Have a happy New Year!
Bill Adler and Peggy Robin
Publishers, All Life Is Local
Cleveland Park Listserv
www.cleveland-park.com
Friday, January 11, 1 PM - 3 PM: Join Rock Creek
Conservancy and the National Park Service to save trees from the chokehold of
English ivy. Volunteers will cut ivy from tree trunks using hand tools.
Training on how to identify and cut English ivy will be provided. Volunteers
must be 16 and up to use tools; younger volunteers can pick up trash and pull
vines by hand. Students can earn SSL hours. Meet at Massachusetts and
Observatory Circle, in front of the British Embassy for work on the Normanstone
section of Rock Creek Park. Wear sturdy boots or sneakers. Bring water and your
own hand tools; if not, tools and gloves will be provided. To register go to: http://bit.ly/SnfqOn
Friday, January 11, and Saturday, January 12, Concert,
"Paris: Music for the City of Light" by the Folger Consort and the
Washington Cathedral's chamber vocal ensemble, Cathedra, performing pieces by
Lully, Charpentier, Couperin, and others. Pre-concert discussion at 6:30 PM
Friday only, concert starts at 8 PM. Saturday concert starts at 7 PM. In the
nave of the Cathedral, Wisconsin & Massachusetts Avenues. For tickets go to
http://bit.ly/19R9V4 .
Saturday, January 12 from 10 AM - 12 Noon: The National
Capital Area Mac Users Group (NCA-MUG) meeting will feature a demonstration of
Bento, the personal database from Apple that lets you organize contacts, track
projects, plan events, and manage lists and sync with your iPhone and iPad.
Free and all are welcome. At the Cleveland Park Library, Connecticut Avenue at
Macomb Street, www.nca-mug.org.
Saturday, January 12 at 11 AM. Tour of Historic
Congressional Cemetery, starting at the Chapel, which is directly up the hill
from the front gate. The tour takes about an hour and 20 minutes. No dogs on
the tour due to cemetery regulations. For more information email Susan at susteacher@yahoo.com (susteacher @
yahoo.com).
Saturday January 12 from 12 Noon - 2 PM. Cat/kitten
adoption event. Many cats have been waiting patiently for a chance at rescue.
Please consider helping Little Rambo; see http://htfostercats.chipin.com/rambo
. Please consider fostering even temporarily. PetMAC DC, The Marketplace and
Adoption Center, 4220 Fessenden Street NW, 202-966-7387, www.petmac.org and Homeward Trails Animal
Rescue, www.homewardtrails.org.
Saturday, January 12 at 8 PM: The Electric Maid, Your
Community Living Room, is pleased to welcome "Forever in Motion" (www.foreverinmotion.net) and opening
act, Jim Shirey, author of "My Girl Friend Only Loved Me for My
Beard." Suggested $10 donation, at
the door, to the artists and space. Waters, sodas, and snacks available for a
nominal donation. Please RSVP to 202-545-3980 or www.facebook.com/electric.maid
and come to Electric Maid Community Living Room, 268 Carroll St, NW, one block
from the Takoma Metro Station.
Monday, January 14 at 4 PM - As part of the DC Public
Library's King Week celebration, we will be reading "Martin's Big
Words." Children can make a picture celebrating Dr. King's legacy. This
program is for ages 5 and up, and begins at 4:00 pm. At Petworth Neighborhood
Library, 4200 Kansas Ave NW, 202-243-1188.
Monday, January 14, 5 pm - 7 pm, Better Handwriting
Course, sponsored by the US Postal Service. Is your handwriting abysmal? Do you
write like you used to write in second grade? Do you have trouble reading your
own notes? Come to this free two-hour program and relearn the art of good
penmanship. The US Postal Service is proud to sponsor this class, because the
better handwriting Americans have, the less the USPS has to spend on manually
reading envelopes. Location: Main Post Office near Union Station and in your
dreams, because this is the weekly fake event.
Wednesday, January 16: Kids' Inaugural Ball at 6 pm.
Dress to impress and come for for family photos, music, snacks, inaugural
themed games, trivia and crafts. Registration is required; please call
202-645-8337 to register. Ages 5 and up. At Petworth Neighborhood Library, 4200
Kansas Ave, NW.
Thursday, January 17 from 12 Noon - 2 PM at the
Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (Second Floor Meeting
Room). Come hear Deb Rubenstein, IONA's Director of Consultations, Care
Management, and Counseling, speak on "Successful Aging: How Iona and Other
Community Resources Can Help." This meeting is open to the public. NARFE
Chapter 1795 will provide a light lunch. For more info contact chapter
president Randy Clarke at rtclarkeiii @ yahoo.com.
Sunday, January 20 from 8 - 10 PM, Inaugural Party at Busboys & Poets, 5th
& K Streets, NW. The DC Statehood Coalition is hosting a rocking party to
celebrate President Obama`s 2nd term and honor delegates from around the
country who support DC statehood. Join the celebration by purchasing your
tickets on the New Columbia Vision website at http://newcolumbiavision.org - $25
each, or become a sponsor for $50 per ticket (sponsors will be honored as
well). Event capacity limited so order
tickets now.
Saturday, January 26 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM, March on
Washington for Gun Control. Beginning at Union Square (between 3rd St NW and
the Reflecting Pool just west of the U.S. Capitol), the March will proceed west
on Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, concluding with speeches and
performances at the Washington Monument. Full program will be announced the
week of January 14. For more information visit www.guncontrolmarch.com or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GunCtrlMarch
Now through February 24 at the Sackler Gallery "Road
of Arabia" exhibit at the Sackler gallery. Highly recommended to Cleveland
Park Listserv members by a local paleontologist/biologist, this extensive
exhibit includes beautiful artifacts from two centuries BCE, many of which were
recently discovered archaeological materials never before seen in North
America. More info at www.roadsofarabia.com/exhibition/index.html.
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