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Peggy Robin and Bill Adler
Publishers, Cleveland Park Listserv
www.cleveland-park.com
Thursday, November 1 - Sunday, November 4, The 45th Annual DC History Conference by Historical Society of Washington, DC. Since 1973, the mission of the conference has been to provide a friendly and rigorous forum for discussing and promoting original research about the history of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The 2018 conference explores themes related to “Mobility, Migration, and Movement,” including the creation of Metro, the impact of migration to the region, and the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass, a man for whom mobility meant an escape to freedom.Full 4-day conference program available at http://bit.ly/2COJH4c (30-page PDF). Registration and event tickets at http://bit.ly/2zhTYlW - free for DC high school students, $30 for adults, prices for other events vary, and some events are free. Prices rise by $5 if purchased at the door. Main location: University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW.
Friday, November 2 from 4:30 - 9 PM, Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Petworth, DC. We will have calavera face painting from 4:30-5:45pm at Qualia Coffee (3917 Georgia Ave NW) along with flower crown craft making and a Bruce Monroe Elementary student art show honoring loved ones. Beginning at 6 PM, join us for a grand Street Procession celebrating loved ones, starting at Walls of Books walking north along Georgia Avenue towards the 800 block of Upshur Street NW, where the procession will pass by Qualia Coffee and calavera participants will join in the procession. There will be live mariachi music while folks view altars made by the community along the Georgia Avenue and Upshur St NW processional route from 6 - 9 PM. Free, presented by the by Petworth Arts Collaborative. More info: http://bit.ly/2ETqrFk
Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 (showtimes below), Romeo and Juliet, presented by Deal Middle School Theater. Join us as our 6th-8th grade actors take the stage for Shakespeare’s tragic tale of love and revenge. Showtimes are Friday at 6:30 PM and a Saturday Matinee at 12:30 PM. Purchase tickets: https://squareup.com/store/alice-deal-theater - students $5 and adults $12. Your tickets will be available for pick up at WILL CALL one hour prior to each performance. At Alice Deal Auditorium, 3815 Fort Drive NW.
Saturday, November 3 from 10:30 AM - 12 noon, Take part in Friendship Walks, a 1.5 mile fun walk around the National Mall focused on ending homelessness in the Washington DC region. All proceeds from the Walk go to Friendship Place, a nonprofit organization that offers an effective model for addressing homelessness. You are invited to join Marjorie Dick Stuart’s team: http://bit.ly/2qjzGV3. Friendship Walks 2018 will take place at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial stairs at the National Mall. If you have not re-registered with a team, come at 9:30 AM for Registration and Fun; Walk begins at 10:30 AM.
Saturday, November 3 from 10:30 AM – 1 PM, Adams Morgan Apple Festival, featuring the 5th Annual Apple Pie Contest and 10th Annual Licking Creek Bend Farm’s Heirloom Apple Tasting. Free admission, open to the public, hosted by Adams Morgan Apple Festival and Adams Morgan BID, https://www.facebook.com/events/686182335072759/
Saturday, November 3, 8 AM - 3 PM, The United Methodist Women's Bazaar at National UMC, featuring lots of items gently-used and priced to move, including: China and Collectibles; Attic Treasures; Kitchen Boutique; Christmas Shop; Better Accessories; Jewelry; Handmade Crafts; Specialty Gifts; Children's Toys, Games, Stuffed Animals and Books. Harvest Cafe and Bake Sale. Cash and checks gladly accepted; Credit Cards accepted with minimum $10 purchase. Free admission, free parking. At United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW (at New Mexico). More info: www.nationalchurch.org
Sunday, November 4 from 12 - 5 PM, Free Community Day at National Museum of Women in the Arts. FREE admission to the museum—take this opportunity to explore current exhibitions, permanent collection, and events. What’s on View: Bound to Amaze: Inside a Book-Collecting Career celebrates the vision of Krystyna Wasserman, curator emerita, who assembled NMWA’s collection of more than 1,000 artists’ books. Betsabeé Romero: Signals of a Long Road Together is the latest installation in NMWA’s public art series, the New York Avenue Sculpture Project. Related Program: “Fierce Women” is a free tour highlighting women who refused to let men define their place; thumbed their noses at the limited roles society accorded them; and blazed a trail as artists, activists, and innovators. National Museum of Women in the Arts is at 1250 New York Ave NW, https://www.facebook.com/events/1892848824341698/
Sunday, November 4 from 1 - 3 PM, Winterize Your Garden, A Tudor Place Workshop. Join Josh Meyer, the new Director of Buildings, Gardens and Grounds at Tudor Place, for a presentation and Q&A on prepping your garden for the winter season. Free. Please RSVP to education @ tudorplace dot org. At Tudor Place Historic House & Garden, 1644 31st Street NW. More info: https://www.tudorplace.org/who-we-are/for-neighbors/
Sunday, November 4 at 1:30 PM, DINOvember at Tenley-Friendship Library. It's Dinovember - make a dino-mite dinosaur skeleton to celebrate with us! We’ll even let you name your amazing dinosaur discovery. This is a drop-in event. Crafts will be open from 1:30 to 3 PM, while supplies last. For toddlers to age 12, with their caregivers. Tenley-Friendship Library is at 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW, https://www.dclibrary.org/node/61736
Sunday, November 4 at 3 PM, Adas Israel’s Featured Musical Performance: Jewish Music, Jewish Soul, Starring Cantor Simon Spiro. Come join world renowned performer Simon Spiro for Jewish Music, Jewish Soul, a dazzling concert of powerful Jewish music encompassing various genres and styles. This concert will also feature Cantor Arianne Brown, DC’s Thomas Circle Singers, and Adas’s own Flash Choir. Enjoy a wonderful dessert reception in Kay Hall immediately following the program. Tickets are free of charge and you can register to attend via this link - https://www.adasisrael.org/event/jewish-music-jewish-soul.html. For more information please visit our website at https://www.adasisrael.org/musicalmoments. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec Street, NW
Sunday, November 4 at 4:40 PM, Film: "Heading Home," the story of Team Israel’s journey through the 2017 World Baseball Classic. It is a classic underdog story about Jewish identity, Israel, and of course, baseball! Following the screening, a family-friendly, ballpark-style dinner will be served. Team Israel members Jeremy Bleich (currently with the Oakland A’s organization) and Cody Decker (currently with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization) are scheduled to appear and will reflect on their time with Team Israel and sign autographs. Tickets: 10 individual; $20 individual ticket with dinner; $60 for family 4-pack of tickets with dinner - available at http://bit.ly/2OfceBW . The first 200 people to register for this event will receive a free custom WHC baseball (suitable for playing or autographs). Location: Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW.
Monday, November 5 at 12 noon, Lecture: Untold Stories of Anacostia Park, presented by Vince Vaise, chief of visitor services, National Capital Parks-East. Anacostia Park is a unique place where history, nature, and civil rights come together. In celebration of its centennial anniversary, learn about events that took place along the Anacostia River that shaped the course of American history. Free; no reservations required. At The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, 701 21st Street, NW, https://museum.gwu.edu/anacostia-park
Tuesday, November 6 from 6 - 10 PM, Advocacy's Election Night Watch Party by Grassroots Professional Network. Having a drink and watching the election returns can be bipartisan! The Grassroots Professional Network is hosting a special election night watch party for the advocacy community. If you love politics and don't plan to go to a candidate’s party, this is the spot for you. Network with your peers, talk politics, have a drink (or two) and hear from expert analysts throughout the night. Free admission. Event Partner: La Vie, 88 District Square Southwest, http://bit.ly/2zfUp0b
Tuesday November 6 from 8 PM to whenever, Election Night “I Can’t Bear to Watch” Party, for those who are too nervous about the fate of our democracy to follow along as the results come in. All TVs will be off, smart phones and tablets are not allowed in, and we’ll play loud, happy, sappy tunes to drown out talk of the fate of the candidates. There will be one outside monitor who will come in to make an announcement when it’s been determined whether the House has gone blue or red, and another to let us know if the Senate has been flipped. If at the end of the evening we conclude that democracy has died, all the lights will go out, in fulfillment of the motto, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” Free admission but please register at http://bit.ly/cpfakeevent
Wednesday, November 7 at 7 PM, Ann Hornaday, chief movie critic for The Washington Post, will discuss her book, “Talking Pictures: How To Watch Movies.” Whether we are discussing Oscar nominations with friends or trying to impress a date after a film screening, we all need ways to look at and talk about movies. But with so much variety between a Quentin Tarantino thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can viewers determine what makes a good film? Hornaday walks us through the production of a typical movie and explains how to evaluate each piece of the process. Talking Pictures will help us see movies in a whole new light - not just as fans, but as film critics in our own right. Space is limited; come early to get a good seat. Book sale and signing to follow event. Free. At Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, https://www.dclibrary.org/node/61702
Thursday, November 8 from 6 - 8 PM, Landmark Society Lecture: Ker Place to Tudor Place: Custis Connections on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. ESVA's Collections Manager, Stephanie Templin, takes us on a tour of the history of Ker Place, the Federal-period Georgian-style house in Onancock, Virginia that houses the Historical Society of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESVA). Merchant farmer John Shepherd Ker and his family built the house from 1799-1803, which is just before Tudor Place began its construction in 1805. Today, the mansion is home to the Historical Society that captures the stories of notable characters of the Eastern Shore’s past. These include the beginnings of the Custis family in Virginia and other figures we recognize from Tudor Place’s own history, such as one of the men who died with Commodore Beverly Kennon on the USS Princeton in 1844. Admission is free/pay what you can, with donations welcome, and includes a pre-lecture wine and cheese reception. Tudor Place is at 1644 31st Street NW, http://bit.ly/2yGbb9g ·
Thursday, November 8 at 7 PM, Author Talk: John Reeves, "The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee." Join author John Reeves as discusses the literal and symbolic meaning of the title of his book, the legal case facing Lee in 1865 and 1866, the moral case against Lee, and how an indicted traitor eventually became viewed as an American hero. Audience Q&A to follow the discussion. John Reeves has been a teacher, editor and writer for over twenty-five years. The Civil War, in particular, has been his passion since he first read Bruce Catton’s The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War as an elementary school student in the 1960s. Recently, his articles on Robert E. Lee have been featured in The Washington Post and on the History News Network. Free. At the Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, https://www.dclibrary.org/node/61599
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