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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Free jazz concert tonight at 7pm at Honfleur Gallery

Nasar Abadey Trio played opening night of Honfleur Gallery's current show (pictured)

The Bobby Muncy Trio is playing TONIGHT May 16th at Honfleur Gallery for FREE!
The show is 7-9pm & produced in partnership with Twins Jazz Club.

Honfleur Gallery is located in historic Anacostia at 1241 Good Hope Rd SE near the corner of Good Hope Rd and 13th Street SE. Free on street parking.

Spread the word and bring the family! This event is also on Facebook.

NBC4 comes to Anacostia

NBC 4's Danella Sealock paid a visit to Anacostia today to talk to business owners, residents, and supporters of our wonderful neighoborhood. Check out some of the pictures.

Art gallery & boutique space now available

1231 Good Hope Rd SE

arts@archdc.org

Update on the 11th St Bridge Park Project

Dear Friends of the 11th Street Bridge Park

I hope this e-mail finds you well. We continue to build champions for the 11th Street Bridge Park as the project gains momentum! Please see below for some programming updates. DATE CHANGE - The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has POSTPONED the planned Tuesday, May 14 panel discussion exploring Urban Waterfront Development. We'll be sure to let you know as a date gets rescheduled. Again, this program has been POSTPONED.

We have been invited to speak at the Anacostia Coordinating Council's Annual Meeting on the evening of Tuesday, May 28 from 6 - 8 pm. I will give an 11th Street Bridge Park overview and project update which will be held at the Academies at Anacostia located at 1601 16th St. SE (just upstream from the future 11th Street Bridge Park.) We have given several presentations to the ACC, but as this is their annual meeting, we anticipate a larger audience which is wonderful. This program is open to the public and the ACC board has encouraged attendance from residents on both sides of the river.

We hope to see you there! See attached for a flyer with more information. Help spread the word. Branding / logo development - a wonderful communications firm called PRR is working with us to develop a strategic branding platform for the Bridge Park. Last month we held a half-day retreat with local stakeholders which was an incredibly helpful first step to creating DRAFT tag lines and logos which we can share with you this summer.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts! We continue to meet and listen to nearby residents, business owners, potential project funders and partners as we create DC's first elevated park supporting the community's physical, environmental and economic health. In one of our upcoming e-mail updates we will share more information on our nation-wide design competition set to launch this year.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments or ideas!

All the best, Scott Kratz
11th Street Bridge Park
scottkratzindc@gmail.com
SKratz@thearcdc.org

ABOUT HISTORIC ANACOSTIA

Historic Anacostia is a neighborhood in Ward 8 located in Washington, D.C.

Incorporated in 1854 as "Uniontown" the neighborhood was one of the first suburbs in the District of Columbia. The name "Anacostia" comes from an early settlement of Necostan or Anacostan Indians who lived on the banks of the Anacostia River.

"The core of the Anacostia historic district was incorporated in 1854 and is approximately 20 squares. The Anacostia historic District is roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Avenue on the west, Good Hope Road on the north, Fendall Street and the rear of the Frederick Douglass home (Cedar Hill) on the east, and Bangor Street and Morris Road on the south." -- via Anacostia Historic District

Today, Anacostia is regarded as an up-and-coming neighborhood with an emerging arts district, small businesses, and historic homes. Anacostia has a rich history and an even brighter future. Take some time to visit the neighborhood's historic sites, art galleries, museums and green spaces.