Calendar of Upcoming Events

If you attend any of these events, please send in anything from a few lines to a long article about what happened. And if you know of any upcoming events that other readers might be interested in, send them in! Events are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to all.

536 13th St. NE

Saturday, June 28

11 a.m. Simple Gifts. "This Pittsburgh-based female trio performs ethnic folk music - such as Balkan dance music, Klezmer, Gypsy melodies, and Scandinavian twin fiddling." At Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 633-4674. http://hirshhorn.si.edu/programs/events.asp.

Monday, June 30

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Norton Job Opportunity Fair VI. "Bring lots of résumés and OF-612s. [At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.:] 30-minute workshops on interviewing skills, preparing a résumé, completing federal and D.C. employment applications, dressing for success." By Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. Valid D.C. ID or proof of residency required. Business attire. At the New Washington Convention Center, Hall D, 801 Mt. Vernon Pl. NW. (Metro: Mt. Vernon Square.) Info, 783-5065.

Thursday, July 3

6-8 p.m. Near Northeast Citizens Against Crime and Drugs Monthly Meeting. At J.O. Wilson Elementary School, cafeteria, 7th & K Streets NE.

Friday, July 4

All Day. Independence Day. 11:45 a.m. National Independence Day Parade. Along Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW. http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/dch_tourism2608/dch_tourism_show.htm?doc_id=45808 "From 5-9:15 p.m., a variety of free entertainment will be available on the Washington Monument grounds. Then at 8 p.m., the National Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded lineup of guests will perform on the west steps of the Capitol building. Guests at the 2002 concert include Barry Bostwick, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, the Charlie Daniels Band, and Jane Monheit. At 9:10 p.m., a spectacular fireworks display is launched behind Washington Monument." Info, http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=113083.

2-3 p.m. "The National Archives will celebrate the 227th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with its traditional Fourth of July celebration. The program includes patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, and free family activities." Official ceremony: 2-3:15 p.m. At Union Station, 50 Massachusetts
Ave. NE. Info, 301-837-1700. http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/index.html?page=july_4_2003.

Saturday, July 5

10 a.m. Corner Forum meeting. "Help assemble the current issue and plan future ones." At the home of Marc Borbely and Tammi Cioffi, 536 13th St. NE, 544-2447.

Sunday, July 6

2-5 p.m. Open House and Silent Auction. By the Friends (Quaker) Committee on National Legislation. "Visit our Capitol Hill office one last time, and have the opportunity to place a silent auction bid on the somewhat used but still serviceable desks, chairs, filing cabinets, posters, computers, etc., that will not be needed in our temporary quarters." At FCNL Office, 245 Second St. NE. For a full list of items to be auctioned, contact Delores Sharp, 547.6000, ext. 128 or delores@fcnl.org.

Ongoing

Through this Sunday and then again July 2-6. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Evening events: 5:30-9 p.m. The 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the living traditional cultures of the Republic of Mali, Scotland and Appalachia. By the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, 275-1150. On the National Mall. Info, http://www.folklife.si.edu/CFCH/festival2003.htm. §