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April 19, 2018

Adams Morgan Movie Nights returns May 15 for our 5th season!

We'll be returning to the soccer field at Marie Reed School this year with a great lineup of films and some other fun stuff you won't want to miss.

We'll once again be partnering with the Marie Reed PTA to sell snacks and will also be working with Adams Morgan businesses to offer "Movie Meals" packaged to take with you to the show. In addition, we're working on a Doggy Valet program with Life of Riley to allow your pooch a night out with some of his/her friends while you're enjoying the movie. Watch our Facebook page for more details on all of the above, and of course rainout information just in case.

So without further ado, this year's schedule:

  • May 15: Pixar Shorts collection (Featuring a selection of Pixar’s short films ranging from some of their earliest, groundbreaking work to more contemporary shorts)
  • May 22: The Big Lebowski (1998)
  • May 29: Hairspray (2007)
  • June 5: Jackie (2016)
  • June 12: Hidden Figures (2016)

Adams Morgan Movie Nights are sponsored by the A dams Morgan Partnership BID, WETA and Mill Creek , and supported by Life of Riley , the Marie Reed Elementary School PTA , and neighborhood volunteers.

If your Adams Morgan restaurant wants to participate in the Movie Meals program, please contact Brian Barrie

Tonight: Coffee with a Cop at The LINE Hotel

From Captain David Augustine, Third District, Metropolitan Police Department:

We will be having a “Coffee with a Cop” event on April 19, 2018. The event will be at The Line Hotel within the reception area. MPD will be providing coffee and our Nightlife team will be in attendance. It is our hope that the local business leaders and employees can stop by and meet the great men and women (some of which are new to the unit) that work to keep the area safe during the overnight.

Coffee with a Cop

April 19, 2018, 7-8pm

The LINE Hotel

1770 Euclid Street, NW

Reception Area

Exhibition at Morton Fine Art

Friday, April 27th - May 15th, 2018

Rebirth/Rebound:
Tissue ink monoprints by MAYA FREELON

Third Eye Open:
Mixed media artworks by AMBER ROBLES-GORDON

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 27th, 6pm-8pm
Both artists will be in attendance.


EXHIBITION LOCATION

Morton Fine Art (MFA)
1781 Florida Ave NW (at 18th & U Sts)
Washington, DC 20009

HOURS

Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm

(pictured) MAYA FREELON, Compression, 2017, 44"x70", tissue ink monoprint

Ward 1 City Council Candidates Forum

Think Local First DC, District Bridges, the Adams Morgan Partnership BID invite you to participate in a Ward 1 City Council Candidate Forum focused on DC local policies that affecdt small businesses.

Come network with local business owners and bring your policy priorities to ask the candidates questions about issues important to you.

DATE AND TIME
Tue, May 1, 2018

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

LOCATION
The Midlands Beer Garden

3333 Georgia Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20010

RSVP by April 25th!

6th Annual Taste of Adams Morgan: June 5, 2018

Stroll, sip, and sample your way through one of DC’s most vibrant neighborhoods on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 5-9pm at the 6th Annual Taste of Adams Morgan benefitting Mary’s Center . Taste of Adams Morgan is an annual culinary stroll during which local restaurants open their doors to provide tastings to 600+ attendees. All proceeds benefit Mary’s Center and the 50,000 individuals and families who will be served this year.

Purchase tasting tickets online at www.tasteofadamsmorgan.com or on the day of the event at the following location: A Little Shop of Flowers (2421 18th Street, NW).

Click here for more information and to buy tickets!

Restaurants wanting to participate should contact Antonio Caro at Mary's Center at (202) 420-7049 or acaro@maryscenter.org

Registration is open for Bike To Work Day 2018

Click Here to go to the Bike To Work Day DC website to register for the Adams Morgan Pit Stop -- we'll be out there (back in Unity Park this year) all morning along with BicycleSPACE and City Bikes helping with your bicycle issues and free coffee and other snacks provided by our pit stop sponsors including Tryst and The LINE Hotel DC .
Last year the Adams Morgan Pit Stop was one of the biggest in the city, and this year we plan to be even bigger with plenty of great raffle giveaways and lots to eat, drink, and do on your stopover on the way to work. Join us! We'll be there from 7:30 am to 9:30 am., but be sure to register to attend the Adams Morgan Pit Stop so you can get your free T-shirt.
If any other Adams Morgan businesses are interested in participating in/sponsoring our pit stop, please contact Brian Barrie for more information.

The 2018 CSA season is rapidly approaching!

From our friends at Licking Creek Bend Farm (from the Adams Morgan Farmers Market):

As we are about to enter the 2018 farm season, we hope you will want to be a part of our CSA, visit our farm to see where your food is grown, and be a part of the voices speaking out to preserve healthily grown local food and cherish access to the wonders our earth produces.

WHY A CSA

The intent of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is to partner with the farmer by providing a cash flow to enable the farmer to purchase seeds, hire staff, prepare equipment, plant, nurture and harvest. All of this happens months before the farmer can begin to get income from the sale of produce. The pre-purchase of membership gives the farmer a good sense of how much of our yield is needed for the CSA, which is critical to a smooth operation.

The CSA will start the first week in June.

  • We'll have 4 sessions - June-July; August-September; October; and November.
  • You can sign up for the entire season or by session. Either way, you need to pay before the session begins. So we encourage you to plan accordingly. Early bird prices apply for the whole season.
  • You will get a reminder about two weeks before the beginning of each session, so you should have plenty of time to get your payment to us.

Membership Fee
We are not changing the prices from the last three years even though our costs have risen across the board on seeds, equipment, salaries, etc.! Please check the Membership Form for the prices.

Pro-rating

If you know before you pay that you won't be picking up on particular dates, pro-rate your amount and make sure you write on your form the dates you will not pick up. That is essential for our weekly counts. The Membership Form lists the fees.

Credit

We do not give cash refunds. As is our practice, if you let us know in enough time you will not be picking up that week, we will give you credit towards the next session. Enough time means, before Monday for the Tuesday pickups and before Friday for Saturday pickups. If you just forget to pick one week, we donate your share to a good cause. Obviously, emergency situations are different so please let us know and we will make adjustments. The best reason we've had for not picking up was, "I'm so sorry, I went into labor Saturday morning."

How we operate weekly

To understand why we need to know the numbers each week, here is how we operate:

  • We call the farm the day before each pick up. So we call in early (before 8am) Monday mornings for our Tuesday CSA and early Friday morning for our Saturday CSAs. The staff first pick for the CSA. Then the staff picks for our markets and wholesale. So, if we don't have the correct number, we either don't have enough for the CSA, or we have extra that could have been used at our markets for sale. That is why it is so important we have the correct number.

Pick up hours

  • We encourage you to try to pick up as soon as possible especially when it is really hot. We keep what we can in water or on ice, and we mist, but the heat can be brutal, as you know, so the sooner you can get your produce in the refrig or inside, the better it will keep for the week.
  • If you need to be late, please let us know (for market pickups, we can't stay longer than it takes up to pack up).
  • The best way to contact us on pick up days is by phone. 301 587-1739 (home) or 240 505-6281 or 6282 (cells). On market days, we rarely have time to check email so phone calls are best.
  • If someone else will be picking up, even with their good intentions, they often forget, so please give us their contact information.

SATURDAY PICK UP: Adams Morgan market CSA pickups start around 9:00am until about 1:00pm.

Don't hesitate to ask us questions. Check out our web site ( www.lickingcreekbendfarm.com ), which we are in the process of updating with wonderful new pictures and information.

We are excited about the new season. Thanks for your support.

Michael, Esther, Charmaine, Justin, Lauren, Hudson and Stephanie
Licking Creek Bend Farm

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RAMW marketing workshop

Discover how to best present your restaurant's strengths online and use your online presence as a promotional tool that attracts press attention while getting all the likes!

This course will dive into the tips and tricks of marketing strategy vs. "in the moment" social media posting - understanding the difference between posting pretty pictures on the fly and the strategic approach of content marketing that focuses on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content that will help you retain a clearly defined audience. And we'll explore event-specific marketing to fill seats for your next winemaker dinner or ticketed event, get media attention, and how to engage guests before, during, and after the event.

A panel of professional speakers will be announced shortly, but we will again welcome media maven, Nevin Martell as our moderator to host the class. The panel will share some basics of restaurant marketing from our previous courses in addition to the new content.

This class is open to all restaurant, hospitality, and food service industry professionals in the Washington DC area.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Join the “Small Business: The Heart of DC” Rewards Program


DC Small Business Week, April 30 – May 4, 2018, is a time for us to recognize, celebrate and support local small business because they are the heart of the District.

This year CNHED and the planning committee are marking the occasion with the launch of the “ Small Business: The Heart of DC ” Rewards Program as a way to show our appreciation. We want to demonstrate how much we value and treasure our local small businesses by incentivizing Washingtonians and visitors of the District to patronize small businesses throughout the DC Small Business Week.

Tell small businesses about the rewards program

  • As part of the program, interested local small businesses will offer a 10% discount to customers who present the “ Small Business: The Heart of DC ” rewards card or a digital-version of the card as they are making their purchase throughout the week.
  • Participating is a great way for businesses to connect with consumers shopping this week who value and want to support local small businesses like yours!
  • Enrolling and participating in the rewards program is easy and it only takes a few minutes. Small business can register online and we’ll follow up to make arrangements to drop off rewards poster and cards.

The deadline to sign up is Monday, April 25.

Please visit www.cnhed.org/dcsbw-rewards-program to enroll.


For more information, please contact me, Evette Banfield, ebanfield@cnhed.org or call 202-745-0902, x203.

goDCgo Spring Pedal Push

goDCgo is proud to announce our first Spring Pedal Push! We've teamed up with Capital Bikeshare, the region’s go-to bikeshare option, to offer all DC employers a special promotion to join Capital Bikeshare’s Corporate Membership program. With over 4,300 bikes and 499 stations throughout the region, Capital Bikeshare provides a convenient, affordable, and healthy travel option for employees to get to work.

Starting April 16, sign your organization up for a Corporate Membership and receive a special incentive package that includes:

  • 5 FREE memberships to kick off your new bike program
  • Official goDCgo swag bag with a bike seat cover, bike light, reflector bands, water bottle, and more
  • $50.00 Visa gift card for the Employee Transportation Coordinator or the individual who initiates enrollment
  • WABA Everyday Biking Seminar to teach employees the basics of how to safely ride and fit biking into daily life

Enrolling is easy, JOIN today and goDCgo will have your organization pedaling into spring in no time!

Click here for more information and to join.

Upcoming events from the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC)

Women's Group
April 23, 2018 | 9:30am - 11:30am
PNC Place | 800 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Join GWHCC and guest speaker Jan Molino, President and CEO of Aspire Ascend. Don't miss this recurring gathering that provides tools, resources and networking opportunities to support the business growth and development of current and prospective women entrepreneurs.

Click here to register.

GWHCC B2B Connections: Networking Mixer
April 25, 2018 | 8:30am - 12:00pm
Pepco Edison Place Gallery | 702 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20068

Join us for the opportunity to network with over 100 local small businesses and foster business partnerships with local and federal government agencies, prime contractors, entrepreneurs, HUB Zone business and women-owned businesses.

Click here to register.

Advocacy Day: Monday, April 23, 2018

Join with CNHED members and District residents to advocate for your budget priorities

Dig out your yellow t-shirt (or get a new one) and tell the DC Council it’s time to fund key programs that help moderate to low-income residents and neighborhood/commercial corridors and small businesses!

When is it?

  • Monday, April 23 from 10 AM to Noon

Why attend?

  • Join with CNHED members and District residents to advocate for your budget priorities.
  • You’ll get to meet your councilmembers and their staff to discuss your priorities as they relate to the FY19 budget.
  • Show your support of key programs that assist low to moderate-income residents like the Housing Production Trust Fund, Local Rent Supplement Program, Small Business Technical Assistance, and more!
  • SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE HAD MAJOR CUTS OR ZERO FUNDING ALLOCATION IN THE MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET. Sharing your voice with the Council CAN ensure they will fund these programs!
  • Want to learn more about key programs and why they are key to the livelihood of so many residents? Check out our budget recommendations to read about each!

Where is it?

  • John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
  • *Refreshments provided for those who RSVP!

Click here for more information and to RSVP

Sponsorship Opportunities

Jump on board with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID and sponsor one of our community events. Sponsorship will not only allow you to partner with our community, but also to reach some of the most desirable demographics in the city. Upcoming Spring events include our Adams Morgan M ovie Nights starting in May.

For more information about sponsorships,

contact Kristen Barden via email or at 202-997-0783

Help Us Help You With Social Media

Being successful on social media is all about getting your message in front of as many eyeballs as possible, and the best way to do that is to have your posts shared by others to reach people who have yet to find you on their own. Please follow our AMPBID social media accounts (below) and if you tag us in your Adams Morgan specific posts, we'll do our best to like and retweet them to our followers. Contact Brian (bbarrie@adamsmorganonline.org) for more info.

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