Interesting and informative perspectives on life and real estate in the Washington Metropolitan area from Sue Goodhart, one of the area's leading real estate agents
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Sundays
Every Sunday from 10-6 the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria holds scavenger hunts throughout the galleries. A fun way to meet the artists and to see their work. www.torpedofactory.org.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Fun for the whole family!
Annual Kennedy Center Open House featuring more than 20 free performances September 11th. Kennedy-Center.org/openhouse.
More Wine!
Travel out to The Plains September 11-12 from 11-6 for a visit to more than 300 winery tents, polo matches, wine seminars and a gourmet food market. Winefestivalattheplains.com.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Get Organized!
September 11th is National Clean Out The Garage Day – that’s a good start to boxing up those items you wish to donate, those to recycle and those you want to put out for a yard sale
Art Festivals
Alexandria Art
September11th and 12th, downtown Alexandria is one big display of arts and crafts. There are more than 200 juried artists and it’s a great time for brunch in old town and then a hunt for early holiday gifts at the Alexandria Festival of the Arts with steel drummers, jazz musicians and pianists. Artfestivalalexandria.com
Bethany Beach Art
September 11th more than 100 artists from painters to glass blowers show their works at a juried show held along the boardwalk and downtown streets. Thequietresorts.com.
September11th and 12th, downtown Alexandria is one big display of arts and crafts. There are more than 200 juried artists and it’s a great time for brunch in old town and then a hunt for early holiday gifts at the Alexandria Festival of the Arts with steel drummers, jazz musicians and pianists. Artfestivalalexandria.com
Bethany Beach Art
September 11th more than 100 artists from painters to glass blowers show their works at a juried show held along the boardwalk and downtown streets. Thequietresorts.com.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Rates!
Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped to 4.32 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac. That beats last week’s already-historic 4.36 percent, which was the lowest on record since Freddie Mac started keep tracking in 1971.
Arts on Foot
This festival in Chinatown September 11th features an art market, food and wine tastings and lots of performances at the Harman Center for the Arts.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Fall Fashions, etc.
Try retailmenot.com, couponcabin.com, fatwallet.com, honesty.com, markdownalert.com or gasbuddy.com for discounts. Cellfire.com lets you load coupons on your cell phone and add them to a grocery store savings card. Never shop on line without first looking for the name of the retailer plus the words “coupon code”. Comparison shopping sites are at pronto.com, shopping.com and thefind.com.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Crab Bowl Classic
Maryland vs. Navy at 4 Monday, September 6th at M&T Stadium in Baltimore. www.baltimoreravens.com