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EVENTS ON MONDAY, MAY 27, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL CENTER FOR STRATEGIC NONPROFIT PLANNING AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP holds its annual conference themed "Fatherhood: Challenges and Triumphs."
AGENDA: Highlights:
12:30 p.m. - Luncheon - "Voices of Women In The Fatherhood Movement"
5:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception - "The Spirit of Washington"
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-822-6725
WEB ADDRESS:npcl.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL DAY wreath-laying ceremony.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8 p.m. - U.S. Navy Band Memorial Concert, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 123
Washington, DC
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: U.S. Navy Memorial, Pennsylvania Ave. NW at 9TH Street, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-737-2300.
WEB ADDRESS:lonesailor.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: PRESIDENTIAL WREATH CEREMONY at the Tomb of the Unknowns with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Followed by a memorial ceremony.
AGENDA: Highlight:
4:35 p.m. - French cadets will place a wreath at the grave of Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. The former General of the Armies endeared himself to the French people by placing a wreath at the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette during World War I.
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 202-685-2851
WEB ADDRESS: mdw.army.mil
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: MEMORIAL DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL including Tom Cunningham Orchestra (big band), Halley Schoenberg Jazz Quartet (modern jazz), Collaboration (progressive jazz), Al Williams (contemporary jazz) and Jaared/Marcus Johnson (smooth jazz).
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Fort Ward Park, 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA, In case of inclement weather, the festival will be relocated to the T.C. Williams High School Auditorium, 3330 King St., Alexandria.
CONTACT: 703-883-4686, 703-838-4844
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CITY OF GAITHERSBURG presents its City Youth Festival, which includes rides, games, and performances by aerialists, jugglers, and daredevils.
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD
CONTACT: 301-216-0303
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL annual tribute to those who served and died in Vietnam. The ceremony features Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. The observance also includes military color guard and laying of wreaths.
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 23RD and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-619-7400
WEB ADDRESS: vvmf.org
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NO GREATER LOVE presents a 'National Moment of Remembrance': Americans Will Pause in an Act of Remembrance and Unity.
AGENDA: The commemorations also will include a moment of silence at 3 p.m. The Memorial Day tradition began with recognition of the war dead after the Civil War, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1959, Congress proclaimed the day be set aside as a day of prayer for permanent peace in recognition of those Americans who died in service to their country. Memorial Day was observed on May 30 until 1971, when Congress decreed that it be observed annually on the last Monday in May.
DATE: May 27, 2002
CONTACT: Catherine Harrison, 202-783-4665
WEB ADDRESS: ngl.org
TIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT: WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL holds twilight service of remembrance.
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: Main entrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 703-533-1155
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE features a concert of musical storytelling with Franklin Taggart and Aengus Finnan.
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-337-4572
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 8 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT featuring actor Ossie Davis as the host.
AGENDA: Highlighted performances by:
National Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Charlotte Church
Entertainer Tony Danza
Musical group Chicago
DATE: May 27, 2002
LOCATION: West Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-619-7222
