Weekend Special Events

Saturday, September 13, 2008

South Washington/West of the River Community Health Fair
Time: 11 am-4 pm
Location: King Greenleaf Recreation Center/N Street/1st Street/Canal Street/Delaware
Avenue SW
Contact: South Washington/West of the River Collaborative (202) 488-7997;
http://www.swwr.org/
Purpose: Community events which provides increased awareness of and access to
community health organizations, mobile medical clinics, education, insurance
information (and eligibility requirements), physical, mental and nutritional health
and safety information for the residents of Southwest and Southeast Washington.

11th Annual National Press Club 5K
Time: 9 am
Location: Beginning and ending on F Street NW between 13th and 14th Streets
Contact: National Press Club (202) 662-7516; www.press.org
Purpose: A 5K race which provides college scholarships to minority students who aspire to
become journalists.

16th Annual Arts on Foot
Time: 11 am – 6 pm
Location: F Street NW between 7th and 9th Streets; F Street NW between 6th and 9th
Streets; 8th Street NW between E and F Streets
Contact: Pennsylvania Quarter Neighborhood Assoc. (202) 626-0011; www.artsonfoot.org
Purpose: One-day multimedia Arts Festival, showcasing the Downtown DC area as the
premier cultural destination in the region and kicking off the Fall arts season.


Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Nation’s Triathlon (bike and run segments)
Time: 7 am
Location: Beginning on Ohio Drive SW between Independence Avenue and West Basin
Drive; ending on Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd and 6th Streets
Contact: The Nation’s Triathlon (202) 257-3472; www.thenationstriathlon.com
Purpose: An athletic event which promotes healthy lifestyles while benefiting the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.


30th Annual Adams Morgan Day Festival
Time: Noon - 7 pm
Location: 18th Street NW between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road; 1800 blocks of
Belmont Road, Wyoming Avenue, Kalorama Road and Vernon Street NW; 1700
block of Euclid Street
Contact: Adams Morgan Main Street, (202) 232-1960; www.ammainstreet.org
Purpose: A street festival celebrations the residents and businesses of Adams Morgan with
food, music, art, culture, and education in furtherance of its goal to revitalize the
local neighborhood business district.