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sometimes events might change due to weather or other unforeseen events.

July 2009

July 1:		Nova Summer Screen (Free, weekly outdoor films) bbq, music and big screen movies. Today is "Lady Sings The Blues". L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE. New York ave Metro. Wednesdays 7pm-midnight.
July 3:		Jazz in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art, 7th and Constitution. Every Friday night during the summer. Free, bring a picnic and stretch out on the grass.
July 4:		Fireworks of course! National Mall fireworks at dark, around 9:15pm, Rain date July 5. Fireworks are launched from the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. Be prepared for crowds and great fireworks!
July 4:		Parades: 11:45am. DC main parade: Constitution Ave between 7th and 17th streets. Marching bans, military and special units, floats. Arrive early. Smithsonian Metro closed. Capitol HIll Parade 10am, beginning 8th and I SE. Local groups participating such as Model T's and the mini cooper club of DC, the Fairy Princess Patrol and more. More parades around the DC area.
July 8:		Nova Summer Screen (Free, weekly outdoor films) bbq, music and big screen movies. Today is "I am trying to break your heart". L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE. New York ave Metro. Wednesdays 7pm-midnight.
July 10:		Jazz in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art, 7th and Constitution. Every Friday night during the summer. Free, bring a picnic and stretch out on the grass.
July 11:		Alexandria, Virginia birthday celebration, festival and fireworks. Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison Street, riverside in Old Town Alexandria. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Music, food, fun. Fireworks around 9:30pm.
July 15:		Nova Summer Screen (Free, weekly outdoor films) bbq, music and big screen movies. Today is "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE. New York ave Metro. Wednesdays 7pm-midnight.
July 17:		Jazz in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art, 7th and Constitution. Every Friday night during the summer. Free, bring a picnic and stretch out on the grass.
July 20:		Screen on the Green is back!!! For those not aware HBO pulled the series and we managed to get it back, so come out and celebrate the frist show of the summer, it will be a BIG party!
July 22:		Nova Summer Screen (Free, weekly outdoor films) bbq, music and big screen movies. Today is "Scratch". L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE. New York ave Metro. Wednesdays 7pm-midnight.
July 24:		Jazz in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art, 7th and Constitution. Every Friday night during the summer. Free, bring a picnic and stretch out on the grass.
July 27:		USO: Tee off for the troops, 17th annual golf classic. Sponsorship ranges from $2000 to $5000. But definitely worth it! Supports the USO of Metropolitan Washington and the AFCEA-DC Scholarship Fund.
July 27-Aug 2:		Bethesda/Chevy Chase restaurant week. More than 31 restaurants in the area participating (scroll down on that link to see which ones)
July 29:		Nova Summer Screen (Free, weekly outdoor films) bbq, music and big screen movies. Today is "DIG!". L Street between 2nd and 3rd NE. New York ave Metro. Wednesdays 7pm-midnight.
July 30:		Hard Rock Cafe life music: Redshift
July 30-August 5:		Redskins Training Camp. Fans are invited to see their favorite players during the first week of practice. Redskins park, 21300 Redskins Park Drive. 703-726-7411
July 31:		Jazz in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art, 7th and Constitution. Every Friday night during the summer. Free, bring a picnic and stretch out on the grass.
July 31:		Afterhours: Trinidad and Tobago Association of DC. Deep house and club with Quentin Harris, Chris Burns, Will Eastman, Nacey, Harry HOtter and James Nasty. 5123 Georgia Ave, NW. 202-722-1210. $10

August 2009

August:		Wolf Trap. Check Wolf Trap for great weekly events, reasonably priced tickets (approx $25) for the lawn, bring blanket and picnic and listen to great music. Some August bands are: B-52's, BB King, Beach Boys, Bill COsby, Black Crowes, Bonnie Rait, Broadway Rocks, Crosby Stills and Nash, Great Big Sea, Hall & Oats, HippieFest, JOhnny Mathis, La Boheme, Loggins & Messina, Lord of the Rings, Pat Benatar, Steve Miller Band, Temptations, Trey McIntyre Project.
August 1:		The Kennedy Center's Millennium stage gives free concerts every day in August, no tickets required
August 1:		Tori Amos. Constitution Hall. 1776 D Street, NW. 202-397-7328. $46.50
August 1:		Friendship Firehouse Festival, Old Town Alexandria. Family event celebrating the special role of fire fighters throughout history. Features antique fire apparatus, craft booths, live music by the Lump Dog Band. Children receive free fire helmets, balloons and supervised visits where they can become 'co-passengers' inside the city's fire trucks. Also tours of the original firehouse built in 1855. 9-2pm. 100 block of South Alfred Street.
August 1&2:		10th Annual MidCity Dog Days sidewalk sale. U street and 14th Street corridor. Dining, shopping, nightlife.
August 1&2:		Asian Festival, Reston. This year showcases unique music, cultural performances, food, gifts from India. Lake Newport Tennis Facility, 11452 baron Cameron Ave.
August 1-9:		Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Rock Creek Park. Great line up for some live summer tennis watching! Among others, expected players are; Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Robin Soderling, Fernando Gonzalez, Mardy Fish and Tommy Haas.
August 1:		Paul McCartney. Fedex Field, MD. 202-397-7328. $30 - $250
till August 2:		Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. 10am-5pm, 11am-6pm Sundays
July 27-Aug 2:		Bethesda/Chevy Chase restaurant week. More than 31 restaurants in the area participating (scroll down on that link to see which ones)
August 3:		Screen on the Green. "On the Waterfront". Movies start around 9pm. Bring blanket and picnic. Free.
August 3:		National Theatre celebrates the movies of Elizabeth Taylor. Today is the last show and is "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" 6:30pm, Free but you need a ticket. Tickets are distributed beginning 30 minutes prior to the movie. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
August 5:		Yappy Hour at the Park Hyatt Washington, Benefits the Washington Humane Society. 24th and M Streets NW. 6-8pm, $10
August 5:		$1 Children's morning movies all summer, and this is the last one. Star Wars The Clone Wars. Benefits national charities. 10 AM, check participating theatres: Capital Center 12, Hoffman 22, Lexington Park 6, Potomac Mills 18, St. Charles Town Center 9, Columbia 14.
August 8:		Redskins Training Camp Fan Appreciation Day. Includes Intra-squad scrimmage, individual drills begin 1:20pm, Scrimmage begins 2pm. Redskins park, 21300 Redskins Park Drive. 703-726-7411
August 8:		Irish Festival, Waterfront park, Old Town Alexandria. Arts and Crafts, Irish refreshments and entertainment. Free. 703-457-9415
August 8:		Aretha Aretha Jazz Performance. Alexandria Black History Museum. 902 Wythe Street. 7-9pm. 703-838-4356. $20
August 8:		Dive-in Movie Series. Watch Jaws while swimming in the pool! Ellen Linson Swimming Pool, 5211 Pint Branch Pkwy. College Park, MD, 301-277-3719. $6. Film starts at 8:30pm
August 8:		Rosé Tasting. MacArthur Beverages. 4877 MacArtur Blvd, NW. 202-338-1433. 1-4pm. Free!
August 10:		Pool Party. Capitol Skyline Hotel (at the pool of course!). Weekly pool party hosted by Top Chef's Spike Mendelsohn. Spike is grilling and DJ is spinning. 10 Eye Street, SW. $10
August 10:		Screen on the Green. "Rebel without a Cause". Movies start around 9pm. Bring blanket and picnic. Free.
August 15:		Woodstock Tribute Concert on the National Mall. 40th Anniversay of the historic event is celebrated with a free all day concert on the mall. 10am-6pm. Sylvan Theatre, Washington Monument
August 14-22:		61st Montgomery County Agricultural Fair & Carnival. Loads of entertainment and food. Magician, hypnotist, kids bucks, demolition derby, rodeo, monster truck, tractor pull, carnival rides.....you get the idea! 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD. 301-963-3247. $5-15
August 20:		Brew at the Zoo. Fifth annual beer tasting at the Zoo. Twelve breweries participating to benefit animal care, conservation science, education and sustainability at the National Zoo. 3001 Connecticut Ave, NW. $35-$85. 6-9pm
August 24-30		DC Restaurant Week is back!! Check here for all the restaurants that are participating. Book early if you want one of the higher end places, they do book up.
August 24-30		DC Restaurant Week is back!! Check here for all the restaurants that are participating. Book early if you want one of the higher end places, they do book up.
Aug 10:		Screen on the Green. "Rebel without a Cause". Movies start around 9pm. Bring blanket and picnic. Free.

September 2009

September 9-17		Billy Crystal at the National Theatre.
September 12-13:		Alexandria Festival of the Arts. Old Town Alexandria, King Street from Union to Washington. Open air art gallery with more than 200 artists. 10am-5pm. Free
September 12:		Alexandria Archaeology Family Dig Day. Help city archaeologists screen excavated soil for artefacts from a real 'dig' located on the grounds of the Masonic National Memorial. Wear comfortable clothes and protection from the sun. No sandals. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Advance reservations required. archaeology@alexandriava.gov or 703-838-4399

We will be updating each month and the rest of the year
as we progress towards those dates!

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