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2011 Pet Photo Contest At Your Service/ by Heather Schoell The Cat’s Meow / by Jackie Cook City Sidewalks and Dog 101/ by Gary Weitzman, DVM
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Leyna & John. by Paul McGlyn
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Dining Review: Acqua Al 2/ by Celeste McCall Dining Notes / by Celeste McCall Wines for the Grill / by Josh Genderson Art and the City / by Jim Magner At the Movies / by Mike Canning The Pleasures of North Beach / by Peter Davis The Literary Hill / by Karen Lyon The Jazz Project / by Jean-Keith Fagon
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Summer + Fun = Sunscreen / by Dr. John Jones The Curse of the Skeeters / by Maggie Hall The Beauty of Idleness/ by Ronda Bresnick Hauss
kidsandfamily 115 118
Kids & Family Notebook / by Kathleen Donner School Notes / compiled by Susan Braun Johnson
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Summer’s Pinkish Blush/ by Rindy O’Brien Ask Judith: Exploding Toilets: Part II / by Judith Capen Garden Spot: 10 Plants to Beat the Heat/ by Derek Thomas Dear Garden Lady / by Anonymous
COVER: “Woman in Field”. Aster da Fonseca. acrylic on canvas. 20”x 20” At Gallery Plan b. 1530 Fourteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. 202.234.2711. www.galleryplanb.com. Email: info@galleryplanb.com. Upcoming Exhibits at Gallery Plan b: “PODS” – Drawings by Lauren Sleat June 22, 2011 - July 24, 2011 Opening Reception: Jume 23, 2011 from 6-8pm “LOCAL COLOR” – An exhibition of Washington, DC scenes by gallery artists July 27, 2011 - August 28, 2011 Opening Reception: July 28, 2011 from 6-8pm
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