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Event organizer Glenn Beck also held an event at the Kennedy Center called "Divine Destiny" focused more on faith and religion on 8/27. September 27 – Appalachia Rising , a march of 4,000 residents from across Appalachia, to the EPA and the White House, demanding an end to destructive mountaintop removal mining practices.
415 M Street, NW, the original home of the YMHA (1913–1914), precursor to the DCJCC. From 1914 to 1923, the building would house the Hebrew Home for the Aged. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge delivers a speech during the DCJCC cornerstone ceremony, May 3, 1925.
Including attendees, exhibitors, volunteers and staff over 200,000 people actively participating in this momentous Festival celebration over the three-day period. The DC Convention Center has reported that the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival is the second most attended event in the history of the Center! Sneak Peek Friday more than ...
The stadium had hosted a rugby union friendly the day before and was preparing for a busy fall schedule for three teams—D.C. United, the Washington Spirit, and DC Power FC. [53] The Broccoli City Festival, a two-day music festival, was also scheduled to begin on July 27 ahead of a 2024 Leagues Cup home match for D.C. United. [54]
The center is noted for its extensive permanent collection of contemporary art, the largest of any convention center in the United States and one of the largest public art collections in Washington, D.C., outside of a museum, including works by Sam Gilliam, Sol LeWitt, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Sarah Sze, and Carrie Mae Weems. [1] [2]
In 1966, the hospital was founded as a community institution under the name Cafritz Memorial Hospital but after eight years became Greater Southeast. [3] After two bankruptcies, the hospital was acquired by for-profit operator Specialty Hospitals of America in 2008 and renamed United Medical Center. [3]
National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, D.C., is home to a number of museums, including the Smithsonian Institution, whose museums include the Anacostia Museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Hirshhorn Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of the ...
The 4,200-seat arena is mainly used for basketball; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts, community events and other sporting events.The location of the arena was selected due to its proximity to St. Elizabeths Hospital, distance to the greater Washington, D.C. area, location to the Congress Heights station of the Washington Metro, the confluence of the Potomac and ...