WTOP's Bob Madigan
Man About Town
Bob has one of the best jobs in the city. Enjoy some photos of what a "day at the office" is like for the Man About Town
Bob Madigan
Bob Madigan has been with WTOP Radio for 18 years. For most of that time, he has been covering the "Good" "Positive" news of Washington. Here is a chance to listen to some of his most recent pieces and you may even download if you wish. You can email Bob at bmadigan@wtop.com or follow him on Twitter.
** PHOTO: Bob Madigan, left, shaved his head for childhood cancer.
Ready for a 1k race??
Or more accurately a 1k Beer Walk from the Washington Wine Academy exactly like last weekend's 1k Wine Walk in the Crystal City Shops Underground. January 21 & 22, heats starting every half hour from 2:00 to 5:30 pm. Race Entrance to Crystal City Shops: 2200 Crystal Drive, Crystal City. Free parking! (Yes, you do have to be 21 or older!)
If the play's the thing
how does it get made?? The third season of the Reston Community Players' New Play Project continues with a third-level reading of the final of two plays remaining from the first season. The Players do not just offer a simple play reading to authors, but a full developmental process. This weekend's staged reading is of "Fake" by Jim Gordon on January 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Reston Community Players' Rehearsal Hall, 266 Sunset Drive, Herndon. Admission is free, but space is limited. Reservations are encouraged at restonnewplays@aol.com
Here's one way to get 8th graders to like math
Feed them. Not force feed them, but let them see how the hospitality industry uses math to figure out how to make a profit. It happened at the National Conference Center in Leesburg.
A social network change
that should be of help to those battling breast cancer than their loved ones. MyKomen.org is being phased out and Susan G. Komen for the Cure is focusing more effects on Facebook, Twitter and the incredibly helpful Komen Message Boards; which you can find by clicking here.
Learning love in high school
Didn't we all?? But this time it's learning from a play. Fauquier High School is presenting the romantic comedy "Almost, Maine" on January 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 7 p.m. and January 15 at 2 p.m. in the Addison Lightfoot Auditorium. Almost, Maine tells the stories of nine couples in various stages of their relationships, all in a remote town in northern Maine called Almost. Tickets will be $7.50 for adults and $5 for students of all ages and adults 60 and over. For more information, go to the FHS Theatre website at www.fhstheatre.org 705 Waterloo Road. Warrenton, VA 540.347.6100 x2317
Tee'ing up for the neediest kids
Professional Golf in the form of The Nationwide Tour of the PGA is headed to Potomac. The Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour will be played Oct. 1-7 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Neediest Kids is a nonprofit organization that helps low-income students in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia gain increased confidence, dignity and self esteem by assuring they receive the basic essentials they need so they can get the education they deserve.
Stevie Wonder Wants to Sit Next to You!
at the BET Honors this Saturday evening (1/14) at the Warner Theatre. All you have to do is join Metro Teen Aids's Founders Club by Tuesday, January 10th at 5pm! Just click here for all the details
Making music in downtown DC
That's just some of what is happening at The Hamilton a brand new huge 24/7 restaurant from the Clydes Restaurant Group with a just-as -huge subterranean state-of-the-art music venue known as Live @ The Hamilton. And it's only two blocks from the White House at 14th & F Street, NW It is also just two blocks away from the Metro Center WMATA Metro station. Hear what GregsListDC™ Nowhere to go? Know where to go!™ has to say about it.
Want some more hairspray??
Lots of people do which is why Signature Theatre has extended The 2003 Tony Award®-Winner for Best Musical "HairSpray" thru February 5th. Starring: Carolyn Cole (Tracy Turnblad),Robert Aubry Davis (Edna Turnblad), Nova Y. Payton (Motormouth Maybelle, and an all star cast. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, 703.820.9771
FREE is a good 4 letter word
and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center comes through as FREE every night 365 days a year (366 this year) at 6 pm.
Did I meet the Billy Elliot of the future?
Possibly after attending "Billy Elliot The Musical". The "joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true" won ten 2009 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL. Now thru Jan. 15th at the Kennedy Center.
Warm coast for cold kids
The Children's Charities Foundation distributed more than 1,200 new winter coats to local kids from thirty (30) charities and community organizations in the DC metro area.
Exercise going to the dogs
can be a good thing! A VERY good thing according to Pamela Peeke, MD.
Some audiences give more than applause
As Ford's Theatre learned this holiday season raising money for Miriam's Kitchen which provides free, homemade meals and high-quality support services to more than 4,000 homeless men and women each year.
A dog's tale!
that is both true and inspirational. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero. by Michael Hingson, national ambassador for the Braille Literacy Campaign and a miraculous survivor of 9/11 thanks to a yellow Lab guide dog named Roselle. Hear both stories by clicking below.
What can a cookie do??
Girl Scout Cookies can do a lot of the girls and for others. Here is a link to the You Tube video of what Daisy Troop 4574 in Northwest DC did with the money raised
Coooookies!!!!
The cruel irony of the New Year and the resolutions to lose weight is that Girl Scout Cookies are now on sale. Click here for a link to all the National Capitol Region Girl Scout Cookie details. All cookies sell for $4.00 per box in the Nation's Capital. Money is collected upon delivery (except for Gift of Caring orders which can be paid for when ordered since no delivery is involved).
Happy New Year Honors!
for a local woman who made a very special list for her special dedication to a grateful nation!
For the holidays did you get lbs.?
Many of us did. Don't let it get you down or out of hand. Check out Bryan Rambarran's story in the audio clip below and the photo on the right hand side of the screen. We met at Equinox Fitness in Bethesda.
Making getting fit, fit you!
Lots of deals with fitness clubs this week. My fitness doc Pamela Peeke, MD took me to where she gets in her work outs Equinox Fitness in Bethesda.
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