Weekend Special Events

Saturday, September 20, 2008

H Street Festival
Time: 9 am - 7 pm
Location: H Street, N.E., between 12th and 14th Streets
Contact: H Street Main Street (202) 543-0161; www.Hstreet.org
Purpose: An event to promote and create business and community awareness of historical H Streets history.

George Washington Culture Dedication
Time: 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Location: 2100 block of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Contact: Society of the Cincinnati (202) 785-2040; www.societyofthecincinnati.org
Purpose: A Ceremony unveiling and dedication of a statue of George Washington with a performance by the U.S. Army fife and drum corps.

Plymouth New Horizon Walk-A-Thon (sidewalks only)
Time: 11 am – 6 pm
Location: Beginning and ending at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ (5301 North Capitol Street, N.E.)
Contact: Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ (202) 723-5330; www.plymouth-ucc.org
Purpose: A walk providing healthy activity for the congregation and community and raising money for the church’s building fund.

Time of Remembrance
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm
Location: Washington Monument Grounds
Contact: The Commission on Remembrance (202) 783-4665
Purpose: A tribute is to bring together the families of America’s fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan and to acknowledge the sacrifice you have made.


Sunday, September 21, 2008

National Black L.U.V. Festival
Time: 9 am – 9 pm
Location: John Marshall Park; C Street, N.W., between 3rd and 6th Streets; North Curb Lane of Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., between 3rd Street and Constitution Avenue
Contact: Black L.U.V. Festival (202) 413-6160; www.blackluvfest.info
Purpose: The Black L.U.V. (love, unity & vision) Festival informs and enlightens communities on social injustice, gentrification, healthcare and educational issues that disproportionately affect poor people in general and black people in particular in our communities and neighborhoods.

Capital Criterium
Time: 8 am
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue, .NW., between 9th and 14th Streets; 13th Street, N.W., between G Street and Constitution Avenue; 12th Street, N.W., between F Street and Constitution Avenue; 11th Street, N.W., between F Street and Constitution Avenue; 10th Street, N.W., between F Street and Constitution Avenue; F Street, N.W., between 11th and 14th Streets; E Street, N.W., between 9th and 14th Street
Contact: DC Velo Limited (202) 251-0454; www.dcvelo.com
Purpose: A circuit bike race held on a closed street course in the downtown business district.