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Top picks for out-of-town activities Date published: 1/8/2009 By Peggy Carlson The new year always marks a good opportunity for a fresh start and a commitment to fitness and healthier living. A great place to start is the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo this Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., at the Washington Expo Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W.
The event offers a multitude of attractions, including: Free health tests and screenings Gold driving range and simulator Exercise equipment Bally Total Fitness dance demonstrations D.C. United and Washington Freedom Expo Soccer Field Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 Rock climbing wall Get Healthy 4 Life -mile walking track Winter sports pavilion sponsored by Ski Liberty, Roundtop and Whitetail Alpine ski and snowboard simulators Bike safety rodeo and bicycling pavilion Dance demonstrations of hip-hop, soul-line dancing, clogging, waltz, square dance, jump rope jam and more CPR classes Blood donations National Marrow Donor Program registration. The Washington Convention Center is at 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W. For details call 202/249-3000 or visit nbcwashington.com. For a complete change of pace you might want to visit the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Observances created in response to important events Regional activities Recent holidays Black Greek organizations' events Family reunions Black traditions related to mainstream holidays. Stories of these events are told though photographs, artifacts, costumes, documents, music, video, interviews and more. "Jubilee" is organized as a journey through a calendar year. Highlights include Emancipation Day and Juneteenth; the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; springtime wedding traditions; Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, honored on Decoration Day; summer activities, such as road trips, beach time and Negro baseball; black night life; blacks in war and Veterans Day; Christmas, Kwanzaa and Watch Night, and much more. The exhibit runs through Sept. 20. The museum is located at 1901 Fort Place, S.W. For details, call 202/633-4820 or visit anacostia.si .edu. --Peggy Carlson
Date published: 1/8/2009
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