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TALL CLUB OF GREATER
WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 2008 Events Calendar

Monday, June 2

7 PM

 


Revival Restaurant

Key Bridge Marriott
1401 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA
703-524-6400

No RSVP needed - just join us!

Business Meeting and Social Planning
Hotel is under construction, so Revival Restaurant is moving around.  Follow signs to the restaurant or ask one of the hotel staff where it is!

Your input, as always, is invaluable!  No RSVP required.

Driving Directions:
From the East:
Follow Signs to Route 50 West. Take Route 50 to Rosslyn/Key Bridge exit. At the top of ramp, turn right onto North Lynn Street. At the 5th light, turn left onto Lee Highway. The hotel is located on the right.
From the West:
Take I-66 Eastbound toward DC, Exit 73, Rosslyn/Key Bridge. Turn left at first light, Nash Street. 

From the Beltway: Take the George Washington Parkway South (Exit 43). Follow approximately 8 miles and take the exit that reads 66 East/ Route 50 Washington/Rosslyn. Off the exit, stay right onto North Lynn Street and follow down to the 5th traffic light and turn left onto Lee Highway. Hotel is visible on right. Rosslyn Metro Stop is a short walk away!

Friday, June 6

6:30 PM

Glory Days Grill

3059 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA

703.204.0900

 

If you are interested in this event, please email Kathleen at katmck@aol.com.

Singles Federation First Friday Event

Icebreaker/socializing prior to dinner, and just before dessert seating will be rotated so all can get acquainted. Look forward to a very enjoyable evening.

RSVP to Roy Seabolt until noon on Friday, June 6. (When reserving by email or phone message, please state the number attending, including yourself.) The Singles Federation is an ad hoc group of contacts for local singles organizations who in turn inform their members of the events.

Directions: I-495 Capital Beltway take exit 49 I-66 westbound about 2 1/2 miles to Nutley St. exit 62 southbound toward Fairfax. Drive about 1 1/2 miles south to Glory Days Grill, 3059 Nutley St.

Monday, June 9

7 PM

RT's Restaurant

3804 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria VA

703.684.6010 www.rtsrestaurant.net

 

Hosted by Rhonda

 

If you are interested in this event, please email Kathleen at katmck@aol.com.

Monday's Can Be Special Too!

RT's, Alexandria's renowned neighborhood restaurant has been the place for fresh seafood in northern Virginia for over 17 years. RT's has been a fixture on the Washington Magazine's "Top 100 Restaurants" list in the metropolitan area and is one of the highest rated seafood restaurants in the nationally acclaimed "ZAGAT Survey".

Monday's are special at RT's.  You can get dinner for 2 for $29.95, including a bottle of wine!  6 entree's to choose from!

Their unique menu features many Creole and Cajun specialties including their famous Jack Daniels Shrimp, Spicy She-Crab Soup, Cajun Veal Oscar and their popular Crawfish Etouffée.

RSVP to Rhonda by Sunday, June 5.

Directions: (From the Beltway and Route 1) Take Route 1 north for approximately 4 miles till just before you reach Crystal City. Make a left onto South Glebe Road (at the Heischmans Porche/Audi Dealer on the left). Go to the second light and make another left onto Mount Vernon Avenue. RT's is about a quarter of a mile on the right. See website from other areas.

Friday, June 13

6 PM

China Star Restaurant and the Movies at Fair City Mall

9600 Main St (Rte 236)

Fairfax, VA 703.323.8822

 

Hosted by Edie

 

If you are interested in this event, please email Kathleen at katmck@aol.com.

We will meet at the China Star restaurant by Kinkos in Fair City Mall at 6 PM. If you can't make it by 6 PM, feel free to arrive later, in time to make it to the movie of your choice, and you will be able to get your meal quickly. Or just grab a bite on the way and meet us for the movie. If you want to arrive earlier to do some shopping, the mall has Marshalls, Ross, DSW Shoes (A good stop on your way to "Sex and the City")  AC Moore, plus others. 

Then we will go to the Cinema Arts movie theatre in the same mall.

"The Fall" (R) 7:50 PM

"The Children of Huang Shi (R) 7:40 PM

"Sex and the City" (R) 7:15 PM

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdon of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) 7:30 PM

"Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) 7:00 PM

"The Visitor" (PG-13) 7:20 PM

 Be sure to call Edie by 9 PM Thursday evening.

If you don't call, we can't guarantee that anyone will be there.

Sunday, June 22

7 PM

Smithsonian's National Zoo

3001 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC

www.nationalzoo.si.edu

Admission is free

Hosted by Emily

 

If you are interested in this event, please email Kathleen at katmck@aol.com.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Zoo is the nation's zoo. It is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek National Park in the heart of Washington, D.C.

You can visit the Zoo 364 days a year to see 2,000 individual animals of 400 different species. Meet Emily and explore the zoo!

RSVP to Emily Saturday, June 14, 8 PM

Directions by Metrorail:

Take the Red Line to the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan stop or the Cleveland Park stop. The Zoo entrance lies halfway between these stops, and both are a short walk from the Zoo.

If you exit at the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan stop, walk north (away from McDonalds and CVS). The Zoo is about 3 blocks from the stop, on the right (east) side of Connecticut Ave.

If you exit at the Cleveland Park stop, take the exit on the east side of the street and walk south, toward the Uptown movie theater and the restaurants that line Connecticut Avenue (away from the 7-11 and the Exxon station). The Zoo is on the east side of the street, about three blocks from the stop, after a bridge and just past a large apartment building.

Tip: It's an uphill walk from Woodley Park to the Zoo, and a level one from Cleveland Park. It is suggested you arrive at Cleveland Park and leave from either Metro station.

By Car: Parking rate is $10 for first hour, $15 for two to three hours. If you wish to stay for longer, parking is $20 for the day.

There are pedestrian and vehicle entrances on Connecticut Avenue, at the west side of the Zoo.

There are two entrances for pedestrians and vehicles at the east side of the Zoo, near Rock Creek Park. One is off Rock Creek Parkway, the other is at the intersection of Harvard Street and Adams Mill Road.

Go to the website for driving directions.