2007 Final Program - Society of Behavioral Medicine

SOCIETY of BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Activities and Resturants guide for washington, D.c.
The National Press Club, is an elegant
evening of miracles in a parlor setting
by Washington DC’s most prominent
magician. Glenn will do the impossible
mere inches from your eyes! Held at The
National Press Club every Friday night at 7
and 9 PM. Make your reservation at www.
glenngary.com.
Blues Alley Jazz. 1073 (Rear) Wisconsin
Avenue NW Washington, DC 20007.
Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom-GWU. Phone
202-337-4141. bluesalley.com. Now
celebrating 41 great years as Washington’s
oldest jazz institution. Located in the heart
of historic Georgetown in an 18th century
red brick carriage house, Blues Alley offers
its patrons a unique ambiance, reminiscent
of the jazz clubs of the 1920’s and 30’s.
Open
The Capitol Steps. A musical political
satire troupe, made up of Congressional
staffers-turned comedians. They perform
their songs, skits and parodies every Fri.
and Sat. night at 7:30 pm in the Ronald
Reagan Building Amphitheater (Metro
Stop: Federal Triangle). Tickets can be
purchased at (202) 397-SEAT or by visiting
ticketmaster.com. For group sale discounts,
please call (202) 312-1427. The Capitol
Steps are also ideal for private events.
Call (703) 683-8330 for bookings. www.
capitolsteps.com.
John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. 2700 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20566. Metro stop:
Foggy Bottom-GWU. Phone: 202-467-
4600. The nation’s performing arts center,
presenting the best music, dance, theatre,
international, and children’s programs
in six theatres. Hours/prices vary. Free
performances 6 pm daily. Group discounts,
accessibility programs, free tours and
shuttle from Metro.
Shakespeare in Washington Festival.
Revel in the genius of Shakespeare during
this unprecedented festival in Washington,
which celebrates the Bard through plays,
dance, art, poetry, film and more. Festival
runs from January through June 2007;
highlights in March include The Tempest
(Capitol Hill Arts League, through April
6); exhibit on Sources for Shakespeare’s
Plays at the National Gallery of Art
(through April 17); talk on Midsummer
Night’s Dream: A Comic Jewish Satire by
cognitive psychologist John Hudson at
the Smithsonian American Art Museum
(5:30 pm, March 22); exhibit, “To Bead
or Not to Bead” at the Bead Museum
(through May 9); exhibit on Shakespeare
in American Life at the Folder Shakespeare
Library; Reinventing the Globe: A
Shakespearean Theater for the 21 st
Century at the National Building Museum
(through August 27); The Tempest/La
Tempete by 4D Art at the Kennedy Center
(March 22-24); and Virtually Richard3 by
the Expressions Dance Company (Atlas
Performing Arts Center, March 23-24). For
details and ticket information, see http://
www.washington.org/shakespeare/.
Memorials, Monuments &
Historic Sites
African American Civil War Memorial.
Vermont Avenue & U Street, NW,
Washington DC 20009. This memorial is a
sculpture commemorating the more than
208,000 African American soldiers who
fought in the Civil War. The memorial is
appropriately placed in the Shaw section of
the District. Shaw refers to Robert Gould
Shaw, the white colonel of the first African
American regiment - the 54th Regiment
featured in the film - Glory, to fight in the
Civil War.
Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington
VA 22211. Metro Stop: Arlington
Cemetery. Phone: 703-607-8000.
arlingtoncemetery.org. Arlington National
Cemetery, our nations most treasured
burial ground, is home to more than
285,000 honored dead. Among the
thousands of white headstones are the
graves of President John F. Kennedy,
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall,
world champion boxer Joe Louis and the
Tomb of the Unknowns. Open daily 8 am
- 5 pm. Free Admission.
Arlington House, former home of Robert
E. Lee, is also located at the Arlington
National Cemetery. Open daily 9:30 am
- 4:30 pm. Phone: 703-235-1530.
nps.gov/arho/
FDR Memorial. On Ohio Drive at the
Tidal Basin& the Potomac River. Metro
stop: Smithsonian. Phone 202-426-
6841. A 7.5-acre site, the memorial
depicts the 12 pivotal years of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s presidency through
a series of four outdoor gallery rooms.
The rooms feature ten bronze sculptures
depicting President Roosevelt, Eleanor
Roosevelt and events from the Great
Depression and World War II. The parklike
setting includes waterfalls and quiet
pools amidst a meandering wall of reddish
~ 138 ~
Dakota granite, where Roosevelt’s inspiring
words are carved. It is the first memorial
in Washington, DC purposely designed
to be totally wheelchair accessible. Open
daily except Christmas. Free. Park Ranger in
attendance 8 am - midnight.
Jefferson Memorial. Tidal Basin South
End. Metro stop: Smithsonian. Phone
202-426-6841. Beneath the marble
rotunda, the 19-foot statue of the third U.S.
president is surrounded by passages from
the Declaration of Independence and other
famous Jefferson writings. The Tidal Basin
is also the location of Washington DC’s
famous Cherry Blossoms. Although the
National Cherry Blossom Festival officially
opens on March 31 st , a relatively warm
winter this year may give us some early
blooms! Open daily except December
25. Free. Park ranger in attendance 8 am
– midnight.
Lincoln Memorial. Independence Avenue
& 23 rd Street NW Washington DC. Metro
stop: Foggy Bottom-GWU. Phone 202-
426-6841. nps.gov/linc. This grand
monument overlooks the Reflecting Pool,
the Washington Monument and the U.S.
Capitol. Inside, the 19-foot marble statue of
the 16th president is flanked by inscriptions
of his Second Inaugural Address and the
famous Gettysburg Address. Open daily
except December 25. Free. Park Ranger in
attendance 8 am – midnight.
National Mall. Between Constitution &
Independence Avenues, SW Washington
DC. Metro Stop: Smithsonian. Phone:
202-485-9880. nps.gov/nama. A splendid
green park area extending approximately
two miles from the U.S. Capitol to the
Lincoln Memorial. Lining either side of
the park near the Capitol are 200-yearold
American elm trees, several of the
Smithsonian Institution museums (Museum
of Natural History, National Air & Space
Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, Freer and Sackler Art Galleries,
National Museum of the American Indian),
National Archives, National Gallery of Art
and U.S. Botanic Gardens. (For information
on the Smithsonian museums, see http://
www.si.edu/.)
U.S. Capitol. Capitol Hill, Washington DC
20515. Metro Stop: Capitol South. Phone:
202-225-6827. Under the magnificent
white dome, senators and representatives
meet to shape U.S. legislative policy. Free
guided tours leave every 15-minutes in the
Rotunda daily 9 am - 3:45 pm and include