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Photo courtesy of DC Bocce League

Ok, this is gonna be awesome. The fine folks at the DC Bocce League have agreed to throw a one day charity Bocce tournament for PoPville. You can find all the info here.

PoPville Warm-up to Spring Charity Tournament

Rooftop Tournament & Party Details
Saturday, April 14
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Highland Park Apartments rooftop
(above Columbia Heights Metro)

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

• Registration is $20/player and proceeds benefit St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
• Create your own team (4 player minimum) or sign up individually or in groups of less than 4 and we will find you a great team.
• Games are 30 minutes long and played to 10 points.
• The tournament is single elimination, with a Bear Pong losers bracket for all teams that get eliminated, so the merriment goes on!
• The winners are crowned Bocce Champs of PoPville and receive accolades, a charity donation to St. Baldrick’s Foundation in their name, and other lavish prizes (bar tabs or trophies perhaps?).
• Players receive official PoPville Charity Bocce Tourney t-shirt, beverages, party specials, and an epic spring day on the rooftop.
• A schedule and bracket will be sent out as the date approaches.
• Post-tourney party kicks off at 5:00pm at Acre 121 (just downstairs from the rooftop) with exclusive specials for players and friends, PLUS live music from “Route 42” singer-songwriter René Moffatt!

More Fun & Games!
In addition to bocce, the PoPville rooftop tournament includes music, movie projection of [lawn] bowling saga The Big Lebowski (among others), and buckets of Italian beer and DC Bocce League favorite, Peroni. Plus a post-tourney party at neighborhood bar Acre 121 for players and friends!

If you are new to bocce don’t worry, it’s easy to pick-up and learn on the fly and you can join us early at 12:30pm on the rooftop for a tutorial.

Also check out DC Bocce’s Spring Season, now open for registration through DC, MD, and VA!  Sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date on all league happenings, announcements, happy hours and charity events.

Game Location and Directions
Games will be on the rooftop of Highland Park Apartments.  Access will be granted to all PoPville tournament players and friends to enjoy the party!

And if you don’t have a team that’s ok, they’ll place you on one. Sign up here!

Photo by flickr user Scott Ableman

From a press release:

The Washington Nationals once again invite fans with presidential aspirations to apply for the chance to become a Racing President. The team is now accepting applications and will hold auditions during the Presidents Day Weekend to fill the shoes of George, Tom, Abe and Teddy for the 2012 baseball season.

To be eligible, applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

– Measure between 5’7” and 6’6” in height
– Be at least 18 years old
– Be able to run from center field to home plate in 40 seconds (approximately 200 yards)
– Be able to wear a costume weighing approximately 45 lbs for several hours
– Be available for at least 35 Nationals home games

Racing hopefuls will have until Friday, February 10 to submit their cover letter, resume and photo to [email protected]. Once these materials are received, applicants will be contacted and required to answer six mascot-related questions.

Select candidates will then be invited to Nationals Park on Saturday, February 18, 2012, where they will be required to perform a freestyle dance, run a 40-yard dash and run two Presidents Races from center field to the home dugout. They will also be interviewed by the Game Operations panel.

This tryout is by invitation only and is not open to the public. Tryouts will take place regardless of weather conditions.

Thanks to a reader for sending an email from the folks at Dirty Martini inviting you to watch the Super Bowl:

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience Super Bowl Sunday the Dirty way! Watch the Eagles v. the Patriots on 9 HDTV’s with supreme surround sound! Amazing drink and food specials too! We’ll look forward to seeing you Sunday night!
Wear your team colors for special incentives all throughout the game!
Reservations recommended but not required.

Image via DC Petition for Peyton

They write:

“One of the most prolific passers in the history of the game. Still only 36 years old with plenty left in tank, out to prove a point. Why would you not? #18 in the burgundy and gold… it’s a beautiful thing!”

Would you like to see Peyton become a Redskin?