Flower Library: National Park Service

I love "Special Libraries" and the Floral Library managed by the National Park Service is fabulous. It is located between the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. In the spring there is a tulip library which is beautiful and in the summer there is a library of annuals. It's great to see the color and live plants as you are walking around the memorials. DC and the metro areas have great parks and green spaces; which is wonderful in an urban environment.

National Book Festival

The National Book Festival is scheduled for September 24-25, 2011 on the National Mall. Click here for the Author list and Kids and Teachers Online Guide.

September 11th Remembrance Events

See the Event List below the picture:

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Arlington County rememberance event located at the Air Force Memorial (overlooking the Pentagon Memorial). Musical seletions by the Air Force Band and others.

Sunday, Sept 11, 2011, Beginning 7:00 AM.

The walk through the cemetery will begin at 7:30 and include a moment of silence at 9:37 AM.


Visit the Pentagon 911 Memorial located on the grounds of the Pentagon.

Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 all day long.
For More Information and to Register click here
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. 7:00 AM
911 Freedom Walk
Flags Across Arlington. Display an American Flag on September 11th.
Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 all day long.

911 Ten Years Later

Event List:

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Arlington County rememberance event located at the Air Force Memorial (overlooking the Pentagon Memorial). Musical seletions by the Air Force Band and others.

Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 all day long.

Flags Across Arlington. Display an American Flag on September 11th.

Sunday, Sept 11, 2011, Beginning 7:00 AM. 

911 Freedom Walk

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. 7:00 AM

The walk through the cemetery will begin at 7:30 and include a moment of silence at 9:37 AM. For More Information and to Register click here

Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 all day long.

Visit the Pentagon 911 Memorial located on the grounds of the Pentagon.

Photo below taken by Cricket South during the 911 Memorial Dedication ceremony at the Pentagon September 8, 2008.

President Bush: Pentagon 911 Memorial Dedication 2008

Photo Gallery: Dedication ceremony for the Pentagon 911 Memorial in September 2008. I had a bleacher seat. In the photos: Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary Gates, and President Bush. The last photo is the Pentagon Memorial.

September 2011 DC Calendar of Events

Sept 3

DC Blues Festival Carter Barron Amphitheater,

1-7 p.m. Festival Program

Sept 3-5

Page to Stage @ The Kennedy Center

Sept 4

National Labor Day Concert

US Capitol Building, 8 p.m.

Sept. 8-18

DC Shorts Film Festival

Checkout the Film Sorter to a film for you.

Sept. 10

Rosslyn Jazz Festival, 1-7 p.m.

Sept. 10-11
Arts of Foot @ Penn Quarter (11 a.m.-5 p.m)

Sept. 10
Black Family Reunion:“One Day Mega Festival”will be held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 10th from 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on the Washington National Mall.

Sept. 10-11
Alexandria Festival of the Arts
Throughout Old Town- Beginning on King Street.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 17-18
Mount Vernon's 18th-Century Craft Fair 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Potomac River sightseeing cruises, courtesy of Spirit Cruises and Potomac Riverboat Company, are free-of-charge during the Craft Fair.

Sept. 19-25
DC Fashion Week

Sept. 24
National Public Lands Day
Volunteer day to improve public parks and land.

Sept 24-25
National Book Festival

Sept. 24-25
WalkingTown & BikingTown DC
Walking & Biking tours of the nation’s capital.
Neighborhood tour list

Sept. 25
Latino Festival - Fiesta DC. Columbia Heights.

Sept. 27-Oct. 7
ZestFest DC
Art and music festival in the NoMa neighborhood
(North of Massachusetts)

Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 6-9 pm.
Mount Vernon’s Wine Festival & Sunset Tour Ticket sales begin Sept 1^st.

MLK Memorial Opens!

The Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial opened August 28, 2011. Check the Website for details.