by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | May 24, 2018 | Event
Friends of Rose Park is proud to support Kiril Jeliazkov, a fine artist located in DC, and his public art exhibit, “The Orange Step”. The Orange Step is a single composition of 128 original paintings – each 20 feet tall by 10 feet wide – and is installed in our own...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | May 16, 2018 | Dog Stories
WHO: Chukker, named after a period in a polo game, one of his favorite sports. He watches it for hours. WHAT : English Bulldog. AGE : Year and a half. SIZE : 85 lbs. LIVES WITH : Anastasia Vakula and David Tafuri of P Street HOME STATE : Pennsylvania FAVORITE FOOD :...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Mar 22, 2018 | Credit: Ricardo Jimenez, Dog Stories, Park Pets
WHO : Cache-Cache (Hide and Go Seek in French) WHAT : 10-year-old Papillon (Butterfly in French) LIVES WITH : Helgi Walker on N Street BACKGROUND : Secure childhood. Show Dog. American champion. SIZE : Six pounds “but he thinks he’s the king of Rose Park. He’s a big...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Jan 30, 2018 | Credit: Ricardo Jimenez, Dog Stories, Park Pets
WHO: Shredder, 8, and Splinter, 7. WHAT: Goldendoodle cousins and “best friends. They’re like alpha and beta.” NAMED AFTER: The villain and the teacher in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. HUMAN SIDEKICK: Bill Dean, president and CEO of M.C. Dean. EDUCATION: Home schooled...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Jan 14, 2018 | Credit: Ricardo Jimenez, Dog Stories, Park Pets
WHO : Olive. Named after the street. WHAT : Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier AGE : 10 months HUMAN WALKER : Alana Navarro FROM : Nebraska! “That’s where her breeder was.” BOYFRIEND : Henson, another Wheaten Terrier on N Street. FAVORITE PASTIME : Chasing balls. BEST TRAIT...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Jun 18, 2017 | Event
Saturday, June 24, 2017 8:30 pm Featuring :The Lego Movie Join us on the ballfield at 26th & O Streets beginning at 7pm to enjoy your picnic dinner. Ice cream stand & popcorn machine from 7-9pm! Brought to you by: Friends of Rose Park Support our park with...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | May 11, 2017 | Event, Special Events, Tennis Event
Friends of Rose Park has installed 3 museum-quality photographic panels reflecting the history of Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker, African-American sisters who grew up in the 2700 block of O Street, NW and who dominated the tennis world in the 1940s and...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Apr 25, 2017 | Event
On Sunday, April 23, 2017 Friends of Rose Park, with the gracious financial support of Nancy Taylor-Bubes/Washington Fine Properties, hosted our annual Spring Fling. Hundreds of neighborhood children, alongside their parents, enjoyed pony rides, a petting zoo, free...
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Apr 19, 2017 | Event
Join us for our annual Tennis Clinic from the Washington Kastles coach Murphy Jensen. The Murphy Jensen Clinic, provided by Rose Park Recreation Center, will be held on Friday April 28th from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Download the flyer
by Friends of Rose Park webmaster | Mar 20, 2017 | Event
Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Featuring Live Music from:The Market Band Join neighbors and friends on the softball field! Concerts in the Parks is Georgetown’s favorite summer Concerts series, free and open to the public in beautiful Volta and Rose...
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