Just curious if there has been any buzz about rooftop parties for the Fourth of July. I have been attempting to google around and search for bars etc that will be open but have been having trouble finding anything definitive. I was hoping you could put it out to the PoP readership to see where the party’s at – I’m guessing someone will have a good suggestion.”
We talked about some good places to watch the fireworks here. But does anyone know of any good roof deck parties?
The Caribbean day festival is normally one of my favorite days in DC. I am devastated by what happened late Sat. afternoon. I am also saddened by many of the generalizations made on all sides in the subsequent discussions about the violence. Having said that, the violence itself, particularly the fight on Georgia Ave near Banneker Pool has upset me more than I can properly articulate:
I need the Mayor to comment on this. Say something. Anything. Tell me you saw the clip above. Had I not been sent the clip I wouldn’t have even known it happened. This in the streets of Washington DC. Not just any street but one of our main avenues. Chaos of this magnitude can not be ignored. The Mayor’s silence terrifies me.
I believe the festival is a beautiful event. I’ve gone for many years and during the parade I have never felt an ounce of discomfort or fear of violence. During the parade. It is my deepest hope that this year’s troubles were an aberration. If we abandon the Caribbean Festival I personally believe we will be abandoning a piece of our soul, a piece of who we are. A piece of what makes us such a unique, amazing, and fun place to live. I appreciate that the Festival is not for everyone. That is fine. I’m told many residents in New Orleans actually hate Mardi Gras. But can you imagine New Orleans without Mardi Gras? For me, I can’t imagine Georgia Avenue in the summer without a Caribbean day Festival.
Mr. Mayor, just let me know that you recognize mistakes were made this year and you’ll do everything in your power to make sure they will not be repeated next year. Please.
Parade starts at Kansas Avenue at 11:00 a.m. and goes south on Georgia Avenue.
For those concerned with street closings, following is info from MPD:
The 2011 Caribbean Festival and Parade
(Washington, DC)-The Metropolitan Police Department would like to inform the public that the 2011 Caribbean Festival and Parade are scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011. In order to facilitate this event, there will be areas closed to vehicular traffic.
The following street closings will begin at 6:00 am and are expected to reopen at approximately 4:00 pm.
Parade Staging area:
Upshur Street NW from Georgia Avenue, NW to 13th Street
Iowa Avenue NW from Georgia Ave to Allison Street NW
Georgia Avenue NW from Kansas Ave to Allison Street NW
Parade Route:
Georgia Avenue NW from Kansas Avenue to Florida Avenue, NW
Festival Perimeter area:
The following street closings will begin at 6:00 am and are expected to reopen at approximately 9:00 pm
9th Street NW from Florida Avenue northbound to end of circle
(By the Sherman tower dorms of Howard University)
8th Street NW from V St to Barry Place
Barry Place NW from Georgia Avenue to Sherman Avenue
Do you know anything about the arts and strawberry festival at St. Paul’s on Saturday? Saw the banner the other day, but wasn’t sure what it was all about. Their website doesn’t have any info besides the day and time.”
From St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish:
Saturday, June 25 from 4pm to 7pm St. Paul’s Rock Creek Parish will be hosting
our annual Strawberry Festival. For years, we have hosted this event in hopes
of bringing together the community around our wonderful historic eighty-acre
campus. We will have strawberries for sale, games for children and adults, ice
cream, hayrides, a cemetery scavenger hunt, and much much more.
Join us as we celebrate a beautiful spring day with our wonderful community!
St. Paul’s is located off of Rock Creek Church Road, NW and Allison Street, directly across
from the Soldiers Home.
The annual Extravaganza Parade will be staged along the Georgia Avenue corridor on Saturday, June 25, 2011 , and will commence at Kansas Avenue at 11:00 a.m. and terminate at the international marketplace at “DE SAVANNAH” – Howard Center Lot @ Georgia Avenue & Bryant Street.
This is a love it or hate day for many. I love it.
Building up to the event there is the Petworth Library Family Program – Caribbean Festival Mask-Making:
Caribbean Carnival Mask Making and Storytelling
Petworth Library, Saturday, June 18
On Saturday, June 18 at the Petworth Neighborhood Library, located at 4300 Kansas Avenue, NW from 10:00 am until 12:30 pm, children and adults will have an opportunity to make masks, and listen to tales from the Caribbean!
This event is supported by the Caribbean Food Alliance, Georgia Avenue Business Association, the Caribbean Carnival Committee, the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce, the Petworth Library, the Caribbean Carnival Committee, Carnival Band Leaders Association and Councilmember Muriel Bowser.
Here’s just a few shots that have already been sent to the PoPville flickr pool from Saturday’s pride parade. If you got some good shots, there’s still time to upload some to the flickr pool before tomorrow’s 2pm Photos from PoPville post.
Capital Pride Parade
June 11, 2011 | 05:30 PM – 08:30 PM
The annual Capital Pride parade steps off on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 5:30pm. It will travel through Dupont Circle, 17th Street, and through northwest Washington DC.
Mark your calendars and come out for this event that has received City Paper’s “Best of” Award for Best Parade 4 years in a row!
A reader highly recommends this event for those with kids. From a DPW press release:
DC Government to Hold 4th Annual “Truck Touch” Event Sat., June 11th 2011, from 9 am to 2 pm, at RFK, Lot 7
Come experience the high-tech equipment and vehicles used to provide vital city services. Learn how they operate to serve you better. Kids can climb aboard, work the gears, and honk the horn!
WHAT: District of Columbia Government “Truck Touch” Event
WHEN: Saturday, June 11th, 9 am – 2 pm
WHERE: RFK Stadium, Lot 7 (off of Oklahoma Ave., NE next to the playground)
Every year people ask about the legality of fireworks in DC so I just wanted to share a note from DCRA:
As the July 4th holiday approaches get all the required permits, licenses, and inspections for you to legally set up a fireworks stand and sell fireworks. Use or the possession of illegal fireworks in the District of Columbia could face fines and penalties of up to $2,000 and/or arrest for further prosecution.
Permits, certificate of occupancy, FEMS application, and Basic business license are required to legally operate a fireworks sales stand in the District of Columbia.
The deadline for submitting applications to DCRA is June 20, 2011
