RSS FeedPenn Quarter Neighborhood Association B’fast – Mon, April 20Wed, April 22 (Topic: MLK Library Transformation)
By e-mail we were notified of the next Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association breakfast meeting. There is no cost to attend. Please indicate if you heard of this meeting from Penn Quarter Living:
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting
Monday, April 20Wednesday, April 22, 8:30amLocation
The Hamilton
600 14th St NW
Metro: Metro Center, 13th and G St exitAgenda
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 – 8:55am
Brief Announcements: 9:00am
Speaker begins after AnnouncementsSpeakers + Topic
Richard Reyes-Gavilan
Executive Director, DC Public LibraryRichard’s visual presentation of precedent images from other libraries around the world along with a number of preliminary renderings of the modernized Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library juxtaposed against the library’s current conditions highlight the extent of the transformation being visualized. The results will be a series of inviting and exciting spaces rivaling the most popular central libraries in the country.
Please respond if you plan on attending this meeting as it will help our host prepare. RSVP via email to my new email address by noon Monday, April 20: Jo-Ann[at]PennQuarter.org
Include the first and last names of all those attending and their affiliations.
ANC 2C Neighborhood Meeting On Monday, April 13
The second Monday of the month means that it’s time for the ANC 2C (Advisory Neighborhood Commission) to meet in the MLK Library on Monday, April 13 at 6:30 pm (Lower level – room A-3).
On to the full agenda as delivered to us by the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association:
Agenda
Call to Order
Quorum
Approval of Agenda
Approval of January Minutes
Treasurer’s Report and Business Items
1. Treasurer’s Report – Commissioner Harold Closter, ANC2C02
2. Approval of By Laws.
3. Approval of budget and expenses: advertising in The Downtowner, postage expense, web site, domain name, etc.
Brief Community Announcements and Presentations
1. John Fanning, Executive Office of the Mayor, Ward 2 Community Liaison, 202-442-8150, John.Fanning@dc.gov
Around-The-Clock Lincoln Tribute At Ford’s Theatre (April 14 & 15)
April 15th of this year is the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre in 1865. Ford’s Theatre (511 10th St NW) let us know they are running an around-the-clock Lincoln tribute on April 14 and 15 to commemorate his death. Lots of events will be happening to commemorate this day in hostory – check out the event listing here. The press release follows:
FORD’S THEATRE TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION WITH AROUND-THE-CLOCK PROGRAMMING
April 14 and 15, 2015
President Barack Obama to Declare April 15 Day of Remembrance
Now He Belongs to the Ages: A Lincoln Commemoration Performance at Ford’s Theatre to be Simulcast at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and on www.fords.org
Candlelight Vigil Planned for Evening of April 14, 2015
Wreath-Laying Event at Petersen House (Where Lincoln Died) – Morning of April 15, 2015
Remarks by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and James L. Swanson, Author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer
Washington, D.C.— Ford’s Theatre commemorates the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and death on April 14 and 15 with around-the-clock programming at the Ford’s Theatre campus. President Barack Obama will proclaim a Day of Remembrance for President Lincoln on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s death— April 15, 2015.
Plans include: unprecedented access to the Ford’s Theatre Museum, Theatre, Petersen House and Center for Education and Leadership throughout the day and night; ranger talks and performances of the Society’s one-act play One Destiny; self-guided or historian-led tours of the Theatre; free midday panel discussions featuring historians and scholars addressing national mourning and legacy; outdoor History on Foot walking tours; a moving evening tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Now He Belongs to the Ages: A Lincoln Commemoration, at Ford’s Theatre on April 14 at 9 p.m., followed by a candlelight vigil on Tenth Street NW that will feature more than 150 living historians in Civil War attire.
2015 RAMMY Finalists
The 2015 RAMMY Finalists have been announced by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. We have several neighborhood favorites on the list and Penn Quarter spots dominate Chef of the Year and Restaurateur of the Year – congratulations! The winners will be announced June 7 at the annual RAMMY Awards Gala at the convention center.
Cocktail Program of the Year:
- barmini by José Andrés
Beer Program of the Year:
- Brasserie Beck
Wine Program of the Year:
- Charlie Palmer Steak
- Fiola
- Proof
Employee of the Year:
- David Sabbadino – Zaytinya
Manager of the Year:
- Atul Narain – Rasika
Service Program of the Year:
- Fiola
- Rasika
Pastry Chef of the Year:
- Kendra Grieco – Fiola
Everyday Casual Restaurant of the Year:
- Hill Country Barbecue Market
Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year:
- Proof
New Restaurant of the Year:
- The Partisan
Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year:
- minibar by José Andrés
- Rasika
Chef of the Year:
- Victor Albisu – Del Campo
- Nathan Anda and Ed Witt – The Partisan
- Johnny Spero – minibar by José Andrés
Restaurateur of the Year:
- José Andrés and Rob Wilder – ThinkFoodGroup
- Mike Isabella – Mike Isabella Concepts
- Fabio and Maria Trabocchi – Fiola, Casa Luca, Fiola Mare
- Robert Wiedmaier, Brian McBride, Frank Shull, and Joe Lively – RW Restaurant Group