October 23, 2015

Neighborhood News

Updates from the DC DMV

Halloween Sober Ride Materials - to be distributed next week

TEDxYouth event in Columbia Heights

Neighborhood News

1) Reminder: Please post events on the BID website

As you know we launched a new website a few months ago. It is really important that all Adams Morgan businesses post their events and special sales or other things happening on the website. The form is short and should take a couple of minutes to complete! The website will only be as useful as the information you post on there! THIS IS ONLY FOR ADAMS MORGAN businesses!  Thanks!

http://www.adamsmorganonline.org/whats-going-on/


2) Adams Morgan Porch Fest - October 24

We’re on our third year of Adams Morgan PorchFest — a celebration of the

deep musical talent that exists in the DC metro area. Last year 40+ musicians/

bands participated including members of the National Symphony Orchestra.

We transformed the front porches, patios and stoops of Adams Morgan

homes and businesses into “stages for a day” where local talent could be

heard by all for free.

It was a ton of fun, thanks to many of you, with dozens of local music acts

playing about at a dozen locations in Adams Morgan.  Neighbors gathered,

kids danced, and the streets came alive thanks to the generosity of musicians

sharing their art.

Adams Morgan PorchFest will TOMORROW Saturday October 24th from

2pm-6pm. This will follow the Adams Morgan Apple Festival and apple pie

contest at the Farmer's Market.

From famous jazz legends like Charlie Byrd and Keter Betts to homegrown

soul acts like Father’s Children, Adams Morgan has a rich music tradition that

PorchFest hopes to continue.

We do still need volunteers to staff each of the porches. Cultural Tourism DC

helps us recruit volunteers. Please visit them here to sign up to be a volunteer:

http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/volunteer-with-us

We'll have an after party that evening for porch hosts, musicians and

volunteers. Maps are available on the FB page:

www.facebook/adamsmorganporchfest

Thanks!

Nathan Ackerman and Kristen Barden

202 669 2323

nathan@18thstreetmedia.com

kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org

https://www.facebook.com/adamsmorganporchfest

3) Adams Morgan Apple Festival + First Annual Apple Pie

Contest - October 24th


The Adams Morgan Partnership BID is pleased to partner with

Licking Creek Bend Farm to host: the Adams Morgan Apple Festival!

Featuring:

The First Annual Apple Pie Contest

and

Licking Creek Bend Farm's Annual Heirloom Apple Tasting

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Festivities start at 10:00am

At the Adams Morgan Farmer's Market in the SunTrust Plaza at 18th and

Columbia Road, NW open 8:00am – 1:00pm

Festival Events:

10:00am – Pies delivered

10:00am – 11:30am – Sign up for People’s Choice Judges – This is first

come first serve.  The first 4 people to sign up will become the

People’s Choice Judges

10:30am – Heirloom Apple Tasting

11:45am  – Apple Pie Contest

12:45PM – Announcement of winners

Heirloom apple varieties will include:

Arkansas Black (1833) (aka Black Twig), York Imperial (1800), Paradise

(France, 1400), Rusty Coat (old!!), Golden Russett  (NY, 1845), Lady (France,

1600), Winter Banana (1876), VA Winesap (1866), Sweet Banana (1870's),

Grimes Gold (1832), Lady Katrina (200 years old on our farm), Northern Spy

(1800), Washington Strawberry (1791), and others!

The Apple Pie Contest Judges include:

Andy Shallal – Busboys and Poets, owner

Constantine Stavropoulos, owner of Tryst, The Diner and other businesses

Ted Guthrie – ANC1C Commissioner

Tim Carman – Washington Post Food Critic

Eun Yang - NBC4

Chris Giradot - Giradot's Crumbs Bakery

...and the first 4 residents to sign up that morning at 10 am!

After the contest, pies will be sold by the piece for $5.00, the proceeds will go

to Christ House, a local Adams Morgan non-profit. The pie winner will receive

a 2-week CSA membership from the Farmer's Market. The pie contest is now

closed. We are unable to accept further entries.

4) Save the Date: Small Business Saturday - November 28th

We have signed up to be a neighborhood champion for the annual Small Business Saturday on November 28th. See: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small

We will have lots of things to distribute to businesses but we also want to coordinate and promote whatever activities you have planned for the day - special discounts, freebies, live music, whatever you are doing. Please let us know so we can promote it.

More activities to be announced but we want you to get started thinking about what you will do.

Thanks!


5) Lights of Adams Morgan contest!

Boost Your Holiday Business through The Lights of Adams Morgan

Some of the volunteers, both business owners and residents, who helped organize Adams Morgan Day are starting a new project — The Lights of Adams Morgan — a month-long series of holiday decorations, lights and activities during the month of December.

We would love for your business to participate! An important element involves as many businesses as possible dressing their storefronts and display windows for the holidays, so that shoppers and diners notice a visible difference and are drawn to the businesses of Adams Morgan for their holiday shopping and cheer.  We recommend you do any of the following:

▪        Decorate your storefront and display windows for the holidays;

▪        Create a holiday menu items or offer holiday products;

▪        Donate prizes to go to the best decorated businesses;

▪        Organize your own holiday events or sales;

▪        Hold charity drives; or

▪        Host an event organized by The Lights of Adams Morgan volunteers.

The Lights of Adams Morgan volunteers will publicize holiday activities in Adams Morgan, through press, social media, list serves and word of mouth. Be sure to report your holiday plans by emailing john.zottoli@gmail.com or calling John at 202-506-5912.

P.S. If you are interested in helping plan this event, or would like to attend one of a few planning meetings between now and December 1st, please contact John. In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, may we suggest these LED solar power light options? http://amzn.to/1RjmXHU

Preliminary ideas include a specified evening to launch the month-long celebration of the season, requesting choral groups to walk our main corridors caroling, seeking sponsors, and incorporating existing or new philanthropic holiday projects. The main purpose is to show holiday spirit and to draw new holiday traffic to the businesses of Adams Morgan.

6) Toro Mata hosts all-day trunk show with Amalia Jimenez

on November 7th

All day trunk-show, meet the artist event from Noon to 8pm on Saturday November 7th at Toro Mata. Amalia Jimenez is coming from Ayacucho, Peru to demonstrate how to make the native retablos from the Andes of Ayacucho, Peru.

TORO MATA - The Art of Peru
"Voted CityPaper 2015 Best Commercial Art Gallery"
2410 18th Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
202-232-3890

Updates from the DC DMV

REMINDER: Parking Fines in the District of Columbia Have Increased

Parking Meters

Effective since October 1, 2015, several parking fines in the District of Columbia have increased. The parking meter fines for being illegally parked, failure to deposit, and overtime are now $30. Additionally, the fine for parking illegally in neighborhoods that require residential parking permits (RPP) is now $35.
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Halloween Sober Ride materials - to be distributed next week

Posters and business cards for WRAP’s 2015 Halloween SoberRide scheduled to run on Saturday, October 31st , 2015 (Halloween), from 10:00pm to 4:00am on Sunday, November 1st, 2015, will be distributed to Adams Morgan businesses next week.

WRAP’s SoberRide program is one of the nation’s most successful free cab rides programs for would-be impaired drivers. However, prevention is essential for keeping our highways safe during high-risk holidays. If your organization needs an alcohol awareness presentation, WRAP’s Safe And Vital Employees (SAVE) program is available free of cost to you. This 45-minute, customized presentation will inform employees and/or military personnel about the physical, economic and legal consequences of impaired driving.

An online version can be found at: http://wrap.org/soberride/2015HalloweenSoberRideFlyers.pdf .

Visit us at www.soberride.com . Please be safe during this holiday and thank you!

Regards,

Tammy Wan

Program Manager

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)

7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 249

Falls Church, VA 22043

tel           703.893.0461

fax          703.893.0465

email tammy@wrap.org

http www.wrap.org

TEDxYouth event in Columbia Heights

TEDxYouth@ColumbiaHeights , a local, independently organized TED -like event is coming to D.C. on Saturday, November 21st . This full day event targeting high school and college students from across the district will feature 12+ speakers f rom a wide variety of fields to spark new ideas, conversations, and action through a series of talks and interactive activities relating to this year’s theme of “independence.” This year's speakers include a NASA program manager, an international hip-hop artist, a professional road tripper and more. If you are interested in attending the event or sponsoring a student to attend check out our website or email us at outreach@tedxyouthcolumbiaheights.com .