9:00AM – 12:00PM

ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY CLEANUP

SALVATION ARMY BUILDING 

(2300 MLK, Jr. Avenue SE)

VOLUNTEER

Join the Neighboring Now Initiative through HandsOn Greater DC Cares & staff and parents from Southeast Childrens Fund Child Development Center in a join effort to keep the streets clean.

Please come out and bring your neighbors and friends for our community cleanup.  We will be meeting at the Morris Rd entrance of the Salvation Army Solomon G. Brown Center located at 2300 MLK , Jr. Ave SE and continuing along Morris to Talbert and High Pl among other streets in the area.

Refreshments will be provided so just bring a smile and your support.

Contact:

Kierra Clark

kclark@greaterdccares.org

9:00AM, 12:15PM, 1:45PM, 3:00PM, 3:30PM 

(groups of 10 or less)

CEDAR HILL GUIDED TOURS

FREDERICK DOUGLASS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
(1411 W Street SE)

FREE

Ranger led tours are the only way to see the inside of the Frederick Douglass house. Tours are ticketed, and there are a limited number of tickets available for each tour.  Tour tickets are available by reservation or on a first-come, first-serviced walk-in basis, Visitors are strongly encouraged to make a reservation to guarantee their place on the tour.

Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Visitors are encouraged to arrive at least 20 minutes early to pick up tickets at the Visitor Center and use restrooms.

10:30AM – 12:00PM

BEAT YA FEET WORKSHOP

ANACOSTIA COMMUNITY MUSEUM 

(1901 Fort Place SE)

FREE

Learn how to create your own movements in the dance form of “Beat Ya Fee.” Based on an original D.C. dance form, this five-session workshop will provide demonstrations and group practice supervision by Da’Originalz. If self-expression through movement is your preference, then Beat Ya Feet is for you. For reservations, call (202) 633-4844; group size is limited.

12:00PM – 6:00PM

ANACOSTIA ART GALLERY & BOUTIQUE  

(2806 Bruce Street SE )

FREE

The Anacostia Art Gallery & Boutique is a uniquely decorated house located up the hill up from the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. It features the best selection of fine art & crafts, African artifacts, unique home accessories and collectibles East of the River.  The Gallery is home of two boutiques on its 2 ^nd floor: Bae’s Place, featuring designer collections of wearable art & accessories and Furaha’s Lotus Room, Specializing in unique products for the mind, body, and soul. The gallery is open to the public.

1:00PM  - 4:00PM

RHYMES WITH OPERA CONCERT

HONFLEUR GALLERY 

(1241 Good Hope Road SE)

FREE

The program includes KETAMYTH, a tripped out tale of ketamine and the near-death experience; a musical setting of Goblin Market, the Christina Rossetti poem about two sisters seduced by goblins; Numbers/Dates (sadness, despair, disgust, contempt), and exploration of emotions and the voice. Music by Ruby Fulton, Douglas Buchanan, Thomas Limbert, words by sopranos; Robert Maril, baritone; George Lam, conductor and violin; Ruby Fulton, accordion and laptop).

Preview the band at: www.rhymeswithopera.org

This concert is funded by the NEA

Honfleur Gallery is a project of the ARCH Development Corporation.

4:00PM – 2:00AM

UNIONTOWN BAR & GRILL

(2200 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE)

Uniontown Bar & Grill is Anacostia’s premier destination. A menu infused with Cajun style cuisine and all natural ingredients. More than a hip new bar, Uniontown is a great dining establishment, and not another watering hole. Pairing a natural ingredient menu with a vibrant atmosphere brings an urban inspired ambiance with deliciously fresh foods.

To learn more about Anacostia visit

www.eatshopliveanacostia.com