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.
Peggy Robin and Bill Adler
Publishers, Cleveland Park Listserv
www.cleveland-park.com
Friday, August 22 from 11:30 AM - 2 PM,
Fairmont’s 5th Annual Sustainability Fair, showcasing the eco-efforts of many DC-based organizations as
well as the hotel’s own green program. Guests
will be treated to honey tastings from the hotel’s rooftop hives along with
vegetable dips seasoned with herbs from the hotel’s garden. Many of the
participants bring complimentary samples for attendees such as energy saving
light bulbs. Free and open to the public. In the Colonnade Room of the Fairmont
Hotel, 2401 M St NW, http://bit.ly/1s6SteM
Saturday, August 23, 9 AM - 4 PM, The Capital Dragon Boat Races (formerly the National Harbor Dragon Boat Regatta) is being held along the pristine waters of the Washington Channel along the beautiful southwest waterfront, celebrating Asian culture and bringing a family-fun event to the Washington DC area. The regatta is an open competition, seeking participants of ages 12 years of age or older. No experience is required and training sessions are being offered. Dragon boat racing is an important part of the Chinese traditional culture, dating back more than 2,300 years. At 600 Water Street, SW. More info: http://www.capitaldragonboat.com/
Saturday,
August 23, 11 AM - 2 PM. Bao Bao’s Birthday Party! The National Zoo is celebrating Bao Bao's first birthday with
special activities, entertainment, and giveaways for all to enjoy. Decorate a
birthday card, take home a commemorative coloring sheet, and enjoy delicious
treats! If you are a Friend of the National Zoo (www.fonz.org) you are invited to a
members-only party from 9 AM - 11 AM. Location: Members meet across from the
Visitor's Center at the upper entrance of Asia Trail. The public celebration
will be held at Clint Fields Plaza and around the panda yards, both in the
upper and lower viewing areas. Parking gates open at 8 AM.
Saturday August 23 from 10 AM - 4 PM,
Peirce Mill Open and Running. Learn about the Peirce family and the other mills that operated
along Rock Creek in a 20-minute video shown at the Visitor Center; plus games
for children including a self-guided treasure hunt (with small prize), water
flow and gravity toys, checkers, and other simple toys from the milling period.
Watch the mill in operation from 11 AM - 2 PM. See the waterwheel turn and
learn how the flow of water into the "buckets" brings the wheel to
life and sets the machinery inside the mill in motion, grinding corn into
cornmeal, and learn why inventor Oliver Evans (holder of US patent #3) designed
mills to be tall. Tours of the mill from 10 AM - 4 PM.
Saturday,
August 23 at dusk, showing of Macbeth, a
filmed production by the Folger Theater company, directed by Teller (of Penn Teller)
in 2008. Free. Gates open at 7 PM. At Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street
Colorado Avenue. More info: http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?woid=950
Sunday, August 24 from 4 - 8 PM, Dogs and
Tails, a U St. neighborhood barbecue hosted by
City Dogs Rescue and Vinoteca,
featuring hot dogs, cocktails, bocce, and adoptable dogs. Vinoteca will be
donating $1 for every homemade hot dog and Dog Days of Summer punch purchased.
Donate $10 to CDR, and get happy hour prices on the back patio. And don't
forget the bocce -- it's just $25 for teams of 4 to enter the DC Bocce Charity
Bocce tournament and compete for some great prizes. Sign up at https://www.dcbocceleague.com/RegNet/reg1.aspx?lgid=312. RSVP for the event at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1469517743299283/
Tuesday, August 26 at 12:30 PM,
“Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything” by Jonathan Foer.
Book discussion by the West End Book Club. Free and open to all. At the West End
Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Avenue NW, http://dclibrary.org/node/43881
Tuesday, August 26 at 7 PM, “The Great
Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro,” book discussion with author
Zachary M. Schrag. Free. In the Great Hall of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Library, 901 G St NW, http://dclibrary.org/node/44011.
Wednesday, August 27 from 2 - 3 PM, Young
Adult author Claire Griffin will discuss her book, Nowhere to Run, which tells the
story of. Calvin, a senior and track star at a DC public high school, who lives
in a world filled with violence and threats of violence, yet offering the
promise of avenues of escape. Kirkus Review says, “Dialogue, situations,
relationships and issues all ring pitch perfectly but ever so discouragingly
true. This brief debut packs a serious
punch and will leave readers stunned with Calvin’s grim options.” The novel is
aimed at readers age 12 and up. Copies of the book are available for checkout
at the DC Public Library. At the
Tenley Library, Large Meeting Room, 4450 Wisconsin Ave, http://dclibrary.org/node/43796
Wednesday,
August 27, 7 PM, DC premiere of Above All Else, presented by the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s
Capital. The film is an intimate portrait of a group of landowners and
activists in East Texas who tried to stop construction of a segment of the
Keystone XL pipeline. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with
filmmaker John Fiege; Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., CEO President of the Hip
Hop Caucus; Steven Mufson, energy reporter for The Washington Post, who has
driven the length of the proposed pipeline, and Julia Trigg Crawford, a
landowner who appears in the film. At the E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street, NW.
Tickets $10 at: http://tinyurl.com/mtxfdrx. More info: http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/u/news#88
Thursday,
August 28, Brew NOT at the Zoo. Every year the National
Zoo throws a big bash and the tickets are always sold out far in advance. Even
if you could get tickets, why pay $85 to $100 to drink craft beer at the Zoo
when you could be enjoying Brew NOT at the Zoo for free? This special event is
for brew lovers with independent spirits. All you do to participate is stay at
home, crack open a bottle of your favorite independently crafted beer and park
yourself in a comfy chair and watch Nat Geo or Animal Planet instead of going
to the zoo. Wait, you don’t even have to watch animals on TV -- go ahead and
watch sports if you prefer. There, that was easy! We don’t even need to tell
you that you’re attending this week’s fake event, because anyone can enjoy Brew
NOT at the Zoo, anytime.
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