Four Reminders for the Weekend

Four Reminders for the Weekend

By Larry Janezich

Posted Friday, June 19

Saturday, June 20 – Peter Bug’s Day

This year Peter Bug and the Peter Bug Shoe Academy cerebrates its 50^th anniversary and 50,000 pairs of shoes repaired.  The community institutions – both Peter Bug Matthews and the Shoe Repair Academy – host a day-long celebration of music and food at 13rh and E Street, SE. 

Friday, June 19 – Friday Night Live on Eastern Market Metro Plaza

5:00pm – 6:30pm.

African American Music Appreciation Month – Performances.

The “Original” Moonlighters – Motown and Variety Dance Band – https://bit.ly/4gla4Bm

The concert series comes to Eastern Market Metro Plaza through the efforts of Barracks Row Main Street and the Department of Parks and Recreation.  CM Charles Allen secured funding in the current FY DC Budget to program the performance space at the Plaza.

Saturday, June 20th Congressional Cemetery African Americans History Tour

11:00am – 12:30pm Historic Congressional Cemetery

African Americans buried at Congressional Cemetery represent many facets of the American experience through history. Among them are a woman born into slavery whose family fought for their freedom and the freedom of others; an author and Rhodes scholar integral to the Harlem Renaissance; and a Civil Rights Movement activist who became DC’s “Mayor For Life.” We invite you to take a guided tour that will illuminate their stories and those of other African Americans interred at Congressional.

Tickets are only $10 and all proceeds go to benefitting our non-profit mission of historical preservation and education. This is a non-refundable donation.

Come prepared with comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing and shoes, as the tours often stray from the main paths. Tours are rain or shine. Visitors may meet docents at the front gate of the cemetery located at the corner of E St. and Potomac Ave.

More info and tickets:  https://bit.ly/4uyVee4

Saturday, June 20 – Stanton Park Celebrates America 250

10am- 2:00pm

Schedule

10:00 AM–2:00 PM: Community picnic, living history, historic games, Junior Ranger activities

11:15 AM–11:30 PM: US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps parade through the park

11:30 AM–12:30 PM: Unveiling ceremony of the restored Nathanael Greene statue

12:30-2:00: Historic walking tours with the Capitol Hill Restoration Society starting every half hour

For more, go here:  https://bit.ly/44i3swr