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		<title>The Friends of Guest House Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stacey Picard has been a volunteer with Friends of Guest House since 2016. Her experience: I first connected with Friends of Guest House when it kept coming up in conversation with various people not related to each other, and I &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/11/20/the-friends-of-guest-house-family/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Britepaths and the Financial Empowerment Center at South County in offering a warm welcome to our very first cohort of students in our Healthcare Pre-Apprenticeship Training Pilot Program!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Program offers the necessary foundation for Fairfax County residents to pursue better-paying jobs in the healthcare fields where there is a great need for skilled workers. It is a pilot program formed in partnership between Britepaths/Financial Empowerment Center at &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/11/13/join-britepaths-and-the-financial-empowerment-center-at-south-county-in-offering-a-warm-welcome-to-our-very-first-cohort-of-students-in-our-healthcare-pre-apprenticeship-training-pilot-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town Veterans Day Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 8, 2018 All-In Tournament to End Veteran Homelessness Operation Renewed Hope Foundation Show your support for ending Veteran homelessness by turning out to our Veteran&#8217;s All-In Tournament. When: Thursday, November 18, 2018 Where: Belle Haven Country Club, Alexandria, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/11/07/around-town-veterans-day-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Community Leaders Share Their Stories&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story Tapestries will present a unique invitation-only event, called Threads of Change: Supporting Our Stories, to present the first annual Community Voices Awards and to launch their presence in The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington. The event will be hosted &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/11/06/community-leaders-share-their-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Educational Theatre Company celebrates 20 years of Changing Lives Through the Arts!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educational Theatre Company (ETC) invites the community to its 20th birthday fundraiser to celebrate 20 years as a vital part of the Arlington Arts community. Since its founding in 1998, ETC has been committed to the mission of unlocking the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/11/06/educational-theatre-company-celebrates-20-years-of-changing-lives-through-the-arts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JUFJ 20th Anniversary Party and Heschel Vision Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate 20 years of Jews United for Justice! Join the Jews United for Justice community on Sunday 11/11 at our 20th Anniversary Gala and Heschel Vision Awards, honoring Ana Maria Archila, Ilyse Hogue, Claire Landers, Keshini Ladduwahetty, and Mary Ann &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/10/30/jufj-20th-anniversary-party-and-heschel-vision-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Today Is Make a Difference Day: ThanksUSA Scholar Chelsea Briggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make a Difference Day was established to serve as an annual reminder to encourage people to make a positive difference in the world. Even one small act of kindness, generosity, or creativity can begin a chain of positive reactions and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/10/29/today-is-make-a-difference-day-thanksusa-scholar-chelsea-briggs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join Friendship Place for the annual Friendship Walk on Saturday, November 3rd!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration and fun starts at 9:30! Friendship Walks is a 1.5 mile fun walk around the National Mall focused on ending homelessness in the Washington D.C. region. All proceeds benefit Friendship Place, a nonprofit organization that offers the most effective &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/10/26/join-friendship-place-for-the-annual-friendship-walk-on-saturday-november-3rd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Moroccan Women Access Land: Soulalilyates Campaign for Land Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just over ten years ago, the family of Rkia Bellout, a woman from the Kenitra region of Morocco, sold its ancestral land. While the men in her family reaped the profits, she did not receive any compensation. Rkia is a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/10/15/helping-moroccan-women-access-land-soulalilyates-campaign-for-land-reform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Window and a Mirror: Summer Mentorship at Inspired Teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Space for Inquiry It&#8217;s 2pm and I&#8217;m standing in a classroom in northwest DC holding a yo-yo. Two brand new Inspired Teaching Fellows (teachers-in-training) are standing next to me, asking me questions. &#8220;Do you, uh, think you can do &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/09/27/a-window-and-a-mirror-summer-mentorship-at-inspired-teaching/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Threads of Change: Connecting Our Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story Tapestries invites you to join us on Thursday,?September 27th from 5:30pm &#8211; 7:00pm?for an evening of storytelling that will include a film screening featuring Montgomery County community members, a live demo of our digital classroom that contains resources for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/09/14/threads-of-change-connecting-our-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Students striving to make better lives for themselves and their communities.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 4 years, After-School All-Stars (ASAS) has convened a leadership training event at the 4-H National Conference Center outside of the Nation&#8217;s Capital: All-Stars Leadership University (ASLU). ASAS is a national non-profit, providing free and comprehensive after-school programs &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/09/11/students-striving-to-make-better-lives-for-themselves-and-their-communities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adams Morgan was a Completely Different Place 45 Years Ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the close proximity to public transportation and nightlife, a few hopeful members of the Church of the Savior saw promise in the 20009 zip code. They saw a need for safe, clean, affordable housing and responded. Eventually they pooled &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/08/16/jubilee-housing-adams-morgan-was-a-completely-different-place-45-years-ago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Registration Open for  6th Annual Teddy Bear 5K &amp; 1K Walk/Run!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration is currently open for runners and walkers of all ages for the 6th AnnualTeddy Bear 5K &#38; 1K Walk/Run?on Sunday, September 23, 2018. The race that awards all participants a pint-size teddy bear when they cross the finish line &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/08/13/registration-open-for-6th-annual-teddy-bear-5k-1k-walkrun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Lifelong Friendship in the Arts and Humanities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, DC Collaborative serves thousands of students in the hope that we can encourage them to embrace and pursue the arts and humanities. We were delighted to discover the story of Cameron Gray and Erin Fenzel, two students who &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/08/08/a-lifelong-friendship-in-the-arts-and-humanities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Casa Chirilagua: &#8216;Yo Hablo Ingles&#8217; English Language Learning Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been to the National Mall before,&#8221; said Juan, as he sat on the Metro heading towards the Smithsonian. &#8220;Now that I know how to ride the Metro, this will be easier to come by myself,&#8221; his friend Pedro &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/07/31/casa-chirilagua-yo-hablo-ingles-english-language-learning-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Delaplaine: Because Everyone Deserves Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the early 1980s, a dedicated visual arts center in the center of downtown Frederick, Maryland, was just a dream &#8212; that was, until a grassroots effort by artists and art-enthusiasts set out to make that dream into a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2018/07/24/the-delaplaine-because-everyone-deserves-art/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>APA Heritage Month and Low-Income Community Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s blog post was written by Surjeet Ahluwalia, Executive Director of Asian American LEAD, a youth development organization serving low-income and underserved Asian Pacific American youth. May was Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month. APA Heritage Month began as a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2016/06/01/apa-heritage-month-and-low-income-community-members/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>7 Questions: Sarah Browning, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Split This Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Poetry will not be denied. Even as I worked myself to the point of burn out, poetry kept calling to me.&#8221; &#8220;I was lucky to discover and help foster an incredible community of engaged poets here in DC and the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2015/04/23/7-questions-sarah-browning-executive-director-and-co-founder-of-split-this-rock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>7 Questions with Rebecca Read Medrano, Executive Director of GALA Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we welcome Rebecca Read Medrano to 7 Questions. Rebecca has served as chief finance and administration officer for GALA Hispanic Theatre since 1976. Medrano has also served as the principal development and marketing staff &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2014/09/04/7-questions-with-rebecca-read-medrano-executive-director-of-gala-theatre/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Beyond Barbie: Empowering Girls in Greater Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Obama. Sheryl Sandberg. Oprah Winfrey. Mrs. Potato Head? This unlikely combination of women has more in common than meets the eye: Each plays a role (whether consciously or not) in inspiring confidence in young girls to pursue their career &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2014/03/11/thinking-beyond-barbie-empowering-girls-in-greater-washington/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town 10/25-10/31</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherika Brooks]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the final stretch of October (can you believe it?)! See what these great nonprofits are doing to help October go out with a bang! Saturday, October 26, 2013 DC SCORES Fall Frenzy DC SCORES The Fall Frenzy &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/10/25/around-town-1025-1031/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Fall in full swing, our nonprofits are getting busy! See what great events you can head to in the upcoming week. Are you a current Catalogue nonprofit with an event to promote? Make sure to put it in your &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/10/18/around-town-1018-1024/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: September 27-October 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/09/27/around-town-september-27-october-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherika Brooks]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catalogue nonprofits are staying busy! If you are looking for something fun to do with your friends and family this upcoming week, try one of these events put on by some great Catalogue nonprofits! Saturday, September 28, 2013 Beethoven&#8217;s Eternal &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/09/27/around-town-september-27-october-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 18-19</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/17/around-town-may-18-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherika Brooks]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a fun way to learn, make a difference, and get out of the house this weekend, these Catalogue nonprofits are waiting for you! See what is in store for the DC Metro area this weekend &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/05/17/around-town-may-18-19/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 20-21</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/19/around-town-april-20-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherika Brooks]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=9615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Catalogue nonprofits have some great things going on this weekend. Check them out and maybe find a great new nonprofit to support! Saturday, April 20, 2013 2nd Annual Chess Challenge in DC Citywide Elementary and Middle School Chess Tournament Chess &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/04/19/around-town-april-20-21/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 30-31</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/29/around-town-march-30-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherika Brooks]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a slow weekend for Catalogue nonprofits, but check out this show put on at the District of Columbia Arts Center. Saturday, March 30, 2013 I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) I, Jack, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/29/around-town-march-30-31/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cultural Data Project</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/13/the-cultural-data-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I came across an interesting blog post on the Cultural Data Project. We first learned of the CDP when conducting our own network wide Impact Survey last fall, and several of our Culture Nonprofits mentioned the CDP as &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/13/the-cultural-data-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fears and Successes</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/11/fears-and-successes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My books have, in a way, made me a parent. Peter and his friends grow, have fun, problems, fears, and successes, and I&#8217;ve been with them through it all. I love these children, and it&#8217;s been one of the greatest &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/11/fears-and-successes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 9-10</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/08/around-town-march-9-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where are you heading this weekend, friends? Might we suggest &#8230; We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (at Metropolitan Community Church, 474 Ridge Street NW) On Saturday at 10:00 AM, volunteers will receive a brief orientation and then go out &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/08/around-town-march-9-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 2-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/01/around-town-march-2-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few cool ideas for your weekend, coming up at &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) Accompanied by a live accordion and violin-driven score, this world premiere (&#8220;Ruth Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore&#8221;) sweeps across an array of metaphorical &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/03/01/around-town-march-2-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Carry Away</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/25/carry-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/25/carry-away/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 22-24</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/22/around-town-february-22-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the delay, friends! Check out some fun and local weekend ideas at &#8230; Educational Theatre Company (AHC Hunter&#8217;s Park:, 2021 N. Nelson Street, Arlington, VA) This year, ETC launched a new intergenerational model where seniors and college students &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/22/around-town-february-22-24/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 15-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/15/around-town-february-15-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy day-after Valentine&#8217;s Day! We certainly heart our local nonprofits &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) SpeakeasyDC returns to Dance Place to celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day though hilarious and moving true stories about romance, relationships, and sex. Nab &#8220;Sucker for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/15/around-town-february-15-17/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Muscle</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/11/writing-muscle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.&#8221; &#8220;Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/11/writing-muscle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 8-10</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/08/around-town-february-8-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=8329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spend an hour or two with a Catalogue nonprofit, such as &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) Join the Dance Place Step Team for Step It Up DC on Friday at 8:00 PM &#8212; special step workshops and an &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/08/around-town-february-8-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: February 1-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/01/around-town-february-1-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need some theater and dance? Catch a performance at a Catalogue nonprofit &#8230; Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW) Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/02/01/around-town-february-1-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>At The Theatre &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/29/at-the-theatre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, at the National Theatre, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards. All together, theater companies in the Catalogue community received fifteen nominations. Many congratulations to &#8230; - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, which was featured in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/29/at-the-theatre/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life Of Its Own</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/28/life-of-its-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I am in my painting, I am not aware of what I&#8217;m doing. It is only after a short &#8220;get acquainted&#8221; period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/28/life-of-its-own/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 25-27</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/25/around-town-january-25-27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See what&#8217;s coming up at Catalogue&#8217;s nonprofits &#8230; Constellation Theatre Company (at Source, 1835 14th Street NW) Zorro, the masked avenger, is born when quiet, bookish Diego must find a way to fight corruption and injustice. Catch a performance of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/25/around-town-january-25-27/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: January 19-21</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/18/around-town-january-19-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dance, volunteer, and swashbuckle with Catalogue nonprofits &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC) An integral part of the DC dance community for over 20 years, KanKouran presents their annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/18/around-town-january-19-21/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Own Experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/14/own-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is important to express oneself &#8230; provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience. My ambition is limited to capturing something transient. &#8211; Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot, born today in 1841]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Up: January 11-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/11/coming-up-january-11-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At your local Catalogue nonprofit &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC) Deep Vision Dance Company &#38; withhart.dance.projects come together for an evening of modern dance ranging from the weighted to the humorous on Saturday at 8:00 PM &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/11/coming-up-january-11-17/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/09/in-the-news-93/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DC area unemployment rate is unchanged at 5.3 percent (Washington Post: Local): &#8220;The Washington area jobless rate hovered at 5.3% in November, according to a Labor Department report released Tuesday [January 7] that revealed little change in the local employment &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/09/in-the-news-93/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wake Up Thought</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2013/01/07/wake-up-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again. There are years that ask questions and years that answer. &#8211; American author Zora Neale Hurston, born today in 1891]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping Into the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/20/stepping-into-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a step show? This month, Step Afrika! is ringing in the season with its Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. Last weekend, Catalogue&#8217;s Sherika Brooks &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/20/stepping-into-the-holidays/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Will Be Seen</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/18/what-will-be-seen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Color possesses me. I don&#8217;t have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter. The painter should not paint what &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/18/what-will-be-seen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 15-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/14/around-town-december-15-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good mid-December weekend, Greater Washington! And consider spending some time with a local nonprofit: We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (at Kelsey Apartments, 3322 14th Street NW) On Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, volunteers will help &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/14/around-town-december-15-16/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing to Dream</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/13/writing-to-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator Some students grow up dreaming to write; others use writing as a way to express their dreams, desires, and inner most thoughts. writing an assignment The young authors of Young Playwrights&#8217; Theater perhaps do &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/13/writing-to-dream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Essential Parts</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/11/7861/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From &#8220;Under new principal, Savoy Elementary shows what art can teach&#8221; in this weekend&#8217;s Washington Post: &#8220;[Yo-Yo] Ma and Damian Woetzel, a former principal with the New York City Ballet, spent more than an hour in a classroom with students, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/11/7861/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 8-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/07/around-town-december-8-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loop a local nonprofit into your weekend plans &#8230; We Are Family Senior Outreach Network (Metropolitan Comm. Church, 474 Ridge Street NW) Volunteer in pairs or groups to visit isolated, low-income seniors in their homes. Meet up at 10:00 AM &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/12/07/around-town-december-8-9/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: December 1-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/30/around-town-december-1-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spur Local]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning! We&#8217;re looking forward to seeing you this coming Monday at Inspiration to Action. We&#8217;ve also got some great events coming up this weekend at our nonprofits &#8230; Pueblo a Pueblo (at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, 310 Tulip Avenue, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/30/around-town-december-1-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 16-18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good weekend, Greater Washington! And check out what&#8217;s happening at our nonprofits &#8230; Educational Theatre Company (McKinley Elementary, 1030 N. McKinley Road, Arlington, VA) ETCs Main Stage Residency Program, with McKinley Elementary School, presents Robin Hood &#8212; an &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/16/around-town-november-16-18/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 9-11</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/09/around-town-november-9-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many great, nonprofit places to go this weekend! Check it out &#8230; FotoDC (Central Hub: 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) The annual FotoWeek Festival begins this Friday and continues through the 18th; expect to see the very best in art, photography, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/09/around-town-november-9-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: November 2-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/02/around-town-november-2-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busy weekend at Catalogue nonprofits! Check out what&#8217;s coming up &#8230; Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) SpeakeasyDC presents &#8220;The Story Showdown: A Storytelling Game Show&#8221; this Friday at 8:00 PM and Saturday at 7:00 &#38; 9:00 PM. Audience members &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/11/02/around-town-november-2-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 26-28</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/10/26/around-town-october-26-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your plans for the weekend? We have some great ideas at Catalogue nonprofits &#8230; Anacostia Watershed Society (38th Street, Hyattsville, MD) &#8211; Event Full Build and install bird houses at the native meadow along the Northwest Branch of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/10/26/around-town-october-26-28/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: October 12-15</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good weekend, Greater Washington! And consider spending a day with a local nonprofit &#8230; District of Columbia Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW, Washington, DC) Over 40 area artists in two spaces create &#8220;Signals,&#8221; DCAC&#8217;s new exhibition; JW &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/10/12/around-town-october-12-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sound of Music</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/10/01/sound-of-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; I go to the hills When my heart is lonely I know I will hear What I&#8217;ve heard before My heart will be blessed, With the sound of music And I&#8217;ll sing once more. &#8211; &#8220;The Sound of Music&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/10/01/sound-of-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: September 29 &#8211; October 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/28/around-town-september-29-october-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a good Friday, Greater Washington! And check out what&#8217;s coming up at our nonprofits &#8230; Hospice Caring (at Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD) On Saturday at 6:00 PM, gather to support and celebrate Hospice Caring at the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/28/around-town-september-29-october-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: September 21-23</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/21/around-town-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great first weekend of fall 2012, Greater Washington! District of Columbia Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW) On Friday and Saturday, Matthew Vaky (a veteran of Minneapolis&#8217; Guthrie Theatre) creates a hilarious and startling examination of US policy &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/21/around-town-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News: Mayor&#8217;s Arts Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/19/in-the-news-mayors-arts-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities: &#8220;Winners in five arts categories and three teaching categories were honored with the most prestigious award of the DC Arts Community [on September 13, 2012]. The night was also highlighted &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/19/in-the-news-mayors-arts-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So Much Depends</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/17/so-much-depends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. &#8211; American poet William Carlos Williams, born today in 1883 In the poetic spirit, learn more about Catalogue&#8217;s arts and literacy nonprofits this morning &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/17/so-much-depends/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: September 15-16</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/14/around-town-september-15-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to almost-fall, Greater Washington! And here is what&#8217;s coming up at your local nonprofits this weekend &#8230; Accokeek Foundation (National Colonial Farm, 3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD) On Saturday at noon, join in the monthly kitchen table conversation &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/14/around-town-september-15-16/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Colorful Addition</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/06/a-colorful-addition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie LeBlanc]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marie LeBlanc, Community Partnerships Coordinator The brick wall of a small alley just off U Street, between 12th and 13th streets in Northwest Washington, looks a little brighter these days. You might recognize that block as the home of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/09/06/a-colorful-addition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Architect</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/27/the-architect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very near my sunset, I bless you, Life [...] Because I see at the end of my rough way that I was the architect of my own destiny and if I extracted the sweetness or the bitterness of things it &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/27/the-architect/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: August 24-26</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/24/around-town-august-24-26/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a relaxing final weekend of August, friends! We have some cool options for you &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium features exhibits, dance, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/24/around-town-august-24-26/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tax For Arts</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/21/tax-for-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just caught this Marketplace story on the way home today: The Detroit Institute of Arts is joining a small group of museums experimenting with a new way to fundraise. They&#8217;ve asked local taxpayers to chip in. Voters in three Michigan &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/21/tax-for-arts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: August 17-19</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/17/around-town-august-17-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Planning your weekend? Consider a non-profit destination, such as &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium features exhibits, dance, concerts, poetry readings, and games and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/17/around-town-august-17-19/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: August 10-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/10/around-town-august-10-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.cfp-dc.org/?p=6781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few great nonprofit destinations for your weekend &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium features exhibits, dance, concerts, poetry readings, and games and free &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/10/around-town-august-10-12/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: August 2-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/03/around-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some great nonprofit destinations for the coming days: Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium features exhibits, dance, concerts, poetry readings, and games and free to &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/03/around-town/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/01/in-the-news-81/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boom in autistic students prompts new Montgomery school centers (Washington Examiner): &#8220;Montgomery County Public Schools is planning to open autism centers at three high schools in the new school year, as the district grapples with a fivefold increase in the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/08/01/in-the-news-81/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: July 27-29</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/27/around-town-july-27-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great final weekend of July, Greater Washington! And best wishes to all those taking part in the Smith Center&#8217;s July Week-long Cancer Retreat in Comus, Maryland. Learn more about retreats here and other Smith Center programs right here. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/27/around-town-july-27-29/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: July 21-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/20/around-town-july-21-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great weekend, Greater Washington! Plus we have plenty of places to spend it, such as &#8230; Accokeek Foundation (3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD) Green Thumbs volunteers look into the history of heirloom vegetables and the practices behind &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/20/around-town-july-21-22/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Time Has Come</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/16/the-time-has-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; This disease will be the end of many of us, but not nearly all and the dead will be commemorated and will struggle on with the living, and we are not going away. We won&#8217;t die secret deaths anymore. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/16/the-time-has-come/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: July 13-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/13/around-town-july-13-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great weekend, friends! And consider visiting a local nonprofit, such as &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium events include exhibits, dance, concerts, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/13/around-town-july-13-17/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: July 7-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/06/around-town-july-7-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the range of events coming up this weekend (and week) at &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium events include exhibits, dance, concerts, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/07/06/around-town-july-7-12/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: June 29-July 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/29/around-town-june-29-july-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a happy almost-fourth of July weekend, friends! Smith Center for Healing and the Arts (1628 U St NW) Pop-Up Boutique opens for a 2-day encore event and flash sale on Friday and Saturday: vintage, new, one-of-a-kind, and designer women&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/29/around-town-june-29-july-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: June 23-24</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/22/around-town-june-23-24-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please stay cool this weekend, Washingtonians! Here are some nonprofit destinations: (And here is some more info on DMV cooling centers from WJLA.) Calvary Women&#8217;s Services (at Anacostia Waterfront Park, 1900 Anacostia Drive SE) Meet at 9:00 AM on Saturday &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/22/around-town-june-23-24-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Be Free</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/18/to-be-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise. Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/18/to-be-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: June 15-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/15/around-town-june-15-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding where to spend your weekend? How about with a Catalogue nonprofit, such as &#8230; Dance Place (3500 12th Street NE) A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland Temporium events include exhibits, dance, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/15/around-town-june-15-17/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Woolly Season</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/12/a-woolly-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of our performing arts nonprofits, next season is already in the works! Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (which was in our first Catalogue class back in 2003!) has announced its 33rd season. Right here, you can check out the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/12/a-woolly-season/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: June 8-11</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/08/around-town-june-8-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great weekend (and start of next week), Greater Washington! Here are a few destination options: Artland Temporium at Dance Place, 3500 12th Street NE A 12-week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression, Artland &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/08/around-town-june-8-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/06/in-the-news-77/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public land deals give hot neighborhoods affordable housing (Greater Greater Washington): &#8220;While demand to live in DC rises, its stock of low-priced homes is shrinking. Projects on city-owned land have created many mixed-income housing opportunities throughout the city [...] but &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/06/in-the-news-77/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: June 1-3</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/01/around-town-june-1-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings, Greater Washington! We&#8217;ve got an awesome array of events this weekend: MUSIC &#8230; The DC Jazz Festival starts now! Head to 6th &#38; I Synagogue, The Hamilton, Howard Theatre, The Phillips Collection, The Kennedy Center, and Bohemian Caverns for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/06/01/around-town-june-1-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 26-27</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/25/around-town-may-26-27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a great Memorial Day weekend, Greater Washington! If you&#8217;re in town, consider spending your Saturday at &#8230; Youth Media Festival (1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD) From 1:00 to 8:30 PM, the Gandhi Brigade presents a celebration of youth &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/25/around-town-may-26-27/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 19-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/18/around-town-may-19-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, Greater Washington! Enjoy the weekend &#8212; and consider spending it with a Catalogue nonprofit: Hands on DC: 18th Annual Work-a-thon Join thousands of other volunteers from all around the city on Saturday to improve the physical learning environments in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/18/around-town-may-19-20/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 12-13</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/11/around-town-may-12-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Mother&#8217;s Day weekend, Greater Washington! viagra soft tabs canada Plus spend some time with a Catalogue nonprofit: DANCE &#8230; On Friday &#38; Saturday at 8PM, join Bowen McCauley Dance Company for a world premiere dance event following the original &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/11/around-town-may-12-13/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: May 4-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/04/around-town-may-4-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to May, Greater Washington! What are you in the mood to experience this weekend? VISUAL ARTS On Friday at 7:00 PM, the DCAC opens &#8220;Zeitgeist III: Too Much Information?,&#8221; the third in a series of periodic group exhibitions of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/04/around-town-may-4-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life Stories</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/01/life-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts presented a unique new work, My Soul Look Back and Wonder: Life Stories from Women in Recovery &#8212; a production of its acclaimed Life &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/05/01/life-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>That Swing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It don&#8217;t mean a thing, if it ain&#8217;t got that swing It don&#8217;t mean a thing all you got to do is sing It makes no difference If it&#8217;s sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Every little thing you&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/30/that-swing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 28-29</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/27/around-town-april-28-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what might strike your fancy this weekend? RUNNING FAR &#8230; The 2nd annual Fairfax CASA Run for the Children 10K Race &#38; 3K Run/Walk is coming up on Saturday at 8 AM &#8212; prizes, food, and entertainment all included. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/27/around-town-april-28-29/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/25/in-the-news-73/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost of a nation of incarceration (CBS News): &#8220;Nationwide, the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars, even though over the last 20 years the crime rate has actually dropped by more than 40%.&#8221; Michael Jacobson, director &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/25/in-the-news-73/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Of Invention</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/23/of-invention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! (Henry V) O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/23/of-invention/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 20-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/20/around-town-april-20-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And here are some great DC-area destinations for the weekend &#8230; Happy Hour Fundraiser with Art Enables (at Lace, 2214 Rhode Island Ave NE) On Friday at 4:00 PM, join Art Enables for cocktail and food specials at Lace &#8212; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/20/around-town-april-20-22/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Bridge</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/17/the-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;ve never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor edge of danger and must be fought for &#8212; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/17/the-bridge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: April 13-15</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/13/around-town-april-13-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your plans for the weekend? Consider &#8220;meeting up&#8221; with a Catalogue nonprofit, such as &#8230; Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE) Tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/13/around-town-april-13-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: Upcoming</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/06/around-town-upcoming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those celebrating, have a very good holiday! And here&#8217;s a quick look at some upcoming events: Arias with a Twist at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (April 6 &#8211; May 4): Drag chanteuse extraordinaire Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/06/around-town-upcoming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Spark</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/02/aspark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.&#8221; &#8211; French writer Emile Zola, born today in 1840 &#8220;Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/04/02/aspark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Town: March 31-April 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/30/around-town-march-31-april-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming up this weekend &#8230; Limited Visibility, featuring Christopher K. Morgan Artists from CityDance Ensemble (Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA) Inviting the dancers to reveal things they might only do in private, the piece will be a suite &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/30/around-town-march-31-april-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In The News &#8230; (more!)</title>
		<link>http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/29/in-the-news-more-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Cain]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Affordable housing means financial incentives, experts tell MontCo (Washington Examiner): &#8220;Yet 44 percent of renters in the county spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, said Michael Bodaken, president of the National Housing Trust. A minimum-wage earner &#8230; <a href="http://blog.cfp-dc.org/blog/2012/03/29/in-the-news-more-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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