District of Columbia Event News (United States)

Italian Pavilion, Featuring the Best of Italian Gastronomy, Largest at Summer Fancy Food Show, Washington, DC, July 10-12

It only took five days after the media hype of a 'permanent' opening of the Rafah border for Egyptian authorities to reinstate intensified restrictions on who can or cannot exit or enter Palestine.

Washington, DC – June 1, 2011 – Freemasons in Joplin, MO began serving meals the day after the tornado hit to the First Responders and victims, even though some of them had lost homes as well.

Live Broadcast Monday May 30, 2pm-4pm on The Pentagon Channel

The Nakba (translated 'Catastrophe') Memorial Day commemoration marks the occasion during which more than 700,000 Palestinians - estimated today to be 4.7 million with their descendants - were pushed into exile or driven out of their homes in 1948.

Summer Jam 3. It's going down May 21, 2011

Join us as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Integration of U.S Corporate Boards of Directors. We will discuss corporate inclusiveness, diversity and economic justice.

Celebrated historian David McCullough presents his latest book, "THE GREATER JOURNEY: AMERICANS IN PARIS," as part of the The Hay-Adams Author Series on June 1st.

“Celebrating the Diversity of Cocoa Origins” World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting

Guy Lambert is set to host Nets for Hope on May 14, 2011. The event will raise critically needed funds to purchase mosquito nets and prevent the spread of malaria which is the leading cause of death in Nigerian children less than five years old.

Two World T.E.A.M. Sports athletes will compete in the Capital of Texas Triathlon in Austin May 30. The Washington non-profit will also host an event exposition booth at the Palmer Events Center in Austin promoting the Face of America Texas ride.

Activists called on Egypt's Military Council to end emergency law, abolish political imprisonment and for the release political prisoner, Nabeel Mohamed al-Maghraby, 70, activists Wael Abou El-Liel, Tariq Soliman and blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad.

Outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Friday in support of the call for a third Palestinian Intifada on May 15. Demonstrators also demanded expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador.

Largest national Asian American business conference in the country to provide small and minority businesses with valuable access to contract opportunities, strategic tools and proven solutions to succeed in today's challenging marketplace

For people in the United States, mosquitoes can be a minor summer annoyance but for thousands of African children, preventing mosquito bites can be the difference between life and death.

The annual P2Rx FunWalk is back after a year long hiatus. The P2Rx FunWalk is an annual event sponsored by the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx). The event coincides with the National Environmental Sustainability Summit (NESS).

"I will always remember where I was, not unlike millions the world over, when I heard the news that Osama bin Laden was dead; as I remember where I was standing on the morning of 9/11." – Aishah Schwartz

HBO series The Wire star Anwan "Big G" Glover is celebrating his birthday this May on Saturday May 7th by giving back to the community; by hosting a mother's day brunch at LOVE nightclub. The event begans at 11am.

Regeti’s Photography Earns 2011 International Special Events Society Honor For Best Social Photography--Studio captures honor for third consecutive year.

Serate Musicali announces, “A Time to Weep: Music for Good Friday”, in conjunction with the Calvary Presents Concert series, April 22, 2011, at 7:30 pm, in the historic sanctuary of the Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW, Washington, DC

MWA Director, Aishah Schwartz to join FOFL demonstration in support of call for Arab League recognition of the Libyan National Transitional Council in Benghazi.

The Friends of the Congo in partnership with the Arena Stage the Mead center for American Theatre and the DC Arts and Humanities Council presents a Mother's Day Fundraiser on Sunday May 8, 2011 dedicated to the women of the Congo.

Style & Image Network, an event & marketing agency, announced today the top 10 reasons, to attend the 5th Annual Beauty Night Out at Long View Gallery on April 20th.

Kyoto Kimono and the Freer-Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute will host a Kimono Trunk Show this weekend. On display and for sale are over 300 vintage kimono robes, haori jackets, and obi, located in front of the Sackler Gift Shop.

Live streaming coverage from Washington DC as the 2011 National Marathon races through the city and past Capitol Hill, Washington DC marathon live webcam feed and weather forecast.

"Combative jihad is definitely the type of jihad which has caused the concept itself to be, by far, the most misunderstood Islamic concept," stated Bridges Foundation Director and film writer, Imam Fadel Soliman.

Providing a Platform for Indie Artists Nationwide

Ideological exclusion violates Americans' First Amendment right to hear constitutionally protected speech by denying foreign scholars, artists, politicians and others entry to the U.S. Let the Obama administration know you want to hear Malalai Joya.

The US Dream Academy presents Emmy Award Winning Actor Charles S. Dutton in "From Jail to Yale" in partnership with Duke Ellington School of Arts. All Proceeds will be donated to Benefit the U.S. Dream Academy and Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Great Noise Ensemble and The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring present a program in celebration of Earth Day, featuring John Luther Adams’s "Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing."

Egypt's 'Women4Democracy' Collective Initiative Calls for Million Women March from Tahrir Square to 6 October Bridge Tuesday, March 8

Gaza Youth Breaks Out! calls for demonstrations in Gaza and the West Bank; encourages solidarity events world-wide in front of Palestinian embassies in coordination with Palestinian communities abroad.

Shaun Tomson will be previewing his new “Surf Creatures” iPhone App and Speaking at the South Moon Under Clarendon Store February 18. This is your exclusive chance to meet him! He is giving a members only speech at the Smithsonian this week.

As the celebrations continue and the work ahead looms, I am heartened in the truth taught to us as Muslims and Christians alike that, 'after every hardship comes ease'.

"What Egyptians need from Americans who want to help with the Egyptian Revolution is for YOU to stop YOUR government from ruining the Egyptian dream." Ahmad Darweesh, Engineer, Cairo Egypt.

Make your plans to attend the long awaited TAMO Tasting on Valentine's Day Monday 2-14-11! Have your chance to win a Free TAMO Smoothie Delivery For 10! See Facebook event "Totally T A M O! Smoothie Tasting Event" for more details & reservations

Detainees were dealt with in a very aggressive manner, as if being prisoners of war shown no mercy; kicked in the head and threatened with taser guns. Many had shirts removed and had been visibly whipped or slapped. - Ayman Mohyeldin

ION Media's WPXW-TV Announces News Host for Metro Magazine

We must stand in solidarity with the Tunisian people, who, in choosing to rise above 23-years of repression, share a glorious victory in delivering their oppressor to Saudi Arabia; the cradle of the religion of the people he sought to stifle.

Learn How to Plan to Win More Government Contracts in 2011

FALL-N-CALL MEDICAL ALERT with Lifetime Warranty Option is the FIRST EVER 2-Way communications device available with a Life Time Warranty Upgrade for only $99.95!

Pastors Lyle and Deborah Dukes Host New Year's Concert with Marvin Sapp & Israel Houghton & New Breed Wed., Dec 29 at Hylton Chapel in Woodbridge, VA & a FREE New Year’s Eve Celebration service at Harvest Life Changers Church on Dec. 31

زمام المبادرة - عائشة شوارتز / Lead the Way - Aishah Schwartz, also featuring MWA member Rania Marwan of Cairo, Egypt

Sam Ford, WJLA-TV reporter who has covered the Washington D.C. community for more than two decades, will serve as host of the second annual r.e.e.l. Holiday Party at the Honfleur Art Gallery on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Historic Anacostia.

Smart Chicks, Inc. host event with musical performances by Carolyn Malachi, Chelsey Green, and Jeff Bradshaw.

Andre Maxwell Jacob long anticipated novel, And Then There Was Life! will soon debut nationwide. If you are in love with reading then this needs to be the next novel your read Lovers of Espionage, Sports, Romance & Comedy. Changing The Way You Read!

FoSA! “Step into the Season“ on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at The Art Gallery at the Washington Design Center on Capitol Hill . Proceeds from the bar and admission go toward the Step Afrika! Scholars Program.

The Ghost Girls will be hosting a live "Spirit Circle" from the Haunted Carroll Street Cafe in Frederick, Maryland on December 5th on MMTVN's live Web TV Network. Paranormal Fans can Watch Live or Get Tickets for the Event at the Cafe.

Get ready, as comedian Ed Blaze gears up to entertain fans with his raw and unique side-splitting comedy that is sure to leave audiences from Washington, DC to New York City begging for more.

Highlighting and showcasing rising Hip-Hop artists, Phil Ade and Levelz