Friday, November 16, 2012

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Four More Fabulous Free events to choose from on SAT, Nov 16th!

Highlights for more events this Saturday, November 16th, organized by start time.


Cap City Bike Expo at the new Anacostia Arts Center
9:00am - 5:00pm
Free, RSVP Requested

The Washington Area Bicyclists Association's East of the River grant will wrap up its season with the first-ever Cap City Bike Expo. The expo will include a bike-vendor marketplace, musical acts DJ Underdog and DJ Native Sun, games, a photobooth, a raffle, crafts, bike art courtesy Honfleur Gallery, and panels discussing bike mobility in and around wards 7 and 8. Read more here!

Anacostia Arts Center 
1231 Good Hope Rd, SE
Metro: Anacostia and walk or take the Circulator bus on Howard Ave toward Skyland. You can also catch the same bus from 8th St SE, near the Starbucks, from the Eastern Market Metro.

The 1st Community Harvest Day - East of the River
11:00am - 3:00pm
All ages
Free

Celebrate the community East of the River this Saturday at the very first Harvest Day at Marvin Gaye Park & Riverside Center. Enjoy food, fitness, music and fun with DJ Tunji, live art, kids activities, interactive art, cooking demos and more. They'll even have a bike repair station!

Marvin Gaye Park/ Riverside Cafe
601 Division Ave NE
Metro: Benning Rd is, also close to Deanwood and Minnesota Avenue, or you can take the U8 or W4 bus. See metro trip-planner for best access based on where you are coming from.

Fall For Gateway DC- a new Green, Multi-Purpose Space in Ward 8
featuring live performance by R&B artist Tank!
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Free

Grab your family and friends and celebrate the kickoff of Gateway DC, a new green multi-purpose space in Ward 8 that will offer the DC community a fun and innovative place to gather, eat and meet. The festival will feature a live concert with R&B artist and four-time Grammy nominee Tank; live band Red Carpet Affair; Ginuwine and TFT’s DJ, DJ
Young; games for all ages; prizes; and a variety of food and drink.

Gateway DC 
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Metro: Congress Heights, Gate 4 of St Elizabeth's E Campus

Culminating Concert for WPAS Gospel Workshop with Dr. Raymond
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Free

WPAS and its Men and Women of the Gospel Choir welcome Dr. Raymond Wise for a series of vocal workshops with the WPAS Choir. The workshop will include a culminating event this Saturday featuring a free performance by the gospel choir.

Zion Baptist Church 
4850 Blagden Ave NW - near 16th and Farragut St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights or Silver Spring and walk over to 16th St and take the S2 or S4 bus that runs along 16th St to the stop closest to Emerson, Farragut or Gallatin, see map.

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