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List of events on Mar 27, 2010

• National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day presented with the National Building Museum
  The National Cherry Blossom Festival and the National Building Museum celebrate the official opening of Washington, DC’s 2010 cherry blossom season with a family festival full of hands-on fun celebrating Spring and exploring Japanese arts and design.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Mar 27, 2010
  Time: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
  Location: National Building Museum - 401 F Street, NW
  
  

• National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony
  Ninety-eight years to the day of the first tree planting, the ceremonial kick-off to the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival features Washington dignitaries and performances by Japanese and western artists.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Mar 27, 2010
  Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  Location: National Building Museum - 401 F Street NW
  
  

• Target Tidal Basin Stage - Cultural Performances
  Daily performances featuring music, dance, and song by local, national and international performing artists.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: Begins at Noon - Held Daily
  Location: Jefferson Memorial
  
  

• Blossoms by Bike
  Celebrate the arrival of spring with a two-hour bike ride specifically designed to showcase the natural beauty of the Nation’s Capital at its peak!
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: M-F: tours at 3:00 pm - Sat. & Sun: tours at 9:30 am, 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm
  Location: Bike and Roll Kiosk - 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (rear plaza on 12th Street)
  
  

• 2010 Cherry Blossom Soccer Tournament
  Thirty-two adult, co-ed, 7v7 teams from the Washington, DC metropolitan area compete for the Cherry Blossom Cup.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Mar 28, 2010
  Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
  Location: JFK Hockey & Soccer Fields - Independence Avenue & 17th Street, SW
  
  

• Beyond the Tidal Basin: Introducing Other Great Flowering Cherries
  Self-guided tour of different species and cultivars of flowering cherries, including two introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Location: U.S. National Arboretum - 3501 New York Avenue, NE
  
  

• Weekend Cherry Blossom River Teas
  Enjoy a charming English ‘High Tea’ aboard a classic yacht as you cruise along the blossoms. Offered on weekends only.
  Date: Mar 27, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: 11:30am and 1:30pm - Tours last 90 minutes
  Location: Boats depart from Washington Marina - 1300 Maine Ave. SW
  
  

• The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internments Camps, 1942-1946
  A showcase of arts and crafts made by Japanese Americans in U.S. internment camps during World War II.
  Date: Mar 05, 2010 - Jan 30, 2011
  Time: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
  Location: Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum - Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW
  
  

• Cornucopia: Ceramics from Southern Japan
  Exhibition covers over three centuries of work, exploring the wide variety of local styles of glazing and decoration invented by potters from Kyushu (Southern Japan).
  Date: Dec 19, 2009 - Jan 09, 2011
  Time: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
  Location: Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art- 1050 Independence Avenue, SW