RSS FeedInauguration 2009 Photos: Best Of The Rest & Recap
Hosting 1.8 million people on the National Mall for Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration and parade was no cake walk but the neighborhood made it through the event in one piece. We couldn’t put up every inaugural event photo sent in right away so we compiled a “best of the rest” and have it for you at the bottom in approximately chronological order. Covering the inauguration was a great way to show off our slice of Washington DC to the rest of the country who came to enjoy the festivities. Also, find a recap of our stories from that historical weekend along with the photo gallery of the best of the rest.
January 17 – Port-A-Johns Stand Ready & Inauguration Coverage 2009
January 18 – There’s Something In The Air
January 19 – Monday Photo Essay, Rooting For Gridlock: 7th & H St NW & A Sunday Inaugural Excursion In DC (We Are One)
January 20 – Crowds Await Entry Into Obama Inauguration Parade Route, Parade Goers Gain Entry, Swearing-In Ceremony Over – Parade Up Next, The Perils Of Being Purple & Obamas Walk Pennsylvania Avenue
January 21 – Fighting The Crowds Worth It At Midwestern Ball
January 22 – Every Day Is Inauguration Day In DC
Hat tips go out to all the roving eyes on the street who contributed to the photo pool and provided updates including FK, CZ and JAG.
Two Film Festivals: Best Of DC Shorts/Our City
Are you a film buff? Love DC? Look no further than next weekend as there are two film festivals taking place, the Best of DC Shorts and Our City. Here are the details:
Best of DC Shorts Film Festival…February 6 and 7
The best films from the 2008 DC Shorts Film Festival will be shown February 6 and 7, 2009 at the United States Navy Memorial (701 Pennsylvania Ave NW) in Washington, DC. This Best of the Fest showing has something for everyone – including comedies, documentaries, dramas, animations and films by local and foreign filmmakers.
The 2008 DC Shorts Film Festival was held this past September and the winners were chosen by peer filmmakers, audience members and the DC Shorts Film Festival director. Many of these films have gone on to play numerous festivals, theaters and television broadcasts around the globe.
WHEN: Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7, 2009 – 7 – 10 pm (includes an intermission)
WHERE: United States Navy Memorial Burke Theater – 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
(METRO: Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter – Green/Yellow)
TICKETS: $10 per show – tickets can be bought with a credit card at DCShorts.com or at the door (cash only)
CONTACT: 202-393-4266 (general inquiries)
Best of DC Shorts and Our City Film Festival Celebration…February 7
WHEN: Saturday, February 7, 2009 – 10:00 pm – Closing
WHERE: Bar Louie – 701 7th Street, NW – Washington, DC, 20004
(METRO: Gallery Place – Red-Orange/Blue)
TICKETS: Admission is free with a ticket from the Best of DC Shorts Saturday screening or a ticket from the Our City Film Festival.
ETC: Cash bar – nibbles and soda provided
Annual Our City Film Festival…February 8
The Our City Film Festival, which will be held at Busboys and Poets (2021 14 Street NW) from 11 am to 7 pm, will present nine films – documentaries and narratives, features and shorts – that are set in or focus on Washington-area communities and examine the Washington area’s rich local history, culture and personalities. The nine films were selected from among several dozen entries by a panel of festival judges.
WHEN: Sunday, February 8, 2009 – 11 am to 7 pm
WHERE: Busboys and Poets (2021 14 Street NW)
(METRO: U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo – Green/Yellow)
TICKETS: $8.50 per show. Tickets can be bought with a credit card online. There will be a limited number of tickets at the door
CONTACT: Check the website
PQ Weekend Guide
Chinese New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 1, 12pm – 5pm, firecracker at 3:45pm
H Street NW, between 6th & 7th St
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Dissidents and Subversives:From Gombrowicz to Hell Meets Henry Halfway
FREE panel is followed by a SNEAK PEEK at tech rehearsal for the show!
Saturday, January 31, 2pm
641 D St NW
Do you know of an event occurring in the Penn Quarter area this weekend that we should add? Please contact us or leave a comment on this post!
Old Man Winter Is No Friend Of Ours
Don’t mistake the title of this post as a complaint about snow, we love snow. Ice, however, we hate.
Snapping photos around 8:30 am Tuesday morning (the aftermath of the fire*) the sidewalks were covered with snow as more came pouring from the sky. For a brief moment we allowed ourselves to believe it would continue to dump all day, daydreaming of early release from the office and playing on the Mall in the snow. Unfortunately as quickly as it fell, it seems the snow was being cleared by the various people whose job it is to make sure none of us slip/fall/sue.
By 2 pm the snow had stopped, and you wouldn’t even know it had fallen if not for the tree boxes (and that snow seems to come down yellow). Insult to injury of course is that when the precipitation began again around 6 pm on Tuesday night, it was coming down in the form of ice. By the time you’re reading this on Wednesday morning even more ice is predicted to have come down. Ice is nobody’s friend.
We hope this isn’t the only snowstorm we get this winter, but if it is we’re happy we were able to spend a little time in a snow covered Penn Quarter.
* DCFD.com reports that 5 firefighters received injuries described as non-life threatening; we wish them a speedy recovery.