Mannequin on view now at Studio Hfeaturing works by Ecuadorian artist Pablo Caviedes
Saturday, April 2nd - May 29th
Free
408 H St, NE
Second Floor
Metro: Union Station
Sunday, May 15, 2011
PAST: ART: "Mannequin" at Studio H by Ecuadorian artist Pablo Caviedes SAT, April 2nd - May 29th, Free
Mannequin on view now at Studio H
PAST: Photography "Beyond the Story: National Geographic Unpublished" Chance to see photos not in print mag! Now - SUN, June 12th, Free
Beyond the Story: National Geographic UnpublishedOn View at National Geographic
December 26th - Sunday, June 12th
Free
While only about a dozen photos appear in a National Geographic article, there are always more than a handful of favorites in each assignment. Theses pictures, selected by editors and photographers, represent just a tiny fraction of the unpublished favorites from 2010. Read more about the show here.
While only about a dozen photos appear in a National Geographic article, there are always more than a handful of favorites in each assignment. Theses pictures, selected by editors and photographers, represent just a tiny fraction of the unpublished favorites from 2010. Read more about the show here.
Pictured: A pregnant Afghan woman (right) and her mother, Photo by Lynsey Addario, from National Geographic's website.
National Geographic
1145 17th Street, NW
1145 17th Street, NW
Metro: Farragut North or take any of the S buses (S2, S4, etc) along 16th St to M St
Saturday, May 14, 2011
PAST: Free Events this Week from CultureCapital.com! WED, June 15th - MON, June 20th
Culture Capital is a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, a nonprofit organization serving Metro DC’s arts & culture community and the public for over 30 years.
Please c
lick through for complete details about the event and location details!
Wednesday, June 15th
Lecture
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Square (closer to the East Bldg)
Thursday, June 16th
Audience Participating Game
Archivist David S. Ferriero will host a food-themed "Archives Jeopardy!" Audience members will be selected to test their historical knowledge and win prizes.
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Gallery Talk
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Talk given by David Gariff, staff lecturerWest Building Main Floor, Rotunda
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial (closer to West Bldg)
Music
UMD School of Music: NOI Student Chamber Music Recital II
7:00pm
NOI create small ensembles and perform chamber music in a relaxed format.Metro: College Park and take a shuttle to UMD
Friday, June 17th
Music
9:30am
Outdoor Musicwith John Lee (guitar fusion jazz/rock)
5:00pm - 8:30pm
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Saturday, June 18th
Film Series
Metro: Judiciary Square (closer to East Bldg)
Sunday, June 19th
Book Signing and Lecture
2:00pm
Lecture given by author Meryl Secrest, signing follows.
Metro: Judiciary Square (closer to East Bldg)
Poetry & Prose Open Mic
Father's Day Poetry and Prose Open Mic
2:00pm, sign up starts 1:30pm
2:00pm, sign up starts 1:30pm
Metro: Bethesda, elevator exit
Monday, June 20th
Talk
The Treatment of a Penschilderij by Willem van de Velde the Elder
12:10pm & 1:10pm
30 minute talk and Q&A with Kristen DeGhetaldi, painting conservation department of NGA
Metro: Judiciary Square (closer to East Bldg)
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PAST: The Embassy of Brazil presents the 4th Annual Brazil Docs, Free Screenings at the E St Cinema, FRI, June 10th - THURS, June 16th
The Embassy of Brazil presents the 4th Annual Brazil DocsFree Screenings at E Street Cinema
Friday, June 10th - Thursday, June 16th
All films are free!
The Embassy of Brazil presents its fourth annual documentary film festival!
This year’s collection of films highlights Brazilian culture, history and diversity. The lineup includes documentaries that have been shown at multiple national and international film festivals and in commercial movie theaters throughout Brazil over the past few years.
PAST: Celebrate DC Flag Tattoo Day and Support DC Voting Rights in Dupont Circle, TUES, June 14th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Free
DC Flag Tattoo Day - Support Voting Rights
Tonight! Tuesday, June 14th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
View and share facebook invite
Follow the conversation on twitter #DCFLAGTATTOO
Dupont Circle
Metro: Dupont Circle
PAST: Author Talk Series: At the National Portrait Gallery every WED this Summer, at 12:00pm or 6:00pm, Free
National Portrait Gallery Author Talk Seriesevery Wednesday throughout the Summer
12:00pm, or 6:00pm
Free
This summer, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is hosting an author talk series with themes including history, American biography, portraiture. Talks are held every Wednesdays at either noon or 6:00pm. Check the website for more information and a complete list of events.
the next talk will be:
Wednesday, June 22nd
6:00pm
Julie Winch, “The Clamorgans: One Family’s History of Race in America.”
PAST: Happy Hour for a cause in Chinatown - support Making Strides for MS at Bar Louie, TUES, June 14th 4:00pm - 8:00pm, $10 at the door
Happy Hour for a cause in Chinatown - with Making Strides for MS
Tuesday, June 14th
4:00pm - 8:00pm
$10 at the door gets you super deals!
View and share invite on facebook
You can also learn more about the group and stay connected with them on their page Making Strides for MS on facebook.
Raffle tickets available for purchase. Prizes include:
- Dugout tickets (4) to the Washington Nationals game of your choice
- $15 (3) gift cards to Mixt Greens
- $50 gift certificate to Cleveland Park Bar & Grill
- Tea for Two @ Teaism
- Bar Louie Martini Party for 10
(ground floor, inside, where the movie theater is)
Metro: Gallery Place - Chinatown
Thursday, May 12, 2011
PAST: MUSIC: Outdoor Festival "Jazz on the National Mall" this SUN, June 12th from 1:00pm - 7:30pm, Free
Sunday, June 12th
1:00pm - 7:30pm
Free
After a one-year hiatus, Jazz on the National Mall returns to the nation’s capital with
free performances from Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa, Claudia Acuña Quintet, Frédéric
Yonnet, Roy Hargrove's RH Factor, and the Eddie Palmieri All-Star Salsa Orchestra.
Schedule of Performances
1:00PM - Opening Remarks
1:10PM – Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa
2:20PM – Claudia Acuña Quintet
3:40PM - Frédéric Yonnet
5:00PM – Roy Hargrove's RH Factor
6:20PM – Eddie Palmieri All-Star Salsa Orchestra.
National Mall / Sylvan Theater
Metro: Smithsonian or L'Enfant Plaza
PAST: MUSIC: The Final Concert of the Season at the National Gallery of Art SUN, June 12th at 6:30pm, Free
The 69th Season of Concerts at the NGA
Every Sunday Night - except May 29th
Every Sunday Night - except May 29th
6:30pm
Free
This week is the final concert of the season! Concerts break for the summer and resume in the fall.
Free
Doors close at 6:30pm, line forms around 6:00pm
Sunday, June 12th
Seventeenth-century music from the Netherlands
West Building Main Floor, West Garden
401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
PAST: FESTIVAL: National Get Outdoors Day and Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival, SAT, June 11th 11:00am - 8:00pm, Free!
National Get Outdoors Day and Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival!Saturday, June 11th
11:00am - 3:00pm / 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Both events are Free!
Come celebrate National Get Outdoors Day with a bluegrass festival on Kingman Island in NE DC! In addition to amazing music, the Kingman Island Festival will feature bike giveaways and tours of the island from CycleSpace, rock climbing and canoing, and food, beer, and wine from local vendors. The event is free and family friendly.
Featured local bands include:
-The Family Hammer
- King Street Bluegrass
- Second String Band
- Banjer Dan
- Split String Soup
- By and By
- Flower Hill String Band
Kingman Island
575 Oklahoma Avenue, NE
Metro: Stadium-Armory Station and take the free shuttle they will be providing to Kingman Island or walk about 1 mile. You can also bring your bike on the metro and bike there too.
Walking Directions: Exit the station in the direction of RFK Stadium. Follow 19th St. NE north toward the stadium and continue on past the stadium to C St. NE. Turn right onto C St. and head east until 21st NE. Turn Left on 21st St. and cross to the sidewalk on the east side of the street. As 21st St. divides into Oklahoma you will find yourself walking along the east side of Oklahoma Avenue. Look for entrance to Kingman Island Boardwalk sign along sidewalk and then enter RFK Parking Lot 6. Once in RFK Parking Lot 6 continue straight back toward the Anacostia River, traveling under the Metro. Look for a large white sign, black gates, and a path leading back toward the Anacostia River.
Both events are Free!
Come celebrate National Get Outdoors Day with a bluegrass festival on Kingman Island in NE DC! In addition to amazing music, the Kingman Island Festival will feature bike giveaways and tours of the island from CycleSpace, rock climbing and canoing, and food, beer, and wine from local vendors. The event is free and family friendly.
Featured local bands include:
-The Family Hammer
- King Street Bluegrass
- Second String Band
- Banjer Dan
- Split String Soup
- By and By
- Flower Hill String Band
Kingman Island
575 Oklahoma Avenue, NE
Metro: Stadium-Armory Station and take the free shuttle they will be providing to Kingman Island or walk about 1 mile. You can also bring your bike on the metro and bike there too.
Walking Directions: Exit the station in the direction of RFK Stadium. Follow 19th St. NE north toward the stadium and continue on past the stadium to C St. NE. Turn right onto C St. and head east until 21st NE. Turn Left on 21st St. and cross to the sidewalk on the east side of the street. As 21st St. divides into Oklahoma you will find yourself walking along the east side of Oklahoma Avenue. Look for entrance to Kingman Island Boardwalk sign along sidewalk and then enter RFK Parking Lot 6. Once in RFK Parking Lot 6 continue straight back toward the Anacostia River, traveling under the Metro. Look for a large white sign, black gates, and a path leading back toward the Anacostia River.
PAST: Financial Literacy Workshop: Making Cents - A Discipline Approach to Building Wealth for Musicians SAT, June 11th, 2:00pm, Free, RSVP Requrd
Free Financial Literacy Workshop for Musicians"Making Cents - A Discipline approach to Building Wealth for Musicians"
Led by Leslie Whipkey at Bohemian Caverns
as part of the DC Jazz Festival
Saturday, June 11th
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Free, RSVP required
Leslie S. Whipkey, CFP®, CRPC® is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch who specializes in providing retirement planning services to corporations, nonprofit organizations and individual investors and also provides financial literacy training to middle school and high school students in Montgomery County Public Schools.
Bohemian Caverns
corner of 11th & U St, NW
Metro: U St - Cardozo
Bus: 90, 96,S9, X3
Bus: 90, 96,S9, X3
PAST: MEDITATION: "Pathway to Peace" Workshop at the Cleveland Park Library this TUES, June 14th, 7:00pm, Free
"Pathway to Peace" Meditation workshop with Gerry Gorman
Tuesday, June 14th
7:00pm
Free
Gerry will talk about how the practice of meditation can help each of us to achieve balance and peace and develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Learn more about Jyoti meditation here.
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Metro: Cleveland Park
Monday, May 9, 2011
PAST: ART: Guest Post from East City Art - Events in NE and SE this THURS, June 9th - SAT, June 11th, Free
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Stay Cool Edition
Don’t let the heat bog you down! This weather is the perfect excuse for staying indoors and seeing art in a pleasant air conditioned environment.
Thursday, June 9th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Studio H will host a closing party for Mannequin by Ecuadorian Pablo Caviedes. Caviedes is of one the most important Latin American artists of his generation. This will be your last chance to see this series exhibited in the same space.
408a H St, NE
Metro: Union StationFriday June 10th
7:00pm
Near Eastern Market, Albus Cavus invites you to celebrate the end of school at the Fridge with a year-end party starting at 7pm! Participants are encouraged to bring musical instruments and refreshments if they wish.
516 1/2 8th St, SE
entrance is through the alley
Metro: Eastern Market
Across the 11th Street Bridge in Anacostia, Honfleur Gallery in conjunction with microWave project present wavelengths. This exhibit brings together four women artists, who have created site-specific installations inspired by the concept of wavelengths. There will be a special community installation outreach project to help raise awareness and funds for people affected by Japan’s recent tsunami and earthquake.
1241 Good Hope Rd, SE
Metro: Anacostia
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Around the corner, The Gallery at Vivid Solutions will open Ayodamola Okunseinde & Yulia Graham’s collaborative project DOCUMENTS: alternative guide to dc underground. DOCUMENTS investigates subjects of identity through photographic and physically interactive portraits based on the likenesses of artists from the DC metro area.
Metro: Anacostia
Saturday June 11th
5:00pm - 7:00pm
CHAW, The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, presents its annual Student-Faculty Show featuring the multimedia work of adult students and their instructors.
545 7th St, SE
Metro: Eastern Market
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Finally, The Corner Store, Capitol Hill’s hidden treasure, hosts 3by6, featuring six local photographers, each of whom will show three works. The opening will include a live performance by Jazz trIAD.
900 South Carolina Ave, SE
Metro: Eastern Market
Phil Hutinet is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art. You can get more information about East City Art on Facebook or follow them on Twitter
Sunday, May 8, 2011
PAST: Rooftop Cocktail Party this THURS, June 9th in LeDroit Park from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Free
Enjoy Cocktails on the Rooftop at UrbanLand Company's newly renovated condo building in LeDroit Park
Thursday, June 9th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free, no RSVP needed
Stroll through the newly renovated condos and enjoy rooftop views of the LeDroit Park neighborhood this Thursday evening. Sip on some drinks with your friends and enjoy the summer breeze. I'm a big fan of architecture and interior design and love rooftop views, and of course, free drinks. Imagine some of you might be as well.
This property from UrbanLand is located about 8 minutes from the Shaw Metro and is right on Anna Cooper Circle, on 3rd St, close to U St and T St, NW.
LeDroit Place Condominiums
1907 3rd St, NW (on the circle, between U St and T St, NW)
Metro: Shaw, about an 8 minute walk or so (walking map from metro)
PAST: MUSIC: Mt. Pleasant Music Fest is this SAT, June 11th from 2:30pm - 7:30pm in Lamont Park, Live Bands, DJ's and more! Free
Mount Pleasant Main Street Presents: The 2011 Mount Pleasant Music FestSaturday, June 11th
2:30pm - 7:30pm
Free!
Rain day: Sunday June 12th.
Featured Local Bands include:
- Midnight Hike
- Oxymorons
- Redline Addiction
- The Jones
- Nunchucks
and additional guest artists:
- Girl Band
- René Moffatt
- DJ Wanako, DJ A-Frame
- Rock Art by Cherif
In addition to the live performances, there will also be food available for purchase and activities for kids. All are welcome o come out to the park to support and enjoy local musical and artistic talent and explore the shops and cafes in Mt Pleasant. New to the neighborhood -clothing shop nana - formerly located on U St - and Flying Fish coffee, both on Mt Pleasant between Irving and Harvard.
In addition to the live performances, there will also be food available for purchase and activities for kids. All are welcome o come out to the park to support and enjoy local musical and artistic talent and explore the shops and cafes in Mt Pleasant. New to the neighborhood -clothing shop nana - formerly located on U St - and Flying Fish coffee, both on Mt Pleasant between Irving and Harvard.
Lamont Park
3258 Mt Pleasant Street - at Lamont (map)
Metro: Columbia Heights or take the 43 bus to Mt Pleasant from Dupont Circle or any S line bus along 16th St to Lamont
PAST: Happy Hour with WTD at Union Pub on Capitol Hill THURS, June 9th 6:00pm - 8:00pm, 21+ Free with RSVP + Great Deals on Crepes & More
Time for another WTD Happy Hour!
Tomorrow night at Union Pub on Capitol Hill
Thursday, June 9th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free with RSVP, 21+
It's summer time in the city! Enjoy a free Corona and some food at Union Pub on Capitol Hill this Thursday night, thanks to the folks at WTD and On Tap Magazine.
Union Pub on Capitol Hill
201 Mass Ave, NE
Metro: Union Station
Why Free in DC recommends WTD (What's The Deal):
50% off Drinks and Fare at Recessions Lounge
- What's the Deal DC is a locally owned and operated site that offers "deals" specifically in the DC metro area.
- Unlike other sites which only run 1 deal per day, WTD also has multiple deals running all of the time.
- They also give you more time to purchase your deal - usually about a week or so (which is great if you are waiting for your check for instance)... AND
- In alignment with Free in DC's event listings - they always are sure to havegreat deals for $10 or less on their site!
Free in DC Pick for Best Deal of the Week ($10 or less of course)
50% off Drinks and Fare at Recessions Lounge
Pay $10 and get $20
1823 L St, NW
Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North
50% off Sweet and Savory Crepes & More at Crepeaway
Pay $5 and get $10 worth of food (good through Dec 15th)
click here for details and to buy in!
Open at noon daily and they stay open super later!
'til midnight Sun - Wed and
'til 3:00am on Thursday
'til 4:00am on Friday and Saturday!
2001 L St, NW
Metro: Farragut North or West or Foggy Bottom
PAST: TALK: Chef José Andrés will be speaking at the National Archives this FRI, June 10th at 7:00pm, Free
Chef José Andrés at the National Archives
Friday, June 10th
Friday, June 10th
7:00pm
Free
"Culinary innovator, José Andrés is credited with introducing Americans to both avant-garde and traditional Spanish cooking." This Friday, the National Archives welcomes TV personality, author and entrepreneur, Chef Andrés - who is also the Chief Culinary Advisor for their new exhibition, "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" Andrés will discuss the history of American food and cooking, science and cooking, and share his love of food. Book signing to follow the talk.
Between 7th & 9th on Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial
PAST: MEDITATION: Free Saturday Morning Intro to Jyoti Meditation Course, SAT, June 4th - June 18th from 9:45am - 11:30am, Free
Free Intro to Jyoti Meditation Courseled by David Newcomb
Saturday mornings - June 4th, 11th & 18th
9:45am - 11:30am
Free
The three-part series, beginning June 4th, is a Jyoti Meditation class (Meditation on the inner Light) which will feature in-class meditation with discussions of techniques, tips, and suggestions on how to work through difficulties. Best if you can attend all three classes but that is not required. If you have questions, contact info@sosdc.org.
3310 Connecticut Ave, NW
Metro: Cleveland Park
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