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We
wanted to share some events and activities that list members might be
interested in. Have a great weekend -- and week beyond, too. If you know of an
event that the 14,000+ members of the Cleveland Park Listserv should know
about, email us at events@fastmail.us
(events @ fastmail.us).
Peggy
Robin and Bill Adler
Publishers,
Cleveland Park Listserv
Friday, September 12 from 9 - 11 PM,
City View Party on
a rooftop deck under the stars, to celebrate the opening of the DC Shorts Film
Festival. At Carroll Square, 975 F Street NW. Tickets $20 + service charge,
online at http://festival.dcshorts.com/events/parties/ or at the box office - Use Promo Code
CP2DCS for $2 off ticket. 21+ only. Light refreshments and special selection of
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages included. More info: http://dcshorts.com/
Saturday,
September 13 from 11 AM - 3 PM, Fall Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the
Tenley-Friendship Library. Fiction, nonfiction, kids’ books, cookbooks,
specialty books -- 50 cents to two dollars (more for collectibles). At the
Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
Saturday, September 13 from 12 noon - 5
PM, The annual Taste of Georgetown celebrates its 21st year,
offering creative tastes from more than 35 of the neighborhood’s best
restaurants, as well as an expansive Craft Beer and Wine Pavilion and live
entertainment. For the second year, teams led by some of Georgetown’s hottest
chefs will face off in the Georgetown Chef Showdown, testing their culinary
skills during the Iron Chef-style Competition judged by DC’s top food experts
and media. Family-friendly entertainment includes bocce ball courts,
hula-hooping, face-painting and balloon-animal-making. Advance tickets, $5 -
$50 at http://bit.ly/WThD74 or available on-site at K Street along
the scenic Georgetown Waterfront. This event is hosted by the Georgetown BID
and benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center’s services supporting the homeless.
Saturday, September 13 from 12 noon to
6 PM, The 17th Street Festival hosted
by Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets, with kids’ activities, pet zone, art
zone with over 50 artists, vendors, high-tech displays, musical acts, dance performances,
drag shows, and more. Free. On 17th Street between Riggs Place and P Street NW.
Visit http://www.17thstreetfestival.org/ for info.
Saturday,
September 13 from 1 - 4 PM, Chevy Chase DC Day,
featuring free ice cream, a scavenger hunt, moon bounce, story time, face
painting, magic and balloon animals by Clown Judy, and more! Free. At the Chevy
Chase Commons outside the Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW. For
complete details visit http://www.chevychasecitizens.org/
Saturday, September 13 from 8 - 11 PM,
Grand Bash for the DC Shorts Film Festival. Spend an evening
with filmmakers and film lovers at the U.S. Navy Memorial, complete with night
views of the Archives and Capitol. At 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Tickets $20 +
service charge, online at http://festival.dcshorts.com/events/parties/ or at the box office - use Promo Code
CP2DCS for $2 off ticket. 21+ only. Light refreshments and special selection of
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages included. More info: http://dcshorts.com/
Sunday, September 14 from 12 – 7 PM,
Adams Morgan Day Festival, featuring three stages with more than
25 performances of reggae, soul, salsa, dance and much more, including
legendary Chuck Brown Band, Feedel Band, dance company Batala, Marcus Johnson
Trio and many others. Arts on Belmont will feature local paintings, graphics,
photography, sculpture, crafts, and jewelry. The Kids Carnival will include a
moon bounce, face painting, and a show with Radio Disney. Hundreds of local
nonprofits, “green” exhibitors, vendors, and businesses at the oldest
running neighborhood festival in Washington DC. Free. On 18th Street between
Columbia Road and Florida Avenue. More info: http://ammainstreet.org
Sunday,
September 14 from 12 noon - 7 PM, Ethiopian New Year/Wildlife
Festival with
food, arts and crafts, music, activities for kids, a beer garden and more. The
focus of the event is on wildlife conservation in Ethiopia which is home to a
huge number of unique and critically endangered animals - learn more at http://www.balemountains.org and http://www.simienmountains.org.
Festival flyer at http://bit.ly/1uIHQR6.
Free. At Freedom Plaza, 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Sunday,
September 14 at 2 PM, “The Legends and Lore of DC” book discussion series will focus on Reveille in Washington, DC by
Margaret Leech. This classic book on Washington, DC during the Civil War era
was published in 1941 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History the
following year. Preeminent Civil War historian Dr. James McPherson wrote the
introduction for the book when it was reissued in 2011. Free. At the Cleveland
Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue NW. See http://dclibrary.org/node/43887 for more info.
Monday,
September 15 at 12:30 PM, “The Problem of La: A Discussion of Musical
Homonyms.” A
panel of musicologists consider the problem embodied in the lyrics to “Do Re
Mi,” from the Sound of Music. In that composition, every note in the scale is
represented by a homonym, beginning with DO (a deer, a female deer), and
continuing in sequence to RE (ray), MI (me), FA (far); SO (sew), until we come
to LA, which alone among the notes is presented sans homonymic pairing. LA
appears to be a pure musical note without parallel in the “real” world. TI, by
contrast, is readily transformed into “a drink with jam and bread.” We complete
the scale by returning to DO (doe). Distinguished professors of music theory
tackle this question that has perplexed scholars and singers alike since
November 15, 1959 when the song was first performed on the New York stage. At
Smithsonian Associates S. Dillon Ripley Center - tickets $89 ($79 for Smithsonian
members) - reserve at www.ThisIsTheWeeklyFakeEvent.com
Tuesday,
September 16 from 6:30 - 8 PM, an introductory class on spoken Welsh,
presented by Knowledge Commons DC. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychweryndrobwllllanteisiliogogogoch
— with words like that, who wouldn’t want to learn Welsh? (Most Welsh people,
sadly.) As a Celtic language, Welsh is vastly different from any Germanic or
Romance tongue. Speaking it will make you a linguistic badass. This class will
cover the basics of spoken, colloquial Southern Welsh. Free. Reservations
required - visit http://bit.ly/1rXhkX7. In
the reading room of the Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur Street NW.
Wednesday,
September 17 from 12 Noon to 2 PM, “Orange Is the New Black” receives an award from the Constitution
Project. Piper Kerman, author of the memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year
in a Women’s Prison, will be present to accept the award and will participate
in a Constitution Day panel discussion focusing on women in prison. The
Constitution Day Project is hosted by the law firm of Arent Fox LLP. Free, but
reservations required. Location: 1717 K St NW. http://www.constitutionproject.org/events/constitution-day-2014/
Wednesday,
September 17 from 6:45 - 8:15 PM, “Dressing DC for the Small Screen.” In this conversation about fashion,
Washington, and how the two intersect on a hit series, hear from costume
designers Jenny Gering (The Americans) and Tom Broecker (season one of House of
Cards). While Gering designs costumes for KGB spies working undercover as
suburbanites during the Reagan years, Broecker had a very different task in
designing for a series set in the present-day, centering on the ruthless,
cunning Congressman Francis Underwood and his ambitious and his equally
conniving wife, Claire.Despite working on different series separated by more
than three decades, hear how both designers take inspiration—and some
liberties—from real Washington fashion past and present. Kate Bennett, fashion
editor of Washingtonian magazine, moderates the discussion. Location: S. Dillon
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. Tickets $25 - $30 at http://bit.ly/1xL0a1J .
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