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Family Day at President Lincoln’s Cottage!:
President Lincoln’s Cottage
Grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
10:00am – 3:00pm | FREE!Join President Lincolns Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 10:00 am 3:00 pm as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln familys first season at the Soldiers Home. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Lincolns Cottage as they once did through an array of activities and demonstrations. Perfect for family members of all ages!
Observe a Civil War Encampment: View the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers, better known as the Bucktails, who served as Lincolns personal guards. 10 am 3 pm
Make Your Own Lincoln Top Hat: Discover the secrets Lincoln held in his top hat and make your own! 10 am 3 pm
View The Emancipation Proclamation: A rare, signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be on display, starting September 22. 9:30 am 4:30 pm
Listen to Traditional Tunes: Listen to the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices perform a variety of African-American songs and spoken word, including spirituals, shouts, hollers, songs of struggle and freedom, field calls, planting songs, and others. 1:30-3:00 pm
Play at the Petting Zoo: Ride ponies, chase peacocks, and get to know the animals at a petting zoo with Tad Lincolns favorite pets. Pony rides are first come, first served. 11 am 1 pm
Enjoy a Picnic: Local vendors will be on site selling fresh food, or pack your own picnic and enjoy the ample space on the grounds. 10 am 3 pm
Tour The Cottage: First tour 10:00am, last tour 3:00pm regular price
Family Day activities, sponsored by President Lincolns Cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home, are FREE and open to the public. If you would like to take a tour of the Cottage, we strongly recommend purchasing Cottage Tour Tickets in advance.
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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, created the blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange. Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.
I find that it sometimes pays to jump on a Craigslist pair – they can be difficult to come across. Don’t need two? Just sell the other back onto CL to help defray the cost – but don’t be a jerk and charge triple for one what you paid for the pair…or charge triple for one what you paid for two and call it entrepreneurship…? Today’s Listed District roundup serves up some matchy-matchy finds for your pairing pleasure. Happy Hunting!
$20 – Vintage TV Trays – Horse Design!
$50 – Sunny Yellow Glass Lamps
$60 – Gold Globe Sconces
$150 – MCM Slat Side Tables (walnut?)
$150 – Sleek Yellow & Walnut MCM Side Chairs
$175 – Chrome Cantilever Chairs, Knoll Upholstery
$250 (OBO) – Swanky Etched Glass and Brass Waterford Lamps
$250 – Classic Black Wassily-Style Sling Chairs
$450 – Black & Gold Regency Chest of Drawers
$500 – Yellow Leather Tufted Club Chairs
$850 – Vintage Paul McCobb Green Tweed Ottomans
The Pinch
3548 14th Street Northwest
Friday, September 28th, 2012
9:00pm – 12:00am | FREE!Slip into, or out of, something comfortable this Friday at The Pinch. Back by overwhelming popular demand, host, Rock Tender (Justin Purvis), his lovely assistant Wendy Whiskysour, and the girls of Burlesque & Belly Laughs make a tantalizingly triumphant return for a repeat, but never repeatable, performance.
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A bit random, but I like it! From Capitol Hill.
Poverty Ridge at Columbia Station:
Columbia Station
2325 18th Street NW
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
8:30pm – 12:30am | FREE!Not your mama’s classic rock! Poverty Ridge band plays this Thursday night at Columbia Station (band website: http://www.povertyridgetheband.com/) Come listen to a solid assortment of classic rock from our open patio. It’s the perfect way to celebrate a week of Fall equinox!
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Movie night at Harrison Recreation Center:
Harrison Recreation Center
1300 V St NW
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
7:00pm – 10:00pm | FREE!We will be having our final movie of the year – Pelican Brief – on September 26th at Harrison Recreation Center, on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW. This 1993 classic features Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington where a law student writing a brief on the assassinations of two Supreme Court justices, finds bullets flying in her direction and she turns to a reporter for help. This features scenes in our own’s Ben Chili Bowl on U Street.
Local businesses Marvin, The Gibson, Patty Boom Boom, and Blackbyrd are providing a DJ starting at 7:00pm. Screening begins after sundown (at around 8:00pm). All movies are shown outdoors in a family-friendly environment and are free and open to the public. You may want to bring a blanket to sit on, and sweater/coat to keep warm. Sorry, dogs are not allowed in the park. Donations and sponsorships are accepted at movies.ustreet-dc.org and will benefit Friends of Harrison Recreation Center (part of U Street Neighborhood Association), a friends of group formed in 2009 that works directly with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation on capital improvements and design changes, and enhancing park management and programming.
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The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place SE
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
7:00pm – 9:00pm | FREE!The Smithsonians Anacostia Community Museum presents Access to the Anacostia Waterfront: Obstacles and Solutions on Tuesday, September 25th at 7 pm. Learn about the research initiative that focuses on urban waterways, especially rivers, their watersheds, and associated creeks and streams.
The panel is moderated by Jim Foster, Anacostia Watershed Society and includes Mike Bolinder, Anacostia Riverkeeper; Michael Stevens, Executive Director, Capitol River Front BID; and James T (Tom) Ryburn, Anacostia River Trail, DDOT. Program is located at the museum at 1901 Fort Place SE. Space is limited, so make reservations now at 202.633.4866.
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Chamber Music Concert in Congressional Cemetery’s Historic Chapel:
Congressional Cemetery
1801 E Street Southeast
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
4:00pm – 5:00pm | $20.00Enjoy works by Handel-Halvorsen, Mozart, Ravel, Piazolla, and Dvorak in our beautiful 1903 chapel. All proceeds go to help restoration efforts at Historic Congressional Cemetery. More information at congressionalcemetery.org.
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Outdoor Movie Nights in Lamont Park:
Lamont Park
Lamont Street NW and Mount Pleasant Street NW
Friday, September 21st, 2012
7:15pm – 9:30pm | FREE!Mount Pleasant Main Street Announces Fall Outdoor Movie Nights in Lamont Park. Friday 9/21 and 9/28 from 7:15-9:30. Rain day on Sundays same time. Food and drink available from local businesses and the fojol bros food truck!
Theme is IMDb 80’s classics. Submit your vote for 2 of the following PG-rated movies via the facebook invite. UPDATE: The Princess Bride is the winner for this Friday 9/21
Special feature: “Into The Lime Lite” a local DC documentary from GWU about a young boxer. (9/21)
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