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DPR Media Contact: John Stokes, (202) 288-7275; [email protected]

(WASHINGTON, DC) – During this season of plenty, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) invites everyone to come out and enjoy an array of events including Thanksgiving events, food and clothing drives, a Hip-Hop Chess Tournament and more! 

To find more information on DPR events and programs – visit the special events calendar on DPR’s home page (http://dpr.dc.gov), visit any DPR center, register for programs (http://bit.ly/DPRReg) or call DPR at (202) 673-7647. To receive the latest up to the minute DPR Facility updates, sign up for Nixle on DPR’s home page (http://dpr.dc.gov). You can also receive updates by visiting our Twitter @DCDPR or subscribe to receive press releases or advisories.

Events - At a Glance

Agency Closures:

• Wednesday, November 11 - Veterans Day
• Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Day

DPR Media:

• Wednesday, November 4, 10:00 am - Move Grow Be Green Radio Show on WOL News Talk 1450 am

Special Events:

Community:

• Monday, November 2 - Warm Hearts Hats, Socks & Gloves Drive @ Fort Stevens Rec Ctr.
• Friday, November 6 - Kenilworth Recreation Center Ground Breaking Ceremony @ Kenilworth Rec Ctr.
• Friday, November 13 - “Lunch and a Movie” @ Guy Mason Rec Ctr.
• Friday, November 13 - 14 - Appreciation Topper @ Emery Rec Ctr.
• Saturday, November 14 - Bum Rush The Boards @ Columbia Heights Rec Ctr.
• Wednesday, November 18 - Edgewood Park and Recreation Center Community Meeting @ Inspired Teaching School

Thanksgiving Events

• Tuesday, November 17 - Annual Harvest Holiday Event @ Hillcrest Rec Ctr.
• Wednesday, November 18 - Thanksgiving Potluck @ Rosedale Comm. Ctr.
• Thursday, November 19 - Senior Thanksgiving Brunch @ King Greenleaf Rec Ctr.
• Friday, November 20 - Thanksgiving Poetry and Prose Tea @ Deanwood Rec Ctr.
• Tuesday, November 24 - Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon @ Bald Eagle Rec Ctr.
• Tuesday, November 24 - Thankful Thanksgiving Feast @ King Greenleaf Rec Ctr.
• Tuesday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner @ Benning Park Comm. Ctr.
• Thursday, November 26 - 17th Annual Ward 7 Feed the Homeless Event @ Fort Davis Rec Ctr.

Aquatic Division

• Thursday, November 19 - Wilson High School Swim Meet @ Wilson Aquatic Ctr.

Teen Division

• Friday, November 27 - Bowling @ Marlow Heights Bowling Alley

DPR Programming

• Tuesday, November 3 - DPR Master Urban Composter Course @ Various Locations
• Tuesday, November 10 - Basketball @ Benning Park Comm. Ctr.

Events – Full Listing in Detail

November 2, 2015 – January 4, 2016
Warm Hearts Hats, Socks & Gloves Drive
Fort Stevens Recreation Center (1327 Van Buren Street, NW – Ward 4)
Time: 3 pm - 8 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Warm Hearts is our winter donation drive where Fort Stevens Recreation Center and the Fort Stevens Senior Division join together in an intergenerational event to help the homeless and less fortunate by collecting hats, socks, gloves and other items to help make those in need warmer during the winter.
For more information, contact Nicole Carroll at [email protected] or Nadine Sumner at [email protected].

November 3, 2015 – December 15, 2015
DPR Program - DPR Master Urban Composter Course
Various Locations
Time: Various
Ages: Adult Gardeners
The DPR Urban Master Composter Course is an 11-class course focused on training future compost leaders in DC taught by multiple local composting experts using a wide variety of methods throughout the District. This short course will focus 100% on multiple urban composting systems that are critter proof, environmentally responsible, bad odor free and functioning right now in DC. Learn the best practices and knowledge to set up each of these systems in any DC environment from the people who are leading DC’s composting movement.
For more information, contact Joshua Singer at [email protected].

November 4
Move Grow Be Green Radio Show
Tune in at 10 am for "DPR's Move Grow Be Green" monthly radio show, hosted by DPR Deputy Director  - John Stokes.
The show is live on the air from 10 am - 10:30 am. Listen on Radio One's WOL News Talk 1450 am or online at www.woldcnews.com.

November 6
Kenilworth Recreation Center Ground Breaking Ceremony
Kenilworth Recreation Center (1300 44th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019)
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Join Mayor Bowser for the groundbreaking of the new Kenilworth Recreation Center featuring an indoor/outdoor Complex and an outdoor pool in Ward 7. #ScissorsShovelsDC
For more information, contact John Stokes at (202) 288-7275.

November 10, 2015 – March 15, 2016
DPR Program - Basketball
Benning Park Community Center (Southern Avenue and Fable Street, SE – Ward 7)
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Ages: Community
Participants will learn the fundamentals of basketball, working as a team, physical activity, and how to officiate the game of basketball.
Please note that there is a registration fee of $20.
For more information, contact Jessie Webb at [email protected].

November 11
DPR Holiday Closure
All DPR recreation/community centers, indoor aquatic centers and administrative offices are closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday.

November 13
Appreciation Celebration 
Emery Recreation Center (5801 Georgia Avenue, NW – Ward 4)
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
The Emery Recreation Center staff will present award appreciation certificates with a lite fair.
For more information, contact Zakiya Brown at [email protected].

November 13
"Lunch and a Movie"
Guy Mason Recreation Center (3600 Calvert Street, NW – Ward 3)
Time: 12 pm
Ages: Seniors
Join Guy Mason Recreation Center as it hosts a screening of  "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Please RSVP for lunch by Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at (202) 727-7703.
For more information, contact Ralph Wright at [email protected] or (202) 727-7736.

November 14
Bum Rush The Boards
Columbia Heights Recreation Center (1480 Girard Street, NW – Ward 1)
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Words Beats & Life Inc. invites you to the 10th Anniversary of Bum Rush The Boards at the Columbia Heights Recreation Center on November 14th for the livest Hip-Hop Chess Tournament of the year!
The tournament is open to youth of all skill levels. Registration for a full day of competition, lunch & activities is only $10. Admission is free to everyone coming to support and spectate.
For more information, email [email protected].

November 17
Annual Harvest Holiday Event
Hillcrest Recreation Center (3100 Denver Street, SE – Ward 7)
Time: 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
An annual event that will bring youth and seniors together with entertainment, food and recognitions of our volunteers and seniors of support and dedication to our recreation staff.
For more information, contact Tameka Borges at [email protected].

November 18
Thanksgiving Potluck
Rosedale Community Center (1701 Gales Street, NE – Ward 6)
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Ages: 6 – 18 yrs.
The Rosedale Community Center staff will feed the community in commemorates of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
For more information, contact Brian Williams at [email protected].

November 18
Edgewood Park and Recreation Center Community Meeting
Inspired Teaching School (200 Douglas Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002)
Time: 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Please join DPR, DGS and Moody Nolan Architecture for a project kickoff meeting and discussion of upcoming renovations to Edgewood Park and Recreation Center. Your attendance and feedback are critical to the process and greatly appreciated.
For more information, contact Brent Sisco at [email protected] or (202) 615-9824.

November 19
Senior Thanksgiving Brunch
King Greenleaf Recreation Center (201 N Street, SW – Ward 6)
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Ages: Seniors
King Greenleaf Sassy Seniors will get together to chat and chew and discuss what they are grateful for.
For more information, contact Safiyyah Aleem-Woods at [email protected].

November 19
Wilson High School Swim Meet
Wilson Aquatic Center (4551 Fort Drive, NW – Ward 3)
Time: 3:30 pm - 7 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Wilson Aquatic Center back 9 lanes will be closed from 3:30 pm - 7 pm for the competition.
For more information, contact Caryn Goddard-Thorpe at [email protected].

November 20
Thanksgiving Poetry and Prose Tea
Deanwood Recreation Center (1350 49th Street, NE – Ward 7)
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Ages: 6 – 18 yrs.
Participants will engage in cognitive building activities that promotes the grow aspect of DPR mission.
For more information, contact Marcia Brown at [email protected].

November 24
Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon
Bald Eagle Recreation Center (100 Joliet Street, SW – Ward 8)
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Ages: Seniors
The Bald Eagle Recreation Center staff will present seniors from around the community with a full Thanksgiving meal and entertainment.
For more information, contact Margie Robinson at [email protected].

November 24
Thankful Thanksgiving Feast
King Greenleaf Recreation Center (201 N Street, SW – Ward 6)
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
Participants will enjoy food and a DJ.
For more information, contact Safiyyah Aleem-Woods at [email protected].

November 24
Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
Benning Park Community Center (Southern Avenue and Fable Street, SE – Ward 7)
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Ages: 6 - 18 yrs.
To celebrate Thanksgiving, the community and staff will arrange a potluck dinner. The staff and volunteers will put together a basket for giveaway and bring dishes for the potluck dinner. The children will discuss what and why they are thankful.
For more information, contact Cecilia Graves at [email protected].

November 26
DPR Holiday Closure
All DPR recreation/community centers, indoor aquatic centers and administrative offices are closed on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

November 26
17th Annual Ward 7 Feed the Homeless Event
Fort Davis Recreation Center (1400 41st Street, SE - Ward 7)
Time: 7 am - 1 pm
Ages: All are Welcome
The Fort Stevens Recreation Center staff and volunteers will cook and prepare breakfast sandwiches and fruit bags for homeless citizens of the District. The meal bags will be distributed throughout the city’s four quadrants to feed and assist those in need. Our goal is to serve 400 persons.
For more information, contact Elijah Fagan at [email protected].

November 27
Bowling
Columbia Heights Community Center (1480 Girard Street, NW – Ward 1)
Time: 2 pm – 6 pm
Ages: Teens
DPR Teen Division will take 80-90 teens from various sites to the Marlow Heights Bowling Alley (4717 St Barnabas Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748) for an afternoon of fun bowling.
For more information, contact Lou Hall at [email protected].

About DPR

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) provides quality urban recreation and leisure services for residents and visitors to the District of Columbia. DPR supervises and maintains area parks, community facilities, swimming pools and spray parks, and neighborhood recreation centers. The agency also coordinates a wide variety of recreation and educational programs including sports leagues, youth development, therapeutic recreation, aquatic programming, outdoor adventure, camping and senior citizen activities. Adaptive programs and facilities are available for persons with disabilities.

 

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