PAST: Highlights Post listing some more Free and low-cost or donation based events this Weekend! FRI, May 18th, SAT, May 19th and SUN, May 20th

This weekend! Outdoor Concert, Poetry Readings, Artists Open Studios, Film Screening and more!


Friday, May 18th



Free Outdoor Concerts at The Yards Park
Friday nights during the summer months
See image with complete schedule here
This week features the Justin Trawick Group 
Indie Rock/Jam
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Free
The Yards Park
Metro: Navy Yard

DJ Night & Dancing
Mischievous antics at the Looking Glass
10:00pm - 3:00am
Free, 21+
This one should be fun! Local Burners and DJ's Sequoia/Mischief, DC, DJ Synz/DC and Tsunami Bass Experience/NYC
The Looking Glass Lounge
Metro: Georgia Ave - Petworth




Saturday, May 19th

Music Production & Performance
"Now is the Future of Sound"

DIY Recording, Production tricks, and Live Performances.

5:00pm - 11:00pm
by donation I believe
"A lab for conscious sound creators. DC's new home for producers, musicians, vocalists and sound-designers." See facebook invite also for more info.
• Workshop(s) in the afternoon.
• Amateur "open-PA/projector" and peer critique session(s) in the early evening.
• Professional electronic music performance(s) at night.
BloomBars
3222 11th St, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights

Joseph Ross

Poetry Reading

Joseph Ross and Alan King Reading

7:30pm

Free
African American Civil War Museum

1925 Vermont Ave, NW
Metro: U St, African American War Memorial exit

Saturday, May 19th & Sunday, May 20th

Artists Open Studios

Mid City Artists Spring Open Studios Tour

Saturday and Sunday 

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Free

27 members of the Mid-City Artists will be open to the public! More info here!
Studios east of Dupont Circle, roughly bounded by 17th Street on the west, V Street on the north, 9th Street on the east, and P Street on the south
Metro: U St or Dupont Circle or take the Circulator bus along 14th to P St/ RI Ave

Sunday, May 20th

Poetry Reading
May Edition of "Sunday Kind of Love" Celebrating Latin American Translations
5:00pm - 7:00pm
$5
Monthly Poetry event, see link above for more details.
Busboys and Poets 
14th & V
Metro: U St or take the Circulator bus along 14th to U St

Film Screening
BloomScreen presents Food Stamped
5:00pm - 7:00pm
by donation
Food Stamped (2010, 62 min), by Shira and Yoav Potash - is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget.
BloomBars
3222 11th St, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights