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2004_DC_Spirit_04091829 Verizon Center -- Spirit of America 2004
Spirit of America is an US Army-sponsored rah-rah event that both PR and a recruiting venture. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington (which some refer to as the Washington Military District or WMD) includes a large group of soldiers whose purpose is to entertain the public, troops, and foreign...
2004_DC_BABA_04022644British-American Business Assn (BABA) Evening Networking Reception at Reagan Building
2004_DC_BABA_040331122British-American Business Assn (BABA) Travel Night
This event was held at the British Embassy.
2004_DC_CHHP_04041311Capitol Hill History Project -- Tom Kelly (Sights and Sounds from the 1930s)
Capitol Hill native and longtime journalist Tom Kelly, who is currently writing his memoirs, described sights, sounds and characters from his childhood here in the Jazz Age and the Great Depression. Tom Kelly's first newspaper job was as a copy boy at the Washington Post in 1939. After serving in the...
2004_DC_CHRS_04061631Capitol 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...
2004_DC_CWPT_Endangered_04022429CWPT's "America's Most Endangered Battlefields" presentation (2004)
Speakers included Jay Winik (author of "April 1865: The Month that Saved America"), Benjamin Franklin Cooling, and James Lighthizer (president of the Civil War Preservation Trust). Among the people in the audience was Ed Bearss, the noted Civil War historian and tour leader. The top 10 "America's Most...
2004_DC_AACW12DC -- African-American Civil War Memorial
2004_DC_Red_Cross1DC -- American Red Cross Natl Headquarters
2004_DC_SIAM4DC -- Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
2004_DC_Mellon_Aud1DC -- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
2004_DC_SISG28DC -- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
2004_DC_SIAAI61DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg
This museum building was closed to the public for renovations. I got permission from the James Smithson Society to come in and take pictures of the interior. It was a thrill to go to the upper floors and take pictures of this beautiful building.
2004_DC_Cherry141DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2004)
I visited the blossoms twice this year.
2004_DC_Corcoran4DC -- Corcoran Gallery of Art
2004_DC_GeorgetownC5DC -- C&O Canal Natl Historic Park -- Georgetown
2004_DC_WWI3DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial
2004_DC_Dupont13DC -- Dupont Circle area
2004_DC_Ellipse16DC -- Ellipse (by White House) area
2004_DC_Emb_Canada4DC -- Embassy of Canada
2004_DC_Emirates_04041567DC -- Emirates Airlines event @ Departmental Auditorium
This was a travel event by Emirates Airlines which was inaugurating non-stop flights from New York City to Dubai, UAE, effective June 1. Hugh Downs was supposed to be the guest speaker but he had had a horse-riding accident so he was replaced by NBC News anchor Forrest Sawyer.
2004_DC_SIHG21DC -- Enid A. Haupt Garden
2004_DC_FTC18DC -- Federal Trade Commission building
2004_DC_Folger11DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library
2004_DC_FONZAM_04101421DC -- FONZ 2004 Annual Meeting
The 46th annual meeting of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) featured an introduction by Tom LaRock, the Executive Director, followed by some talks by Chris Cupuano (Chair, Nominating Committee) and Mark Handwerger (President). Then, the annual Miriam V. Carmack Volunteer of the Year Award went to...
2004_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_04042841DC -- FONZ 2004 Ceremony -- Breaking new ground for Asia Trail
This was the groundbreaking event for the new Asia Trail (phase I) at the Zoo. Donors, including Fujifilm (who make my camera) and FONZ, had contributed money which will provide a new area for the pandas. Speakers included Tom LaRock (the executive director of Friends of the National Zoo [FONZ] who...
2004_DC_FONZ_Tour_04100516DC -- FONZ 2004 Tour -- Special tour with Tom LaRock
2004_DC_Zoofari_04052015DC -- FONZ 2004 Zoofari event
People seen here include Clinton Fields, Tom LaRock and his wife, and Lucy Spelman.
2004_DC_Fords_Museum5DC -- Ford's Theatre Museum
2004_DC_Fords4DC -- Ford's Theatre Natl Historic Site
2004_DC_Ft_Stevens4DC -- Fort Stevens Park
2004_DC_Ft_StevensNC5DC -- Fort Stevens Park National Cemetery
2004_DC_Edge_04032410DC -- FOSE -- Digital Edge: eGovernment Making a Difference In Our Lives
Panelists included: Eleanor Clift (Newsweek contributing editor, serving as moderator), Brad Stone (Newsweek Silicon Valley correspondent), Donald Murphy (National Park Service Deputy Director), Casey Coleman (GSA person heading the FirstGov portal site), David B McMillen (from the Technology,...
2004_DC_4Free_04032318DC -- FOSE -- Panel discussion about cartoons and press freedom
This was a panel discussion about cartoons and how they fit into freedoms these days. The discussion was hosted by Sam Donaldson (everyone asked me about his wig afterward) and featured three cartoonists: (1) Mort Walker, creator and artist of Beetle Bailey; (2) Rich Tennant, cartoonist for the...
2004_DC_FOSE15DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
2004_DC_FDR15DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
2004_DC_Douglass15DC -- Frederick Douglass Natl Historic Site
During this visit, they were in the process of trying to redo the rooms so everything was stripped and all of the artifacts had been removed. Totally different place!
2004_DC_SIFG98DC -- Freer Gallery of Art
2004_DC_Gallery_Place5DC -- Gallery Place areas
2004_DC_Mason11DC -- George Mason Memorial
2004_DC_Georgetown16DC -- Georgetown areas
A couple of visits: ...
2004_DC_GeorgetownU3DC -- Georgetown University
2004_DC_SIHIR32DC -- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
2004_DC_Kennedy_Center16DC -- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2004_DC_JPJ6DC -- John Paul Jones Memorial
2004_DC_Judiciary1DC -- Judiciary Square area
2004_DC_Aquatic49DC -- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Two visits to the place.
2004_DC_Korean_War13DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial
2004_DC_Lafayette_Park5DC -- Lafayette Park (by White House) area
2004_DC_Shakespeare_0405173DC -- Langsburgh -- Debate on Shakespeare's Henry Plays: Resolved: That The Invasion of France Was Justified
The Shakespeare Theatre held a debate called "Resolved: That the Invasion of France was Justified." I only saw part of it, thinking it would be pretty dry, while I was waiting for a booksigning at Olsson's. As it turns out, it had a number of guests: Kenneth Adelman (director of US Arms Control and...
2004_DC_LOC33DC -- Library of Congress
2004_DC_Lincoln_Mem26DC -- Lincoln Memorial
2004_DC_Festival_040937DC -- Mall -- First Americans Festival
Various pictures of the First Americans Festival on the National Mall. The event went on for a week during the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian but I only visited it on two days: (040921) and (040924).
2004_DC_March_04042552DC -- Mall -- March for Women's Lives
Lots of folks including Gloria Steinem, Susan Sarandon, Eleanor Smeal, Anthony Romero (head of the ACLU), Kim Gandy (head of NOW), Julianne Moore, Gloria Feldt (Planned Parenthood), and Kate Michelman (NARAL).
2004_DC_Procession_04092157DC -- Mall -- Native Nations Procession
The grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian began with a procession. As the brochure described it: "Thousands of Native people and non-Native supporters [there was, for example, an Environmental Protection Agency group in the parade] from throughout the Western Hemisphere, many in...
2004_DC_Koshland6DC -- Marian Koshland Science Museum
2004_DC_SIMLRG40DC -- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
2004_DC_Metro_04111634DC -- 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...
2004_DC_DC2DC -- Miscellaneous
2004_DC_Archives35DC -- Natl Archives
Several visits here: ...
2004_DC_Archives_Kanagawa7DC -- Natl Archives major exhibit -- Treaty of Kanagawa
The Treaty of Kanagawa. Signed in 1854, the treaty between the United States and Japan opened the formerly closed society to western influence. The Japanese had been shocked by the site of the large battleships of Commodore Matthew C. Perry who arrived in Tokyo Harbor on July 8, 1853. Under force of...
2004_DC_Book_04100989DC -- Natl Book Festival 2004
2004_DC_Building33DC -- Natl Building Museum
2004_DC_NGAP28DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Paintings
To see pretty much all of the paintings from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ...
2004_DC_NGAS88DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture
To see a large number of the sculpture from the permanent collection that are on display at the National Gallery of Art, click ...
2004_DC_NGASG2DC -- Natl Gallery of Art -- Sculpture Garden
2004_DC_Jap_Amer7DC -- Natl Japanese-American Monument
2004_DC_Mall21DC -- Natl Mall area
Many of these are taken at dusk or sunset. Also here is the Mall in preparation of the World War II event.
2004_DC_SIAH39DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center
2004_DC_SIAH_Price88DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center (Price of Freedom exhibit)
The Price of Freedom is a major new permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History that tells the compelling stories of our nation's military. It provides an overview of the strong role that America's armed forced have played in our country's history and how that story is being...
2004_DC_SIAH_Plans29DC -- Natl Museum of American History, Behring Center (Price of Freedom plans)
These are pictures from a presentation about the new exhibit that was given for the James Smithson Society. The description from the meeting announcement: The Price of Freedom is a major new permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History that tells the compelling stories of our...
2004_DC_SINH51DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2004_DC_SINHHM65DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals
2004_DC_SINHNB7DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Nature's Best International Photography Awards exhibit (2004)
2004_DC_SINHOS9DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Orchid Show
2004_DC_AmerInd123DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2004)
Several visits including on opening day, September 21, 2004
2004_DC_AmerInd_04081125DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2004) -- Pre-opening slide show
A slide show held August 11, 2004 describing what the museum would look like.
2004_DC_AmerInd_04082476DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2004) -- Pre-opening tour
A pre-opening tour held on August 24, 2004
2004_DC_WWII235DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2004)
Quite a view of visits.
The memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004. On May 29, there was a dedication ceremony (which is covered separately).
While I was there on October 18, I ran into William “Barry” Owenby and had a chat with him. He is the project executive for the American Battle...
2004_DC_WWII_04052918DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2004) -- Dedication ceremony
2004_DC_SINZ_Art2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Artwork
2004_DC_SINZ_BV3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Beaver Valley
2004_DC_SINZ_Cat60DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
The National Zoo’s had three male Sumatran tiger cubs born on May 2, 2004. They went on public exhibit in August, 2004, weighing about 30 pounds.
They are the third generation of Sumatran tigers at the National Zoo. They join a multi-generational family at the National Zoo that includes their...
2004_DC_SINZ_Const11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2004_DC_SINZ_Tile2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2004_DC_SINZ_Elephant16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House
2004_DC_SINZ_Panda17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant and red pandas (2004)
2004_DC_SINZ_Main28DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2004_DC_SINZ_Primate9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2004_DC_SINZ_Reptile10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2004_DC_SINZ_Mammal15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House
2004_DC_Newseum3DC -- Newseum
The foundation of the future Newseum structure was being dug this year.
2004_DC_Old_Post11DC -- Old Post Office Pavilion (including "Comic Strips / Passion's Trip")
Included here are pictures from an exhibit "Comic Strips / Passion's Trip" that the Belgian embassy sponsored.

From http://www.diplobel.us/NewsPublications/BelgiumToday/BT0903.pdf

COMIC STRIPS/PASSION’S TRIP:
Every year, almost 40 million comic strip books, in around twenty languages, are printed...
2004_DC_Pandamania615DC -- Pandamania shots
Originally, the pandamania artworks were all over the city. Being obsessive, I managed to see them all in their individual locations. I ran into Eleanor Clift while I was out and about and got her photo with one of them.
In September, I visited the "rehab clinic" for the pieces that had been...
2004_DC_Party_Animals2DC -- Party Animals
2004_DC_Penn17DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue area
2004_DC_Petersen_House5DC -- Petersen House (House Where Lincoln Died)
2004_DC_SIRG94DC -- Renwick Gallery
Including Right at Home and the Grand Salon.
2004_DC_RRB18DC -- Ronald Reagan Building
Pictures here include: ...
2004_DC_Scottish1DC -- Scottish Rite Temple
2004_DC_Shaw3DC -- Shaw neighborhood
2004_DC_Folklife34DC -- Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2004)
The 38th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured three subjects:
(1) Haiti: Freedom & Creativity from the Mountains to the Sea,
(2) Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture, and
(3) Water Ways: Mid-Atlantic Maritime Communities.
Frankly, we found the water ways one to be much more...
2004_DC_SI_Castle6DC -- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
2004_DC_Southeast3DC -- Southeast areas
2004_DC_Southwest4DC -- Southwest areas
2004_DC_Sunset12DC -- Sunsets -- Various shots from my office window
2004_DC_Supreme_Ct4DC -- Supreme Court Building
2004_DC_Blimp1DC -- Surveillance blimp goes over the city
The Defense Department sent a surveillance balloon above the Washington DC area with spy equipment to photograph and such. I always thought I'd be able to get better pictures of this but never saw the blimp again in decent weather. This was what I could see from my office window on 040930, a hazy...
2004_DC_Thomas_Circle3DC -- Thomas Circle areas
2004_DC_Jeff_Mem19DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
2004_DC_U_Street7DC -- U Street Heritage area
2004_DC_Union_Station5DC -- Union Station
2004_DC_Botanic28DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden
2004_DC_BotanicB4DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Bartholdi Park
2004_DC_BotanicX12DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Christmas
A Landscape Architect Who Has Found His Station in Life
Star of New York Train Display Arrives in Washington

By Adrian Higgins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 16, 2004; Page H01

Paul Busse flips a switch in the conservatory of the U.S. Botanic Garden and his creation comes to...
2004_DC_BotanicG1DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- The National Garden
2004_DC_Capitol11DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior images)
2004_DC_Arboretum89DC -- U.S. Natl Arboretum
2004_DC_Naval14DC -- U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
I caught the tail-end of a ceremony paying respects to the crew of the U.S.S. PCE(R)852 and their families. The speaker at the ceremony was Al Samuels who e-mailed me a description of the boat's service:

"The 852 was a rescue ship which served in the South Pacific during WWII rescuing guys from...
2004_DC_Viet_Wall5DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Two visits, one on (040901) and the other (041018)
2004_DC_Kennedy_CenterVw22DC -- Views from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2004_DC_Old_PostV81DC -- Views from Old Post Office Pavilion tower
2004_DC_WCCVw3DC -- Views from the Washington Convention Center
2004_DC_Labor13DC -- Views from U.S. Dept of Labor building
2004_DC_NCath_Views32DC -- Views from Washington Natl Cathedral
2004_DC_WCC18DC -- Washington Convention Center
2004_DC_Hilton2DC -- Washington Hilton area
2004_DC_Wash_Mon23DC -- Washington Monument
2004_DC_NCath_Main126DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral
2004_DC_NCath_Climb14DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Climb the Tower event
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.
2004_DC_NCath_Open17DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Open House
2004_DC_NCath_Glass56DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Stained glass
2004_DC_WHouse_Tree7DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2004)
2004_DC_Woodley16DC -- Woodley Park areas
2004_DC_Riding_Giants10DC -- "Riding Giants" (movie) interview with director and surfers
Personally, I didn't think this movie, a documentary about surfing the big waves (some of them 50 feet and higher), would be very interesting but I thought it was blast! After the free screening, they had the director (Stacy Peralta), a co-writer (Sam George), and two of the ground-breaking surfing...
2004_DC_Earth_Day_Main26Dept of State -- Earth Day (2004) with Colin Powell
This was an enjoyable event. After some introductory speeches, Secretary Powell gave a nice speech about the importance of protecting the earth and talked about something that had happened while he was stationed in Germany. He said they were going to go on tank maneuvers the next day when someone came...
2004_DC_Earth_Day_Birds105Dept of State -- Earth Day (2004) with Nanjemoy Creek birds
For a second year, Mike Callahan, a naturalist from the Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center and Irene, a student volunteer, brought in five physically or emotional damaged birds. The first was an Eastern Screech Owl, Barred Owl, a Red-Tailed Hawk, a Barn Owl, and a Bald Eagle. Nanjemoy is...
2004_DC_Edge_04091818Digital Edge Expo (2004)
This was a free expo at the Washington DC Convention Center sponsored by NBC4. It was an odd mix of consumer electronics, Independence Air, cars, etc. We had fun and Margot ran into an old co-worker and her fiance.
2004_DC_JSS_04010864James Smithson Society event -- American History (America on the Move)
This event was co-sponsored with the Contributing Membership folks.
2004_DC_JSS_04102033James Smithson Society event -- Natl Museum of the American Indian
2004_DC_JSS_04062958James Smithson Society event -- Renwick Gallery
This was a Smithsonian Contributing Membership event at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum which focused on two exhibits -- "Right At Home: American Studio Furniture" and "Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum." Laura Brouse-Long introduced Eleanor Jones Harvey, the...
2004_DC_JSS_04091453James Smithson Society lunch -- American History (Price of Freedom)
From the JSS description: Wars have been defining episodes in American history. They shaped the birth of the nation and helped define our country's fundamental values. Twentieth century conflicts in Europe and Asia to protect western interests led to America's emergence as the dominant military power...
2004_DC_JSS_04081141James Smithson Society lunch -- Natl Museum of the American Indian
This event featured Todd Cain, Development Officer for the National Museum of the American Indian. He discussed the museum and took the group on a virtual tour of the yet-opened museum using floor plans and some new photos.
2004_DC_JSS_04072229James Smithson Society lunch -- Sackler Gallery (Buddha)
Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou Discoveries
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is the exclusive North American presentation venue of 35 extraordinary 6th-century Chinese Buddhist statues that were accidentally unearthed in 1996 by construction workers. Jan Stuart, Assistant Curator of Chinese Art,...
2004_DC_NAFF_04091215Natl Archives -- Panel -- Founding Fathers and Charters of Freedom (w/Walter Isaacson etc)
Our Founding Fathers and the Charters of Freedom: Guest speakers included Walter Isaacson, ("Benjamin Franklin"), Joel Achenbach ("The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West"), Stanley Weintraub ("General Washington's Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783"), John...
2004_DC_AH3MI_0403262Natl Museum of Amer History -- J Samuel Walker ("Three Mile Island")
Walker had written a book, "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective," which discussed the nuclear melt-down outside of Harrisburg in 1979. At the time, they didn't realize a melt-down had occurred and it was only years later that they learned just how close they had come to...
2004_DC_AHJF_0402113Natl Museum of Amer History -- Jennifer Fleischner ("Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly")
This talk featured historian Jennifer Fleischner discussing her book "Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly," discussing the story of the President's wife and a former slave who was her seamstress.
2004_DC_NHJM_04081319Natl Museum of Natural History -- John Matthews ("Mammal Makeovers")
This lecture was done by John Matthews, the museum's lead taxidermist, who showed what was involved in making the new Hall of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History. As the program description says, his "team sculpted foam and clay, cast heads, hands, toes and tongues and made thousands of...
2004_DC_NPC_BookFair_04111723NPC -- 27th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
The event was a bit of a disappointment this year. Fewer big names resulted in a smaller crowd. I had some interesting discussions however and picked up a few books.
Authors here: Norman Polmar and Thomas Allen, Lewis Sorley, Alex Kershaw, Joel Achenbach, George McGovern, Malachy McCourt, Eleanor...
2004_DC_Kennedy_0409164NPC -- Robert F Kennedy Jr ("Crimes Against Nature")
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an environmental attorney, will discuss his new book, "Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy," at a Book Rap. "Crimes Against Nature" is ultimately about the corrosive effect of corporate corruption...
2004_DC_Office70Office (STAT-USA) -- Various office shots
(040624) Jeff Mayer's good-bye coffee.
(040802) Adam and Kristin photo shoot
(040812) Adam and Kristin's going-away event
(040816) Gerry and Bruce -- these pictures were taken for the STAT-USA newsletter
2004_DC_Osgood_0405175Olsson's -- Charles Osgood ("Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack")
2004_DC_Isaacson_0405172Olsson's -- Walter Isaacson and Arianna Huffington
2004_DC_WTS_04120388Personal -- World Travel Service Christmas Party
2004_DC_SANY_04100712Smithsonian Associates -- Celebration of The New Yorker Cartoons
Considered a national treasure, the cartoons of The New Yorker are beloved iconic images that have made us laugh at the social issues of the day and have defined a distinctly American sensibility. Since the magazine’s debut in 1925, the cartoons have been a barometer of the human condition and have...
2004_DC_SACBO_04093014Smithsonian Associates -- Combined Bomber Offensive
In a remarkable interview at the Smithsonian, Allied veterans Col. Harold Weekley (USAAF, Ret.) and Air Vice Marshal Jack Furner (RAF, Ret.) recount their experiences as young men flying on extraordinarily dangerous bombing missions over Germany during World War II.
Col. Weekley was an aircraft...
2004_DC_SACMS_04042829Smithsonian Associates -- Correale Museum of Sorrento
From Smithsonian description: The Correale Museum of Sorrento: Exhibition Launch with Light Reception: At the heart of Sorrento lies a magnificent jewel-box of a museum, the Museo Correale di Terranova. Within its historic walls is a treasure trove of the decorative arts -- including majolica, intarsia,...
2004_DC_SADA_04032212Smithsonian Associates -- David Attenborough
From the magazine: In a special evening, British naturalist, filmmaker, TV producer, and author Sir David Attenborough discusses a fascinating career of exploration, in which he has roamed the Earth to produce what are considered to be some of the best natural-history documentaries ever made. His 1979...
2004_DC_SAFP_04033049Smithsonian Associates -- Fess Parker
From the session write-up: Fess Parker, Celebrating an American Icon. Actor Fess Parker portrayed the legendary frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on television, spawning “Frontier Fever” as children across the nation and around the world donned their coonskin caps. Fess Parker has appeared...
2004_DC_SAGW_04102113Smithsonian Associates -- Gene Weingarten & Gina Barreca
(Official description of the event) Gene Weingarten & Gina Barreca—One Man. One Woman. 10,000 Years of Misunderstanding Cleared Right Up!
The battle between the sexes rages on, and despite huge advancements in human knowledge, men and women still haven’t got a clue about each other. Tonight, however,...
2004_DC_SAHM_04021810Smithsonian Associates -- Hall of Mammals
From the online description of the event: The new Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals explores the diversity of some 274 mammals and how they originated and adapted to changing landscapes and environments over the last 210 million years—from polar to desert regions and from dry to humid...
2004_DC_SAJGC_04120816Smithsonian Associates -- Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney, on the Evolution and Significance of Sesame Street -- The 8th Annual Smithsonian McGovern Award

Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away,
On my way to where the air is sweet,
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame Street?

These familiar lyrics have cheerfully tripped off...
2004_DC_SAMM_0404145Smithsonian Associates -- Mike McCartney
From the Smithsonian description:  Mike McCartney's Liverpool Life: Sixties in Black and Whites
...
2004_DC_SAOP_04021620Smithsonian Associates -- Other Presidents' Day (Arthur Schlesinger Jr, John Dean, etc)
From the official description of the event: We know Washington and Lincoln so well that their birthdays merit a holiday. But for every American president whose name enjoys instant recall there are many about whom we have to scratch our heads a bit. What was important about James K. Polk? Interesting...
2004_DC_SARUSG26Smithsonian Associates -- Rise of Ulysses S. Grant (Bearss)
2004_DC_SAFN_04032110Smithsonian Associates -- Roger Gould ("Finding Nemo")
From the Smithsonian description: How was PIXAR’s animated hit Finding Nemo made? How did filmmakers create a believable underwater world in this story about the search for a young clownfish who had been snatched from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? Roger Gould, creative director of PIXAR Animation...
2004_DC_SARC_0405068Smithsonian Associates -- Roz Chast
From the online description of the event: At the beginning of the 21st century, we can only be grateful that Roz Chast is here to tackle some of the tough topics of the times—genetically altered mice, birthday parties from hell, and comfort drinks in the age of insecurity. Her cartoons observing the...
2004_DC_SA2nd_04091714Smithsonian Associates -- Second City’s 45th Anniversary Tour
Since 1959, through every political scandal, cultural milestone and public disgrace, The Second City has been there to create hysterical comedy out of our own country’s hysteria. Along the way, it has also produced some of North America’s greatest comic talents, such as Alan Arkin, Robert Klein, Gilda...
2004_DC_SATMJC_04091216Smithsonian Associates -- Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition
These were the semifinalist vocalists in the 17th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. From the Smithsonian Associates description: Hosted by Herbie Hancock (who I didn't see) and Billy Dee Williams, the competition shines the spotlight on young jazz vocalists who will compete before...
2004_DC_Craft_04042530Smithsonian Craft Show w/JSS event
2004_DC_WW2_Surigao4WW2 -- Battle of Surigao Strait: Sen. John Warner and Adm. J. L. Holloway. Moderated by Dave Winkler
John W. Warner enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in 1945, serving as an electronic technician’s mate. He began a second tour of active military duty during the Korean War, serving as a ground officer with the First Marine Air Wing. He later became Secretary of the Navy, and has served...
2004_DC_WW2_Eagles9WW2 -- Creating, Crafting, and Installing the Memorial’s Bronze Eagles: Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio), Larry Welker, Owner (Laran Bronze), Patrick Oakes (Executive Vice-President, Apex Piping Systems, Inc.). Moderated by John Vlach.
Raymond Kaskey is a sculptor and architect, best known for his works of civic art, particularly the large allegorical figures he creates from bronze, copper, and stone. Kaskey designed the sculptures for the National World War II Memorial; and was assisted in the creation of these works by sculptors...
2004_DC_WW2_Monument6WW2 -- Designing the Memorial: Architecture and Sculpture: Friedrich St. Florian (Design Architect, Natl World War II Memorial) and Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio). Moderated by John Vlach.
Friedrich St. Florian, a distinguished professor and former dean of the Rhode Island School of Design, is the design architect for the National World War II Memorial. His design was selected from more than 400 entries in a nationwide competition conducted by the General Services Administration and the...
2004_DC_WW2_Blacks6WW2 -- Experience of African Americans in World War II: Ossie Davis (Army) and William J. Powell (Army).  Moderated by Linda Wertheimer.
Ossie Davis helped establish an African-American medical station in Liberia while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ever since his acting debut in 1946, he has made numerous appearances on film, stage, and television. He and his wife, Ruby Dee, have received the National Medal of Arts and...
2004_DC_WW2_DDay6WW2 -- Eyewitness to D-Day: Sam Gibbons. Moderated by Gary Rhay. Introduced by Beverly Lindsey.
Sam M. Gibbons began his military service in June 1941 as part of the 101st Airborne Division. He led Parachute Infantry forces in the pre-dawn invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Elected to the Florida State House of Representatives in 1953, he served there until 1958; and from 1959 to 1963 served in the...
2004_DC_WW2_Internment12WW2 -- Internment of Japanese Americans in Wyoming: Norman Mineta (Secretary of Transportation) and Alan Simpson (former U.S. Senator from Wyoming). Moderated by Marc Pachter
Norman Mineta and his family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry forced from their homes and into internment camps during World War II. From 1975 to 1995, he was a member of U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s Silicon Valley. Under President Bill Clinton, he served...
2004_DC_WW2_Nissei6WW2 -- Japanese Americans in World War II: Grant Ichikawa (Military Intelligence Service), Norman Ikari (442nd Regimental Combat Team), and Jean Kariya (Internment Camp Survivor). Moderated by Franklin Odo.
Grant Ichikawa volunteered to serve in the Military Intelligence Service in November 1942, and was later sent to Japan as a member of the Occupation Forces. He spent additional tours working as a civilian for an intelligence organization in Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Ichikawa is president of the...
2004_DC_WW2_Navajo11WW2 -- Navajo Code Talkers: Sam Billison, Keith Little, and Sam Smith. Moderated by Jeff Anthony
Sam Billison enlisted in the Marines in 1943, and landed on Iwo Jima on the second day of the battle. With other Code Talkers, he transmitted more than 800 error-free messages during the 36 days of fighting. Following the war, Billison served as a school principal for many years, and was elected to the...
2004_DC_WW2_Tuskegee9WW2 -- Tuskegee Airmen: Lee Archer, Thomas Lowery, and Charles McGee. Moderated by Thomas Doherty.
Lee A. Archer, Jr. is the first and only confirmed “ace” of the Tuskegee Airmen, having earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 18 clusters. As a fighter pilot in Europe, Archer flew 169 combat missions; and returned to combat during the Korean War. After retiring from the Air Force...
2004_DC_WW2_Holocaust11WW2 -- U.S. Army and the Holocaust John Dolibois (interrogator of Nazi War Criminals at Nuremberg) and John Withers (aided Holocaust survivors in Germany). Moderated by Jeff Anthony.
John Dolibois served as a captain in Military Intelligence, and was assigned to the International War Crimes Trial in Nuremberg, Germany. There he interrogated (among others) Hermann Goering, Julius Streicher, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985,...
2004_DC_WW2_Mall70WW2 -- Various pictures of the Mall during the Tribute to A Generation: Natl World War II Reunion
2004_DC_WW2_Pres12WW2 -- Veterans as Presidential Candidates: Bob Dole (Army, 10th Mountain Division) and George McGovern (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Marc Pachter
Bob Dole was a captain with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy, and was twice wounded in combat. He served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1961 to 1969 and as a U.S. Senator until 1996. His terms as both Senate Minority Leader and Senate Majority Leader set a record as the nation’s longest...
2004_DC_WW2_Baseball8WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Baseball Players: Bob Feller (Navy and Cleveland Indians), Monte Irvin (Army and New York Giants), and Buck O’Neil (Navy and Kansas City Monarchs). Moderated by Liane Hansen.
Bob Feller served four years in the U.S. Navy, earning eight battle stars as the chief of a gun crew on the battleship USS Alabama. Known for his fiery fastball, he holds the record as the pitcher with the most wins (266) in Cleveland Indians history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962...
2004_DC_WW2_Film8WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Film Performers: Jack Palance (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Thomas Doherty
Jack Palance flew surveillance planes for the Army Air Corps during World War II. Known for his tough persona on screen, Palance has made numerous films since his movie debut in 1950, including Shane, Attack, The Professionals, Bagdad Cafe, and Batman. He won an Academy Award for his performance in City...
2004_DC_WW2_Journalists29WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Journalists: Allen Neuharth (Army, USA Today) and Mike Wallace (Navy, CBS News), Moderated by Thomas Doherty
Allen Neuharth served with General George Patton’s Third Army in Europe. Following the war, he worked as a reporter for several newspapers in South Dakota, and then held management positions with the Miami Herald, Detroit Free Press, and Rochester Times-Union. As chairman and chief executive officer of...
2004_DC_WW2_Review39WW2 -- "Tribute to a Generation" (@ MCI Center)
This was a freebie event that was done four times at the MCI Center. It featured some hammy folks acting out the history of World War II. The acting varied but the sets were well done -- you'd see submarine conning towers, ship bunks, invasion beaches, etc. Then there were some military bands playing...
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In The News: 09/03/2010: The National Zoo opens Phase I of Elephant Trails -- it's new home for Asian Elephants.
09/01/2010: Disturbed person takes hostages in Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. He is killed by police five hours later.
08/26/2010: Ken Mehlman, George W Bush's campaign chairman and GOP leader, admits he's gay. Bush promoted a constitutional amendment "to protect the institution of marriage", spoke against activist judges trying to extend marriage rights to gays, opposed extending hate crime legislation to protect gays, and opposed hiring any openly gay person in his administration.
08/24/2010: The DC Mayoral primary is punctuated by several large debates between the Democratic candidates.
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2010_09_02B_FONZ_Ceremony199DC -- FONZ 2010 Ceremony -- Opening of Phase I of Elephant Trails
Dennis Kelly, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, cordially invites you to the opening and reception for The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Elephant Outpost and New Elephant Habitat. But wait, there's more! Two other pages you might be interested in seeing: ... (Partially reviewed)
2010_09_01_SS_DiscoveryJL38MD -- 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... (Partially reviewed)
2006_DC_NAKM_06061426Natl Archives -- Ken Mehlman (American Conversations)
Ken Mehlman, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, will join Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein for a discussion of his career and broad trends in American political life. (In the spirit of bipartisanship, a leading spokesperson for the Democratic Party will offer the view from the...
2010_08_24A_MayorA135Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- all but the presentation
DC Mayoral Debate: The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your... (Partially reviewed)
2010_08_24B_MayorP136Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- presentation itself
DC Mayoral Debate: The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your... (Partially reviewed)

What's hot: The following pages have been the most popular ones over the last few months:
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2010_08_06_HMP225AFI -- Jeff Krulik and lots of folks ("Heavy Metal Picnic")
HEAVY METAL PICNIC Invited Guests: Filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, Full Moon Jamboree creator Billy Gordon, Rudy Childs and the Earth Dogs, Asylum featuring Ronnie Kalimon and Dale Flood, and Tito Cantero, Ken Guillette and Chris Lucid of "The Farm" Produced and presented by the team behind c... (Partially reviewed)
2010_08_20_Flesh240AFI -- Jeff Krulik, Jeff Mentges, Al Breon, and lots of folks ("Of Flesh and Blood")
OF FLESH AND BLOOD 20th Anniversary Screening! In Person: Director Jeff Mentges plus the entire cast and crew, including Al Breon, Dick Bangham, Steve Lorber, Joe Sasfy, Jeanne Keskinen, Jeff Sacks, Dave Nuttycombe, Al Ercolani, John and Maureen Simmons and Joe Lee of Joe's Record Paradise In the la... (Partially reviewed)
2010_08_29B_BCC55MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Miscellaneous
But wait, there's more! Because I visited the comic-con both days and took so many pictures, pictures from this event are divided onto eight pages: ... (Partially reviewed)
2010_08_24A_MayorA135Sixth & I and JCRC -- DC Mayoral Debate -- all but the presentation
DC Mayoral Debate: The Jewish community invites all District residents to a mayoral debate with candidates Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray. Mayor Fenty and Chairman Gray will share their vision for the District, discuss issues affecting the Jewish community, and answer your q... (Partially reviewed)
2010_08_29C_BCCA88MD -- Baltimore Comic-Con (2010) -- Day 2 (of 2) -- Artists
Artists in sequence: Marv Wolfman, Jim Shooter, Jim Calafiore, Barry Kitson, Jerry Robinson, Paul Pope, Howard Chaykin, Tom Raney, Jim Starlin, Ron Marz. Brian Pulido, Bob McLeod, Antonio Clark, Brad Samuelson, ???, Jose Garcia-Lopez, Matt Wagner, John K. Snyder III, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson... (Partially reviewed)


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