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- MAY
- 18
- 2013
- Gaithersburg Book Festival: May 18, 2013
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The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation.
Since its inception in 2010, the Festival has quickly become one of the nation’s top literary events, attracting hundreds of award-winning and best-selling authors, poets and songwriters from across the country to its quaint, park-like setting in the heart of Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
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- MAY
- 17
- 2013
- MAY
- 19
- 2013
- 22nd Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival: May 17 - 19, 2013
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The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, produced by the Greater Reston Arts Center, is a top-rated annual juried outdoor street festival held in the heart of the elegant and bustling Reston Town Center. The three-day event attracts over 50,000 patrons and provides an interactive experience to view, purchase, and experience art directly from the unique and talented artists who have created it.
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- MAY
- 18
- 2013
- MAY
- 19
- 2013
- Mid City Artists Open Studios Event: May 18 & 19, 2013
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The Mid City Artists Open Studios Event will take place May 18 & 19, 2013. They are a diverse and talented group of professional artists who have come together for the purpose of promoting their art and the Dupont/Logan neighborhoods of Washington DC that they call home.
Twice each year, the private studios of select member artists are open for visitors. Always the weekend before Memorial Day and another weekend in the Fall. During an election year, usually the first weekend in December.- View Event >
- JUN
- 29
- 2012
- MAY
- 27
- 2013
- "One Life: Amelia Earhart" at the National Portrait Gallery: June 29, 2012 - May 27, 2013
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Amelia Earhart, known as “Lady Lindy,” was an aviation pioneer, and her fame extended far beyond her flying feats. In addition to setting aviation records, she founded a pilots’ organization for women called The Ninety-Nines, championed for the first commercial airline, was a member of the faculty at Purdue University and campaigned for women’s rights.
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, “One Life: Amelia Earhart,” will recognize her life and remarkable career with a special focus on her commitment to women’s rights.- View Event >
- MAY
- 1
- 2013
- MAY
- 31
- 2013
- Passport DC: May 1 - 31, 2013
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Cultural Tourism DC presents the sixth annual Passport DC—a monthlong celebration in May comprising international programs and events around the city. Visitors and residents have the opportunity travel around the world without ever leaving the city with tours of more than 70 embassies and hundreds of other international cultural activities that include street festivals, performances and exhibitions.
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- MAY
- 30
- 2013
- JUN
- 1
- 2013
- Annapolis Greek Festival: May 30 - June 1, 2013
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This Year's Annual Annapolis Greek Festival will be held on: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 30th- June 1st, 2013, at the Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Riva Rd, Annapolis, Md.
Throughout its history the members of this Greek Orthodox Community have continuously provided a personal touch of their heritage.
There will be an assortment of delicacies provided that bring out the "Greek" to all that partake.- View Event >
- FEB
- 18
- 2012
- JUN
- 15
- 2013
- Mount Vernon Opens New Exhibition: Hoecakes & Hospitality: Cooking with Martha Washington: February 18, 2012 - Summer, 2013
- Category: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Museums and Exhibits 0 Comments
From February 18th, 2012 through Summer of 2013, Mount Vernon invites visitors to experience a behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons’ kitchen through the new exhibition, Hoecakes & Hospitality: Cooking with Martha Washington. On display inside the Donald W. Reynolds Museum, this temporary exhibition celebrates food at Mount Vernon and Martha Washington’s role as early America’s premier hostess.- View Event >
- OCT
- 21
- 2011
- JUL
- 7
- 2013
- The Evolving Universe on Display at the National Museum of Natural History: Through July 7, 2013
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The Evolving Universe is on display at the National Museum of Natural History through July 7th, 2013. Breathtaking full-color photographs of the cosmos, taken by high-powered terrestrial and orbiting telescopes, take visitors back through time to the beginning of the universe. The exhibition, a collaborative effort with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University, explores how the stars, galaxies and universe undergo the same stages as life on Earth: from birth, to maturity and, eventually, to death.- View Event >
- MAR
- 22
- 2012
- JAN
- 6
- 2014
- Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic at the National Postal Museum: March 22, 2012 - January 6, 2014
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“Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic,” an innovative new exhibit opening March 22nd, 2012 at the National Postal Museum, will bring together two marvels of transportation. Titanic and Hindenburg served demands for rapid worldwide communication and transportation. Both operated as the world’s largest mobile post offices. Each in its day promised the fastest possible worldwide mail service. Each offered onboard gentility and opulence.- View Event >
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