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DIRECTIONS
(Use
map listed above)
From
all points South & West:
BDPA Charlotte, Hampton Roads, NoVA &
Richmond Chapters
Traveling in from Virginia, take Capital Beltway I-95/495, head
east across the Wilson Bridge (Potomac River) into Maryland. Use
Exit 2A-B to head north onto I-295 North into Washington. From
DC-295 North take Exit 3A, head east onto left lane of Suitland
Parkway until signal at Stanton Road. Turn left onto Stanton
Road, turn right on to Elvans Road, then turn right onto Morris
Road. Continue on Morris Road until it becomes Erie Street. When
Erie Street becomes Fort Place, park just pass 18th Street. The Anacostia
Community Museum and free parking is
available on the right.
From all
points North:
BDPA Baltimore, New Jersey, New York,
Northern Delaware and Philadelphia Chapters
Traveling in from I-270 or I-95 South in Maryland, take
Capital Beltway Exit 22B to I-295 South (Baltimore
Washington Parkway) into Washington. From DC-295 South take Exit
3B, Howard Road. Turn left at signal on Howard Road. Heading
east past METRO's Anacostia subway rail station, turn left onto
Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. Turn right on Morris Road, head up
hill and continue on Morris Road until it becomes Erie Street.
When Erie Street becomes Fort Place, park just pass 18th Street. The Anacostia
Community Museum and free parking is
available on the right.
From all
points East & Alternative Inbound Beltway Exits:
BDPA Annapolis, Baltimore Northern
Delaware, Prince Georges County, Charles County
Take Maryland Route 4 (Pennsylvania
Avenue) north, Route 5 (Branch Avenue) north, or Route 50 west
to Capital Beltway heading south on I-95/495.
From I-95/495, Capital Beltway Exit 7B,
Branch Avenue, head
west toward Washington, D.C. Take westbound exit onto right lane of
Suitland Parkway. From Suitland Parkway, turn right onto Stanton
Road, turn right on to Elvans Road, then turn right onto Morris
Road. Continue on Morris Road until it becomes Erie Street. When
Erie Street becomes Fort Place, park just pass 18th Street. The Anacostia
Community Museum and free parking is
available on the right.
- OR -
From I-95/495 Capital Beltway Exit
11B, Pennsylvania Avenue, head
toward Washington, D.C. until Alabama Avenue. At signal, make a
left onto Alabama Avenue. Follow Alabama Avenue until signs on right to westbound Suitland Parkway
in toward Washington, D.C.
Take Suitland
Parkway until signal at Stanton Road. From Suitland Parkway,
turn right onto Stanton
Road, turn right on to Elvans Road, then turn right onto Morris
Road. Continue on Morris Road until it becomes Erie Street. When
Erie Street becomes Fort Place, park just pass 18th Street. The Anacostia
Community Museum and free parking is
available on the right. |
Map credit: Anacostia Community Museum
BDPADC
will host BDPA's Community Leaders &
Technology Inaugural Reception at the
Smithsonian Institute's Anacostia Community
Museum, early Tuesday evening, January
20, 2009,
from 5 pm
to 8 pm.
-
5:00pm,
Smithsonian doors open for BDPA's
Reception
-
6:00pm,
Opening Remarks (National BDPA
President, BDPA Founder, or Executive
Director)
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6:15pm,
a formal toast to the 'President
of The United States and the First
Family'
-
6:30pm,
Closing Remarks (BDPA's Host Chapter
President)
-
6:35pm,
Official BDPA Photographs taken for the
White House (All Attendees)
-
6:45pm,
guests attending other Inaugural Balls,
Galas, or related events begin departing
-
7:00pm,
vehicular bridge traffic across rivers
back into the District of Columbia
resumes
-
8:00pm,
BDPA's Reception adjourns
Throughout
the reception, guests may record their
congratulatory remarks for President and
Mrs. Obama. This early-evening event was planned outside
of restricted downtown areas such as The
Mall and Capitol Hill. Most travel
restrictions into the District and other
Inaugural events later in the evening will
be lifted on or shortly after 7pm that
evening.
Located in the Anacostia section of the
District of Columbia, this special location
was selected for several historical reasons.
The host chapter's venue is one of the
Smithsonian Institute's newest museums.
Established in 1967 as the Anacostia
Neighborhood Museum, it served first as a
Smithsonian outreach museum situated in one
of the District of Columbia’s largely
African American neighborhoods and later
evolved into a museum documenting,
preserving and interpreting African American
history from local and community history
perspectives.
In 2006, the name of the institution was
changed to the Anacostia Community Museum to
reflect the expansion from ethnic themes and
issues to broader cultural issues that
resonate within our communities worldwide.
On January 20th, 2009, BDPA
celebrates the inauguration of President
Barack Obama and America's First Family
of African descent. BDPA also will applaud technological paradigm
shifts and community advances influencing
our culture.
The following links include special
directions and maps.
BDPA Community Leaders and Technology
Inauguration Reception event sponsors include:
Compuware
Tec-Masters, Inc.
INFOTEK
International, Inc.
Dominique's Catering
JEF
bdpatoday
BDPA welcomes new sponsors and
charitable contributions from corporate and
individual stakeholders. The
Washington, D.C. BDPA Chapter is a 501(c)(3)
Public Charity. Last year, BDPA-DC
celebrated 30 years of community service
bridging the "Digital Divide" in the
District of Columbia and neighboring
communities. You also may
purchase an ad
in next month's issue of
bdpatoday. |
