Self-Guided Georgetown Kennedy Walking Tour Retrace the memories of one of America’s most iconic couples, John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, through their happiest and most tragic times. Individually and as a couple, John and Jacqueline chose Georgetown as their home time and again. JFK lived in Georgetown, at 3260 N St. NW, as the newly-elected Massachusetts Congressman, when he met, courted and married Jacqueline Bouvier, and during his presidential election. She lived in Georgetown as a new bride, and again after the death of her husband. All nine homes in which the Kennedys lived and the church where they worshiped are on the tour. Find the locations and a map at georgetowndc.com/self-guided-kennedy-walking-tour. The homes on this walking tour are private residences. Please enjoy the tour from the sidewalks and other rights-of-way. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier pose on the tennis court at the Joseph P. Kennedy residence during the “Engagement Weekend.” Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Photo: Photographer Unknown. Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
DC's Driving Ranges The East Potomac Driving Range features 50 covered and 50 uncovered stalls for year-round golf practice (hours vary by season). Individual stalls on the lower level give you privacy to improve your swing and protection from the elements. Twenty-six of the lower deck stalls are heated for yearround comfort. Upper deck stalls let you enjoy a day in the sun with views of the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial and Reagan National Airport. Lights allow practice until 10 p.m. during the summer months. Balls are $4 for 34; $7 for 68 and $13 for 136. Use of golf clubs is free. East Potomac Golf Course, 972 Ohio Dr. SW. 202-554-7660. You can see the Langston Driving Range when driving along Benning Road, NE. There are 30 hitting areas with synthetic mats and a grass area that can accomodate up to 6 players. The prices are the same as East Potomac but you have an area, not a stall. Langston Driving Range is open 365 days a year, sun up to sun down. Langston Golf Course, 26th St. and Benning Rd. NE. 202-397-8638. golfdc.com East Potomac Golf Course Driving Range
National Book Festival The 15th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (doors open at 9 a.m.). From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., approximately 150 authors, illustrators and poets will make presentations in pavilions dedicated to children; teens; picture books; biography & memoir; contemporary life; culinary arts; fiction; history; international programs; mysteries, thrillers & science fiction; poetry & prose; science; and special programs. Special evening activities begin at 6 p.m. with a poetry slam, a graphic novels super session, a great books to great movies panel and a first-timeever pavilion dedicated to Romance fiction. Read more at loc.gov/bookfest. Crowds fill the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the 2014 National Book Festival. Photo: Colena Turner
East of the River Magazine August 2015
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