New Play Festival, NSO & World concerts

Page-to-Stage New Play Festival: John F. Kennedy Center
More than 35 area theater companies participate in this annual series of free readings and previews of upcoming plays.
Planet Arlington: A World Music Celebration
Netherlands Carillon/Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington Boulevard and Meade Street , Arlington, VA
This first annual free festival celebrated the sounds of Ireland, Zimbabwe, Brazil, the Middle East and more.

National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert
Celebrated the end of summer with a free NSO concert on the U.S. Capitol West Lawn.
The concert included selections from Aaron Copland's Rodeo and Lincoln Portrait, Elmer Bernstein's The Magnificent Seven, John Williams's theme from Superman, etc.

Bird-watching at Featherstone Refuge & Alexandria Birthday Celebration

Tour the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge: generally closed to public uses and many people do not even know it exists.
located at the point where Neabsco Creek flows into the Potomac River. With 325 acres of upland forests and freshwater tidal marshes, the Refuge attracts waterfowl, wading birds and migratory songbirds. http://www.pwconserve.org/events/index.html
The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra performed "Swinging on the Waterfront" and the "1812 Overture" with cannon fire for the city's 257th birthday and the nation's 230th birthday celebration.



A strenuous 9 mile hike with 2,300 feet of elevation gain to the top of Robertson Mountain with great views.




The berries are not yet ready for me or the black bears.

Grand Opening of American Art Museum & Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2006

Grand Opening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
The museums -- now known collectively as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture -- celebrate the momentous occasion with music and activities









Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2006
"Alberta at the Smithsonian"
"Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions"
"Nuestra Musica 2006: Latino Chicago."
The annual celebration of folk culture featured daytime and evening musical entertainment, crafts demonstrations, talks and food vendors on the Mall.
http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2006/schedule/alberta/june30.html

Cinco de Mayo Festival & Eastern Market Day

Cinco de Mayo is not only a Mexican holiday, but a shared day of pride and celebration for people from all over Latin America and the Caribbean. There were food, games, crafts, live music and performances by Maru Montero Dance Company. The festival was held on the Mall near the Sylvan Theater.


Eastern Market Seventh Street SE Washington, DC
A free day-long celebration of music on five stages, crafts, children's rides

Airshow

Skydiving and naval flight demonstrations, Blue Angles, Snow birds, a mass jump by the 82nd Airborne and aerial acrobatics will all take place this weekend at the Joint Services Open House and Air Show.

Maryland Day

Maryland Day university’s 150th Anniversary: more than 450 events, including tours, exhibits, live performances and sporting events.

One humongous birthday cake: the world’s largest strawberry shortcake (16 feet by 24 feet) and served up to 50,000 slices
Japanese Koto Ensemble with the Washington Toho Koto Society: koto—a string instrument that originated in China and came to Japan in the 7th–8th centuries
Live Sculptures by artists from Joe’s Movement Emporium
Maryland Opera Presented Selected Scenes from “Il Matrimonio Segreto”
Costume Showcase
Maryland Dance Ensemble: mini concert of dances
Maryland’s Annual RED & WHITE Spring Football Game Byrd Stadium
Enjoyed a day full of fun, learning and discovery