Spend Today In Anacostia - Lots Of Fun & Free Events!
9:00AM – 12:00PM
ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY CLEANUP
SALVATION ARMY BUILDING
(2300 MLK, Jr. Avenue SE)
VOLUNTEER
Join the Neighboring Now Initiative through HandsOn Greater
DC Cares & staff and parents from Southeast Childrens Fund Child
Development Center in a join effort to keep the streets clean.
Please come out and bring your neighbors and friends for our
community cleanup. We will be meeting at
the Morris Rd entrance of the Salvation Army Solomon G. Brown Center located at
2300 MLK , Jr. Ave SE and continuing along Morris to Talbert and High Pl among
other streets in the area.
Refreshments will be provided so just bring a smile and your
support.
Contact:
Kierra Clark
9:00AM, 12:15PM, 1:45PM, 3:00PM, 3:30PM
(groups of 10 or less)
CEDAR HILL GUIDED TOURS
FREDERICK DOUGLASS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
(1411 W Street SE)
(1411 W Street SE)
FREE
Ranger led tours are the only way to see the inside of the
Frederick Douglass house. Tours are ticketed, and there are a limited number of
tickets available for each tour. Tour
tickets are available by reservation or on a first-come, first-serviced walk-in
basis, Visitors are strongly encouraged to make a reservation to guarantee
their place on the tour.
Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Visitors are encouraged
to arrive at least 20 minutes early to pick up tickets at the Visitor Center
and use restrooms.
10:30AM – 12:00PM
BEAT YA FEET WORKSHOP
ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM
(1901 Fort Place SE)
FREE
Learn how to create your own movements in the dance form of
“Beat Ya Fee.” Based on an original D.C. dance form, this five-session workshop
will provide demonstrations and group practice supervision by Da’Originalz. If
self-expression through movement is your preference, then Beat Ya Feet is for
you. For reservations, call (202) 633-4844; group size is limited.
12:00PM – 6:00PM
ANACOSTIA ART GALLERY & BOUTIQUE
(2806 Bruce Street SE )
FREE
The Anacostia Art Gallery & Boutique is a uniquely
decorated house located up the hill up from the Smithsonian Anacostia Community
Museum. It features the best selection of fine art & crafts, African artifacts,
unique home accessories and collectibles East of the River. The Gallery is home of two boutiques on its 2nd
floor: Bae’s Place, featuring designer collections of wearable art &
accessories and Furaha’s Lotus Room, Specializing in unique products for the mind,
body, and soul. The gallery is open to the public.
1:00PM - 4:00PM
RHYMES WITH OPERA CONCERT
HONFLEUR GALLERY
(1241 Good Hope Road SE)
FREE
The program includes KETAMYTH, a tripped out tale of ketamine
and the near-death experience; a musical setting of Goblin Market, the
Christina Rossetti poem about two sisters seduced by goblins; Numbers/Dates
(sadness, despair, disgust, contempt), and exploration of emotions and the
voice. Music by Ruby Fulton, Douglas Buchanan, Thomas Limbert, words by
sopranos; Robert Maril, baritone; George Lam, conductor and violin; Ruby
Fulton, accordion and laptop).
Preview the band at: www.rhymeswithopera.org
This concert is funded
by the NEA
Honfleur Gallery is a
project of the ARCH Development Corporation.
4:00PM – 2:00AM
UNIONTOWN BAR & GRILL
(2200 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE)
Uniontown Bar & Grill is Anacostia’s premier
destination. A menu infused with Cajun style cuisine and all natural
ingredients. More than a hip new bar, Uniontown is a great dining
establishment, and not another watering hole. Pairing a natural ingredient menu
with a vibrant atmosphere brings an urban inspired ambiance with deliciously
fresh foods.
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