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No, not on Dupont Circle, but in a cornfield maze with the kids. Through the end of October, there’s all kinds of fall and Halloween activities for the kids, like corn mazes, pumpkin patches and hay rides offered all over the area.
One place with a truly huge maze is the 11-acre cornfield at Temple Hall [...]
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Mr. Las Vegas should be renamed Mr. Lying No Show.
His “illness” didn’t stop him from performing ”Danke Schoen,” on Dancing with the Stars last night. What? Did he think no one would notice? Why not just cancel stating “scheduling conflicts”?
Update: The Birchmere just announced that this show has been CANCELLED due to [...]
Every year around this time, for perhaps the past four years, I’ve pledged to take a drive to enjoy the Fall colors on Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. For some reason I always get detoured. The explosion of reds, oranges and yellows in the area are truly beautiful. I’ve driven around and even through [...]
In some sad news from a couple weeks ago, the 13th-century copy of the Magna Carta, which has been on display at the National Archives for over 20 years was quickly removed from public display just three days after its owner, the Perot Foundation, announced that it would sell the rare document at a [...]
When you think of Thomas Jefferson, the name brings to mind many thoughts - Colonial legislator, member of the Continental Congress, Virginia legislator and later Governor, Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President and finally, from 1801 until 1809, President. He also started the University of Virginia.
But he is probably best known for being [...]
Yes, it’s time for cold steel on ice - Cap’s style.
Saturday, Oct. 6th is the Washington Capitals home opener against the Carolina Hurricane at the Verizon Center.
The Caps are coming off a dismal 2005-06 season with a 28 wins, 40 losses, with 14 overtime shootout losses record that left them in 14th place out [...]
Sergei Prokofiev, started life as a child prodigy. Before he was ten years old, he composed his first opera. Considered by many to the greatest classical music composers of the 20th century, his works include the music scores to the ballets Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and countless symphonies, orchestral suites, operas and even a few marches.
One composition and story [...]
Is this the latest in police anti-terrorist training camp?
No, it’s a Police Rodeo!!
One afternoon I was driving and saw a couple motorcycle police pass me, then a couple more, then even more, all heading to the same place. I wondered what was going on and since I had my camera with me, I thought I [...]
Kids get to journey through a day of storytelling, art demonstrations and performances with hands-on craft activities at the Torpedo Factory’s twelfth annual Alexandria Arts Safari.
In previous years, kids have been exposed to working with clay, paper folding and dying and papier mache.
On the 3rd floor, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum will teach kids about archaeological [...]
Have your photo taken sitting behind the most powerful desk in the word in the Oval Office. Then pose for a photo with President Bush. Not far away is Hillary Clinton, also ready for another photo op.
No, it’s not the latest campaign fundraising scandal, it’s DC’s newest madam, Madame Tussauds - the new 27,000 sq. ft. [...]
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