Calendar of Upcoming Events

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Events are free, unless otherwise noted, and open to all.

Monday, September 8

4-8 p.m. H Street NE Corridor Transportation Community Meeting. "Sessions will be informal and you are encouraged to drop in, ask questions and comment on proposals for new crosswalks, lighting, benches, widen sidewalks, improved transit service and to contribute your own ideas. Material from these meetings will be incorporated into the study's recommendations, which will be the basis for DDOT's improvements to the H Street Corridor." At the Childrens Museum Auditorium, 3rd and H street NE. Sponsored by the DC Department of Transportation. Info, Rachel MacCleery, 671-2555 or MacCleery@dc.gov. There are more meetings on Tuesday and Saturday

Tuesday, September 9

9 a.m. International Child Art Festival. On the National Mall between 7th and 12th Streets NW. Info, 530-1000

2-8 p.m. H Street NE Corridor Transportation Community Meeting. At the Childrens Museum Auditorium, 3rd and H Street NE. See Monday listing for more details.

7 p.m. Choosing and Planting Spring-Flowering Bulbs. "The Capitol Hill Garden Club invites you to its first meeting of the new 2003-2004 season at St. Monica's Episcopal Church." Refreshments at 7 p.m., program at 7:30. At 1340 Massachusetts Ave. SE.

7-9 p.m. Kojo in the Neighborhood. "Come out and share your opinion on the WAMU's Kojo in Your Community radio show. ... Host Kojo Nnamdi will lead the audience in a two-hour discussion about the city's recent rise in crime and the costs and benefits of historic preservation in D.C. neighborhoods." The show will air Wednesday and Sept. 17 (the second part) at noon. At St. Marks Church, 118 3rd St. SE.

Wednesday, September 10

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 11 as History: Collecting Today for Tomorrow. "A discussion on how historians will write about the terrorist attacks." At Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Info, 707-9217.

7-8:30 p.m. Police Service Area 512 (just north of the Corner Forum area) meeting at Miner Elementary School. Enter on the 15th street side.

7:30 p.m. Chamber Music by the Peabody Trio, with Poetry Reading by British actress Elizabeth Mansfield. "Explore the influence of Sufi literature on Beethoven." Free tickets required. Up to four tickets available through Ticketmaster at 800-551-7328 and http://www.ticketmaster.com, or two tickets per person are distributed at the auditorium, one hour before the event. At Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art.

Thursday, September 11

12 p.m. Folk Music Concert. "A guitar and harmonica duo." By A Little Bit of Blues. At the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Neptune Plaza, 10 First St. SE. Info, 707-5510.

12:15 p.m. Remembrance. "The Capitol Hill community is invited to remember the victims and tragic events of Sept.11, 2001, during a midday Roman Catholic Mass for people of all denominations." At St. Peter's Church, 2nd and C Streets SE.

7-9 p.m. ANC 6A Monthly Meeting. Preliminary agenda includes a discussion of the Sherwood Recreation Center (see story), at least a brief discussion of the YSA group home being constructed at 1626 Kramer St. NE, and an update on the Department of Transportation traffic study. At Miner Elementary School, Student Dining Room, 600 16th St. NE. Info, ANC 6A Chairman Joseph Fengler (6A02), 423-8868. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anc6a.

Saturday, September 13

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.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9th Annual Anacostia Port Towns Paddlesport Regatta. "Over 30 events for rowers and paddlers. Beginners are welcome and will be given instructions." At the Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Rd., Bladensburg, Md. Info, 301-699-6204. http://www.anacostiaws.org.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Today and tomorrow.) Neighborhood Days at the National Zoo. "Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) will host a special weekend of animal demonstrations and interpretive talks.There will be performances by the Silly Socks Puppet Theater. Free water bottles will be given to the first 500 guests, and FONZ will provide a free shuttle from the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro station." At the National Zoo.

11 a.m. - 5 p.m. H Street NE Corridor Transportation Community Meeting. At the Childrens Museum Auditorium, 3rd and H Street NE. See Monday listing for more details.

1-5 p.m. From White to Wild: A Houseplant Spectrum. "The Society returns this fall for another colorful show and plant sale. Come and enjoy the wide range of colors and plant forms in the easy-to-grow gesneriad family. Familiar houseplants such as African violet, florist's gloxinia, and Cape primrose join more exotic members of the family for competitive judging and display." At the National Arboretum, Administration Building Auditorium.

Sunday, September 14

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. From White to Wild: A Houseplant Spectrum. At the National Arboretum, Administration Building Auditorium. See Saturday listing for more details. §