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By e-mail we were notified of the November Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association breakfast meeting. It will be on Thursday, November 17 at Carmine’s Restaurant (425 7th St NW).
There is no cost to attend but an RSVP is requested per below. Please indicate if you heard of this meeting from Penn Quarter Living.
This meeting’s topic relates to the MLK Central Library’s renovation at 9th and G Streets NW in downtown DC and Penn Quarter.
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting
Thursday, November 17, 8:30 amLocation
Carmine’s Restaurant
425 7th St NW
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, exit 7th and F Streets or Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn QuarterAgenda
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 am – 8:50 am
Brief Announcements: 9 am
Speaker begins after AnnouncementsSpeakers + Topic
Richard Reyes-Gavilan – Executive Director, DC Public Libraries
Richard has presented the plans for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library’s renovation and is receiving approvals. What he will be showing us are life-like renderings of what the building will look and feel like after it is renovated. This will be a library the city will be proud of and some of us may even choose to spend time there reading, enjoying the view from the roof garden, or lingering over coffee and a newspaper at the ground floor café.
RSVP via email by noon Tuesday, November 15 to: Jo-Ann@PennQuarter.org
Include the first and last names of all those attending and their affiliations.
On Rye Modern Jewish Sandwich Shop Opens Friday, Nov 11 At 11 AM (740 6th St NW)
We’ve watched On Rye progress since August and can now let readers know that this sandwich shop will open for lunch service on Friday, November 11 at 11 am at 740 6th St NW. We pulled the important bits from the press release as below:
On Rye (www.onrye.com), a modern sandwich shop with a creative and lighter twist on Jewish deli staples, will open down the street from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood. Founder Ilyse Fishman Lerner draws from her heritage to refine and trim down counter-service favorites with inventive recipes and techniques, serving up these creations in a 2,550-square-foot, 60-seat space.
On Rye’s menu focuses on traditional Jewish deli sandwiches and other classics that have been elevated with fresh ingredients and modern, more health-conscious cooking techniques to reduce salt content without sacrificing flavor. Of the ten sandwiches on the menu, half are vegetarian or can easily be made meat-free. On the sweet side, look for chocolate babka ice cream sandwiches, black & white cookies and a babka French toast during brunch hours.
A seamless match to its Jewish deli dining, On Rye serves up frothy egg creams – a soda fountain mainstay combining milk, extra-thick U-bet chocolate syrup (the gold standard for any proper egg cream) and seltzer. Classic Dr. Brown’s sodas and Stumptown coffee are also available. A tight, but highly curated list of canned wine and beers round out the beverage offerings. Expect to see champagne, a surprisingly perfect Reuben pairing, pop up occasionally as a featured pour.
On Rye
740 6th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
11 am to 10 pm daily
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Superheroes of History
We recently participated in the Superheroes of History sleepover at the National Archives (700 Penn. Ave. NW). This was it a unique opportunity to explore some of the immense work being done at the archives to preserve and curate historical documents, including the shining stars of our budding country – The Charters of Freedom (The Declaration of Independence, Constituion and Bill of Rights).
Designed for kids, the experience provided fantastic learning opportunities for young (and old) history buffs alike. Of course, getting to camp out in the Rotunda and have pancakes served the next morning by the Archvist himself wasn’t too bad either!
The next sleepover is scheduled for February 4, 2017.
Similar sleepovers are offered at the Smithsonian American History Museum, Udvar Hazy Center and Natural History Museum.
DC Author Festival This Weekend At MLK Library (9th and G St NW)
The DC Author Festival is this weekend at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library at 9th and G St NW. It encompasses two days, a vendor fair tomorrow, Saturday, November 5 and a workshop day on Sunday, November 6.
The full program can be found here [PDF] and it includes quite a few authors, speakers, and vendors. Workshops do require an RSVP and that can be done here.
The DC Library website has all the details.