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Facilities for
the Disabled
All the major theaters in
Washington are wheelchair
accessible. The Kennedy Center
publishes a list of its upcoming
sign-interpreted, audio-
described, and captioned
performances. For details
of these and information on
Tourists outside the National Gallery of Art the venue’s other acces sibility
services, check its website.
7pm in the West Garden Court, If you are in Washington in June Many theaters, including The
and also free summer jazz try to catch the Shakes peare Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre,
concerts on Friday evenings Theatre Free for All held at the Shakespeare Theatre, and
in the Sculpture Garden. Free the Sidney Harman Hall in Arena Stage, have audio
lectures and gallery talks are held Penn Quarter. enhancement devices, as well
at the Library of Congress and at The Washington Post lists as a limited number of signed
the National Gallery of Art. the local fairs and festivals, performan ces. For the hearing
held every weekend in warm impaired, TTY phone numbers
weather. On the first weekend are listed in the Weekend section
Open-Air Entertainment
in May, the Washington of the Washington Post.
During the summer months at National Cathedral sponsors The National Gallery of Art
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the the Flowermart, a festival provides assisted listening
Performing Arts world-famous featuring an old-fashioned devices for lectures. Sign-
performers can be seen on any carousel, children’s games, language interpretation is
night. Check their calendar of crafts, and good food. The available with three weeks’
events and find your favorite form Smithsonian Folklife Festival, notice, and a telecommuni-
of entertainment – opera, jazz, a two-week extravaganza held cations device for the deaf
Broadway musical, ballet, folk, on the Mall at the end of June (TDD) can be found near the
or country music. You can bring and early July, brings together Concourse Sales Shop. For
a picnic to enjoy on the lawn. folk artists from around the those with limited sight, the
On Thursday evenings in world. For details of other theater Arena Stage offers audio
summer, the National Zoological annual events in the city, description, touch tours of the
Park hosts concerts on Lion see Washington, DC Through set, and program books in large
Tiger Hill. They start at 6:30pm. The Year (pp38–41). print and Braille.
DIRECTORY
Information Tickets.com National Symphony 610 F St, NW. Map 4 D3.
Sources Tel (800) 955-5566. Orchestra ∑ shakespeare
∑ tickets.com Tel (202) 467-4600. theatre.org
Washington City Paper ∑ kennedy-center.org
∑ washingtoncitypaper. Discount Smithsonian Folklife
com Tickets United States Army Festival
Band
Washington Post Ticketplace Tel (703) 696-3718. Tel (202) 633-1000.
∑ washingtonpost.com ∑ usarmyband.com
407 7th St, NW. ∑ festival.si.edu
Washingtonian Map 3 C3. United States Washington National
∑ washingtonian.com ∑ ticketplace.org Marine Band
Tel (202) 433-5813. ∑ Cathedral
Booking Tickets Free Events marineband.marines.mil Massachusetts and
Wisconsin Aves, NW.
The Kennedy Center Library of Congress Open-Air
New Hampshire Ave at 1st St & Independence Entertainment Tel (202) 537-6200.
Rock Creek Parkway, NW. Ave, SE. Map 4 E4. ∑ nationalcathedral.org
Map 2 D4. Tel (202) 707-5502. National Zoological Wolf Trap Farm
Tickets booked via Instant ∑ loc.gov/concerts Park
Charge Tel (202) 467-4600 National Gallery 3001 Connecticut Ave, Park for the
or (800) 444-1324. of Art NW. Tel (202) 633-4888. Performing Arts
∑ kennedy-center.org ∑ nationalzoo.si.edu 1645 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA.
Constitution Ave at 6th St,
Ticketmaster NW. Map 4 D4. Shakespeare Tel (703) 255-1900 (info).
Tel (202) 397-7328. Tel (202) 737-4215. Theatre Free for All Tel (877) 965-3872 (tickets).
∑ ticketmaster.com ∑ nga.gov Sidney Harman Hall, ∑ wolftrap.org

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