Last year was the first time I went to the Montgomery County Fair and it was amazing! So I was walking around this weekend and spotted this car in Bloomingdale. And it reminded me that the demolition derby at the fair is this Saturday. The demolition derby is by far my favorite part of the Fair. So if you can make it Sat. you should check it out and you’ll have a blast.
You can read more about the fair and find directions here.
Walking down the 600 block of L Street, NW I noticed some interesting paintings and then I saw an artist (Erin photographed above). It turns out I was behind 607 New York Ave, NW which is the home of the Captial Fringe Festival.
It turns out the entrance to many of the plays are through the L Street entrance. Erin was painting the names of the venues. Ah, it makes so much sense now. I was super confused for a while. Sadly, I’ve never been to a Fringe Festival before. Has anyone been to one? What’s the scoop?
You can get tickets here. You can find the list of shows here.
Photo courtesy of C. Stanley Photography
From an email:
“Sixteen DC artists – all from different disciplines – are showcasing inventive performance pieces, each the result of six months of collaboration. For example, composer Jonathan Matis, visual artist Kate McGraw and playwright Allyson Currin are performing in a piece together. All details and ticket purchasing can be found on the mash-ups page at the Source Festival site. All tickets are $18, but – insider info – the best offer is at Source’s Facebook fan page – where if you’re a fan, you can get buy one, get one free tickets. Promotion information is posted on the wall.
Mash-ups created by Alberto Gaitán, Naoko Maeshiba, Jonathan Matis, Allyson Currin, Kate McGraw, Enoch Chan and Kimmie Dobbs Chan, Kathleen Akerley, Jeremy Haik, Vincent E. Thomas, Psalmayene 24, Dan VanHoozer, Kelly Mayfield, David London, Allen Von Schenkel and Kristen Williams.
One Act plays are next week – all details at sourcedc.org/sourcefestival.”
“Dear PoP,
We want to take our two-year-old to her first fireworks show. Because it’s after her bedtime, and because she might freak out, we’d like to stay in the hood. Where around here can we see the fireworks, and still have a quick escape route for the tyke?”
Well assuming you’re talking about Petworth, you can pretty much go to any corner from New Hampshire and Georgia up to Kennedy Street and everywhere in between. But there’s also great street shows all over Columbia Heights and H Street, NE as well. Personally I love watching the mall fireworks at Cardozo High School, at 13th Street and Clifton, mixed with the nearby street shows. But for the folks who have little children do you have any recommendations? And I guess just in general, where are your favorite spots to watch the mall and/or neighborhood fireworks shows?
OjO Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features the Caribbean Day parade. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light…”
Two more striking photos after the jump. These are the final photos from the parade! (more…)
The Caribbean Festival wasn’t the only festival this weekend. McGhee Street Photography captured this great scene at the Folklife Festival on the mall. Anyone else check out the Folklife Festival?
Submit your photos via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.
Well a reader couldn’t wait until Monday so here ya go. How was your experience? I didn’t stay for the mud people this year but my favorite part was still the big 18 wheelers filled with speakers. So good. Submit your photos of the parade via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.
This year the street was more closed off than last year but after a while the barricades were crossed.
I’m not sure what part of the caribbean these folks were representing:
Lot of amazing costumes of course:
Lots more after the jump. (more…)
“Hey PoP,
I am new to DC this summer and I have really been enjoying your postings and information on the city and the Petworth area where I live.
I am interested in getting a little information about the Caribbean festival and parade this weekend and was wondering if you could provide your readers with a few details. So far their website has been a little sparse. As a longtime resident of DC can you provide any info on this years festival or of festivals in the past?”
Yes! I can’t believe I forgot to mention this. It is amazing and you all must immediately change your plans to attend the parade this Saturday. Seriously. It is amazing. If you don’t believe me, check out photos from last year’s parade.
From the DC Caribbean Carnival Web site:
“The annual Extravaganza Parade will be staged along the Georgia Avenue corridor on Saturday, June 27, 2009 , and will commence at Missouri Avenue at 11:00 a.m. and terminate at the international marketplace at “DE SAVANNAH” – Banneker Recreation Park. DC Caribbean Carnival will host the international marketplace at “DE SAVANNAH ” from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m featuring food, craft and entertainment”
I recommend you get to Georgia Ave. anytime between 12 and 2 pm. And don’t wear any nice clothes cause you’ll get dirty!
Thanks to a reader for sending. It turns out the event was sponsored by Red Bull.
Side Note: I had received some Scuttlebutt that the space was going to become a bar/restaurant with outdoor seating. Sadly, I’ve been told those negotiations are no longer being pursued.
So I’m glad to see the space is getting good use.
Alright, I think I have to bring back the PoP weekend picks because this was awesome. All week they’ve been having concerts at various venues around town and this weekend they had a 2 day free concert by the Washington Monument. I hit one show at Bohemian Caverns and stopped by the Mall on Sunday. The concert on the mall was fantastic. I caught Buckwheat Zydeco:
The weather was perfect:
The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Web site says:
“The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF) is an annual celebration named in honor of musical genius and native Washingtonian Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. Each year, thousands come together in the nation
