Weekdays from 12-1:30 p.m. (through September 28) Live! On Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. From salsa to strings and blues to swing, you’re in for an entertaining treat at Live! Savor world-renowned entertainment in a variety of flavors, such as African dance, Celtic folk songs, jazz, hip hop, Latin swing and pop rock. Every lunchtime performance is a crowd-pleaser and it’s free. (202) 312-1300 or http://www.itcdc.com/. (Metro: Federal Triangle)
Mondays 6:00 & 7:30 p.m., National Theatre, Helen Hayes Gallery, 321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 783-3372 or http://www.nationaltheatre.org/. Monday showcase features local performers, original plays, singers, musical ensembles, dance, drama and comedy. Tickets are free but required and are distributed a half-hour before the show on the day of the performance. (Metro: Metro Center)
Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August), U.S. Navy Band Summer Concert Series, US Capitol, west side. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. The U.S. Navy Band and specialty groups perform a series of concerts on the steps of the west side of the U.S. Capitol. Free. (Metro: Capitol South). Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August). U.S. Navy Band performs at the U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (202) 433-2524 or http://www.navyband.navy.mil/. (Metro: Archives/Memorial)
Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (through August 15), “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, presents its outdoor concert series at the U.S. Capitol, West Terrace. These concerts feature light classics, country music, and popular band favorites.
(202) 433-4011 or http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/.
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. (through August 9), Sunset Serenades at the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW (202) 673-4482 or http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu/. Enjoy free summer concerts featuring local artists performing a wide variety of music, including jazz, blues, folk, rock/pop, reggae, and more (Metro: Woodley Park/Zoo)
Thursdays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (through August 23), Farragut Sounds in the Square, Connecticut Avenue & K Street, NW. (202) 463-3400 or http://www.gtbid.com/. Thousands of office workers, tourists and residents relax to music in the renovated Farragut Square. (Metro: Farragut West)
Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (through August 31), Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, Constitution Avenue between 3rd and 9th Streets, NW, (202) 737-4215 or http://www.nga.gov/. Enjoy summer evenings of jazz in the National Gallery of Arts Sculpture Garden. Experience an eclectic mix of top Washington-area jazz artists. Concerts take place in front of the pavilion café next to the grand reflecting pool and fountain. (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., the Freer and Sackler Art Galleries offer an extended evening of contemporary art exhibitions and other cultural activities. Extended hours are through August 9. (Metro: Smithsonian)
Mondays at sunset, July 14-August 11, 2008, Screen on the Green, National Mall between 4th & 7th Streets, NW, (877) 262-5866. Recline in the heart of Washington, DC on a summer night, gazing at a gigantic movie screen and enjoy a classic film. This summer’s last two movies are “The Apartment” (1960) and “Superman” (1978). (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial)
Fridays at dusk, (through August 22), All Bond movies are being featured, rain or shine, at Gateway Park, located at N. Lynn Street and Lee Highway just two blocks from Rosslyn. (Metro: Rosslyn) Call The Events Line (703-276-7759) or go to http://www.rosslynva.org/.
(Source: The Washington Post & the Web)
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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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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.