The DC Traveler

There are over 40 Washington, DC radio stations within listening distance to downtown.  Most DC-based radio transmitter towers are shorter than in most cities, since most are located on shorter buildings or in the suburbs. This causes reception to be poor. It is partially because Washington, DC allows no buildings to be built that are taller than the tip of the statute on the Capitol Building (228 feet), other than the Washington Monument (555 feet).
The tallest radio/TV tower (also the tallest structure) in the District is located at 6001 Georgia Ave., at 9th and Peabody Streets, NW. At 761 feet …read more

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A few times a season, the National Symphony Orchestra steps out of its traditional role of playing famous classical music by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Wagner, and play scores from classic Hollywood movies.
For two evenings in September, the NSO will perform music from some of the greatest films of all time. 
The first evening, Classical Hollywood, includes selections from movies that use classical music as parts of their score, including Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, The Godfather, and Raging Bull.
The second evening, entitled The Golden Age of Film Music, features musical scores written …read more

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Is there a more universally recognized toy than Legos?
Roughly 40 million children around the globe, spend 5 billion hours collectively playing with Legos each year, according to Lego.

And since 1949, 400 billion Lego elements have been manufactured or roughly, a 9,500 new pieces per minute.
With that many pieces floating around since 1948, you know Legos have a long long and interesting history.
So if you want to check out the latest in Lego-mania visit BrickFair ‘08 Public Expo this weekend. The event covers 12,000 square feet of original Lego creations from hundreds of creators, both children and adults. …read more

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Join roughly 27,000 people aged 50 and over at AARP’s 50th anniversary event in Washington, DC, Life@50+ National Show & Expo.

For 50 years, AARP has been representing the interests of people as they age gracefully. And another person turns 50 every 7 seconds in America.  Now that AARP has turned 50, it’s time for a party!!
Besides over 300 exhibits, attendees can enjoy concerts and dancing events, movies, educational sessions with a wide range of topics, such as senior lifestyle, travel, family relationships, health and health care, managing your finances, retirement, entertainment and sex and love and more.
Celebrities in attendance include:

Natalie Cole …read more

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Besides normal heavy Labor Day holiday weekend traffic in and around Washington, DC, there’s a couple major issues to plan around this Labor Day weekend.

 
If your travels take you to Reagan National Airport , expect a 30+ minute delays on Metro’s Blue and Yellow line subway trains this weekend. Metro is replacing tracks south of Reagan National and riders arriving from the south or heading towards Alexandria , Virginia , will be shuttled by bus around the effected area.

And if your plans take you to a final summer weekend at the beach, your fun in the …read more

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On a warm night on August 28 in 1963, the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom rally in Washington, DC drew over 250,000 people to the National Mall.
After the march, which ended at the Lincoln Memorial, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic 11-minute “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps. 
This march was initiated by the vice president of the AFL-CIO, A. Philip Randolph.  Other groups supported the march, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the NAACP, the National Urban League and other civil rights organizations. Yet the march was not totally supported by all …read more

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American painter, Richard Diebenkorn’s early abstract impressionism work is not well known. But his Albuquerque period (1950-52), created a solid foundation for future work.

His individualist style were based, in part, of earlier works of abstract expressionists from a decade earlier.
By the 1960s, he had become a known and respected abstract expressionist on America’s Pacific coast.
Closing soon is an exhibit of his influential work, at The Phillips Collection, in Washington, DC.
Diebenkorn in New Mexico
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW, between Q and R Streets
Washington, DC 20009 (map it)
Dates and Times - Through Sept. 7, 2008
Hours – Saturday 10:00 a.m.– 6:00 …read more

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If new and different world music is your thing, don’t miss the Planet Arlington World Music Festival on the grounds of the Iwo Jima Memorial just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
This year’s line up includes:

Solas, my new favorite a US-based Celtic band, featuring some lightening-fast and well-crafted traditional Irish music. 
Lebanese vocalist Tania Saleh, who will be featured in an upcoming documentary on PBS on Lebanese musicians and singer who performed at the Roxy Theater in Hollywood.
The Jimmy Hendrick’s of the Chinese two-stringed bowed erhu, Yang Ying, from China. 
Congolese-Angolan spicy salsa of …read more

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I really enjoyed the preserved bodies exhibit and so did close to 300,000 other visitors to Body Worlds 2, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The exhibit is closing on September 1st, 2008, so here’s you last chance to experience the inner workings of the human body.
For the final weeks, the hours are extended from 9:00 am, until 9:00 p.m. daily.
Body Worlds 2 Maryland Science Center 601 Light Street, at the Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD 21230 (map it)
Dates and Times - Daily 9:00 a.m. - …read more

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Associate Conductor, Emil de Cou, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for the annual Annual Labor Day Concert on the West lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.

National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day concert West lawn of the US Capitol Building E. Capitol and First Streets, NW  Washington, DC   (map it)
Dates and Times - Sunday, August 31, 2008, 8:00 p.m. Gates open at 3:20 p.m.
Tickets – FREE , no tickets required, but all attendees are subject to a security search
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Capitol South - Blue and …read more

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