Thursday, January 24, 2013
Blanco will return to Bethesda to read his work May 18.
Richard Blanco, the poet who read his work “One Today” at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, has ties to the writing community in Bethesda. Blanco is a former workshop leader at The Writer’s Center, according to Mia Cortez, a spokeswoman for the center. Blanco is the first openly gay person and first Hispanic person to serve as inaugural poet, The Huffington post reported. Blanco, 44, is also the youngest poet to read his work at an inauguration, ABC News reported. Blanco, who is of Cuban descent and was raised in Miami, has taught at American University and Georgetown University. “Poetry helps tell the truth of our country’s story, in all its complexity and mess and striking beauty. For too long, there has only been one public …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Los Angeles-based pastor was arrested during the Obama inauguration Monday.
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Tuesday, January 22
By Anamika Roy, Capital News Service A vocal anti-abortion protester who climbed a tree at the Presidential Inaugural on Monday was arrested by Capitol Police after his screaming disturbed ticketholders. A man identified by Capitol Police as Rives Grogan was a ticketed guest, who was detained after causing the disturbance, said Capitol Police spokesman Shennell S. Antrobus. He has been a pastor at New Beginnings Christian Church in Los Angeles, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has twice disrupted Supreme Court proceedings, according to an NBC Washington story. The protester accused President Obama, whom he called "the anti-Christ," of killing babies and causing bloodshed. He asked attendees to "Stop Obama." The protester held a …
Maryland's ruling class turned out in their finest Sunday evening for the state Democratic Party's Inaugural Ball at the Gaylord Hotel.
By Nicole Macon, CNS Maryland's ruling class turned out in their finest Sunday evening for the state Democratic Party's Inaugural Ball at the Gaylord Hotel.
Monday, January 21, 2013
How to get there, what to bring, and where to celebrate.
Here is your visual guide to District disruptions on Inauguration Day: blocked streets, including the parade route, and closed metro stations, plus live traffic incidents as they happen.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
What does this holiday mean to you and how will you celebrate?
Monday, Jan. 21, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti or picking up litter in a local park. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the prolonged weekend. Manna Food Drive in Martin's Additions The Village of Martin's Additions will be collecting shelf-stable food for Montgomery County's Manna Food Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A donation table will be staffed by volunteers in front of the Brookville Supermarket (7027 Brookville Rd., Chevy Chase). Cash donations also will be accepted …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where to party and what to drink during the 2013 inauguration celebration.
America’s 57th presidential inauguration is just around the corner, and for Washington-area residents, that means a party to rival all parties. Next week in DC may look like New Year’s Eve-Meets-Mardi Gras, with the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration permitting of some businesses to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. all week. Washingtonian magazine has a list of DC bars staying open late for inauguration festivities. In Montgomery County, the inaugural weekend is a little more low key. Fewer bars and restaurants are advertising inauguration specials, though for Mussel Bar in Bethesda, inauguration begins with an Obama-tini cocktail. From Jan. 18 through 21, customers can sample the drink—“Ketel One vodka, Hypnotiq liqueur and a float of …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Post a patriotic photo from your Patch using the hashtag #PatchInauguration on Instagram.
We're starting something new here at Patch, borrowing an idea from social media networks. We're calling it the Weekend PatchTag Project. It's simple. Using your Instagram account, post a photo of patriotism in your community—you know, getting into the spirit of a presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tag it with #PatchInauguration and it'll appear in our grid of images on every Patch site in Maryland. It's your chance to show off how patriotic your community is to the rest of the state. Now get to it! Oh, and while you're at it, what's your Instagram handle? Post it in a comment below, and let us know what Patch you live in, and we'll follow you!
Tuesday morning's service will include participants from several Christian denominations, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism, according to a cathedral statement.
Tuesday's Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral will include participants from several Christian denominations, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism, according to a cathedral statement. The prayer service will start at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, and will be webcast live at www.nationalcathedral.org. Only invited guests will be attending the service. "We are so blessed to be joined by leaders of many faiths for this prayer service to lift up our nation and our president," the Very Rev. Gary Hall, dean of the Washington National Cathedral, said in a statement. "To have represented the diverse faith perspectives of America within the [Washington National] Cathedral’s nave is a sign of the distinct role that people of …
Your guide to how two major events will affect the local area.
For only the second time in history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the public ceremony for the presidential inauguration will occur on the same day: Jan. 21, 2013. Ronald Reagan's second inauguration also coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Jan. 21, 1985. The 20th Amendment (ratified in 1933) to the U.S. Constitution changed the beginning of the presidential term from March 4 to Jan. 20, so the president will be sworn in privately on Sunday, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies reported on its website. While traveling into the district this Monday will be more complicated than usual due to road closures, Metro station closures and a number of no-parking zones, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a federal…
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10:41 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
My husband and I had tickets in the red section and the man was pretty far away from us but insanely disruptive. People could not simply move away from him because there was no place else to move out of his earshot. I wish the police would have acted sooner. He was a nuisance, plain and simple. While I have mixed feelings about abortion considering the circumstances, I believe it's a private … more ›