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Day of Remembrance Notes WWII Internment
The National Japanese American Memorial Foundation and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program will host a panel discussion at 6:30 tonight to mark the 67th anniversary of the forced internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
The free event, part of the annual Day of Remembrance, is at the Rasmuson Theater, at Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. For information, call the foundation at 202-530-0015.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066 led to the detention of 120,000 Japanese Americans.
Speakers for tonight's event include three writers who have addressed the Japanese American experience during the war: David Mura, Kiyo Sato and Shirley Castelnuovo.
The National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raised funds to build the Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II. The foundation works to raise public awareness about the Japanese American experience during WWII. For information, go to http:/
Post Program Tonight On Civil Rights Movement
PNC Financial Services Group and The Washington Post will celebrate Black History Month with a program from 6 to 8 tonight in the auditorium at the newspaper's building at 1150 15th St. NW.
The free program, "A Conversation in Courage," will feature Rutha Harris, one of the original members of the Freedom Singers, an a cappella ensemble that traveled 50,000 miles in nine months to 48 states singing and telling stories of the 1960s civil rights movement; Marione Ingram, a civil rights activist who survived the Holocaust and the firebombing of Hamburg; Post columnist David Ignatius, who covered the civil rights movement; and Post reporter Darryl Fears, who covered race relations and now covers affordable housing and poverty issues. The program will be moderated by Post reporter Neely Tucker, author of "Love in the Driest Season," a memoir of family, war, race and heartbreak.
All who attend the program will be entered into a raffle to win a seat on the PNC-sponsored "Returning to the Roots of the Civil Rights" bus tour, a nine-day trip that will start in June and visit landmark cities of the civil rights movement. To register for the program, , e-mail artpc@washpost.com.
Tree Planting Workshops Offered Next Month
Casey Trees, a nonprofit organization that promotes tree planting in the District, has scheduled two free workshops in March to show District homeowners how to design a treescape. Those who attend will receive a free tree.
The workshops are from 6:30 to 9 p.m. March 11 and 19 at Casey Trees, 1123 11th St. NW. Registration is required. For information go to http:/
Participants should bring photographs or drawings and measurements of their yard with the locations of trees, buildings and power lines. Arborists will help attendees select an appropriate tree for their property and advise them on planting locations.
The workshops are part of the D.C. Department of the Environment's RiverSmart Homes program to foster residential tree planting and landscaping that slows storm water runoff.
Musicians, Dancers Sought For Annual Dance Festival
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking musicians and dancers for its sixth annual Dance DC Festival. The festival showcases an array of dance styles, including hip-hop, salsa, clogging and swing.
Previous festivals have featured more than 2,000 dancers, with those from community groups performing alongside internationally recognized professionals. This year's festival will be Aug. 28 to 30.
Applicants are judged by a peer committee of artists and others with a background in the folk arts. The deadline to apply is 7 p.m. Wednesday. To download an application, go to http:/
Applications must be hand delivered to the commission office at 1371 Harvard St. NW. For information, call 202-724-5613.
