Calling all Parrotheads!!
Jimmy Buffet is celebrating his style of leisure and fun this Labor Day weekend in Washington, DC.
Jimmy Buffett
Nissan Pavilion
7800 Cellar Door Drive
Bristow, VA 20136 (map it)
Date and Time - Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and Sept. 1, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - Lawn - $36.00, reserved seats - $136.00 and are available online.
Parking - secured lot parking is available.
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Now that the dog days of summer are here, kick back and enjoy a relaxing day rafting, canoeing or tubing down the Shenandoah River.
I recently took a short rafting with Front Royal Canoe Company and the entire experience was great.
FRCC rents canoes, one and two-person kayaks, inflatable rafts and tubes for rides down the Shenandoah River. You start out at their facility, grab a life jacket, and they shuttle you and your choice of water craft to the drop off point. After some directions and basic instruction, off you go.
Trips range from under 2 hours, about 3 …read more
Patrick Corbin was a leading member of the well known Paul Taylor Dance Company and went on to form his own contemporary dance company, CorbinDances in New York City.
The company will present works from their recent New York season, at Dance Place in Washington, DC including Romantic Conversions danced to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto # 2 in C minor. They will also perform the highly physical Adele’s Skirt, a world premiere, which explores the intimacy of human interactions.
CorbinDances Dance Place 3225 8th Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 (map it) …read more
On another Monument Monday, I thougth I’d come up with a Top Ten List of the most important artifacts, national treasures, and pieces of history in Washington, DC’s museums and archives. With all of the the Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Archives, Library of Congress and so many, that was tough to come up with just ten. So here’s mine list (plus 1), in no particular order.
Feel free to add to the list by making a comment below.
1) The Declaration of Independence on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives.
2) The U.S. Constitution, also at the Archives.
3) …read more
In it’s forth year, the DC Comedyfest in Washington, DC, brings over 60 comedians, comic groups and improve teams for three nights of the best in stand-up.
A couple interesting shows might include:
The Brooklyn Comedy Company series ‘4 Shades of Black: Obama Edition
District of Comedy – featuring young local DC talent
The Velvet Lounge, bringing back retro-style acts, old school Vegas, and cabaret entertainers.
DC Comedyfest Several DC area nightclubs and theaters.
Dates and Times – Thursday – Saturday, August 7-9, 2008. All shows are in the evening, generally between 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
Venues: Arlington …read more
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The first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has a new book coming out this month, Know Your Power.
She’s hitting book tour trail in the month before she takes over as permanent chairperson of the Democratic National Convention, happening at the end of August in Denver.
Her 192-page book recalls her learned insights from her San Francisco roots to spending 28 years in Congress.
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW
Washington DC (map it)
Dates and Times - Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets - 23.95, which includes tickets for two attendees, plus …read more
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One of the all time larger-than-life rock ‘n roll legend bands, The Who, are returning to Washington, DC in November.
And tickets are on sale.
While the band will never recapture their original sound of the classic albums Who’s Next or Tommy, after the loss of bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon, the remaining original members, Roger Daltery and Pete Townshend still represent…. My Generation.
The Who
Verizon Center
601 F Street, NW, (between 6th and 7th NE)
Washington, DC 20004
Date & Time - Monday, November 3, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - $55.00 - $205.00 and are available online.
Nearest Metro subway station - Gallery Place / Chinatown …read more
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It’s time for another Friday Photo Caption Contest. Once again, no grand prize for the best caption, but the top creative and funny captions get mentioned on the next Friday Photo on The DC Traveler.
This week’s photo is of a lone woman reading a newspaper on the steps of the Russell Senate Office Building.
Here’s one to get you started:
Hmmm….So according to this article, James Carville thinks that if Obama drops out for health reasons, and his wife Michelle doesn’t replace him, and since his daughters are too young to run in his place, and Al Gore, John Dean, John …read more
For the forth year, Irving Contemporary in Washington, DC, is hosting its annual Introductions art show, which features a selection of recent graduates and student artists from art schools across the U.S.
By soliciting entries from student and recent grads from major art schools, Irvine received over 250 submissions. Of those, 35 were selected to be reviewed by a jury, with just 9 artists making the cut, including three local artists, all from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Works include paper, stone, photography, oil on canvas, wood and plastic and video by the following artists who are probably …read more
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It’s only July, but time for football. The 2008 Washington Redskins Training Camp is open in suburban Ashburn, Virginia and fans Skins are welcome. And it’s free.
Watch the players warm-up, exercise, practice, and scrimmages from the sidelines. And stick around afterwards and you might get an autograph of your favorite Redskin.
On Saturday, the Skins will play an intra-squad scrimmage as well as host their Fan Appreciation Day. Look for performances by the Redskin’s Marching Band, the Redskins Cheerleaders, autographed memorabilia and Redskins give-aways, and an address by head Coach Jim Zorn.
Washington Redskins 2008 Training Camp …read more
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