kids&family N O T E B O O K by Kathleen Donner
Registration Now Open for National Capital Bank Capitol Hill Classic 10K
Fun Family Saturdays at DAR Museum: Family Tree
Join thousands of runners, kids, and their parents on Sunday, May 20 for the 33rd running of the race. The Classic consists of three races: a 10K, which begins at 8:30 a.m.; a 3K, which begins at 10:30 a.m.; and a kids’ fun run, which begins at 11:00 a.m. and Colella Photography goes around Stanton Park. All ling, exciting, educational and enterraces begin and end at the Peabody School, on Stanton Park at 5th taining science festival in the United and C sts. NE. All proceeds benefit the States. The 2nd USA Science & EngiCapitol Hill Cluster School, a neigh- neering Festival will feature over 3,000 borhood DC public school serving fun, interactive exhibits, more than 100 more than 1000 DC children ages 3-8 stage shows and 33 author presentaon three neighborhood campuses. For tions. New this year: the USA Science registration, sponsorship and volunteer & Engineering Festival Book Fair, and opportunities, and more information, a Career Pavilion for high-school students that includes a College Fair, a Job visit capitolhillclassic.com. The 10K Capitol Hill Classic is Fair and a Meet the Scientist/Engineer Washington’s longest-running 10K Networking area. Free admission. Apr and the only race run entirely through 28, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and Apr 29, historic Capitol Hill. This year, a new, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Walter E. Washmore level course takes runners from ington Convention Center. usasciencethe vibrant H St. corridor to the US festival.org Capitol and then to RFK Stadium. The 10K and 3K both are fast, USATF-certified courses with ChronoTrack timing, mile splits, and water stations.
USA Science & Engineering Festival
Their mission is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth in science, technology, engineering and math by producing and presenting the most compel-
Father and son enjoy crafts and candlemaking at the DAR Museum’s Fall Family Day. Photo: Raina J. Boyd
What’s in a name? Learn the meaning of your name and how to create a family tree based on your family history. Contact 202-8793240 or museum@dar.org. Supplies are limited. Advance registration requested; drop-ins welcomed. Free admission. For ages 7 and older. Saturday, Apr 21, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. DAR Museum, 1776 D St. NW. 202-879-3240. dar.org
Upscale Yard Sale
Friendship News Network, a program of Friendship Public Charter Schools, is hosting a sale and student crafts fair at Chamberlain School, Saturday, Apr 28, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., 1345 Potomac Ave SE. (between 12th and 13th across from Harris Teeter). The sale will offer designer clothes, shoes, purses, costume jewelry, small furniture and appliances. Featured prominently will be the handcrafted artwork of Friendship’s many student entrepreneurs. Proceeds will help raise funds for FNN’s June student trip to Costa Rica.
College Round-Up Day a Huge Success
On Mar 10, DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown hosted the 2012 Annual College RoundUp Day, in which he took 140 DC high school seniors to a college fair at Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro, North Carolina. Of those who attended this capitalcommunitynews.com H 125