Bill Adler and Peggy Robin
All Life Is Local
The Cleveland Park Listserv
Friday, October 5 at 12:15 PM, book critic Michael Dirda
discusses his favorite books, his own books, and the art of writing. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin
Avenue, free.
Saturday, October 6, 10 AM - 6 PM Columbia Heights Day.
Street festival with music, art, moonbounce, contest, games, food and fun. Free. At Harriet Tubman Elementary School,
11th and Kenyon Streets, http://www.columbiaheightsday.org
Junior Jams, a Saturday morning family concert series:
The October 6 show features kids' independent music performer Marsha
Goodman-Wood. Show starts at 10:30 AM at the brand-new venue Foundation Gallery
and Liveroom, 3762A Howard Avenue in Kensington, MD., More info and tickets
available at http://bit.ly/Um6mEg .
Sunday, October 7 - The 31st annual Takoma Park Street
Festival is on from 10:00am - 5:00pm in Old Takoma: Carroll Avenue in Takoma
Park, MD to Carroll Street, NW in Takoma, DC. The streets will be filled with music, artisans, community groups,
children's activities, food vendors and variety of green companies. Admission
is Free. More info at http://www.takomafestival.com/
Sunday, October 7 at 4 PM, Classical piano concert by Tim
Woolsey. Works by Bach, Brahms, Liszt, Scarlatti, followed by a reception.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle. Free, but donations
appreciated.
Tuesday, October 9 and Wednesday, October 10, Cathedral
tour and tea. Guided tour of the National Cathedral, including scenic view from
the tower and tea with sandwiches and scones. Meet at the West Front at 1:30
PM. Reservations required: go to www.tea.cathedral.org or call
202-537-8993. Tickets are $30.
Saturday, October 13, 1 PM - 3 PM, Environmental Geology
and Natural History of Tregaron: A
Hands-On Tour by professional geologist Tony Fleming. Preceded by a picnic
lunch atop Tregaron's sledding hill at noon and followed by an optional
earthquake walk. For additional information about the program go to www.tregaronconservancy.org. Free and open to the public, but please RSVP
as space is limited.
Saturday, October 13, 11 AM - 2 PM (rain or shine) Community Zoo Day & Fun
Fair at the Lisner, Louise, Dickson, Hurt Home, 5425 Western Avenue NW. Face
Painting, Pony Rides, Moon Bounce, Petting Zoo, Hands-On Art Activities, Live
Entertainment, Family Yoga Dance (at 11:30am). A neighborhood tradition for over
fourteen years.
Cleveland Park Day is on Sunday, October 14 from 12 noon
to 4:00 PM on Connecticut Avenue between Macomb and Porter Streets, featuring
food from neighborhood restaurants, music, vendors, fire trucks, clowns, a moon
bounce, dunking booth, McGruff the Crime Dog, President & Mrs. Cleveland,
neighborhood history. See http://cpday.org for
more.
Monday, October 15 at 1:30 PM Book discussion for adults:
"Reading Lolita in Tehran" 1:30 PM. Palisades Library, 4901 V Street,
NW. Go to http://www.dclibrary.org/node/32015
for more information.
The new Rosedale Library opens Thursday, October 18 at 11
AM with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Councilmember
Tommy Wells. Grand Opening Party, continues until 4 PM. At 1701 Gales St NE.
Saturday, October 20th 10 AM - 12:00 PM St. Elizabeth's
West Campus Walking Tour. Join the DC Preservation League in partnership with
the General Services Administration for a walking tour of the historic west
campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, a National Historic Landmark. Tours of the
St. Elizabeth's campus are being offered on a limited basis depending on the
course of construction activity. Space is limited and reservations are required.
http://bit.ly/SK6qN0
Tuesday, October 23 at 6 PM – D.C. Councilmember Tommy
Wells discusses the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, as
part of his "Tommy's Traveling Book Club." At the Cleveland Park
Library, Connecticut Avenue & Macomb Street, NW.
Friday, October 26, 7:30 PM, in the Historic Mansion at
Tregaron: Judith Tankard Lecture about "The Gardens of Ellen Biddle
Shipman." Followed by a cocktail reception. Lecture and reception in the
historic Mansion located on Washington International School's campus; entrance
at 3100 Macomb Street; proceed to top of hill. Parking on site. For more
information and to RSVP (required) go to www.tregaronconservancy.org.
Boo at the Zoo, October 26, 27, 28 from 5:30 - 8:30 PM at
the National Zoo. Enjoy animal encounters and festive decorations along with
your tasty candy and delicious snack foods from more than 30 treat stations
throughout the Zoo. Tricks optional. More info and tickets at http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Celebrations/Boo/
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