Bike DC, a 20 mile bike ride through Washington and Arlington on car-free streets, highways and parkways will be held Sunday, May 22nd 2011. The ride begins on the National Mall in front of the U. S. Capitol and continues up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House and across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge/I-66 into Virginia. The route then goes along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and past the Marine Corps Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the Pentagon and the Air Force Memorial before heading back into DC. The entire ride is on streets closed to motorized traffic.
Archives for May 2011
Neighborhood Day 2011 is May 21st
Saturday, May 21st will mark the 11th annual Neighborhood Day designed to help make Arlingtonians connect with their neighbors. Among the many events scheduled (some of which I mentioned in earlier posts) are the HB Woodlawn 5K at Potomac Overlook Park to benefit H20 for Life, a Walkabout beginning at the Westover Library at 10 and going through the Highland Park/Overlee Knolls neighborhood, Lyon Park’s Spring Fair. the dedication of the new park and playground at Dominion Hills, yard sales in Ashton Heights and the Old Dominion neighborhood, invasive plant pulls in Fairlington and Barcroft, a Turtle Trot 5K to benefit injured turtles and other wildlife at Bluemont, a BBQ for the Bluemont Civic neighborhood from 11:30-1 at Firehouse #2 on Wilson Blvd., a “family affair” themed picnicat the Drew Elementary School field for the Nauck neighborhood, and a ribbon cutting of the new truck themed playground at Bluemont Park.
Lyon Park will hold its Spring Fair and Big Wheel Derby on 5/21/11
Lyon Park is having a Spring Fair 5/21/11 from 11-3 to help raise funds for a new community center. The Fair will include a plant sale, bake sale, moon bounce, pony rides, games, food and drinks and will be followed by a Big Wheels Derby.
Tuckahoe’s 11th Annual House & Garden Tour will be held 5/21
Every May the Tuckahoe Elementary School PTA will hosts its Annual Home & Garden Tour. This annual event supports Tuckahoe’s award-winning Discovery Schoolyard.
Tours may feature newly built homes, renovated homes and beautifully landscaped gardens. For more information, visit the website here.
The Children’s School’s Annual Spring Fling is 5/14
The Children’s School at Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Road, across the street from the Westover Shopping Center is holding its Annual Spring Fling this Saturday, May 14th, 2011 from 9am-1pm. Come for food and fun, Moon-bounce, carnival games, Silent auction. Rain or Shine. This is a great event for children of all ages.