Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 11:28:29 EST Message-ID: \SE M;WASHINGTON WEEKEND;OUT & ABOUT \BY Kevin Carlson \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES CELEBRATE THE SAILOR Landlubbers of all ages can get a taste of American naval history Saturday at the Navy Museum's Seafaring Celebration, a day of hands-on workshops, games, demonstrations and live performances focusing on maritime traditions. The U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters will sing as storyteller Glenn Gordinier recounts tales of the sea. Build wooden ship models, carve faux scrimshaw medallions or get a watercolor tatoo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum in the Washington Navy Yard, Ninth and M streets SE. Admission and parking are free; 202/433-4882. CRAFTY Modern-day crafters (21 in all) will re-create 19th-century craft items this weekend, including furniture, hand-worked silver, faux finishes, carved birds and painted porcelain under tents in the courtyard of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Decatur Carriage House, 748 Jackson Place NW. (One block north of the White House.) Admission is $3 for trust members, $5 for nonmembers. COMIC CAPERS Wolverine heads a distinguished list of comic-book heroes that includes Popeye, Spiderman, Donald Duck, Batman, the Hulk, Superman, Daffy Duck, Night Crawler - well, you get the idea - at the Washington DC Comic Book and Collectibles Marketplace 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Tysons Corner Ramada Hotel in Falls Church. Featured will be old and new comic books, comic collectibles and science-fiction material. Admission is $3.25. Special guest is Larry Stroman, X-Factor artist. A CASE FOR BASKETS The eighth annual Basketry Festival will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Northern Virginia Arts Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Route 236, Annandale. It's free; 703/222-0322. THEY ALSO SERVED To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Maya Lin's glorious design in granite, officials of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) plan a weekend of Veterans Day activities. All are free and open to the public: * VVMF Seminar: "The Wall and Its Legacy," 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. * VVMF Outdoor Concert at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds. * VVMF Salute to Homeless Veterans, noon Saturday on the Mall west of the memorial. Free meal for homeless Vietnam veterans and their families. * VVMF Name Reading Ceremony starting at noon Wednesday and ending at 9 a.m. next Thursday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. For the first time ever, family members, dignitaries and other volunteers will read all 58,183 names on the wall. * 10th Anniversary Veterans Day Ceremony, 1 p.m., Wednesday on the Mall. Former hostage (and Vietnam veteran) Terry Anderson and others will participate. * Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday. At 11 a.m., the president (or his representative) lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Free; 202/535-8461. * Vietnam Women's Memorial Plaque Ceremony at 10 a.m. next Thursday at the site of the planned women's monument across from the Wall. Free; 202/328-7253. ETHNIC FESTS D.C. public schools present the first Colombian Cultural Festival from 7 to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Carlos Rosario Adult Education Center, 1819 35th St. NW (at Wisconsin Avenue). The evening features dance groups, music, poetry plus such Colombian food as tamales and empanadas. Donation is $5. For information, call 202/282-0140. * The Polish Club of College Park holds its annual Polish Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion Hall, 9218 Baltimore Ave., College Park. Live polka music will help you dance and items for sale include crafts, imported ware, cookbooks and, of course, Polish pastries and deli food. For information, call 301/236-4564. * Russian, East European and Greek food reign supreme at the St. Mark Orthodox Church Food Festival and Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at 7124 River Road in Bethesda. Look for chicken Kiev, borscht, shish kebab, blini and piroshki, as well as crafts, Orthodox books and gifts, raffles and more. For information, call 301/229-6300. * Armenian delicacies abound at St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church's fourth annual bazaar at 42nd and Fessenden streets NW today through Saturday. Beside lunch and dinner, the bazaar features a Christmas tree shop, Oriental rugs, crafts and a raffle. For details, call 202/363-1923. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM