PAST: MEDITATION: Do you live out near Burtonsville, MD past the ICC, closer to Columbia? If so, you might want to check out this Free Meditation Workshop on "Leading a Life of Balance and Peace through Meditation" at the Praisner Library this SAT, Oct 19th from 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Free

Meditation Workshop in Burtonsville, MD for those of you who may live closer to there!
"Leading a Life of Balance and Peace through Meditation" with Karin Silverman of Science of Spirituality DC at the Mariln J. Praisner Library
Saturday, October 19th
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Free

Learn simple and easy technique to help you find a sense of balance and inner peace as we transition in to Fall. Explore and discover some of the many benefits of meditation with Karin Silverman, who will be leading this free intro workshop, organized with Science of Spirituality DC.  Karin will share some meditation methods with the group and explain ways that meditation can help to enrich your life and to reduce stress.

Science of Spirituality offers free meditation workshops throughout the entire Mid-Atlantic region, with SOS DC organizing events in the DC metro area. You can learn more about SOS DC and Jyoti Meditation on their website and you can connect with the larger SOS Mid-Atlantic group on facebook and keep tabs on the local DC chapter on twitter @SOS_WashDC.

Marilyn J. Praisner Library
14910 Old Columbia Pike
Burtonsville, MD (see map)
Metro: See metro trip-planner for best bus access from where you live. It looks like the Z6 and Z9 bus run north along 29 from the Silver Spring Metro. The library is just north of the ICC on 29.

PAST: FESTIVAL: The Greenbelt Rhythm & Drum Festival will be all day this SAT, Oct 19th in the Heart of Old Town Greenbelt, MD from 11:00am - 11:00pm, Free!

Greenbelt Rhythm & Drum Festival an all day event in the heart of Old Town Greenbelt

Saturday, October 19th

11:00am - 11:00pm!
Free

A full day of drum circles and performances in the historic Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt, MD!

The Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt
131 Centerway - Greenbelt, MD (map)
Metro: Greenbelt, take the G12 or G16 bus, or take a taxi or bike from the metro. 

PAST: Bardo Brewpub has organized a Free DC Brewery Bike Tour this SAT, Oct 19th starting at 1:00pm from Takoma Metro - whenever it's over Free ride, Free samples at the brewery

Bardo Brewpub has organized a Free DC Brewery Bike Tour

Saturday, October 19th

1:00pm - whenever it's over
Free ride, Free samples at the brewery

From the invite: "We got rained out last week, so we are gonna do it this week. The bi-monthly ride starts at 1pm and goes from the Takoma metro to 3 Stars Brewing then down the Metropolitan Branch Trail to New Columbia distillery before heading to the beer garden at Bardo for pints, Oktoberfest beers, cornhole and food by Mother Rucker's Subs. The ride will cover 10 miles."

NOTE: Buses replace trains between Fort Totten & Silver Spring, Takoma station is closed this weekend. 

Metro: Takoma - FYI you can bring your bike on the metro any time on the weekends, no extra charge. Looks like the station is closed though and they will be running a shuttle bus this weekend, you can also put your bike on the bus really easily, racks in the front of the bus, if you don't want to bike there or home on top of the ten mile tour. 

PAST: AUTHOR TALK: Local Author Ananda Leeke will read and sign her new book "Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online" at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery on U St this SAT, Oct 19th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Free

Local Author Ananda Leeke will read and sign her new book
Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online at the
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery on U St
Saturday, October 19th
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Free, RSVP here

You're invited to attend an author talk and book signing with local author Ananda Leeke. She'll be talking about her third book, Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online this Saturday afternoon at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery located at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts on U Street. On a personal note, I have known Ananda for a few years now and it is great to see her book completed. If you can make it out to hear her speak, I imagine that you will be delighted by her as well. While there, be sure to check out the portrait of Ananda by NY-based artist Tim Okamura on view now!

About the Book: In this memoir, Leeke details her journey, sharing experiences and insights helped her and her digital sisters use the Internet as a self-discovery tool and identifying leadership archetypes that shaped her role as a social media leader. The book shares how, over time, through interactions and conversations both online and in-person, Leeke developed the concept of “digital sisterhood.” Her blogging and social media adventures highlight the lessons she learned in the process, the reasons she launched the Digital Sisterhood Network, and the experiences that caused her to adopt what she terms the “fierce living” commitments. The book will be available for sale for $23.95 during the book signing. It is also available on Amazon.com for purchase.

Portrait of Ananda Leeke by Tim Okamura 

About the Author: Local author Ananda Leeke is an innerpreneur, author, artist, coach, and yoga teacher. A lawyer turned “Jill of many trades,” Ananda is also the founder of the Digital Sisterhood Network. She currently serves as a blogger ambassador for AARP, Macy’s Heart of Haiti campaign, and Maiden Nation. You can find her on twitter @anandaleeke and @digitalsisterhd and on her blog, where she shares more about her creative journey. You can also connect with her on her facebook page and on the Digital Sisterhood Network's facebook page.

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery 
at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St NW
Metro: U St or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to U or any of the buses that run along U St to 16th or 17th.

PAST: MUSIC: "Music in The Circle" features Free Outdoor Musical Performances in Dupont Circle, Thanks to The Keegan Theatre, this SAT, Oct 19th at 1:30pm, Free

"Music in The Circle" Free Outdoor Musical Performances in Dupont Circle
Saturday, October 19th
1:30pm
Free

As part of the ongoing slate of Dupont Festival events, The Keegan Theatre will present a special performance, "Music in the Circle" this Saturday in Dupont Circle.



The program features musical performances from Spring Awakening, Spamalot, The Full Monty as well as the upcoming cast of HAIR. Included in the set, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm, will be a special performance from Keegan's award winning production of Cabaret and songs from The Producers, featuring Keegan company members and a host of exciting local talent.

Dupont Circle Park
Metro: Dupont Circle

PAST: MUSIC: Family-Friendly: NSO in Your Neighborhood at THEARC! The National Symphony Orchestra presents a Young People's Concert "Listen Up! Music is a Language" from 2:00pm - 3:00pm this SAT, Oct 19th + "Instrument Petting Zoo" from 1:00pm - 2:00pm, near the Southern Ave Metro, Free

NSO in Your Neighborhood at THEARC
National Symphony Orchestra - Young People's Concert

"Listen Up! Music is a Language"

Saturday, October 19th

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Free

Space is limited. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis 

Learn more about NSO in Your Neighborhood events

One hour prior to the concert, join us for the "Instrument Petting Zoo," a project of the Women's Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra. Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor and Nick Kendall, violin & host.

Listen Up! Music is a Language is a full orchestra concert that explores how music inspires the imagination and speaks to us in various ways. The concert will touch upon the unique qualities music has as a language to energize us, to describe complex emotions, tell us stories, and connect us to each other. Join the NSO in this live concert experience that shows how music is our first language! Performance Timing: 60 minutes, with no intermission.

THEARC Theater

1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE

Metro: Southern Ave 

PAST: SHOWCASE: The Capital City Showcase is back at the DCAC in Adams Morgan this SAT, Oct 19th from 10:00pm - 11:30pm, $10 in advance, plus small service fee

The Capital City Showcase is back at the DCAC!
Hosted by Christian Hunt, pictured
Saturday, October 19th
10:00pm - 11:30pm
$10 online, $15 at the door
view and share facebook invite
Note: there is a small $1.54 additional service fee when you purchase your ticket on eventbrite, however it's one of those unique events I think is worth noting anyway.

The Capital City Showcase is a DC-themed variety show that showcases local talent: stand-up comedians, improv comedians, storytellers, bands, acoustic guitarists, and hip-hop artists.

This month's lineup features: Comedians Abe Barth, Dana Bell, Jamel Johnson and Sean Joyce, musician Zia Hassan and rock band The French Admirals.

DC Arts Center - in Adams Morgan

2438 18th St, NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk across the bridge or take the Circulator bus to Adams Mill from Woodley Park or Columbia Heights metro to Adams Mill. From Dupont Circle, take the 42 bus toward Mt Pleasant to 18th & Columbia.

PAST: FILM: Midnight Screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the University of Maryland this SAT, Oct 19th from 11:55pm - 2:00am, Free

Screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at UMD
Saturday, October 19th
11:55pm - 2:00am
Free

Come revisit the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the University of Maryland this Saturday night.

University of Maryland, College Park
Hoff Theater 0110 Stamp Student Union,
Metro: College Park, see metro trip-planner for best bus access or take a taxi, I don't think that the free UMD Shuttle runs that late but it may, you can find more info here

PAST: MUSIC: Swedish Band Sousou & Maher Cissoko perform live at the House of Sweden this FRI, Oct 18th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, $10, RSVP Required

Sousou & Maher Cissoko in Concert at the House of Sweden

Friday, October 18th

7:00pm - 9:00pm

$10, RSVP Required

Cash bar available, limited seating so best to arrive early

Musicians, Singers and Storytellers - Sousou and Maher Cissoko have roots in Sweden and Senegal. Their music combines a variety of styles, influences, and techniques taken from diverse backgrounds and travels. They mix traditional Swedish and West African music, spiced with soul, reggae, mbalax, and a pinch of hip hop.

“We sing about not daring to love and give of yourself due on prejudice and fear, songs about vulnerability and poverty, about what it is like to leave your homeland and your relatives with expectations that you will succeed abroad, “ Sousou explains.

The performance will include newly composed music, produced with support by Sweden’s Board of Culture. Accompanied by percussionist Samory Seck. The music will also appear on their new album to be released in the spring of 2014.

House of Sweden
2900 K St NW - Georgetown Waterfront
Metro: Farragut North or Farragut West and catch the Circulator bus from K St toward Georgetown 

PAST: GALLERY TALK: The NMWA hosts a Free Lunchtime Talk about Ellen Day Hale on WED, Oct 16th from 12:00pm - 12:30pm, Admission applies only if you want to tour the museum, Free for Federal Employees and those 18 and under, $10 - $8 for others

Gallery Talk: Ellen Day Hale Wednesday, October 16th 12:00pm - 12:30pm Free Note: If you'd like to tour the museum afterwards, regular admission applies, $10, Members/Students/65+ $8 Free for those 18 and under and for Federal Employees during the government shutdown. Be sure to bring your IDs! Curatorial Assistant Stephanie Midon discusses selections from Wanderer: Travel Prints by Ellen Day Hale. Through close looking and guided inquiry, participants will examine Hale's printmaking and reflect upon its themes. Note: If you can't make it to this one, the same talk will be held on Wednesday, November 13th, also at noon. National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Avenue, NW Metro: Metro Center or take any of the buses that go to 13th & H St NW, see metro for bus options

PAST: JAZZ FORUM: JAZZforum at UDC "Willard Jenkins: Keeping Jazz Alive" WED, Oct 16th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Free

JAZZforum - Willard Jenkins: Keeping Jazz Alive
Wednesday, October 16th
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Free

"Author, journalist, broadcaster, arts consultant, festival curator and this year's Washington D.C. Jazz Hero, Willard Jenkins continues to be a tireless advocate for Jazz and the musicians who create the music. Most recently, the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) presented him with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz Journalism. He will discuss his extensive career with writer and producer WA Brower. "Willard Jenkins' jazz activities are many and varied. He is a founding member and former Vice-President of the JJA and is the co-author (or, as he puts it, "arranger") of Randy Weston's autobiography, African Rhythms."

"Jenkins arrived in Washington in 1989 to serve as Executive Director of the National Jazz Service Organization and almost immediately established himself as one of the most popular programmers on WPFW. He distinguished himself as a host, writer and producer for Black Entertainment Television's BET Jazz and BET J channels and has written for virtually every jazz-oriented publication as well as for many online platforms. He maintains his own very engaging and provocative blog, the Independent Ear on his website Open Sky Jazz and has been a frequent participant in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference Jazz Issue Forum and Concert." (WA Brower) Jazz historian, writer and producer WA Brower is senior partner and co-founder of JVC Production and a longtime concert and special event producer. A former staffer for Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Brower has been involved in producing the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference Jazz Issue Forum and Concert since its inception in 1985."

University of the District of Columbia
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West
4200 Connecticut Ave NW
Metro: Van Ness-UDC, exit station to your left, look for the Starbucks, continue down Connecticut Avenue towards Potbelly's. Make a left at the corner (Should see UDC Theater of the Arts), go up steps until top, enter "Performing Arts" building, continue straight until the end of the hallway, Recital Hall is on your right.

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Two more events to choose from! WED, Oct 16th, $5 - $10

Weird Hot plays live at the Tree House Lounge
Wednesday, October 16th
10:00pm
$5, 21+

Weird Hot, a rock & roll party band from Philly, rocks the Tree House Lounge.

Tree House Lounge
1006 Florida Avenue, NE
Metro: Union Station

LYGO DC Presents: Comedy at Codmother
Wednesday, October 16th
6:30pm - 8:30pm
$10 at the door, RSVP Requested

LYGO DC presents "Comedy at Codmother," a live stand-up comedy show this Wednesday at The Codmother. Rich Bennett hosts Tito Garza, Kaytlin Bailey, Michael Foody and Gabe Canaan-Zucker.

The Codmother
1334 U St NW
Metro: U St or take the Circulator, Woodley-McPherson route, along 14th St to 14th & U

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Free Lunchtime Panel Discussion "What Would Lincoln Do" at 12:30pm + Free NoVa Community Chorus performance at 7:30pm, TUES, Oct 15th - Thanks to CultureCapital.com

Here are some more great free arts and culture events from , a great online events resource from the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, which covers the DC metro area's diverse and vibrant arts scene. Find more upcoming free events and exhibitions on view in the DC metro area on the customized "Free in DC" Inside-Out page. You can also sign up for their weekly Insider email that goes out every Tuesday and/or for their new Weekend edition! Select Free events below are organized by date and time. Please click through for more event details.

Tuesday, October 15th 

Photo courtesy of Ford's
Theatre National Historic Site.

Lunchtime - Panel Discussion 

What Would Lincoln Do: Understanding How Lincoln Gets Used (and Abused) in Today's Washington

12:30pm -1:30pm
NOTE: Location change due to the Government Shutdown
Originally scheduled to take place inside Ford's Theatre, will be relocated to First Congregational Church of Christ at 945 G St NW

Advance tickets: free at the box office, or small fee Ticketmaster 

This panel offers a wide-ranging discussion of ways that modern policymakers have sometimes tried to "channel" Abraham Lincoln's example in formulating and selling their policies. The panelists will debate whether Lincoln's legacy has been abused more than used in the modern context and will offer their own assessments about how (or whether) to apply Lincoln's lessons to some of the challenges of modern times. Panelists include Matthew Pinsker (Moderator), Michael Lind, Richard Norton Smith, Craig Symonds and James Swanson.

Scheduled for Ford's Theatre now at
First Congregational Church of Christ
945 G St NW

Metro: Gallery Pl or Metro Center 

Evening - Choral Performance - NoVa Campus, VA

The NOVA Community Chorus

7:30pm

Free, donations appreciated

Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center

at NOVA Community College, Alexandria Campus
Metro: Pentagon and take a bus

PAST: MEDITATION: Free Meditation Class, Final one of three-part series, at the Palisades Library near MacArthur Blvd & V St NW will be on TUES, Oct 15th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm, led by David Newcomb of Science of Spirituality DC

"Meditation for Health, Inner Wealth and Well Being"
A Three-Part Series with David Newcomb
Tuesdays, October 1st, 8th, & 15th

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Free
Feel free to attend any or all sessions

Final Class of the series!
Tuesday, October 15th

Learn simple and easy technique to help you find a sense of calm and inner peace as we transition to fall. Explore and discover some of the many benefits of meditation with David Newcomb, who will be leading this series, organized with Science of Spirituality DC. 

David will share some meditation methods with the group and explain ways that it can help to enrich your life on many levels: personally, professionally, and spiritually. David has been teaching meditation for more than 30 years both in the U.S. and elsewhere. 

SOS DC offers free meditation workshops throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, including the DC area. Learn more about SOS DC and Jyoti Meditation on their website. You can also connect with the SOS Midatlantic page on facebook and the local DC chapter on twitter @SOS_WashDC.

Palisades Library
4901 V St NW (map) right near MacArthur Blvd and V St NW
Metro: best reached by car, see metro trip-planner for best bus access

PAST: LITERARY FESTIVAL: The Washington DC JCC's Annual Jewish Literary Festival, Final Free program will be on TUES, Oct 15th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm

The Washington DC JCC hosts the annual Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Sunday, October 6th - Wednesday, October 16th
Remaining Free and low-cost events listed below
See the entire Festival line-up here!

Tuesday, October 15th 

Jonathan Schanzer, State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Free

To many supporters of Palestinian statehood, Israel is the main roadblock to independence. But Jonathan Schanzer, an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, argues that the Palestinian Authority’s political dysfunction and corruption are the true threat to a Palestinian state. Schanzer’s exploration of internal Palestinian politics highlights the reforms necessary to bring the Palestinians peace, prosperity and stability. Jonathan Schanzer is the vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of Hamas vs. Fatah. He previously worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the Jewish Policy Center and the Middle East Forum.

DC JCC 
1529 16th St NW - at Q
Metro: Dupont Circle and walk, closest access is by bus along 16th St, catch any of the S buses, the S1, S2, S4 to Q St or the S9 to P St.

PAST: FILM: BloomScreen presents a screening of "Versailles" on TUES, Oct 15th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, All ages, by donation

BloomScreen and the Alliance Française present: Versailles

Tuesday, October 15th

7:00pm - 9:00pm

by donation, popcorn and refreshment provided

Versailles (2008, 102 min, drama, view trailer) by Pierre Schoeller – tells the story of Enzo, a homeless young boy abandoned by his mother, who forms a bond with an unlikely caretaker, Damien, who also lives outside normal society.

Bloombars, in association with the Alliance Française of Washington DC, is proud to present monthly films which highlight the best of Francophone culture. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion with the audience and Fedora Magnin of the Alliance Française.
About the film: A young mother Nina and her son Enzo find themselves sleeping on the streets of Paris. Their tentative lifestyle eventually leads them to Versailles. Out in the woods near the palace, they encounter a man named Damien who lives cut off from the rest of the world. Nina and Enzo decide to take refuge with him over night. The next morning, Nina appears to have disappeared. As days and seasons pass, Damien and Enzo grow fond of each other, unaware that one day they will have to leave the safe haven of their makeshift hideaway. (In French with English subtitles).

BloomBars

3222 11th St NW

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th St, right on Kenyon, left on 11th 

PAST: HIGHLIGHTS: Panel Discussion at AU on the Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis + Live Music at Buzz Bakery in Alexandria, VA on MON, Oct 14th Thanks to Gravy - a Fab new events site and App for iPhone & Android!

Did you know? You can find lots more local events online on the new local events site, Gravy + if you have an iPhone or Android, I recommend downloading the free Gravy app!

Some cool things that make Gravy unique:

• You can save events + select to save them saved directly on to your calendar on your iPhone! 
• You can search by what you are in the mood for! Whatever, Lively, Classy, Brainy; Playtime 
• You can also search by Currently Trending Events
• Channels: My favorite channel of course is the Free & Discounted one! Others include Live Music, Happy Hours, Family Friendly, Around the Corner and more - connecting you with specific types of things going on around you. You can find the Channels in your MyStuff section.

The Gravy app is totally Free, which of course we all love, and you can download it here now!

Select Free events found on Gravy listed below!  Click "Learn More" on each post for more details!

Monday, October 14th

"Five Years Later: Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis"

as part of the French American Global Forum Series at AU
7:00pm - 9:00pm

A reception with light refreshments will follow the event.
In association with the School of International Service of the American University (Washington, DC), a second series of debates will take place at the university campus starting in October 2013. Each debate will feature speakers from both sides of the Atlantic, and institutions such as Brookings, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), etc.  The first discussion on October 14th, will focus on the 2008 Financial Crisis. Five years later, what lessons were learned? Introductions by Frelochdelochric Doreloch, Minister-counselor, Embassy of France to the United States; James Goldgeier, Dean, School for International Service; and Romuald Sciora, President, French-American Global Forum. Panel:

• Anne-Celochcile Robert, Director, International Editions of Le Monde Diplomatique
• Wendy Kristianasen, Director, Le Monde Diplomatique English Edition
• Dr Ibrahim Warde, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• Dr Arturo Porzecanski, School of International Service
• Dr Michael Shank, Director of The foreign policy program at the Friends Committee on National Legislation and Senior Fellow at the French American Global Forum

American University, Abramson Family Founders Room, SIS Building

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - main campus address
Metro: Tenleytown and take the free AU Shuttle

Jason Brown plays live at Buzz Bakery in Alexandria VA
8:00pm
All ages, live music at cupcake shop.

Buzz Bakery Coffee & Lounge

901 Slaters Lane  - Alexandria, VA

Metro: Braddock Rd and walk .8 miles, about 16 minutes, view walking map from metro, there may also be a bus that will get you closer.

Download the free Gravy app for your iPhone or Android here!

PAST: ART: Huckleberry Fine Art in Rockville, MD hosts a Reception with Absurdist Painter Michael Cheval SUN, Oct 13th from 11:00am - 6:00pm, Free, RSVP Requested

Huckleberry Fine Art hosts a reception with Michael Cheval: Absurdist Painter
Friday, October 11th - Sunday, October 13th
Free, RSVP Requested

Meet Absurdist painter, Michael Cheval, and see his stunning art at Huckleberry Fine Art. Free admission, and food and drink will be provided.

Last Day! Sunday 11:00am - 6:00pm

Huckleberry Fine Art
12051 Nebel St - Rockville, MD
Metro: White Flint walk up Rockville Pike, turn right on Old Georgetown where it dead-ends into Nebel St. Located in lot with warehouses, on right in the back corner.

PAST: COMEDY: Monthly: "We Are The 9” Comedy Showcase at IOTA Club & Cafe in Clarendon, VA on SUN, Oct 13th at 8:30pm, $10 general, $5 discount for Federal Employees, 21+

"We Are The 9” Comedy Showcase at IOTA Club & Cafe in Clarendon - "Congress Can Shut Down Our Government, but Not Our Sense of Humor"

Sunday, October 13th 

8:30pm show, 8:00pm doors

$10, discount $5 tickets for federal workers who show their federal ID, 21+

Comedy Show for Furloughed Federal Workers Planned this Sunday. “We Are The 9” Comedy Series is a once-monthly evening of stand-up comedy featuring nine of the DC area’s funniest and most experienced comedians. Among the nine comedians performing at this month’s show are Washington residents Elahe Izadi, Abe Barth and Doug Hecox. 

"A political reporter, a federal attorney and a college professor walk into a bar. No joke. All three are among nine comedians who will perform Sunday, October 13, in the “We Are The 9” comedy showcase at the Iota Club and Café in Clarendon, Va., to cheer up downcast DC-area workers furloughed in the partial government shutdown."

IOTA Club & Cafe
2832 Wilson Blvd - Arlington, VA
Metro: Clarendon, walk down Wilson, which is a one way street, you'll see cars coming toward you, about two and a half blocks, toward Whole Foods, to 2832, IOTA is on the right.

PAST: FESTIVAL: The first ever Acorns A Go-Go Groovy Vegan Fest! Live Entertainment, Vegan Food, Vegan Clothing and more with a Funky, Psychedelic 60's & Go-Go Vibe this SAT, Oct 12th in Greenbelt, MD from 11:00am - 6:00pm, Rain or shine, Free

The first ever Acorns A Go-Go Groovy Vegan Fest will take place in the heart of Greenbelt
Saturday, October 12th
11:00am - 6:00pm
Family-friendly, Free, rain or shine

Acorns A Go-Go Groovy Vegan Festival is a new fall festival at the Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt. The event will be hosted by Honey LaBronx "The Vegan Drag Queen" who will be coming in from New York City. Enjoy vendors, performances, demos, talks and more in the heart of Greenbelt, where the eco-friendly spirit very much alive and well!

Learn lots more about the events and vendors on the Acorns A Go-Go facebook page! You can also connect with them on twitter @AcornsAGoGo2

About the name Acorns A Go-Go: "Acorns are abundant in the fall and oak trees (from which acorns grow) are a vital part of our ecological system. Acorns A Go-Go is taking place in historic Greenbelt, a Tree City, which exists in an oak forest. In addition to the acorn theme, they combined Go-Go -- for a funky, psychedelic 60's backdrop. It was in the 1960's the DC music genre Gogo was born and also a time when go-go dancers started dancing in DJ booths at the famous Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA. The 60's decade was a time of movers and shakers and paradigm breakers. The times we live in call for a revival of that same energy of peace, love, understanding and vegan Go-Go! So, feel free to do your own thing to get into the 60's Go-Go spirit - put on your love beads, vegan Birkenstocks, pleather go-go boots, tie-dyed t-shirts, mod minis or whatever ideas you have to let your inner vegan flower child out to play!"

Some highlights in the schedule include:

• 9:30-10:55am Go-Go-beat Vegan Drum Circle! Bring bucket or synthetic drum
• 1:00-2:00pm Bad Weather Boyz
• 2:15-3:00pm Chris Colvin's Groovy Earth Music - Didgeridoo, Flute, Drums
• 3:00-5:00pm Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown
• 4:00-4:15pm or so Hula Hoop Contest! Bring your hoop if you have one
• 5:10-6:10pm Saleem Waters and spoken word by Maia Thandeka

Some of the Additional Activities throughout the day:

• Pay Per View - viewers get back $1 to watch 4-minute videos documenting how animals are exploited for food, clothing, entertainment, experimentation
• Face-painting by Maia Thandeka,  Henna painting - Kima Blue
• Kids activities - 11:30am - 3:30pm
• GoGo Dance and Costume contests
• Youth Circus Performer to juggle, walk on stilts, ride unicycle

Vegan Food Vendors: 

Everlasting Life Food Truck, The Randy Radish Food Truck, In the Raw with Soul, Tiffany's Oven, We Call It Love, We’ll Juice Mobile, Meli Melo Vegan Pizza Samples,

Velvet's Vegan Cuisine, Nakia's Peace of Life, ABC Vegan and Zoe's Vegan Delight.

Vegan Exhibitors:
Reel and Meal at the New Deal Cafe, Way Better Snacks, Fish Feel, The Greenbelt Forest Preserve, The  Bead Sisters, Profusions of Glass, Henna Painting & Hemp Jewelry, ReDefine Your Mind, A Vegan Life, Hoola Hoops Lunar Leopard Hoops, Sea Shepherd, Utopia Film Fest, SandiScrub, Food Not Bombs, Capital Area Food Bank, Greenbelt Animal Control, Prince George's County Animal Management Division,  Humane Wildlife Services, and more... including Neva Davis, jewelry, Cliff Powell, massage, Maia Thandeka, Face Painting, Ageless Aging, 72-year-old vegan runner, Dr. Betty Smith and... DARTT, Defending Animal Rights Today and Tomorrow, FARM, Farm Animal Rights Movement, GVN, Green Vegan Networking, OTCA, Open the Cages Alliance, PSAS, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, UPC, United Poultry Concerns and VSDC, Vegetarian Society of DC. 

The Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt
131 Centerway - Greenbelt, MD (map)

Metro: Greenbelt, take the G12 or G16 bus, about a 20 minute trip, or take a taxi or bike. 

PAST: FESTIVAL: The Institute for Policy Studies Celebrates 50 years of turning "Ideas Into Action" with a Free Festival featuring Barbara Ehrenreich, Amy Goodman and others! Remaining events SUN, Oct 13th, Free, donations welcome and appreciated, please give as you can, RSVP Required

IPS Celebrates 50 years of turning "Ideas Into Action" - Festival this Weekend!

featuring Harry Belafonte, Barbara Ehrenreich, Amy Goodman and others!
Friday, October 11th - Sunday, October 13th

Free, donations appreciated, please give as you can!
RSVP here and view facebook invite here

Join the Institute for Policy Studies in celebrating 50 years of turning ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment! Come to the Ideas Into Action Festival this Saturday & Sunday! The festival will feature fast-paced, inclusive conversation with notable activists, interactive workshops, forums, artistic expressions, and more. Activities will be ongoing both inside and outside forum rooms.  The Festival will conclude with an innovative "Idea Slam" from 12:00pm - 2:00pm on Sunday, which will provide a chance for new and experienced activists to present their ideas to change the world in brief, entertaining bursts — and win cash prizes!

Friday, October 11th - RSVP

Welcome Plenary: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

The Future of the Progressive Movement(s) with May Boeve, Ai-jen Poo, Jamie Raskin, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Robert Greenstein. Moderated by John Cavanagh

Saturday, October 12th - RSVP

Networking and Breakfast: 9:00am - 9:30am

Sessions during the day: 9:30am - 11:00am 

• Bridging the Labor-Climate Divide with Janet Redman, Joe Uehlein
• Building Peace, Striking Back At Empire: U.S. Foreign Policy Examined with Peter Certo, Rep John Conyers, Cora Weiss, and Emira Woods
• Communicating Creatively for Change Writing Workshop with Tope Folarin, Pages Matam, Jonathan Tucker, the Youth Slam Team

Sessions during the day: 11:15am - 12:30pm 

• Proving America is Not Broke with Robert Borosage, John Cavanagh, Miriam Pemberton, Daphne Wysham and Noel Ortega
• Ending Inequality & Creating a New Economy with Sam Pizzigati, Dedrick Muhammad, Dean Baker, Leah Hunt-Hendrix, and Karen Dolan
• Divesting 2.0: From Apartheid to Fossil Fuels with Chuck Collins, Ellen Dorsey*, Ramah Kudaimi, and Jodie Evans
• Bringing the Fun(k): Making Activism and Social Change Fun with Naomi Pitcairn,* Alli McCracken, Andy Shallal, John Feffer, and Janet Redman

Lunch Break: 12:30pm - 1:45pm

Sessions during the day: 1:45pm - 3:00pm

• Protesting Globally: Civil Society as the Second Superpower? with Manuel Perez-Rocha, Phyllis Bennis, Amy Goodman, Samantha Corbin, and Emira Woods
• Challenging Corporate Power with George Goehl and Peter Weiss
• Examining Power and Privilege with Netfa Freeman, Harriet Barlow, Dany Sigwalt, Sanho Tree, and Joy Zarembka
• Confronting the National Security State with Medea Benjamin, Shahid Buttar, Seymour Hersh, Carl LeVan, and Miriam Pemberton

Coffee/Tea Break & Networking from 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Plenary: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

• The Change Agenda: Building on the Past for a New Future with Harry Belafonte, Amy Goodman, Sarita Gupta, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Phyllis Bennis.

Evening Celebration of Saul Landau: 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Sunday, October 13th - RSVP

Networking and Breakfast: 9:00am - 9:30am

Sessions during the day: 9:30am - 11:00am 

• The Role of Artists in Social Change, a conversation between Ariel Dorfman and E. Ethelbert Miller, moderated by Angelique Been
• Looking Back on Today: "Now" from an Historical Perspective, a conversation between Sanho Tree and Gar Alperovitz, moderated by Laura Flanders

Early Lunch Break & Networking: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Idea Slam! 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Ticketed $ events in the eve - dinner at Busboys and Poets 5th & K St NW and/or the Gala at Union Station. More about those events here.

All events listed above will take place at the
Liaison Hotel Metropolitan Center
415 New Jersey Avenue NW
Metro: Union Station

PAST: ART: Project Dispatch Trade Show at Transformer SAT, Oct 12th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Free, Cards available for purchase $5

Project Dispatch Trade Show at Transformer
Saturday, October 12th
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Free

Cards available for purchase $5

Join the artists of Project Dispatch this Saturday to check out their latest offering - trading cards!
Participating artists include Chandi Kelley, Frank Adams, Rachel England, Stephanie Kwak, Sheena Custer, Amy Hughes Braden, Becca Kallem, Chris Chen, and Elizabeth Graeber.

As part of the current exhibition, they will be discussing our latest project and fundraiser to produce artist trading cards. Meet the artists involved, get your own packs of cards hot off the press, trade cards with other attendees, and participate in an autograph session! They will also be hosting Trivia based on the stats from the back of the cards for chances to win free packs of trading cards. Get your cards early and study to be ahead of the game! You can buy them on Project Dispatch online, click on Merch to purchase packs for $5 each.

Transformer
1404 P St NW
Metro: Dupont Circle and walk or take the Circulator bus right to 14th & P or 14th & Rhode Island

PAST: KIDS: The 18th Annual Arts Safari for Kids at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria, VA is this SAT, Oct 12th from 12:00pm - 4:00pm, Free

18th Annual Arts Safari for Kids at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria, VA

Saturday, October 12th

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Free

The Torpedo Factory Art Center will host the eighteenth annual Alexandria Arts Safari, a free day of hands-on craft activities for kids and their families. Children will enjoy activities such the Clay Experience, Arts Safari Painting, Collage, Origami Art, Giant Papier-Mache Animal, Block Printing, Fun with Recycled Plastics and much more! The Art League will present their popular Gallery Scavenger Hunt. Spin, knit and weave with Fluff and Nonsense. The Alexandria Archaeological Museum will present a painting and coloring activity with patterns from 18th and 19th century pottery. Children should arrive with big imaginations and wearing clothing that can get a little dirty. Most activities are appropriate for children kindergarten age and above with parental supervision.

Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 North Union Street - on the Waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, VA
Metro: King St and take the free trolley down to the Waterfront or any bus that runs down King St and gets you close to the Torpedo Factory

PAST: ART + WORKSHOP: Second Saturday at Art Enables on Rhode Island Ave NE features a Reception for the 8th Annual Outsider Art Inside the Beltway Exhibit + a Free Surrealist Painting Workshop with Krissy Downing this SAT, Oct 12th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Free, Please RSVP for the Workshop

Art by Krissy Downing, who'll be teaching a Free Workshop! 

Reception for the 8th Annual Outsider Art Inside the Beltway Exhibition + Free Workshop with Krissy Downing at Art Enables
Saturday, October 12th
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Free, please RSVP if you want to attend the workshop: ahasson@art-enables.org

The area’s largest exhibition out Outsider, Folk and Self Taught artists featuring both locally and nationally selected artists. The show is an excellent introduction for people curious about Outsider Art or looking to start their own collection with a selection of very affordable art in a wide array of styles. October 12th - November 1st. During the opening reception, Art Enables will also host a free Surrealist painting workshop open to the community, taught by Krissy Downing. Krissy is a master of the surreal landscape and she'll help you to create your own by breaking down simple shape distortion techniques to help you unlock your inner Dali!

Art Enables
2204 Rhode Island Ave NE
Metro: Rhode Island Avenue and catch a bus that runs along Rhode Island Ave to the stop closest to 22nd St NE, see metro trip-planner for access, it's about 1.6 miles from the metro, see map,

PAST: DANCE: Final Free Dance Performance as part of the Velocity DC Festival, RAMP! at Harman Hall in Chinatown SAT, Oct 12th from 6:30pm - 7:15pm

RAMP! free dance performance series as part of Velocity DC
Thursday, October 10th - Saturday, October 12th
6:30pm - 7:15pm nightly

Free
Remaining performances below

The RAMP! program presents works in progress along with discussions about the choreographers’ intent.

Saturday, October 12th
Students of Asanga Domask (billing WILL change): Uraga Vannama and Vadiga Patuna
Maru Montero Dance Company: Dancing to Eden

Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall
Forum Theater, downstairs
610 F St, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown, Arena exit, cross the street, Harman Hall is at the corner of 6th & F

PAST: DJ + DANCING: Spellbound Goth & Industrial Night is back SAT, Oct 12th from 9:00pm - 3:00am + They'll be doing a NIN Giveaway for the Concert this Friday! $7, 21+

Spellbound ~ with Special Guest DJ Jim Semonik + NIN Ticket Giveaway! Goth/Industrial Night
Saturday, October 12th
9:00pm - 3:00am
$7, 21+

Spellbound is back! This week they are also giving away tickets to see Nine Inch Nails at the Verizon Center on Friday, October 18th - valued at $50 and up! Everyone that attends has a chance to win! This edition: "DJs Zunh & Jim Semonik will be mixing a great night of music for your listening pleasure. Featuring a past & current selection of the very best Alternative, Goth, Synthpop, EBM and Industrial music for your enjoyment. A wide variety of the best music & spontaneous mixes to keep you dancing all night! Max the Mercenary Mystic will be lurking around the back corner table. Stop by and he'll tell you what the future has in store for you!"

Spellbound takes place at
1823 L Street NW

Metro: Farragut North 

PAST: DJ + DANCING: Meso Creso's 1,001 Beats is Back at Zeba Bar in Columbia Heights! SAT, Oct 12th from 10:00pm - 3:00am, Free, 21+

Meso Creso's 1,001 Beats is Back at Zeba Bar! 

Saturday, October 12th

10:00pm - 3:00am

Free, 21+

The bi-monthly Meso Creso caravan is back with their Global beats inspired dance party! Prepare yourselves for another voyage around the world! Meso Creso will keep it fresh and steady feeding your ears, booty and soul! This time the caravan heads towards Latin America and also turns up the bass with some baile funk, tropical bass, afro-brazilian, kwaito, kuduro, electrocumbia, and more. Plus, special guest Zuzuka Poderosa who "is the Queen Warrior of her own special brand of Baile Funk: Carioca Bass. Funk Carioca originated in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, borrowing heavily from the Miami Booty Bass movement of the 80s." She'll be rapping and singing in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Plus DJ Guapo Feo (NYC), Teknacolor Ninja (Philly) and Resident Meso Creso DJs: DJ BEATrix and DJ Mettabbana. You can also enjoy a hookah lounge, along with lighting and decor, body and face painting and surprise treats!

Zeba Bar

3423 14th St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights, walk about 4 blocks or so north on 14th, Zeba is on the right side

PAST: MUSIC: Flashband from Scratch at The Dunes SAT, Oct 12th from 7:00pm - 11:00pm, $6 plus small service fee online, Bar available for those 21+

Flashband from Scratch - at The Dunes

Saturday, October 12th

7:00pm - 11:00pm

$6 plus $1.20 service fee, buy tickets here

Not sure if you will be able to pay cash at the door, bar available for those 21+ 

Flashband from scratch will feature 6 bands each playing a 15 minute set of entirely original tunes. Musicians choose the style and genre they want to play, find kindred musicians at the meet-and-greet, and come back one month later for their show. Read more about the project here. 

While there you can also check out this month's Art Crimes exhibit “The Luxury of Dreams" featuring works by Sean Hennessey.

The Dunes
1402 Meridian Place NW

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th St, past Park Rd, to Meridian Pl on the left side, turn left, go up the stairs with the glass door, right above The Getaway.

PAST: NOTE: All Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo + All National Parks, including the Monuments, and the Library of Congress are CLOSED as of TUES, Oct 1st Due to the Government Shut Down. All Daytime and Evening Events are also Canceled.

Due to the federal government shutdown, all of the Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as of Tuesday, October 1st and remain closed. All daytime and evening events at the museum are also canceled.

Bummer.

Oh, and all of the National Parks too, including the monuments and lots of local parks, and the Library of Congress too. Sigh.

PAST: Final Day of Free Services at The Still Point in Takoma Park includes Reiki, Seated Chair Massage and Shamanic Healing Energy Sessions on FRI, Oct 11th, select times from 12:00pm - 8:30pm, Free!

Final Day of Free Services at The Still Point in Takoma Park
Friday, October 11th
12:00pm - 8:30pm
Free!

Reiki (energy work)
12:00pm - 2:00pm

Seated Chair Massage
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Shamanic Healing Energy Sessions
4:30pm - 8:30pm

The Still Point
1 Columbia Ave - Takoma Park, MD
Metro: Takoma, walk about ten minutes, see walking map

PAST: MUSIC: Classical Indian Music Concert at BloomBars as part of India Music Week! FRI, Oct 11th from 8:00pm - 10:00pm, All ages, by donation

Classical Indian Music Concert at BloomBars
as part of India Music Week
Friday, October 11th
8:00pm - 10:00pm
All ages, by donation, please give as you can

The program will feature a presentation of Indian instrumental classical music by three talented and accomplished musicians; Soumya Chakraverty, Craig Phillips on the Sitar, and Debu Nayak on the tabla. Soumya and Debu are no new faces to BloomBars. They have been performing together for many years and have mesmerized audiences in the DC area and other major cities. Craig is an accomplished sitarist and the trio is coming together for the first time for this special concert. This concert is presented as part of the worldwide celebrations of India Music Week.

BloomBars
3222 11th St NW
Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th one block, turn right on Kenyon, left on 11th, BloomBars is right past Wonderland Ballroom.

PAST: MUSIC: Local Kirtan Musician Angela Blueskies presents a Free Community Concert at Indus Imports in Old Town Alexandria, VA this FRI, Oct 11th from 7:30pm - 9:30pm, Free

"Songs of Spirit, Shamanism, and Love" with Angela Blueskies, Free Community Concert with Local Kirtan Musician at Indus Imports in Old Town Alexandria, VA
Friday, October 11th

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Free

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Indus Imports invites you to a free community concert with local kirtan musician Angela Blueskies. Angela is a musician, sound healer, and medicine woman who carries deep understanding of the healing powers of music. She has shared her music in concert halls, churches, schools, yoga studios, temples, in nature, and in sacred ceremony across four continents. She is an enthusiastic teacher and facilitator, and enjoys empowering people in connecting with themselves, their gifts, and their own inner wisdom. She currently lives part of the year in the Takoma Park area and part of the year in Pisac, Peru. 

On a side note, I also happen to know Angela and have a special connection with her since we both went to Goddard College for a bit. I've been to many of her kirtans over the years and recommend checking out her performance if you can get to Old Town this Friday night.

Indus Imports brings the look and feel of India to you in Old Town Alexandria, VA through fair-trade imports including hand-made pashmina, jewelry, art, hand-knotted rugs and textiles. The concert will take place in their gorgeous shop located in the heart of Old Town.

Indus Imports
1010 King St 

in Old Town Alexandria, VA

Metro: King St, walk south on King toward the water, about a ten minute walk, just passed N Henry. 

PAST: MUSIC: Sitali and Machines on Vacation at Tropicalia on U St, FRI, Oct 11th from 8:00pm - 10:30pm, $10

Sitali and Machines on Vacation at Tropicalia
Friday, October 11th
8:00pm - 10:30pm
$10

From the invite: "Writing from a socially conscious platform, Sitali’s lyrics are powerful and politically charged. Each of Sitali’s three band members brings a different cultural background and mix of musical influences to the table with a Haitian drummer, a Senegalese/Cape Verdian bassist, and a Zambian guitarist."

Tropicalia
2001 14th St NW - enter on U St, down the stairs below Subway
Metro: U St or take the Circulator bus to 14th & U 

PAST: FASHION: Willow celebrates their 1st Birthday this FRI, Oct 11th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in Petworth, Free

Willow Fashion - 1st Birthday Bash!
Friday, October 11th
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Free
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Willow hosts their 1st Birthday Bash! Cupcakes by Thunderpig, Party Favors, Discounts and more.

Willow
843 Upshur St NW
Metro: Georgia Ave/Petworth and walk about ten minutes or you can take any of the buses north along Georgia Ave to Upshur, just past the Yes! Market at Taylor, a block off Georgia Ave.

PAST: YOGA: Come out for a Gentle Yoga Class for Family Caregivers orgnanized by the Kadamba Tree Foundation at the Georgetown Library this THURS, Oct 10th from 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Free

Gentle Yoga Class for Family Caregivers at the Georgetown Library
Thursday, October 10th
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Free

Family caregivers, come meet other caregivers and enjoy a free yoga class tailored to your specific needs. This gentle class will also include a brief discussion and demonstration of stress management techniques that you can use in daily life. You can bring your yoga mat if you have it, but no special equipment or attire is required. Come as you are. Sponsored by the Kadamba Tree Foundation, a nonprofit committed to helping caregivers blossom during life's storms.

Georgetown Neighborhood Library
GEO Meeting Room
3260 R St, NW - at Wisconsin Ave and R (map)
Metro: Bus access only, take the Circulator express bus from along K St near Farragut West of North right to Wisconsin and R St, NW or take the 32 or 36 bus from Pennsylvania Ave or I St. From Dupont Circle, you can catch the G2 or D6 crosstown bus lines to P St or Q St at Wisconsin and walk up north a few blocks. See metro trip-planner for best bus access.

PAST: ART: "Mathematics, Maps and Myths" One Exhibit, Two Artists, Two Places! At Studio 1469 in Columbia Heights Now - SUN, Oct 27th and at Adah Rose Gallery in Kensington, MD Now - SUN, Nov 10th, Free

"Mathematics, Maps and Myths"One Exhibit, Two Artists, Two Places, Two Receptions Both shows will features works by Joan Belmar and Lori Anne Boocks  

Opening Reception at Studio 1469 in Columbia Heights!

the second reception will be on

Saturday, October 19th

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Free

On view thru Sunday, October 27th

Studio 1469 

1469 Harvard St NW - in the back down the alley, entrance is on 15th St between Harvard & Columbia

Metro: Columbia Heights walk down to Columbia Rd and take a right, turn left onto 15th, alley on left 

Also on view at Adah Rose Gallery
Free
Thursday, October 10th - Sunday, November 10th

Gallery hours at Adah Rose: 1pm-5pm Tuesday, 12pm-6pm Friday - Sunday, and by appointment.

About the show, from the invite: "In his recent paintings “Territories,” Joan explores psychological and political perspectives through the universality of maps. The series, based on maps from his native Chile, pay homage to the indigenous people who are so rarely referenced in anthropology and cartography. Finding himself suspended between the personal and universal as he rediscovered the maps of his childhood, Joan utilizes symbols, colors, drawings, grids, dots, and lines to search for freedom in a structured world. His works reference a time in our past that is impossible to recreate, but important to remember."

"Lori Anne Boocks is the keeper of stories. The passage of time creates layers of experience through the remembering, misremembering, and forgetting of stories. Each of these moments are important influences on her painting and thinking. In her newest work, text continues to serve as both subject matter and the basis for mark-making. Texture for each piece comes from her hands, brushwork, and a subtractive process where layers of poured washes are added to the surface, then partially removed with cloth. Her exploration of stories hinges on the juxtaposition of multipledirections of depth, including time, space, mathematics, and meaning."

Adah Rose Gallery - Exhibit opening this Saturday, October 12th

3766 Howard Ave - Kensington, MD
Metro: Medical Center, and catch a bus

PAST: MUSIC: "Philanthrobeat" at Liv on U St, Join Words Beats & Life and some of DeCiphers best DJ's this THURS, Oct 10th 9:00pm - 1:00am $10, 18+

"Philanthrobeat" at Liv on U St
Thursday, October 10th
9:00pm - 1:00am
$10, 18+

Join Words Beats & Life and some of DeCiphers best DJ's spinning some of the best music from two legendary labels in hip-hop, Bad Boy and Roc-A-Fella. Featuring: DJ Gemini (WKYS) With Diamond Cutterz Ron dj'Rbi Brown (WPFW) Javier Dj-jav Velasco DJ 2Tone Jones (WPFW) DJ Shablast DJ Paul Howard (HU) All proceeds from this party will support the Bum Rush the Boards Hip-Hop Chess Tournament happening on November 2nd.

Liv Nightclub DC
2001 11th St NW - at the corner of U St
Metro: U St

PAST: COMEDY: "Comedy Secrets" Midnight Show at The Dunes this THURS, Oct 10th show starts at Midnight - 2:00am, $5, 21+

"Comedy Secrets" Midnight Show at The Dunes
Thursday, October 10th
Midnight - 2:00am
(technically Friday, very late Thursday night)
$5, 21+

From the invite: "For the first time in Washington DC, Chicago's goofiest show combining standup, storytelling, and your coolest friend's slumber party: Comedy Secrets! We'll keep your secrets safe, but not ours. Shameful stories from Nik Oldershaw, Jenn Tisdale and David Tveite. Panel discussions and weirdness from Scott Michael Shrake and Andrew Bucket. And Haywood Turnipseed Jr chasing our loneliness away at the end of the night! Hosted by Stephanie Hasz and Brandon Wetherbee."

While there you can also check out this month's Art Crimes exhibit “The Luxury of Dreams" featuring works by Sean Hennessey.

The Dunes
1402 Meridian Place NW

Metro: Columbia Heights, walk north on 14th St, past Park Rd, to Meridian Pl on the left side, turn left, go up the stairs with the glass door, right above The Getaway.

PAST: ART: Two Exhibits at CONNERSMITH. "Festoon" by Zoë Charlton & "Faust in the City" by Wilmer Wilson IV from SAT, Sept 21st - SAT, Nov 2nd, Free

Wilmer Wilson IV: Faustian Ladder (#1),
 2013, pigment print, 30 x 20 inches.
Photo courtesy of CONNERSMITH.

Art Opening for Two Exhibits at CONNERSMITH.

"Festoon" by Zoë Charlton, "Faust in the City" by Wilmer Wilson IV

Free
Saturday, September 21st - Saturday, November 2nd

CONNERSMITH. presents two concurrent exhibitions, "Festoon" by Zoë Charlton and "Faust in the City" by Wilmer Wilson IV. Both exhibitions confront racial stereotypes by superimposing the human body against a backdrop of socially accepted mores, the com-modification of “the ideal lifestyle” and by juxtaposing wealthy DC neighborhoods with its poorest.

CONNERSMITH.

1358 Florida Ave NE

Metro: best reached by bus, see metro trip-planner for access