2008
Summer Database of FUN
Think Databases have to be boring? Well, boy are you wrong! Summer
is here, and that means it is time for the database of fun: the summer's
most comprehensive guide to outdoor events in Washington, DC. Inside,
you'll find concerts, films, theater, fireworks, and almost all of it
FREE.
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Highlights
of this year's spreadsheet:
Shakespeare al
Fresco - This year's performance is Hamlet. (May
24 through June 1).
Jazz and Sangria by the Fountain - Summer doesn't get any more perfect:
Fridays after work at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden.
Screen on the Green - Outdoor films on the Mall. Dates to be announced.
NSO on the Capitol Lawn - Hear the world-class National Symphony
Orchestra play in front of the world-class view of the Capitol Dome. Sunday before Memorial Day, Labor Day, and on July 4.
Zoo Concerts - Picnic on the hill by the lions and the bat cave
while enjoying live music. Thursdays after work.
Fireworks - Celebrate Fairfax, Alexandria Waterfront Festival,
and Independence Day on the Mall.
1812 Overture - Real Cannons fire to Tchaikovsky's masterpiece
while surrounded by the national monuments near the Sylvan Theater.
Fort Reno - Hear up-and-coming local rock bands play before a field
of young adults. (If they can get that arsenic cleaned up and the park reopened)
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National
Symphony Orchestra Memorial Day Concert
U.S. Capitol Lawn, May 29, 2005
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the Database
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Updates will be added as new
events are announced.
Last updated: May 26, 2008
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