Admission is FREE on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 16, 2009! Historic Mount Vernon celebrates George Washington's 277th birthday with three days of special events. Presidents’ Day is a great day to explore George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens and learn more about the life of the first president of the United States.
Schedule for Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join "George Washington" for breakfast as he enjoys his favorite morning meal, "hoecakes swimming in butter and honey", cooked over an open fire Pull up a hay bale and chat with the Father of Our Country about politics, farming, the Revolutionary War, and life in the 18th century.
1:30 p.m. "America's Smallest Hometown Parade", complete with fife and drum corps, early-American music and heritage breed animals, lines up to march past "General Washington", the Mansion and around the circle drive.
Schedule for Monday, February 16
10:00 a.m. An official wreathlaying ceremony is held at Washington's tomb, followed by a performance and Revolutionary War battle demonstration by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Fife and Drum Corps and the Commander-in-Chief's Guard. "General Washington" will be on the grounds to greet visitors and receive their birthday wishes.
1:30 p.m. "America's Smallest Hometown Parade" makes its Monday debut with an encore of its weekend performances. The parade includes a fife and drum corps, early-American music and heritage breed animals marching past "General Washington", the Mansion and around the circle drive.
Schedule for Saturday, February 21
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Beginning February 21, Historic Mount Vernon's F.M. Kirby Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum hosts a special new exhibition, "George Washington & His Generals." For the first time, a collection of over 120 paintings, personal artifacts and manuscripts associated with the generals of the Continental and French armies who served under George Washington will be on display. "George Washington & His Generals" exhibition is co-sponsored by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and The Society of the Cincinnati and will remain on view through January 10, 2010. Admission to the F.M. Kirby Gallery is included with regular admission.
Schedule for Sunday, February 22
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. George Washington's Real Birthday! Anyone named George, or whose birthday, like Washington's, is February 22, will be admitted FREE upon presenting identification.
(Article from About.com by Rachel Cooper)
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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.