Media Only Contact:  John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195 (DPR)

Today, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that its recreation and community centers throughout the District will host open houses in September and into early October.

“DPR is much more than just fun and games,” said Clark E. Ray, director of DPR, “and these open houses will showcase the many worthwhile athletic, recreational and life-enriching programs that we offer. I invite the public to attend our open houses to see this for themselves.”

Ward 1
All open houses on September 18, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the following sites:

• Banneker, 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW
• Columbia Heights, 1480 Girard Street, NW
• Harrison, 1330 V Street, NW
• Kalorama, 1875 Columbia Road, NW
• Marie Reed, 2200 Champlain Street, NW

Ward 2
All open houses on September 18, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm:

• Kennedy, 1401 7th Street, NW
• Volta Park, 1555 34th Street, NW

Ward 3

• Friendship, 4500 Van Ness Street, NW; September 3, 4 pm – 6 pm
• Hearst, 3600 Tilden Street, NW; September 12, 5 pm – 7 pm
• Macomb, 3409 Macomb Street, NW; September 12, 4 pm – 6 pm
• Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 4101 Livingston Street, NW; September 12, 5 pm – 6 pm
• Guy Mason, 3600 Calvert Street, NW; September 13, 10 am – 2 pm
• Palisades, 5200 Sherrier Place, NW; September 16, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Chevy Chase Communicty Center, 5500 41st Street, NW; September 18, 6 pm – 8 pm
• Hardy, 4500 Q Street, NW; September 18, 6 pm - 8pm

Ward 4
All open houses on October 10, 5 pm – 7 pm:

• Emery, 5801 Georgia Avenue, NW
• Lamond, 20 Tuckerman Street, NE
• Riggs LaSalle, 501 Riggs Road, NE
• Takoma, 300 Van Buren Street, NW

Ward 5
All open houses on September 18, 4 pm - 7 pm:

• Arboretum, 2412 Rand Place, NE
• Brentwood, 2311 14th Street, NE
• Edgewood, 3rd and Evarts Street, NE
• Fort Lincoln, 3100 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE
• Harry Thomas, 1743 Lincoln Road, NE
• Joseph Cole, 1200 Morse Street, NE
• Langdon Park, 2901 20th Street, NW
• North Michigan Park, 1333 Emerson Street, NE
• Trinidad, 1310 Childress Street, NE
• Turkey Thicket, 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE

Ward 6
All open houses on October 3, 5 pm – 7 pm:

• King Greenleaf, 201 N Street, SW
• Sherwood, 640 10th Street, NE

Ward 7

• Hillcrest, 3100 Denver Street, SE; September 11, 6 pm - 8 pm
• Kenilworth-Parkside, 4300 Anacostia Avenue, NE; September 12, 5 pm - 9pm
• Benning Stoddert, 100 Stoddert Place, SE; September 13, 12 noon – 5 pm
• Ridge Road, 800 Ridge Road, SE; September 17, 6 pm – 8 pm
• Benning Park, 53rd and Fitch Streets, SE; September 19, 6 pm – 8 pm
• Fort Davis, 1400 41st Street, SE; September 20, 11am – 4 pm
• TR Center, 3030 G Street, SE; September 22, 11 am – 6 pm
• Kelly Miller, 301 49th Street, SE; September 26, 6 pm – 8 pm
• Watts Branch, 6201 Banks Street, NE; September 27, 11 am – 4 pm

Ward 8

• Fort Stanton, 1812 Erie Street, SE; August 29, 6 pm - 7:30 pm
• Congress Heights, 100 Randle Place, SE; September 4, 5:30 pm – 7 pm
• Ferebee Hope, 3999 8th Street, SE; September 5, 6 pm – 7:30 pm
• Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue, SE; September 11, 5 pm – 6 pm
• Barry Farm, 1230 Sumner Road, SE; September 12, 6 pm – 7:30 pm
• Douglass, Frederick Douglass Ct. and Stanton Ter., SE; September 13, 1 pm - 3:30pm
• Bald Eagle, 100 Joliet Street, SW; September 20, 1 pm - 4 pm