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 2023_DC_BID_Annual_230621 | 176 | 2023 DowntownDC BID Annual Meeting @ Planet Word
2023 DowntownDC BID Annual Meeting
Come and discover the Unparalleled Opportunity that is DowntownDC.
By DowntownDC Business Improvement District
Planet Word 925 13th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005
You're invited to join us for the DowntownDC BID's 2023 Annual Meeting and Networking event.... |
| 2010_DC_Lincoln_Final_100419 | 57 | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission -- Final Meeting
WASHINGTON – The national Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) will convene its final meeting on Monday, April 19, 2010, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington. President Abraham Lincoln established the Department of Agriculture in 1862, calling it the “people’s... |
| 2010_DC_Lincoln_Studies_100419 | 85 | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission -- State of Lincoln Studies w/Matthew Pinsker
The Future of Lincoln:
Welcome and Video Presentation -- Harold Holzer, ALBC Co-Chairman
Introduction -- Darrel Bigham, ALBC Commissioner
Remarks -- Matt Pinsker
Q&A -- Moderated by Jim Horton, ALBC Commissioner
Closing Remarks -- Harold Holzer
The State of Lincoln Studies:
WASHINGTON – The... |
| 2019_DC_Risen_191023 | 29 | AEI -- Clay Risen (“The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders")
Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century: A book event with Clay Risen
In his new book, “The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century” (Scribner, 2019), Clay Risen, deputy op-ed editor for The New York Times, illuminates... |
| 2019_DC_Brookhiser_191119 | 27 | AEI -- Give Me Liberty: A book event with Richard Brookhiser
Give Me Liberty: A book event with Richard Brookhiser
Using 13 historical documents as a guide, biographer and journalist Richard Brookhiser joins AEI’s Yuval Levin for a discussion of liberty as an immutable principle in American history.
Every country has a characteristic that defines it, such as a... |
| 2018_DC_Census_Succeed_180423 | 34 | AEI -- Making the 2020 Census Succeed
The 2020 decennial census is critically important. Businesses rely on official statistics to make key decisions, and those statistics must be accurate. Policymakers rely on official statistics as well, for decisions as important as setting interest rates throughout the economy. And the research... |
| 2019_DC_Rajan_190411 | 35 | AEI -- The Third Pillar: Inclusive Localism (Raghuram Rajan, w/Brent Orrell, Timothy Carney, and Michael Strain)
The Third Pillar: ‘Inclusive Localism’ As The Key To Rebuilding American Communities
A discussion with Raghuram Rajan
Join AEI for a discussion with Raghuram Rajan on his new book, “The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind” (Penguin Press, 2019). The book provides a... |
| 2017_DC_AERA_Brown_171019 | 95 | AERA Brown Lecture In Education Research (14th) w/Alfredo J. Artiles
14th Annual AERA Brown Lecture In Education Research
by American Educational Research Association
This year, Alfredo J. Artiles (Arizona State University), Dean of Graduate Education and the Ryan C. Harris Professor of Special Education, has been selected to present the 2017 Brown Lecture.
Lecture... |
| 2018_DC_AERA_Brown_181025 | 119 | AERA Brown Lecture In Education Research (15th) w/H. Richard Milner IV
15th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research by American Educational Research Association
This year, the 2018 Brown Lecture will be given by H. Richard Milner IV, a leading scholar of urban education and teacher education. He is Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair of Education and Professor of... |
| 2019_DC_AERA_Brown_191024 | 130 | AERA Brown Lecture In Education Research (16th) w/Prudence L. Carter
16th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
American Educational Research Association
This year, the 2019 Brown Lecture will be given by Prudence L. Carter, dean and professor of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and national expert on inequality in... |
| 2018_DC_AFLCIO_Tour_180502 | 34 | AFL-CIO Headquarters -- Event: DC LaborFest tour |
| 2017_DC_MacLean_171219 | 15 | AFL-CIO Headquarters -- Event: Nancy MacLean ("Democracy in Chains")
Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
An explosive exposé of the right’s relentless campaign to eliminate unions, suppress voting, privatize public education, and change the Constitution.
“The Koch project has brought us to the worst political crisis in... |
| 2021_DC_Trumka_210814 | 221 | AFL-CIO Headquarters -- Event: Richard Trumka in Repose at AFL-CIO Headquarters
Richard Trumka to Lie in Repose at AFL-CIO Headquarters
On Saturday, Aug. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET, Richard Trumka’s family is giving the public the opportunity to pay their respects to the labor legend who passed away on Aug. 5. He is making one last trip to the House of Labor, a place and... |
| 2018_DC_Booth_180525 | 45 | AFL-CIO Headquarters -- Event: "Heather Booth: Changing the World" (w/Heather Booth)
Heather Booth: Changing the World (with Paul Booth tribute) (LaborFest film)
The newest film by critically acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Rivlin is an inspiring look at how social change happens. Booth, a renowned organizer and activist, began her remarkable career at the height of the Civil Rights... |
| 2008_DC_Gore_080717 | 37 | Al Gore's National Challenge on Energy and Climate @ DAR Constitution Hall
Vice President Gore will be issuing an unprecedented challenge to policymakers and entrepreneurs. He’ll push the "reset" button on how we think about energy and climate. And how we create American prosperity.
The audience included Tipper Gore, will.i.am (from the Black Eyed Peas), and Bob Barr (the... |
| 2009_DC_Inaug_AABall_090120 | 309 | All American Inaugural Ball (2009) @ Westin Washington DC City Center
Seldom in our lifetime is an event of such high importance as to claim a prominent position in history. On January 20th, 2009 the inauguration of America’s 44th President is just such an occasion.
The All American Ball Inaugural Committee is proud to announce that the 4th All American Inaugural Ball... |
| 2011_DC_Portrait_110216 | 37 | American University -- Eisenhower portrait unveiling
The university unveiled a Karsh portrait of Eisenhower. The unveiling was done by:
* Louis W. Goodman, Dean, School of International Service, American University
* Jack Rasmussen, Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. |
| 2023_DC_Reilly_Awards_230504 | 156 | American University -- Event: 2023 William K. Reilly Awards
2023 William K. Reilly Awards
Join SPA's Center for Environmental Policy in celebrating the 2023 William K. Reilly Award winners Shalanda Baker, Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, US Department of Energy, and Vickie Patton, General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund.
The William K.... |
| 2023_DC_Leonhardt_231129 | 93 | American University -- Event: 2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt
2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt
The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at SPA and the Kennedy Political Union invites you to the 2nd Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy with David Leonhardt and AU Professor Ron Elving on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6pm.... |
| 2024_01_29B_Sharansky | 43 | American University -- Event: Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture: Natan Sharansky
22nd Annual Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture
Challenges of the Free World in Ukraine, Russia, and the Middle East
Delivered by Natan Sharansky
Moderated by: Saul Newman
Natan Sharansky was born in Donetsk, Ukraine when it was part of the USSR. He was a leading Soviet dissident and Human Rights... |
| 2017_DC_Changing_Land_171101 | 69 | American University -- Event: Changing Political Landscape: 2016 and Beyond (w/Joshua Green and Jonathan Allen)
The Changing Political Landscape: 2016 and Beyond
Two best-selling authors who covered opposing campaigns will recount behind-the-scenes drama during the greatest upset in American political history. In his book, The Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and the Storming of the American... |
| 2017_DC_Toomey_170926 | 48 | American University -- Event: Drawing Inspiration with Cartoonist Jim Toomey
Drawing Inspiration with Cartoonist Jim Toomey
Nationally syndicated cartoonist Jim Toomey, who has been drawing the newspaper comic strip "Sherman's Lagoon" for almost two decades, uses live drawing to demonstrate how he weaves an environmental message into his work, and how he has taken what he has... |
| 2024_04_18_Geithner | 90 | American University -- Event: How the Financial Crisis of 2008 Shaped a Generation and What Does It Mean for us Today? (w/Thomas Nides and Timothy Geithner)
Join the Hon. Thomas Nides for this #SineSeminar:
How the Financial Crisis of 2008 Shaped a Generation and What Does It Mean for us Today?
Featuring Special Guest Hon. Timothy Geithner, Chairman, Warburg Pincus; 75th Secretary of the Treasury; Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_JRead_231009 | 67 | American University -- Event: James Read ("Sovereign of a Free People: Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election Results")
"Sovereign of a Free People:" Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election Results
Join SPA's Political Theory Institute (PTI) for an in-person conversation with James Read (College of St. Benedict and St. John's University) on his book Sovereign of a Free People': Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election... |
| 2023_DC_Edmundson_230928 | 60 | American University -- Event: Lincoln Scholars Lecture: Mark Edmundson
You are invited to the Lincoln Scholars Lecture: Mark Edmundson!
Date: Thursday, September 28th, 5:30 PM-7:00 PM ET
Location: McDowell Formal Lounge
Why has American culture gotten so polarized and so judgmental? And is it any accident that, as we have gotten more judgmental, we have also gotten... |
| 2023_DC_Madison_Prize_230501 | 99 | American University -- Event: Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence award (w/Amy Klobuchar and Rob Portman) @ America's Square (Jones Day Bldg)
Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence award ceremony with Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former Sen. Rob Portman: May 1, 2023
CCPS and the School of Public Affairs at American University are excited to announce this year’s winners of the Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence: Senator Amy Klobuchar... |
| 2023_DC_Burton_231026 | 32 | American University -- Event: Tara Burton ("Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians")
PTI Event: Tara Burton Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians
Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians
Join SPA's Political Theory Institute (PTI) Director Alan Levine for a conversation with writer, novelist, and contributing editor of American... |
| 2010_DC_ArenaORC_101023 | 126 | Arena Stage Open House -- Ribbon cutting
ARENA STAGE OPENS THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER WITH A HOMECOMING GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION FEATURING FREE PERFORMANCES, ARTIST DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CENTER
Participants include Alice Ripley, Kate Baldwin, Anna Deavere Smith, E. Faye Butler, the Manzari Brothers, Brad Oscar... |
| 2017_DC_AAAM_Reception_170801 | 225 | Association of African American Museum Annual Conference Welcoming Reception
Association of African American Museum (AAAM) 39th Annual Conference welcoming reception @ Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
The annual conference will broaden the perspectives of those in attendance by promoting an understanding of the social... |
| 2022_DC_Fauci_220921 | 43 | Atlantic Festival -- Anthony Fauci on His Life, His Legacy, and What’s Next
Anthony Fauci on His Life, His Legacy, and What’s Next
The Atlantic sits down with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Adviser to the President, as he reflects on his life’s work, the pandemic, and his... |
| 2022_DC_Lowndes_County_220923 | 58 | Atlantic Festival -- Film Talk: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Film Talk: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Atlantic senior editor Vann R. Newkirk II leads a discussion with the filmmakers and subjects of Participant’s Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power—a documentary inspired in part by Vann’s reporting and produced in association with The... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage_220922 | 9 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 1: Raye Zaragoza
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage2_220922 | 23 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 2: Janet Yellen, Ron Brownstein and Aretae Ortiz Wyler
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage3_220922 | 33 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 3: Elsa Majimbo, Elyse Myers, Jean Twenge, and Kate Julian
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage4_220922 | 4 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 4: Tom Fanning and Nicholas Thompson (remotely)
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage5_220922 | 28 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 5: Christopher Murphy, Ryan Busse, and Mark Leibovich
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage6_220922 | 43 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 6: Caitlin Dickerson, David Frum, Tom Nichols, and Adrienne LaFrance
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage7_220922 | 28 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept22) 7: Ronald A. Klain, Franklin Foer, and Aretae Ortiz Wyler
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Janet Yellen, Elyse Myers, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage_220923 | 12 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 1: Michael R. Jackson
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage2_220923 | 56 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 2: Constance Wu, Shirley Li, and Nicholas Thompson
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage3_220923 | 56 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 3: Jason Scott and Adrienne LaFrance
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage4_220923 | 20 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 4: Ed Stetzer and Tim Alberta
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage5_220923 | 15 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 5: Troy Thomas and Alice McKown
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage6_220923 | 18 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 6: Tom Perrotta, and Sophie Gilbert
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_Ideas_Stage7_220923 | 34 | Atlantic Festival -- Ideas Stage (Sept23) 7: Chinonye Chukwu, Vann R. Newkirk II, and Candace Montgomery
Ideas Stage: back-to-back interviews you don’t want to miss, featuring Constance Wu, Michael R. Jackson, and more!
The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back interviews with luminaries across the fields of business, science, technology, politics, and culture. Bold thinkers... |
| 2022_DC_AtlanticF_2022 | 39 | Atlantic Festival -- Miscellaneous |
| 2017_DC_AUSA_McCarthy_171009 | 30 | AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition (2017) -- Joint Press Conference w/Ryan McCarthy and Mark Milley
Press Conference: Acting Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff General Mark A. Milley. |
| 2018_DC_WPFD2_180425 | 62 | BBG, GWU, & CPJ -- World Press Freedom Day -- Panel 2: Drivers etc (w/Haroon Ullah, Patrick Butler, Michael De Dora, Joan Mower, John Lansing, Vuthy Khin Huot, and Chris Decherd)
World Press Freedom Day with BBG, GWU & CPJ
Join the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs and the Committee to Protect Journalists for a conversation on challenges and new trends in international media freedom, access to information,... |
| 2018_DC_WPFD_180425 | 70 | BBG, GWU, & CPJ -- World Press Freedom Day - Panel 1: Challenges and New Trends (w/John Lansing, Amanda Bennett, Alberto M. Fernandez, Bay Fang, Paul Danahar, Greta Van Susteren)
World Press Freedom Day with BBG, GWU & CPJ
Join the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs and the Committee to Protect Journalists for a conversation on challenges and new trends in international media freedom, access to information,... |
| 2008_DC_Bens_50th_080822 | 102 | Ben's Chili Bowl 50th anniversary block party
Ben's Celebrates Chili Power
Big Stars and Just Plain Folks Mark Eatery's 50-Year Run on U Street
By Keith L. Alexander
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 21, 2008; B01
It was 1996, and Nizam Ali had just gotten his law degree. Instead of heading to the courtroom, he had another... |
| 2009_CA_Wedding_090801 | 50 | CA -- Los Angeles -- Wedding ceremony
This couple was getting married at the plaza ... It was in a public place and you know me on taking pictures. No, I didn't crash the event -- I stayed outside the ropes. So the pictures we're great angles -- hey! I wasn't invited! -- but what the heck.
Later, I searched Google to see if I could find... |
| 2010_CA_Literacy_100731 | 136 | CA -- San Bernardino -- Main Library -- Campaign for Literacy Event |
| 2010_CA_SBBook_100731 | 76 | CA -- San Bernardino -- Main Library -- Library Book Event |
| 2009_CA_Balloon | 14 | CA -- San Diego -- Balloon launch for 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz
May 10, 2009: Warner Home Video is celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of OZ by launching a grand Wizard of Oz Hot Air Balloon Tour that will travel across the United States from Los Angeles to New York visiting cities and hot air balloon festivals all across the United States to celebrate... |
| 2012_DC_CalTort_Party_120417 | 62 | California Tortilla -- Brand Update Party
Join us to celebrate our Fresh New Look!
Come celebrate California Tortilla's brand update! Bring a guest and enjoy fresh food, signature cocktails and more! |
| 2011_DC_DT101_110217 | 73 | Capitol -- Domestic Terrorism 101
Domestic Terrorism 101
WMAL, The Heritage Foundation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Westminster Institute invite you to a panel discussion to explore the various aspects of the growing threat of domestic terrorism: counter-terrorism, home-grown plots, staying ahead of the threat, Sharia... |
| 2004_DC_CHRS_040616 | 31 | Capitol Hill Restoration Society -- Architect of the Capitol
Alan Hantman, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), and Beverly Wood presented their plans for a study to replace the 25-year-old master plan for the Capitol. The Capitol Hill Restoration Society, a citizen's group, heard the plans for the study and then asked a number of questions about how the study... |
| 2018_DC_Riverfront_Rev_180419 | 71 | Capitol Riverfront Speaker Series: River Revitalization @ Earth Conservation Corps Pump House
Capitol Riverfront Speaker Series: River Revitalization
by Capitol Riverfront BID
2018 marks the "Year of the Anacostia," an invitation to celebrate the Anacostia River and its nearby communities, to honor its history, and to envision its future. The river serves as a valuable asset to the Capitol... |
| 2015_DC_CBMSO_Tour_151031 | 9 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Group tour w/Garrett Peck
Garrett Peck was leading a group through. |
| 2019_DC_CBMSO_Waddell_190316 | 35 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Meet the Artist – Peter Waddell
Meet the Artist – Peter Waddell
Tour the Missing Soldiers Office and learn about the inspiration behind the mural from award winning artist Peter Waddell
Join us on March 16, 2019 at 1 PM at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office to hear artist Peter Waddell discuss his work on a new mural detailing... |
| 2012_DC_CBMSO_Opening_120412 | 77 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Opening Preview
You are invited to a special preview of the Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office on April 12th. The April 12th event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of Clara Barton and will recognize the official partnership between the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the General... |
| 2019_DC_CBMSO_Waddell_190119 | 26 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Peter Waddelll mural talk
Join us on January 19, 2019 at 1 PM at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office to hear artist Peter Waddell discuss his work on a new mural detailing Barton’s life during the Civil War era. The talk will begin at 1 PM in the first floor visitor center at the Missing Soldiers Office. This is a... |
| 2018_DC_CBMSO_Tour_181117 | 77 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Richard Lyons tours
Discovering Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office
Tour Clara Barton’s boardinghouse home and office with the man who saved it from destruction.
More than 20 years ago, Richard Lyons was on a routine inspection when he discovered a trove of 19th century artifacts tucked away in the attic of an old... |
| 2010_DC_CBMSO_Tour_101104 | 7 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Tour
After the tour of the new National Archives Discovering the Civil War Part 2 exhibit, those who wanted to could board buses and go to a tourism event at the Willard. The bus, provided by Cultural Tourism DC, stopped at Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office for a tour. Orientation on the bus was... |
| 2014_DC_CBMSO_Tour_140228 | 64 | Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office -- Event: Tour w/Civil War Trust |
| 2021_DC_GNStPaul_BC_210523 | 43 | DC -- 16th Street Heights - Greater New St Paul Baptist Church -- Pentecost Sunday |
| 2021_DC_GNStPaul_BC_210404 | 38 | DC -- 16th Street Heights - Greater New St Paul Baptist Church -- Resurrecton Sunday
Resurrection Sunday
April 4th 11am
Outdoor Experience Held at
Greater New St. Paul Baptist Church
Dr. Regretta B. Ruffin, Senior Pastor
1300 Ingraham Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011 |
| 2022_DC_Grammy2_220427 | 217 | DC -- 2022 Grammys on the Hill Awards @ The Hamilton -- Presentation
FIVE-TIME GRAMMY® WINNERS Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to be Honored at 2022 GRAMMYs on the Hill® AWARDS on April 27
RECORDING ACADEMY® Celebrates 20th Anniversary of event uniting Congress with grammy® winners and nominees
WHAT: On April 27, the Recording Academy® will once again bring together... |
| 2022_DC_Grammy_220427 | 99 | DC -- 2022 Grammys on the Hill Awards @ The Hamilton -- Step and Repeat
FIVE-TIME GRAMMY® WINNERS Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to be Honored at 2022 GRAMMYs on the Hill® AWARDS on April 27
RECORDING ACADEMY® Celebrates 20th Anniversary of event uniting Congress with grammy® winners and nominees
WHAT: On April 27, the Recording Academy® will once again bring together... |
| 2016_DC_930_Worlds_Fair_160105 | 105 | DC -- 9:30 World's Fair 2016
9:30 World's Fair 2016
A double-annivsary multimedia experience. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the 9:30 Club & 20 years in the current location. You're in the Inner Perisphere January 5th from 7-9pm get an exclusive sneak peek of the 9:30 World's Fair before it opens to the public! Also -- get a... |
| 2015_DC_Lincoln_VisitsV_151203 | 132 | DC -- Abraham Lincoln press conference @ VFW on Illinois Statehood Day
MISTER LINCOLN GOES TO WASHINGTON
Illinois Statehood Day, Thursday, December 3, 2015, will be commemorated with a presentation of “Abraham Lincoln – A Press Conference” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
The event will take place at noon in Ketchum Hall of the VFW Building at 200 Maryland Avenue, NE,... |
| 2019_DC_Awards_Reception_190930 | 40 | DC -- AIA|DC -- Event: Opening Reception: The 2019 Awards Show
AIA|DC -- Opening Reception: The 2019 Awards Show
Join us to celebrate the opening of The 2019 Awards Show featuring award-winning projects from this year’s Chapter Design Awards and Washingtonian Residential Design Awards. As part of the reception, winners of the Washingtonian Residential Design... |
| 2017_DC_Ambassador50_171028 | 214 | DC -- Ambassador Theater 50th Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday, October 28, come honor the 50th anniversary of DC’s legendary Ambassador Theater, the psychedelic dance hall in Adams Morgan that played host in 1967 to Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, Moby Grape, The Hollies, John Lee Hooker, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Vanilla Fudge, The Paul Butterfield Blues... |
| 2022_DC_SIAIB_FuturesC_220706 | 98 | DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Closing Event
FUTURES Happy Hour: 5 to 7 PM
As we transition into the evening, the entire building will come alive with special performances from Washington, D.C.-based artists Crush Funk Brass Band, Tiktok cellist sensation Andrew Savoia, illusionist Alain Nu, the Haikuists and more, set within unique spaces... |
| 2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesCR2_211120 | 69 | DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Call and Response Concert") -- Everything except the outdoor concert
“Call and Response Concert,” Saturday, Nov. 20, 5:30–9:30 p.m. EST:
The biggest celebration of the weekend is a free indoor/outdoor and streamed concert-turned-sonic exploration. Inspired by the vibrant dynamism of Washington’s go-go music scene, this next-generation sound experience will push genre... |
| 2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesCR_211120 | 156 | DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Call and Response Concert") -- Outdoor Concert
“Call and Response Concert,” Saturday, Nov. 20, 5:30–9:30 p.m. EST:
The biggest celebration of the weekend is a free indoor/outdoor and streamed concert-turned-sonic exploration. Inspired by the vibrant dynamism of Washington’s go-go music scene, this next-generation sound experience will push genre... |
| 2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesO_211119 | 191 | DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Unexpected Conversations")
“Unexpected Conversations,” Friday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. EST:
The night before doors open, everyone is invited to take a seat at the live-streamed virtual table to join in a wildly unconventional sharing of bold ideas to change the future, with special guests from the worlds of music, art, science and... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening_230825 | 63 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 1 (of 6). Miscellaneous
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening2_230825 | 30 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 2 (of 6). Welcoming Remarks
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening3_230825 | 60 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 3 (of 6). Panel 1: The National Mall: Local, National, Transnational
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening4_230825 | 86 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 4 (of 6). Panel 2: Envisioning Democracy: Artist Roundtable
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening5_230825 | 56 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 5 (of 6). Artist Program: Wendy Red Star, Indigenous Archives
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2023_DC_Beyond_Convening6_230825 | 68 | DC -- Beyond Granite @ US Inst of Peace -- Legacies and Futures of the National Mall -- 6 (of 6). Closing Keynote Conversation
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Convening – Legacies and Futures of the National Mall
A dynamic day of discussions where artists, curators, and project leaders from Beyond Granite: Pulling Together converge with creators, scholars, activists, and practitioners from the monument landscape. Explore... |
| 2005_DC_Law_BlueM_050510 | 18 | DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2005)
Once a year, there's a National Police Week which honors law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. To kick it off is a "blue mass" at the nearby St Patrick's Cathedral. I happened on the event this year, which was the 11th annual one. Present was Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. |
| 2010_DC_Law_BlueM_100504 | 143 | DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2010)
All parishioners and friends of St. Patrick's Catholic Church are cordially invited to join hundreds of first responders from around the country at St. Patrick's 16th Annual Blue Mass. Held each year at the beginning of National Police Week, we pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember... |
| 1998_DC_Law_Candlelight_980513 | 34 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (1998) |
| 2005_DC_Law_Candlelight_050513 | 66 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2005)
17th Annual Candlelight Vigil: National Police Week 2005. There was a program which featured comments by Craig Floyd (the chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund), Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and others. After that, a reading of the names newly engraved on the Memorial... |
| 2007_DC_Law_CandlelightC_070513 | 60 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Ceremony
I was wayyyy back during the actual ceremony so don't expect those pictures to be great but the candlelight part went well as did the pictures afterward. You'll see some decent pictures of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Craig Floyd, Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial... |
| 2007_DC_Law_CandlelightP_070513 | 91 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Pre-ceremony events |
| 2007_DC_Law_CandlelightR_070513 | 90 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Related images |
| 2008_DC_Law_CandlelightC_080513 | 79 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Ceremony
The official program for the evening (not all of which I got on film) was as follows:
- Presentation of the Colors -- United States Park Police
- National Anthem -- Performed by Sergeant Michael Devine, New York City Police Department
- Invocation -- Reverend Kate Braestrup
- Welcoming Remarks... |
| 2008_DC_Law_CandlelightP_080513 | 39 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Pre-ceremony events |
| 2008_DC_Law_CandlelightR_080513 | 73 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Related images |
| 2009_DC_Law_CandlelightC_090513 | 92 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Ceremony
Program of the Evening:
- Opening Musical Tribute: Phoenix Police Department Honor Chorus
- Presentation of the Colors: United States Park Police
- National Anthem: Performed by Lieutenant Randy Sutton, Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department
- Invocation: Officer Steven V. Hillman,... |
| 2009_DC_Law_CandlelightR_090513 | 72 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Related images |
| 2012_DC_Law_Candlelight_120513 | 109 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2012) -- Pre-ceremony events
I didn't stick around for the ceremony. It's gotten so big that there's really no way to get close enough to see the stage anymore. |
| 2013_DC_Law_Candlelight_130512 | 34 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2013) -- Preparation for ceremony |
| 2021_DC_Law_Candlelight_211014 | 282 | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2021)
This year, hundreds of names were engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, bringing the total to 22,611 officers killed in the line of duty memorialized there.
The NLEOMF is hosting a Candlelight Vigil Thursday, October 14 at 6:00 pm on the National... |
| 2007_DC_Pride_Festival_070610 | 45 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2007)
Stage performers here are Crystal Waters and Rachel Panay. The off-stage performers were also interesting! |
| 2008_DC_Pride_080615 | 69 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2008)
Performances include the following:
* BETTY
* DC Cowboys
* Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
* Wicked Jezabel
Descriptions:
BETTY:
Elizabeth, Alyson, and Amy -- BETTY -- is a five-piece pop rock band fronted by Elizabeth Ziff, Alyson Palmer and Amy Ziff (L to R above). The band’s... |
| 2009_DC_PrideP_090614 | 179 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances
Including performances by:
- DC Swoing,
- Sister Funk,
- DC Cowboys,
- Ella Fitzgerald (not that one),
- Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC,
- Odd Girl Out,
- Lori Michaels,
- Vanessa Conde,
- Martha Wash, and
- RuPaul |
| 2010_DC_PrideW_100613 | 51 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2010) -- Chely Wright |
| 2010_DC_Pride_100613 | 36 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2010) -- except Chely Wright |
| 2011_DC_Pride_Festival_110612 | 53 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2011) |
| 2014_DC_Pride_Festival_140608 | 55 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2014) |
| 2023_DC_Pride_230611 | 97 | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2023) |
| 2007_DC_Pride_March_070609 | 92 | DC -- Capital Pride March (2007)
Large contingent of churches joins Pride celebration
Mayor Fenty leads group of elected officials in parade
By LOU CHIBBARO JR
Friday, June 15, 2007
Surging crowds lining the parade route added to the enthusiasm of this year’s 32nd annual Pride festivities as thousands turned out for last... |
| 2015_DC_Lincoln_VisitsH_151203 | 10 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Hart Senate Office Building -- Event: Lincoln Visits for Illinois Statehood Day |
| 2020_DC_Lincoln_Protest_200626 | 193 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Lincoln Park -- BLM Protest
This was an interesting example of two competing events in the same place. The event I came to attend was this one:
Join the Rally and Teach-In for Lincoln Park
In a demonstration of solidarity and recognition of the history of Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. members of the local, regional and... |
| 2015_DC_Alice_Post_150930 | 141 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Sewall-Belmont House -- Alice Award (2015) -- Luncheon and Post-event Mingling |
| 2015_DC_Alice_Program_150930 | 62 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Sewall-Belmont House -- Alice Award (2015) -- Program/Awards
Luncheon celebrating Senator Patty Murray & Senator Lisa Murkowski
Awards Program agenda:
* Welcome: Peggy Cifrino, 2015 Alice Award Co-Chair
* Alice Award Presentation: Diana Chasen Lipsey, President, Board of Directors, awarding...
*** Senator Patty Murray
* Alice Award Presentation: Lucy... |
| 2015_DC_Alice_Pre_150930 | 202 | DC -- Capitol Hill -- Sewall-Belmont House -- Alice Award (2015) -- Setup and Pre-Event Mingling |
| 2017_DC_Catharsis_2017 | 60 | DC -- Catharsis on the Mall |
| 2018_DC_Catharsis | 45 | DC -- Catharsis on the Mall |
| 2020_DC_Catharsis | 62 | DC -- Catharsis on the Mall |
| 2013_DC_CCWP_Dream_LOC_130201 | 40 | DC -- CCWP Dream Day -- Group in Library of Congress
The Center for Civil War Photography is pleased to announce an upcoming one-day member event so special that it can only be entitled, THE CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY DREAM DAY, with behind-the-scenes curators tours of the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress and more. Curators will unearth from storage and... |
| 2013_DC_CCWP_Dream_SIPG_130201 | 72 | DC -- CCWP Dream Day -- Group in Portrait Gallery
The Center for Civil War Photography is pleased to announce an upcoming one-day member event so special that it can only be entitled, THE CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY DREAM DAY, with behind-the-scenes curators tours of the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress and more. Curators will unearth from storage and... |
| 2013_DC_CCWP_Dream_Castle_130201 | 27 | DC -- CCWP Dream Day -- Group in Smithsonian Castle
The Center for Civil War Photography is pleased to announce an upcoming one-day member event so special that it can only be entitled, THE CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY DREAM DAY, with behind-the-scenes curators tours of the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress and more. Curators will unearth from storage and... |
| 2017_DC_DocHist1F_170428 | 215 | DC -- Celebration of the publication of the last volumes of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress @ Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati, The George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University Press, and the Editors
invite you to a reception celebrating the publication of Volumes 21 and 22 and the completion of the
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
Partial list of planned speakers:
*... |
| 2020_DC_Summer_Camp | 12 | DC -- Chevy Chase -- Summer Camp distribution center
Covid-19 closed the DC summer camps so the city set up distribution centers where families could pick up summer toys for their kids. |
| 2024_02_03D2_Embrace_CNewYr | 26 | DC -- Chinese New Year Celebration (2024)
A Prosperous Celebration of the Year of the Dragon!
The DowntownDC BID invites you to Embrace the Magic of the Lunar New Year! Join us on Saturday, February 3 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Chinatown Park/Lotus Plaza (I Street between 5th & 6th Streets NW) for a free, family-friendly kick-off... |
| 2019_DC_City_Center_Tree_191130 | 106 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Event: City Center Holiday Tree Lighting (2019)
CityCenterDC will kick off the holiday season with an exciting evening of performances from The Washington Chorus. Washingtonians will be treated to joyful holiday music, and an official lighting ceremony and countdown emceed by NBC’4 Eun Yang. Families will be entertained with balloon artists, face... |
| 2022_DC_City_Center_Tree_221126 | 72 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Event: City Center Holiday Tree Lighting (2022)
Ninth Annual Holiday Tree Lighting
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022 | 6PM – 7PM
Kick off the holiday season with the CityCenterDC Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, November 26 at 6 p.m. in The Park at CityCenter. Visitors will be met by our 75-foot tree, one of the largest in the city,... |
| 2021_DC_City_Center_Fur_211219 | 10 | DC -- CityCenterDC -- Event: Fur protest |
| 2023_DC_Corc_GHours_230202 | 13 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design -- Event: Golden Hours: Meet the Room
Golden Hours: A Salon Doré Event Series
The Salon Doré, Corcoran's 18th century French "Golden Lounge," is a unique space in the Flagg Building that many either don't know exists or assume is off-limits. Come learn more about the history of the room and its material makeup to be inspired about its... |
| 2019_DC_Corc_VDay_190214 | 11 | DC -- Corcoran School of the Arts and Design -- Event: Valentine's Day
Looking for a free snack or a place to make a personalized card for your loved one? We've got you covered! This Valentine's Day (February 14), join the Corcoran for a celebration in the Flagg Atrium from 10 a.m. to noon, complete with coffee, donuts, Valentine's cookies and games! At this event, you'll... |
| 2016_DC_CrossLines_160528 | 125 | DC -- CrossLines @ Arts and Industries Bldg
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is mounting CrossLines, a two-day art exhibition, at the Arts and Industries Building over Memorial Day weekend. Subtitled "a culture lab on intersectionality," more than forty artists will present new works that explore the connections of race, class,... |
| 2019_DC_Daily_DJT_Twitter_190614 | 226 | DC -- Daily Show's Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library @ The Showroom
The Daily Show's award-winning Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is coming to Washington, D.C. for one weekend only, June 14-16, after drawing huge crowds in Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City.
The pop-up exhibit showcases and analyzes the finest works from... |
| 2017_DC_Streetcar_1Yr_170304 | 30 | DC -- DC Streetcar -- 1 Year anniversary community greeting |
| 2014_DC_DOI_Murals_Tour_141018 | 1 | DC -- Dept of Interior Building -- Murals Walking Tour
This was one of the regular DOI mural tours that they offer twice a week. |
| 2021_DC_Franklin_Sq_BP_210925 | 45 | DC -- Downtown -- Franklin Square -- Event: Franklin Park Block Party
Franklin Park Block Party | September 25th | 6p-11p
No Kings Collective presents the Franklin Park Block Party. A night celebrating the grand reopening of Franklin park and Art All Night. The block party will feature a musical performances, live painting, food trucks and other various... |
| 2021_DC_Franklin_Sq_RC_210924 | 129 | DC -- Downtown -- Franklin Square -- Event: Ribbon Cutting
Franklin Park Ribbon Cutting
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser and other dignitaries for the Franklin Park Ribbon Cutting. The event will take place on September 24th at 12:00 pm.
Speakers included Mayor Bowser, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Jeffrey Reinbold, Superintendent of National Mall and Memorial... |
| 2024_02_03D1_Embrace_USRes070 | 7 | DC -- Downtown -- US Reservation 70 -- Promo for Embrace the Magic event
A Prosperous Celebration of the Year of the Dragon!
The DowntownDC BID invites you to Embrace the Magic of the Lunar New Year! Join us on Saturday, February 3 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Chinatown Park/Lotus Plaza (I Street between 5th & 6th Streets NW) for a free, family-friendly kick-off... |
| 2023_DC_VOC_CFFair_231107 | 107 | DC -- Downtown -- Victims of Communism Museum -- Event: Victims of Communism International Cultural & Food Fair
Victims of Communism International Cultural & Food Fair
Join us on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 4-8 pm to mark Victims of Communism Memorial Day with our International Cultural and Food Fair.
Each year in early November, VOC honors the more than 100 million killed and 1.5 billion still enslaved by... |
| 2019_DC_Miele_190509 | 27 | DC -- Dupont Circle -- WNDC -- Opening Reception: All Good Things are Wild and Free: New Works by Regina Miele
Art Exhibition Reception
All Good Things are Wild and Free: New Works by Regina Miele
Please join us for the opening of artist Regina Miele’s latest exhibition, whose new works follow a journey in the company of Rachel Carson’s writings, a journey of reverent observation and an ode to nature’s... |
| 2024_02_03D3_Dupont_IranP | 5 | DC -- Dupont Circle Fountain -- Event: Iran protest |
| 2012_DC_Emancipation_LC_120415 | 194 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2012) -- Celebration @ Lincoln Cottage
DC Emancipation Day Celebration - April 15, 2012
This year marks 150 years of emancipation in the District. The enslaved people in Washington, DC were freed nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation, telegraphing the eventual end of slavery to the rest of... |
| 2012_DC_Emancipation_LT_120414 | 98 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2012) 150th Anniversary Great Debate @ Lincoln Theatre
On April 14, Centric, in partnership with the Office of Cable Television, celebrates the freeing of slaves in Washington, DC with the DC Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary Great Debate. Nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln freed the enslaved workers and laborers of... |
| 2015_DC_Fireworks_EDay_150416 | 8 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2015) -- Fireworks |
| 2016_DC_Eman_Concert_160416 | 71 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2016) -- Concert @ Freedom Plaza
The Abolition of Slavery in Washington DC took place on April 16, 1862. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the south.
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser for the 154th Anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation! Festivities at... |
| 2016_DC_Fireworks_EDay_160416 | 48 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2016) -- Fireworks
The Abolition of Slavery in Washington DC took place on April 16, 1862. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the south.
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser for the 154th Anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation! Festivities at... |
| 2017_DC_Eman_Concert_170408 | 23 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2017) -- Concert @ Freedom Plaza
Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the celebration of the 155th anniversary of Emancipation Day in Washington, DC. Emancipation Day honors President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act in 1862, which freed over 3,100 enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. As Mayor Bowser... |
| 2017_DC_Fireworks_EDay_170408 | 31 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2017) -- Fireworks |
| 2024_04_14E_Emancipation_Day | 219 | DC -- Emancipation Day (2024) -- Parade (mostly) (Partially reviewed) |
| 2022_DC_Emb_Czech_ISumO_220810 | 18 | DC -- Embassy of Czech Republic (Czechia) -- Exhibit Opening: Indian Summer
The Embassy of the Czech Republic invites you to the exhibition
Indian Summer
featuring the works of artist
Papia Ghoshal
The Embassy of the Czech Republic will present the exhibition Indian Summer, a selection of works by artist Papia Ghoshal, on August 10, 2022, at 6 pm. Through her work the... |
| 2023_DC_JICC_Kaidan_230803 | 68 | DC -- Embassy of Japan -- JICC -- Event: From Kaidan to J-Horror | Rewriting the Ghost for Stage & Film
From Kaidan to J-Horror | Rewriting the Ghost for Stage & Film
Lecture
Presented by JICC, Embassy of Japan
The Japan Information & Culture Center is proud to welcome Dr. Jennifer Yoo as we delve into the adaptation of traditional Japanese ghost stories for stage and film.
With a rich and flourishing... |
| 2023_DC_Emb_Korea_WebtO_230930 | 119 | DC -- Embassy of Korea (KORUS) -- Exhibit: Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons -- Opening Celebration
Beyond the Scene: Korean Webtoons Special Exhibition & Opening Celebration
Opening Celebration: Saturday, Sept. 30, 1 – 6 PM
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibition viewing and webtoon photo zone
1:30 – 1:35 p.m. | Official opening remarks by KCCDC Director Junghoon Kim, KOMACON President Shin Jong-chul, and... |
| 2019_DC_DEB_DC_190824 | 13 | DC -- Event: Diner En Blanc
I had never heard of this event before so it was interesting to run into all these folks dressed in white outside of the Donald Reynolds Center one afternoon. Initially, they don't really know where they're going and this crowd ended up at Freedom Plaza. An article afterward by WTOP (... |
| 2021_DC_DEB_DC_210821 | 28 | DC -- Event: Diner En Blanc |
| 2021_DC_Farmers_Dupont | 27 | DC -- Farmers Market by Dupont Circle |
| 2011_DC_Farmers | 7 | DC -- Farmers Market by Gallery Place
I spotted chef Jose Andres shopping for food, |
| 2013_DC_Farmers | 22 | DC -- Farmers Market by Gallery Place |
| 2016_DC_Farmers | 4 | DC -- Farmers Market by Gallery Place
I spotted chef Jose Andres near the Farmers Market. |
| 2009_DC_Farmers | 48 | DC -- Farmers Market by White House |
| 2021_DC_Farmers_WP | 9 | DC -- Farmers Market by Wilson Plaza
Capital Harvest on the Plaza
Farmers & Artisans |
| 2012_DC_Press_120106 | 29 | DC -- Federal Courthouse -- Harry Thomas Jr. announces plea
Harry Thomas, Jr., DC city council member, had just admitted guilt in a scam that had fleeced the DC government of more than $350,000 intended to help city children. After months of denying everything, he finally caved in, agreeing to resign from office, pay restitution of $353,500 to the DC... |
| 2017_DC_Old_PostV_ED_170408 | 1 | DC -- Federal Triangle -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower of Emancipation Day stage |
| 2021_DC_FDouglassBCD_210906 | 107 | DC -- Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 5K & Community Day
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 5K & Community Day
Join us to celebrate the NEW Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge!
Mayor Muriel Bowser invites residents from across all eight wards to celebrate the bridge opening with a day of family-friendly fun, food, and live music.
Residents of all ages and... |
| 2010_DC_FP_Census_Day_100401 | 102 | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Census Day Rally
The US Census presents: 2010 Census Day Rally
Freedom Plaza
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Hosted by
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, (D-DC)
Opening Musical Act
- Boys and Girls Club Steel Drum Marching Band
Speakers:
- D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown... |
| 2020_DC_Skateboard_Day_200621 | 28 | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Go Skateboarding Day
Go Skateboarding Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Go Skateboarding Day (GSD) is an annual holiday created by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) to promote skateboarding. The holiday was started in New York City by Kerel "SriKala" Roach and Bryan Chin in 2002.... |
| 2000_DC_FP_Tartans_000408 | 10 | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Tartan event |
| 2016_DC_Future_Misc_160423 | 10 | DC -- Future Is Here Festival @ Lansburgh -- Miscellaneous
Science Meets Science Fiction!
Presented with the participation of NASA, The Smithsonian magazine's "Future Is Here" festival features a series of visionary talks on what's on the horizon in an array of fields before an avid crowd of researchers, industry experts and tech and science enthusiasts. |
| 2016_DC_Future_P2_160423 | 11 | DC -- Future Is Here Festival @ Lansburgh -- Program: Alexandra Cousteau
Alexandra Cousteau
Explorer, Storyteller, Environmental Advocate
A National Geographic Emerging Explorer, filmmaker and globally recognized advocate on water issues, Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau, Sr. She has... |
| 2016_DC_Future_P1_160423 | 14 | DC -- Future Is Here Festival @ Lansburgh -- Program: Céline S. Cousteau w/Jeremy Collins
Céline S. Cousteau
Explorer, Filmmaker, Creative
As Director/Producer at CauseCentric Productions, Céline Cousteau creates cause focused multi-media content to amplify the reach of humanitarian and environmental stories. Céline is Founder and President of the nonprofit organization The Céline Cousteau... |
| 2016_DC_Future_P3_160423 | 14 | DC -- Future Is Here Festival @ Lansburgh -- Program: William Shatner
William Shatner:
William Shatner has cultivated a career spanning over 50 years as an award-winning actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, and horseman. He is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable figures and a major philanthropist.
Among his accomplishments in television, film and stag,... |
| 2022_DC_On_Feet_220507 | 91 | DC -- GALA Hispanic Theatre press conference for "On Your Feet!" (w/Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Hugo Medrano, and Luis Salgado)
GALA Hispanic Theatre invites you to the press conference with Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Hugo Medrano (GALA’s Producing Artistic Director), and Luis Salgado (Director and Choreographer) about the world premiere in Spanish of the Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET! La historia de Emilio y Gloria Estefan... |
| 2007_DC_Gallup_070116 | 67 | DC -- Gallup -- Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum
Re-Thinking Global Leadership: The Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum: At the Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum in January, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, social theorist Richard Florida, Gallup CEO Jim Clifton, and University of Nebraska faculty will speak... |
| 2005_DC_Gallup_050726 | 24 | DC -- Gallup -- World Poll advance briefing
The Gallup Organization held a special advance briefing for federal government agencies on The Gallup World Poll -- a global data collection and analysis effort that is the largest in Gallup’s 70-year history. In up to 200 countries, this project will gather first-hand, “on the ground” answers directly... |
| 2023_DC_Gavankar_230702 | 97 | DC -- Georgetown -- Gavankar 50th Anniversary Excursion |
| 2020_DC_Silverman_200218 | 54 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: 2020: A Disinformation Preview w/Craig Silverman
2020: A Disinformation Preview
This talk will examine the forms of media manipulation, trolling, and disinformation that are intended to influence the public.
Drawing on more than a decade of experience researching and reporting on online influence and manipulation campaigns, award-winning journalist,... |
| 2022_DC_Safer_221027 | 42 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Are We Safer Today?" The 9/11 Commission Documentary
Come Watch the D.C. Premiere of Are We Safer Today?" The 9/11 Commission Documentary
In this new documentary, the members of the 9/11 Commission reunite to reflect on the largest investigation in U.S. history and to assess our nation’s progress over the last 20 years. A 60-minute director's cut will be... |
| 2024_04_04B3_Kimmage | 29 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Collisions: The War in Ukraine and the Origins of the New Global Instability (w/Michael Kimmage)
Collisions: The War in Ukraine and the Origins of the New Global Instability by Michael Kimmage
From the halls of power in Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow to the battlefields of Ukraine, Kimmage chronicles Putin's ascendancy to the Russian presidency, delves into multiple American presidencies and their... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2020_DC_Coelho_200224 | 62 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Global Warming and Small Island States: The Case of Timor-Leste
You're invited to join a conversation with His Excellency Isilio Coelho, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to the United States.
ABOUT AMBASSADOR COELHO:
Ambassador Isilio António de Fátima Coelho da Silva (Isilio Coelho) is the current Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) to... |
| 2020_DC_Crawford_200113 | 47 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Reclaiming the Great World House w/Vicki Crawford
"Reclaiming the Great World House: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision for 21st Century Leadership" with Dr. Vicki Crawford
Speakers:
* Dr. Vicki Crawford is Director of the Office of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, an archive containing over 13,000 items belonging to Dr.... |
| 2023_DC_Middle_Income_231204 | 115 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries (w/Indermit Gill)
The Economic Prospects of Middle-Income Countries
Come join us on December 4th, 2023 at 5:30 PM for a conversation with Indermit Gill,Chief Economist of the World Bank
By Elliott School of International Affairs
We invite you to join us on December 4th, 2023 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm ET for a... |
| 2024_01_25D2_Patronal | 89 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Ukraine's Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion
Ukraine's Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion
This event will begin with opening remarks from Dr. Henry Hale, Director of GW's Petrach Program on Ukraine, followed by a lecture by the editors and contributors, a moderated Q&A with the audience, and a reception. This event is hosted by the... |
| 2023_DC_Boniadi_231205 | 75 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School -- Event: Woman, Life, Freedom (w/Nazanin Boniadi)
"Woman, Life, Freedom"
The Role of Unity in Advancing Democracy in Iran
A Conversation with Actress and Activist Nazanin Boniadi
Moderated by Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
with remarks from Dr. Mary Ellsberg, Executive Director and Founding Director of the Global... |
| 2019_DC_RosenburgR_190205 | 35 | DC -- GWU -- Elliott School & Emb of Germany -- Event: Opening Reception for Rosenburg - The Federal Ministry Of Justice In The Shadow Of The Nazi Past Reception
Register for the Exhibition Opening at The Elliott School of International Affairs
Please join in the opening ceremony. |
| 2019_DC_Hostess100_190506 | 5 | DC -- Hostess 100th Anniversary Van |
| 2016_DC_Howard_NTHP_160229 | 119 | DC -- Howard University -- Event: National Trust for Historic Preservation announcement about Founders Library
We'd like to invite you, as a member and supporter from the Washington, D.C. area, to join us at Howard University’s Founders Library for a special announcement about the historic site on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at 2 p.m.
From the grand reading rooms to its iconic clock tower, The Founders Library has... |
| 2013_DC_Young_130826 | 85 | DC -- Humanities Council of Washington DC -- Andrew Young ("Raising the Conscience of a Nation")
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC in partnership with the Andrew Young Foundation and CRP Inc. presents Raising the Conscience of a Nation, a special commemorative program reflecting 1963, the year that changed America.
As the country approaches the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington... |
| 2019_DC_IHS | 97 | DC -- Innovative Housing Showcase (2019) @ Mall
The Innovative Housing Showcase is a five-day event featuring new building technologies and housing solutions that are making housing more affordable for American families and homes more resilient during natural disasters. More than 2,500 persons, including policymakers, housing industry... |
| 2022_DC_IHS | 103 | DC -- Innovative Housing Showcase (2022) @ Mall
Innovative Housing Showcase
June 10-12, 2022
The Innovative Housing Showcase is a three-day event featuring new building technologies and housing solutions that are making housing more innovative, resilient, and affordable for American families. More than 2,500 people, including policymakers, housing... |
| 2023_DC_IHS_230613 | 14 | DC -- Innovative Housing Showcase (2023) @ Mall
Innovative Housing Showcase
June 9 - 11, 9 AM to 6 PM
The Innovative Housing Showcase is a three-day event featuring new building technologies and housing solutions that are making housing more innovative, resilient, and affordable for American families. More than 2,500 people, including... |
| 2023_DC_Bruner_230208 | 11 | DC -- Institute of World Politics -- Event: Bill Bruner ("The Coming Hypersonic Revolution")
The Coming Hypersonic Revolution and its Impact on International Security
Mr. Bill Bruner will discuss the future implications and consequences of hypersonic weaponry on the international security landscape.
About the Speaker: Bill Bruner is the co-founder and CEO of New Frontier Aerospace, a... |
| 2020_DC_Ward_200122 | 24 | DC -- Institute of World Politics -- Event: Jonathan Ward ("China's Version of Victory") w/John Lenczowski
Dr. Jonathan D. T. Ward, Founder of Atlas Organization, will speak on his book China's Version of Victory.
In conversation with John_Lenczowski, Founder and President of The Institute of World Politics.
A path-breaking work on Chinese global strategy, China’s Vision of Victory brings the reader to a... |
| 2023_DC_Campbell_230209 | 38 | DC -- Institute of World Politics -- Event: Peter Campbell ("General to Statesman: Ulysses S. Grant, Military Realism & Foreign Policy")
General to Statesman: Ulysses S. Grant, Military Realism & Foreign Policy
Dr. Peter Campbell will discuss how military experience plays a role in the national security decision-making process.
About the Lecture:
Is American politics and foreign policy being militarized? Is the health of American... |
| 2024_03_26G2_Citizen_Diplo | 177 | DC -- ISH DC/PDCA -- Citizen Diplomacy: The Role of the Individual in Foreign Affairs @ ISH DC
Do you consider yourself to be a citizen diplomat? Would you like to know more about outstanding examples of citizen diplomacy?
Who are Xi Jinping’s “Iowa Friends"?
You are cordially invited to participate in the program Citizen Diplomacy: The Role of the Individual in Foreign Affairs
The... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2016_DC_LA_Small_Move_161103 | 204 | DC -- Judiciary Square -- Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum -- Event: The move!
Make History With Us
The 1876 synagogue is moving again!
Bring your family and friends to witness the historic building make its SECOND move, an exciting step in our transformation. The move is estimated to take an hour.
The Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum will move 30-40 feet into Third Street,... |
| 2017_DC_JB_Bench_170626 | 117 | DC -- Julian Bond bench dedication @ Chevy Chase Community Center
A bench was dedicated to Julian Bond in front o the Chevy Chase Community Center. Speakers at the event:
* Randy Speck, Chair, ANC 3/4G
* Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser
* Honorable Councilmember Mary Cheh
* Honorable Councilmember Brandon Todd
* Pam Horowitz (Julian Bond's widow)
Folks also... |
| 2022_DC_Korean_War_Mem_220530 | 30 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial -- Event: Memorial Day observance |
| 2007_DC_PSRW_Civilian | 34 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Civilian)
A good chunk of the civilian section was dedicated to NASA which had a scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope. (Article below on the Webb Telescope.) But they also had a lot of other civilian agencies including the National Archives where the chief archivist Allen Weinstein, among others, was... |
| 2010_DC_PSRW_Civilian_100506 | 11 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Civilian) |
| 2010_DC_PSRW_Kickoff_100506 | 58 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Kick-Off)
PSRW Opening Celebration with, among others,
Steven Chu, Secretary of Department of Energy,
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Martha Johnson, administrator of the General Services Administration,
Scott Gould, Deputy Secetary of Veterans Affairs,
John Berry, director of... |
| 2007_DC_PSRW_Military | 69 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Military) |
| 2009_DC_PSRW | 5 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Military) |
| 2010_DC_PSRW_Military_100506 | 22 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Military) |
| 2005_DC_Solar | 15 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Solar Decathlon (2005)
For about 2 weeks, the Mall hosted 18 solar-powered homes built by college students. I never saw the actual because the period they were up was plagued by rain, odd enough for a solar-powered exhibit. Instead, the day that I planned to see them was after they were already being taken down.
The students... |
| 2007_DC_Solar | 3 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Solar Decathlon (2007)
What is the Solar Decathlon?
The 2007 Solar Decathlon challenges 20 college teams from around the globe in 10 contests to design, build, and operate the most livable, energy-efficient completely solar-powered house. Solar Decathlon houses must power all the home energy needs of a typical family using... |
| 2009_DC_Solar | 652 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Solar Decathlon (2009)
Several sets of pictures:
(20090913) This year's Solar Decathlon will be held on the Mall on Oct 9-13 and 15-18.
Virginia Tech is the only U.S. team that will compete in both the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 and Solar Decathlon Europe in 2010. Its entry, Lumenhaus, is focused on... |
| 2009_DC_Solar_RC_091008 | 160 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Solar Decathlon (2009) -- Ribbon cutting
Speakers in sequence:
- John Lushetsky
- Presentation of Colors
- Kristina Johnson
- Steven Chu (Secretary, Department of Energy)
- Beatriz Corredor (Spanish Ministry of Housing)
- Lucas Dixon (Ohio State) and Allison Kopf (Team California)
- Sponsors of the event |
| 2011_DC_Solar | 162 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Solar Decathlon (2011) |
| 2023_DC_WCF | 142 | DC -- Mall -- Event: World Culture Festival -- Kickoff
I didn't see much of this event. Everything I saw was basically an ad for a really expensive resort spa that was run by the group. The event was big on emphasizing numbers -- "A one-thousand-voice gospel choir performing together on one stage" -- and basically you couldn't see a damned thing if you... |
| 2022_DC_Puebla_Love_220502 | 266 | DC -- Mariachi and Opera @ Amigo Mio
Exclusive invite for our friends & colleagues: From DC to Puebla with Love
Mariachi and Opera @ Amigo Mio
Join us as we debut our latest production with the Walking Tenor Jesus Daniel Hernandez and Mariachi Misterio. We invite you to join us.
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo in advance with Teatro del... |
| 2004_DC_Metro_041116 | 34 | DC -- Metro Town Hall Meeting
The Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) hosted its first Town Hall meeting to talk to customers on a variety of issues dealing with Metrorail, Metrobus and Metroaccess such as service, funding and expansion. Bob Levey, Senior Vice President for Development at the... |
| 2012_DC_MGC_121023 | 25 | DC -- Mobile Government Conference
Keynote talks by:
* Dawn Meyerriecks, Assistant Director for Acquisition, Technology, and Facilities, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
* Peter Doolan, Group Vice President & Chief Technologist, Oracle Public Software, Oracle USA |
| 2018_DC_Moment_Pgm_181111 | 111 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2018 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Ceremony Itself
Moment’s Gala & Awards Dinner
Honoring Amazing Women
Master of Ceremonies: Robert Siegel
Award presentations to:
* Esther Coopersmith, Former U.S. Representative to the UN
* Carol Brown Goldberg, Visionary Artist -- Introduced by Diane Rehm
* Jane Mayer, Investigative Reporter and Author
*... |
| 2018_DC_Moment_Dinner_181111 | 71 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2018 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Dinner and Post-Event Mingling
Folks here include Nina Totenberg, Robert Siegel, Diane Rehm, Jack Rasmussen, Aviva Kempner, Brent Glass, Brenda Pascal, Jane Mayer, Joan Nathan, Carol Brown Goldberg, Esther Coopersmith. |
| 2018_DC_Moment_Pre_181111 | 114 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2018 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Pre-dinner mingling
Folks here include: Robert Siegel, Bert Foer, Diane Rehm, Carol Brown Goldberg, Aviva Kempner, Joan Nathan, Jane Mayer, Jack Rasmussen, and Judy Woodruff. |
| 2019_DC_Moment_Dinner_191124 | 81 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2019 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Dinner and Post-Event Mingling
Moment DC Gala & Awards Dinner
Celebrating Jewish journalism in tumultuous times
An Exciting Evening of Conversation & Music!
Honoring:
Moment Magazine Women and Power Award:
* Nina Totenberg, NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent
* ... presented by Jamie Gorelick
Robert S. Greenberger Journalism... |
| 2019_DC_Moment_Pre_191124 | 159 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2019 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Pre-dinner mingling
Moment DC Gala & Awards Dinner
Celebrating Jewish journalism in tumultuous times
An Exciting Evening of Conversation & Music!
Honoring:
Moment Magazine Women and Power Award:
* Nina Totenberg, NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent
* ... presented by Jamie Gorelick
Robert S. Greenberger Journalism... |
| 2019_DC_Moment_Pgm_191124 | 144 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2019 Gala and Awards Dinner @ National Press Club -- Presentation
Moment DC Gala & Awards Dinner
Celebrating Jewish journalism in tumultuous times
An Exciting Evening of Conversation & Music!
Honoring:
Moment Magazine Women and Power Award:
* Nina Totenberg, NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent
* ... presented by Jamie Gorelick
Robert S. Greenberger Journalism... |
| 2022_DC_Moment_221120 | 330 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2022 Virtual Benefit & Awards Gala
2022 Virtual Benefit & Awards Gala
A Night to Celebrate Moment
Journalism * Music * Arts * Literature * Freedom
Welcome:
* Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the United States
* Nadine Epstein, Moment Editor-in-Chief & CEO
* Robert Siegel, Master of Ceremonies
Award Recipients:
* Connie... |
| 2023_DC_Moment_Pre_231112 | 344 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2023 Gala and Awards Dinner @ Adas Israel Congregation -- (Page 1 of 2) Pics except stage pgm and afterward
Moment's 2023 Benefit & Awards Gala
Come together for an inspiring evening with Moment
Sunday, November 12 at 6:30pm at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC
Master of ceremonies: Robert Siegel Special guests: Congressman Jamie Raskin and others
The evening will be a time to come together as a... |
| 2023_DC_Moment_Stage_231112 | 207 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 2023 Gala and Awards Dinner @ Adas Israel Congregation -- (Page 2 of 2) Pics of stage pgm and afterward
Moment's 2023 Benefit & Awards Gala
Come together for an inspiring evening with Moment
Sunday, November 12 at 6:30pm at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC
Master of ceremonies: Robert Siegel Special guests: Congressman Jamie Raskin and others
The evening will be a time to come together as a... |
| 2015_DC_Moment_Gala2_151115 | 54 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala @ French Embassy -- Auditorium Presentation
The 2015 Moment 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala, held at the French Embassy November 15, is Moment’s major benefit of the year. Proceeds support Moment, an influential, Washington, DC-based independent magazine known for its first-rate journalism, and its Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism... |
| 2015_DC_Moment_Gala3_151115 | 48 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala @ French Embassy -- Dinner Presentation
The 2015 Moment 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala, held at the French Embassy November 15, is Moment’s major benefit of the year. Proceeds support Moment, an influential, Washington, DC-based independent magazine known for its first-rate journalism, and its Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism... |
| 2015_DC_Moment_Gala_151115 | 206 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala @ French Embassy -- Mingling
The 2015 Moment 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala, held at the French Embassy November 15, is Moment’s major benefit of the year. Proceeds support Moment, an influential, Washington, DC-based independent magazine known for its first-rate journalism, and its Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism... |
| 2016_DC_Moment_Gala2_161218 | 145 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 41st Anniversary Dinner and Gala @ Temple Sinai -- Formal Program
Formal Program:
* Master of Ceremonies: Robert Siegel
* Welcome: Annie S. Totah, 2016 Gala Chair
* Why Moment: Elizabeth Scheuer, Moment Magazine Advisory Board Chair
* Why DPIJI: Wolf Blitzer, Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative advisory board member
* Blessings: Rabbi Irving... |
| 2016_DC_Moment_Gala_161218 | 184 | DC -- Moment Magazine's 41st Anniversary Dinner and Gala @ Temple Sinai -- Mingling
Save the Date for an Exciting Evening!
Moment's Washington, D.C. Gala Awards Dinner
Remembering Moment cofounder Elie Wiesel
& featuring Moment’s 2016 Creativity Award recipients:
* Broadway & television star | Tovah Feldshuh
* Musician & composer | David Amram
* Cantor & Broadway star | Dudu... |
| 2016_DC_Moment_Dinner_161216 | 139 | DC -- Moment Magazine -- Dinner @ French Ambassador's Residence |
| 2023_DC_Mall_Pickleball_230929 | 62 | DC -- National Mall of Pickleball
Welcome to the National Mall of Pickleball
For the first time ever, we’ll roll out pickleball courts on the National Mall for three days of exciting programming and activities, both on and off the courts. Whether you’re a pro pickler or a newbie, there will be something for all skill levels and all... |
| 2008_DC_BBQDC_080621 | 45 | DC -- Natl Capital Safeway Barbecue Battle @ Penn Ave
For the Tenth and best year yet, the Safeway's Barbecue Battle features serious competition between top BBQ competitors, great BBQ restaurants from our area and around the country, cooking demonstrations, free food samples, interactive cooking displays and children's activities.
Experience the best... |
| 2023_DC_Jazz_Blossoms_230408 | 61 | DC -- Natl Cherry Blossom Festival -- Jazz & Blossoms @ Franklin Park
Jazz & Blossoms
A park jam celebrating cherry blossom season in DowntownDC.
Jazz & Blossoms will take over Franklin Park for a park jam Saturday, April 8. This free, outdoor event will celebrate the beauty and nature in the city with a musical backdrop, celebrating the National Cherry Blossom Festival... |
| 2016_DC_Jewell_160419 | 83 | DC -- Natl Geographic Society -- Event: Secretary Jewell Address on Conservation
Secretary Jewell to Deliver Major Address on Conservation During National Park Week
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 19, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver a major speech on the Obama Administration’s approach to conservation and the need for a course correction in order to ensure... |
| 2023_DC_NMWA_Opening_231021 | 43 | DC -- Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Public Reopening Day |
| 2017_DC_MLK_Commem_170404 | 122 | DC -- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church -- Event: 49th Observance of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The DC Black History Celebration Committee, the DC Host Committee and the Commission on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday will host a tribute next week to the civil rights icon in observance of the 49th year of his assassination.
The April 4 tribute will be held 7 p.m. at the New York Avenue... |
| 2015_DC_Final_Journey_150418 | 46 | DC -- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church -- Event: Abraham Lincoln: The Final Journey
Abraham Lincoln – The Final Journey
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
1313 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
This will be the first of the National Park Service's "funeral" stops commemorating the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train and return of his body to... |
| 2015_DC_Horton_150307 | 137 | DC -- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church -- Event: An Evening with Bobby Horton
An Evening with Bobby Horton
At the New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, Lincoln's church, 7:30 p.m. Bobby Horton will lead us in songs of the Civil War soldier, northern and southern.
A seasoned performer, Horton is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and music historian. He has performed with... |
| 2015_DC_Nelson_Party_150620 | 84 | DC -- Party for Stanley Nelson @ Aviva Kempner's |
| 2023_DC_MLKLib_TillO_230126 | 35 | DC -- Penn Qtr -- Martin Luther King Memorial Library -- Exhibit: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See -- Opening
I had already registered for another event this evening so I missed the opening event but people were assembling for it as I was leaving. Description of the event I did not manage to attend:
Let the World See: Emmett Till and the Media
Produced in coordination with the opening of the DC Public... |
| 2007_DC_Manhole_071029 | 9 | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- Manhole fire |
| 2007_DC_Press_071009 | 12 | DC -- Press Conference on 2007 National Traffic Signal Report Card
- Welcome and Opening Remarks: Marshall Elizer, Spokesperson, National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC), Transportation Services Manager, Gresham, Smith & Partners, Nashville, TN
- Remarks: Lloyd Doggett, Congressman (D-Texas), 25th District, Austin, TX
- Remarks: Ronald Kirby, Director,... |
| 2006_DC_Press_060918 | 8 | DC -- Press Conference w/Acting Chief of the United States Capitol Police
This was a press conference that I happened on while I was walking. The press conference was in response to an intruder incident that had happened at the Capital that morning. Here was that day's press release about the incident:
At approximately 7:47 a.m., a vehicle breached security of the Capitol... |
| 2015_DC_Cocktails_Castle_150611 | 170 | DC -- Pride in Preservation: Cocktails in the Castle
Pride in Preservation – Cocktails in the Castle:
The Heurich House Museum will host its second annual Pride in Preservation: Cocktails in the Castle event on Thursday, June 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm. This official Capital Pride Week reception will honor and celebrate the National Park Service (NPS) LGBTQ... |
| 2011_DC_Quake_110823 | 18 | DC -- Quake
People milling around after the quake hit. I was at a Meritalk innovation conference whose title this year was, appropriately, "Shake It Up." |
| 2007_DC_Rock_Creek_Bird_070506 | 14 | DC -- Rock Creek Park -- Birding Exercise
This event, part of International Migratory Bird Day, was something I was invited to as a member of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ). The regular members were in the midst of a two-day exercise to tally all of the unique bird species they could see in the area. Our groups saw quite a number but,... |
| 2022_DC_Rolling_Thunder_220529 | 80 | DC -- Rolling Thunder @ Independence Avenue
Rolling to Remember
The annual motorcycle rally was created to call attention to soldiers who are missing in action or prisoners of war, as well as to raise awareness of the growing suicide rate among veterans. Taking place over the entire weekend, a number of events are scheduled for each day,... |
| 2011_DC_CFCH_Tour_110419 | 22 | DC -- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) -- Tour
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Folkways Recordings? What happens to the crafts and art from past Festivals? Find out on this tour of the offices of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The cases of crafts and the artwork adorning our office... |
| 2011_DC_Smokin_110329 | 7 | DC -- Smoke from the Franklin Towers building
There was a fire that popped up while I was reviewing the cherry blossoms. This is from WAMU's web site:
Fire Breaks Out In Franklin Towers In D.C.
Greg Peppers
March 29, 2011 - In the District, fire officials are trying to determine what caused Tuesday morning's fire at the Franklin Towers... |
| 2023_DC_Moskey_230404 | 132 | DC -- Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) -- Event: All the World’s a Stage (w/Stephen T. Moskey)
Lecture – All the World’s a Stage: The Role of Architecture and Interior Decor in Entertaining at Anderson House, 1905-1929
Anderson House, the winter home of Larz and Isabel Anderson between 1905 and 1937, stands as a testament to all that was gracious and in good taste in entertaining during the... |
| 2012_DC_Shuttle_Flyby_120417 | 36 | DC -- Space Shuttle Discovery Fly-By
Space Shuttle Discovery Flies to the Smithsonian
Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter in the space shuttle fleet, departed Kennedy Space Center in Florida around dawn today, and is expected to arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport about 11 a.m. EDT. After a two-day layover at the airport,... |
| 2023_DC_SupremeP_230630 | 9 | DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Event: Affirmative Action and Anti-Death Penalty groups |
| 2016_DC_Scalia_160219 | 31 | DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Event: Line to see Justice Scalia in repose
By the time I got there, they said the line was about 4-1/2 hours deep. My bladder reminded me that that wasn't going to work out very well so I photographed the line and reporters for awhile and left. Sorry about that! |
| 2024_02_08F1_SC_Democracy | 16 | DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Event: Media on day Supreme Court hears case deciding whether insurrection=democracy |
| 2020_DC_Ginsburg | 677 | DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Event: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing
Multiple events:
* Friday, September 18: RBG passed that night. I was downtown visiting the newly opened Eisenhower Memorial when I heard the news and walked over to the Supreme Court. On the way, I passed an evangelical group on the west side of the Capitol singing songs of joy in her passing because... |
| 2023_DC_Student_Debt_230228 | 43 | DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Event: Student Debt Relief Rally
This was a rally by student debt relief advocates outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill. I had another event to cover that morning so I was only there for fifteen minuntes but during that time, speakers included Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal, Elizabeth Warren, and the mayor of some midwestern town... |
| 2023_DC_Fighting_Food_230725 | 59 | DC -- Talks @ Pulitzer -- Fighting Food Insecurity in the Southeastern U.S.
Talks @ Pulitzer: Fighting Food Insecurity in the Southeastern U.S.
Join the Pulitzer Center for a discussion on food insecurity in the southeastern United States.
More than 30 million people in the United States are food insecure, according to the USDA. Please join the Pulitzer Center Reporting... |
| 2020_DC_Pimenta_200224 | 81 | DC -- Talks @ Pulitzer -- Marcio Pimenta (Activism and the Environment in the Amazon)
Talks @ Pulitzer: Marcio Pimenta on Activism and the Environment in the Amazon
On Monday, February 24, 2020, at 6:00 pm, please join us for a Talks @ Pulitzer event, as Pulitzer Center grantee Marcio Pimenta discusses his reporting in the Amazon.
Pimenta's Pulitzer Center-supported projects focus on... |
| 2020_DC_Palau_200203 | 74 | DC -- Talks @ Pulitzer -- Mariana Palau ("Colombia After the Peace Deal")
Please join us for a Talks @ Pulitzer with journalist Mariana Palau as she focuses on Colombia after the peace deal.
On Monday, February 3, 2020, please join us for a Talks @ Pulitzer, as Pulitzer Center grantee journalist Mariana Palau discusses her work covering the aftermath of the peace deal... |
| 2007_DC_Extra_MileC_070416 | 59 | DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway Luncheon
This was a National Volunteer Week Luncheon Celebrating The Extra Mile -- Points of Light Volunteer Pathway. The speakers included:
* Jean Case (Co-Founder, Case Foundation, Chair, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation)
* Desiree Sayle (Deputy Asst to the President, Director, USA... |
| 2005_DC_Extra_MileC_051014 | 30 | DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway opening ceremony
At a time when Americans are stepping forward with contributions and volunteer time to assist Gulf coast hurricane victims, the Points of Light Foundation will formally dedicate the Extra Mile – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, a mile-long pathway of bronze medallions only blocks from the White House.... |
| 2010_DC_Yards_Opening_100911 | 35 | DC -- The Yards -- Event: Opening weekend |
| 2019_DC_Touchstone_AmerIsO | 138 | DC -- Touchstone Gallery -- Opening Reception: America Is...
AMERICA IS ...
Artists Explore, Ask and Answer: What is America today?
National Juried Show
On display: August 2 – 29, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, August 2, 6 - 8:30 pm
Hors d'oeuvres by Occasions Caterers
Gourmet Frozen Desserts by Moorenko's Ice Cream
Program: 7pm - jurors remarks, 7:15pm... |
| 2019_DC_AACWM_FS_190923 | 8 | DC -- U Street -- African American Civil War Museum -- Frank Smith and Russell Williams II
Frank Smith (D.C. Council)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Smith, Jr. (born September 17, 1942[1]), is a civil rights activist and politician in Washington, D.C.
Early years
Born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1942, Smith attended Morehouse College where he developed his appetite for... |
| 2010_DC_Union_StationCC_101011 | 18 | DC -- Union Station -- Event: Columbus Day Ceremony
Display after ceremony for Columbus Day. (I missed the ceremony itself.) |
| 2011_DC_Union_StationCC_111010 | 189 | DC -- Union Station -- Event: Columbus Day Ceremony
Civil Ceremony
Sponsored by
National Columbus Celebration Association
in cooperation with the
US Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Mall & Memorial Parks
Monday, October 10, 2011
Columbus Plaza -- Union Station
* Music Prelude -- "The President's Own" US Marine... |
| 2024_02_03B4_US_Doud_Meet | 28 | DC -- Union Station -- Event: Meet the Artist Tim Doud for "A Great Public Walk"
Meet the Artist Tim Doud and view the commissioned work "A Great Public Walk" at Amtrak Union Station.
The artwork commissioned for Union Station by the Art at Amtrak program, A Great Public Walk, considers the local, national and international spectrum of those who pass through the station, as well as... |
| 2016_DC_USIP_Bush_160315 | 43 | DC -- United States Institute of Peace -- Event: Laura Bush on Afghan Women's Leadership for Peace
Laura Bush on Afghan Women's Leadership for Peace: A Conversation with the former First Lady:
Mrs. Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States, has long been an advocate for expanding the rights and opportunities of women in Afghanistan. Please join us at the U.S. Institute of Peace on March 15... |
| 2016_DC_USIP_Mohamud_160420 | 65 | DC -- United States Institute of Peace -- Event: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Somalia: A Talk with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Political and Security Developments in a Critical Year
For more than two decades, Somalia has been cited in public discussion as an archetype of a failed state—a country controlled by terrorists and warlords, lacking an effective government and... |
| 2017_DC_Saaba_171025 | 104 | DC -- United States Institute of Peace & AFI Docs -- Event: "Saaba" Documentary Series w/Panel Discussion
A Sahel Community Confronts Security Threats: Film Premiere
USIP and AFI DOCS Film Festival Present 'Saaba,’ a Documentary Series, with a Panel Discussion
The recent killing of four U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers in Niger as they were training local troops, as well as an August attack that claimed... |
| 2012_DC_Soldiers_Cem_MDC_120528 | 38 | DC -- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery -- Memorial Day Tour and Ceremony |
| 2024_04_04A1_Democracy | 97 | DC -- USC Annenberg Public Diplomacy Forum -- Views of democracy around the world: A 24-country survey
Views of democracy around the world: A 24-country survey
USC Annenberg Public Diplomacy Forum, presented by the USC Annenberg Washington Center
Online and in person at USC Capital Campus, Penthouse Meeting Room 1771 N Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20036
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2016_DC_Bennett_160502 | 93 | DC -- USC/PDC -- First Monday Forum: Change at the Voice of America (w/Amanda Bennett)
You are invited to join us for the next PDC / USC Washington DC Communication Leadership lunch forum. Our guest will be Amanda Bennett, the new Director of the Voice of America.
The speaker was introduced by Adam Clayton Powell III, President, Public Diplomacy Council, and Director, Washington... |
| 2017_DC_Shulman_170710 | 55 | DC -- USC/PDC -- First Monday Forum: How the Voice Has Changed (w/Holly Cowan Shulman)
Topic of the next monthly USC / PDC lunch forum: "How the Voice Has Changed: Looking Back at the Origins of the Voice of America"
Our speaker will be historian Holly Cowan Shulman, author of The Voice of America: Propaganda and Democracy, 1941-1945, “The Voice of America, US Propaganda and the... |
| 2016_DC_Ensor_160104 | 70 | DC -- USC/PDC -- First Monday Forum: How Washington Can Win the Information War (w/David Ensor)
Ensor Discusses Winning Information War at Next Forum:
In the next First Monday Forum, former Voice of America director David Ensor discusses his recent article in Foreign Policy, “How Washington Can Win the Information War”. In the article, Ensor offers a strategy for making better use of our... |
| 2024_04_11A2_PDCA_BGregory | 263 | DC -- USC/PDCA -- Member Luncheon and Book Presentation: American Diplomacy’s Public Dimension w/Bruce Gregory
April 11, 2024 PDCA Program Tech Details and Run of Show
Title: Member Luncheon and Book Presentation:
American Diplomacy’s Public Dimension
Featured Speakers: Bruce Gregory, Vivian Walker, PhD, Michael Schneider, PhD
Event Coordinator: Sherry Mueller, PhD, J. Michael Korff, PhD
Co-sponsors:
*... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_22A_Africa_Press | 71 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum:
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, April 22, at 9 a.m. EDT / afternoon in Africa, for an Africa-US forum on Africa and Freedom of Expression, looking ahead to World Press Freedom Day the following week. Speakers will include (in alphabetical order):
* Guy Berger, former... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_02_26A_Africas_Engage | 142 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Africa's Engagement with Global Powers
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, February 26, at 9 a.m. EST, for an Africa-US forum on "Africa's Engagement with Global Powers"
* Speakers from around Africa will include Dr Edward Kaweesi, Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Public Administration, at Makerere... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_Africa_Digital_231204 | 134 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Africa's Future: Technology, Innovation and the Digital Economy
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, December 4, at 9 a.m. EST, for "Africa's Future: Technology, Innovation and the Digital Economy" with speakers from around Africa, and in person in Washington DC, Vint Cerf, the "Father of the Internet," Google's Vice President and Chief... |
| 2024_03_25A1_Africa_Diaspora | 174 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Africa and the diaspora
Africa-U.S. forum: Africa and the diaspora
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy will host an Africa-U.S. Forum on Africa and the diaspora. The event will start at 9 a.m. ET online and in person at the USC Capital Campus in Washington, D.C. It will be conducted in a hybrid... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_CChange_230828 | 132 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Climate Change
Africa's Future Series: Climate Change
You are invited to join us for "Africa's Future: "Climate Change," with speakers by video from around Africa and, in person here in Washington, Ambassador Charles Ray, Chair of the Africa Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
The forum will take place... |
| 2023_DC_Africas_Future_230731 | 109 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Global Powers and Multilateralism
Africa's Future Series: Global Powers and Multilateralism
You are invited to join us, in person or on line, on Monday, July 31, at 9 a.m. EDT, for "Africa's Future: Global Powers and Multilateralism," with speakers by video from around Africa and, in person.
Africa-US forums are presented each month... |
| 2023_DC_Kenya60_230712 | 97 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Kenya's 60 Years of Independence (w/H.E. Ambassador Lazarus Amayo)
You are invited to join us on Wednesday, July 12, for a forum on Kenya's 60 years of independence (rescheduled from June 14), featuring H.E. Ambassador Lazarus Amayo, Kenya's Ambassador to the U.S.; his bio: https://kenyaembassydc.org/ambassador/
Among those in the audience were Monsieur Frédéric Edem... |
| 2023_DC_Attitudes_230808 | 63 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: New Data on International Attitudes Towards the U.S.
Roundtable with Richard Wike of the Pew Research Center, who will present and discuss new data on international attitudes towards the U.S. |
| 2024_01_30B1_Telemedicine | 55 | DC -- USC/PDCA/GWU/UW/HU -- Africa-US Forum: Telemedicine
You are invited to join us for an Africa-US forum on telemedicine, remote technologies and health care, with speakers from around Africa and the U.S.
Africa-US forums are presented each month by
- the African Centre for the Study of the U.S., University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg;
- the... |
| 2019_DC_Bennett_190506 | 110 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: A Free Press Matters (w/Amanda Bennett)
A Free Press Matters: A conversation with Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett, Director of the Voice of America. She will discuss new digital networks and services VOA has launched with other partners in U.S. global media and the future of U.S. global messaging. |
| 2020_DC_Zherka_200203 | 114 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Advocacy in an Age of Uncertainty (w/Ilir Zherka)
You are invited to join us for our First Monday lunch forum on February 3 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm: “Advocacy in an Age of Uncertainty” featuring Ilir Zherka, Executive Director of the Alliance for International Exchange.
These programs are presented by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership... |
| 2019_DC_Merger_191007 | 129 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: After the Merger: Public Diplomacy at State
You are invited to join our next First Monday lunch forum, "After the Merger: Public Diplomacy at State," on Monday, Oct. 7, at 12 noon, with
* Ambassador Cynthia Efird [http://www.publicdiplomacycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Efrid-Cynthia-14-01-14.pdf]
* Ambassador Kenton Keith... |
| 2018_DC_Fernandez_180423 | 59 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez (MBN President)
CCLP Washington D.C. Forum with Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez
Join CCLP for a discussion with Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez, the president of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN). In this role, he oversees MBN’s multimedia operations in the U.S. and across the Middle East, including... |
| 2019_DC_Authoritarian_190401 | 55 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Authoritarian Digital Influence Operations: Understanding Supply and Demand (w/Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson)
“Authoritarian Digital Influence Operations: Understanding Supply and Demand”
Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson with Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson, National Endowment for Democracy’s International Forum for Democratic Studies. |
| 2017_DC_Sharma_170306 | 58 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary With Public Diplomacy (w/Vikas Sharma)
Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary With Public Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy Council
The Public Diplomacy Council and the University of Southern California Annenberh Center for Communication Leadership and Policy present a lunch forum celebrating Canada's 150th anniversary, with Vikas Sharma,... |
| 2023_DC_Cybersecurity_231106 | 155 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Election Cybersecurity as Public Diplomacy (w/Adam Clayton Powell III and Judy Kang)
Election Cybersecurity as Public Diplomacy Focus of November 6 First Monday Forum
Former PDC President Adam Clayton Powell III and USC Election Cybersecurity Manager Judy Kang will be the featured speakers at the November 6 First Monday Forum that will focus on Election Cybersecurity as Public... |
| 2020_DC_IVLP_200302 | 122 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Faces of Exchange: 80 Years of the International Visitor Leadership Program
First Monday Forum: “Faces of Exchange: 80 Years of the International Visitor Leadership Program".
With more than 225,000 alumni, the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2020. This panel will examine the impact of this... |
| 2019_DC_Royce_190304 | 118 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Hon. Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Welcoming Hon. Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her bio: https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/280673.htm |
| 2018_DC_Duffin_180108 | 70 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: How Cities Are Collaborating to Combat Violent Extremism (w/Michael Duffin)
“How Cities Are Collaborating to Combat Violent Extremism” with Michael Duffin of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, author of https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2017/05/17/en/role-cities-countering-violent-extremism
Program:
* Adam C. Powell III,... |
| 2017_DC_Finland100_171002 | 61 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: How Finland Celebrates Its Centennial with Public Diplomacy (w/Kirsti Kauppi)
You are invited to join us for the next monthly USC / PDC / PDAA.lunch forum: How Finland Celebrates Its Centennial with Public Diplomacy
Our guest will be Kirsti Kauppi, Finland's Ambassador to the United States.
The speaker was introduced by Adam Clayton Powell III (from PDC) and Amb. Cynthia Efird... |
| 2019_DC_Liu_190805 | 97 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Libby Liu (President of Radio Free Asia)
Please join us for the next “First Monday” lunch forum on Monday, August 5th, with Libby Liu, President of Radio Free Asia; her bio: https://www.usagm.gov/who-we-are/management-team/libby-liu/
These programs are presented by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, the Public... |
| 2020_DC_Walker_200106 | 112 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Looking Back to Look Forward: Seventy Years of USACPD Recommendations (w/Vivian S. Walker)
"Looking Back to Look Forward: Seventy Years of USACPD Recommendations” featuring Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (USACPD). |
| 2018_DC_Baise_180205 | 74 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Protests in Iran and US Public Diplomacy (w/Matthew Baise)
You are invited to attend the next monthly USC / PDC / PDAA.lunch forum on Monday, February 5th, at 12 noon, on Protests in Iran and U.S. Public Diplomacy.
Speaker:
* Matthew Baise, Director, Digital Strategy, Voice of America |
| 2019_DC_De_Souza_190211 | 105 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Public Diplomacy of Cities (w/Roger-Mark De Souza)
The Public Diplomacy of Cities, with Roger-Mark De Souza, President and CEO of Sister Cities International. His bio:
https://sistercities.org/people/roger-mark-de-souza/ |
| 2019_DC_Cull_190603 | 85 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Public Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement (w/Nick Cull)
You are invited to join our next “First Monday” lunch forum on Monday, June 3rd, when our speaker will be Nick Cull, Director of the University of Southern California’s Master of Public Diplomacy program, who will discuss his new book, Public Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement in the Digital... |
| 2017_DC_Knell_170501 | 83 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Public/Private Diplomacy from "Sesame Street" to National Geographic (w/Gary Knell)
Public/Private Diplomacy from "Sesame Street" to National Geographic w/Gary Knell:
Gary Knell, President and CEO of the National Geographic Society, addresses the PDC / USC First Monday lunch forum. Knell oversees the Society’s vast nonprofit activities globally, and he also serves as chair of the... |
| 2017_DC_North_Korea_171106 | 85 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Reaching Out to North Korea with Public Diplomacy
Join us for the next monthly USC / PDC / PDAA.lunch forum: U.S. Public Diplomacy outreach to North Korea.
Welcoming Remarks:
* Adam C. Powell III, President, Public Diplomacy Council, and Director, Washington Programs, USC Annenberg Center on Communcation Leadership and Policy
Presentation (seated... |
| 2023_DC_Fulbright_231002 | 116 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Remembering Fulbright: The Senator, The Program, And Public Diplomacy (w/Lonnie R. Johnson)
Remembering Fulbright: The Senator, The Program, And Public Diplomacy
For more than three-quarters of a century, the Fulbright Program has been a global model for promoting peace through education and intercultural understanding. Its founder, Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright, was profoundly... |
| 2017_DC_Digital_Dipl_170911 | 75 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: State and Art of Digital Diplomacy
USC / PDC / PDAA.lunch forum:
16 Years after 9/11, "The State and Art of Digital Diplomacy" will focus on new methods the U.S. must embrace to communicate effectively in a changing environment. Moderated by Shawn Powers, Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, the panel... |
| 2019_DC_Rubin_191202 | 77 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: State of State: Issues Facing the Foreign Service Today (w/Eric Rubin)
You are invited to join our next First Monday lunch forum, The State of State: Issues Facing the Foreign Service Today featuring Ambassador Eric Rubin, President of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA).
These programs are presented by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and... |
| 2018_DC_NGA_Global_180604 | 74 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: Tiffany Shackelford, NGA Global
You are invited a lunch forum on "Governors as the New Ambassadors: Public Diplomacy at the State Level" at the George Washington University Elliott School;.
The sudden expansion of governors and states in global culture, energy, environment and scientific exchange and outreach will be discussed by... |
| 2023_DC_Bennett_230911 | 140 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: USAGM: Looking to the Future (w/Amanda Bennett)
USAGM: Looking to the Future
Please join PDCA's September First Monday Forum with Amanda Bennett, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
By The Public Diplomacy Council of America
Amanda Bennett, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will discuss USAGM and its entities at a hybrid program on... |
| 2018_DC_Core_180910 | 110 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: U.S. Preparations for World's Fairs (w/Jim Core)
Our guest at the next next PDC / PDAA / USC Annenberg lunch forum will be Jim Core, Director of the International Expositions Unit in the State Department Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. His bio is at https://www.state.gov/r/expo/280204.htm
Also presenting was... |
| 2023_DC_Expos_231204 | 103 | DC -- USC/PDC/PDAA -- First Monday Forum: World Expos -- The Olympics of Public Diplomacy?
First Monday Forum: World Expos - the Olympics of Public Diplomacy?
Former Secretary of State for Minnesota Mark Ritchie will speak about World Expos. These events are known to draw millions of visitors. A global gathering of nations showcasing their countries and their abilities with pavilions and... |
| 2023_DC_USGA_Dinner_230428 | 235 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Opening Reception and Dinner
Opening Reception. Evening program and dinner
Presentation by Dr. Ryan Semmes, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library “The Grant Doctrine: Defining Citizenship during Ulysses S. Grant’s Presidency.” |
| 2023_DC_USGA_Dinner_230429 | 148 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Saturday Dinner
Evening Reception at the Decatur House
Dinner and Evening Program
Remarks by USGA Officers
John Y. Simon Award presentation -- to Edna Greene Medford
Presentation by Dr. Charles Calhoun "There Never Was Such a President in the White House: The Political Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant" |
| 2023_DC_USGA_Lunch_230429 | 165 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Saturday Lunch
Lunch. Welcome from Dr. Matthew Costello, vice President of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for the White House History and Senior Historian, The White House Historical Association
Presentation by Candice Shy Hooper "When Grant Made Kentucky Howl: The U.S. Mail and Passage of the Ku Klux Klan... |
| 2023_DC_USGA_TourGWU_230429 | 113 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Saturday Tours (GWU)
Tours of:
* New student-led exhibit, "Remembering Legacy and Memory: Behind the Image of Ulysses S. Grant," George Washington University, Brady Gallery of the Corcoran School of Art
* George Washington University President's House |
| 2023_DC_USGA_Breakfast_230430 | 53 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Sunday breakfast
U.S. Grant Association general membership meeting |
| 2023_DC_USGA_TourPN_230430 | 31 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Sunday tour (Presidential neighborhood)
Walking tour of Grant's presidential neighborhood with Michelle Krowl |
| 2023_DC_USGA_Decatur_230429 | 42 | DC -- U.S. Grant Association Annual Meeting (2023) -- Tour of Decatur House |
| 2018_DC_Diarists_181108 | 126 | DC -- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum -- Event: 80 Years after Kristallnacht: Diarists of the Holocaust
Event: 80 Years after Kristallnacht: Diarists of the Holocaust
Eighty years after Kristallnacht, we reflect on the repercussions of this dangerous turning point in Holocaust history using the vivid observations of young diarists. Their accounts reveal the escalating persecution against Jews that... |
| 2017_DC_WCC_Art_Tour_170929 | 11 | DC -- Washington Convention Center -- Tour: Art of the DC Convention Center
Join us for a FREE tour of the Art at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Bring your cameras and your thirst for art knowledge and most importantly your walking shoes. |
| 2003_DC_WCCCW_030124 | 42 | DC -- Washington Convention Center -- Tour: Construction Watch
Construction Watch tour. Dee Atwell at my office invited me to this backstage tour of the Washington Convention Center (WCC) several months before its official opening. While it looked miles away from completion to me, I'm sure they knew what they were doing. |
| 2015_DC_WFI_Oscars4_150222 | 115 | DC -- Washington Film Institute -- Oscar Red Carpet Party
Washington Film Institute cordially invites you to our fundraiser Red Carpet Party at Malmaison. We’re rolling out the Red Carpet, so please join us for a Party to watch the Awards live on Sunday February 22, 2015! Glam it up, and join us as we rally behind our favorite movies of 2014! |
| 2015_DC_WFI_Oscars_150222 | 217 | DC -- Washington Film Institute -- Oscar Red Carpet Party -- Posers
Washington Film Institute cordially invites you to our fundraiser Red Carpet Party at Malmaison. We’re rolling out the Red Carpet, so please join us for a Party to watch the Awards live on Sunday February 22, 2015! Glam it up, and join us as we rally behind our favorite movies of 2014!
Judges for... |
| 2022_DC_NCath_Remembering_220509 | 23 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Bell Tolling: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (1,000,000) |
| 2020_DC_NCath_Remembering_201215 | 34 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Bell Tolling: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (300,000)
Remembering the lives lost
COVID-19 Bell Toll
On Tuesday, the Cathedral will mark the 300,000 U.S. lives lost to COVID-19 by tolling the Bourdon Bell. Join us on the Cathedral grounds as we toll the bell 300 times, once for every thousand lives lost. While visiting our grounds please remember that... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Remembering_210222 | 40 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Bell Tolling: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (500,000)
Monday, February 22, 2021 | 5:00pm
The Cathedral will toll the Bourdon bell 500 times, once for every 1,000 American COVID-19 deaths. The toll is expected to take about 45-50 minutes.
While visiting our grounds please remember that masks and social distancing are required. There will be no access to... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Remembering_210610 | 15 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Bell Tolling: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (600,000)
COVID-19 BELL TOLL Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 5:00pm
The Cathedral will toll the Bourdon bell 600 times, once for every 1,000 American COVID-19 deaths. The toll is expected to take about one hour.
While visiting our grounds please remember that masks and social distancing are required. There will be... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Remembering_211215 | 10 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Bell Tolling: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (800,000)
COVID-19 Bell Toll EVENT COVID-19 BELL TOLL Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | 5:00pm
The Cathedral will toll the Bourdon bell 800 times, once for every 8,000 American COVID-19 deaths. The toll is expected to take about 80 minutes.
While visiting our grounds please remember that masks and social... |
| 2000_DC_NCath_BT_000506 | 10 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Bell-tower Tour |
| 2022_DC_NCath_Beyond_221025 | 52 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Beyond Black And White: African American Art & Iconography
Beyond Black And White: African American Art & Iconography
Art permeates our lives in museums, our homes, and the public square. The images and stories artists capture tell us of truth, history, divinity, beauty, and pain. In public spaces, how and what we choose to create and show has lasting impacts... |
| 2004_DC_NCath_Climb_040925 | 14 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Climb the Tower
Twice a year, you get to climb up to the tower to look at the bells, see the view, and get up close and personal with stained glass and gargoyles. Trivia: Height 301 feet. Weight: 9000 tons. Number of steps: 333. Number of bells: 63. 53 Bell Carillon = 64 tons. 10 Bell English Peal = 7 tons. |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Wiesel_211012 | 118 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Honoring Elie Wiesel
Honoring Elie Wiesel (Attend in Person)
Please note that all attendees are required to wear a properly-fitted mask while on the Cathedral grounds and inside the Cathedral building.
Washington National Cathedral and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, in conjunction with the Elie Wiesel Foundation,... |
| 2019_DC_NCath_Shepard_191202 | 168 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Honoring Matthew Shepard -- A Celebration and Plaque Dedication
Honoring Matthew Shepard—A Celebration and Plaque Dedication
On Monday evening, December 2, Washington National Cathedral and the Matthew Shepard Foundation will host a ceremony of inspiration, celebration, and song as we dedicate the Matthew Shepard Memorial Plaque. Elevated by a grassroots,... |
| 2022_DC_NCath_Attack_220621 | 94 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Light in the Darkness: When Monuments Attack
Light in the Darkness: When Monuments Attack
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 7:00pm
Monuments and memorials are public symbols that tell the stories communities want remembered and uplifted. The last two years have brought a renewed scrutiny and reckoning of these spaces and histories that have led to a wave... |
| 2003_DC_NCath_Open_030927 | 39 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Open House |
| 2004_DC_NCath_Open_040925 | 33 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Open House |
| 2023_DC_NCath_RJustice_230923 | 239 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Racial Justice Windows Dedication service
We are excited to invite you to the unveiling and dedication of the Now and Forever windows by world-renowned artist and MacArthur Award winner Kerry James Marshall. In-person and online, the dedication will feature remarks from the artist on the new windows and a special reading by acclaimed poet... |
| 2014_DC_NCath_Wilson_141228 | 45 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: Wreath Laying at President Woodrow Wilson's Tomb
A wreath is laid at President Woodrow Wilson's tomb at the Washington National Cathedral each year on December 28, his birthday. The ceremony is conducted by the honor guard of the Military District of Washington in cooperation with the clergy of the Cathedral. |
| 2018_DC_NCath_WWI_181111 | 131 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Event: WWI Commemorative Service
WWI COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE
Sunday, November 11, 2018 | 10:00am
November 11, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Together with the World War One Centennial Commission, Washington National Cathedral hosts this sacred interfaith worship service. Through special music, prayers and... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Inaug_210120 | 48 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Biden Inauguration |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Pride_210606 | 100 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Celebrating Capital Pride
Celebrating Capital Pride
In honor of Capital Pride Alliance’s Still We Are Celebration 2021, the Cathedral will be lit in rainbow hues June 6-8.
Regular participants for many years at Capital Pride, we wish we could be with the hundreds of congregants and community members marching through Dupont and... |
| 2022_DC_NCath_Juneteenth_220621 | 32 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Juneteenth
Public Light Projection with Reclaiming the Monument
From June 19-21 Washington National Cathedral is partnering with Reclaiming the Monument for a special public light projection in celebration of Juneteenth.
Reclaiming the Monument is a public art project based out of Richmond, VA whose light... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Juneteenth_210615 | 57 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Juneteenth Lighting for Freedom and Justice (2 visits)
Juneteenth Lighting for Freedom and Justice
June 15-19, 2021 | 9:00pm
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This year Washington National Cathedral will light the west façade in celebration and in honor of Juneteenth.
On June 19,... |
| 2008_DC_NCath_Illum_080509 | 102 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Lighting to Unite
"Lighting to Unite": See the Cathedral As You’ve Never Seen It Before: For three memorable nights in May, Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter brings his artistry to Washington National Cathedral for a spectacular exterior illumination of the south and west sides, in celebration of the Cathedral’s... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Remembering_210119 | 44 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Remembering the Lives Lost -- COVID-19 Bell Toll (400,000)
COVID-19 BELL TOLL Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | 5:30pm On Tuesday, the Cathedral will mark the 400,000 U.S. lives lost to COVID-19 by tolling the Bourdon Bell. Join us on the Cathedral grounds as we toll the bell 400 times, once for every thousand lives lost. While visiting our grounds please remember... |
| 2019_DC_NCath_Orange_190607 | 46 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Wear Orange (2019)
Lighting Of The National Cathedral For Wear Orange
The façade of the Washington National Cathedral will light up in orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Hadiya Pendleton and the over 100,000 Americans killed and injured in the United States every year by gun violence. The Bourdon... |
| 2021_DC_NCath_Orange_210604 | 17 | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Illumination: Wear Orange (2021)
Lighting the Way to End Gun Violence
Friday, June 4, 2021 | 9:00pm
The façade of the Washington National Cathedral will be lit orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the over 100,000 Americans killed and injured in the United States every year by gun violence. The Bourdon Bell will... |
| 2011_DC_WHCD_110430 | 509 | DC -- White House Correspondent's Dinner (2011)
Folks here include Sean Penn, Ryan Kwanten, Russell Simmons, Eric Stonestreet, George Stephanopoulos, Bob Schieffer, Chris Wallace, Tom Toles, Jonathan Capehart, Chris Colfer, Andy Samberg, Bristol Palin, Newt Gingrich, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Stipe, Carolyn Maloney, Mila Kunis, John Huntsman, Paul... |
| 2013_DC_WHCD_130427 | 259 | DC -- White House Correspondent's Dinner (2013)
Including Bill O'Reilly, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bloomberg, Kevin Spacey, Andy Cohen, Gordon Peterson, Kathleen Turner, Steve Zahn, Amy Poehler, Gayle King, Jeff Krulik, Geraldo Rivera, Nicole Kidman, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudekis and Olivia Wilde, Clarence and Lisa Page, Tracy Morgan, Hayden Panettiere,... |
| 2014_DC_WHCD_140503 | 127 | DC -- White House Correspondent's Dinner (2014)
Shown here include: Madeleine Albright, Randi Weingarten (President of the American Federation of Teachers). Henry Waxman, Julia Louise-Dreyfus, Donna Brazile, Russell Wilson, Clarence and Lisa Page, Katie Couric, Robby Novak ("Kid President"), Rosario Dawson, Chris Dodd, Joanna Coles, Dan Bucatinsky,... |
| 2020_DC_Wuerker_200216 | 100 | DC -- Word Bubble Party @ Matt Wuerker's
Folks here include Alexandra Bowman, Teresa Roberts Logan, Claire Rhode, Randy Lieberman and Ulia, Steve Artley, Martha and Dane Kennedy, Matthew Schneer, Donna Lewis, Matt Wuerker, Dana Maier and Ralph Geiger, Mike Rhode, Clay Jones, Mike Jenkins, Lisa Vogel and Art Hondros, Nicole Belanus, Warren... |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_P_230417 | 115 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Program
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_RR_230417 | 37 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Richshaad Ryan
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... |
| 2023_DC_Franklin_Sq_ED_T_230417 | 83 | DC Emancipation Day (2023) @ Franklin Park -- Tables
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee Celebrates DC Emancipation Day
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Summary
Franklin Park location has been a site of civic and civil activity throughout the history of the District of Columbia's existence. DCBHCC along with the Downtown Bid are focusing efforts on... |
| 2006_DC_Shearer_060920 | 16 | DCJCC -- Jewish Literary Festival -- Harry Shearer
An Evening with Harry Shearer -- Not Enough Indians: A Novel. This was part of the Washington Jewish Literary Festival.
Join Harry Shearer—best known as the voice of Mr. Burns and Flanders on “The Simpsons,” co-creator and co-star of This is Spinal Tap, and former writer and cast member on “Saturday... |
| 2007_DC_Maus_070220 | 16 | DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Art Spiegelman ("Maus")
Art Spiegelman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Art Spiegelman (born February 15, 1948) is an American comics artist, editor, and advocate for the medium of comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic memoir, Maus.
Life:
Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Vladek... |
| 2007_DC_Katchor_070417 | 27 | DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Ben Katchor
In his "picture stories," Ben Katchor turns the American city into a wonderland of tin ceilings, illuminated storefronts, and unusual enterprises: the Senseless Elaboration Parlor, the Sublime Vision Center, the Mortal Coil Mattress Store. The first cartoonist to win a MacArthur "genius grant," Katchor... |
| 2008_DC_Gerberg_081216 | 58 | DCJCC -- Nextbook Writer Series -- Mort Gerberg ("Last Laughs")
Mort Gerberg: Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement...and the Great Beyond
Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg has assembled an all-star cast of gifted and popular cartoonists including George Booth, Roz Chast, Frank Modell, JB Handelsman, Sidney Harris and Jack Ziegler to join him in... |
| 2023_DC_First_Step2_230220 | 106 | DCJCC -- "The First Step" -- Program
The First Step
Dir. The Kramer Brothers | 89 min
Documentary United States
English Limited Release
In a divided America, Van Jones controversially works across party lines on landmark criminal justice reform and a more humane response to America’s addiction crisis. Attempting to be a bridge builder... |
| 2023_DC_First_Step_230220 | 91 | DCJCC -- "The First Step" -- Reception
The First Step
Dir. The Kramer Brothers | 89 min
Documentary United States
English Limited Release
In a divided America, Van Jones controversially works across party lines on landmark criminal justice reform and a more humane response to America’s addiction crisis. Attempting to be a bridge builder... |
| 2013_DE_DelDOT_130426 | 80 | DE -- Dover -- Groundbreaking Ceremony for Capital City Trails
DelDOT Breaks Ground on Capital City Trails Project
Project adds new pedestrian and bicycle pathway in the Dover area
Dover -- Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Shailen Bhatt was joined today by Dover Mayor Carleton Carey and other dignitaries for the groundbreaking of the... |
| 2011_DC_Hispanic_110921 | 104 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: 2011 National Hispanic Heritage Month
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency for International Development, and Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2011 National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September... |
| 2002_DC_DOC911_020911 | 5 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: 9/11 Anniversary ceremony
Pictures here were taken during the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Secretary Donald Evans, a good friend of "W", was the main speaker at the event labeled "Patriot Day". He was introduced by Deputy Secretary Bodman. |
| 2012_DC_Budget_120213 | 66 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: All-hands FY2013 Budget meeting
Secretary John Bryson, Acting Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank and Department of Commerce bureau heads invite you to participate in an all-hands employee meeting to discuss the Commerce Department’s FY2013 budget, which will be released that day. The Secretary and Deputy Secretary will deliver remarks,... |
| 2015_DC_DOC_Budget_150205 | 54 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Budget Briefing
Secretary Penny Pritzker, Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews and Department of Commerce bureau heads participated in an all-hands employee meeting to discuss the Commerce Department’s FY2016 budget, which was released Monday, February 2. Secretary Pritzker delivered remarks about the budget and the... |
| 2003_DC_CFC_031202 | 42 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: CFC event
Department's CFC fund-raiser event in the main lobby. |
| 2002_DC_DOC_XMas_021213 | 6 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Christmas show
Why they hold events in the Commerce lobby is beyond me. The acoustics are horrible, in large part because of the metal ceiling which reflects everything, and if you move outside of a very small radius, the background noise drowns out everything. |
| 1999_DC_DOC_Firedrill_991001 | 4 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Firedrill |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090709 | 51 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: LGBT Pride Month presentation w/John Berry
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. The 2009 national theme is... |
| 2008_DC_DOC_MLK_080117 | 32 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Martin Luther King Jr. legacy (w/George Fraser)
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted the “7th Annual Event Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The event featured welcome remarks from John Sullivan, General Counsel and keynote speaker George Fraser, Chairman and CEO of FraserNet,... |
| 2009_DC_DEAM_091020 | 86 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: National Disability Employment Awareness Month presentation (w/Aimee Mullins)
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is celebrated annually from... |
| 2009_DC_Taguba_090505 | 123 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/Antonio Taguba
Please join U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in celebrating 2009 National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Postal Service, will... |
| 2011_DC_Locke_110505 | 75 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/Gary Locke
The Federal Triangle Partnership, including the Department of Commerce, Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency, and Customs and Border Protection, will hold its program commemorating 2011 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month held on Thursday, May 5, 2011, from... |
| 2002_DC_DOCSF_021216 | 26 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Secretary's Forum: Children of the Twilight Struggle
The Secretary's Forum is a periodic event that Commerce sponsors. This particular one was called "Children of the Twilight Struggle: Reflections From The Cold War & Its Relevance To The War On Terrorism". This event, introduced by Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, featured Sergei Khrushchev (Soviet... |
| 2013_DC_Pritzker_130626 | 62 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Swearing in ceremony for Penny Pritzker (w/Joe Biden)
Penny Pritzker was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Please join me and your colleagues for her swearing-in ceremony in the HCHB Auditorium with the Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. |
| 2006_DC_Pickering_061214 | 8 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: Thomas Pickering
The Bureau of Industry and Security in the Department of Commerce sponsored a BIS Speaker Series event with Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. He was formerly the Senior Vice President for International Relations at Boeing, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and the Ambassador to the... |
| 2003_DC_DOC_VOIP_030305 | 19 | Dept of Commerce -- Event: VoIP ceremony
This ceremony--the HCHB Network and Telephone Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony--honored "those who helped create a new era of computing and communications at the Department of Commerce". Personally, I didn't see any ribbon cutting but I might have missed that part. I was impressed that they managed to hand out... |
| 2005_DC_Beautiful_051108 | 20 | Dept of Interior -- Kick-off for America's Beautiful Natl Parks exhibit
The new exhibit at the Dept of Interior Museum is called America's Beautiful National Parks. It's a collection of contemporary and historical large-scale photographs celebrating the diverse flora of our National Parks. It was an interesting idea for an exhibit, curated by Amy Lamb, since I usually... |
| 2005_DC_LC_051116 | 13 | Dept of Interior Museum -- Lecture: Lewis & Clark Revisited w/Greg MacGregor
Lewis & Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day -- slide lecture by photographer Greg MacGregor of images he captured in the 1990s while retracing the route Lewis and Clark trekked 200 years before. |
| 2009_DC_EMarket_090627 | 41 | Eastern Market street festival after reopening
The public street festival for the newly reopened Eastern Market. Entertainment included Memphis Gold and Jay Summerour. |
| 2024_02_22G1_Enemy | 265 | Event: An Enemy of the People: A Public Health Project @ Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
An Enemy of the People: A Public Health Project
A live dramatic reading of scenes from Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of the People to frame a powerful audience discussion.
By Theater of War Productions
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2002_MD_Fred_Fireworks_021221 | 4 | Fireworks -- Frederick, MD Christmas fireworks
This was a surprise! I popped up to Frederick to look for pre-Christmas sales at the Costco there and as I'm about ready to pull into the parking lot, I hear explosions going off next to me. Frederick was having their annual Christmas fireworks display. I parked quickly and whipped out the... |
| 2003_FL_NASA | 34 | FL -- Kennedy Space Center -- On day of Columbia disaster
Saturday was my day to visit the Kennedy Space Center. Despite visiting local people during the week, I had no idea that a landing was planned that day and then it turned out to be ... |
| 2013_DC_Fords_Member_131209 | 39 | Ford's Theatre -- Member Holiday Open House |
| 2008_DC_FOTHOC_081225 | 41 | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (distribution)
Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah.
The official write-up of the event, written by Debbie:
We had a great event preparing and distributing bags to homeless people in Washington DC. Below is some of the information about the event, and some of the vignettes that we hope convey... |
| 2004_MD_FOTHOC_041224 | 46 | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (package preparation)
The official write-up of the event written by Victor Block with a preface by Tom Block:
Hi, everybody, here's the recap of this year's FOTHOC event that my Dad wrote up.
I might add a couple of things:
1) This was by far my worst year in terms of passing things out; people didn't want the bags;... |
| 2005_MD_FOTHOC_051224 | 55 | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (package preparation)
The official write-up of the event, written by Victor Block:
FOTHOC Celebrates its 10th Year
A four-year-old girl hands out pictures she has drawn to homeless people on the streets of Washington. Told that the gift bag being handed to him contains a Walkman-type radio, a man without a home asks... |
| 2008_MD_FOTHOC_081224 | 94 | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (package preparation)
The morning started off *very* well as USA Today had published an article that mentioned the event and they printed in four columns a photo that I had done last year during the event. |
| 2010_MD_FOTHOC_101231 | 56 | Friends of the Homeless on Christmas (package preparation) |
| 2007_DC_FOTHOC_070101 | 35 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution)
Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah.
The official write-up of the event, written by Victor Block:
FOTH Annual Report – 2006/7
To all supporters of, participants at and others interested (mildly or more) in the Friends of the Homeless project:
Recent changes were made to... |
| 2008_DC_FOTHOC_080101 | 30 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution)
Delivering the packages and meeting afterward at Meiwah.
The official write-up of the event, written by Victor Block:
FRIENDS OF THE HOMELESS – 12/07-1/08 REPORT
Great pack, tough delivery. That was the evaluation of the 12th annual Friends of the Homeless operation, the brainchild of Tom... |
| 2010_DC_FOTHOC_100101 | 52 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution)
The second part of Victor Block's report follows.
January 1, 2010. Because of overwhelming interest in helping out, five cars, rather than the four of past years, left FOTH Central a little after 10 a.m. on a cold New Years day, each carrying 20 gift bags. After distributing all of their bags,... |
| 2011_DC_FOTHOC_110101 | 76 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (distribution)
Victor's report:
The December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Friends of the Homeless activity marked the 15th consecutive year that this project provided large gift bags filled with items -- some basic, some fun -- to men and women on the streets of Washington. It followed a year-long effort by Tom Block... |
| 2006_MD_FOTHOC_061231 | 81 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (package preparation)
Preparing the gift packages. |
| 2007_MD_FOTHOC_071231 | 80 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (package preparation)
Preparing the gift packages. |
| 2009_MD_FOTHOC_091231 | 75 | Friends of the Homeless on New Years (package preparation)
The first part of Victor Block's report follows.
Note: According to the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, at least 17,800 men, women and children are homeless in the Nation's Capital over the course of a year.
... |
| 2022_VA_Alexander_CS_220326 | 238 | Funeral: Bryan Alexander Service (Page 1 of 3) Chapel Service @ St. Johns Episcopal Church, McLean, VA |
| 2022_VA_Alexander_R_220326 | 178 | Funeral: Bryan Alexander Service (Page 2 of 3) Reception @ Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA |
| 2022_VA_Alexander_SS_220326 | 93 | Funeral: Bryan Alexander Service (Page 3 of 3) Slide Show |
| 2019_VA_Alexander_CS_190628 | 238 | Funeral: Edward E. Alexander Jr. Service (Page 1 of 3) Chapel Service @ Old Post Army Chapel, Fort Myer |
| 2019_VA_Alexander_GS_190628 | 146 | Funeral: Edward E. Alexander Jr. Service (Page 2 of 3) Gravesite Service @ Arlington National Cemetery |
| 2019_VA_Alexander_R_190628 | 176 | Funeral: Edward E. Alexander Jr. Service (Page 3 of 3) Reception @ Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA |
| 2018_DC_Hechelhammer_180410 | 46 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: Bodo Hechelhammer ("Double Agent Heinz Felfe Discovers America")
Presentation “Double Agent Heinz Felfe Discovers America”
Dr. Bodo Hechelhammer, the Chief Historian of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND), will give a presentation at the Goethe-Institut on his new book about the double agent, Heinz Felfe. In addition to his talk, he will show photos and... |
| 2007_DC_BEMB_070906 | 36 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: Bringing Eastern Market Back panel discussion
Bringing Eastern Market Back: Sounds, Pictures, and Historic Preservation
We can’t bring back 135 years of wonderful smells that had collected in pre-fire Eastern Market, but we can bring back some of the sounds—and with them, some of the life of Eastern Market. Perhaps we can use the sounds of the... |
| 2012_DC_Tannenbaum_121208 | 33 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: Oh Tannenbaum! Christmas at the Goethe-Institut
Oh Tannenbaum! Christmas at the Goethe-Institut
With the support of Friends of the Goethe-Institut
In conjunction with Downtown’s Holiday Market, the Goethe-Institut will open its doors to the public on this weekend, and offer up a variety of German holiday activities for all ages. Music, food,... |
| 2016_DC_Goethe_Sommerfest_160826 | 74 | Goethe-Institut -- Event: Open House Sommerfest
Open House Sommerfest
Discover your German island in DC! Join us for a summer party at our new building in our new neighborhood. Check out our digs while learning about the work of the Goethe-Institut, chatting with staff and others interested in German culture and language, enjoying German beer, and... |
| 2016_DC_Kaminski_161103 | 35 | Goethe-Institut -- Film|Neu: "Me and Kaminski" w/Thomas Wendrich and reception @ E Street Cinema
OPENING NIGHT
Thursday, 11/3, 7 pm
Me and Kaminski (Ich und Kaminski)
Ger., 2015, 124 min., D: Wolfgang Becker
In this tragicomic road movie, unsuccessful young journalist Sebastian Zöllner (Daniel Brühl) is writing an article on the legendary but almost forgotten painter Manuel Kaminski. Based on... |
| 2015_DC_Otto_150820 | 31 | Goethe-Institut -- Opening Reception: hyder flares w/Justine Otto
Opening of hyder flares with artist Justine Otto and Vesela Sretenovic, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Phillips Collection
Leading German contemporary figurative painter Justine Otto (b. Poland 1974) won The Phillips Collection’s second annual Emerging Artist Prize following... |
| 2015_DC_Klemm_150114 | 69 | Goethe-Institut -- Opening Reception: Photographer Barbara Klemm
Invitation: Opening Reception with Photographer Barbara Klemm:
This solo exhibition presents photographs by one of Germany’s most distinguished women photographers. Spanning forty years, Barbara Klemm’s works bear witness to Germany’s recent history, and to a country that was divided for decades. Many... |
| 2010_DC_Revenants_100916 | 53 | Goethe-Institut -- Opening Reception: Reveants w/Oskar Schmidt
Exhibition opening with photographer Oskar Schmidt and Sarah Kennel, National Gallery of Art.
Bare, sparsely furnished rooms and introverted women and girls, barely present to their surroundings: the starkly reduced photographs of Oskar Schmidt are both portraits and interiors.
Like paper... |
| 2008_DC_Playroom_081119 | 44 | Goethe-Institut & FotoWeek DC -- Opening Reception: "A Disenchanted Playroom" w/Wolfram Hahn
Opening: “A Disenchanted Playroom”. Photographs by Wolfram Hahn.
Capturing children’s facial expressions as they watch television, photographer Wolfram Hahn’s images portray how children react to this mass medium, losing the subtle charm of real life as they fall under its influence. Their regards... |
| 2013_DC_Goethe_Film_Night_130627 | 71 | Goethe-Institut & German-American Heritage Museum -- Event: Film Night “Ich bin ein Berliner”
Film Night “Ich bin ein Berliner”:
On June 26, 1963, those four words made history. With his commitment to West Berlin, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was honoring the steadfastness of the West Berliners during the Cold War.
The German-American Heritage Museum celebrates the 50th anniversary of... |
| 2011_DC_ATT_111203 | 14 | Goethe-Institut & Natl Gallery -- Event: "African Twin Towers" screening (w/Alex Jovanovic)
Homage to Christoph Schlingensief: The African Twin Towers
Germany, 2006, 71 min, HD, Cast: Irm Hermann, Klaus Beyer, Stefan Kolosko, Robert Stadlober, Dirk Rohde, Christoph Schlingensief, Patti Smith
Introduction by Alex Jovanovic, personal assistant to Christoph Schlingensief, 2009-2010
Originally... |
| 2007_DC_GPO_Open_071211 | 17 | Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2007)
This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building. |
| 2009_DC_GPO_Open_091216 | 15 | Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2009)
This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building. |
| 2007_DC_Tapella_071106 | 56 | Government Printing Office -- Swearing In Ceremony for Robert C. Tapella
Swearing in Ceremony of Robert C. Tapella as the Twenty-Fifth Public Printer of the Unites States. Various people in the office included Bruce James (the 24th Public Printer of the United States), Marc Pachter (National Portrait Gallery director), Allen Weinstein (Archivist of the United States), and... |
| 2016_DC_District_160106 | 45 | Hist Soc of Wash DC @ Carnegie Library -- Event: DISTRICT photo exhibit opening
Desperation. Beauty. Energy. The every-day in the capital city. Presented by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and Joseph Mills, DISTRICT explores Washington during the 1960s and 1970s through the extraordinary eye of photographer Chris Earnshaw.
Exhibit will then be on view in the Historical... |
| 2020_DC_Google_v_Oracle_200214 | 14 | Hudson Institute -- Google v. Oracle: Consequences of the Case
Google v. Oracle: Consequences of the Case
On March 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Google v. Oracle, which is expected to bring the long-running copyright infringement case to its final resolution. Ahead of the arguments in the nation’s highest court, join Hudson Institute for a... |
| 2023_DC_Bernhardt_230713 | 32 | Hudson Institute -- How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands (w/David Bernhardt)
How to Balance Economic and Energy Security While Preserving Public Lands
Join Hudson senior fellow Brigham McCown for a discussion with former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt about how the United States can maintain economic prosperity and energy security while preserving public lands for... |
| 2024_03_26B_Uncrewed | 35 | Hudson Institute -- Integrating Uncrewed Systems to Hedge against Aggression
Integrating Uncrewed Systems to Hedge against Aggression
Speakers:
* David Alexander, President, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
* Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
The recently released United States defense budget suggests that the US... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_LessonsWWII_230725 | 54 | Hudson Institute -- Lessons from the World War II Arsenal of Democracy
Lessons from the World War II Arsenal of Democracy
To defend Ukraine against Russia and deter China from invading Taiwan, the United States needs to rapidly increase weapons production and enhance its arms. Tapping American innovation and rebuilding the US defense industrial base will be crucial. The... |
| 2020_DC_Realignment_200121 | 51 | Hudson Institute -- Live Taping of "The Realignment" (w/Michael Lind and J.D. Vance)
The New Class Warfare: Live Taping of The Realignment with Michael Lind and J.D. Vance
Recent populist movements have shattered traditional party systems and brought turbulence to governments across Europe and North America. In The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite, author... |
| 2019_DC_Multilateral_191125 | 47 | Hudson Institute -- Multilateral Institutions: Indispensable or Irrelevant to Global Peace and Properity?
Hudson Institute will host a discussion on the relevance of multilateral institutions in today’s world. Skepticism is growing as to whether multilateral institutions are still an effective means of stopping international conflict and promoting economic growth. At the UN General Assembly’s annual... |
| 2024_01_30C3_JWilson | 23 | Hudson Institute -- Representative Joe Wilson on the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
Representative Joe Wilson on the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
Speakers:
* Congressman Joe Wilson, United States Representative, Second District of South Carolina and Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
* Nate Sibley, Fellow and Director of the Kleptocracy... |
| 2024_01_30C1_Khodorkovsky | 54 | Hudson Institute -- Russia, Ukraine, and the Future of the Transatlantic Community
Russia, Ukraine, and the Future of the Transatlantic Community
Speakers:
* Rt Hon. Sir Liam Fox, UK Member of Parliament and Former UK Defence Secretary
* Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder, Russian Anti-war Committee and Former Political Prisoner
* Moderator: Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow
* Translator... |
| 2019_DC_Stuck_190528 | 36 | Hudson Institute -- Stuck in the Middle: Iraq Caught Between the U.S. and Iran
Stuck in the Middle: Iraq Caught Between the U.S. and Iran
Hudson Institute will host an event to discuss the role of Iraq as tensions increase between the U.S. and Iran. Panelists will include the Middle East Institute’s Omar Al-Nidawi, the Arabia Foundation’s Genevieve Abdo, and the Atlantic... |
| 2024_04_16B_Black_Sea | 99 | Hudson Institute -- The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over
As Russia scores localized gains on land, Ukrainian forces have achieved major successes in the Black Sea Region (BSR). The Ukrainians have sunk or damaged some one-third of the Black Sea Fleet, forced Moscow to move naval assets away from occupied Crimea, and... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2019_DC_5G_191114 | 33 | Hudson Institute -- The Global Struggle for 5G Supremacy
The Global Struggle for 5G Supremacy: America's Darkest Hour or Finest Hour?
The onset of 5G wireless technology will transform how we use the Internet and interact with other technologies, from the smart grid and AI to driverless cars.
The United States and China are engaged in a global struggle for... |
| 2019_DC_League_191204 | 44 | Hudson Institute -- The League of Wives
The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam
Hudson Institute will host a discussion with author Heath Hardage Lee on her new book, The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring... |
| 2010_DC_Trabant_101106 | 116 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2010)
The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away -- the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the fall of Communism. Trabants are a rarity here, but on... |
| 2010_DC_TrabantP_101106 | 109 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2010) -- Painting Project
The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away -- the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the fall of Communism. Trabants are a rarity here, but on... |
| 2012_DC_Trabant_121110 | 47 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2012)
Sixth Annual Parade of Trabants:
The ONLY Trabant Rally in the United States!
Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away—the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now... |
| 2013_DC_Trabant_131109 | 67 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2013) |
| 2014_DC_Trabant_141108 | 67 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2014)
Eighth Annual Parade of Trabants
Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away—the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany... |
| 2016_DC_Trabant_161105 | 36 | International Spy Museum -- Annual Parade of Trabants (2016)
Tenth Annual Parade of Trabants
It’s been more than 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away—the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the... |
| 2014_TN_McBrayer_140529 | 27 | Investiture Ceremony for W. Neal McBrayer @ Nashville State Capitol
Investiture Ceremony for W. Neal McBrayer as Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section. |
| 2022_DC_Delbanco_221019 | 83 | Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities: Andrew Delbanco
2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
Andrew Delbanco will deliver the 2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.
By National Endowment for the Humanities
See Andrew Delbanco deliver the 2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in D.C., on October 19.
Andrew Delbanco, the Alexander Hamilton... |
| 2019_DC_TWA40_191112 | 39 | Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute -- Event: Commemorating 40 Years of the Taiwan Relations Act
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Foreign Policy Institute
Commemorating 40 Years of the Taiwan Relations Act
A photographic history exhibit on display in the Rome Auditorium from November 12 to November 22, 2019.
Co-hosted by the SAIS China Studies Progream and the SAIS... |
| 2021_DC_Attica_211108 | 55 | JxJ and Showtime @ DCJCC -- "Attica" (w/Stanley Nelson, Traci A. Curry and Laura Coates)
JXJ and Showtime invite you and a guest to a special screening of
ATTICA
In 1971, tensions between inmates and guards at the Attica Correctional Facility come to a head in the early hours of September 9 when inmates from the maximum security prison in upstate New York began the largest prison riot in... |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat &... |
| 2024_01_14B2_Gonna_Take2 | 251 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 2 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat &... |
| 2003_MD_Accident_031011 | 3 | MD -- Accident on I-95
I was forced to park at the front of the traffic jam north of Baltimore for 40 minutes on my way home after a van spun and ended up perched precariously on a Jersey barrier. There were three ambulances, two medivacs, two fire engines, and a dozen police cars. I was told there weren't any serious... |
| 2000_MD_Bay_Walk_000507 | 66 | MD -- Annapolis -- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk (2000) |
| 2006_MD_Bay_Walk_060507 | 39 | MD -- Annapolis -- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk (2006) |
| 2004_MD_ASIM_040522 | 10 | MD -- Autoshow in Motion @ FedEx Field
This was a fun event. GM sponsors a free event where you can test drive their cars as well as cars from their competitors. I drove some stupid ones (like the Hummer) as well as the newer Saturn cars. The test drives are very short (three or four minutes at a max) and you needed an escort to be in the... |
| 2014_MD_BMA_WingOpenA_141123 | 21 | MD -- Baltimore -- Baltimore Museum of Art -- Event: American Wing Opening Celebration -- After Ribbon Cutting
American Wing Opening Celebration
November 23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
This free and festive day celebrates the BMA's beautifully renovated American art galleries and newly reopened Merrick Historic Entrance with activities for all ages. The day features:
* Ceremonial step-scrubbing performance with artist... |
| 2014_MD_BMA_WingOpenR_141123 | 29 | MD -- Baltimore -- Baltimore Museum of Art -- Event: American Wing Opening Celebration -- Ribbon Cutting
American Wing Opening Celebration
November 23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
This free and festive day celebrates the BMA's beautifully renovated American art galleries and newly reopened Merrick Historic Entrance with activities for all ages. The day features:
* Ceremonial step-scrubbing performance with artist... |
| 2014_MD_BMA_WingOpenS_141123 | 105 | MD -- Baltimore -- Baltimore Museum of Art -- Event: American Wing Opening Celebration -- Step Cleaning and Performance
American Wing Opening Celebration
November 23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
This free and festive day celebrates the BMA's beautifully renovated American art galleries and newly reopened Merrick Historic Entrance with activities for all ages. The day features:
* Ceremonial step-scrubbing performance with artist... |
| 2010_MD_SAPAC_100710 | 103 | MD -- Baltimore -- Baltimore Museum of Art -- Event: Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Award Ceremony
The Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Award Ceremony
Saturday, July 10, 7 pm
The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Galleries Open 6 pm
Award Ceremony 7 pm
Reception 7:30–9 pm
2010 FINALISTS
Leah Cooper, Baltimore, MD
Ryan Hackett, Washington, DC ... |
| 2013_MD_Geppis_Tour_131215 | 78 | MD -- Baltimore -- Geppi's Entertainment Museum -- Member Tour w/Steve Geppi
Exclusive Members Only Tour w/Steve Geppi |
| 2022_MD_Hare_Krishna_220528 | 18 | MD -- Baltimore -- Hare Krishna rally |
| 2014_MD_JMM_Holzer_140223 | 35 | MD -- Baltimore -- Jewish Museum of Maryland -- Harold Holzer: "Kaddish for Lincoln" (Sadie B. Feldman Family Lecture)
Sadie B. Feldman Family Lecture: Kaddish for Lincoln
Speaker: Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
By tradition, Abraham Lincoln was the first American gentile for whom Jews said Kaddish–the Hebrew prayer for the dead. The story may approach the realm of legend, but... |
| 2011_MD_Baltimore_NYE_111231 | 46 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2011/2012) -- Except fireworks
Baltimore's New Years Eve Spectacular
Ring in 2012 alongside family and friends with live music by the 8 Ohms Band and a dazzling fireworks display at Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular!
At the stroke of midnight, the skies over the Inner Harbor will explode with the region's largest fireworks... |
| 2011_MD_Baltimore_NYE_FW_111231 | 71 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2011/2012) -- Fireworks
Baltimore's New Years Eve Spectacular
Ring in 2012 alongside family and friends with live music by the 8 Ohms Band and a dazzling fireworks display at Baltimore's New Year's Eve Spectacular!
At the stroke of midnight, the skies over the Inner Harbor will explode with the region's largest fireworks... |
| 2012_MD_Baltimore_NYE_121231 | 27 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2012/2013) -- Except Fireworks |
| 2012_MD_Baltimore_NYE_FW_121231 | 75 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2012/2013) -- Fireworks |
| 2014_MD_Baltimore_NYE_141231 | 6 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2014/2015) -- Except Fireworks |
| 2014_MD_Baltimore_NYE_FW_141231 | 78 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2014/2015) -- Fireworks |
| 2015_MD_Baltimore_NYE_FW_151231 | 147 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2015/2016) -- Fireworks |
| 2016_MD_Baltimore_NYE_FW_161231 | 84 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2016/2017) -- Fireworks |
| 2019_MD_Baltimore_NYE_191231 | 77 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2019/2020) -- Fireworks |
| 2022_MD_Baltimore_NYE_221231 | 145 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2022/2023) -- Fireworks |
| 2023_MD_Baltimore_NYE_231231 | 51 | MD -- Baltimore -- New Year's Eve (2023/2024) -- Fireworks
Will Baltimore have fireworks for New Year's Eve?
Yes! The Baltimore Office for the Promotion of the Arts is once again organizing a fireworks show over the Inner Harbor, but this year they are introducing an exciting new element: a drone show choreographed by Image Engineering, a renowned global event... |
| 2005_MD_Baltimore_Lights | 16 | MD -- Baltimore -- Parade of Lighted Boats |
| 2005_MD_BARC_050604 | 29 | MD -- Beltsville -- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Public Field Day |
| 2015_MD_Strathmore_Wed_150906 | 7 | MD -- Bethesda -- Strathmore Mansion -- Wedding |
| 2022_MD_Microgrid_Bus_221031 | 184 | MD -- Brookville -- Microgrid Powered Bus Depot Launch @ Brookville Bus Depot
Montgomery County Executive Elrich, Sen. Van Hollen, Congressman Raskin, Corporate Partners Will Launch Nation's Largest Integrated Microgrid Powered Bus Depot on Monday, Oct. 31, in Silver Spring
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Jamie... |
| 1989_MD_Bay_Swim_890611 | 71 | MD -- Chesapeake Bay Swim w/Michelle Angermeier |
| 2016_MD_UMd_Heavy_MetalR_160527 | 193 | MD -- College Park -- UMd Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Event: Heavy Metal Parking Lot and the Jeff Krulik Collection -- Reception
Heavy Metal Parking Lot and the Jeff Krulik Collection:
When aspiring filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn visited the Capital Centre parking lot on May 31, 1986, they had little more in mind than to document a fan scene at full peak. What they ended up creating was a cult film now considered among the... |
| 2016_MD_UMd_Heavy_MetalP_160527 | 105 | MD -- College Park -- UMd Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Exhibit: Heavy Metal Parking Lot and the Jeff Krulik Collection -- Presentation
Heavy Metal Parking Lot and the Jeff Krulik Collection:
When aspiring filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn visited the Capital Centre parking lot on May 31, 1986, they had little more in mind than to document a fan scene at full peak. What they ended up creating was a cult film now considered among the... |
| 2010_MD_Defenders_Day_100905 | 169 | MD -- Defenders Day @ Fort Howard Park
About 6,000 people attended the Battle of North Point Defenders' Day celebration at Fort Howard Park on Sunday, Sept. 5. Re-enactors – representing American militia units and the British Royal Marines – showed how local citizens defended Baltimore from the invading British on Sept. 12, 1814. The... |
| 2016_MD_Escape_Velocity_160703 | 23 | MD -- Escape Velocity 2016 @ Gaylord National Resort -- Not panels
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions."
– Albert Einstein
Escape Velocity is a micro futuristic world’s fair to promote STEAM education within the context of science fiction using the fun of comic cons and fascination of science and engineering festivals. Escape... |
| 2016_MD_Escape_VelocityP1_160703 | 9 | MD -- Escape Velocity 2016 @ Gaylord National Resort -- Panel: Robots: Rosie vs Roomba
Panel: Robots: Rosie vs Roomba
Quick, picture a robot. Does it have two arms, two legs, and talk? Thank science fiction. Panelists will compare humanoid and non-humanoid robots in science fiction and reality. What jobs are right for humanoid robots and what jobs aren’t? And how does the form of a robot... |
| 2016_MD_Escape_VelocityP2_160703 | 34 | MD -- Escape Velocity 2016 @ Gaylord National Resort -- Panel: Science Fiction Legacies (w/Adam Nimoy, Rod Roddenberry, Jamie Anderson, and Dan Curry)
Panel: Science Fiction Legacies
We can only imagine that a child growing up in a science fiction family would be a . . . fascinating experience, to say the least. Four prospectives come from children of creators, storytellers, writers, and filmmakers: Rod Roddenberry, Adam Nimoy, Jamie Anderson, Mason... |
| 2016_MD_Escape_VelocityP3_160703 | 6 | MD -- Escape Velocity 2016 @ Gaylord National Resort -- Panel: The Big Score: The Evolution of the Soundtrack in Science Fiction
Panel: The Big Score: The Evolution of the Soundtrack in Science Fiction
We always know when Darth Vader is on the way, when James Bond is coming to the rescue, or when you’re entering the city limits of Bon Temps, Louisiana. Music forms an integral part of television and cinema, yet is rarely examined... |
| 2020_MD_Redeemer_Food_201222 | 115 | MD -- Gaithersburg -- Food Distribution @ Church of the Redeemer
Grab and Go - Food Distribution Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 11am – 1pm
Anyone in need of food is welcome to come to Grab-N-Go. We plan to distribute produce and non-perishable food. We would love to serve you.
Church of the Redeemer
19425 Woodfield Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 |
| 2010_MD_Yuri_Party_100410 | 54 | MD -- Greenbelt -- Goddard Space Flight Center -- Yuri's Night (2010) -- Party
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Generation Advisory Council have joined forces for an explosive event like you’ve never experienced—a World Space Party. On Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md. will transform into a club with a... |
| 2010_MD_Yuri_Science_100410 | 57 | MD -- Greenbelt -- Goddard Space Flight Center -- Yuri's Night (2010) -- Science
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Generation Advisory Council have joined forces for an explosive event like you’ve never experienced—a World Space Party. On Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Goddard’s Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md. will transform into a club with a... |
| 2023_MD_WCMFA_ChildOD_231125 | 30 | MD -- Hagerstown -- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts -- Event: Childhood Favorites: 100 Years of Children’s Book Illustration -- Opening Day
Childhood Favorites: 100 Years of Children’s Book Illustration
Nov. 25, 2023–March 17, 2024
With more than 140 original works from over 75 books, this exhibition explores the history of children’s literature and illustration, from the works of Beatrix Potter to the digital creations of Mo Willems.... |
| 2016_MD_PMDoS_Misc_160118 | 119 | MD -- Project Management Day Of Service 2016 -- Miscellaneous
Changing the world, one project at a time …
Join us in helping those who help others on Monday, January 18, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the University of Maryland, College Park between 9am to 3pm.
PMDoS is here!
NEWSFLASH!
It is with great pleasure that Project Management for Change and the... |
| 2016_MD_PMDoS_Present_160118 | 155 | MD -- Project Management Day Of Service 2016 -- Presentation
Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS) 2016
On January 18, 2016, Martin Luther King Day, a national day of service, 300 project management volunteers and subject matter experts in strategy, technology, human resources, marketing, and finance came together to support 150 leaders from nonprofit... |
| 2016_MD_PMDoS_Recept_160118 | 92 | MD -- Project Management Day Of Service 2016 -- Reception
Changing the world, one project at a time …
Join us in helping those who help others on Monday, January 18, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the University of Maryland, College Park between 9am to 3pm.
PMDoS is here!
NEWSFLASH!
It is with great pleasure that Project Management for Change and the... |
| 2016_MD_PMDoS_Tables_160118 | 263 | MD -- Project Management Day Of Service 2016 -- Tables
Changing the world, one project at a time …
Join us in helping those who help others on Monday, January 18, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the University of Maryland, College Park between 9am to 3pm.
PMDoS is here!
NEWSFLASH!
It is with great pleasure that Project Management for Change and the... |
| 2023_MD_Rock_Creek_KG_231129 | 143 | MD -- Rock Creek Park -- Ken-Gar Palisades Local Park -- Event: The Burning
This was the day artist Colin Vale did the flame torch treatment on the piece. All guys are pyromaniacs at heart so we love watching this! |
| 2022_MD_Go_Electric_220319 | 56 | MD -- Rockville -- Go Electric @ Montgomery College
Go Electric on March 19th!
10am-4pm, Montgomery College, North Campus Drive, Rockville -- Outdoors!
Curious about electric leaf blowers and mowers? Interested in an electric car or solar panels for your property? Come to our Go Electric event and learn more!
* Recycle gas yard equipment and small... |
| 2015_MD_SS_VFD100_150515 | 138 | MD -- Silver Spring -- 100th Anniversary of Silver Spring Fire Station
The Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department is thrilled to be celebrating 100 years of saving lives. After a devastating fire in 1915, the Silver Spring VFD opened its doors to ensure the safety of the community by providing fire protection services. And, 100 years later, the Silver Spring VFD is still... |
| 2020_MD_Census_Food_200808 | 31 | MD -- Silver Spring -- 2020 Census Extravanganza and Food Distribution
Free Groceries!
Saturday, August 8, 2020
2020 Census Extravaganza and Food Distribution
Be Counted!
Silver Spring SDA Church Parking Lot
8900 Colesville Road
2:00 - 4:00pm
Drive-thru Food Give Away While Supplies Last!
Adult Walkers Welcome! |
| 2010_MD_AI_Stage_100423 | 121 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Amnesty International Arts Festival -- Opening session @ Ellsworth Plaza
The sequence of speakers/performers on stage for the kick-off was as follows:
(1) Mem Music (musical performance),
(2) Tom Block (Art Festival creator and producer),
(3) Folabi Olagbaju (Director of the Amnesty International Mid-Atlantic Regional Office),
(4) Isiah “Ike” Leggett (Montgomery... |
| 2023_MD_SS_RR_Stamp_230401 | 89 | MD -- Silver Spring -- B&O Railroad Station -- Event: B&O Railroad Train Stations Forever stamp presentation
The U.S. Postal Service will unveil Railroad Stations Forever stamps during a ceremony at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday.
Deon Ashley, Post Office Operations Manager for the U.S. Postal Service, will present a secondary New Issue of Stamp Presentation at the... |
| 2010_MD_SS_DiscoveryJL_100901 | 28 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Discovery headquarters -- After James Lee event
Pictures of the streets around the Discovery Headquarters were taken two hours after James Lee, inside, was killed by police. The AFI Theatre is dark. Streets that are normally bustling at this time of day were pedestrian walk-ways or closed off entirely.
Environmental militant slain at Silver... |
| 2023_MD_Dwightness | 147 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Dwightness: From TELEOS to the Beyond
Upcoming Comics Exhibition,” From TELEOS to the Beyond”
Dithers Humor with the Existential and the Mundane
SILVER SPRING, MD— DWIGHTMESS Cartooning & Comic Arts, a new gallery devoted to experimental and cutting-edge independent comics and illustration, is proud to announce its next exhibition, From... |
| 2024_04_19B_Dwightmess | 94 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Dwightness: HowZitFunnies
”HOWZITFUNNIES”
Features Drawings and Sculptures in Cardboard by Andrew Cohen
We're so proud to announce our fourth show of 2024, "HOWZITFUNNIES", a selection of ink drawings on cardboard, sculptures made of cardboard, drawings on paper, and comics by Andrew Cohen.
Exploring human pathos through a... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2021_MD_SS_Afghan_Refugee_210909 | 100 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Emergency Rally for Afghan Refugees @ Veterans Plaza
Emergency Rally for Afghan Refugees
Thursday, September 9th at 7:00pm
With so many Afghan refugees forced to flee their homeland due to threats of violence and loss of fundamental rights, Councilmember Glass has organized an Emergency Rally for Afghan Refugees. The event serves as a way for residents,... |
| 2005_MD_SS_Jazz_050910 | 12 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Jazz Festival 2005 @ Veterans Plaza
The Silver Spring Jazz Festival was put on by Montgomery County, Maryland is combination with a variety of sponsors. This year, it aided the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief. Speakers included Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (who I didn't get any good photos of), Murray... |
| 2016_MD_SS_Jazz_160910 | 30 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Jazz Festival 2016 @ Veterans Plaza (w/David Sanborn)
The 13th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival
Featuring David Sanborn and the Sanborn Electric Band |
| 2019_MD_SS_Jazz_190824 | 18 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Jazz Festival 2019 @ Veterans Plaza (w/Arturo Sandoval)
The Silver Spring Jazz Festival
Grammy and Emmy Winner Arturo Sandoval Headlines the 16th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival
Arturo Sandoval, a protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba in 1949, just two years after... |
| 2022_MD_SS_Jazz_220910 | 24 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Jazz Festival 2022 @ Veterans Plaza
I didn't stick around long enough to see much of this event since I had other plans that evening. I enjoyed the vibe though and the Fran Velma Quartet were enjoyable. |
| 2021_MD_Pride_In_Plaza_210627 | 54 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Pride in the Plaza @ Veterans Plaza
County to Host ‘Pride in the Plaza’ on June 27 in Silver Spring; Inaugural LGBTQ+ Sexual Health Campaign to Launch on National HIV Testing Day
Montgomery County’s HIV/STI Program, part of the County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), will host the free “Pride in the Plaza” outdoor LGBTQ+... |
| 2023_MD_Pride_In_Plaza_230625 | 86 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Pride in the Plaza @ Veterans Plaza
Welcome to Pride In The Plaza — Montgomery County's annual celebration of diverse LGBTQIA+ communities! Join us on Sunday, June 25th, 2023, 12 PM at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring for a day filled with fun and festivities. Pride In The Plaza is a space where everyone can come together to celebrate love... |
| 2018_MD_SSACSF_180708 | 24 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Summer Fair @ Veterans Plaza
Sunday, July 8th at the Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, MD, we are bringing you the annual Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Summer Fair.
Come from 2:00pm - 8:00pm to see over 60 Arts & Crafts, Food and Dessert Vendors, while enjoying a beautiful cultural dance show with performances from different... |
| 2016_MD_Stand_Up_161120 | 111 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Event: Stand Up for the Montgomery Way @ Veterans Plaza
Stand Up for the Montgomery Way
Join County Executive Ike Leggett, County Councilmembers and other public officials, faith leaders, and neighbors in reaffirming the values of diversity, inclusion, and respect for all that have made Montgomery County special.
Folks there included Ike Leggett, Jamie... |
| 2016_MD_SS_Flower_Blast | 234 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Flower Branch Apartments blast (8701 Arliss St.)
Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, an explosion rocked the Flower Branch apartment building in Silver Spring. I heard the explosion from my basement but had no idea what had happened. I went outside and saw a helicopter flying around. It happened too late to make the morning papers... |
| 2018_MD_SS_Flower_Blast | 6 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Flower Branch Apartments blast (8701 Arliss St.)
They've started building the replacement apartment complex now. |
| 2020_MD_Oak_Chapel_Food_201125 | 35 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Food distribution @ Oak Chapel United Methodist Church
Drive-Thru Thanksgiving Food Distribution: Oak Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting a food distribution on Wednesday, November 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 14500 Layhill Road in Silver Spring. |
| 2020_MD_ECCRC_Food_201128 | 24 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Kingdom Fellowship AME food distribution @ East County Community Recreation Center
Free grocery pick-up for one box per household will be available on Saturday, November 28, at the East County Community Recreation Center located at 3310 Gateshead Manor Way in Silver Spring from 10:00 a.m. to noon. |
| 2022_MD_SSL_Rename_220228 | 136 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Library (900 Wayne Ave) -- Event: Renaming for Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee
Silver Spring Library To Be Renamed After Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee
On Monday, Feb. 28, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando, Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Anita Vassallo, Montgomery County Department of... |
| 2015_MD_SSL_Opening_Cer_150620 | 131 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Library (900 Wayne Ave) -- Opening Event -- Ceremony
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Public Libraries and The Department of General Services invite you to
The Grand Opening of the Silver Spring Library.
Participating in the opening ceremonies were:
* County Executive Ike Leggett,
* County Council President George... |
| 2015_MD_SSL_Opening_Mob_150620 | 109 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Library (900 Wayne Ave) -- Opening Event -- The Mob
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Public Libraries and The Department of General Services invite you to
The Grand Opening of the Silver Spring Library |
| 2020_MD_Glenmont_Food_201124 | 27 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Manna food distribution @ Glenmont United Methodist Church
Manna’s mission of ending hunger in Montgomery County through food distribution, education and advocacy is the guiding force of all we do.
Manna’s vision is that our community is a place where all people at all times have access to safe, sufficient, nutritious food in order to lead fulfilling lives and... |
| 2023_MD_Masks_230607 | 9 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Mask distribution near Silver Spring Metro
The two folks said they were from the Blair apartment complex. |
| 2024_02_24A1_SS_SSRACO | 295 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center -- Opening Ceremony
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was joined by County Council President Andrew Friedson, the County’s Department of General Services (DGS), Montgomery County Recreation, the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) and Holy Cross Health today to host the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_02_24A3_SS_SSRACOD | 51 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center -- Opening Day (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_MD_VPlaza_Open_100708 | 63 | MD -- Silver Spring -- Veterans Plaza opening day
First day it was opened. I missed the formal ceremony (I didn't know about it) but I got there afterward.
People here include Ike Leggett, Councilmember Marc Elrich, and Ray Barry. |
| 2013_MD_Suitland_Robbery_130430 | 12 | MD -- Suitland -- Robbery @ Pawn Shop
From http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/suitland-area-pawn-shop-security-guard-shoots-at-two-robbers-police-say/2013/04/30/722f7f86-b1c7-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_local
Suitland area pawn shop security guard shoots at two robbers; three arrested
By Matt Zapotosky,
Washington... |
| 2018_MD_Takoma_Pk_4thC_180704 | 39 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Event: 4th of July Evening Celebration
Takoma Park's Independence Day Evening Celebration (7:00pm) & Fireworks (display begins at dark - approx 9:30pm)
Performances by Elena & Los Fulanos, the AcroAirs, and the Takoma Park Community Band. Fireworks at approximately 9:30 pm |
| 2018_MD_Takoma_Pk_4thF_180704 | 35 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Event: 4th of July Fireworks
Takoma Park's Independence Day Evening Celebration (7:00pm) & Fireworks (display begins at dark - approx 9:30pm)
Performances by Elena & Los Fulanos, the AcroAirs, and the Takoma Park Community Band. Fireworks at approximately 9:30 pm |
| 2015_MD_Takoma_Farmers | 16 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Event: Farmers Market |
| 2009_MD_Takoma_Mural_090830 | 117 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Event: Ice Cream Social for new Carroll Avenue Mural by Byron Peck
Ice Cream Social (ice cream by Summer Delights) in celebration of the Carroll Avenue Mural by mural artist Byron Peck. Music by David Potts-Dupre and friends.
Location: Carroll Avenue Mural, 7056 Carroll Avenue, outside of building and auto garage, Takoma Park, MD
This is a public celebration and no... |
| 2010_MD_TP_Snow | 17 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Event: Sledding @ Takoma Park Middle School |
| 2023_MD_MotorkatO_230729 | 8 | MD -- Takoma Park -- Motorkat ribbon cutting
Folks there that day included Kate Stewart (Takoma Park's former mayor) and Talisha Searcy (Takoma Park's current mayor). |
| 2023_MD_Peoples_BookO_230729 | 66 | MD -- Takoma Park -- People's Book -- Ribbon cutting
We'll be open 9am-8pm today to celebrate with you! You can expect fun activities throughout the day! Join us!
Face Painting (10:30-1:30)
An Author Reading of Spellbinders (11:00-11:30)
Ribbon Cutting with the Mayor (4:00)
Live Jazz Music!
Drinks and more!
Folks there that day included Eugene... |
| 2015_DC_Selznick_150508 | 109 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Featuring Brian Selznick
Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Featuring Brian Selznick
Love Is a Dangerous Angel: Thoughts on Queerness and Family in Children's Books
The DC Public Library is proud to host the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture sponsored by The Association for Library Service to Children on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Martin... |
| 2023_DC_Betancourt_230831 | 90 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: David Betancourt ("Avengers Assembled") w/Helena Andrews-Dyer
Avengers Assembled with David Betancourt
The Origin of the Earths Mightiest Heroes
Fans of the Marvel Universe and readers of all ages are invited to celebrate the release of "The Avengers Assembled: The Origin of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes" with author David Betancourt.
As a child, David... |
| 2022_DC_Banksy_220813 | 18 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Documentary Screening: Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
Documentary Screening: Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
Filmfest DC and the DowntownDC BID are pleased to invite you to a special free screening of Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art. This 2019 documentary, directed by Elio España, focuses on the work and impact of the world's most infamous street... |
| 2023_DC_Reading_King_230405 | 88 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Reading Dr. King in America
Reading Dr. King in America
The 55th Anniversary of Dr. King's Assassination
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host Reading with Dr. King in America in partnership with the DC Black History Celebration Committee featuring Timon Kyle Durrett and more.
Join D.C. Black History Celebration... |
| 2023_DC_Nguyen_231004 | 82 | MLK Memorial Library -- Event: Trung Le Nguyen ("The Magic Fish") w/Ted Osius
Author Talk - Trung Le Nguyen
At a time when LGTBQ and API voices are targeted for book bans, join us for a special conversation with Vietnamese American cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen.
In partnership with The Vietnam Society and the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, join the Library... |
| 2023_DC_Smith_230328 | 102 | MLK Memorial Library and Loyalty Bookstores -- Event: Clint Smith and Elizabeth Acevedo ("Above Ground: Poems by Clint Smith")
Clint Smith and Elizabeth Acevedo
Above Ground: Poems by Clint Smith
A book discussion and book signing with Clint Smith and Elizabeth Acevedo.
Join the Library and Loyalty Books for the book release and discussion of Clint Smith's new book, Above Ground: Poems, Clint Smith's first book of Poetry... |
| 2019_DC_NHC_Guns_190308 | 60 | National History Center -- Congressional Briefing on the History of Gun Rights @ Rayburn House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our briefing on the
History of gun rights and regulations in the U.S.
History stands at the heart of the debate about the right to bear arms. So how have Americans used the regulatory powers of government to reduce gun violence in the past? This... |
| 2018_DC_NHC_Trade_180629 | 49 | National History Center -- Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Trade Policy @ Cannon House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our
Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Trade Policy
The president's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and threats to impose other protectionist measures have sparked renewed controversy over US trade policy. But debates over free trade... |
| 2007_DC_NTHP_070227 | 15 | National Trust for Historic Preservation's Member Days in DC luncheon
National Trust for Historic Preservation's Member Days in DC. This luncheon was held in the Hotel Washington. Opening remarks were by National Trust president Richard Moe and Director of the National Parks Service, Mary Bomar. |
| 2019_DC_Front_Lines_190403 | 53 | Natl Endowment for Democracy -- Reporting From the Front Lines of Authoritarianism
Reporting From the Front Lines of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With the 2019 Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows
by National Endowment for Democracy
The Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellowship is an initiative of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and... |
| 2019_DC_Ukraine_Media_190124 | 46 | Natl Endowment for Democracy -- The Struggle to Achieve Public Media Reform in Ukraine
The Struggle to Achieve Public Media Reform in Ukraine
In Soviet times, Ukraine’s media served as a mouthpiece for state interests. Since achieving independence, reform efforts have focused on strengthening the integrity of public media, culminating in legislation adopted after the Euromaidan protests... |
| 2018_DC_Charts_181213 | 51 | Natl Endowment for Democracy & CIMA -- Reading the Charts: What Data Can Tell Us About Defending the Info Space
Reading the Charts: What Data Can Tell Us About Defending the Info Space
by Center for International Media Assistance
For nearly two decades, the Media Sustainability Index (MSI) has provided in-depth analysis of the conditions for independent media in 80 countries across the world.
The latest... |
| 2018_DC_NED_4thE_180619 | 43 | Natl Endowment for Democracy & CIMA -- Supporting the Fourth Estate: What's Been Done to Bolster Independent Media?
An initiative of the National Endowment for Democracy
The Center for International Media Assistance is pleased to invite you to a discussion on
Supporting the Fourth Estate: What's Been Done to Bolster Independent Media?
The world has reached a tipping point in the state of vibrant news media. Press... |
| 2019_DC_Art_Book_Fair_190707 | 43 | Natl Museum of Women in the Arts -- Event: DC Art Book Fair
The third annual DC Art Book Fair is happening at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Sunday, July 7, from 12noon until 5pm. 40+ tablers will be selling their books/zines/comics/prints/art/other cool things. Admission is free and this event is kid-friendly.
This is also a Free Community Day and... |
| 2010_DC_Manners_100520 | 39 | Natl Theatre -- Event: Judith and Jacobina Martin ("Miss Manners' Guide To A Surprisingly Dignified Wedding")
MISS MANNERS' GUIDE TO A SUPRISINGLY DIGNIFIED WEDDING: JUDITH MARTIN and JACOBINA MARTIN
Miss Manners, aka Judith Martin, and her newlywed daughter and co-author, Jacobina Martin, tell brides and their cortèges what advice to ignore, what "traditions" to skip, and how to achieve the rare, tasteful... |
| 2023_DC_USWWI_Taps_230225 | 74 | Natl World War I Memorial -- Evening Taps Event (w/Arturo Sandoval)
Internationally known Cuban-American Jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval will perform Taps at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, DC at 5 PM on Saturday February 25, 2023.
While living in his native Cuba, Arturo Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy... |
| 2015_NC_Aville_LaZoom | 66 | NC -- Asheville -- LaZoom Comedy Tour |
| 2023_NC_White_SquirrelF_230526 | 72 | NC -- Brevard -- White Squirrel Festival Weekend
White Squirrel Festival Weekend, Brevard
May 26-28, 2023
This fun street festival in Downtown Brevard honors some special wildlife critters, the white squirrels. These are not albinos, but siblings to the gray Eastern tree squirrel. This particular species made its way to Brevard in 1949 as a result... |
| 2014_MD_Gail_141225 | 16 | Neighbors -- Christmas dinner @ Gail Hendrickson's |
| 2007_MD_Gail_070217 | 58 | Neighbors -- Gail Hendrickson's birthday party |
| 1999_MD_Superbowl_990131 | 72 | Neighbors -- Neighborhood Superbowl Party |
| 2009_DC_Block_090414 | 7 | Neighbors -- Tom Block @ Ultrecht's
Tom Block was on public display at the downtown Utrecht store, working on preparatory drawings for his next large installation painting ("Manifesto") |
| 2018_DC_Facebook_180405 | 62 | New America -- Facebook After Cambridge Analytica: What Should We Do Now?
Facebook After Cambridge Analytica: What Should We Do Now?
The recent scandal over how political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica was able to access personal information about tens of millions of Facebook users has turbo-charged the public conversation about online privacy generally and Facebook’s... |
| 2016_DC_Fighting_ISIS_160707 | 40 | New America -- Fighting ISIS in the Information Space (w/Peter Bergen)
Fighting ISIS in the Information Space
Many ISIS fighters, sympathizers, recruits, recruiters, and “lone-wolf” attackers often have something in common: they have been radicalized online or have been exposed to extremist content via online channels. Whether it’s through Twitter accounts, YouTube, or... |
| 2019_DC_Silverstone_190130 | 18 | New America -- From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam’s Iraq (w/Scott Silverstone)
From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam’s Iraq: The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War
In August 2017, President Trump threatened North Korean President Kim Jong-un with “fire and fury”; it was a blunt warning of the potential consequences if North Korea continued its drive to develop nuclear-tipped... |
| 2019_DC_Wallace_Wells_190410 | 50 | New America -- How Will Climate Change Transform American Democracy? (w/David Wallace-Wells)
How Will Climate Change Transform American Democracy? How Will Climate Change Transform American Democracy?
If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round,... |
| 2017_DC_Tech_Existential_171005 | 65 | New America -- Is Big Tech An Existential Threat? (w/Franklin Foer)
Is Big Tech An Existential Threat?
Tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook have revolutionized our lives, connecting us in ways that were once unimaginable — to each other, to information, and to entertainment. Conventional wisdom leads us to believe that the technologies unleashed by... |
| 2019_DC_Kochland_191112 | 33 | New America -- Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America (w/Christopher Leonard)
Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
Christopher Leonard’s Kochland tells the story of modern corporate America through the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big. The annual revenue of Koch Industries... |
| 2019_DC_Packer_190509 | 71 | New America -- Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Century (w/George Packer and Peter Bergen)
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Century
George Packer’s latest book, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Century is the vividly told saga of the ambition, idealism, and hubris of one of the most legendary and complicated figures in recent American history, set... |
| 2019_DC_Houston_Smart_190124 | 50 | New America -- Rebuilding a Smarter City: Lessons from Houston (w/Sylvester Turner)
Smart Cities are the future. So when Houston, Texas faced rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, it seized the opportunity to transform itself as a tech-centric, smart city by incorporating emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Machine Learning and data... |
| 2019_DC_Chaos_191217 | 31 | New America -- The Cost of Chaos (w/Peter Bergen)
The Cost of Chaos
Halfway through the first year of the Trump administration, the "axis of adults" on the team had reason to feel fairly sanguine. Feral ideologue Mike Flynn had blown up on the launch pad as National Security Advisor, and by the end of the summer, Steve Bannon, the intellectual... |
| 2016_DC_Future_Army_160708 | 28 | New America -- The Future of the Army (w/Peter Bergen and Patrick J. Murphy)
International Security Events The Future of the Army: A Conversation with the Under Secretary of the Army
War is experiencing a major inflection point. The future of warfare will be shaped by new technologies such as: the role of ever-smaller drones and robots on the battlefield; offensive cyber war... |
| 2019_DC_New_America | 2 | New America (outside building) |
| 2011_DC_ECrisis37_111019 | 61 | Nixon Legacy Forum & CSIS -- Richard Nixon and America's First Energy Crisis
Join us at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for a lively discussion on how the 37th President responded to America’s first energy crisis.
For almost four decades America has had to deal with the costs and consequences on an ongoing energy crisis. But back in the 1970s, when the... |
| 2018_DC_Branches37_180430 | 118 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Building the Branches: How Nixon Worked with a Democratic Congress
Nixon Legacy Forum: Building the Branches: How Nixon Worked with a Democratic Congress
President Nixon achieved enviable legislative successes with a Congress dominated by Democrats. Today, a distinguished panel of Nixon Administration alumni including Tom Korologos, Wallace Johnson, and John Lehman,... |
| 2011_DC_Labor37_111205 | 70 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Labor and Employment Policy in the Nixon Administration (w/William Kilberg, Ann McLaughlin, Michael Moskow, and Laurence Silberman)
Legacy Forum: Labor and Employment Policy
The 16th Nixon Legacy Forum will be a discussion on how under President Nixon, the White House and Labor Department promoted innovative legislative and administrative actions designed to appeal to Blue Collar workers including safety and health pension reform,... |
| 2011_DC_Courts37A_111117 | 98 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Nixon and the Courts
It has been said that a President’s most lasting legacy is his appointments to the Supreme Court — because they decide cases long after he has left the White House. The impact of Richard Nixon’s judicial appointments is still being felt today in 2011. Nixon and the Courts examines the thirty-seventh... |
| 2014_DC_Vietnam37_141205 | 73 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords
Nixon Legacy Forum: Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords
The National Archives hosts a Nixon Legacy Forum on President Richard M. Nixon, Vietnam, and the Paris Peace Accords. This event is free and open to the public and will be held in the William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives Museum in... |
| 2012_DC_Peace37_120423 | 73 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives -- Waging Peace -- Nixon and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Nixon Legacy Forum: Waging Peace -- Nixon and Geopolitics in the Middle East
Ambassador Dennis Ross, who has served as advisor to six presidents, moderates a panel discussion on the Richard Nixon–Henry Kissinger diplomacy that laid the foundation for the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt.... |
| 2011_DC_Writing37_110418 | 81 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Natl Archives – Writing For 37
Join us for a historic reunion of former White House speechwriters for a freewheeling discussion about how they helped craft and communicate the message and vision of America’s 37th President.
Richard Nixon assembled one of the most brilliant and colorful collection of speechwriters and wordsmiths in... |
| 2011_DC_ColdWar37_110527 | 97 | Nixon Legacy Forum & Navy Memorial – Richard Nixon as Cold War Strategist
Nixon's National Security Team Headline 12th Nixon Legacy Forum
The Nixon Foundation and the Navy Memorial invite you to the 12th Nixon Legacy Forum on Friday, May 27, at 10 a.m. at the Naval Heritage Center's Burke Theater. Nixon Administration national security officials will discuss how RN... |
| 2024_01_17B1_NMAD_Monroe | 101 | NMAD -- Event: 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine
You and a guest are cordially invited to a special program,
200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine
The National Museum of American Diplomacy
200 years after President James Monroe addressed Congress on how the United States should work to prevent European interference in the Western Hemisphere, the ideas... |
| 2024_03_20B1_NMAD_Remond | 25 | NMAD -- Event: Abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond and Citizen Diplomacy
The National Museum of American Diplomacy invites you to
Abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond and Citizen Diplomacy
In recognition of Women’s History Month, NMAD’s Historian, Dr. Alison Mann, will offer a talk on Sarah Parker Remond, a Black abolitionist, women’s activist, and citizen diplomat who... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_Architecture_230518 | 72 | NMAD -- Event: America’s Diplomatic Architecture Abroad
The National Museum of American Diplomacy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Overseas Buildings Operation’s Office of Cultural Heritage, invites you to
America’s Diplomatic Architecture Abroad: A Brief History
When America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris in 1776... |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_LNTB_231003 | 87 | NMAD -- Event: Commemorating 60 Years of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Commemorating 60 Years of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
On August 5, 1963, the United States signed a groundbreaking treaty with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom to curtail the harmful effects on humankind from nuclear weapons testing.
This “Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty” was achieved... |
| 2023_DC_NMAD_Stuck_230215 | 71 | NMAD -- Event: Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain: Race, Citizenship, and Red Scares w/Alison Mann
Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain: Race, Citizenship, and Red Scares
Join the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) on Wednesday, February 15th, at noon to commemorate Black History Month.
NMAD’s Public Historian, Dr. Alison Mann, will feature the story of Robert Robinson, a Black American who... |
| 2014_NV_Carson_USA_140716 | 126 | NV -- Carson City -- State Capitol -- Miss USA visit
Miss USA 2014, Nia Sanchez from Nevada came for a visit. |
| 2019_NY_XMas_Plaza_190827 | 29 | NY -- NYC -- Event: Filming "Christmas at the Plaza" |
| 2018_NY_NYC_Street_Fair_181006 | 5 | NY -- NYC -- Event: Street Fair -- NYC Oktoberfest
NYC Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 6
Lexington Avenue From 42nd – 57th St. |
| 2016_NY_Choppers_160915 | 10 | NY -- NYC -- Helicopters after police incident
When I got off the subway near Penn Station, I heard helicopters above. Eventually, I saw at least four of them, hanging around the Chrysler Building and one apparently landing on the Penn Station block. I had no idea what had happened until I Googled it the next day:
... |
| 2023_DC_OAS_About_WomanR_230727 | 23 | OAS -- Event: "About a Woman" opening reception
Sobre una mujer / About a Woman opening reception
Curated by Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi |
| 2019_DC_OAS_TunnelT_190627 | 24 | OAS Main Bldg -- Event: Roots of Peace: Carlos Páez Vilaró Mural Tour
Roots of Peace: Carlos Páez Vilaró mural tours
With Museo Taller de Casapueblo Director María Dezuliani
The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the OAS present Roots of Peace: Carlos Páez Vilaró Works and Writings, a retrospective exhibition of Uruguayan... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Butterflies_090330 | 166 | OAS Main Bldg -- Event: Washington Premier of "Code Name: Butterflies"
The Washington Premiere of "Code Name: Butterflies" will take place on Monday, March 30, 2009 in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. at 6:30 PM.
Guests traveling from Santo Domingo to Washington for the event include... |
| 2011_DC_OAS_FusionR_110121 | 59 | OAS Main Bldg -- Event: "Fusion of Spirits" Reception
Pictures here were taken of people at a reception that was held in the main building. |
| 2010_DC_OAS_50YearsT_100326 | 5 | OAS Museum -- Event: "50 Years, 50 Works" -- Guided tour
The tour itself was conducted by ???, with assistance from Fabian Goncalves Borrega, exhibit coordinator for the Art Museum of the Americas. |
| 2012_DC_OAS_ConstellO_120621 | 76 | OAS Museum -- Event: "Constellations" Opening Reception |
| 2011_DC_OAS_WrestlingO_110121 | 74 | OAS Museum -- Event: "Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions" -- Opening Reception
Pictures here were taken inside the museum of the people attending the opening. |
| 1972_OH_OSU_Campaign72 | 8 | OH -- Columbus -- OSU -- 1972 campaign rallies |
| 2013_PA_Amtrak_Exhibit_130929 | 157 | PA -- Gettysburg -- Amtrak Exhibition Train |
| 2009_DC_Interview_090122 | 5 | Personal -- Being interviewed by WUSA9.com (flag and the button man)
This was a bit of a surprise! Lindsey Mastis, a reporter for ... |
| 2006_VA_Margot_061209 | 35 | Personal -- Birthday party for Patrick and Anne |
| 1999_VA_DebbieT_Hween_991031 | 25 | Personal -- Debbie Thompson's at Halloween |
| 2000_VA_DebbieT_Tree_000311 | 40 | Personal -- Debbie Thompson and cutting down a sick tree
Debbie's tree had started to sag during a storm and she had friends come in with chain saws to take it out. |
| 2000_VA_Xmas_VBeach_001211 | 22 | Personal -- Debbie Thompson at Christmas party w/Rudy Boesch
We were all dressed up for an office party for Debbie. While there, we met "Rudy" from the "Survivor" series. No pictures of that though. Rudy was the Marine who competed in the first "Survivor" installment. He finished third. He served in area where Debbie's office Christmas party was so he was the... |
| 2007_DC_Oliphant_Dinner_071018 | 6 | Personal -- Dinner with the gang after the Pat Oliphant event |
| 2013_DC_King_130825 | 2 | Personal -- Eisenstodts meet Floyd King
A chance encounter on the street with local actor Floyd King and friends Joan and Joel. |
| 2005_VA_Elaine_050703 | 28 | Personal -- Elaine's birthday party |
| 2005_VA_Fusun_050827 | 59 | Personal -- Fusun's going away event |
| 2023_MD_Barbara_230709 | 138 | Personal -- Get-together and tour @ Barbara Dale's
Folks here include Barbara Dale, Nell Minow, David Apatoff, Teresa Roberts Logan, Joe Carabeo, Carolyn Belefski, and Doris Dale (the dog). |
| 2013_MD_Barbara_131215 | 9 | Personal -- Get-together @ Barbara Dale's |
| 2009_DC_WHouse_People_090110 | 40 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and friends touring the White House and EEOB |
| 2005_DC_Whouse_People_051211 | 55 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan @ White House |
| 2006_DC_WHouse_People_061202 | 37 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan @ White House |
| 2007_DC_Whouse_People_071208 | 76 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan @ White House |
| 2009_DC_Whouse_People_091210 | 24 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan @ White House |
| 2006_DC_WHouse_People_060819 | 26 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, and Ryan @ White House garden event |
| 2010_DC_WHouse_People_100418 | 17 | Personal -- Josh, Joanne, Ryan, and James @ White House garden event |
| 2006_VA_Margot_061225 | 32 | Personal -- Margot Lebow's Christmas open house |
| 2006_DC_Orient_061026 | 5 | Personal -- Margot Lebow @ Orient Express event |
| 2005_VA_Smith_050521 | 81 | Personal -- Nan and Ron Smith's get-together |
| 2004_VA_Ralph_040215 | 39 | Personal -- Ralph's 49th birthday party |
| 2005_DC_Ralph_050205 | 3 | Personal -- Ralph's 50th birthday party
Taken at the Old Europe Restaurant in Georgetown. |
| 2007_VA_ThompsonsBD_071013 | 66 | Personal -- Richard Thompson's 50th birthday party
The party was held at Nick Galifianakis' house. Lots of folks here including Kevin Rechin, Mike Rhode, Matt Wuerker, etc. |
| 2004_VA_St_Clair_040522 | 86 | Personal -- Tom and Elaine St Clair's going-away event |
| 2010_MD_Welmoed50_100403 | 70 | Personal -- Welmoed Sissoon's 50th |
| 1999_VA_Wolf_Trap_990813 | 20 | Personal -- Wolf Trap party
Frankly, I have no idea who these people are anymore but they look familiar! |
| 2004_DC_WTS_041203 | 88 | Personal -- World Travel Service Christmas Party |
| 2007_DC_WTS_070621 | 36 | Personal -- World Travel Service photo shoot |
| 2018_MD_Rafer_Andrea_180928 | 269 | Rafer Roberts and Andrea Purcell's wedding @ Ottobar
Folks included cartoonists Danielle Corsetto, Justin Jordan, Barry Kitson, and Kevin Maguire. |
| 2017_DC_Lincolns1st_170118 | 172 | Remembering Lincoln's First Inaugural Address @ Old Naval Hospital (Hill Center)
Remember Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address at the Old Naval Hospital
The program includes delivery of the Address by George Buss of Freeport, Illinois, who delivers the Gettysburg Address at the annual Gettysburg ceremony every November 19th. A panel discussion will be led by Michelle Krowl of the... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikO_090314 | 94 | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century @ Carnegie Inst -- Pictures of everything else
Photos in this section concern everything that's not specifically the presentations themselves -- breaks, lunch, the reception, audience shots, etc. |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP2_090314 | 128 | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century @ Carnegie Inst -- Pictures taken of presentations after lunch
Pictures on this page cover two sessions held after lunch:
(1) Reading of excerpts from Reykjavik, a new play by Richard Rhodes:
- Playwright: Richard Rhodes
- Director: Norm Seltzer
- Ronald Reagan: David DeBoy
- Mikhail Gorbachev: Jim Epstein
- George Schultz: Jack French
- Richard... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP1_090314 | 78 | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century @ Carnegie Inst -- Pictures taken of presentations before lunch
I missed the welcoming remarks (sorry!). Pictures on this page cover three sessions held before lunch:
(1) Nuclear Weapons Policies: Perspectives from the Past:
- Robert S. Norris, Author, Racing for the Bomb
- Andrew Brown, Author, The Neutron and the Bomb
- William Lanouette, Author, Genius... |
| 2023_DC_ForcesNature_231114 | 146 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism Panel
“Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism” Panel
In conjunction with the exhibition “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism,” join the Portrait Gallery and co-host Monterey Bay Aquarium in a pivotal discussion around the future of climate action and environmental justice. Hear... |
| 2011_DC_Alumni37_110502 | 131 | Richard Nixon Alumni Association -- Inaugural meeting
Ronald H. Walker, Chairman, The Richard Nixon Foundation and Sandy Quinn, President, The Richard Nixon Foundation invite you to the inaugural gathering of The Richard Nixon Alumni Association.
Bringing together the February Group, White House Policy Planning Staff and other Nixon Alumni devoted to the... |
| 2012_DC_Pat_Nixon_120405 | 200 | Richard Nixon Alumni Association & Natl Archives -- Panel -- First Lady Pat Nixon: Ambassador of Goodwill
Nixon Legacy Forum: First Lady Pat Nixon: Ambassador of Goodwill
Pat Nixon traveled to over 75 countries, making her the most-traveled First Lady in history at that time. Special guest Julie Nixon Eisenhower joins Gen. Don Hughes, a military aide who accompanied the Nixons during the vice presidential... |
| 2022_DC_Clean_Trucks_221220 | 7 | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Event: EPA announces Clean Trucks Plan
On Tuesday, December 20 at 10:00 AM ET, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce the final national clean air standards to cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks. The new standards will slash dangerous pollution and protect public health, especially the health of vulnerable... |
| 2005_DC_Women_050331 | 25 | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Event: Natl Women's History Month w/Judy Woodruff
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, had a program celebrating March as National Women's History Month. The 2005 theme is "Women Change America."
The keynote speaker was... |
| 2015_DC_Cincinnati_C1776_150419 | 106 | Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) -- Event: Saving Revolutionary War Battlefields
Saving Revolutionary War Battlefields
The American Revolution Institute has joined with the Civil War Trust, the nation's premier historic land preservation organization, to promote Campaign 1776, an ambitious program to preserve endangered battlefields of the Revolutionary War. Celebrate the... |
| 2017_DC_Cincinnati_Sword_170414 | 142 | Society of the Cincinnati (Anderson House) -- Lunch Bites: Robert Anderson's Civil War Presentation Sword
Lunch Bites; Robert Anderson's Civil War presentation sword
Garry Adelman, director of history and education for the Civil War Trust, shares Maj. Robert Anderson’s presentation sword given to him by the city of Philadelphia for his defense of Fort Sumter. Anderson commanded Union troops at Fort Sumter... |
| 2012_MD_Sail_Tall_Ships_120616 | 25 | Star-Spangled Sailabration -- Tall Ships @ Baltimore Inner Harbor
I only had 15 minutes or so to hang around the Inner Harbor. The Fort McHenry people thought the fort might fill up for the day as early as 8am. As it turned out, the crowd predictions at the Fort were grossly overestimated and I could have gotten there anytime. Oh well! |
| 2017_MD_Takoma_Cuba_170205 | 73 | Takoma Park Community Center -- Event: A Conversation with Cuba
Our community has a rich history with Cuba and the Cuban people. Recent changes in the relationship between Cuba and the United States (namely, the reestablishment of diplomatic relations) have created increased opportunities for people-to-people exchange and government-to-government negotiations. Where... |
| 2015_MD_Takoma_CC_80th_151216 | 74 | Takoma Park Community Center -- Event: Library's 80th Birthday Party
Happy Birthday to the Library!
Takoma Park Maryland Library
Come celebrate the Takoma Park Maryland Library’s 80th birthday with cake and lemonade!
Then, at 7:30 p.m., you are invited to attend a public meeting in the Community Center where the latest concept design for the proposed Library... |
| 2015_MD_Takoma_CCP_151216 | 47 | Takoma Park Community Center -- Event: Public meeting on proposed library renovation
Happy Birthday to the Library!
Takoma Park Maryland Library
Come celebrate the Takoma Park Maryland Library’s 80th birthday with cake and lemonade!
Then, at 7:30 p.m., you are invited to attend a public meeting in the Community Center where the latest concept design for the proposed Library... |
| 2022_MD_Takoma_Reverse_220324 | 17 | Takoma Park Community Center -- Event: Richard Bell ("The Reverse Underground Railroad")
"The Reverse Underground Railroad" Lecture
In a new Takoma Park Arts event, University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell will share the little-known and horrific history of the “Reverse Underground Railroad.” In the decades leading up to the Civil War, free Black children and adults in the... |
| 2014_MD_Petersen_140904 | 31 | Takoma Park Community Center and Fantom Comics -- David Petersen ("Mouseguard")
“Mouseguard” Author/Illustrator David Petersen, Thursday September 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Library: This award-winning graphic novelist will talk about his books and do a drawing demonstration. |
| 2016_DC_THIS_Amazing_160506 | 320 | THIS for Diplomats A-May-Zing Gala @ Swiss Ambassador's Residence
THIS for Diplomats and the Embassy of Switzerland are delighted that you will join us for the…
A-MAY-ZING Gala!
At the Residence of His Excellency Martin Dahinden and Madame Anita Dahinden |
| 2015_DC_THIS_Jazz_150424 | 389 | THIS for Diplomats All That Jazz Gala @ Embassy of Korea Residence
THIS for Diplomats and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea are delighted that you will join us for… All That Jazz Gala!
At the Residence of His Excellency Ahn Ho-Young and Madame Ahn.
Other ambassadors who were present: Joseph Henry Smith (Ghana) and Walter Cutler (retired) . |
| 2023_DC_THIS_Hungarian_230421 | 199 | THIS for Diplomats Hungarian Rhapsody Gala @ Embassy of Hungary (Page 1 of 2)
Invitation to "HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY"
A Gala and Silent Auction To Benefit THIS for Diplomats
Co-hosted with his Excellency Ambassador Szabolcs Takács
and Ms. Emese Gaál
Embassy of Hungary
1500 Rhode Island Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20005
Hors d’Oeuvres…Wine…Music, Performances
This year we will... |
| 2023_DC_THIS_Hungarian2_230421 | 160 | THIS for Diplomats Hungarian Rhapsody Gala @ Embassy of Hungary (Page 2 of 2)
Invitation to "HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY"
A Gala and Silent Auction To Benefit THIS for Diplomats
Co-hosted with his Excellency Ambassador Szabolcs Takács
and Ms. Emese Gaál
Embassy of Hungary
1500 Rhode Island Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20005
Hors d’Oeuvres…Wine…Music, Performances
This year we will... |
| 2010_DC_ThisMG_100219 | 252 | THIS for Diplomats Mardi Gras Celebration @ Meridian International Center
THIS for Diplomats Presents Mardi Gras Celebration
Come Join Us for Our Annual Fundraising Event, Featuring a Mardi Gras Celebration, Casino Night, and Silent Auction at Meridian International Center:
- Gamble at our casino tables,
- Enjoy hors d'oeuvres,
- Drink champagne, New Orleans... |
| 2019_DC_THIS_Twilight_191108 | 336 | THIS for Diplomats Twilight in Argentina Gala @ Embassy of Argentina
THIS for Diplomats 2019 Gala: Twilight in Argentina
THIS is proud to announce that on November 8, 2019, we are co-hosting our Annual Fundraiser Gala “Twilight in Argentina” with the Argentine Republic.
The event will take place at the Argentinian Embassy and will feature live music (by Sweet... |
| 2022_DC_Stars_220402 | 113 | Trust for the National Mall -- Under the Stars @ Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Under the Stars at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Celebrating Ike’s proposal to create NASA on April 2, 1958, with a FREE stargazing event
On the 64th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s proposal to create NASA, the Trust for the National Mall, in association with Hofstra University,... |
| 2023_DC_CofC_DigitalTSA_230202 | 92 | US Chamber of Commerce -- Event: Digital Transformation Summit (Page 1 of 2)
U.S. Chamber Digital Transformation Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Digital Transformation Summit, convening private and public sector leaders who seek to modernize government technology systems that have been obsolete for decades. The Summit brings together private... |
| 2023_DC_CofC_DigitalTSB_230202 | 146 | US Chamber of Commerce -- Event: Digital Transformation Summit (Page 2 of 2)
U.S. Chamber Digital Transformation Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Digital Transformation Summit, convening private and public sector leaders who seek to modernize government technology systems that have been obsolete for decades. The Summit brings together private... |
| 2024_01_05B_Russian_Disinfo | 40 | USC/PDCA -- Challenging Russian Disinformation @ USC Annenberg Center
You are invited to a forum at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday morning, Jan. 5, on challenging Russian disinformation, with Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council and author of "Challenging Moscow's Message: Russian Disinformation and the Western Response." The forum will take place... |
| 2023_DC_USACPD_231212 | 100 | U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy -- Public Diplomacy and DEIA Promotion @ USC Annenberg Center
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy and DEIA Promotion: Telling America’s Story to the World
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold an in-person public meeting with online (Zoom) access from 12:00 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. ET, Tuesday, December 12, 2023... |
| 2019_DC_Hate_190312 | 77 | U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum -- Event: Hate and Its Impact: Nazi Ideology and Racism in the Jim Crow South (w/David Gregory)
Hate and Its Impact: Nazi Ideology and Racism in the Jim Crow South
Racism—Racial antisemitism—was the core of Nazi ideology and the driving force behind the Holocaust. Although Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South were different, Nazi leaders learned from racist thought and practices in the Jim Crow... |
| 2023_VA_Gavankar_230703 | 328 | VA -- Alexandria -- Gavankar 50th anniversary party |
| 2008_VA_Bonotom_080205 | 50 | VA -- Arlington -- Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom
Bono and Tom are having the annual Mardi Gras Parade Party at the studio on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 6 pm until the parade starts, out front, at 8 pm. We'll have pizza and subs (as long as they last), and plenty of beads to wear and toss. Bring your own favorite beverage. The King Kong/Godzilla Float... |
| 2009_VA_Bonotom_090224 | 41 | VA -- Arlington -- Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom |
| 2011_VA_DCCC_110619 | 46 | VA -- George Mason University -- DC Comic-Con
Guests included Larry Hama, SL Gallant, Frank Cho, Jim Starlin, Todd Dezago, Daniel Ross, Michelle P Lewis, John Gallagher, Steve Conley, |
| 2015_VA_Mt_VernonVA_BDPgm_150216 | 113 | VA -- Mt. Vernon -- George Washington's 283rd Birthday
Monday, February 16 - Free Admission!
* 10:30am- 11:00am -- Official observance of George Washington's Birthday.
* 11:15am- 11:30am -- Military demonstration by the U.S. Army District of Washington, featuring the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry, the Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps and the Commander-in-Chief's... |
| 2017_VA_DCA_Hurricane_170509 | 108 | VA -- National Airport (DCA) -- Event: Hurricane Hunters Tour
Hurricane Hunters Tour Coming to Reagan Washington National Airport
Want to tour the planes & talk to the pilots that fly into hurricanes for better forecasts?
For the first time ever, four Hurricane Hunter aircraft will be visiting Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) for a public event.... |
| 2010_VA_Belushi_100215 | 19 | VA -- Pentagon City -- Drive4COPD Race Team w/Jim Belushi
The DRIVE4COPD Race Team: Jim Belushi
Actor Jim Belushi is a multifaceted performer, well-known most recently for his eight seasons starring in and executive producing ABC's hit Emmy-nominated sitcom, "According to Jim." Since his start at The Second City in Chicago over thirty years ago, Jim has shown... |
| 2015_VA_Pamplin_Rifle_150603 | 18 | VA -- Petersburg -- Pamplin Historical Park -- Rifle Demonstration |
| 2015_VA_Richmond_SafetyC_150605 | 45 | VA -- Richmond -- Safety Officer Wreath Laying Ceremony |
| 2022_VA_VHS_Reopen_220515 | 7 | VA -- Richmond -- Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) -- Reopening weekend
Grand Re-Opening of the
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Saturday, May 14 & Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 10 am to 5 pm
FREE ADMISSION
We are thrilled to welcome you back to your reimagined state history museum this weekend! To mark this exciting milestone, the VMHC is hosting a two-day public... |
| 2016_VA_Cul_de_Sac_160612 | 50 | VA -- Thomas Jefferson Theatre -- "Cul de Sac" (closing performance)
Cul de Sac
Presented by: Encore Stage & Studio
Venue: Thomas Jefferson Theatre
Four-year-old Alice Otterloop and her older brother, Petey, learn about friendship and the importance of being yourself in this world premier play adaptation of Richard Thompson’s nationally syndicated Cul De Sac comic... |
| 1999_VA_Wolf_Tour_990513 | 32 | VA -- Vienna -- Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts -- backstage tour |
| 2000_VA_Wolf_Tour_000512 | 118 | VA -- Vienna -- Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts -- backstage tour |
| 2001_VA_Wolf_Tour_010510 | 55 | VA -- Vienna -- Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts -- backstage tour |
| 2001_VA_Wolf_Tour_010805 | 45 | VA -- Vienna -- Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts -- backstage tour |
| 2009_DC_WAF_090124 | 125 | Washington Architectural Foundation -- Exploring Architecture w/Kids -- White House Neighborhood
Exploring Architecture with Kids: Walking Tour of the White House Neighborhood: The Washington Architectural Foundation is offering a free workshop and outdoor walking tour for kids ages 6 to 13 on Saturday, January 24th. Highlighting the architecture of the White House neighborhood, this is part of a... |
| 2016_DC_Highland_160606 | 42 | White House Historical Association -- Sara Bon-Harper ("James Monroe's Highland")
James Monroe's Highland:
Please join us for a lecture on the recent research and exciting archeological excavation of the home of President James Monroe. Dr. Sara Bon-Harper, Executive Director at James Monroe's Highland, will be the speaker. A light reception will follow the lecture. |
| 2009_DC_LATCRA_091104 | 165 | Willard Hotel -- Event: Lincoln at the Crossroads Alliance gala dinner
A Call to Union
An Evening at the Willard Inter Continental Hotel
November 4, 2009
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies Kim B. Holien, Professional Military Historian
Speakers:
The Honorable Frank J. Williams. Chief Justice (Ret.) of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Author, Lecturer
Mr. William B.... |
| 2015_DC_Willard_2nd_Misc_150307 | 99 | Willard Hotel -- Event: Lincoln Inaugural Banquet -- Misc
Lincoln Inaugural Banquet
Come and join us as we celebrate the 2nd Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Our guest speaker will be Professor Lucas Morel, from Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia, will be discussing the impact of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural to the... |
| 2015_DC_Willard_2nd_Pgm_150307 | 107 | Willard Hotel -- Event: Lincoln Inaugural Banquet -- Pgm
Lincoln Inaugural Banquet
Come and join us as we celebrate the 2nd Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Our guest speaker will be Professor Lucas Morel, from Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia, will be discussing the impact of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural to the... |
| 2009_DC_LincolnP | 90 | Willard Hotel -- Event: Lincoln Presenters
The Willard InterContinental and The Association of Lincoln Presenters brought together 60 costumed Abraham and Mary Todd Lincolns, along with Frederick Douglass and General Ulysses S. Grant, in the hotel lobby, conversing in character with guests and children from DC's Thomson Elementary School.... |
| 2015_DC_Wilson_100thWed_151218 | 18 | Woodrow Wilson House -- Event: Woodrow & Edith Wilson’s 100th Wedding Anniversary
Woodrow & Edith Wilson’s 100th Wedding Anniversary
Celebrate the Wilsons’ anniversary with cake and champagne, visit the exhibition The Gifts of Love, and vote on your favorite wedding cake.
Presentations were made by Robert Enholm, Executive Director of the President Woodrow Wilson House. |
| 2002_DC_Band_021109 | 24 | WW2 -- Band of Brothers tour
The Veteran's Day Tribute 2002 was a military convention held in Washington DC. Sponsored by World War II Magazine and the Primedia group, it honored the 82nd, 101st, and 17th Airborne divisions in World War II. While sparsely attended, it offered a chance to meet and talk to a number of participants... |