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Always a Fun Day – PARK(ing) Day is Tomorrow – Check Out a Map Where You’ll Find Them

By Prince Of Petworth

From DDOT:

“PARK(ing) Day is returning to the District of Columbia on Friday, September 18, 2015, from 9 am to 4 pm. District residents and businesses put their creativity on display for last year’s event, building more than 20 pop-up parks in curbside parking spaces.”

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Photo courtesy of Casey Trees

From a press release:

“A global tradition started in 2005, PARK(ing) Day is an annual event that brings community leaders, artists, and activists together to transform metered parking spaces into temporary parks. This year, spearheaded by the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Washington Parks & People, and the DC Council, the event will convert all 13 Councilmember parking spots in front of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) to temporary parks on Friday, September 18 from 9:00AM-3:00PM. (more…)

You Sir and Madam are my Heroes Vol. 3

By Prince Of Petworth

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Thanks to a reader for sending:

“My husband and I watched these two painting all day on Labor Day and were surprised to see the final result. It looks awesome. This house is on 9th Street NW between Westminster and T Streets.”

You can see previous nominees here. Should you spot a quiet act of heroism along these lines please do send an email with a brief description and the neighborhood where it was witnessed to [email protected] or tweet @PoPville.

Photos from PoPville – Skateboarding at the Kennedy Center

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering

More about Finding a Line here.

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Help Transport “The Beach” from the Building Museum to the Dupont Underground

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user molly

The epic beach exhibit from the building museum is coming to the potentially epic Dupont Underground and they need your help making it happen:

“You might have heard or read somewhere that the Dupont Underground is taking the 650,000+ plastic balls from the National Building Museum’s blockbuster BEACH installation. It’s true! We’ll be holding a competition for a site-specific installation in our space that will use the balls as both inspiration and artistic/design medium.

FIRST, however, we have to transport the balls from the museum to our space. And that’s where YOU come in. We need people to devote a few hours on SEPTEMBER 7 and SEPTEMBER 8 helping us pack the balls, load them in moving trucks, unload them at the other end, and put the boxes in the Dupont Underground.

There are a number of different volunteer opportunities and times to work.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

—The Dupont Underground Team”

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Sweet City Ride – Sanitation Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

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A reader writes:

“I spotted one of DC’s “designed to recycle” dump trucks in Colombia Heights.

It’s a pretty cool project – here’s the website:

“The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in partnership with the Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce Designed to Recycle, a new public art initiative that will transform recycling trucks into mobile public art works. DCCAH is seeking proposals for two-dimensional art to be printed on vinyl and wrapped onto recycling trucks that will circulate through all eight wards of the District. Artists’ proposals will be selected to be featured on recycling trucks for the duration of two years beginning in the spring of 2015.”

“Over two weeks local teens from both sides of the Anacostia River have collaborated to create a 55 foot mural” See it Tomorrow

By Prince Of Petworth

Mural Art Project Reception @THEARC Flyer v2

From an email:

“Over two weeks local teens from both sides of the Anacostia River have collaborated to create a 55 foot mural. The underlying energy of the mural will focus on capturing the essence of neighborhoods along the Anacostia River through trans-community dialogue.

Tomorrow, there will be a FREE Mural Exhibition Reception open to the public on August 19th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at THEARC’s ArtReach Community Gallery. RSVP here if you would like to attend.”

More info and photos from The 11th Street Bridge Park:

Mural Project Press Release (PDF)

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“Did you know there is a National Park in DC with roller skating? Now you do.”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Samuel Dixon Photography

Thanks to Samuel Dixon Photography for sharing his great photos. You can check out the rest of the pictures at his site here.

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Samuel Dixon Photography

From NPS:

“Can you remember the last time you laced up a pair of roller skates? Make new memories with this ‘fun for the whole family’ activity. Skate rentals are free! And on summer weekends you can dance to DJ music as you enjoy this open air roller rink. This is the one and only roller skating rink in the National Park Service!

Season:

Free skate rentals are available seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Rates: Roller skates are free to check out with a valid I.D. Call (202) 472-3884 for availability.

Directions

The skating pavilion is located at 1500 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, D.C., near the DC-295 and Pennsylvania Ave. SE interchange. Via DC-295, exit onto eastbound Pennsylvania Ave. SE, take the first right onto Fairlawn Ave. SE, then the first right onto Nicholson Drive SE, right onto Anacostia Drive, then proceed to the parking area.

Public Transportation

Visit WMATA for fares and route details.
Bus: The U2, V7, and V9 buses service the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. SE and Fairlawn Drive. From that corner, walk west on Fairlawn, turn right onto Nicholson Drive, right on Anacostia Drive, and then straight to the skating pavilion.

Metro: Exit at Potomac Ave. station on the Blue/Orange/Silver lines. Walk southeast along Pennsylvania Ave. SE, and cross the bridge. If crossing from the north side of the bridge, immediately after crossing the bridge, turn left to follow the trail to Anacostia Drive and continue straight to the right to the skating pavilion. If crossing the south side of the bridge, immediately after crossing the bridge, follow the path to the right to Anacostia Drive, then turn right on Anacostia Drive and continue straight to the skating pavilion.”

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Samuel Dixon Photography

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Samuel Dixon Photography

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