Sadly, like many DC Fire Hydrants:
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Party for the new art going up at Eatonville (14th and V) Sat. and Sun.
What: Uniquely curated exhibit of large-scale art created at the installation site to celebrate Harlem Renaissance author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston.
When: Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 9:00pm to 12:00am – Opening reception featuring performance art, music and refreshments. Open to public. $10 suggested donation.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 10:00am to 4:00pm – The exhibition space will be open for public viewing.
Where: Eatonville, owned by Andy Shallal, 2121 14th St NW, Washington, DC (intersection of 14th Street NW and V Street NW)
Esperanza Education Fund launch party – TONIGHT March 20th
A party celebrating the launch of the Esperanza Education Fund, a new college scholarship program for immigrant students in the DC area.
The party will be a lot of fun — held at the largest non-network television studio on the East Coast, featuring an Indian buffet dinner by Delhi Dhaba, an open wine and beer bar, a performance by the Mongolian School Dance Troupe, and live music by Movimiento, a 10-piece salsa band — all for just $25.
Go to www.esperanzafund.org/invite.
Friday, March 20, 6-9 pm
Atlantic Video Studios (650 Mass. Ave NW)
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This is gonna be sweet.
Mural Artists to Commemorate Zora Neale Hurston with Unique Installation
Live Art Presentation and Art Exhibit
(Washington, DC) Another renaissance is coming to U Street. Muralists and performing artists will celebrate the Harlem Renaissance and the life of Zora Neale Hurston in a “New U” space that will be home to the restaurant Eatonville. Murals to Zora is an event where artists are re-envisioning a piece of profound artistic history and making it their own.
Who: Visual Artists: Chanel Compton, Decoy, RVLTN, OWEL, Peter Krsko, Leon Rainbow, Eric Kennedy, Charles Jean Pierre, Rachel Crouch, Shaanon Lindauer, GA Gardner, Cory Stowers, Tim CON, Imani Brown, Kelly Donnelly, Gerald Watson, and more…
Performing Artists: Noon: 30, DJ Natty Boom, Cara Fleck, Too Deep, Jessica Chambliss
What: Uniquely curated exhibit of large-scale art created at the installation site to celebrate Harlem Renaissance author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston.
When: Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 9:00pm to 12:00am – Opening reception featuring performance art, music and refreshments. Open to public. $10 suggested donation.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 10:00am to 4:00pm – The exhibition space will be open for public viewing.
Where: Eatonville, owned by Andy Shallal, 2121 14th St NW, Washington, DC (intersection of 14th Street NW and V Street NW)
Background: The artists will be creating individual murals in a vacant space which will soon be home to a new restaurant Eatonville. The restaurant will be inspired by Zora Neale Hurston, the most dynamic female writer of the Harlem Renaissance, and her home town of Eatonville. The task of creating a mural in commemoration to such a strong artistic figure, such as Zora, will make for some powerful interpretations.
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image via SAAM, “Millard Sheets: Tenement Flats, 1934”
Of all of the amazing museums in DC, my undisputed favorite is the Smithsonian American Art Museum located at Gallery Place. Given that it is slightly north of the National Mall, I particularly like to show it off to out of town visitors who otherwise would have missed it. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of introducing the museum to an artist friend and we thoroughly enjoyed the current show titled, “1934: A New Deal for Artists”.
As the history of the Great Depression is being scrutinized for clues as to responses for our current economic turmoil, this exhibit is poignant. The show is comprised of fifty six paintings that resulted from the Public Works of Art Program, the first U.S. government support directly to individual artists. Recipients were tasked with expressing “The American Scene”. As such, the paintings present a variety of perspectives to a moment in time, ranging from urban and rural environments, to representations of leisure, labor, and industry. I was particularly intrigued that the program included minority artists who may have been denied other opportunities to present their work. Continues after the jump. (more…)
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The Barnett-Aden Collection looks great! From the Informer:
The Barnett-Aden Collection dates back to the 1920’s. If was founded by James Herring, founder of the Howard University Department of Art, and Alonzo Aden, curator of the University’s Gallery of Art, both of whom were collectors of art. In 1943, they opened an art gallery in their Washington, D.C. home, and named it the Barnett-Aden Gallery.
At a time when most African American artists could not exhibit in mainstream museums and galleries, the Barnett-Aden Gallery provided exhibit space for artists to showcase their talents. Artists like John Robinson, Archibald Motley, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and many others exhibited in the gallery.
The collection is being shown at the Hemphill Fine Arts Gallery located at 1515 14th Street, NW. You can view the exhibit on their Web site here. Exhibit is on display until March 7th.
Regular Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Saturday
10am – 5pm
or by appointment.
Please call 202.234.5601 for more information.
Margarita tasting tomorrow 1-3pm @ Good Libations
From an email:
If you have time stop by for an early afternoon taste of the new Jose Cuervo Silver. Jose Cuervo Especial Tequila Silver, made with Blue Agave, is clear, clean and colorless. Serve chilled for the ultimate smooth silver shot.
For those who feel it maybe too early for shots of tequila we are making Margaritas.
Good Libations -1201 5th St. NW (corner of 5th & M NW) -202.347.1006
Not exactly for the weekend but I wanted to put this on your radar for next week. From an email:
A POWERFUL NOISE Live!
March 5th
Ticket price: $15 – $18 for adults; $12.50 for children
On Thursday, March 5, 2009, CARE will present A POWERFUL NOISE Live
in more than 450 movie theatres nationwide for one night only. The
event will begin with the acclaimed documentary, “A Powerful
Noise,” which follows three women from different countries who
overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to bring lasting solutions
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Found this one on upper 14th 16th Street. Is that a birdhouse on top? If it is – this is clearly the greatest firebox conversion in the city…
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This is from our very own hipchickindc who often sketches the great rowhomes of the Bloomingdale neighborhood.
Submit your photos to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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Inspired by the ridiculously cool album covers sent this one in. He writes:
“I think this would be a cool post for Black History Month. Maybe not the first Black super Hero but still cool. Found this cleaning this morning. Yeah showing my age when you look at the price.”
If you have any super cool covers, be it album or comic book, please email [email protected]
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DCist Exposed photography show is running February 20 to March 7, 2009. DCist is partnering with the Gallery at Flashpoint to exhibit nearly 50 amateur and professional photographers chosen from more than 300 entrants who submitted their work through Flickr.com. Opening reception will be held Friday, February 20, 2009 from 5 to 9 pm at the Gallery at Flashpoint. Flashpoint is located at 916 G Street NW. The 2007 and 2008 DCist Exposed events saw over 500 people attend each opening night, with lines forming around the block.
One of the greatest bands around, Drive by Truckers, playing at 9:30 club Friday and Saturday nights. I’ll be there both nights. If I see anyone in a PoP t-shirt I’ll be sure to buy you a beer! You can read my interview from last year with lead singer, Patterson Hood, here.