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May 29, 2009 -
(May 29 & 30) PIRATES IN THE PARK The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players perform The Pirates of Penzance in the park at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, tonight and tomorrow at 8pm. This tongue-twisting operetta includes romance, trickery and good-hearted pirates.
(May 30 & 31) WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL The 29th Annual Washington Folk Festival kicks of at historic Glen Echo Park, Maryland, tomorrow at noon and runs through Sunday night. Come rain or shine, several hundred Washington-area artists will be reveling in the music and dance of the summer. To avoid summer parking-lot headaches, a shuttle will run from the parking lot of GEICO near the Friendship Heights metro station.
(May 30) SAVOR The craft brewers of America come together at SAVOR, a beer tasting event at the National Building Museum tomorrow night from 7:30 to 11. The event features small breweries and a reception-style tasting, with savory and sweet appetizers made to complement the suds.
(May 31) MARINE JAZZ ORCHESTRA The President's Own Marine Jazz Orchestra performs at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia Sunday afternoon at 2. Founded more than 200 years ago, the orchestra's tight rhythm and upbeat tempo bring jazz classics to life.
The pirates make an appearance May 29th and 30th in Vienna, Virginia.
Courtesy of: Wolf Trap
May 29, 2009 - Experts worry that little kids aren't playing enough. A new report says pre-school is too much like school The Alliance for Childhood says playtime is disappearing from pre-K classrooms. According to the group's report, delivered on Capitol Hill Thursday, even the littlest kids are getting scripted lectures and standardized tests. Founder Joan Almon says young children are geniuses at play.
Tanya Snyder reports....
May 29, 2009 - The acquisition of a new, priceless letter written by President Abraham Lincoln begins a series of events re-dedicating the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday.
The letter, written by the word-smithing president, was donated to the National Archives. The hand-off of the letter to the Archives begins a weekend of celebration. The memorial will be re-dedicated "four score and seven years" after it was first dedicated in 1922. The re-dedication of the memorial begins at 2:25 Saturday afternoon, and features special guest speakers, performances by the United States Marine Band, and a poetry reading.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
May 29, 2009 - The area between Nationals Park and the Navy Yard will be getting a radical face lift over the next several years.
David Schultz reports on new developments on the Anacostia...
May 29, 2009 - The second annual Congressional Bank Baseball Classic takes place on Saturday, May 30th at Nationals Park, where the city's top high school players will be gathering for a series of games. David Furst speaks with a spokesperson for the event, John McCarthy, Director of the Home Run Baseball Camp.
May 29, 2009 - Education Secretary Arne Duncan puts forth a challenge to states, though critics say the $5 billion plan won't be effective. And Virginia Congressman Rick Boucher is warming up for more debate on climate change. Environmentalists will argue he is in the pocket of coal lobbyists.
Sara Sciammacco reports...
May 29, 2009 - Nearly 11,000 Virginia Republicans are expected to converge in Richmond for their state party convention this weekend. After a fund-raising gala tonight, they'll get down to the business of nominating the Republican slate of candidates for the upcoming statewide election.
Former Attorney General Bob McDonnell is unopposed for the nomination for governor. But the nominations for attorney general and lieutenant governor are contested. Current Lt. Governor Bill Bolling is expected to win the nomination for lieutanant governor over attorney Patrick Muldoon.
Meanwhile two Republicans from Northern Virginia are competing for the party's attorney general nomination: State Senator Ken Cuccinelli of Fairfax and David Foster, a former chairman of the Arlington County School Board. John Brownlee, a former U.S. Attorney from Roanoke, is in the running as well.
Also up for grabs is the post of state GOP chairman. Pat Mullins, the interim chairman, faces a challenge from Bill Stanley, a lawyer from Franklin County. Both want to serve the three years left in the term of Jeff Frederick, who was ousted from the party's central committee in April.
Rebecca Blatt reports...
May 29, 2009 - The D.C. Council is considering Mayor Adrian Fenty's nominee for State Superintendent of Education, Kerri Briggs. But before they confirm her, council members want more details.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
May 29, 2009 - Ralph Nader makes a surprise appearance in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Virginia. Meanwhile, opponents of gay marriage in the District try to put the issue on the ballot.
The Washington Posts' Robert McCartney talks with WAMU host Matt McCleskey about the latest.
May 29, 2009 - State officials in Maryland are seeking concessions from Constellation Energy Group, including ratepayer relief for BGE customers, as part of ongoing negotiations. Internal correspondence obtained by the Baltimore Sun shows that Governor Martin O'Malley's administration may be close to a settlement with Constellation that could include rate cuts for consumers who are struggling amid the economic downturn, as well as longer-term discounts and commitments to invest in environmentally friendly energy projects. The proposals come from behind the scenes talks over Constellation's deal to sell half its nuclear power business to a French utility. But the Sun reports those talks have hit a snag, with the governor's office balking at a potential $87 million payout to Constellation's Chief Executive Officer while consumers pay higher rates during the recession.
Matt McCleskey has more...
May 29, 2009 - A group of 21 students and three teachers from a Silver Spring private school has been released from quarantine after being held by the Chinese government over fears about swine flu. The students from the Barrie School have just one day left to wrap up their tour of Guizhou province before they return home Sunday. They arrived a week ago and were quarantined in their hotel immediately upon landing.
Stephanie Kaye has more...
May 29, 2009 - Although running a museum is no picnic, the Smithsonian Institution is attracting ants anyway. A new show opens Saturday and will be on display through October 10th.
Stephanie Kaye has more...
May 29, 2009 - A grass roots effort in Maryland to stop a new speed camera law has turned into a passionate fight against the perceived intrusions of Big Brother.The just-passed law would authorize speed cameras near work zones and schools across the state. But Montogmery County activists are collecting signatures to call a public referendum on the isue before the law goes into effect this fall.
Mana Rabiee reports...
May 29, 2009 - D.C. has moved the last of it juvenile inmates out of the aging Oak Hill Youth Detention facility, and into a new complex appropriately named "New Beginnings". Usually goodbyes are at least a little bittersweet. But as mayor Adrian Fenty and Youth Rehabilitation Services Director Vincent Schiraldi said their official farewell to housing juvenile inmates at Oak Hill -- there was little sign of anything but relief at leaving the old facility and its history behind. Jonathan Wilson reports...
May 29, 2009 - The scrutiny over President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee took center stage. Judge Sonia Sotomayor, if confirmed, would be the first Hispanic to serve on the highest court. It wasn’t long after the announcement Republicans quickly moved to criticize Obama's choice, including Texas Senator John Cornyn. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he’ll get to ask questions during confirmation hearings.
Sara Sciammacco of Capitol News Connection reports...
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