On Tap Magazine in partnership with The Modern at Art Place present the Fridays at Fort Totten Summer Concert Series kickoff on Friday, June 1.
Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Location: Plaza at South Dakota Avenue & Galloway Street NE
Music by JWX: The Jarreau William Xperience and eats by Carnivore BBQ food truck. Come on out and enjoy live music, chat with neighbors, and have a good time.
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association
Public Meeting
June 4, 2018
7:00 pm
Location: LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Road NE, enter on Madison Street)
Agenda:
This is the last meeting of the program year. Enjoy the summer break.
Guest post by David Kosub
Fort Drum Circle
Imagine it for just a minute or two. It’s a warm spring evening. You coax your family for a casual walk around the neighborhood. The air is crisp. The smells of blooming flowers are entrancing. You see friendly neighborhood faces and give a casual wave. Happy puppy tails are wagging wildly. …. But wait, what’s that methodic rumble in the distance?
No, it’s not another construction crane, or a large truck transporting goods, or even those bombs bursting in air…. It’s the Fort Drum Circle!
Through this blog, I’d like to gauge feelings from the community if folks would enjoy participating in such an activity. No experience required. No expensive drum kit needed. Just you, and something to thump thump thump away. We could even play some acoustic guitars, tambourines, harmonicas, or the beautiful singing voices we all have cloistered away in the shower. Hand clapping and foot stomping are highly encouraged.
This would be a great opportunity to just have fun in the park and reconnect with folks. Drum circles are such lively and creative times for all to enjoy. And, if it goes well, then we can organize another for later in the summer.
So, please share your thoughts in the comments section below and we’ll go from there. Tell your neighbors across Lamond-Riggs, North Michigan Park, Brookland, Takoma, Fort Totten, and all other places too-we’re all a musical community together!
Please remember to sign up for retail & public space programming focus groups being conducted for Art Place at Fort Totten on May 29 & 30 at 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm on both days. Each session will be identical so you only need to sign up for one session. Several 5:00 pm seats are open on both days, so if you can attend the earlier time that would be great. If you can only attend the 7:00 pm session, go ahead and sign up for that time slot. Each session will last approximately 90 minutes.
TO SIGN UP: Send email to artplaceprogramming@gmail.com with one preferred day & time to attend. Focus groups will take place at The Modern at Art Place, 400 Galloway Street NE. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
This is your chance to have a say in what goes into the development so please participate! See the Art Place team message below.
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Dear Neighbor,
You are cordially invited to participate in a focus group to help us program future retail, activities, and amenities at Art Place at Fort Totten. Four focus groups will be held at The Modern at Art Place (400 Galloway St NE, Washington DC 20011). Each session is limited to 20 people. Please respond to this email indicating the ONE time slot that you would like to attend. Sessions will be held the evenings of May 29th and May 30th.
Each night we will hold a session at 5:00 PM and again at 7:00 PM. The four sessions are identical and will each last 90 minutes. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
Parking can be found either on the street or in the retail garage (entrance on South Dakota Avenue).
Your participation will help make Art Place at Fort Totten a lively and active destination filled with things to do at all times of day and for all ages. We look forward to seeing you there!
–The Art Place Team
From UDC:
The University Of the District Of Columbia is pleased to announce the opening of a farm stand at our Bertie Backus Campus. All our or produce is sustainably produced, local, organic and will be sourced from our Firebird farm in Beltsville, MD and our Urban Food Hubs in Washington DC. Our produce offerings will vary as the farm season progresses so look out for a list of what we will have to offer each month. If you are interested in helping make opening day June 9, 2018 a community event please contact Maryam Sabur at bertiebackus.farmstand@gmail.com. We are looking for volunteer musicians, help with children’s crafts and games and any suggestions that will enhance our farm stand.
Location
Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub
5171 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017
Time
9:00am-12:00pm
Dates
June 9, 2018
July 7, 2018
August 11, 2018
September 15, 2018
October 6, 2018
November 10, 2018
Learn about composting with free class series offered by UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, & Environmental Sciences. Classes every Thursday June 7 to July 12, 2018 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at UDC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. Click the link to register.
The Art Place at Fort Totten team is conducting retail and public space programming focus groups on May 29 & May 30, at 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm both days at The Modern at Art Place, located at 400 Galloway Street NE. Each session is 90 minutes. Pizza and refreshments will be served. If interested, send an email with the one day and time you would like to participate to artplaceprogramming@gmail.com.
Also, if you have not filled out the Art Place survey, you can do so until May 28 here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9M26PYZ.
These are opportunities for you to directly let the Art Place team know how you think the development can become a lively retail and programming destination.
DDOT has a dedicated website for the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) extension from Brookland (John McCormack Drive NE) to Fort Totten metro station. DDOT presented preliminary information at the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association meeting on May 7. Work will begin in June 2018 (weather permitting) and is scheduled for completion in December 2019. DDOT expects to begin work on the southern portion first, then will begin work on the northern portion (as early as June or July), and expects to complete the middle portion last. Construction trucks will mainly be using John McCormack Drive and Fort Totten Drive NE. There may be some impact to pedestrian walkways on Gallatin Street NE and on 1st Place NE once work begins closer to the metro station. The dedicated website has links for construction updates, a two-week look ahead schedule, and progress reports, so be sure to check the site come June for upcoming work.
Picture of DDOT MBT Fort Totten Extension Website
Riggs Park Day on May 19, 2018 was a big hit! We had face painting, capoeira, children’s music, live music from the Crossfire Band, coloring, pizza, sandwiches, giveaways, and more. The event was hosted by the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, ANC Commissioners Barbara Rogers (4B08) & Tischa Cockrell (4B09), and the District’s Department of Parks & Recreation. View the gallery here.
Riggs Park Day
May 19, 2018
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Road NE
12:00 pm – Free food (1st come, 1st served)
Nationals Tickets Raffle & Hat Giveaway
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Capoeira Foundation Class & Demo by Capoeira Malês DC
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Uncle Devin Show Children’s Music & Percussion Petting Zoo
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Adventures with Luna & Friends Storytelling & Coloring Book Giveaway
Explore! Children’s Museum Games
Lamond-Riggs Library Storytelling
Face Painting
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Live Music: Crossfire
Riggs Park Day is still on tomorrow! Come on out to the Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center, located at 501 Riggs Road NE, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Free food and beverages will be served starting at 12 :00 pm. Come early and get it while it lasts. Snacks will be available throughout the day.
National tickets will be raffled off throughout the day. Pick up a free hat as well.
Take a foundation capoeira class with Capoeira Males DC at 1:00 pm. Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines martial art, dance, and music. This class is suitable for any level, and is specifically designed for beginners completely new to the art form.
The Uncle Devin Show will be providing live music for children from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
Coloring, storytelling, and children’s games will be available courtesy of Adventures with Luna & Friends, the Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, DC, and the Lamond-Riggs Library children’s librarian from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Information tables will be set up to provide information from several District government agencies, Job Corps, and the Anacostia Watershed Society. Sign up for a tour of the Anacostia River and provide suggestions for environmental projects in the neighborhood. The DOES mobile van will be on hand to assist youth and other residents with employment opportunities.
The day will conclude with live music from DC band Crossfire at 2:30 pm.
Hosted by ANC Commissioners Barbara Rogers (4B08) & Tischa Cockrell (4B09), Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, and DC Department of Parks & Recreation
ANC 5A Special Meeting
May 18, 2018
6:45 pm
Location: UDC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE
Agenda: 4 Seasons Convenience Store ABRA License
4 Seasons is located at 4975 South Dakota Avenue NE in North Michigan Park
As promised, you can now take a survey regarding retail and public space programming at Art Place at Fort Totten, the development on Galloway Street and South Dakota Avenue NE. Please be as specific as possible where you are able to enter in your ideas and thoughts about retail and programming. The survey will close on May 28. Please let your neighbors know.
The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association is working on a community benefits agreement related to the Fort Totten South mixed-use townhome project that will be located at South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE.
Please complete this community benefits agreement survey to provide input on beneficiaries to provide workforce development, small business development, and community development, and to share your thoughts on public space improvements in the Lamond-Riggs community. The survey closes May 23, so don’t delay! Please let your neighbors know.
Riggs Park Day
May 19, 2018
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Road NE
Join your neighbors for a fun-filled community day with activities for all ages!
*Face Painting
*Games
*Nationals Tickets Raffle & Hat Giveaway
12:00 pm – Free food (1st come, 1st served)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Capoeira Demo by Capoeira Malês DC
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Uncle Devin Show
Children’s Music Show & Percussion Petting Zoo
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Storytelling: Adventures with Luna
Coloring Book Giveaway
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Live Music
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Hosted by ANC 4B08 & 4B09; Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association; and DC Department of Parks & Recreation
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Sponsors/Contributors: Blue Skye Construction; Ledo Pizza; The Nationals; Takoma Park Liquors; Wal-Mart; Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, DC; Capoeira Malês DC; DC Department of Employment Services (DOES); Job Corps; Wards 3 & 4 DC Prevention Center; DC Fire and EMS; Air National Guard; Metropolitan Police Department (MPD); DC Department of Public Works (DPW); DC Department of Transportation (DDOT)
LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Road NE) will hold its second annual Career Day on June 1, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The school is seeking volunteers to attend to discuss their careers with students. All careers are welcome. If interested in volunteering, contact Ms. Hurtado at senovia.hurtado@dc.gov or call the school at (202) 671-6340 and leave a message for Ms. Hurtado.
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association
Public Meeting
May 7, 2018
7:00 pm
Location: LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Road NE, enter on Madison Street)
Guests:
Beginning May 10, the Lamond-Riggs Library will offer chess instruction to youth ages 9-12 on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Maximum number of participants is 15. The library is located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE. Programming made possible by the Lamond-Riggs Library Friends.
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