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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Saturday, April 26
GENERAL
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April 21 - 27. NASA - EARTH DAY EVENTS — NASA celebrates the 44th anniversary of Earth Day with a variety of activities.
Location: Various.
Contacts: Steve Cole (stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov), 202-358-0918
April 21 - 28. AAA - EARTH DAY — AAA implements its annual car battery recycling program in honor of Earth Day. Whenever a AAA member has a new car battery installed and the old battery recycled, the auto club will have a tree planted in one of Americas National Forests in association with the Arbor Day Foundation. Upon the completion of this years recycling program, AAA Mid-Atlantic says it will have planted more than 3,500 trees in the last five years. AAA Mid-Atlantic will be accepting old car batteries for recycling at its Car Care Insurance Travel locations.
Contacts: John Townsend (jtownsend@aaamidatlantic.com)
April 22 - 27. KEYSTONE ACTIVISTS MARCH — The Cowboy and Indian Alliance, a coalition of indigenous tribes, ranchers, farmers, Canadian First Nations and communities along the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline route, stages "Reject and Protect, an encampment and series of demonstrations around the capital. http://rejectandprotect.org/
Highlights:
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Ceremony at the encampment and procession past the Capitol, followed by the presentation of a tipi painted in honor of President Obama to the Museum of the American Indian.
Location: Various.
Contacts: Jamie Henn (jamie@350.org), 415-601-9337
Jane Kleeb (jane@boldnebraska.org), 402-705-3622
On the Net: www.rejectandprotect.org
April 24 - 27. ABI'S 32ND ANNUAL SPRING MEETING — http://www.abiworld.org/ASM14/
Contacts: John Hartgen jhartgen@abiworld.org (703-894-5935)
April 25 - 26. NEWSEUM - PICTURES OF THE YEAR — The Newseum will open "Pictures of the Year," an exhibit that showcases dramatic, award-winning images of the people, events and issues that shaped the world in 2013. The photos are a selection of the best news images from Pictures of the Year International (POYi), one of the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism contests in the world. On Saturday, April 26, the Newseum will host Photo Day, when award-winning photographers Barbara Davidson, who was named Newspaper Photographer of the Year, Patrick Smith, Sports Photographer of the Year, and Tyler Hicks of The New York Times will talk about the stories behind their photographs. Photo Day also will include a photo scavenger hunt in the Newseum, and a program with Washington Post director of photography MaryAnne Golon, who will lead a discussion on underreported issues affecting women worldwide. CONTACT: Jonathan Thompson, Newseum, jothompson@newseum.org, 202-292-6353; or Rick Shaw, POYi, shawrf@missouri.edu, 573-884-7351 http://www.newseum.org/exhibits-and-theaters/temporary-exhibits/pictures-of-the-year/index.html
Location: Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
April 25 - 27. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. USA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EXPO — USA Science and Engineering Festival, which hosts student teams from colleges and universities across the country who exhibit sustainable projects and compete for EPAs People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award. Awardees will be recommended for a grant of up to $90,000 to further develop their projects and take them to the marketplace. This years P3 Competition and National Sustainable Design Expo is co-located with the USA Science and Engineering Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The USA Science and Engineering Festival is the largest science festival in the United States and will feature a Sustainability Pavilion where EPAs P3 student teams will display their innovative projects alongside exhibitors from other organizations and businesses showcasing their work in sustainability. EPA Speakers at 12:30p. VIP media availability at 3p. Speakers: Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPAs Office of Research and Development; Bob Kavlock, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science for EPAs Office of Research and Development; Jim Johnson, Director of the National Center for Environmental Research, EPA Office of Research and Development. Sunday 27th - 4:00-5:30 PM EDT: Lek Kadelis presentation of the P3 Awards Ceremony, with remarks by Bob Perciasepe. http://www.usasciencefestival.org/newsletter-volume-3-number-15/volunteer-at-the-expo-sign-up-now.html?utm\_sourceFebruary+19%2C+2014&utm\_campaignNewsletter&utm\_mediumemail
Location: Sustainability Pavilion, located in Hall E of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place (between 9th and 7th Streets NW on L Street NW)
9:30 a.m. CEREMONIAL PROCESSION AGAINST KEYSTONE DL — Thousands of people, including musician Neil Young and actress Daryl Hannah, will join a horse-led procession against the Keystone XL pipeline on the National Mall tomorrow. The
ceremonial walk includes the presentation of a hand-painted tipi to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian as a gift to President Obama. The tipi represents the Cowboy and Indian Alliances hopes for protected land and clean water. The formal
name of the tipi is Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish and Oyate Wookiye, both names given to President Obama by the Crow & Lakota Nations, respectively. 9:30am: Painting of the Obama tipi, the public is invited to add their thumbprints to the canvass.. 10:30am: Informal press conference with Neil Young, Daryl Hannah, and Cowboy and Indian Alliance members at the Reject and Protect tipis.. 11:00am: Rally begins with speakers from a stage on the National Mall.. 12:15pm: Ceremonial walk to the Museum of the American Indian begins. 1:00pm: Presentation of the Obama tipi to Smithsonian Representatives. 1:45pm: Ceremonial walk returns to the encampment, music performance by Native American hip-hop artist Frank Waln. 2:15pm: Closing speakers and end of event.
Location: The National Mall between 9th and 12th, in front of the Red Castle and the Smithsonian National History Museum.
Contacts: Jamie jamie@350.org (415-601-9337)
Jane jane@boldnebraska.org, (402-705-3622)
Maggie maggie.kao@sierraclub.org (202-656-4548)
Notes: Rally - encampment between 9th and 12th., National Mall. Procession starts on Jefferson Dr. SW, makes right on 7th where they'll meet the horses, left on Independence Ave., then left on Maryland, by the entrance of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) - delivery of the Obama tipi will take place. Then the march will go left on 3rd, left on Pennsylvania, left on Constitution, left on 7th back into the mall, and then right on Madison Dr. and back
to the tipi camp.
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MORNING
10 a.m. NATIONAL ARCHIVES - GENEALOGY - IMMIGRATION — "Beyond the Basics" Genealogy: Immigration Records Improve your archival research skills with a genealogy lecture by archivist Claire Kluskens on immigration records (all skill levels welcome).
Contacts: 202-357-5300 (public.program@nara.gov)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and more than 4,200 national, tribal and community law enforcement partners hold National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Americans can take their pills (no liquids or needles) to any of over 5,600 collection sites across the country and drop them off anonymously, no questions asked. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug\_disposal/takeback/index.html
Contacts: DEA Public Affairs, 202-307-7977
FDA Sandy Walsh Sandy.Walsh@fda.hhs.gov (301-796-466)
Notes: To find a nearby collection site,visit www.dea.gov, click on the "Got Drugs? icon and following the links to a database to enter a zip code. Or call 800-882-9539.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. - 7 p.m. BREAK DANCING FESTIVAL — First annual Rock the Box Breakin Festival, sponsored by the Lab DC Breakin School, the only dance school specializing in break dancing in the Washington metro area. Kids as young as 5, teens and adults will compete for prizes along with top dancers from other countries and across the U.S. in three divisions: B-boy, B-girl, and a Kid competition for ages 5 -11. World-renowned professional breakers B-boy Float, B-girl Beta, and B-boy Born will judge the competition, and B-boy Tazk of The Lab DC will host. The festival will feature family-friendly activities outdoors and inside, including a live graffiti art exhibition by ECK Productions, dance workshops for all ages, face painting, health screenings, food trucks, and vendors.
Location: Aqua Club & Lounge, 1818 New York Ave. NE.
Contacts: Antonio Castillo (bboytazk@gmail.com), 202-882-5221
2 p.m. SMITHSONIAN - BEAD ARTIST — The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art presents a talk by bead artists Kati Torda, co-founder of the Bead Society of Ghana and a co-author of the book, Ghana: Where the Bead Speaks.
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2, 950 Independence Ave. SW.
Contacts: Eddie Burke (BurkeE@si.edu), 202-633-4660
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EVENING
5:30 p.m. MARINE CORPS HERITAGE AWARDS - JOHN GLENN — The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation will present its annual awards for portrayals of Marine Corps life in works of art. Winners will include Matthieu Aikins for GQ Magazine and Roxana Robinson for her novel "Sparta. A special leadership award will be presented to former Senator, astronaut and Marine combat pilot John Glenn, who will be guest of honor at a dinner to follow at 7 p.m.
Location: National Museum of the Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle, Va.
Contacts: RSVP Daniel Gregory (dgregory@susandavis.com), 202-414-0785
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. MICKULSKI, VAN HOLLEN - CELBRAZIONE DELLA CURA — Senator Barbara Milkulski, Congressman Chris Van Hollen to help celebrate Celebrazione della Cura, A Celebration of Caring benefit to honor the 125 Anniversary of the Washington Home & Community Hospices.
Location: The Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW.
Contacts: Enid Doggett (202) 246-3982 (enid@insprmedia.com)
Jan DuPlain jan@duplain.com ((202) 486-7004)
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