Sunday, July 29, 2012

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Four more Free events to choose from - Kids event, Films by Teens, Author Talk & Art Opening - on SAT, April 6th. from 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Highlights for Saturday, April 6th
events are organized by start time


Get Kids Movin! at The BLVD in Largo, MD
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Free, RSVP Requested 
The Boulevard at the Capital Centre (The BLVD) will welcome Get Kids Movin! this Saturday. Sports Zone Elite, in collaboration with Think Brown INK, will debut its outdoor, spring edition of the family-oriented event designed to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. Get Kids Movin! encourages children to start and continue healthy lifestyles through fun physical activity, healthy eating workshops, musical performances and a fashion show. The program will feature: Fitness session led by Celebrity Nike Trainer Deanna Jefferson Performances by Soul Singer Reesa Renee and Chi Chi Monet, a 10-year-old inspirational rapper/creator of “No Bully” and “Move” kid anthems and more!
The BLVD at the Capital Centre
in centre court near Restaurant Row
Metro: Largo, right near the metro (see map), exit station using main exit, walk a short distance N on Lottsford Rd, turn right on Arena Dr, walk a short distance E on Arena Dr.


Pendragwn Youth Film Festival
1:00pm - 6:00pm
Free
The Pendragwn Youth Film Festival (PYFF) showcases the best and brightest filmmakers ages 11-18 years old. The festival will showcase 13 finalist's short films, opening ceremonies, entertainment and an awards ceremony.
Atlas Performing Arts Center 
1333 H St, NE
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown and take the X2 bus from H St or take a taxi from Union Station

Author Talk & Book Signing at One More Page Books in VA
Mike O'Brien and Civil Rights figure Joan (Trumpauer) Mulholland
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Free
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic Woolworth Sit-In, author, scholar, and Fairfax, VA resident Michael O’Brien chats about "We Shall Not be Moved: The Jackson Woolworth Sit-In and the Movement it Inspired, "Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a key figure from the iconic photograph of the 1963 sit-in, joins O’Brien to share her experience.
One More Page Books
2200 N. Westmoreland St - Arlington, VA
Metro: East Falls Church, turn right upon exiting the station onto N. 19th St, which will become N. Westmoreland St, store will be on left.

Opening Reception for "Gathering Space" at Hamiltonian Gallery 
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free
Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present Gathering Space, an exhibition by Hamiltonian fellow Timothy Thompson. The exhibition will run from March 30th - May 4th. There will also be an artist talk on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00pm. "Gathering Space" is a site-specific installation that intersects Hamiltonian's 1,800 square foot gallery. Abandoning his usual sculptural materials such as iron and wood for hand-sewn nylon fabric and fiberglass rods, Thompson creates sculptures that act as both conduits through the gallery and formidable monumental barriers.
Hamiltonian Gallery
1353 U St, NW
Metro: U St

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