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Saturday, 30 November 2013

[dcab-l] Upcoming Bluegrass Jams, Festivals, and Special Events

Upcoming Bluegrass Jams, Festivals, and Special Events
(One-time events such as festivals are in red.)

Sunday December 1, 2013 11:00 AM-2:00 PM or later

Dupont Bluegrass Jam
The Mansion on O St
2020 O Street N.W., Washington DC
First Sunday of every month.
The Mansion has kindly offered 50% off breakfast, brunch or tea.
Free, but please consider making a donation.
Sponsored by the DC Bluegrass Union.
More info, and to sign up for the newsletter:
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=05a7b93e316e261744ff7d145&id=aed02bf2d7

Sunday
December 1, 2013 1:00-4:00 PM

Frying Pan Park Bluegrass Jam
Frying Pan Park
2709 W. Ox Road, Herndon, VA
First and third Sundays of every month.
Held Outdoors in Summer months, In the Country Store in Winter months
Information and Directions: 703-437-9101

Monday December 2, 2013 7:00-10:00 PM

DC Bluegrass Union VFW Bluegrass Jam

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD

First and third Monday of every month.

Free.

[dcab-l] DCBU/VFW Bluegrass Jam in Takoma Park

Everyone--

The next DC Bluegrass Union VFW Bluegrass Jam will be Monday, December 2, from 7:00-10:00 PM, at:

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 350

6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD

Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/VFWmap

Contact: VFW Post 350: 301-270-8008

or Barb Diederich <barb@barbdiederich.com>

The VFW Post is at the corner of Orchard Ave. and 4th Ave., just a few blocks from the intersection of New Hampshire Ave. and Eastern Ave.

The jams are on the first and third Monday of each month. As always, the jams are free. If you know anyone who might like to come, please pass this message along to them. Thanx!

For more information, see the FAQ at http://www.barbdiederich.com/vfwjam/ .

We do not endorse spam. To get off this mailing list, send an email to barb@barbdiederich.com .

--Barb || 301-633-2504

Check out the FAQ at http://www.barbdiederich.com/vfwjam/

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[dcab-l] Fwd: Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs to Perform and Speak at the National Press Club

FYI.

--Barb ~ 301-633-2504

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: erik@erikmeltzer.com
Date: November 30, 2013 at 9:06:49 AM EST
Subject: Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs to Perform and Speak at the National Press Club

Dear DC Bluegrass Union Board of Directors,

My name is Erik Meltzer and I'm a member of the National Press Club in DC. I'm organizing a luncheon and small performance of Ricky Skaggs on December 19th and I thought you and your members might be interested in attending. Ricky will be talking about his career and playing a few tunes. He's traveling to DC for a holiday gala to benefit wounded warriors in Bethesda. A link to the event is here: http://press.org/events/npc-luncheon-ricky-skaggs-grammy-winner-and-bluegrass-legend

Thanks so much for reading my email and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Erik Meltzer

Friday, 29 November 2013

[YEP-DC] WATCH: David Johns on Black Mens and Boys and the Culture of Education in America

WASHINGTON, DC - Last month, David J. Johns, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans discussed the need for meaningful and immediate action at Morehouse College. The Initiative supports African American educational excellence by identifying, developing, and supporting efforts designed to increase nationwide access to high-quality education and workforce development programs for African Americans. In his speech, Mr. Johns encourages young men of color to take on teaching and mentoring roles in their communities. Watch the video of his remarks below:

Don't Believe Me? Just Watch (click the Talk Title or post the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHtlWIY46Zc) (start at 8 minutes)

"Brothers: You are obligated, if you do nothing else in your lifetime, do that which makes you happy. Pursue your passion and walk by faith." - David Johns

The Initiative was established by President Obama to optimize investments made by the Administration and others to:

Raise awareness about education and employment challenges and opportunities to close the achievement gap facing African Americans including by changing national narratives about African American achievement;
Highlight policies, programs and practices that improve learning and development for African Americans; and
Support public-private partnerships that enhance African American educational excellence from birth through college completion and career entry.

Visit the Initiative on the web at www.ed.gov/AfAmEducation. Follow us on Twitter @AfAmEducation

#TeachTheBabies

-@MrDavidJohns

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Wednesday, 27 November 2013

[BloomingdaleActionList] Fwd: RE TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MCMILLAN CONSTRUCTION COMES TO FIRST STREET

fyi -

traffic plans for tunnel project

Betsy

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From: Emanuel D. Briggs <Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Subject: RE TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MCMILLAN CONSTRUCTION COMES TO FIRST STREET
To: "Emanuel D. Briggs" <Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com>
Cc: "Emanuel D. Briggs" <Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com>

DC Water Contact:

Emanuel D. Briggs

Manager, Community Outreach

(202) 787-2003

emanuel.briggs@dcwater.com

November 27, 2013

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

MCMILLAN CONSTRUCTION COMES TO FIRST STREET

(Washington, DC) – DC Water is set to begin construction on First Street, NW as part of the McMillan Stormwater Storage Project.

Beginning Monday, December 2, 2013 through mid January 2014, weather permitting, crews will begin preparations to construct a diversion chamber at the southwest corner of Channing Street, NW that will connect to the future First Street Tunnel.

This project supports the Northeast Boundary Neighborhood Protection Project and the diversion chamber will assist in delaying approximately 500,000 gallons of stormwater from reaching the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park neighborhoods during heavy rainfall events.

Important Information:

Monday, December 2, 2013 through Monday, December 9, 2013 – First Street, NW between Channing Street and Michigan Avenue will be closed to southbound traffic. One lane will remain open for northbound traffic only.
Monday, December 9, 2013 through mid January 2014 – There will be partial and full road closures on First Street, NW between Channing Street and McMillan Drive.
Construction operations for all partial road closures will be from 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday; construction operations for all full road closures will be 24 hours, Monday through Saturday.
Temporary traffic signs will be set up throughout the area to alert motorists to the upcoming traffic changes.
Some traffic delays within the vicinity of the work zones are anticipated.
Sidewalk detours will also be implemented.
There will be an increase in truck traffic.
Noise levels will be closely monitored during construction.
To avoid traffic delays, North Capitol Street may be used as an alternative route for travel on First Street, between Channing Street and Michigan Avenue.

Project Details

DC Water will construct two underground structures to divert stormwater into a temporary holding tank within the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant and existing trunk sewer. The two diversion structures at North Capitol Street and First Street will work together with the retention basins along Irving Street to delay approximately 4.5 million gallons of stormwater from reaching the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park neighborhoods during heavy rainfall events.

This is a two-phase project. The first phase, completed in 2013, included removal of sand from two tanks. The second phase of the project is currently underway, and includes work on North Capitol Street, First Street and Irving Street.

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About DC Water

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DC Water's service area covers approximately 725 square miles and the company operates the world's largest advanced wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 370 million gallons per day and a peak capacity of 1.076 billion gallons per day.

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[YEP-DC] COO opening--Mundo Verde Public Charter School

Good afternoon--could I get the following job opening sent out? Thanks!

Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School (MV) seeks a dynamic, experienced professional to serve in the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO will establish and support operational practices that enable the school to provide the highest quality education while also achieving increasingly higher levels of environmental sustainability and positive community impact among our families, the immediate neighborhood, DC schools and beyond.

The COO will be a key contributor to the organization's strategic goals and systems development through leadership and oversight of the technology, business, facilities, school operations, and finance functions. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and experience managing many facets of an organization during a period of significant growth. The COO's responsibilities will likely evolve over time, as current growth is consolidated and the direction of future potential growth is established. As a core member of the senior management team, the COO will report to and work in partnership with the Executive Director.

*APPLY NOW through http://mundoverdepcs.org/applications/*

Qualified Candidates will be contacted for interviews on an ongoing basis beginning Monday, December 9.

Candidates for Chief Operations Officer should have:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, ideally an MBA or additional relevant training.
Exceptional operational and administrative management experience, serving in a senior management role in a start-up or high growth organizations with at least $5 million in revenue for 5+ years.
Demonstrated analytic strategic business planning ability and experience in a role overseeing facilities, technology, operations, human resource management, and/or finance departments.
Experience in long-term facilities planning and development.
Mission-driven, professional experience balancing urgency and excellence to improve the lives of students and families.
Competency in contract negotiations and administration, and engagement of partners in mission-related endeavors that promote quality, efficient, cost effective, and sustainable operations.
Understanding of laws relevant to public charter schools, experience with compliance and risk management in a nonprofit charter school or nonprofit charter management organization.
Commitment to excellence in sustainable school operations and administration.

For more information about the position, click here: (http://elschools.org/sites/default/files/Mundo%20Verde%20ChiefOperatingOfficer.pdf

Thanks!

Geoff