Friday, April 02, 2010

Crystal City's 5K Fridays Start TODAY

As part of Crystal City's Green Scene, the Crystal City BID and key sponsors are providing a fun, healthy, and green place to hang on Friday evenings. For five consecutive Friday's starting on April 2nd, test your abilities, race against your friends or yourself, or just have fun getting Fit with "5K Fridays!".

Runners can sign up for a single race for $15 or sign up for all five for $50 and save.

Strap on your running shoes and Aly from Mix107.3, at 6:30 pm tonight. Afterward, grab a shower at the Sport & Health Club and head down to the Concord Luxury Residences at 2600 Crystal Drive for the after party with entertainment by DJ Adrian Loving. Runners also get half price pasta at Kora, or 20% of your check at Cafe Italia. Get Fit, Get Healthy, and Get Green!

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2 April 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week

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Photographers In Action 2010 Series
2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival Docu-project
Jefferson Memorial Grounds . SW WDC . 1 April 2010
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2010 Fridays' Photos of the Week

Virginia Tourism's April 2010 Media Blitz in WDC

Traversing through WMATA Gallery Place / Chinatown Station on Wednesday evening, 31 March 2010 the April 2010 Virginia Tourism Corporation Ad Billboard Displays more than caught my attention.

For more information regarding the Virginia Tourism Corporations (VTC) April 2010 Media Blitz in Washington DC read the VTC Press Release dated 31 March 2010.

Click the image to view my (VTC) April 2010 WDC Media Blitz photo album.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My G40 Art Summit/Crystal City (WDC Artists - 8th Fl) video compilation

Though my March 2010 G40 Art Summit / Crystal City docu-project webpage is still under construction and there are more 17 March 2010 G40 Art Summit / Crystal City 8th Floor images to be uploaded click the image to the left to view my 17 March 2010 G40 Art Summit / Crystal City video compilation which shot on the 8th floor explores artists from the Washington DC metropolitan area.

On display from 1 - 31 March 2010, the exhibition was held on 5 floors of the Vornado Building at Plaza Five at 223 23rd Street, South, in Arlington VA with each floor highlighting artists from different areas of the country and world.

With a total of four visits on 4 different evenings, I began my documentation of this event on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 by first focusing on the 8th floor which highlighted artists mostly from the Washington DC metrotpolitan area.

Visit my March 2010 G40 Art Summit / Crystal City docu-project webpage to view photo albums of the three other visits that were made to floors 7, 6 and 5.

I did not capture the Lobby Level.

Mixed specifically for this project, "Distant Sounds", a new age mix created by Elvert Barnes Mixology featuring free music from the Unsigned Band Web site serves as background music for this video compilation.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

David Mixner's HELL KITCHEN Journal Celebrates 50th Anniversary

This coming month marks David Mixner's 50th anniversary of organizing for justice, equality and peace. [His] very first effort at the age of 14 was as a regular volunteer for President John F. Kennedy in 1960.

Click banner to read the entire David Mixner Big Daddy blog posting dated 28 March 2010.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

DC Students' 2010 Cherry Blossom Poster Art Exhibit at Union Station

The 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival annual Community Cherry Blossom Art Show at Union Station in NE Washington DC celebrates the creativity of DC Public and Charter School students whose artwork focuses on expressing how the cherry blossom trees in Washington DC spread the message of goodwill and friendship.

Experience their insight and view all competition entries including winners at the Union Station / West Hall from 21 March through 11 April 2010.

Shot during my Thursday evening, 25 March 2010 visit, click the image to view my 2010 Student Community Cherry Blossom Art Show photo album. Which may also be found by visiting my 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival webpage.

Here is my 25 March 2010 video compilation of the exhibit.

And here are my 2009 and 2007 documentations of the annual Cherry Blossom Art Show.