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As we gear up for the weekend, we thought we’d mention two musical activities for Penn Quarter residents.
The National Mall plays host to the National Gallery of Art Jazz in the Garden tonight from 5pm – 8:30pm. The Jazz in the Garden series just started up for the season last week and runs through September 9th. Get there early to grab a nice seat (4:30 – 5pm) and grab a glass of sangria while enjoying the sunny weather!
If you’d rather take a stroll around the National Mall, we recommend that you enhance the experience with Bluebrain’s free “The National Mall” iPhone app. Bluebrain is an established DC pop-rock/electronica band that is taking a creative approach to music performance with this geo-composition. One tip: download this app over WiFi because it weighs in at a whopping 396MB. We have yet to try it out, so let us know about your experience in the comments section of this post!
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We’ve seen them popping up all over the Mall and surrounding areas. First a spray painted outline, about 2 feet square. A few days later the square is a plywood covered hole in the ground. Next plywood is covering the concrete pour. After that, when the plywood is removed, a cement box remains, roughly 2′ x 2′, maybe 4 inches high.
Many of them are located at the corners of intersections, but not all. The one in the photo above is on the Mall, sort of at the intersection of 14th st and Madison dr nw (basically 14th st and the Mall).
But what are they? Why are they being installed? Bases for new garbage cans? New signs? Water fountains? Part of the suggested improvements by the National Trust?
We’re hoping one of our readers can provide the answer (Tour Guide, we could use your help with this one).
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Photo: Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Ave at 7th St NW
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments!
Downtown – The “naughty” art on the walls of Sax, the newly opened restaurant on 10th 11th Street NW, gets a little less naughty. We don’t care what the polls say about how many Democrats there are in this town…it’s still buttoned down compared to many. [WaPo (before art)] & [WaPo (after art)]
Penn Quarter – Restaurant 901 is now open at 9th and I Streets NW. The cupola is gone and in its place is a restaurant with a modern interior, long bar and tall glass windows. We stopped by and had a nice draft ale along with the duck quesadillas baked using a flaky pasty dough making them a nice surprise. We’ll need to go back to get an accurate read on the place. [Thrillist] & [WaPo]
Penn Quarter – More brew-ha-ha brouhaha over redrawing the lines of Ward 6 and Ward 2. [WaPo] & [Georgetown Patch] & [CCCA]
H Street NE – The Capitol City Diner opens its patio. [Frozen Tropics]
All Over DC – We couldn’t agree with Colby King more. DC has its budgetary act together while the Feds don’t. [WaPo]
Penn Quarter – One of our favorite events, the Savor craft beer festival, is taking place June 3 and 4 at the National Building Museum. Expect a full PQ Living report after the event. [Savor Craft Beer] & [Savor Beer Week Events]
Downtown – Sarah Palin joins Rolling Thunder [WaPo] and “covertly” visits the Archives [WaPo].
Mount Vernon Triangle – Tom Sietsema reviews Mandu at 453 K Street NW in the CityVista complex. We’ve been a number of times and agree with him about the dumplings. Nice prices too. [WaPo]
Two DC Antiques Roadshow Episodes Premiere Tonight
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Public television’s Antiques Roadshow made its Washington DC appearance by stopping by the Convention Center last summer just up the road from our neighborhood. Two of the three DC shows that went to production are premiering tonight with the first episode having premiered one week ago on May 23. (Spoiler Alert: The video clip above shows the first twenty minutes of episode one.)
Whether it’s dropping in for a catalog auction or noodling around looking at the weekly auction items on display, it’s always an education to check out the antiquities for sale at Weschler’s Auctioneers and Appraisers at 909 E Street. You might say that Penn Quarter has its own antiques roadshow every week but we like seeing the PBS version too. You never know what bargain you might find or learn about!
Antiques Roadshow airs tonight at 8 pm (Episode 2) and at 9:30 pm (Episode 3) on WETA, Channel 26 (26-1 if you’re watching Over The Air television).
Hat tip: PQ Living reader Cheryl