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Thanks to an anonymous PQL reader for sending in this tip: A one-bedroom condo in the Penn Quarter has reportedly been leased offered to be leased for a cool $30,000 for 5 days during the Obama inauguration.
Wow.
PQNA Breakfast Meeting On Wednesday
The next Pennsylvania Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting will occur this Wednesday, Dec 10, at 8:30am. This month’s location will be Harriet’s Family Restaurant at 432 11th St NW (south of the Harrington Hotel entrance and around the corner from Harry’s).
On tap for the meeting: The Chinatown Cultural Development Strategy Presentation by Patricia Zingsheim & Thor Nelson of the DC Office of Planning
Please RSVP to Jo-Ann Neuhaus (joann [at] PennQuarter [dot] org) and include the first and last names and affiliations of all people attending.
Synopsis: The Chinatown Cultural Development Strategy, a city initiative that the Office of Planning and the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs are now undertaking, is intended to develop strategies that will position Chinatown as a regional destination for Chinese/Asian cultural programs, events, and festivals as well as businesses. Patricia Zingsheim, Associate Director of Revitalization and Design at DC’s Office of Planning, and Urban Designer Thor Nelson, will discuss some of the consultant’s initial recommendations, review the range of strategies they will still be examining, and describe future steps required to implement the study’s recommendations.
Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Red Line (Downtown) – You know those animated tunnel ads that spellbind the tourists and make the locals yawn. There’s a new Nestle Quik ad up…”Come to your happy place!” it urges. YouTube video included. [On The Red Line]
Mount Vernon Square – Want to imagine what that big hole south and west of the Yale Lofts will look like. No need to imagine…an artist’s rendering can be found here. [The (Mount Vernon) Triangle]
Congress Heights – Congress Heights which is on the Anacostia side of the river in Ward 8 has a blog. Neighborhood bloggers continue to spread across DC. Alright! [Congress Heights On The Rise]
Free Tickets To Ford’s Theatre Living Lincoln Series
Starting tomorrow (December 8th) you can reserve tickets to the Ford’s Theatre Living Lincoln Series, for shows running February 16th, 2009 through May 18th, 2009. As most of you know Ford’s Theatre has been closed for renovations for about 16 months now, and reopens in February 2009. The Living Lincoln Series is a Monday night event that will “explore the many aspects of President Lincoln’s personality and life through lectures, panels, play readings and performances.”
The schedule of shows includes:
- Feb. 16 with Lincoln Seen and Heard, a words-and-images show that takes Abraham Lincoln from his days in Congress through the American Civil War. This program will feature Sam Waterston and Harold Holzer.
- Feb. 23, storyteller Jon Spellman will present Lincoln as Storyteller.
- March 2, Conan O’Brien and Joshua Wolf Shenk will present Lincoln as Humorist.
- April 13, Ford’s Theatre collaborates with the Shakespeare Theatre Company for Lincoln and Shakespeare on Freedom’s Stage, a presentation exploring Lincoln’s love of The Bard.
- April 20, Dr. Edna Medford will moderate a discussion titled Race and Emancipation in the Age of Lincoln.
- April 27, Ford’s will present Oratory in the Age of Lincoln.
- May 4, there will be a reading of The Rivalry, about the Lincoln-Douglas debates with special guest actors.
- May 11, author and historian James McPherson will present Lincoln as Commander In Chief.
- May 18 (series end), Ford’s will present Lincoln in Love, the reading of a new musical based on the film Young Mr. Lincoln.
On December 8, free tickets can be reserved through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or by visiting the Ford’s Theatre website.