Category Archives: Events

Events or happenings I’ve attended or observed.

Cyrano

Posted on May 26, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I attended my last play at the Folger Theatre, Cyrano. This was sort of the first of a bunch of lasts as my time in DC is quickly drawing to a close. The play was well acted with a … Continue reading →

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More unexpected fun

Posted on May 22, 2011 by djnpub

Saturday turned out to be filled with unexpected fun. After spending the morning doing some chores, I noticed some interesting clouds forming out east that looked like a good photographic opportunity. By the time I finished my laundry and got … Continue reading →

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Embassy Row and the National Cathedral

Posted on April 30, 2011 by djnpub

Seeing the Washington National Cathedral has been on my list for a long time, and as time is getting short I decided to make the trek up there. Since the last time I’d been on embassy row, to an event … Continue reading →

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Servathon 2011

Posted on April 16, 2011 by djnpub

Saturday morning I participated in Servathon 2011, a volunteer day in DC staged three times a year by Greater DC Cares. This is a major event throughout the city. Kathy had coordinated this and I was on her “team” which … Continue reading →

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Posted on April 6, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another one-man play at Woolly Mammoth. WOW! Mike Daisey performed his play The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. For just under two hours he sat at a silver desk on a black stage with a … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Husband

Posted on March 31, 2011 by djnpub

As the days in DC are too quickly rushing to an end, I attended another of my STC plays, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. The set design was beautiful, and the acting was as always superb. The main setting was … Continue reading →

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Caps Game

Posted on March 13, 2011 by djnpub

During a slow starting morning the day of the daylight savings switch-over, I got a call from my friend Kathy. She and her friend Donna were going to a Washington Capitals hockey game. The third member of their group had … Continue reading →

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Greek Tragedy LA Style

Posted on March 2, 2011 by djnpub

Wow. Another great night of theater at the Woolly Mammoth where I sawOedipus el Rey. This was a new version of Oedipus Rex, set amidst a Chicano community, in the barrio and prison, that was powerfully affecting. The theater was … Continue reading →

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~AC/DC in DC

Posted on February 26, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I had a lot of fun. Kathy and I joined up with Dan and Patty J, Katherine H, and Rick M to go to Falls Church and see an AC/DC cover band. We joined up in an Irish pub … Continue reading →

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The Comedy of Errors

Posted on February 24, 2011 by djnpub

I had another enjoyable evening of Shakespeare at the Folger Theatre with The Comedy of Errors. It was fun and fast and it started with an unusual device of the purported director of the Worcestershire Mask and Wig Society showing … Continue reading →

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