Feb. 1

The Caring with Coats drive has been extended until Feb. 1. Please donate your slightly used coats for the homeless. Drop off locations are B-5681 (Finance building), Stewart Theatre, and the BX entrance. For more information, contact TSgt Summers at 202 404-3262.

Feb. 2

Registration for Bolling baseball and softball ends Feb. 2. Register your children before it is too late. For more information, call the Youth Center at 202-767-4003 or 202-767-4575.

Feb. 3

A Super Bowl Party will be held at the Bolling Club at 7 p.m. Join friends, family and coworkers at the Wings and watch the big game. Prizes, drawings and free appetizers will be available. Call 202-563-8400 for more information.

Feb. 3

A Super Bowl fellowship for dorm members will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at Blanchard Barracks rooms 917 - 918. Enjoy free food, fun and games, while watching the big game on two large screen televisions. Feel free to bring a friend. For more information, call Chaplain McIntosh at 202-236-9145.

Feb. 5

The Bolling AFB Tax Center opens in Suite 219 at Bldg. 20. The staff will begin accepting appointments today. For more information or to make an appointment, call 202-767-5297.

Feb. 5

A Shrove Tuesday free all-you-can-eat Pancake Supper will be held at the Chapel Center Activity Room starting at 5 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy a huge pancake feast and learn a little about the season of Lent and its traditions.

Feb. 6

Join the TOASTMASTERS every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the Bolling Chapel, Room 19. The meetings will enable you to enhance your public speaking and leadership skills in a fun atmosphere of professional camaraderie. For more information, contact Jim Sale, 202-404-2166.

Feb. 6

Ash Wednesday Catholic services will be held at the Chapel Center at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Protestant service will be held at noon in Chapel 2.

Feb. 7

The Healthy Weigh Down will hold its monthly meeting from 12 to 1 p.m. February’s topic is sleep and the food will be hot drinks. Call 202-767-5536 for more information.

Feb. 9

A Sweetheart Banquet will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Bolling Clubs' Capital Ballroom. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, call the chapel center at 202-767-5900.

Feb. 11 – 12

The Bolling Commissary will be closed for a dry goods reset and inventory, as well as the installation of new shelving units throughout the store. The commissary will reopen for early bird shopping, 20 items or less, Feb. 13 at 7:30 a.m., followed by regular shopping beginning at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call the commissary staff at 202-767-4695.

Feb. 12

A National Prayer Breakfast will be held from 7 to 8 a.m. in the Bolling Clubs' Capital Ballroom. Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Cecil R. Richardson, Air Force deputy chief of chaplains, is the speaker for the event. Tickets are $3 per person and dress is uniform of the day. For more information or to reserve tickets, call the chapel center at 202-767-5900.

Outside the Gates

Feb. 1

The United States Air Force Band Chamber Players Series presents members of The Airmen of Note, the official jazz ensemble of The United States Air Force, at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria, Va., beginning at 8 p.m. This free concert is offered as a public service; tickets are not required. For more information, call The United States Air Force Band's Concert Line at 202-767-5658 or visit www.usafband.af.mil.

Feb. 1

A Queens of Hearts Valentine Experience will be held at 2:30 p.m., until Feb. 29 at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Take a special mansion tour at 2:30 p.m. that focuses on the passions of the regal women whose stories are told in Hillwood’s collection. Also, you and your valentine will each receive a token of affection from the museum shop and enjoy a chocolate treat and glass of champagne at the cafÈ. Cost is $35 per person, $25 for Hillwood Friends. Call 202-686-5807 or visit www.HillwoodMuseum.org for more information.

Feb. 2

All Natural African Dancers and Drummers (ANADAD) will perform at 1 p.m. at Tucker Road Community Center, 1771 Tucker Road, Fort Washington, Md. Call 301-248-4404 for more information.

Feb. 2

Super Bowl Saturday Bumper Cars on Ice will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. at Tucker Road Ice Rink, 1770 Tucker Road, Fort Washington, Md. Ride the bumper cars on ice in your favorite sporting team apparel and ride for a special rate. Riders 5 and younger must ride with an adult. The cost is $3 for residents; $4 others. Call 301-265-1525 for more information.

Feb. 5

Journey Into Africa performance will be held at 10:15 a.m. and noon at Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, Md. Cost is $6⁄person, $5 groups of 15 or more. Call 301-277-1710 for more information.

Feb. 8

The United States Air Force Band Chamber Players Series presents Music for Trombones at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria, Va., beginning at 8 p.m. This free concert is offered as a public service; tickets are not required. For more information, call The United States Air Force Band's Concert Line at 202-767-5658 or visit www.usafband.af.mil.

Feb. 8

Members of the Black Pilots of America will host a How To Fly workshop from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Rollingcrest-Chillum Community Center, 6120 Sargent Road, Hyattsville, Md. These pilots will demonstrate the basics of aerodynamics. Pre-register for this free activity for ages 6-12 by Feb. 2. For information, call 301-853-2005.

Feb. 10

In its 42nd season, the 2008 Guest Artist Series presents The United States Air Force Band with Restless Heart at DAR Constitution Hall, 18th Street between C and D Streets NW, Washington, D.C., beginning at 3 p.m. The nearest Metro station is Farragut West. This free concert is offered as a public service; tickets are not required. Doors open at 1:45 p.m., first come, first seated! For more information, call The United States Air Force Band's Concert Line at 202-767-5658 or visit www.usafband.af.mil.

Feb. 10

Expressions of a People Festival will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, Md. There is no charge for this event. Call 301-203-6070 for more information.

Feb. 11

Submit Valentine’s cards by Feb. 11 for the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 21st annual “Miles of Smiles Ceremony,“ the world's longest Valentine, which they will present to the VA Medical Center in conjunction with the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans week. Participating organizations should use their own perforated computer paper. Contact Cassie Camp at 703-696-0958 or by e-mail at cassie. camp@fmmc.army.mil for more information.

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