PSA - DC DMV Announces Increased DMV Fees

DC DMV Announces Increased DMV Fees

(Washington, DC) - The District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) reminds residents that new fees will take effect, Friday, July 1, 2011.  The increased fees, listed below, are designed to assist with the current budget crisis in the District. 

Transaction	Current Fee	New Fee
Duplicate identification card	$7	$20
Duplicate commercial driver license	$13	$20
Knowledge test	$0	$10
Road test	$0	$10

Edgewood Community Festival and Parade, Saturday June 18th

Community Parade & Festival

Saturday, June 18, 2011

11:00am-4:00pm

Parade begins at Harry Thomas Community Center and Concludes at the Edgewood Recreation Center

Dance Africa DC 2011 May 30th - June 5th at the Dance Place

DanceAfrica, DC 2011

May 30 – June 5, 2011
DC’s 24th annual festival celebrates the dance and music of the African Diaspora, and honors traditional heritage and its transformation into contemporary forms. The vitality and richness of African culture is experienced through dance, music, visual arts, food, clothing and crafts.
The festival is hosted by artistic director and festival Griot Chuck Davis with special guests Santiago de Cuba based Ballet Folklorico Cutumba.

Performances

June 4 at 2pm
Coyaba Dance Theater
Ballet Folklorico Cutumba
$20 in advance by 5pm Friday, June 3; $25 after 5pm Friday, June 3; $10 ages 17 and under
*As part of our Family Series, reserve 1 FREE ticket for a child 12 and under with each paying adult.
June 4 at 5pm
Village Celebration with Coyaba Dance Theater
$5 General Admission, Free for children
June 4 at 8pm
KanKouran West African Dance Company
Ballet Folklorico Cutumba
$25 in advance by 5pm Friday, June 3; $30 after 5pm Friday, June 3; $10 ages 17 and under
June 5 at 2pm
Ezibu Muntu
Ballet Folklorico Cutumba
$20 in advance by 5pm Friday, June 3; $25 after 5pm Friday, June 3; $10 ages 17 and under
*As part of our Family Series, reserve 1 FREE ticket for a child 12 and under with each paying adult.
June 5 at 5pm
Village Celebration with Coyaba Dance Theater
$5 General Admission, Free for children
June 5 at 8pm
Farafina Kan
Ballet Folklorico Cutumba

Free Outdoor Festivities: June 4 & 5

Mini African-style Marketplace Noon to Sunset
Free outdoor dance demonstrations & free open classes:
1:00pm: Granetta Coleman, HoopDance
4:00pm: Vaunita Goodman, Belly Dance
7:00pm: DC Casineros, Salsa

Master Class Series

Monday 5/30
6:30-7:45pm Assane Konte, KanKouran West African Dance Company
Tuesday 5/31
6:30-7:45pm Nkenge Cunningham, Farafina Kan
Wednesday 6/1
6:30-7:45pm Stefanie Belnavis, Afro-Caribbean Dance
Thursday 6/2
6:30-7:45pm Moustapha Bangoura, West African Dance
Saturday 6/4
9:45-11:00am Griot Baba Chuck Davis, West African Dance
11:15am-12:30pm Ballet Folklorico Cutumba
Sunday 6/5
10:30am-12:00pm Moustapha Bangoura, West African Dance
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Giant Food, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Marpat Foundation and the many foundations & individuals that support Dance Place and our NEXTgeneration programs. Co-presented with BAM: The Brooklyn Academy of Music. Media Sponsor: The Washington Informer. Dance Place’s programs are supported by The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program administered by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.


Purchase Tickets at http://www.danceplace.org/dance-performances/dance-africa-dc-2011/

Greater Brookland Garden Club Tour 2011, Sunday June 5th

Housing Expo, on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Washington Convention Center

Just a reminder for you to come to the DHCD’s Housing Expo, on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Washington Convention Center, from 10 am - 3 pm, it is a Housing Expo for Everybody! There will be useful information for everyone:

·        Mortgage payment/foreclosure assistance/mitigation – representatives from most banks;

·        Incentives for renters who want to become DC homeowners/how-to workshops;

·        Free credit reports;

·        First time Homebuyer Programs;

·        Exhibitors—with useful give-aways, including demonstrations on using “dchousingsearch.org” – which lists available housing in the city;

·        Register for Affordable Housing Lottery -- to obtain an affordable Unit in a market-rate building (per inclusionary zoning); lottery selection on 6/14;

·        Homeowners – “how-to” rehab workshops, how to save $ on energy efficient household items and to start your “own urban garden” (food security!). 

PSA - Heat Advisory Tips

Dear Consumers,

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Washington Metropolitan area in effect from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., today.  OPC would like to remind consumers of the following safety tips in the event you experience a power outage.

  

What You Can Do

If your power goes out, do not assume that PEPCO is aware of an outage in your area or that a neighbor has called to report an outage. PEPCO needs to hear from every affected customer to help locate problem areas.  Call PEPCO's 24-hour outage report line - 1-877-PEPCO-62 (1-877-737-2662). If you cannot use your home phone, it is still important to call and follow all the phone prompts. Make sure PEPCO has a working phone number where you can be reached about service restoration.

  

Electricity customers can take simple electricity conservation steps: 

• Close curtains and blinds to keep out the sun and retain cooler air inside,
• Postpone using major electric household appliances such as stoves, dishwashers and clothes dryers until the cooler evening hours,
• If health permits, set air conditioner thermostats higher than usual, and
• Turn off electric appliances and equipment that you do not need or are not using.

Keep the following numbers handy:

D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Hotline, (202) 727-6161. HSEMA may provide transportation to a cooling center or on site cooling buses for residents. 

PEPCO Safety Emergency, (202) 872-3432 -- to report wires down

PEPCO Claims Office, (202) 872-2455 -- to request a form for electric service related damages

OPC (202) 727-3071 -- to obtain any information or assistance

Turn off electric appliances and equipment that you do not need or are not using.

Check on elderly and at-risk friends and family to make sure they have access to plenty of water, a telephone and food. 

AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly has a Self Help Office (SHO)

AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly has a Self Help Office (SHO) that provides free legal services to senior (60+) residents of the District of Columbia, at five partnering sites. In 2010, the SHO Program assisted 244 seniors by executing 1352 services, including providing: information on requesting services from the DC government, legal information, self-help guides, public benefits checkups, applications for public benefits, assistance with housing code enforcement, help drafting consumer complaint letters, referrals to social service agencies, assistance filing small claims cases, information on requests for vital records, and legal advice by telephone.  With your help, in 2011, I would like to reach even more. 

As Legal Associate for the SHO Program, I am vested in the programs continued success and the mission of Legal Counsel for the Elderly.   Please disseminate the attached flyer to your senior (60+) constituency.  Feel free to contact me, at 202- 434 -2196, if you like me to address your consistency directly about the SHO Program

Schedule for Subcommittee on Redistricting

Council of the District of Columbia

Subcommittee on Redistricting

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL BROWN

COUNCIMEMBER JACK EVANS

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING TIMETABLE

Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSED REDISTRICTING PLAN (MAP) - B19-219, the "Ward Redistricting Amendment Act of 2011".

John A. Wilson Building, Room 123

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 6:00 PM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING WILL HOLD A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE FOR RESIDENTS TO OFFER OPINIONS

John A. Wilson Building, Council Chamber- Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

Those who wish to testify should contact Carol Sadler at (202) 724-8198 or https://mail.dc.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=50a647f64dcb418cb8843327bdefbf36&URL=mailto%3acsadler%40dccouncil.us, and provide your name, organizational affiliation, and title of organization by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.  Witnesses should bring 20 copies of their written testimony to the hearing.  Additional written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. The official record will close ten days following the conclusion of the hearing.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 10:00 AM

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILL HAVE A FIRST VOTE ON THE PROPOSED REDISTRICTING PLAN (MAP)

John A. Wilson Building, Council Chamber- Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 10:00 AM

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILL HAVE A FINAL VOTE ON THE PROPOSED REDISTRICTING PLAN (MAP)

John A. Wilson Building, Council Chamber- Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

Wednesday, June 22-December 31, 2011

8 SEPARATE WARD REDISTRICTING COMMITTEES COMPRISED OF WARD RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN TO MEET TO PROPOSE BOUNDARIES FOR ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSON (ANC) DISTRICTS AND SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS (SMD).

*INDIVIDUAL WARD COUNCILMEMBERS WILL APPOINT MEMBERS TO THESE ANC/SMD REDISTRICTING COMMITTEES. 

DC JazzFest comes to DancePlace featuring Performance Portraits: Jazz Dancing June 10th at 8pm

Come celebrate Jazz and Dance at the Dance Place for the screening of Performance Portraits:  Jazz Dancing

Friday, June 10 at 8pm
FILM: Performance Portraits: Jazz Dancing
WHERE:  3225 8th Street Northeast, Washington DC
Tickets:  P
http://www.danceplace.org/dance-performances/dc-jazz-festival-film-performance-portraits/


A documentary by Bill Warrell features renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones and and an indepth look at the common ground between Jazz and Modern Dance.  The film profiles Julius Hemphill, Don Pullen with Garth Fagan Dance, and Fred Hersch with Bill T Jones’ Company.  Noted jazz impresario, Bill Warrell will lead a pre-film discussion on Performance Portraits followed by a post-screening Q&A.

Warrell is founder of District Curators Inc., a major presenter and producer of performing arts, cultural festivals and media arts (1978-2004). As a producer/writer/director, his credits include numerous radio specials for  NPR, WPFW,  and WBGO; and a series of poignant video documentaries including Performance Portraits and Still Singing, with Odetta and Michelle Shocked, among others. He produced the feature film, Crazy Like a Fox, directed by Richard Squires, with Roger Rees and Mary McDonnell. Warrell is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and earned an MA in Producing for Film and Video from American University’s School of Communications. Warrell is currently the primary producer on three indie feature film projects: Maker of Saints (pre-production)  and, in development, Night of Fire and Felt Tooper.