1,200 people came out today to create a living version of NPS’ emblem.

It’s happening Thursday morning on the National Mall.

Michelle Obama may have stolen most of the headlines last week when she was announced as the honorary chair of next year’s bigger, better National Cherry Blossom Festival. But if you ask me, I’m just as excited about the involvement of Peter Max, who was announced the same day as the official artist of the Festival’s 2012 Centennial Celebration.

Photo by M.V. Jantzen First Union Station, now the John A. Wilson Building. The home of D.C.’s city government is celebrating its centennial tomorrow, and a new exhibit inside the building will open to the public starting at 9:45 a.m. The exhibit, “People, Politics and Progress”, incorporates photographs, manuscripts, works of art and oral histories that represent the experiences of D.C. residents. On the first floor you’ll find displays about people who have been…

Photo by out_on_an_island In case you hadn’t heard, Union Station is celebrating 100 years this week, along with the 20th anniversary of its restoration in 1988. The AP trotted out a boilerplate history of the station to mark the occasion, and Amtrak is throwing what sounds like will be a nifty party this weekend. All the details about the event can be found here, but rail nerds should know that they’ll be displaying a…