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Remember the new Smithsonian Sant Ocean Hall Exhibit?

Two cool events happening this weekend at Ocean Hall – http://www.mnh.si.edu/calendar.asp

Saturday, Dec. 6 – “Animating the Ocean” is a free lecture featuring film clips from “Finding Nemo.” Production designers from Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar Animation Studios talk about how they adapt sea stories and bring ocean animation to life. Baird Auditorium, 2 pm

Sunday, Dec. 7 – “Crochet a Coral Reef” – Margaret Wertheim, physicist, journalist and co-founder of the Institute for Figuring, discusses her one-of-a-kind crochet coral reef project – an effort that brings artists, mathematicians and scientists together to generate global attention around the plight of coral reefs. Wertheim’s crocheted reefs have been exhibited in Chicago, London and New York, among other locations.Wertheim and Dr. Nancy Knowlton, the National Museum of Natural History Sant Chair for Marine Science, present a talk about reefs, ocean conservation and the art of crocheting a coral reef replica. Following the talk, audience members have the opportunity to participate in a crochet workshop (no experience necessary). Baird Auditorium, 1 to 2:15 and 2:30-5:00 pm for the workshop.

Also a local movie director opens film, War Child, at E Street Cinema today.

“Karim Chrobog, a local Washington DC Director, has a movie out Dec 5-11 at E Street Cinemas. The documentary is titled WAR CHILD and it follows the story of Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier in Southern Sudan who is now a rising hip hop star in Africa. Emmanuel held 2 concerts in DC (one at the Natl Geographic Building and one at a nightclub downtown) and the film shows footage from the show as well as footage from meetings around DC. It’s powerful and moving, and you can view the trailer here: http://www.warchildmovie.com/

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Calling all bookworms, thrill-seekers, supporters of the arts, and ping-pongers at all skill levels! Sign up for Paddlestar Galactica, the ping-pong tournament supporting 826DC’s youth writing programs.

826DC is a local nonprofit that offers free writing programs, homework help, and publishing opportunities for DC students ages 6-18, in our Columbia Heights writing center and in learning spaces across the city.

Paddlestar Galactica helps keep writing education 100% free and accessible for all of our students! It’s also extremely fun.

This year’s games will be Saturday, April 27th, 1 PM to 4 PM at SPIN DC. It’ll be a chaotic afternoon of ping-pong, costumes, terrible Battlestar Galactica puns, and good cheer. We’d love to have you join us!

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Well-Paid Maids, the only certified living-wage cleaning service in the DMV, has added a new service to its online booking menu: office and building cleanings.

This includes offices, building lobbies, shared amenity spaces and more throughout D.C., Arlington, Alexandria and more.

Unlike so many other cleaning services, you can feel good booking Well-Paid Maids to clean your office or building. Cleaners get paid a starting wage of $24 an hour. Plus, all employees are offered health, dental, vision and life insurance; 24 paid days off per year; 100% employer-paid commuting costs; and more.

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The Feels

Spring is here! Generate some new relationship energy this month at The Feels, an IRL singles experience that fuses positive psychology, non-violent communication, somatic awareness & mindfulness. Developed in partnership with Columbia University, data shows 70% of all attendees walk

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