You are invited to join the 5K CROP Hunger Walk May 5. This sponsored walk is to raise awareness and funds for local hunger fighting agencies and international relief and development programs, through Church World Service. Registration and the walk begins at Christ United Methodist Church, 4th and I St., SW, travels […]
Southwest Chamber Players Announce 15th Anniversary Concert
In conjunction with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Southwest Chamber Players (SWCP), our community’s resident chamber music group, will present a gala concert program on Friday, March 30, at Saint Augustine’s Episcopal Church at Maine Avenue and Sixth Street beginning at 7:30 p.m. As is customary, admission is free; […]
Lansburgh Park Open House
As Southwesters know, Lansburgh Park features open space, mature trees, park benches, a pavilion, a hill, and active uses like tennis courts. The design sensitively accommodates a mix of uses. However in recent years, no recreational activity—organized or spontaneous, has occurred at the park. Representing the largest and most centrally […]
Japanese Kimono Exhibit and Fundraiser
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the gift of trees from Tokyo to Washington, D.C., a special kimono exhibit and fundraiser, 100 years of Japanese Kimono, is taking place at the Mandarin Oriental (1330 Maryland Ave., SW) Feb. 15 through April 30, 2012. Hours vary by day, please call […]
The Parks of Southwest: Amidon Sidewalk Park
This is the last of a series of five articles describing the history of parks in the 1950-70s Urban Renewal Project in Southwest Washington. By Hayden M. Wetzel Redevelopment of Southwest Washington, from the beginning, envisioned a great deal of green public space – something not common in the earlier […]
Obituary: Harbor Square resident Henry Soladay Shryock Jr. passes at age 99
Henry Soladay Shryock Jr., a longtime resident of Southwest, died at home at Harbor Square just short of his 100th birthday. His wife, Pauline Le Marie, survives him and remains a resident of Harbor Square. She is 100. A native of Baltimore, Henry died on Feb. 17. He was widely […]
National Gallery honors Cherry Blossom Centennial with “Colorful Realm”
The Cherry Blossom Centennial celebrates the 100th anniversary of the planting of the first trees —a gift of Japan to the United States—in the Tidal Basin on March 27, 1912. (The Festival was first held in 1935.) In honor of this event, The National Gallery of Art is hosting an extraordinary […]