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MLK Memorial Concert at Strathmore.
Morehouse College and Northwestern Mutual Foundation
present a Memorial Concert and Tribute to Martin Luther
King Jr. featuring “Timeless Voices” Eddie Levert, Dennis
Edwards and Johnny Gill. Grammy Award-winner Stevie
Wonder and Congressman John Conyers, (D) Michigan,
will both receive the Presidential Renaissance Medallion of
Merit from Morehouse for their roles in spearheading the
effort to recognize King’s birthday as a national holiday.
This concert was originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center on August 28th, the original date for the MLK Monument dedication. Because of the hurricane, it has been
rescheduled on Oct. 14, 8:00 p.m., at The Music Center at
Strathmore in Bethesda. Tickets are $100 and will benefit
student scholarships at Morehouse. For ticket information
or to purchase tickets, visit the events page at strathmore.
org. Reach the box office at 301-581-5100.
Courtesy of The Music Center at Strathmore
West Virginia Apple Picking.
Select firm, bruise-free apples. Depending on the variety,
the color can be anything from dark green, to yellow, pink,
orange, bright red, dark red or even a combination. Ask the
farmer. Ripe apples are calculated from the number of days
since the trees flowered. The farmer will also know what
characteristics to look for in the particular varieties that he
is growing. Don’t throw your apples into the baskets, place
them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
Don’t wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
Remember to keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf
life. There are Virginia and Maryland possibilities but this is
a West Virginia specialty. The best way to find a farm, hours
and directions is by going to pickyourown.org. The Mountain
State Apple Harvest Festival is October 13-16 in Martinsburg,
WV, about 90 miles from DC. 304-263-2500. msahf.com.
Apple picking in Falling Waters, West Virginia. Photo: Edward Wilson
Ford’s Theatre’s Lincoln Legacy Project.
As part of its’ Lincoln Legacy Project, this month Ford’s Theatre presents free Monday 7:00 PM discussions featuring historians, journalists and congressional leaders. On Oct. 3, lively pundit Chris Matthews moderates a discussion about diversity and leadership titled “E Pluribus Unum: Seeking Unity,
Respecting Diversity” featuring a panel of Congressional leaders. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist
Cynthia Tucker moderates the Oct. 10 program “Jews and Race Relations in the South,” featuring
playwright Alfred Uhry and historian Eli Evans. On Oct. 17, Washington Post columnist Gene Robinson and members of the press explore the media’s influence on the public’s discourse on diversity.
On Oct. 24, Legacy Project Partner Operation Understanding DC, a youth organization that brings
together Jewish and African-American high school students, hosts an open discussion for their peers.
Tickets may be reserved at the Ford’s Theatre Box Office, through Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or
at fords.org. Tickets must be picked up by 6:45 PM to guarantee admittance.
Panel discussion moderator Chris Matthews
Feet in the Street.
On Saturday, October 15, 9:00AM.-3:00 PM., all roads in the
376-acre Fort Dupont Park will be closed to motor traffic
in order to promote physical activity, green transportation
choices and community spirit. Some of the day’s activities
are a rock climbing wall, a 5K fun run, a boxing demonstration, nature hikes, face painting, free bike rentals, a soccer
clinic, a Capital Bikeshare booth, gardening and cooking
classes, a yoga clinic and a farmers’ market. The Hung Tao
Choy Mei Leadership Institute performs traditional Chinese
lion and dragon dances and synchronized drumming. Participants are encouraged to cycle, walk or take public transit to the event, but a limited amount of parking will be
available near the Fort Dupont Activity Center. 202-4267723. nps.gov/fodu
Little boy on the climbing wall. Photo: Courtesy of
National Park Service
Washington International Horse Show and
the American Indian Museum Celebrate Horses.
The Washington International Horse Show and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian announce a new partnership to celebrate horses
in Native American culture and equestrian sport throughout history. The horse
show runs October 25-30 at the Verizon Center and it’s the place to be for horse
lovers. wihs.org A Song for the Horse Nation, an exhibition at the American
Indian Museum, presents the epic story of the horse’s influence on American
Indian tribes from the time of the return of horses to the Western Hemisphere
by Christopher Columbus to the present day. The exhibition traces how horses
changed the lives of Native people from the way they traveled, hunted and
defended themselves to how horse trade among tribes was the conduit for the
magnificent spread of horses in the Plains and Plateau regions of the United
States. It shows beautifully how horses became the inspiration for new artworks
and how horse traditions continue today in Indian Country at fairs, rodeos and
annual youth rides. Oct. 29, 2011–Jan. 7, 2013. nmai.si.edu
Hunters. Photo: Courtesy of Washington International Horse Show
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