Text Box: CABIN JOHN CELEBRATES CAPT. JOHN SMITH’S ARRIVAL By Dave Chitwood The community of Cabin John will be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the explorations of Capt. John Smith, who sailed up the Potomac River to Little Falls on June 16, 1608 to become the first non-Native American to visit the area. The founder of Jamestown, Capt. Smith mapped the river near Glen Echo and Cabin John. One of the several versions of the origin of the name “Cabin John” is that it is a variant of “Captain John.” The “Cabin John History Cookout” will be held on the evening of July 21st at the Clara Barton Community Center. An hour of historical reenactments, speaking and slides on the history of Cabin John and other local communities will follow the cookout. The Citizens Association invited the Glen Echo and Bannockburn communities to contribute to the presentations. Mayor Debbie Beers commented at the Mar. 10 town council meeting that many of the photographs in Carlotta Anderson’s history of Glen Echo, “Glen Echo: The Remarkable Saga of a Very Small Town,” book would be suitable for such a presentation. Councilmember Steve Matney said that the conversion of these photographs into images suitable for a digitized presentation should be relatively easy, and Ms Anderson added that the book is already in electronic format. They plan to work together on this project. Text Box: BROCKIE STEVENSON HAS ONE-MAN EXHIBIT AT PARK An exhibit of Brockie Stevenson’s watercolors and prints of his paintings will be on exhibit at the Glen Echo Park Gallery from Mar. 29-Apr. 27. Gallery hours are noon to 6:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Brockie Stevenson has lived on Yale Ave. for many years while teaching at the Corcoran and painting many Glen Echo scenes, among other subjects. His unique brand of realism with its hard-edged precision has immortalized Glen Echo cottages, front porches, its firehouse and the backyard clotheslines of his neighbors. His silkscreen prints hang at the Glen Echo Town Hall as well as in the homes of many Text Box: FOLKSINGER BILL STAINES PERFORMS AT TOWN HALL APR. 17 For over thirty-five years, Bill Staines has traveled back and forth across North America, singing his songs and delighting audiences at festivals, folksong societies, colleges, concerts, clubs and coffeehouses. Singing mostly his own songs, he has become one of the most popular singers on the folk music circuit today and averages around 200 concert dates a year. His radio and TV appearances have included A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, The Good Evening Show and a host of local programs on PBS and network TV. The concert begins at 8:00 pm. and is free to residents of Glen Echo. It is sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Text Box: CAROUSEL OPENS FOR FAMILY DAY APRIL 26 The annual opening of the Dentzel carousel at Glen Echo Park will take place at noon on Family Day, Saturday, Apr. 26. It will operate until 6:00 p.m. and then from 7:00-10:00 p.m. The opening is special because the first carousel ride of the 2008 season will be dedicated to the memory of Maryland State Senator Gwendolyn Britt, who died Jan. 12. Sen. Britt led the fight in the early 1960s to end segregation at the Park during its amusement park era. Members of Sen. Britt’s family, along with other former protesters and their families, are expected to participate. Family Day will feature Adventure Theatre and Puppet Co. performances, activities at Discovery Creek, children’s art projects and family dancing. In the evening the 25th annual Strauss Ball will take place, a benefit dance that includes a pre-dance Viennese waltz lesson, the traditional grand march, dance cards and an exhilarating evening ride on the carousel. Text Box: CLASSIFIED ADS Classified ads are free to Glen Echo residents. Fee to non-residents: $.75 per line of 50 characters or fewer. Display ads: $4 per column inch. Ads may be left with or mailed to the editor at 38 Wellesley Circle, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Make checks payable to: Town of Glen Echo. Deadline: 24th of each month.