It’s all about the neighborhood
The next bi-weekly newsletter for Celebrate Petworth came out, and it's chock full of information on the upcoming events in Petworth. And there's a ton going on.
Read it at your leisure (and be sure to subscribe if you don't already!).
This Saturday, May 30th is the kickoff of the 5th season of the Petworth Jazz Project at Petworth Park (8th & Taylor). There's always a kids' show first, followed by a very talented jazz musician or group.
As always Petworth Jazz Project brings the best in local jazz to the heart of Petworth, for free, outdoors, on the lawn. Is there any better way to spend your evening? Tell a neighbor and bring a friend!
Read more after the break:
Read MoreCome celebrate Petworth News reaching a milestone of 1,000 Facebook Likes, a new website (this one!), and neighbors connecting with neighbors.
If I've ever committed to buying you a beer for reading to the bottom of a long post, here's your chance to try to collect.
I look forward to meeting you at the event and putting faces to the names!
The 2nd Southwest Petworth Lemonade Social was this evening at the triangle park between Kansas and Quincy St NW. A really nice group of neighbors gathered together.
Read more and see pictures after the break:
Read MoreThank you 1,000 times over for supporting Petworth News! It's a nice birthday present to have the Facebook page hit 1,000 Likes.
I hope the blog here at PetworthNews.org and on Facebook continues to be useful to the community.
Be sure to come out to Petworth Citizen on Monday, June 29th at 6pm to celebrate!
Mildly interesting side note: the 1,000th Like was Katie Ashmore (thanks Katie!) then someone unliked the page, bringing it back to 999, then Dan Hausman brought it back to 1,000 (thanks Dan!) and Jeff Davis was 1,001 (thanks Jeff!).
Another tasty, busy day at the Petworth Community Market! Thanks to all the vendors and neighbors who humor me with posing for pictures!
A special shout out to Elsa from The Little Peeps Emporium! Elsa Speezio and I met randomly on the National Mall at the beginning of May during the Arsenal of Democracy WW2 plan flyover. And now I meet her selling handmade jewelry at our very own Market. Elsa has been selling at the Petworth Market for a few seasons now, having first... More after the break:
Read MoreThe Petworth Dance Project entertained neighbors at its first production at Petworth Park earlier this month, and they're gearing up to do more shows throughout the summer.
They could use our support (and you get a few cool perks)!
Check out their Indiegogo campaign and if able, throw them a little support. You can pick from Petworth Citizen, Lighthouse Yoga, or even a hearty Thank You from the organizers (you'll get that I'm sure no matter what you donate).
If you weren't sure about all the great things happening in Petworth this summer then A) you're not reading Petworth News enough, and
B) you're not subscribed to the "Celebrate Petworth Daily" bi-weekly newsletter. It's a great source of neighborhood activities.
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Petworth News is a news site about Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion.
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