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Past Events
Summer Music at the CathedralJune–July, 2008 Summer Music at the Cathedral: Although the Cathedral did not to host a Summer Music Festival this summer, many gathered here for for exciting musical offerings in June and July, including programs in the Centennial Organ Recital series featuring Jr. Reilly Lewis, Bruce Newick and Douglas Major, the Independence Day Organ Recital with Cathedral organists Scott Dettra and Christopher Jacobson and the YouthCue concert. Events were free and open to the public.
Flower MartFRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 2 & 3, 2008 Enjoy Washington’s premier spring outdoor event, sponsored by All Hallows Guild to benefit the gardens, grounds and woodlands of Washington National Cathedral. People came to enjoy a variety of foods, buy plants and herbs, ride the carousel, and more! Each year one of Washington’s embassies is honored. Flower Mart this year celebrated the Cathedral Centennial and the Republic of South Africa.
FRIDAY, November 9, 2007 Elegant, candlelit dinner in the Cathedral commemorated the Cathedral’s 100th anniversary and celebrated the Cathedral as a national treasure and symbol of our nation’s religious heritage. First-time-ever, black-tie event was a beautiful and memorable evening, as philanthropic, social, civic, and political leaders embraced a second-century vision of the Cathedral as a church for the nation, a place of reconciliation, and a house of prayer for all people.
Cathedral Day / Open HouseSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007, 10 am–5 pm Everyone was invited to this free festival of music, demonstrations by Cathedral artisans, food, children’s activities, puppet shows, tower climbs, special tours and more.
ReunionsSEPTEMBER 28–30, 2007 For three days, clergy, staff, artists, choristers, docents, ushers, volunteers, and others who have played important roles in the Cathedral’s life reunited at the Cathedral from around the world to participate in a weekend of reunion events.
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