The National Archives will be displaying the Treaty of Paris, the document that ended the American Revolution, beginning August 29. It will remain on view through September 3, which is the 225th anniversary of its signing. For more information, call 866-272-6262.
Carter Barron Blues Festival, Saturday, August 30, at noon at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Avenue, NW. Free but tickets are required. Call (202) 426-0486. (Metro: Take the S2 or S4 Metrobus from 16th & N Streets, NW)
On Saturday, August 30, from 2-10:00 p.m., The Kennedy Center will have more than 25 area theater companies hold reading and open rehearsals of plays and musicals that will be performed in the 2008-2009 theater season. The event is free. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. For more information call (202) 467-4600 or 800-444-1324. (Metro: Foggy Bottom)
NSO Capitol Concert, Sunday, August 31 at 8:00 p.m. on the west lawn of U.S. Capitol, East Capitol and First Streets. Emil de Cou will be conducting the orchestra. This is a free event. For more information call 202-467-4600.
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Crime Report
These listings are taken from the Washington Post, Weekly Section. We have reprinted them here to make you aware of trends in areas you might frequent. Use caution and good judgment when you are out and about.
Northwest, DC
R Street
9 a.m. March 1 to 3 p.m. March 3. A man allegedly sexually assaulted a female in a residence.
Connecticut Avenue, 1200 block
3 to 3:05 a.m. April 2. A man approached a female from behind and demanded a cellphone. When she turned, he snatched her cellphone and purse and fled.
Connecticut Avenue, 2600 block
6:15 to 6:20 p.m. April 3. Several males picked up a bucket containing a musician's tips. The musician saw one take cash from the bucket, which was then returned to the musician. When the musician confronted them, he was assaulted. The males fled.
Prospect Street, 3000 block
4:45 to 4:50 p.m. April 5. A male grabbed propertyy from a female at a restaurant and fled.
Q Street, 1700 block
2:11 a.m. April 5. A male pedestrian was robbed by a male at gunpoint.
Wisconsin Aveneu, 2300 block
4:30 to 5 p.m. April 5. Property was stolen from a female's handbag at a grocery store.
14th and P Streets
3 to 3:02 a.m. April 3. Two pedestrians were crossing a street when a male approached from behind and knocked a cellphone from a female pedestrian's hand. He picked it up and fled.
Connecticut Avenue, 1700 block
6:30 to 6:35 a.m. April 5. A bookstore was entered by throwing a rock through a front glass door. Money was taken from a cash register, and the store was ransacked.
Woodley Road, 2600 block
4:30 to 4:31 p.m. April 2. A man knocked on a door of a hotel room and forcibly entered the room when a female opened the door. He showed a knife and sexually assaulted her, then fled.
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The Capital Connection is a publication for University of California students, faculty & staff in the nation's capital. Call (202) 974-6205 or send e-mail to mary.byrne@ucdc.edu for more information or to submit material to the newletter.
University of California, Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave.,NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-974-6200
Fax: 202-974-6250
Center Director - Bruce E. Cain
Editor - Mary Byrne
Contributing Editors - Stacie Kelly, Rodger Rak & Roya Soleimani
The Capital Connection is a publication for University of California students, faculty & staff in the nation's capital. Call (202) 974-6205 or send e-mail to mary.byrne@ucdc.edu for more information or to submit material to the newletter.