Momos at Laliguras, Spring Rolls at Viet Chopsticks (photo: @district_diner), Comet Ping Pong Deliciousness, Women in Wine at Uptown Market, Citrus Salads at Muchas Gracias, Early Blooms at Hillwood (photo: Erik Kvalsvik), New Salads at Bread Furst, New Beer at Little Red Fox, Mini Savory Cheesecakes from Tesoro Trattoria Pizzeria |
Dear VNMS Community,
After a long winter living through the ongoing health crisis, we are all ready for Spring NOW! As we anticipate the blooming of the 1,900+ bulbs on the Avenue, VNMS invites you to mark your calendars, to volunteer, to stroll the avenue while visiting our many businesses safely, tour signature gardens, take an outdoor photography class, and support our mission. Imagine Spring NOW and it will happen.
Ticket sales and volunteer sign-up will begin next week for:
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Spring NOW: Spruce up the Streatery, Saturday, March 13th
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Spring NOW: Community Clean-Up, Saturday, March 20th
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Spring NOW: Pollinator Planting Along Connecticut Ave
- 3/27 and 3/28 (Sat: Laliguras, Sun: Politics & Prose)
- 4/03 and 4/04 (Sat: Calvert Woodley, Sun: Uptown Market)
- 4/10 and 4/11 (Sat: Rosemary Bistro, Sun: Acacia Food & Wine)
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Spring NOW: An Azalea Photo Safari, Washington Photo Safari Fundraiser to benefit VNMS (date TBD)
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Spring NOW: Wine Walk, Sunday, May 16th
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Spring NOW: Garden Tour, June date TBD
We are so grateful for your support of our businesses and VNMS. While we have lost three businesses, four have opened with two more on the way, Shemalis Market, and Allcare Urgent Care! In December and now again in March, with your help, we have directly supported our businesses from Van Ness Street to Nebraska Avenue with cash grants totaling more than $45,000. With your help, we will continue assisting our businesses as we slowly recover, continue our beautification efforts, and work to bring more diverse small businesses to the corridor.
Please consider a donation to VNMS and stay tuned for the many Spring NOW events that we hope will bring joy and success to our beautiful neighborhood. Stay safe and stay strong!
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HILLWOOD REOPENS TO ALL VISITORS THIS WEEK
Yesterday, Hillwood Museum and Gardens reopened to all visitors, safely expanding their capacity to welcome the broader community. To minimize physical contact and practice social distancing, reservations must be made in advance. (No reservations will be taken on-site).
Reservations are timed-entry and limited in order to manage safe capacity. To ease the process, please make your reservation online, as staffing for phone reservations is limited. Visit www.hillwoodmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit for more. Photo credit: Erik Kvalsvik
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UDC OFFERS FREE VIRTUAL FITNESS WITH BODYWISE
The BODYWISE Program is specifically designed to promote health and wellness, with the goal of achieving improved cardiovascular efficiency, muscular strength, flexibility and overall life satisfaction. Register here for a Bodywise class of your choice.
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WOMEN IN WINE: Join the Club, a WINE CLUB!
March is Women's History Month and Uptown Market is celebrating Women in Wine this month with a special Wine Club box. Enjoy three wines made by women winemakers from Virginia, Spain and Maryland. Join Uptown Market's Wine Club to learn more about head winemakers Rosalia, Lisa and Emily and the wines they produce, only available in March's wine club box.
Uptown Market will hold virtual wine tastings, every Wednesday where they'll discuss Women in Wine with exclusive video messages from two of the winemakers. Pick up for March's wine club box begins on March 4th. Sign up here: Wine Club.
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2021 SUMMER CAMP @ LEVINE MUSIC
Registration is now open for this summer's Camp Levine! Campers will have access to a broad variety of arts, instrumental, and musical theatre classes led by familiar faces from their outstanding faculty. Session one runs June 28 – July 16 and Session two from July 19 – August 6.
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SPRING MEMBER SALE AT POLITICS and PROSE
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Spring Member Sale
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 12 a.m. to Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 11:45 p.m.
All weekend long, from Friday, March 5 to Sunday, March 7, Politics and Prose members are invited to take advantage of 20% off almost all current in-store inventory—books, gift items, DVDs, and CDs!
Members' online and phone purchases will also receive the same discounts as long as the items selected are on the shelves and payment is provided at the time of the order. Discounts do not apply to specially ordered items.
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