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The DC Traveler

September 5th, 2008

Skeet Shooting…Pull !!

The Bull Run Shooting Center in suburban Centreville, VA lets shotgun shooters looking to simulate the hunting experience and practice shooting targets without actually killing anything.
Skeet shooting and its related cousins, trap and sporting clays, is a competitive sport where participants try to break clay disks (pigeons). The neon colored “birds”  are flung into the […]

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September 2nd, 2008

Become a True Renaissance Man…or Woman

Travel back in time to the period of King Henry VIII and watch non-stop entertainment on 8 stages, ranging from performances for children to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as well as swashbuckling pirate shows and William Tell…well…telling stories. 
All the the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival just out side of Annapolis, Maryland.  

Enjoy over 35 […]

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September 1st, 2008

Cats, Cats and More Cats

Learn about you cat or the many breeds at the annual National Capital Cat Show in suburban Chantilly, Virginia.
Again this years, over 500 cats compete at the Cat Fanciers’ Association Debutante’s Ball in various competitions.
And remember, dogs have owners…cats simply have staffs.
There’s several categories of contacts including a cat agility competition. There’s also no […]

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August 31st, 2008

Washington, DC Radio

There are over 40 Washington, DC radio stations within listening distance to downtown.  Most DC-based radio transmitter towers are shorter than in most cities, since most are located on shorter buildings or in the suburbs. This causes reception to be poor. It is partially because Washington, DC allows no buildings to be built that are […]

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August 29th, 2008

Legos, Not Just for Kids Anymore!!

Is there a more universally recognized toy than Legos?
Roughly 40 million children around the globe, spend 5 billion hours collectively playing with Legos each year, according to Lego.

And since 1949, 400 billion Lego elements have been manufactured or roughly, a 9,500 new pieces per minute.
With that many pieces floating around since 1948, […]

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August 29th, 2008

Calling all Seniors to the AARP Expo in Washington, DC

Join roughly 27,000 people aged 50 and over at AARP’s 50th anniversary event in Washington, DC, Life@50+ National Show & Expo.

For 50 years, AARP has been representing the interests of people as they age gracefully. And another person turns 50 every 7 seconds in America.  Now that AARP has turned 50, it’s time for a party!!
Besides […]

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August 27th, 2008

Richard Diebenkorn’s Abstract Impressionism

American painter, Richard Diebenkorn’s early abstract impressionism work is not well known. But his Albuquerque period (1950-52), created a solid foundation for future work.

His individualist style were based, in part, of earlier works of abstract expressionists from a decade earlier. 
By the 1960s, he had become a known and respected abstract expressionist on America’s Pacific coast.
Closing […]

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August 26th, 2008

World Music at Planet Arlington

If new and different world music is your thing, don’t miss the Planet Arlington World Music Festival on the grounds of the Iwo Jima Memorial just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
This year’s line up includes:

Solas, my new favorite a US-based Celtic band, featuring some lightening-fast and well-crafted traditional Irish […]

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August 25th, 2008

Body Worlds in Baltimore Closing Sept. 1st

I really enjoyed the preserved bodies exhibit and so did close to 300,000 other visitors to Body Worlds 2, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The exhibit is closing on September 1st, 2008, so here’s you last chance to experience the inner workings of the human body.
For the final weeks, the hours […]

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August 25th, 2008

Labor Day Concert on The Mall

Associate Conductor, Emil de Cou, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for the annual Annual Labor Day Concert on the West lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.

National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day concert West lawn of the US Capitol Building E. Capitol and First […]

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