Pens related event in Washington D.C. this coming Saturday

Hello guys in case some of you might be in D.C. this coming weekend, just got the e-mail event notice below from the Smithonian National Postal Museum. Sounds like fun and you would be surrounded by plenty sources of inspiration for your sketch crawling. I used to go visit the Smithonian museums almost every weekend when I lived in College Park, and I really missed them. Go check it out if your are in the vicinity and don't forget to blog about it for rest of us afterward.

"WHAT: Pens & the Post: Collect, Correspond, Celebrate!

WHEN: Saturday, May 29

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

WHERE: Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE

The National Postal Museum, along with the Pen Collectors of America and Fahrney’s Pens, are hosting “Pens & the Post: Collect, Correspond, Celebrate!” Pens, postage and mail have long gone hand in hand. Explore the shared history of pens and mail with the whole family.

The following activities taking place throughout the day:

· Make a creative card to send to a friend with young designer Sophia Breuer

· Watch an expert calligraphy demonstration by expert calligrapher Deborah Basel

· Take a fancy fountain pen for a spin at the “Pen Petting Zoo” provided by Fahrney’s Pens

· Sample a rainbow of ink colors with John Bosley, author of Vintage Inks

· Try out beautiful papers from plain to posh with handwriting specialist Nan Barchowsky

· Just in time for Memorial Day, pen a letter to U.S. military members and learn about World War II-era correspondence.

· Meet the Pen Collectors of America and find out more about the pen collecting community

· See a pen set belonging to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and beautiful stamps featuring pens and handwriting in a scavenger hunt

Short workshops provide the opportunity to learn from the experts and try new skills:

· 11:30 a.m. – Pens for Kids Workshop presented by the Pen Collectors of America

· 12:30 p.m. – Cursive for Kids Workshop presented by Fahrney’s Pens

· 1:30 p.m. – Pens for Kids Workshop presented by the Pen Collectors of America

· 2:30 p.m. – The Glory of Pen Collecting presented by the Pen Collectors of America