Southwest D.C. community calendar for June 2012

WED. June 6:

• 7 p.m. Mediation for Stress Reduction,  SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.
• 7 p.m. Children’s Room Program  Pajama Story Time, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.

THURS. June  7:

• 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Councilman Tommy Wells  office hours, Channel Inn café, 7th & Water Streets SW

SUN. June 10:

• 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Family Day at Fairgrounds, Half and M Street across from Navy Yard Metro. Free

MON. June 11:

• 7 p.m.-10 p.m.  ANC6D monthly public meeting, 1100 4th St. SW, DCRA meeting room on 2nd floor

TUES. June 12

• 10 a.m.   Amidon-Bowen 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, School Cafeteria
• 10 a.m.   Jefferson 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony, Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street NE,  Washington, DC 20003, phone 202-698-4500

WED. June 13

• 7 p.m. Children’s Room Program  Pajama Story Time, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.

MON. June 18

• 3 p.m.  Make Your Own Dream Journal, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.

WED. June 20

• 7 p.m. Children’s Room Program  Pajama Story Time, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W. June 20th only: Teddy Bear Sleepover, being your favorite teddy bear and leave overnight to enjoy company of other bears.

SUN. June 24

• 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  Family Day at Fairgrounds,Half and M Street across from Navy Yard Metro. Free

MON. June 25

• 7 pm   SWNA Monthly Meeting, St. Augustine’s , Church, 600 M Street SW

WED. June 27

• 7 p.m. Children’s Room Program  Pajama Story Time, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.

THURS. June 28

• 10:30 a.m.  Sou nds of Hope featuring singer songwriter Mary Shapiro, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W.
• 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.  PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE. M Street SE/SW Transportation Study Public Meeting 2, To Share Study’s Progress. , Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 “I” Street, SW

SAT. June 30

• 1 p.m.  Kitchen Table Book Discussion, SW Library, 900 Wesly Pl. S.W. Copies of April title ‘Parables of the Sower’ by Octavia Butler are available at the library.

WEEKLY, BIWEEKLY

• AARP-SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT CHAPTER 4751,  Third Wednesday of each month, except  June, July and August, River Park Mutual Homes community room,  1311 Delaware Ave., SW. For further information, contact Chapter President Evelyn Dorsey, Dorseydear@aol.com or 202-488-9685.

• BLUES MONDAYS,  6 p.m.- 9 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Various Blue musicians and singers featured each Monday. $5. Food for sale.

• COMPUTER CLASSES, SW Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW, Thursday 10 a.m.-12 noon

1. THURS. 7 DC Public Library website
2. THURS. 14 Email basics
3. THURS. 21 No classes; classes will resume in July
4. THURS. 28 No classes; classes will resume in July

• FREE SAT and GENERAL SUBJECT TUTORING, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 201 N  Street  SW, HandsOn Greater DC Cares , Adam Castle 202-777-4448

• HAND DANCING CLASSES,  Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Saturdays, 12 p.m.-2 p.m.  Classes by Markus Smith of  Swing Anatomy Dance. $10/class for adults,  $5/class for children 8-17. Christ United Methodist Church, 900 Fourth  SW,  Community room off Wesley Place, SW.

• JAZZ NIGHT IN SW, Fridays, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Various Jazz musicians and singers featured each Friday. $5. Food for sale.

• The KIWANIS CLUB OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT, Christ United Methodist  Church, 900 Fourth Street SW, every first and third Monday from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

• WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS,   Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400  I  Street SW,  4 p.m. Seated Yoga and Healing Sessions (Pamela Wilson and Riva Wine). 5 p.m. Tai Chi (Manifest Ra).  5:30 p.m. Laughter Yoga (Claire Trivedi).  6:45 p.m.  Sampoorna Yoga (Alex Rosen). 7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous SW Free-Way Meeting

• WEDNESDAY EVENING CHESS , 6:30pm-8:30pm, SW Library, 900 Wesley Place SW

• POLICE SERVICE AREA 105, Community meeting, every Third Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Location announced at previous meeting

• POLICE SERVICE AREA 106, Community meeting , every Fourth Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., PSA Community room, 900 5th Street S.E.

• PRE SCHOOL STORYTIME, Tuesdays and Thursdays,  SW Library, 900 Wesley Place SW, 10:30 a.m.

• SOUTHWEST LIBRARY,   900 Wesley Place SW (off I (Eye) Str. Between 3rd & 4th Chapter Book Read Aloud, Bi Weekly on Tuesdays & Thursdays .  at 1:00pm. Beginning  Tues June 12th, Ending -Thurs. June 28th,1:00pm.

• SOUTHWEST RENEWAL AA,  Alcoholics Anonymous group, Mondays, 8:30 p.m., St. Augustine’s Church, 600  M Street SW, (202) 554-3222

• SOUTHWEST SEWING GROUP, Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. Augustine’s Church, 600 M Street SW, Contact Mary Henderson at  (301) 336-9058. Open to all interested in working on their own sewing projects  and/or machine sewing skills.  Mondays,  except June, July and August.

• SW FREEWAY, NA,  Narcotics Anonymous group, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400  I  Street SW

• TAI CHI CLASS, 12 p.m.-1 p.m., Thursdays, (April-May), 8 Week course, fee $80. Contact: Brenda Coley, (410) 693-6978; email:  coleyscritters@aol.com

• WASHINGTON STAMP COLLECTOR’S CLUB, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. First and Third Wednesday each month. Buy, trade and sell stamps  Refreshments, auctions and programs.  Christ United Methodist Church, 900 Fourth Street SW,  202-291-6229

• YOGA CLASS, 12 p.m.-1p.m., Tuesdays, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 600 M Street SW, $10 per class with Kelly Anne. Contact: kellymelsted@gmail.com

• ZUMBA GOLD,  11 a.m.-noon. Fridays,   Low-impact exercise/dance class for seniors, at King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N St  SW.