06/10/2016
SU National Alumni Association Convention
Washington D.C. Events and Activities
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Events and Festivals
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DC Jazz Festival (June 10th - 19th) www.dcjazzfest.org
Back by Popular Demand: DCJazzFest at The Yards,
JUNE 17th - 19th. A three-day “blowout” where fans enjoy jazz at the beautiful urban, green, innovative Yards Park at the Capitol Riverfront
overlooking the Anacostia River. Enjoy wine and beer tastings and a diverse marketplace.
BUY TICKETS.
FRI 6/17: GRRLS RULE: Cissa Paz, Sharel
Cassity & Elektra. Gates 5pm,
Music til 10PM. FRIDAY IS FREE
SAT 6/18. Cécile McLorin Salvant, Eddie
Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet, The
Chuck Brown Band, DCJazzPrix
Finalists. Gates 2PM, Music til
10PM. TICKETS. Children under
12 free.
SUN 6/19. Kamasi Washington, Igmar
Thomas & Revive Big Band with
Talib Kweli, Bilal, and Ravi
Coltane, E.J. Strickland &
Transient Beings, Fred Foss'
homage to NEA Jazz Master
Jackie McLean. Gates 2 PM,
Music til 10PM. TICKETS.
Children under 12 free.
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Camden Yards Baltimore, MD
(June 17th and June 18th)
www.orioles.com
FRI 6/17: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore
Orioles 7:05 p.m.
SAT 6/18: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore
Orioles 4:05 p.m.
SUN 6/19: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore
Orioles 1:35 p.m.
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Verizon Center Washington, DC (June 18th)
www.mystics.wnba.com
Sat 6/18: Atlanta Dream vs. Washington
Mystics 7:00 p.m.
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Shopping
*Pentagon City Mall
*Tyson’s Corner
(McLean, VA)
*National Harbor
(Ft. Washington, MD)
*Anne Arundel Mills (Outlet)
*Potomac Mills (Outlet)
*Georgetown
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Nightlife (Clubs, Lounges, Casinos)
*Park at 14th
*Bar 7
*Stan’s Restaurant
*Ozio’s Cigar Bar
*U Street Corridor
*Georgetown
(M Street Corridor)
*Adam’s Morgan
*Maryland Live! Casino
(Arundel Mills, MD)
*Horseshoe Casino
(Downtown Baltimore, MD)
*Jazz in the Garden
(Friday, June 17 at 5pm;
Free; National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
on 7th and Constitution Ave. NW)
*Jazz in the Garden
(Friday, June 17 at 5pm;
Free; National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
on 7th and Constitution Ave. NW)
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Family Outings
*Six Flags America (Largo, MD)
*National Zoo (Washington, DC) Free
*Baltimore Aquarium
(Baltimore, MD Inner
Harbor)
*The Great Inflatable Race
(Washington, DC at RFK stadium on 6/18/16;
www.thegreatinflatablerace.com)
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Sightseeing/Tourist Attractions in the DMV
(D.C., Maryland, and Virginia)
*Smithsonian Museums
(Washington, DC)
Free
*National Harbor
(Ft. Washington, MD)
*Inner Harbor
(Baltimore, MD)
*Howard University
(Washington, DC)
*Martin Luther King Memorial
(Washington, DC)
*African American Civil War Museum
(Washington, DC)
*Fredrick Douglass Historic Site
(Washington, DC)
*Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
(Washington, DC)
*Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and
Heritage
(Washington, DC)
*Kunta Kente-Alex Haley Memorial
(Annapolis, MD)
*Segway Tour
(www.segsinthecity.com;
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, #82B
Washington, DC)
o 10:00a.m. (Capitol, Navy Memorial, Supreme
Court, Ford’s Theater, FBI
Building, etc.)
o 2:30 p.m. (Holocaust Museum, Lincoln
Memorial, Vietnam Memorial,
White House, etc.)
o 7:00 p.m. Sunset safari (White House,
Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian,
etc.)
*Sightseeing tours
(www.trolleytours.com; Board at Union Station
only 3 blocks from Liaison Hotel;
50 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington, DC)
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Washington, D.C. Ambassadors (Susan J Aimable, Brandon Foley, Nahshon Bigham, Alan Holman, Chandra Champion, Pete Smith, Mark McCutchen, Derek Fulford, Leventon Brown, Alexandria Mosley, Reginald Cunningham, and Tony L Wells)
If you have any questions regarding any of these events, please email us at [email protected] and one of our Ambassadors will be available to assist you.
Bringing the music back again, the 12th Annual DC JazzFest is June 10-19! Don’t miss your chance to see renowned artists from around the world including, Kamasi Washington, Eddie Palmieri, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Revive Big Band, Regina Carter, and many more!