by Roberta Lesh
The Safety & Resident Activities Committees are pleased to host local police department officials on Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Come join Lt. Eric Hayes and Officers Anthony McElwee & Kevin Kennedy, from Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District as they address our community on the do’s and don’ts of [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Events’
March 4, 2010
Safety Dos and Don’ts
February 10, 2010
Towers Movie House: Blizzard Edition
Escape the snow with another movie. Tonight’s impromptu presentation is Empire Falls. In a tiny Maine town, modest restaurant manger Miles Roby (Ed Harris) goes through the motions as he tries to keep his Empire Grill restaurant afloat while dealing with an abrasive boss (Joann Woodward), a wife (Helen Hunt) who ran out on him, [...]
February 5, 2010
Snow Day Fun
From the Management Office:
Let’s enjoy the snow day together, February 5th at Noon in the Community Room.
Bring your games, activities, and treats to share with your neighbors.
See you there.
February 5, 2010
Towers Movie House: TONIGHT
The perfect place for a cold snowy night is the Towers Movie House in the East Activities Room. Tonight’s screening is Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 rendition of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing.” The film starts at 8:00 pm!
January 7, 2010
Learning with OLLI
by Selma Rosenthal
OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University, sponsors exciting lectures during the month of January. They take place at either the Katzen Center, the Ward Circle Building, or the Mary Graydon Center on campus. They are free and open to the public and take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from [...]
December 2, 2009
Chag Sameach! (Happy Holiday!)
by Lynne Heneson
Chanukah is a minor Jewish holiday, but one that is full of light and fun. Don’t miss our Chanukah celebration on Friday, December 11th at 5 p.m in the lobby. We’ll retell the ancient story, have a sing-along of favorite tunes in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, light the candles, spin the dreidel, and eat [...]
November 29, 2009
Abraham Lincoln’s Life in Music: A Performance Program
What was Abraham Lincoln realy like? As the bicentennial celebration of his birth draws to a close, the 16th president remains for many scholars an enigma, a mystery, and a puzzle.
Author, pianist, and Towers resident Elizabeth Smith Brownstein presents an evening peformance will surprise us by performing six Civil War-era piano pieces that Lincoln loved. [...]
November 16, 2009
Holiday Calendar of Events
Bread for the City Collection
Please drop off contributions by Friday, November 20th, at the Front Desk.
Toys for Kids & Sherry Party
Sunday, December 6th, in the Lobby from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Chanukah Menorah Candle Lighting
Friday, December 11th, in the Lobby at 5 p.m.
Board of Directors Holiday Party
Sunday, December 13th, in the Community Room from 6 [...]
October 29, 2009
D.C. Movie Premiere: “The Heretics”
Joan Braderman, Professor of Video, Film and Media Studies at Hampshire College and daughter of long-time Towers owner Eugene Braderman, will present her experimental documentary “The Heretics” at the Abramson Family Recital Center Hall at the AU Katzen Arts Center on Friday, October 30th, at 8 p.m.
“The Heretics” is a first-person narrative documentary that uncovers [...]
October 28, 2009
Kids Euro Festival
by Louis Lieb
I saw some Towers residents last Sunday at the nearby Embassy of Finland (3301 Massachusetts Avenue) for the annual Kids Euro festival, sponsored by the European Union, and taking place over the next few weekends at various venues, including the French embassy, from October 9th to November 9th.
Europe comes to Washington this fall with [...]
