This Week in Washington Blade - Best of Gay DC

Click banner to read This Week in Washington Blade dated Friday, 23 October 2009 and Best of Gay DC 2009 Awards.

Artist spotlight: Giuseppe Ottaviani // Mix download + Interview!

Click flyer to read 23 October 2009 Artist Spotlight / Intervew with Giuseppe Ottaviani and download Ottaviani's September 2009 Mix.

23 October 2009 Friday's Photo of the Week

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33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon photos never before seen

Crystal Drive . Crystal City/Arlington Virginia

Sunday morning, 26 October 2008

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2009 Fridays' Photos of the Week

This Week in Washington Blade: 40 Years Anniversary Edition - Friday, 16 October 2009

Click banner to The Washington Blade 40th Anniversary Edition dated Friday, 16 October 2009.

16 October 2009 Friday's Photo of the Week

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4th Biennial Solar Decathlon Competition . House #106

TEAM ALBERTA:
University of Calgary, SAIT Polytechnic,

Alberta College of Art + Design, Mount Royal College

National Mall . Washington DC . Friday, 9 October 2009

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2009 Fridays' Photos of the Week

My October 2009 National Equality March Documentary Project

Though still under construction I've just completed the basic layout of my October 2009 National Equality March / Washington DC documentary project.

While all images will not be uploaded to my various October 2009 NEM photo albums the entire October 2009 NEM collection will be donated to the Stonewall Library & Archives in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Organized by Equality Across America, learn more about the historic event but visiting the National Equality March website.

In addition to this National Equality March posting at Wikipedia here is a great posting pertaining to the October 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights which lists other historic LBGT Equality demonstrations in Washington DC.

Dana Ellyn: CNN & USA Today press coverage, "Sequestered" opens THIS Friday, TV appearance and more...

Click banner to read DANA ELLYN Newsletter dated Wednesday, 14 October 2009.

NEM's Leonard Matlovich Memorial & DADT Protest at Congressional Cemetery

I began my documentation of the October 2009 National Equality March with the Leonard Matlovich Memorial & DADT Protest which took place on Saturday afternoon, 10 October 2009, at the Congressional Cemetery in SE Washington DC.

Though the photo album is still under construction, my documentation was as follows:

• Dan Choi of Knights Out News Conference at the Gate
• Walk to Ceremony at rear of Chapel
• The Ceremony at rear of Chapel
• Walk from Ceremony to Matlovich Gravesite
• Laying of the Wreath at Matlovich Gravesite

Visit my NEM Leonard Matlovich Memorial & DADT Protest - Congressional Cemetery - 10 October 2009 webpage to view the photo album as well as video footage that I shot of the event.

Spearheaded by Michael Bedwell of the Leonard Matlovich Memorial, the event was hosted in collaboration with Knights Out and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.

And here is my October 2009 National Equality March (NEM) webpage.

M*A*S*H Star Mike Farrell - This Evening @ Busboys & Poets, 6:30 PM

Click image to read Greenpeace press release regarding the Monday evening, 12 October 2009 appearance of Mike Farrelll at Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Streets in NW Washington DC during the promotion tour of his book OF MULE AND MAN.

2009 Columbus Day Weekend WMATA Yellow & Green Line Stations Closure

Click image to read 1 October 2009 WMATA press release regarding Columbus Day Weekend 2009 closures of Yellow & Green Line stations in SW & NW DC.

9 October 2009 Friday's Photo of the Week

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My 56th Birthday Walk . Man Reading Book

WMATA Farragut North Station . NW Washington DC

Monday afternoon, 5 October 2009

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2009 Fridays' Photos of the Week

Town Danceboutique's NEM Weekend + More

Click banner to read Town Danceboutique e-news dated Friday, 9 October 2009 for info regarding NEM Weekend events at Town.

Metro Weekly - Thursday, 8 October 2009

Click cover to read Metro Weekly Sneak Peek dated Thursday, 8 October 2009 with a roundup of nightlife options for National Equality Weekend.

The Washington Blade - Friday, 9 October 2009

Click banner to read The Washington Blade dated Friday, 9 October 2009 featuring a National Equality March Special Guide.

Last Weekend for Flora: Growing Inspirations Exhibit at US Botanic Garden

Having opened on 23 May and closing on 12 October 2009 this will be the last weekend for the Flora: Growing Inspirations Exhibit at the US Botanic Garden in SW Washington DC.

The sculptures are displayed in two areas with the Outdoor Exhibition on the Conservatory Terrace while the Indoor Exhibition is in the East Gallery.

Though still under construction, click the image to view my Flora: Growing Inspirations - US Botanic Garden / WDC album.

And here is my ongoing US Botanic Garden webpage.

2009 Solar Decathlon opens on the National Mall

For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to which the public is invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design.

The 2009 Solar Decathlon is the fourth competition, with past Decathlons occurring in the fall of 2007, 2005, and 2002. During each of the past Solar Decathlons, more than 100,000 visitors flocked to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to visit the "solar village."

Having held the Opening Ceremony earlier today, 8 October 2009, the 'solar village' will open to the public beginning tomorow ... Friday, 9 October 2009.

Open to the public from 9 - 13 October and from 15 - 18 October click here for tour hours and more details regarding the event.

Taken by Elvert Barnes click the above image to view more never before seen images from the 2007 Solar Decathlon.

Reel Affirmations 19 is just days away

The 19th Annual Reel Affirmations 2009 Film Festival runs from 15 - 24 October 2009. Click banner to visit the RA website.

Realtor Beth Hughes of DC Real Estate Newsletter - Thursday, 8 October 2009

Click banner to read DC Real Estate Newsletter dated Thursday, 8 October 2009 from Realtor Beth Hughes.

The October/November 2009 JustCircuit.MAG is WHITE HOT

The October/November 2009 issue of JustCircuit.MAG is WHITE HOT in celebration of White Party Week's 25th Anniversary and features Whitney Houston and DJ Seth Cooper ... for starters.

Click the October / November 2009 JustCircuit.MAG cover to read the online version.

Lifting you up for the NEM

Similar to the VOICES series which is more trance vocals the 8 October 2009 "Lift Me Up" Gay Circuit House mix represents the first installment in my VOCALS series which will feature house vocals.

Wanna '... get lifted ...' for this weekend's National Equality March?

Click the cd cover to listen to / download the VOCALS #1: Lift Me Up (October 2009) mix podcast which features this uplifting and high energy gay cirucit house track list.