Support

Next National Symphony Orchestra in your Neighborhood to perform in Brookland and NoMa

nso_brookland_noma

From a press release:

“The 2015 NSO In Your Neighborhood will take the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) to Brookland and NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhoods. Between January 6 and 12, free community engagement activities will again find the NSO performing orchestral concerts and working with nearly 20 community partners to create the mosaic of chamber music performances, events in schools, libraries, daycare centers, community centers, and unique events that has become the distinguishing characteristic of this cornerstone of the NSO’s community engagement programming. The events will culminate in a concert at Catholic University of America’s Hartke Theatre led by NSO Music Director Christoph Eschenbach on January 12.

The 2015 NSO in Your Neighborhood is the NSO’s fourth neighborhood-specific, intensive performance project in DC. In 2014, over the course of seven days, more than 50 events took place on Capitol Hill and H St., NE, in schools, churches, community centers, restaurants, and bars. Key performances took place at the Atlas Performing Arts Center and Union Station, with additional events at such neighborhood locations as Rock and Roll Hotel, Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, Eastern Market, and with the DC Youth Orchestra at Eastern High School.

The majority of the schedule will be determined by the community itself, with the partner organizations gathering requests from their neighbors. The full schedule will be announced at a later date.

The venue for the NSO concert on January 12 is Hartke Theatre, named for the pioneering priest who not only oversaw the CUA drama department for nearly four decades, but also actively worked to end discrimination in Washington theaters.

Examples of anticipated activities include Teddy Bear Concerts (designed for children ages 3 and up); performances geared to middle school students that connect music with key academic subjects such as history and math; chamber music; master classes; speaking engagements; and more.

In previous years NSO In Your Neighborhood has allowed the NSO to forge non-traditional partnerships, with events bringing dancers, actors, hip-hop artists, and a drumming troupe, in performances with NSO musicians. The Last Stand Quartet—violinists Joel Fuller and Alexandra Osborne, violist Mahoko Eguchi, and cellist Rachel Young—and NSO violinist Glenn Donnellan have been particularly active in these partnerships.

Organizations interested in requesting activities may use the form on our web site here and find more information about past NSO In Your Neighborhood events.”

Recent Stories

From an email: “We have an upcoming free yoga weekend event happening at Reunion 4/6-4/7: Join Reunion Hot Yoga in Park View, DC for a free weekend of yoga Saturday…

Thanks to Mandi for sending: “1930 Oldsmobile? That’s just the best guess of someone who knows nothing about cars but faithfully attended the Iola Car Show with her dad every…

Photo by Julian Ortiz Ed. Note: If this was you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. “Dear PoPville, Man in Ovi jersey headed towards…

“Taylor with her duck at a dog park in Old Town.” If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’…

Calling all bookworms, thrill-seekers, supporters of the arts, and ping-pongers at all skill levels! Sign up for Paddlestar Galactica, the ping-pong tournament supporting 826DC’s youth writing programs.

826DC is a local nonprofit that offers free writing programs, homework help, and publishing opportunities for DC students ages 6-18, in our Columbia Heights writing center and in learning spaces across the city.

Paddlestar Galactica helps keep writing education 100% free and accessible for all of our students! It’s also extremely fun.

This year’s games will be Saturday, April 27th, 1 PM to 4 PM at SPIN DC. It’ll be a chaotic afternoon of ping-pong, costumes, terrible Battlestar Galactica puns, and good cheer. We’d love to have you join us!

Read More

Submit your own Announcement here.

Well-Paid Maids, the only certified living-wage cleaning service in the DMV, has added a new service to its online booking menu: office and building cleanings.

This includes offices, building lobbies, shared amenity spaces and more throughout D.C., Arlington, Alexandria and more.

Unlike so many other cleaning services, you can feel good booking Well-Paid Maids to clean your office or building. Cleaners get paid a starting wage of $24 an hour. Plus, all employees are offered health, dental, vision and life insurance; 24 paid days off per year; 100% employer-paid commuting costs; and more.

Read More

Submit your own Announcement here.

Vakili Band at Pie Shop!

Three band rock n rolll lineup at DC’s Pie Shop! Vakili Band with “if you know, you know” DC rockers, Lot 18, and the many minds and songs of artist Kind of Christine.

“If you love Vakili Band like we

×

Subscribe to our mailing list