Bill Adler and Peggy Robin
Publishers, All Life Is Local
Cleveland Park Listserv
www.cleveland-park.com
Friday, April 5 from 7 - 11 PM, Join the DC Preservation
League as we celebrate historic preservation in the District of Columbia at the
Bricks & Mortar Ball, Arch Square, 803 7th Street, NW. Open bar, live
music, dancing, fun! Tickets are still available at: www.dcpreservation.org/event/bricks-mortar-ball/
Friday April 5, Saturday April 6, and Sunday April 7, The
Women's Club of Chevy Chase is having its 38th Annual Community Art Show and
Sale, Fri 2-5 PM, Sat 11 AM - 5 PM, Sun 1-5
PM. Over 150 local artists will exhibit works in oils, watercolors,
pastels, acrylics, photography, and sculpture. Also at the Women?s Club of
Chevy Chase, same dates, there will be a used book sale, with a Bag Day on
Sunday, April 7: Each bag of books will be $2. The Women?s Club of Chevy Chase
is at 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, north of East-West Highway at
Dunlop Street). Free admission/parking.
Saturday, April 6, Friends of the Cleveland Park Library
Annual Spring Book Sale at the Cleveland Park Library, open to the public from
10 AM - 4 PM. Choose from thousands of books in all subjects including
mysteries & thrillers, history, sports & games, fiction, politics,
romance, fine & performing arts, kids books, cookbooks, travel, science
& nature, poetry, graphic novels, foreign language, self-help, plays,
business & economics, diet & fitness, science fiction & fantasy,
reference, and more. Springtime special: All mystery, romance, and science
fiction 25? each or 5 for $1. Most hardbacks $1; most softcovers 50?. Proceeds
support children's and adult programs at the Cleveland Park Library at
Connecticut Avenue & Macomb Street.
Saturday, April 6 at 11 AM, Cherry Blossom Tree Walk,
presented by Casey Trees and Washington Walks. See and learn about the
varieties of Japanese cherry trees in the District. Tickets $15 - $20 at www.zerve.com/WashWalks/Casey.
Locations shown when you reserve your tickets.
Saturday, April 6 from 9 AM - 12 Noon, The 5th Annual
Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, organized by the Rock Creek Conservancy, www.rockcreekconservancy.org.
Come walk beautiful trails and make an impact in the Rock
Creek\Potomac\Chesapeake Bay watershed. Please dress for the weather by wearing
long pants and a long-sleeve shirt. Wear sturdy boots or sneakers, no sandals.
Bring water. Tools and gloves will be provided. Feel to bring your own tools
and gloves if you have them. Students can earn SSL hours (please bring needed
forms). Dozens of nearby sites to choose from. Go to http://bit.ly/10naVmZ and click on your choice
to get locations, directions, and register.
Saturday, April 6 from 12 Noon to 4 PM - Prom Expo for
Teens. Get the latest fashion trends and beauty tips just in time for prom.
Enjoy workshops, giveaways, beauty demonstrations and a fashion show hosted by
Despina Ades, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA. Browse through a selection of
100 donated gowns to find your perfect dress. Fun for ages 16-19. Free. At the
Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 901 G St NW, http://www.dclibrary.org/promexpo2013
Saturday April 6 from 4:30 - 6:30 PM "Irrigating DC
Food Deserts," discussion of plans to alleviate hunger and reduce the
"grocery gap" in Ward 7 and 8. Free. In the Abramson Family Founders
Room, School of International Service, American University, Nebraska Avenue at
New Mexico Avenue, https://american.edu/spa/Calendar/?id=4226181
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10 AM, "LGBT Rights Abroad -
The Spirit of '76" led by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, discussion with
three African faith leaders. Free. At
the Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin & Massachusetts Avenues. More
info at http://bit.ly/12n7cpJ .
Sunday, April 7, 11-1 PM, Happy Paws' Spring Fling Fair.
We will have fun games for the kids, a raffle with amazing prizes and tasty
treats for the pups. The Washington Humane Society's Adopt Force One truck will
be there with plenty of adorable animals in need of a forever home. At Happy
Paws, 4904 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
Wednesday, April 10 at 7 PM, The Friends of
Tenley-Friendship Library invite you for an evening with Martin Ganzglass as he
talks about his book, The Orange Tree. Set in the metropolitan Washington DC
area, The Orange Tree is the story of the unlikely friendship between an
elderly Jewish lady and a young Somali Muslim woman who cares for her in a
Bethesda nursing home. Free. The Tenley-Friendship Library is located at 4450
Wisconsin Ave NW, right across the street from the Tenley metro.
Sunday April 7 at 4 PM "Yizkor Requiem,"
Requiem and Mendelssohn: Psalms, performed by New Dominion Chorale on Holocaust
Remembrance Day. In the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria Campus,
Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 North Beauregard St., Alexandria.
Tickets $5 (students)-$30, available online at newdominion.org; at Foxes Music,
416 S. Washington Street in Falls Church; or at the door. See http://bit.ly/XgFjiJ for more information.
Monday April 8 at 8 pm, Holocaust Remembrance Day
program: In commemoration of Yom Hashoa, Patrick Desbois, the French Catholic
priest committed to documenting unmarked mass graves of the Holocaust, speaks
with Jonathan Safran Foer, bestselling author and recent appointee to the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Council, about preservation and memory. Tickets: $9 at Sixth
& I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.aspx?evntID=1041
Tuesday,April 9 at 7:30 PM, The Spring String Quartet
performs music by Deep Purple, the Police, John Coltrane and others. At the
Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. Free, reservations required at
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5937534325
Thursday, April 11, screenings of the Oscar-winning film
Inocente at 6:30 and 8:30 PM. Join your neighbors at the Avalon Theater where
our own homegrown Oscar-winning couple, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix, will help us
enjoy Oscar Night on the East Coast! All proceeds will benefit A Reason to
Survive charity. At the historic Avalon Theater, 5612 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington DC. Sean and Andrea will introduce their film and host a Q&A
session after each showing. Admission is $15 and tickets are on sale now at www.TheAvalon.org.
Sunday April 21 at 4 PM, Come celebrate the Queen?s 87th
birthday with a spectacular concert to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of
the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This Coronation Anniversary
Concert will be held at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin
Avenue NW. Parking is available in the Cathedral's underground garage on a
first come/first served basis. The ticket price is $47.00 for mid nave seating.
To confirm your seat please send a check directly to Susan Rao at 1504 Girard
Street, NE, Washington DC 20018 no later than Thursday April 4th, 2013. Checks
should be made payable to the "English Speaking Union." Post concert,
for those who want, we will gather at Bistro Le Zinc at 3714 Macomb Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20016 for dinner and conversation.
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