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Everyone's invited to the Park this Saturday for the final concert of the season, featuring Poor Ellen Smith,

http://www.poorellensmith.com/Home.html

"Poor Ellen Smith is a new acoustic duo in the DC area. Armin Hadamer and Steve Galbraith take a faithful yet uniquely fresh approach to traditional American music. Their singing and high-powered guitar picking conjures up musical worlds reaching from Doc Watson all the way to Jerry Garcia. Add top-quality songwriting, pioneering arrangements, and the occasional friends sitting in with them—and you’ve got the PES experience."

As always, concerts begin at 7pm. Bring your picnic dinners, and any donations are most welcome, but not required!

There's also a special event on Sunday, for the "Meet me on a Sunday . . . at Potomac Overlook" 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

The Park is planning a festival, sponsored by a teacher in Arlington, to benefit Amman Imman, an organization dedicated to bringing sustainable sources of water to the people of the Azawak in Niger. Activities will include: face painting, water relays, a nature hike, friendship bracelet making, music and more. Donations are welcome, but all activities are free, as always.

Remember: "Meet me on a Sunday . . ." happens EVERY Sunday 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.!  And there's always lots of neat activities for the children.

Try out an electric bicycle!

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Solar Homes and More!

Hands-on Solar Energy Weekend at Potomac Overlook Regional Park

Come see solar home components, ride an electric bicycle and try hands-on demonstrations and games at “Solar Homes and More” to be held on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4 at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, in Arlington, VA.   Activities will take place Noon – 4 p.m. on both days.  (Potomac Overlook is listed on the 19th Annual Washington DC Solar Tour of Homes for Saturday, October 3.)

Potomac Overlook’s solar energy and energy efficiency installations and a new suite of exhibits called the “Energerium” will be featured and park staff will engage visitors of all ages with a variety of energy activities.  Also, Pedego [electric] Bikes and Continuum Energy Solutions, a local company specializing in energy audits, weatherization and renewable energy will exhibit their products and services.

Potomac Overlook has been a leader in energy education since the early 1990s and, in 2007, was awarded the Green Innovation Award as the Best Green Organization in Virginia from the Virginia Sustainable Building Network.

Potomac Overlook Regional Park is located at the end of Marcey Road, off of Military Road, in north Arlington, VA.  Call 703-528-5406 for directions and more information.