What is Zydeco, Anyhow?

Little Red and the Renegades will tell you about this crazy Louisiana polka called Zydeco at at the Anacostia Community Museum on Tuesday morning, March 17th.

Cooking Tips and Life's Wisdom Served Here

Brenda Rhodes Miller, author of The Church Ladies’ Divine Desserts: Heavenly Recipes and Sweet Recollections and The Church Ladies’ Celestial Suppers and Sensible Advice will be signing books at the Anacostia Community Museum from 11am to 1pm on Saturday.

You can go for some friendly advice on life and swap recipes for free, but you need to make a reservation! For reservations, call (202) 633-4875 or email jctolson@si.edu.

Environmental Film Festival Begins Tomorrow!!

They are all over town.
They are beautiful.
Some are free others are not.
They are about honey bees, evil corporations, and Bhutan.
<--- that one is about environmental pirates. no joke. The website sez it all. Just go get educated about the world around us.

National Museum of American History is Reopened!

I'm so glad this museum reopened. Those Smithsonian dudes totally know what's up.

There is something here for everyone:

• Cars trains and automobiles (exhibit sponsored by GM before the bailout, presumably.)
• First Ladies and their gowns (Michelle O is in there already!)
• Oscar the Grouch and Kermit the Frog (the real green guys!)
• An inventions exhibit where you can read about cool design (I know I know nerd alert)
• And for all you foodies: JULIA CHILD'S KITCHEN! For real.
  

Nowruz Madness! Persian New Year Celebration is Here Again

I know, it seems like we just had the New Year's Eve celebration. We did, then we had the lunar celebration with the Chinese, and now it's time for the Persian New Year: Nowruz.

The Freer and Sackler Galleries is hosting a full day of Persian New Year exhibits, music, storytelling, crafts, and food! My friend's aunt is cooking this Saturday and we get to jump over the fire (or at least some fire if we show up between 10am-12pm). You can go to my favorite DC garden after the festivities!

So get your flame-retardant shoes on and get ready to ring in the New Year...again...this Saturday from 10:30am-6pm.

Food and Friends: You Aren't the Only One Who's Hungry!

This Thursday, you can eat dinner out at one of 145 restaurants in DC, VA, and MD and they will donate 25%-100% of your tab to Food and Friends."Simply by dining out, you will ensure that thousands of individuals facing HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses, will receive the daily, nutritious meals so vital to their care." That's what the website says. Pretty cool. That's even better than drinking beer for a cause, because you get more vitamins! And you don't have to be over 21.

Art Explosion: Get Your Stimulus

Art and "live mix" party! Okay, I must be totally UN-hip, because I don't know what that means but it sounds fun. This Saturday in Northeast at 8pm.

Enjoy!