Washington, DC

Wrap Up of results from August 18 - August 24

D.C. United (MLS)

8/20 @ New England Revolution Lost 2-1
8/23 vs. Colorado Rapids Won 3-0

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/22 - 8/24 Championships in Wisconsin
8/22 @ Philadelphia Lost 4-7
8/23 vs. New England Won 11-2
8/24 @ Chicago Bandits for the Championship Lost 4-6

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/19 @ Philadelphia Phillies Lost 4-5
8/20 @ Philadelphia Phillies Lost 0-4
8/21 @ Philadelphia Phillies Won 4-3
8/22 @ Chicago Cubs Won 13-5
8/23 @ Chicago Cubs Lost 2-9
8/24 @ Chicago Cubs Lost 1-6

Washington Redskins

8/23 @ Panthers Lost 3-47

Upcoming

D.C. United (MLS)

8/30 vs. New York Red Bulls

Washington Mystics
*In case you are wondering why they have not been in the posts the past few weeks it is because the WNBA took a mid-season break to allow players to play in the Olympics without missing games. By the way the USA did win Gold at the Olympics.

8/29 vs. Chicago
8/30 @ Minnesota

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/26 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
8/27 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
8/28 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
8/29 vs. Atlanta Braves
8/30 vs. Atlanta Braves
8/31 vs. Atlanta Braves

Washington Redskins

8/28 vs. Jaguars

Tomorrow, August 25, 2008, a new exhibit opens at the Hirshhorn. This new exhibit is called Black Box: Semiconductor. This is a film exhibit in the Black Box Theater. The exhibit shows films made by Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt. These UK artists are nicknamed Semiconductor. There works shown include Magnetic Movie, which they created in residency at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratories at UC Berkeley.

The new exhibit called Guests of the Hills: Travelers and Recluses in Chinese Landscape Painting opens at the Freer Gallery of Art tomorrow, August 23, 2008. This exhibit contains paintings that represent recluses and travelers. These paintings span across a seven century time period between the 11th and 18th centuries. This new exhibit is expected to remain on display until February 22, 2009.

The new exhibit called Circle of Empowerment: Education, Language, Culture, Tradition opens at the National Museum of the American Indian tomorrow, August 22, 2008. This exhibit displays the 21 winning artworks and 9 winning writing pieces from the 4th Native American Student Competition. This competition asks students to explore the connection between education and Native American culture. The theme for this years is meant to celebrate education accomplishments in Native American communities. This exhibit will only remain on display until September 22, 2008.

Wrap Up of results from August 11 - August 17

D.C. United (MLS)

8/12 vs. New England Revolution Won 3-1
8/16 @ Chicago Fire Won 1-0

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/11 vs. Akron Racers Won 4-1
8/14 @ New England Riptide Lost 0-4
8/15 @ New England Riptide
8/16 @ New England Riptide
8/17 @ New England Riptide

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/11 @ Milwaukee Brewers Lost 1-7
8/12 vs. New York Mets Lost 3-4
8/13 vs. New York Mets Lost 0-12
8/14 vs. New York Mets Lost 3-9
8/15 vs. Colorado Rockies Lost 3-4
8/16 vs. Colorado Rockies Lost 6-13
8/17 vs. Colorado Rockies Lost 2-7

Washington Redskins

8/16 @ New York Jets (Preseason) Won 13-10

Upcoming

D.C. United (MLS)

8/20 @ New England Revolution
8/23 vs. Colorado Rapids

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/22 - 8/24 Championships in Wisconsin

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/19 @ Philadelphia Phillies
8/20 @ Philadelphia Phillies
8/21 @ Philadelphia Phillies
8/22 @ Chicago Cubs
8/23 @ Chicago Cubs
8/24 @ Chicago Cubs

Washington Redskins

8/23 @ Panthers

Lincoln’s Inaugural Ball - This event is a reenactment of one of the most historic events that took place in the building that now houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. It takes place at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm on Saturday, August 16, 2008. The reenactment includes dancers demonstrating period dance and even a chance to learn the dances for yourself.

Treasures 2008 Tour of National Museum of African Art - This event is on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at 2pm at the National Museum of African Art. This is a special tour of the museum that is free on a first come basis. It will give a final look at the 15th to 20th century ivories the museum has in its collection.

Check out weekend sports playing in D.C. on the Sports Events Coming Up This Week post.

These are just few events this weekend. If you have any that you know about in the D.C. area this weekend that you would like to share, then please let us know in a comment to this post.

Wrap Up of results from August 4 - August 10

D.C. United (MLS)

8/10 @ New York Red Bulls

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/8 vs. Akron Racers Won 2-0
8/9 vs. Akron Racers Won 3-0
8/10 vs. Akron Racers

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/4 @ Colorado Rockies Won 9-4
8/5 @ Colorado Rockies Lost 2-8
8/6 @ Colorado Rockies Postponed and Played 8/7, Won 6-3
8/7 @ Colorado Rockies Won 6-3
8/8 @ Milwaukee Brewers Lost 0-5
8/9 @ Milwaukee Brewers Lost 0-6
8/10 @ Milwaukee Brewers Lost 4-5

Washington Redskins

8/9 vs. Bills (Preseason) Won 17-14

Upcoming

D.C. United (MLS)

8/12 vs. New England Revolution
8/16 @ Chicago Fire

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/11 vs. Akron Racers
8/14 @ New England Riptide
8/15 @ New England Riptide
8/16 @ New England Riptide
8/17 @ New England Riptide

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/11 @ Milwaukee Brewers
8/12 vs. New York Mets
8/13 vs. New York Mets
8/14 vs. New York Mets
8/15 vs. Colorado Rockies
8/16 vs. Colorado Rockies
8/17 vs. Colorado Rockies

Washington Redskins

8/16 @ New York Jets (Preseason)

17th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Expo - This sounds like an interesting expo, especially since it is Around the World themed this year. This show is the largest showcase of dolls and teddy bears held in the United States. It is open to the public on Saturday, August 9 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, August 10 from 10am to 3pm. It costs $15 for adults and $5 for kids under 12 (they can get in free if they were a scout uniform or globally inspired costume). It is being held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. There is also a trade only preview on Friday from 3pm to 5pm. I assume that means those in the related business and/or media.

Ladybug Release - This event is at 10am on Friday, August 8, 2008. It is a release of ladybugs at the National Museum of the American Indian. They are released into the Native Croplands area on the outside the south side of the museum.

SAAM I Am Family Day - This month’s Family Day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is on Saturday, August 9, from 1pm to 4pm. The featured books are Market Day by Lois Ehlert and The Decoy by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer. There will be a craft activity as part of the program. Also, the usul scavenger hunt activity is available.

Check out weekend sports playing in D.C. on the Sports Events Coming Up This Week post.

These are just few events this weekend. If you have any that you know about in the D.C. area this weekend that you would like to share, then please let us know in a comment to this post.

Inside the CIA: Revealing the Secrets of the World’s Most Powerful Spy Agency by Ronald Kessler is a non-fiction book about the CIA. This is an interesting book to learn about the organization of the CIA and its history up to about 1990. The book is kind of out of date, though, having been published in 1992. The most obvious out of date aspect is its continuous referring to the Soviet Union as still existing, which in case you do not know it no longer exist.

The book is organized pretty much as a chronological history of the CIA and as it tells the history it reveals the way the CIA works. It does not really touch on the undercover stuff at all and rather focuses on what the CIA spends most of its time doing, such as the organizing of intelligence and reporting to the President the important stuff they have weeded out from the not so important.

Overall this book is hard to get into at first and I did not find the writing style all that appealing, but near the middle I did kind of get interested and the second half was faster reading. The main reasons I found it kind of hard to read are that it is so out of date in its tone and the chronological sequence gets confusing at times.

Basic Information About this Book:

ISBN #: 0-671-73458-X
Publisher: Pocket Books
Year of Publication: 1992
Number of Pages: 335

If you have a suggestion of a D.C. related book that you would like to see featured in a future Book of the Week post, then please either comment on this post or e-mail me at kjersti.wasiak@451press.net

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Wrap Up of results from July 28 - August 3

D.C. United (MLS)

8/2 vs. Kansas City Wizards Won 2-0

Washington Glory (NPF)

7/28 vs. Philadelphia Force Won 4-2
7/30 @ Philadelphia Force Won 4-2
7/31 @ Philadelphia Force Lost 2-3
8/1 @ Philadelphia Force Won 7-0
8/2 @ Philadelphia Force Lost 2-3

Washington Nationals (MLB)
7/29 vs. Philadelphia Phillies Lost 1-2
7/30 vs. Philadelphia Phillies Lost 5-8
7/31 vs. Philadelphia Phillies Lost 4-8
8/1 vs. Cincinnati Reds Won 5-2
8/2 vs. Cincinnati Reds Won 10-6
8/3 vs. Cincinnati Reds

Washington Redskins

8/3 vs. Colts (Preseason) Won 30-16

Upcoming

D.C. United (MLS)

8/10 @ New York Red Bulls

Washington Glory (NPF)

8/9 vs. Akron Racers
8/10 vs. Akron Racers
8/11 vs. Akron Racers

Washington Nationals (MLB)
8/4 @ Colorado Rockies
8/5 @ Colorado Rockies
8/6 @ Colorado Rockies
8/7 @ Colorado Rockies
8/8 @ Milwaukee Brewers
8/9 @ Milwaukee Brewers
8/10 @ Milwaukee Brewers

Washington Redskins

8/9 vs. Bills (Preseason)

The National Museum of American History will reopen on November 21, 2008, just in time for those visiting D.C. for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays. Part of the reopening includes a rare chance to see the White House copy of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on display. This is not a new permanent part of the museum, but it will stay on display until January 4, 2009.

The museum has been closed for 2 years for a $85 million renovation of the building. The main renovation was the redesign of the museum core making it into an atrium. The museum has also been reorganized to give it a fresh feel (I know history and fresh may sound contradictory to some, but that is how I thought it was best to describe it).

Part of the new exhibit space created is a new housing for the recently restored Star Spangled Banner. The entrance to the exhibit has a waving flag made out of polycarbonate reflective tiles. The room the historic flag is kept in is climate controlled and made to give the feel of it being dawn’s early light all the time in the exhibit. The exhibit will still have the extra object and history about the flag and the National Anthem, which I am sure has been improved and will have multimedia aspects.

A major aspect of the reorganization of the museum is related to the incorporation of landmark objects for the six wings of the museum. The six landmark objects are a Dumbo ride vehicle, the Greensboro lunch counter, Clara Barton’s Red Cross Ambulance, the John Bull locomotive, Horatio Greenough’s George Washington statue, and a telescope used by America’s first woman astronomer. Read more about the landmark objects in this blog post I posted in June.