History Month Lecture: Black Presidents Before Obama
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: The Historical Society of Washington, DC
Join author, lecturer, and historian of the African diaspora C.R. Gibbs for a revealing look at some other surprising historic individuals of African descent who served as presidents of their nations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Film - 81st Academy Award Nominees: The Betrayal / Nerakhoon
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The Center for the National Archives Experience will host the fifth annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories. Today see The Betrayal, Documentary Feature nominee, hosted by Jennice Fuentes.

Film: Abraham Lincoln / The Son of Democracy: The Call to Arms
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: The Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln, D. W. Griffith’s first sound film, is the only feature-length sound motion picture to date that chronicles Lincoln’s life from birth until death. In The Call to Arms, Lincoln is forced to assemble a voluntary military force to defend the Union.

Lecture: R. Larry Todd
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Library of Congress
R. Larry Todd, author of Mendelssohn: A Life in Music, presents a talk titled Reflections on the Mendelssohn Bicentenary.

Reading and Discussion - OutWrite Presents: Sea, Swallow Me
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: The DC Center
Outwrite is proud to present a book reading and discussion featuring Craig Gydney, and his book Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories, recently nominaed for a Lambda Literary Award.

History In the Making....

Bingley and his "Sister" Lucy and I take a nice walk in the wooded trails of Little Falls-- just a few minutes from AU Park, Spring Valley and Bethesda


OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, January 18th, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Address: 4600 Asbury Place, NW

Bing and I know this American University Park neighborhood very well, as he has a fellow Airedale, Lucy on Asbury Place too! This house is featured in the book, BUNGALOW NATION.This is a lovely tree lined two-block street between 48th and 49th, close to parks (woof), two subway stations(Tenleytown/AU and Friendship Heights on the Red Line) and major bus lines on nearby Massachusetts Avenue. Not to mention how close it is to downtown DC, Spring Valley and Bethesda!

This Classic 1939 Bungalow has it all-- four bedrooms and three full baths on a beautiful elevated corner lot that has been thoughtfully renovated and the large yard has been landscaped masterfully with azaleas and select trees. Your are first welcomed by the grand front porch complete with a copper roof. The living room boasts original hardwood floors and a working fireplace and a soaring atrium with cathedral ceilings and skylights that make this an especially bright and airy space. The gourmet kitchen is complete with beautiful hardwood cabinets, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. This is truly a classic home with original craftsman style details and a contemporary twist.


The two bedrooms on the main floor can aslo be used as lounging or dining areas. The wrap-a-round rear deck is easily accessed for meals or grand entertaining with serene tree tops views. The garage is just steps away from the back door of the home.

The bright upper level boasts a handsome Master Suite, complete with ample storage closets and a full bath. The skylights and large dormer windows on the front and side of the house maximizes the warm light from the South and East.

The lower level was totally dug out by the previous owners and the current owners took it up another notch with hardwood floors and tasteful updates. There is a large bedroom, full bath, a library (could be easily updated with kitchenette) and another ample room that could be used as a den/office.

Please contact me for additional information about this listing.

Kevin Canada
202.746.3988
kbcanada@gmail.com

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION EVENTS--2009

http://www.inauguration.dc.gov/events.asp

Walk in the Park....AU Park

Lovely front porch of my new listing in American University Park! 4BR/3BA renovated Bungalow on large elevated corner lot!

Virtual Tour:

http://www.homevisit.com/mlsTour/select/?id=36039

FIRST OPEN HOUSE TODAY, January 11th, 1-4
Address: 4600 Asbury Place, NW

Here is a bit more on AU Park:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_University_Park


ATTENTION: Information on Street Closings for Inauguration!!!

http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=1565855&nid=29


Featured Events

Film and Discussion - Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Sunday, January 11, 2009
10:30 AM
Location: Avalon Theatre
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust tells a provocative and mostly unknown story of the 60-year relationship between Hollywood and the atrocities of Nazi Germany.

Theater - Refugees International Presents: Betrayed by George Packer
Monday, January 12, 2009
7:30 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Adapted from the 2007 feature article in The New Yorker, Betrayed tells the story of the suffering of Iraqis who risked everything to help the American government and military in Iraq.

Music: L & O
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
6:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Undulating music, ballads, Spanish rhythms, and exotic swing illustrate the performances of vocalist Laure and composer/violinist Olivier.

Exhibition - Inaugural Inspiration: Art about Inspiration and Hope
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - Saturday, February 7, 2009
Location: Zenith Gallery
Get inspired by this exhibition of paintings, sculpture, and giclèe prints of President-elect Obama, along with jewelry and other items by Zenith Gallery artists Robert Freeman, Drew Ernst, Robert C. Jackson, Colin Winterbottom, Stephen Hansen, and many more.





Today's Events

Exhibition - Quilts for Obama: Celebrating the Inauguration of Our 44th President
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - Sunday, February 1, 2009
Location: The Historical Society of Washington, DC
Come view Quilts for Obama! This provocative exhibition offers visual silent testimonies of joy and joins DC's celebration of "Yes we can."
NSO Ensemble Concert - Connections: More History and Music
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Don't miss this new multimedia program from the creator of the popular Science and Music and Math and Music series that integrates many of today's most recognizable music works with landmarks from 19th-century American history.

Special Inauguration Tours
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Inaugural-themed tours include SAAM's exhibition focusing on Lincoln's Inaugural, The Honor of Your Presence Is Requested: Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, as well as other items from the collection which relate to inaugurations past.

Model Airplane Workshop
Sunday, January 11, 2009
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: National Building Museum
Construct your own rubber-band-propelled model airplane with the DC Maxecuters, then try a test flight in the Great Hall.

The Flea Market at Eastern Market
Sunday, January 11, 2009
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Eastern Market
Contributing to the continuation of more than a century of curbside selling outside Eastern Market, the Flea Market at Eastern Market operates every Sunday at this historic Capitol Hill landmark.

Film and Discussion - Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Sunday, January 11, 2009
10:30 AM
Location: Avalon Theatre
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust tells a provocative and mostly unknown story of the 60-year relationship between Hollywood and the atrocities of Nazi Germany.

Family: A Day of Flying in the Great Hall
Sunday, January 11, 2009
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: National Building Museum
Bring the family and enjoy a day of flying! Following a model airplane workshop, watch as the DC Maxecuters fly their model airplanes in and across the Great Hall!

Workshop: Choreography for Belly Dance with Laurel Victoria Gray
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - Sunday, February 22, 2009
12:00 noon - 1:30 PM
Location: Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights
This special class focuses on the creation of a unique dance solo by each student. Participants will be introduced to the basics of choreography as well as musical analysis, use of stage, costume selection, dance notation, and other aspects of performance.

Music - Steinway Series: Alan Mandel
Sunday, January 11, 2009
3:00 PM
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Internationally acclaimed pianist Alan Mandel brings a wonderful repertoire of 19th- and 20th-century American composers to the Steinway Series. Mandel performs works by Charles Ives, among others.

Music - Sunday Concerts: Amit Peled, Cello
Sunday, January 11, 2009
4:00 PM
Location: The Phillips Collection
Enjoy a cello performance by Amit Peled.

Film: In the Fields of Dreams
Sunday, January 11, 2009
4:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
Beautiful Sirkka Salonen, Miss Europe of 1938, plays a naive servant who, as the film's pivotal centerpiece, instigates jealousy among the household help.

Music: Deaf Dog and the Indictments
Sunday, January 11, 2009
6:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Comprised of seven DC judges and a civilian drummer, this guitar-based band riles the crowd with rock and roll, blues, and Motown.

Music: Ma'alot Wind Quintet
Sunday, January 11, 2009
6:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
The Ma'alot Wind Quintet performs music by Barber, Ligeti, Mendelssohn, and Piazzolla. Presented in conjunction with the 200th anniversary celebration of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn - Mendelssohn on the Mall.

Music: 21st Annual Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Sunday, January 11, 2009
7:00 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
A powerful collaboration of 250 diverse voices from the Choral Arts Society Chorus, The Heritage Signature Chorale, and Performing Artists Under the Lord will feature performances by youth to represent the hope the future holds for Dr. King’s legacy.

Music: Masterworks of Five Centuries
Sunday, January 11, 2009
7:30 PM
Location: Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society celebrates its 32nd season with an appropriately eclectic repertoire, balancing familiar masterworks with undeservedly neglected pieces.



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Ongoing Events

Workshop: Painting Amaryllis in Oil
Saturday, January 10, 2009 - Sunday, January 11, 2009
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: U.S. Botanic Gardens
The amaryllis will be the focus of this two-day oil painting workshop. Artists will choose their own amaryllis specimen to capture on canvas. Artist and instructor, Jean Brinton Jaecks will provide guidance in studying plant structure, drawing, and painting in oil.
Films at the Avalon: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time.

Films at the Avalon: I've Loved You So Long
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Location: Avalon Theatre
I've Loved You So Long tells the profoundly moving story of two sisters rediscovering their feelings of family after years of separation. "A scintillating drama about pain and healing made with intelligence and compassion." - Maggie Lee, The Hollywood Reporter

DC by Foot Walking Tour: More than Monuments
Friday, January 9, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
11:30 AM
Location: Downtown
This tour is unlike any other. Not only will you learn everything about the monuments, you'll learn about George Washington's love for dogs, how Hollywood was involved in World War II, why Abraham Lincoln wore a beard, and much, much more!

Special Inauguration Tours
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Inaugural-themed tours include SAAM's exhibition focusing on Lincoln's Inaugural, The Honor of Your Presence Is Requested: Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, as well as other items from the collection which relate to inaugurations past.


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Bright and Charming !!

NEW Private Exclusive LISTING!
Picture yourself relaxing in front of the fireplace of this beautiful Bungalow in AU Park on an enchanting winter evening!

Address: 4600 Asbury Place, NW Washington, DC 20016
Listed at $860,000
Bing and I know this American University Park neighborhood very well, as he has a fellow Airedale, Lucy on Asbury Place too! This house is featured in the book, BUNGALOW NATION.This is a lovely tree lined two-block street between 48th and 49th, close to parks (woof), two subway stations(Tenleytown/AU and Friendship Heights on the Red Line) and major bus lines on nearby Massachusetts Avenue. Not to mention how close it is to downtown DC, Spring Valley and Bethesda!

This Classic 1939 Bungalow has it all-- four bedrooms and three full baths on a beautiful elevated corner lot that has been thoughtfully renovated and the large yard has been landscaped masterfully with azaleas and select trees. Your are first welcomed by the grand front porch complete with a copper roof. The living room boasts original hardwood floors and a working fireplace and a soaring atrium with cathedral ceilings and skylights that make this an especially bright and airy space. The gourmet kitchen is complete with beautiful hardwood cabinets, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. This is truly a classic home with original craftsman style details and a contemporary twist.


The two bedrooms on the main floor can aslo be used as lounging or dining areas. The wrap-a-round rear deck is easily accessed for meals or grand entertaining with serene tree tops views. The garage is just steps away from the back door of the home.

The bright upper level boasts a handsome Master Suite, complete with ample storage closets and a full bath. The skylights and large dormer windows on the front and side of the house maximizes the warm light from the South and East.

The lower level was totally dug out by the previous owners and the current owners took it up another notch with hardwood floors and tasteful updates. There is a large bedroom, full bath, a library (could be easily updated with kitchenette) and another ample room that could be used as a den/office.

Please contact me for additional photos and information on this listing.

Kevin Canada
202.746.3988
kbcanada@gmail.com


TOYS FOR TOTS

Welcome to Toys for Tots Washington D.CThank you for your interest in the Toys for Tots program of Washington D.C. This website covers information for Washington D.C, and Montgomery counties. If your interest is in other states visit the national website at www.toysfortots.org

This website provides the tools for; individual families to request toys, drop-off locations, sponsorship, donations and volunteer support. You can also keep up with what Toys for Tots is doing in your community through our local events and gallery pages. This is a dynamic website that will be kept up to date throughout the season so you will have the opportunity to see how your gifts are being used and how you can further support our holiday mission

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!

Ho Ho Ho

Bing and I wish everyone Happy Holidays!! See you in 2009!!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS!!

Today's Events

Theater: Legally Blonde the Musical
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Sunday, January 11, 2009
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Nominated for seven 2007 Tony Awards, Legally Blonde makes its DC premiere. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her, Elle sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law.
Bill of Rights Day Naturalization Ceremony
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
10:00 AM
Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives, in partnership with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, continues its annual tradition of holding a naturalization ceremony for petitioners seeking American citizenship.

Fabulous Holiday Centerpiece Talk and Workshop
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Visitors will learn about Hillwood’s holiday floral decorations on a walk through the mansion, then join floral designer Adrienne Summers, AIFD, to make a festive holiday arrangement of their own.

Gallery Talk: The Christmas Story in Art
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Location: National Gallery of Art
Join J. Russell Sale for a gallery talk on the topic of The Christmas Story in Art.

1st Annual Riverfront Holiday Market
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Thursday, December 18, 2008
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Capitol Riverfront
The first annual Riverfront Holiday Market will attempt to capture some of the magic of both the Downtown Holiday Market and Eastern Market during a three-day run.

Chamber Concert: Friday Morning Music Club
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:00 PM
Location: Dumbarton House Museum
Friday Morning Music Club presents a chamber concert featuring the works of Beethoven.

Kluge Scholar Seminar - Model City: Buildings and Projects by Paul Rudolph for Yale and New Haven
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
12:00 noon - 1:00 PM
Location: The Library of Congress
Kluge Fellow Timothy Rohan discusses Model City: Buildings and Projects By Paul Rudolph for Yale and New Haven.

Music - Tuesday Concert Series: Christmas Benefit Concert
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Church of the Epiphany
The Tuesday Concert Series features vocal and instrumental soloists as well as musical ensembles from all over the Washington area. Today hear the Epiphany Choir perform Christmas readings and music, featuring audience carols.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Film Series: Running Fence
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2:15 PM
Location: The Phillips Collection
This film shows Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s five-year struggle to build a 24.5-mile fence of white nylon fabric and steel poles on the private property of 59 ranchers in California’s Sonoma and Marin counties and into the Pacific Ocean.

Backstage Tour
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Sidney Harman Hall
Are there flies in flyspace? Where do the actors go between their entrances and exits? Is the green room really green? These interesting answers and even more interesting secrets are revealed in this new backstage tour of Sidney Harman Hall.

Music: Convivium
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: U.S. Botanic Garden
Come to the U.S. Botanic Conservatory for live musical performances throughout the month of December. These special nights will have extended evening hours until 8 pm. Tonight, Convivium presents an a cappella program.

Workshop - Grip and Grin: Office Event Photography
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: The Brandywine, Connecticut Avenue
Given in an office environment by professional photographer E. David Luria, this safari will cover topics such as how to pose people, how to cover office conferences and meetings, “grip and grin” award ceremonies, and candid shots of co-workers.

Author Lecture: Cartoonist Mort Gerberg
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center
New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg has assembled an all-star cast of gifted cartoonists in order to create a collection that will amuse, inspire, and occasionally unnerve everyone obsessed with the perennially compelling topics of old age, retirement, and, yes, death.

Music: Les Yeux Noirs
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
7:30 PM
Location: La Maison Française
Les Yeux Noirs are a group of six scintillating musicians who have offered audiences around the globe an intoxicating and jazzy blend of Romani ("gypsy") and Yiddish klezmer music that explores the common relationship between these two parallel di





The Big Bad Woof Dog Adoption Event
If you're thinking about adopting a dog, come visit several fine canine representatives at Big Bad Woof, a pet boutique for the socially conscious pet, featuring organic food, fresh bones and stylish collars and accessories. Stop by...you just may meet your new best friend!
December 20, 2008
Time: 11:00a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Big Bad Woof 117 Carroll Street, NW Washington, DC

Big Bad Woof is conveniently located in Takoma Park on the Metro's red line. For more information, please call 202.291.2404 or visit thebigbadwoof.com.

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