FDR Grows the National Park System

Mon · Nov 9·Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the bookstore exhibit area) · Washington

Ranger discusses FDR’s 1933 expansion of the National Park Service at the memorial’s bookstore exhibit area.

Tue · Nov 10·Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the bookstore exhibit area) · Washington

Ranger discusses FDR’s 1933 expansion of the National Park Service at the memorial’s bookstore exhibit area.

Thu · Nov 19·World War II Memorial (outside the Pacific Pavilion on the south side of the memorial) · Washington

Park Ranger leads discussion on the controversial cost of the 1943 Battle of Tarawa outside the Pacific Pavilion on the south side of the World War II Memorial.

Thu · Nov 19·9:30 Club, 815 V Street N.W. , Washington

They Might Be Giants perform four nights at the 9:30 Club, Washington, ages 16 and up.

Thu · Nov 19·Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Floor 1, Ronald Reagan Bldg and International Trade Center, Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Capital Book Fest, a pop‑up book sale, returns to Woodrow Wilson Plaza on the third Thursday of each month.

Thu · Nov 19·9:30 Club, 815 V Street N.W. , Washington

They Might Be Giants perform two consecutive nights at the 9:30 Club, with a single pass covering both shows, ages 16 and up.

Wed · Oct 28·Korean War Veterans Memorial (meet the ranger inside the memorial) · Washington

A ranger guides a tour inside the Korean War Veterans Memorial, explaining the significance of its elements.

Thu · Oct 29·Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the exhibit area of the park store) · Washington

A ranger narrates Sara Delano’s 1862 Fourth of July at sea, describing tall ships, a China voyage, cake, ice cream, and cannon fire.

Mon · Nov 2·Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (meet the ranger in the bookstore exhibit area) · Washington

A ranger guides a talk on how Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life was shaped by his love of the sea, at the memorial’s bookstore exhibit area.