April 22nd is Earth Day, so for this whole week NASA is celebrating it with a “NASA Village” on the National Mall near Smithsonian Metro.

Throughout Earth Day Week, April 17 through April 25, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., NASA will have presentations and demonstrations at the impressive NASA Village. The Village, adjacent to the Smithsonian Metro station, consists of tents full of high-impact, visually engaging exhibits; presentations; and opportunities to meet NASA Earth scientists. Many other agencies and organizations will be represented through performances and programs on the Earth Day stage.

On April 22, Earth Day will also be Student Day as NASA will host more than 350 middle and high school students from area schools who will get to participate and interact with our scientists, engineers, and educators.

More info at www.nasa.gov/earthday.

Paulo Ordoveza

Roving Asian mendicant, can occasionally be seen wandering the streets of downtown Washington, muttering unintelligible gibberish to passers-by while pushing a “bag lady” shopping cart full of old blankets, American flags, soda cans, and healthy secondhand snacks from organic food shop dumpsters. Used to live in a cardboard box at 16th and K but the rent was too expensive.