RSS FeedUNCENSORED/Banned Books Week Is On At DC Library
One of our favorite library events takes place every fall, UNCENSORED: Banned Books Week, at the DC Public Library. It started in 1982 in response to challenges to books appearing in schools, bookstores and libraries. Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. The exhibition UNCENSORED: Information Antics is a month-long public art exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (9th and G St NW) from Sept. 25 to Oct. 22.
Events include a Harry Potter moviethon at the Shaw Libary all day October 3 and 4. We repeated the most challenged books from 2014 as listed on the DCPL site below – click here and scroll to the bottom to see the reasons why these books were challenged:
1) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
2) Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
3) And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
4) The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
5) It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
6) Saga, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
7) The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
8) The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
9) A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard
10) Drama, by Raina Telgemeier
Final Street Closure Info For Papal Visit (Today & Tomorrow)
The Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association let us know about the final updates for street closures due to the Pope’s visit. They can be found here…tweet your pics to @pqliving!
Pope Visiting DC Starting Tomorrow
The Pope is visiting Washington, DC as a part of his tour of the United States. He will mostly be west of downtown DC and Penn Quarter except for a visit to the U.S. Congress, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (619 10th St NW), and to Catholic Charities (924 G St NW) on Thursday, September 24. A number of road closures affect Penn Quarter on Wednesday night and Thursday all day when he is in Penn Quarter.
The best overall resource we found for the visit is a page on the DC government’s website dedicated to the Papal itinerary. Specific pages worth visiting include the daily schedules especially the 23rd and 24th. Also, the Washington Post does their usual good job of mapping out street closures and traffic patterns in this article.
If you snap any photos of the Pope, tweet them to us @pqliving!
Foodie Radar: Centrolina
We finally had the chance to taste the goods at Centrolina (CityCenter, 974 Palmer Alley, NW). Chef Amy Brandwein has a substantial pedigree in the DC area with Italian restaurants including Alba Osteria, Casa Nonna and Galileo. The modern, airy space with open kitchen manages to be both inviting and hip. The menu is ever-changing and reflects interesting combinations of simple, but bright flavors. This carrot four ways starter was delicious and gorgeous to behold. We look forward to further exploring the menu on our next visit.