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Cupid’s Undie Run Feb 11, noon-4:00 PM. Cupid’s Undie Run is a unique charitable event in Washington DC. Participants run a 1.75 mile lap around the US Capitol Building in their Valentine’s themed undies to raise money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Sold-out but you watch. cupidsundierun.com/dc 14 ★ HillRag | February 2012
PRESIDENT’S DAY (GEORGE AND ABRAHAM) Wreath Laying at Lincoln Memorial. Feb 12, noon. Honor Abraham Lincoln at a Presidential wreath laying ceremony and a dramatic reading
of the “Gettysburg Address.” 23rd and Constitution Ave. NW. 202-426-6841. nps.gov/linc Grand Opening Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership. Feb. 12 and Feb. 20, 9:00 AM-6:30 PM. These free full days of programming begin with wreath layings at 8:45 a.m. The days feature lectures, ranger
talks, storytelling and music. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833. fordstheatre.org Necessary Sacrifices at Ford’s. Through Feb 18. In his fourth commission for Ford’s Theatre, playwright Richard Hellesen explores the two documented encounters between Freder-