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 2009_DC_PageantO_090712 | 182 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- Other (incl posed photos afterward)
Everything except the pageant on stage.including the audience and various posed photos
... |
| 2009_DC_Pageant_090712 | 197 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program through talent portion)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events through the talent portion of the pageant.
The Miss DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
... |
| 2009_DC_Pageant2_090712 | 177 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program, gowns and award sections)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events after the talent portion of the pageant. This includes the crowning of Miss DC as well as the crowning of Miss Teen... |
| 2009_DC_PageantT_090712 | 91 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss Teen DC Pageant (stage program)
Pictures here are of the Miss Teen DC portion of the pageant. The winner of the Miss Teen DC portion was announced during the Miss DC pageant presentation.
The Miss Teen DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
Nhari Frederick Bryant
Veronica Yvonne Beverly
Nirvana Chavez
Breanna Valencia... |
| 2009_DC_Levy_090325 | 46 | | Air and Space Lecture -- David Levy ("Why Is Astronomy So Popular?")
Exploring Space Lectures: Why is Astronomy so Popular?
Speaker: David Levy
6:00 p.m. Special theater presentation in the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater: End of the World, with curator comments + Discovery Stations in the Museum
7:00 p.m. Meet the Lecturer
7:30 p.m. Lecture
Well-known interpreter of... |
| 2009_DC_Faber_090226 | 82 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Sandy Faber ("The Milky Way: Why We Need Her...")
"The Milky Way: Why We Need Her and How She Was Formed" by Dr. Sandy Faber
6:00 PM Screening of the documentary 400 Years of the Telescope (http://www.400years.org/)
7:00 PM Meet the lecturer
7:30 PM Lecture begins
A hundred years ago, astronomers did not know about galaxies, let alone that the... |
| 2009_DC_Wright_091007 | 73 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Presenters
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2009_DC_WrightSS_091007 | 130 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Slide show
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2009_VA_Trademark_Expo | 54 | | Alexandria, VA -- National Trademark Expo
This year’s National Trademark Expo will be a lot of fun, but there will be a serious side as well. The overall goal of the Expo is to educate the public about the vital role trademarks play in the global economy. With this in mind, the 2009 Expo will offer enhanced educational workshops for both... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 2009_DC_Engle_090521 | 88 | | Charles Lindbergh Memorial Lecture -- Joe Engle
Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture: To the Edge of Space and Beyond
Presenter: Major Gen. Joe Engle
Maj. Gen. Joe Engle is an exciting speaker with a multitude of experiences in air and space. He has logged more than 14,700 hours in the air piloting more than 185 different types of aircraft, and... |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090704 | 5 | | DC -- 4th of July parade
Just a pass by -- don't expect much. |
| 2009_DC_AABall1_090120 | 156 | | DC -- All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 1 of 2 -- Pictures taken before 11:25pm (before presentations)
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2009_DC_AABall2_090120 | 153 | | DC -- All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 2 of 2 -- Pictures taken during award presentation and afterward (taken after 11:25pm)
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090911 | 4 | | DC -- Anti-Abortion display @ Freedom Plaza
Interesting idea. The handwriting on the notes I saw, however, seems to have all been done by the same person which seriously detracts from the presumed realism of the display. |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090122 | 5 | | DC -- Anti-Abortion rally on anniversary of Roe v Wade (Penn Ave) |
| 2009_DC_Candlelight_Cer_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_Candlelight_Rel_090513 | 72 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Related images |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090614 | 35 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- except stage performances |
| 2009_DC_PrideP1_090614 | 114 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances (1 of 2)
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 |
| 2009_DC_PrideP2_090614 | 65 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances (2 of 2)
Including:
- Vanessa Conde,
- Martha Wash, and
- RuPaul |
| 2009_DC_Dangerous_091029 | 156 | | DC -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Capital event
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_DangerousR_091029 | 79 | | DC -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Pre-event Reception
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaBPR_090910 | 102 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Breakfast press roundtable @ Union Station
Washington, DC – Ambassador Carolina Barco, Colombian Ambassador to US, and Maria Claudia Lacouture, General Manager of Colombia is Passion, will hold a breakfast press roundtable on Thursday to discuss the cultural exhibit that is being showcased at Union Station and at 40 satellite locations around... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDP_090912 | 89 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day @ Union Station -- Awards presentation
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced.
Formal description of the presentation:
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDM_090912 | 83 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day @ Union Station -- Musicians and audience
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced.
... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaUS | 217 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Display @ Union Station |
| 2009_DC_Colombia | 135 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Heart art around town
Hearts 1-7 and 15 along Pennsylvania Avenue. Cumulative total seen = 8 of 40. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMA_090906 | 133 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Audience
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMP_090906 | 115 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Performance
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
... |
| 2009_DC_TrainT | 167 | | DC -- Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour @ Union Station
Two visits:
- I arrived just as they were inflating the theatre structure. The 3D previews would be shown inside starting the next day. I tried to see the outside of the train but building security nailed me before I got close enough.
- The train was open for visitation! They were also showing... |
| 2009_DC_Hughley_090928 | 14 | | DC -- DL Hughley filming @ Union Station
I just happened to run into him and a crew filming some random people at Union Station. |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Event_090423 | 69 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's Acting Director Dr. Steven Monfort
John Berry had left to become the head of the Office of Personnel Management. Dr. Steven Monfort was chosen as Acting Director. A long-time employee of the Zoo, he was introduced in his new capacity by Bob Lamb (head of FONZ) and Wayne Clough (Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution). |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Viewing_090228 | 52 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Viewing -- Gorilla baby
Go bananas and help celebrate the birth of a western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo. Enjoy an a-peel-ing breakfast and have bunches of fun. Meet curator Lisa Stevens and hear her speak about western lowland gorillas. Then check out a special presentation about the Zoo's cognitive research... |
| 2009_DC_Zoofari_090514 | 31 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Zoofari event
Folks here include Bob Lamb, Clinton Fields (a previous FONZ director), and Brian Gratwicke (the zoo's amphibian specialist who's heading a program to save South America's frogs from a fatal skin fungus). |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090120 | 50 | | DC -- Inaugural parade (2009)
I hadn't tried to see an inauguration since 1993 but this was Barack Obama! It was bitterly cold. The event was delayed because Senator Kennedy had had a seizure in the Capital. And neither Barack nor Joe Biden were outside of their vehicles by the time they reach my position at the Canadian Embassy.... |
| 2009_DC_Reiner_091026 | 58 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Carl Reiner
Comedy Icon Carl Reiner to Speak at Library of Congress:
Carl Reiner, a giant of American comedy for nearly six decades, will speak at the Library of Congress as part of the Books & Beyond author series sponsored by the Library’s Center for the Book. Following his talk, Reiner will sign his recently... |
| 2009_DC_Herblock_091015 | 69 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Haynes Johnson and Harry L. Katz ("Herblock: The Life and Works")
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block (Herblock), the Library of Congress and the Herb Block Foundation, in association with W. W. Norton & Company, have published "HERBLOCK: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist." Authors Haynes Johnson and... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_LincolnA_090304 | 28 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium (except presentations)
Award-Winning Scholars Gather on 148th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
Law and politics dominated Abraham Lincoln's public life, yet being president brought little reward, for he could not escape the weight of war and the issue of racial inequality. However, his words and deeds that shaped... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_LincolnP_090304 | 86 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium (presentations)
Award-Winning Scholars Gather on 148th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
Law and politics dominated Abraham Lincoln's public life, yet being president brought little reward, for he could not escape the weight of war and the issue of racial inequality. However, his words and deeds that shaped... |
| 2009_DC_LATCRA_091104 | 165 | | DC -- 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.... |
| 2009_DC_Dime_Protest_090427 | 20 | | DC -- March of Dimes Protest @ White House
Police Arresting Angry Members of the Disabled Community Who Are Picketing White House
April 27, 2009 2:09 PM
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:
Police have started to arrest some of the disabled protestors picketing outside the White House right now. Almost all of the 400... |
| 2009_DC_Miss_DC_090113 | 240 | | DC -- Miss America Send-Off reception for Kate Marie Grinold
The Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Organization invites you to the Miss America Send-Off Reception for Kate Marie Grinold, Miss District of Columbia 2008, at the Institute of World Politics, 1521 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington DC.
Also shown are a number of the previous Miss DC winners... |
| 2009_DC_Health_090913 | 76 | | DC -- Pro-health care demonstration by the Capital
This was a small response to the scary anti-health care demonstration the previous day. Organizers of the pro-health care demonstration say there will be a bigger pro-health care demonstration in October.
Personal commentary: I didn't take any pictures of the previous day's anti-health care protest.... |
| 2009_DC_St_Patrick_090315 | 86 | | DC -- St Patrick's Parade |
| 2009_DC_Kennedy_090829 | 36 | | DC -- Ted Kennedy funeral procession going down Constitution Avenue |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090709 | 51 | | Dept of Commerce -- LGBT Pride Month presentation
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... |
| 2009_DC_DEAM_091020 | 86 | | Dept of Commerce -- 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 -- 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,... |
| 2009_DC_Bean_091113 | 8 | | Flight Jacket Night -- A Conversation with Alan Bean
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night: A Conversation with Alan Bean
NOTE: I was apparently the only one in the audience not allowed to take any photos during the event itself. These photos therefore only cover the book signing.
On November 19th, 1969 Alan Bean became the fourth man to... |
| 2009_DC_LLOratory_090427 | 111 | | Ford's Theater -- Living Lincoln Series -- Oratory in the Age of Lincoln
Ford's Theatre Society, Paul R. Tetreault, Director
Presents
Living Lincoln Series
Central High School Orators on the Power of Public Speech
An evening of original and historic speeches, created and presented by the students of the Central High School speech classes
With your hosts:
Michael... |
| 2009_DC_EnemyR_090428 | 27 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- A Pilot and the Enemy He Shot Down -- reception |
| 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. |
| 2009_DC_Dinner_090212 | 201 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Except for podium presentation
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2009_DC_DinnerP_090212 | 109 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Presentations
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2009_VA_Bonotom_090224 | 41 | | Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom |
| 2009_MD_Poe_Funeral_091011 | 118 | | MD -- Baltimore -- Edgar Allan Poe Funeral Procession
On Sunday, October 11, 2009, under police escort, Poe’s body will travel from his Amity Street home to the Westminster Hall for the funeral services and internment in the family plot in the historic Westminster graveyard. The procession will be led by the Loch Raven Pipes and Drums. Anticipated... |
| 2009_MD_SS_Parade_091121 | 65 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 2009_MD_SS_ParadeAI_091121 | 132 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Thanksgiving Day Parade -- Amnesty International float
March with the Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival in the Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade!
Why are we marching?
We are raising awareness of the upcoming Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival to be held all over Silver Spring April 23-25, 2010
For more information about the... |
| 2009_DC_BlessF_090404 | 146 | | Naval Heritage Center -- 18th Annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration
WHAT: The 18th annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration, when the fountains on the Navy Memorial Plaza are officially turned on for the season, follows the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Ceremonial Guard will proceed across the Plaza’s “Granite Sea” to pour water... |
| 2009_NV_LV_BellagioS | 34 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 2009_NV_Fremont | 68 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Fremont Street Experience
You just know that when the temperature reads 105 degrees and it's 8pm that you're going to have a hell of a visit. The peak for the day was 109 degrees. |
| 2009_NY_TelAviv100_090531 | 74 | | NY -- NYC -- Salute to Israel Parade
Thousands march, celebrate Israel at NYC parade
By KAREN MATTHEWS
The Associated Press
Sunday, May 31, 2009; 3:04 PM
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel crowded New York's Fifth Avenue on Sunday as part of the annual parade celebrating the birth of the Jewish state in 1948.
This... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikO_090314 | 94 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- 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 -- 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
-... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP1_090314 | 78 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- 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,... |
| X_Arts | | | See also "By Subject \ Arts" |
| X_Authors | | | See also "By Subject \ Authors" |
| X_BABA | | | See also "By Subject \ BABA (British-American Business Assn) events"
Some "Events" subjects will be shown under this other entry. |
| X_CWPT | | | See also "By Subject \ CWPT (Civil War Preservation Trust) events"
Some "Civil War" and/or "Events" subjects will be shown under this other entry. |
| X_JSS | | | See also "By Subject \ JSS (James Smithson Society + CM) events"
Some "Smithsonian -- Other", "Smithsonian -- Museums", and/or "Events" subjects are shown under this alternative subject. These are events sponsored by the member organizations of the Smithsonian museums. Note that "CM" means "Contributing Membership". |
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| X_Smithsonian_Associates | | | See also "By Subject \ Smithsonian -- Associates"
Pictures related to events sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates, including author talks, historical talks, etc. |
| 2009_DC_PollinR_091101 | 113 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (1 of 3) -- Pre-event Reception
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinC_091101 | 173 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (2 of 3) -- Ceremony
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinD_091101 | 149 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (3 of 3) -- Desert and Dancing
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_Stonewall_090910 | 77 | | Sixth & I and DCJCC -- Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism
Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism: On June 28, 1969, police raided a gay bar in New York City known as the Stonewall Inn. After years of police harassment, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people decided to fight back. Often cited as the defining moment of the... |
| 2009_DC_Deli_091021 | 95 | | Sixth & I and Nextbook -- David Sax ("Save the Deli")
Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen
As a life-long deli obsessive, David Sax was understandably alarmed by the state of Jewish delicatessen -- a cuisine that once sat at the very center of Jewish life had become endangered by assimilation,... |
| 2009_DC_So_Called1_091217 | 53 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (1 of 2) -- First Three Speakers
My So-Called Jewish Life:
Spend Chanukah with Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, for a night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Performers in sequence were:
(1) Amy... |
| 2009_DC_So_Called2_091217 | 69 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (2 of 2) -- Second Three Speakers
My So-Called Jewish Life:
Spend Chanukah with Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, for a night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Performers in sequence were:
(1) Amy... |
| 2009_DC_Rice_090503 | 88 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Condoleezza Rice (1 of 2) -- Everything except the presentation
Condoleezza Rice JPDS-NC Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture: Perspectives on Peace and War:
In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against... |
| 2009_DC_RiceP_090503 | 79 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Condoleezza Rice (2 of 2) -- Presentation itself
Condoleezza Rice JPDS-NC Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture: Perspectives on Peace and War:
In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against... |
| 2009_DC_STN_091023 | 204 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- All except the welcoming presentation
Smithsonian Teachers' Night :
Attention all teachers of all subjects and grade levels!
Find new classroom-ready resources, meet Smithsonian educators, and attend demonstrations of school programs and materials at the Smithsonian's annual education expo. Be among the first three thousand educators to... |
| 2009_DC_STN_Welcome_091023 | 57 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- ONLY the welcoming presentation
Join Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. G. Wayne Clough, and Ms. Stephanie Norby for a very special welcome and kickoff to Smithsonian Teachers' Night 2009.
Jill Biden has been an educator for the past twenty-nine years and continues to teach English classes at a DC-area community college. She is the wife of Vice... |
| 2009_VA_Mardi_Gras_090224 | 50 | | VA -- Clarendon -- Mardi Gras Parade |
| 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... |