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Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

Snow Tubing – Before the Snow Melts

After the recent snowfall that hit our area, it’s an ideal time to go skiing or snowboarding, that that is if you know how to ski or snowboard.  If you love the outdoors, playing in the snow and want to have some fun, snow tubing may be the answer. 
Less than a couple hours from DC, are […]

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February 27th, 2007

The Keeper of Flamenco

Carlota Santana has been called the Keeper of Flamenco. She originally formed  the Spanish Dance Arts Company in 1983 in New York City before it changed its name to Flamenco Vivo, to develop and perform new Spanish dance and music, to develop and perform new Spanish dance and music.
By combining the smoldering sensuality of traditional […]

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February 26th, 2007

Photo of the Week - A Winter Wonderland

       
The DC area was hit with an unexpected snowfall Sunday morning.  I had the opportunity to take a walk through one of suburban Virginia’s wooded parks early in the morning with my camera.
  
Let’s hope the Groundhog was correct…
                   
Images - personal collection 
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February 25th, 2007

Shoot Some Pool…Retro Hip-Style

Four uniquely-themed hip and retro seating areas and the opportunity to shoot some pool make the Continental Bar and Billiards a retro-hip blast from the past.  Lounge on classic 1960’s chrome and vinyl furniture, relax in a high-tech space-age seating arrangements straight out of George Jetson’s home or hang in the Tiki room straight out […]

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February 24th, 2007

The American Institute of Architects Top 150 U.S. Buildings

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently published poll results listing the most loved 150 buildings in the U.S. 
Topping the list was the Empire State Building in New York. But the next three buildings, were all Washington, DC icons.  In fact six of the top ten are in the District.
Out of the 150, a total of 16 DC […]

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February 23rd, 2007

Erin Go Bragh - St. Patrick’s Day Parades Alexandria and Washington, DC

Bagpipes, marching bands, Irish dancers and more will highlight this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parades in Alexandria and Washington, DC.
 
Alexandria Parade 
Date - Saturday, March 3rd
Events include:
- Classic Car Show and Competition – 100 North Pitt Street between King and  Cameron Streets - 10:00 a.m. - noon
- Fun Dog Show – Market Square, registration 10:30 a.m., […]

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February 22nd, 2007

DC International Wine & Food Festival

Imagine taking a trip to the Napa Valley, Australia’s wine country, the Burgundy region of France, and the wine producing areas of South America. That’s what the Sixth Annual Washington D.C. Wine and Food Festival is all about.
With over 280 wine producers offering over a thousand wines to sample, the Festival is perfect for both […]

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February 21st, 2007

A Jazzy Night at the Museum

Every Friday evening you can enjoy live jazz, cocktails, a bite to eat and even a movie at the Museum of Natural History. 
The current movie is the comedy, Night at the Museum staring Ben Stiller.  In this fantasy pic, Stiller takes a job as a night watchman at New York’s Museum of Natural History…and things […]

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February 20th, 2007

It’s Oscar Time !!!

And that means it’s time for the 79th annual Academy Awards and the 15th annual DC Film Society Oscars party.
While most of us can’t get tickets to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood to watch the Oscars live and mingle with the stars, you can join local film critics as they host the television broadcast awards show […]

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February 18th, 2007

Meet The Famous Tuskegee Airmen

This is your chance to meet and speak with true aviation and civil-rights pioneers as well as heroes of World War II.  Meet some of the famous Tuskegee Airmen at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum and Center at the African American Pioneers in Aviation.
The Tuskegee airmen were pioneers during World War II. In 1941, the U.S. Congress forced […]

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