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Barracks Row - Ready for
WinterCity Weekend
Looking for a place to shake off cabin fever this
weekend? Walk over to 8th
Street! Along Barracks Row, a three day WinterCity Weekend - Winter of Love Valentines
celebration is ON! Lead by New York Trapeze School's Saturday and Sunday
demonstrations at The Shakespeare Theatre Rehearsal Hall, the Row will be
jumping with activities!
Hard to believe, right? Neighborhood shopping throughout the region
has been dramatically slowed by 50+ inches of snow. But all neighborhoods are
not alike! Anyone who has seen Bethesda or Connecticut Ave on TV during the storms
will be in for a major surprise when they visit Eighth Street. On Barracks
Row we made the decision to claim our street back and keep our businesses open!
By 2 pm Thursday 8th
Street was free and clear - an easy walk from the Metro Plaza all the way to I
St.
The Capitol Hill BID worked aggressively Thursday morning
opening wide portions of 8th St sidewalks and today our blocks are snow free, dry
and open. Just one day after the storm shoppers on 8th Street could walk
side by side - not single file. Yesterday afternoon we watched families with
strollers and dogs easily walking from shop to shop in warm afternoon sunshine
seeking relief for multi-generational cabin fever.
This afternoon- Friday, February 12 - the first activities
of WinterCity Weekend begin at 12 noon as The Fridge (new gallery in the alley
behind Belga Cafe) launches art show "Empty Time"; across the street at Fusion
Grill Giovanni Art Group of Capitol Hill debuts their show at 3 pm and between
6 and 8 pm Long and Foster opens with Happy Hour Celebration and a show of
Nestor Hernandez photos. Stop in at Capitol Hill Bikes and wish them well at
their grand re-opening weekend beginning Friday on your way to La Rinascita
Theater's "The Fugitives" at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Of course, between art
and theater, our retailers and restaurants will be open and in fine form for a weekend
of celebrating.
Saturday, along with the Trapeze School demonstrations there
are twenty one different events and Sunday, another eight! The Events Schedule
is below and can also be viewed on our Website. Even Curbside Cupcakes is expected to make it to 8th
Street this weekend.
We all know and honor the Shop Local motto - but this
weekend, remember, party local, too! The Row is ready for you! - name of the product or service, price, terms of payment, time limit, any incentives or guarantees and of course, how to get it.
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Eighth Street SE
Washington, DC
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WinterCity Weekend on Barracks Row / 8th Street SE
"Winter of Love" Chart of Events (all events free unless indicated)
Maps & Tours at Eastern Market Metro
Homebody · Winter Clearance Sale; Items up to 50% off to make way for 2010 arrivals
Chateau Animaux · Aquarium Sale; 30% off on all larger Aquariums
Capitol Hill Bikes · Grand Re- Opening February 12-14
Backstage Costumes · 10% off all play scripts
Capitol Hill Sporting Goods · 30% off
Hills Kitchen · check our website for classes www.hillskitchen.com
February 12 - 14, 2010 Barracks Row, 8th St. SE, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Friday, February 12
10am to 11 am Tales for Twos and Threes (ages 2-3), SE Public Library, 403 7th St.
SE
12 noon to 8pm Art
Show: Empty Time, The Fridge (516 8th St. SE, rear alley, behind
Belga)
1 pm to 2 pm Picturing America:
Freedom and Equality (ages 5-14), SE Public Library, 403
7th St
SE
3 pm to 5 pm Art
Show: Giovanni Art Group of Capitol Hill, Fusion Grill, 515 8th St. SE
6 pm to 8 pm Happy Hour + Photos by Nestor
Hernandez, Long & Foster Real Estate,
8th & D Sts. SE
6 pm to 9 pm Capitol Hill Bikes Grand
Re-Opening Open House, 719 8th St. SE
8 pm La
Rinascita Theatre : The Fugitives, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop,
545
7th St. SE
Saturday, February 13
10 am to 6 pm Capitol Hill Bikes, Grand Re-Opening Open House, 719 8th St. SE
11 am to 3 pm Friends
of the Library Book Sale, SE Public Library, 403 7th St.
SE
12 noon to 6 pm Art
Show: Photos by Nestor Hernandez, Long & Foster Real Estate, 8th & D Sts
12 noon to 5 pm Art
Reception: 12 Artists for Black Hist. Month (mixed media),
The
Corner Store, 901
S. Carolina Ave
12 noon to 8 pm Art
Show: Empty Time, The Fridge (516 8th St. SE, Rear Alley, behind Belga
Cafe)
12 pm to 5 pm Curbside Cupcakes, Groovy
DC, 425 8th St. SE
1 pm to 2 pm Streamers
the Clown - balloon animals, Groovy
DC, 425 8th St. SE
1 pm to 5 pm Trapeze School of NY Demo, Shakespeare Theatre
Comp. Rehearsal Hall,
507 8th St SE
1 pm to 5 pm Art
Reception: Paintings by Shaunte Gates, Attitude
Exact Gallery, 739 8th St.
1 pm to 3 pm Short
Docent Talks about the SE Library, SE
Public Library, 403 7th St.
SE
2 pm to 3 pm History Tour of Barracks Row, Begins
at Eastern Market Metro
2 pm to 4 pm Cutting
mats in novel shapes, Frame of Mine, 522 8th St. SE
3 pm to 5 pm Wine
Tasting with a Specialist, Zest
Bistro, 735
8th St. SE
3 pm to 5 pm Art
Show: Giovanni Art Group of Capitol Hill, Fusion Grill, 515 8th St. SE
3 pm to 5 pm Craft
Along (free with purchase of materials), Stitch DC, 731 8th St. SE
3 pm to 6 pm Bacchus
Importers Wine Tasting, Chat's
Liquors, 503
8th St. SE
4 pm to 6 pm Doggy Lama Seminar, Chateau
Animaux, 524 8th St. SE
5 pm to 7 pm Valentine's Eve Double-Dipper-Treats and Bling, local jeweler Nan Lopata
& Hot Toddies, Homebody, 715 8th St. SE
6 pm to 9 pm Valentine Desserts, Sweet
Magnolia, 703
8th St. SE
7 pm to 9 pm Tarot readings for Lovers (fee), Groovy DC, 425
8th St. SE
8 pm La
Rinascita Theatre : The Fugitives (fee), Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545
7th
St. SE
8:30 pm 4th Annual Dance w/ Fabulettes (fee/RSVP @ 202-544-3807), The
Corner
Store, 901 S. Carolina Ave SE
Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14
11 am to 2 pm Jazz
Combo with Brunch and Lunch, Matchbox, 521
8th St. SE
11 am to 3 pm Paw Prints, (fee with 10% to charity), Chateau
Animaux, 524 8th St. SE
12 noon to 3 pm Trapeze School of NY Demo, Shakespeare Theatre Company Rehearsal Hall,
507 8th
St. SE
12 noon to 3 pm Cat Adoptions, Chateau
Animaux, 524 8th St. SE
1 pm to 5 pm Art Show: Empty Time, The Fridge (516 8th St.
SE, Rear Alley behind
Belga Cafe)
2 pm to 4 pm Concepts
of Stenciling Class (fee), The
Fridge (516 8th St, Rear Alley behind
Belga)
2 pm to 3 pm History Tour
of Barracks Row, Begins
at Eastern Market Metro
3:30 to 4:30 pm Magician for Kids, Capitol Hill
Bikes, 719 8th St. SE
8pm Valentine Concert (fee): Sweater Set, The
Fridge (516
8th St, Rear Alley
behind Belga)
Free Parking Under the 295
Freeway at 8th and I Sts, SE |
Barracks Row Main Street
8th Street SE, Washington, DC
Ph: 202-544-3188
www.barracksrow.org
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