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 should be in next week's column, email us at events @ fastmail.us.
Bill Adler and Peggy Robin
Publishers, All Life Is Local
Cleveland Park Listserv
Friday, March 8 from 7 PM - 9 PM, Walt Michael and Co. in
concert. Walt Michael, one of America's most celebrated hammer dulcimer
players, is joined by bassist Ralph Gordon and fiddler Alexander Mitchell.
Donation requested of $15 in advance or $17 at the door. Reservations at www.carrollcafe.org. Location: Carroll
Cafe at Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St NW.
Saturday, March 9 at 10 AM - 12 noon, The National
Capital Area Mac Users Group's meeting will be devoted to Games People Play on
their Apple devices: Macbooks, iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. If you have a
favorite game, website or opinion on gaming, come and share with others. All
are welcome. More info at www.nca-mug.org.
At the Cleveland Park Public Library, Connecticut Ave. & Macomb St. NW.
Saturday, March 9 from 12 noon to 2 PM, Cat and Kitten
Adoption Event. Meet many beautiful cats and kittens including young
kittens just ready to go home. Young kittens must be adopted in pairs or go to
a home with a friendly young cat. At PetMAC DC, 4220 Fessenden Street NW
202-966-7387, www.petmac.org. More info at
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue: www.homewardtrails.org.
Saturday, March 9, 10 AM - 2:30 PM, Youth Law Fair,
hosted by the DC Bar and DC Superior Court. This year's theme is Bully Proof. The event includes exhibits from
local and national organizations; tours of the courtrooms and holding cells;
speak-out sessions; law-related career information; mock trials; lunch; and
door prizes. At Moultrie Courthouse, 500 Indiana Ave, NW. All area teens
invited, registration required; go to www.dcbar.org/youthlawfair.
Saturday March 9, and Sunday, March 10, The First Annual
DC Whiskey Walk & Tasting Tour, a benefit for Becky's Fund, www.beckysfund.org. Eight Dupont Circle
bars offer participants a different one-ounce pour of a leading Irish whiskey.
Also available: specials on beer and food pairings. Begin the day by checking
in from 12 noon - 3 PM and then proceed to unleash your inner leprechaun in
whatever order you choose. Various levels of tickets with perks and group rates
can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com/event/4106109484
starting at $35/person.
Saturday, March 9 from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, A capella
concert by the Baker's Dozen of Yale University (also known as the BDs),
performing a mix of traditional and contemporary favorites, from "Loch
Lomond" to The Temptations,
Beatles, Ben Folds, Sara Bareilles, and more. Tickets are $8 for students, $15
for adults, available at the door or by email
request to alexander.du @ yale.edu. At Chevy Chase Baptist Church, 5671
Western Ave NW.
Sunday, March 10, 8 PM - 10 PM, Counter-Facebook Get
Together. Are you tired of relating to people entirely online? Are you growing
weary of pressing the like button because you don't actually have anything to
say? Join us and meet real people, and maybe get a real, new friend, too.
Hablemos espanol. Meet in the center of Dupont Circle at 8pm sharp; we'll
wander over to a bar at 8:05pm. Yes, you can bring and use your smartphone, but
we're hoping that you won't want to. Yes, this is the weekly fake event.
Sunday, March 10, Evensong and Evensocial with the
Washington National Cathedral 20s and 30s Group. Evensong starts at 4 PM in in
the Great Choir of the Washington National Cathedral; Evensocial reception
starts at 5 PM on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. More info
at www.nationalcathedral.org/worship/congoMember_Evensocial.shtml.
Monday, March 11 at 7 PM, Local author and journalist
Susan Orlins will speak about her new book, Confessions of a Worrywart: Husbands,
Lovers, Mothers, and Others. At the West End D.C. Public Library, 1101 24th St
NW in the large meeting room on the second floor. Light refreshments will be
served. More info at www.dclibrary.org/westend.
Tuesday, March 12 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, DC Community
Heritage Project Ambassadors Workshop: Oral History, Best Practices. Linda J.
Ferren, Executive Director of the Historical Society of the DC Circuit Court,
will train participants in effective interview techniques, recording, finding
narrators, preliminary research, legal issues, and finding an appropriate
repository. At the Benning Library Branch, 3935 Benning Rd, NE, www.eventbrite.com/event/5512447880/efblike.
Tuesday, March 12th at 6pm. Free screening of Alfred
Hitchcock's "Notorious" at Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R
St, NW, (202) 727-0232, www.dclibrary.org/node/34132
Tuesday, March 12 at 6 PM, "The Entertainer: Movies,
Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century." New Yorker staff writer
Margaret Talbot will discuss her book about her father, actor William
Talbot. At the Lohrfink Auditorium of
the Hariri Building at Georgetown University, 37th & O Streets. To reserve
your free seat, go to www.library.georgetown.edu/rsvp.
Tuesday, March 12 at 8 PM, SpeakEasyDC presents a night
of storytelling on the theme of giving up temptations for Lent. At Town
Danceboutique, 2009 8th Street NW. Tickets $15 at www.speakeasydc.com.
Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 PM Discussion of Catherine
Cookson's "My Beloved Son."
Free. At the West End Library, 2201 24th Street NW, www.dclibrary.org/node/34174
Friday, March 15, at 8 PM, Guitarfest concert with Sharon
Isbin. Internationally renowned, Grammy winning classical
guitarist Sharon Isbin has been acclaimed for her lyricism and versatility. At
Church of the Epiphany. Tickets: Adults $25; Children 12 and under $12, www.levineschool.org/calendar/event/330.
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