November 19, 2023 · 10:16 am

Photos – Tree Lighting at Eastern Market Metro Saturday Night

by Larry Janezich

Posted November 19, 2023

Saturday night, the Capitol Hill community came together to celebrate the annual lighting of the Capitol Hill Holiday Tree on Eastern Market Metro Plaza.  Kathy Didden and her granddaughters, representing the family of George Didden, III – the community benefactor and founding president of the Capitol Hill BID in whose honor the tree was planted in 2007 – threw the switch which lit the tree at 6:00pm. 

A moment before the tree was lit. Kathy Didden and the Capitol Hill BID Men and Women in Blue.

CM Charles Allen and media celebrities Tom Sherwood and Kojo Nnamdi, Masters of Ceremony. 

Noting the size and enthusiasm of the crowd which numbered in the hundreds, CM Allen said the gathering represented the “beating heart of the community.”

MPD 1st District Commander Hall was on hand, keeping an eye on things.

The holiday tree in the aftermath of the ceremony which also included performances by Joyous Voices, The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop’s Suzuki Strings, and the Washington Youth Choir.

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