2. Presented by Jessica Cabler Verizon Center 1 My Favorite Place: The Verizon Center

3. About Verizon Center 2 The Verizon Center is a multipurpose arena for entertainment and sports located in Washington, D.C (About Verizon Center). (About Verizon Center)

4. Sports Verizon Center 3 (Weinstein) The venue is home to a number of sports teams including: (About Verizon Center) Washington Capitols (NHL) Washington Mystics (WNBA) Washington Wizards (NBA)

5. The Washington Wizards!! The Washington Wizards happen to be my favorite team in the NBA The franchise is also home to my favorite NBA player John Wall. Verizon Center 4 (Trotman)

6. Location Verizon Center 5 Formerly known as the MCI Center, the venue opened in 1997 and is located in the Chinatown portion of Washington, D.C.’s downtown area (About Verizon Center). (Gaines)

7. Verizon Center 6 I have been to the Verizon Center to see the Wizard’s play numerous times. I love basketball and the most amazing feeling is watching the sport I love, in person, at the highest level. Even though the Wizards have not been to the playoffs in years, there are many other events held at the Verizon Center and Attendance to the Wizard’s games has still been steady the past few years.

8. Event Schedule for the Month Verizon Center 7 DateTimeEvent Tuesday, September 4, 20127:00 pmMystics vs. Connecticut Sun Friday, September 7, 20127:00 pmMystics vs. Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:30 pmVerizon’s How Sweet The Sound Choir Friday, September 14, 20127:00 pmMystics vs. Atlanta Dream Sunday, September 16, 20124:00 pmMystics vs. New York Liberty Friday, September 14, 20127:00 pmMystics vs. Indiana Fever Sunday, September 23, 20128:00 pmMadonna 2012 World Tour Monday, September 24, 20128:00 pmMadonna 2012 World Tour Tuesday, September 25, 20127:00 pmCapitals vs. Boston Bruins (preseason)

9. Total Attendance for Past Washington Wizard’s Basketball Season’s Verizon Center 8 (Munsey & Suppes)

10. Bibliography Verizon Center 9 About Verizon Center. Verizon Center – Official Website of Verizon Center. Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://verizoncenter.com/about-verizon-center/. Event Schedule. Verizon Center – Official Website of Verizon Center. Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://verizoncenter.com/event-schedule/. Gaines, D. Friendship Arch in Chinatown. [Digital Image] Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://washingtondcillustrated.com/2010/07/friendship-arch-in-chinatown/. Trotman, C. John Wall. [Digital Image] Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1292056-6-ways-washington-wizards-will-shock-the-eastern-conference/page/3. Munsey & Suppes. Verizon Center. Ballparks. Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://basketball.ballparks.com/NBA/WashingtonWizards/index.htm Weinstein, M. NBA Logo Redesigns: Washington Wizards. [Digital Image] Retrieved September 9, 2012, from http://www.michael-weinstein.com/2011/05/nba-logo-redesigns-washington-wizards/.

11. Feedback Verizon Center 10 During this assignment I utilized features such as SmartArt, Hyperlink, and sound in a PowerPoint for the first time.