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List of events on Apr 11, 2010

• Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk
  World-class runners and 12,000 running enthusiasts take part in the 36th running of the “Runner’s Rite of Spring.”
  Date: Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: 7:45 am - 11:30 am
  Location: Washington Monument Grounds (15th and Jefferson Dr., SW).
  
  

• 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
  
  

• Corcoran Family Day: Lights, Camera, Action!
  A day of Family fun at the Corcoran featuring ukiyo-e workshop and “Blossoms in Bloom” photo contest.
  Date: Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: TDB
  Location: The Corcoran Gallery of Art - 500 17th Street NW
  
  

• 44th Annual Cherry Blossom Rugby Tournament
  Invitation-only Rugby Tournament features best teams from across the United States in Men’s club, College Men and Women’s Division, as well as High School teams.
  Date: Apr 10, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
  Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Location: Rosecroft Raceway - 6338 Rosecroft Drive Ft. Washington, MD 26744
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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