PAST: ART: Mad Momos hosts their very first Art Exhibition featuring works by NY-based artist Lee Patrick Johnson, Opening on FRI, Feb 8th, Free

Art Show at Mad Momos features works by NY-based artist Lee Patrick Johnson 
Free
Opens on Friday, February 8th, not sure of closing date

"Columbia Heights-based restaurant/beer garden Mad Momos kicks off their Inaugural Art Opening with a show by New York-based artist Lee Patrick Johnson. Johnson will be showcasing his artwork and artisanship, which ranges from ceramics to installation pieces. His boundaries are limitless....so inevitably the pieces will be a smear of culture, color and ideas constructed of anything from pure 24-carat gold and porcelain to automotive paint and home furnishing supplies."

Mad Momos
3605 14th St, NW - just south of Spring Rd
Metro: Columbia Heights and/or Petworth, it's about 9 blocks from either. You can also take any of the 50 lines buses north along 14th St closer.

PAST: MUSIC: Live Experimental Reggae Dub with Dr. Dubenstein! this SAT, March 30th at Tropicalia at 14th & U, Performance from 9:00pm - 10:30pm, $5, 21+

Electronic Dub Warfare with Dr. Dubenstein

Live Experimental Reggae Dub!
Saturday, March 30th

9:00pm - 10:30pm 

$5, 21+

Dr. Dubenstein is back with his crew at Tropicalia this Saturday for an early show, live set from 9:00pm-10:30pm. Get ready for some experimental reggae beats and heavy dub vibes.

Tropicalia
2001 14th St, NW
enter downstairs on U St

Metro: U St or take the Circulator, Woodley Park - McPherson Sq route, to 14th & U

PAST: ART + WORKSHOPS + BUDDHISM: Shambhala Arts Day at the Shambhala Center in Cleveland Park + Special Talk by Sakyong, the head of the Shambhala Buddhist Lineage, from 1:00pm - 2:30pm, Events from 9:00am - 9:00pm, Free

Shambhala Arts Day at the Shambhala Center in Cleveland Park
Saturday, March 30th
9:00am - 9:00pm
Free and open to all
Please click the link above to see a detailed schedule

The Shambhala Center in Cleveland Park will be offering brief workshops, demos, and lectures, some of which are specific to their community such as Ikebana and calligraphy. Enjoy poetry, music, dance and more!

Workshops will be offered in the morning and late afternoon. From 1:00pm - 2:30pm Sakyong "the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and Shambhala International, a worldwide network of urban Buddhist meditation centers, retreat centers, monasteries, a university, and other enterprises, founded by his father, the Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (XI Trungpa Tulku). Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is a high lama in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism" will be speaking, and they expect that this will draw a large crowd.

Workshops will be held in the main shrine room and small shrine room concurrently. Feel free to attend any workshop you want or stay the whole day. No RSVPs necessary.  The Shambhala Center will also be offering art and music activities for children, facilitated by Sharon Doetsch-Kidder from 11:00am - 12:00pm in the Director’s Office. Contact kids@shambhala.org for more information; RSVPs are encouraged but not required.

Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC
3520 Connecticut Ave, NW
Metro: Cleveland Park, super close to the metro

PAST: Three more Free, donation-based and low-cost events to choose from this SAT, March 30th, Events take place from 7:00pm - 3:00am

Washington Sound Museum XIX - featuring Harpist Nadia Pessoa
organized by Christylez Bacon at BloomBars
Saturday, March 30th
7:00pm - 10:00pm
All ages, by donation, $15 suggested, please give as you are able
Progressive Hip-Hop meets world-music genres over tea. This edition features Progressive Hip-Hop Artist Christylez Bacon, creator of this series, along with Orchestra Harpist Nadia Pessoa.   7:00pm Teatime, 8:00pm Performances.
BloomBars

3222 11th St, NW - just north of Kenyon

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north one block on 14th, turn right on Kenyon, left on 11th

Artshow_01: A DC Showcase + Hole in the Sky Open Studio 
Saturday, March 30th
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Free, RSVP Requested
The guys over at Hole in the Sky are opening their studio space for an evening of art appreciation + creative cross-pollination. Come out for muisc, mopeds, art and more. There will be "a cross-section of local artists who have been invited to adorn the walls with their dope artwork." http://bit.ly/hitsas01
Hole in the Sky
2110 5th St, NE
Metro: Rhode Island Ave, walk to the left, west, on RI Ave, turn left on 5th St, right on W St, and turn left into the alley between 5th and 4th St. Note: The entrance to Hole in the Sky is a tricky because it's in an alley. There will be directional signs to help you find it. You might want to check out the google map as well. (P.S. According to their note,  if a dog barks at you when you're in the alley, please don't be scared.)

I DIG YOUR WIG --- raw, rare, & righteous cuts
at The Dunes in Columbia Heights
Saturday, March 30th
9:00pm - 3:00am

Free with facebook RVSP
Come early for a free dance lesson provided by Urban Artistry
"Northern Soul @ the Dunes, take two! UK Rock 'n' Souler Dan Connie & special guests present... I DIG YOUR WIG -- A party night of raw, rare and righteous Northern soul, R'n'B, & rock and roll from the 50s on. A sumptuous selection of low down dirty cuts that will put butter in your biscuit and ham in your hock. Can you get down?"
The Dunes 

1402 Meridian Place, NW

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th St, past Park a few blocks, turn left on Meridian, where The Getaway is, and look for the glass door and go up the stairs.

PAST: MUSIC: Free Loft Late Night Music at the Hamilton featuring Sol Roots on SAT, March 30th from 10:30pm - 1:30am, Free

Free Loft Late Night Music at the Hamilton featuring Sol Roots
Saturday, March 30th
10:30pm - 1:30am
Free

Sol Roots and Mateo Monk perform for the afterparty of "A Tribute to Bob Marley Tribute featuring Junior Marvin and Love of Bob Marley's Wailers" at the Hamilton in the Loft Bar of the restaurant, not to be confused with the live venue downstairs. "Sol and his band Funk Root create a unique blend of energetic rock, raw blues, reggae, and funk, all delivered with deep soul."

The Hamilton

14th & F St, NW

Metro: Metro Center

PAST: Open Mic Night "Lavendar Luminary Nights" - every first and last WED of the month - Now at Braat Studios in Adams Morgan, 8:00pm - 11:00pm, Free, 21+

Lavender Luminary Nights 
every first and last Wednesday of the month
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Free! 21+
Note: No event on Wednesday, January 30th at Dior will be out of town

Network. Inspire. Create. Illuminate. Lavender Luminary Nights Artist Showcase and Open Mic night every first and last Wednesday of the month - now in Adams Morgan! Enjoy featured artists, networking, discussions, dancing, and live art! The eve is hosted by recording artist Dior Ashley Brown.

Note: This event, formerly held at Restaurant & Lounge on Georgia Ave, is now at Braat Studios in Adams Morgan.

Braat Studios
1711 Florida Ave, NW - near V St
at the bottom of Adams Morgan, near the intersection of Florida, U and 18th
Metro: Dupont Circle and walk about 13 minutes, take a left on 18th and right on Florida. See walking map.