From an email:
“The Yards Park Friday Evening Concerts kick off this Friday, May 4th with Monster Band! From 6:30-8:30, Monster Band will perform its modern hits on the boardwalk stage! Buzz Bakery, Red Apron Butchery, and STIX food truck will sell food this week while ChurchKey will sell beer and wine. Concerts run for 20 weeks and are free and open to the public.”
Thanks to Andy for sending this great video “shot all around Columbia Heights, Adam’s Morgan, 14th St, and U St.”
Incidentally, Wilco is playing Wolf Trap July 17th and 18th – tickets go on sale this Saturday, May 5th.
The Enterprise Theatre & Jazz Lounge is located at 2917 Georgia Ave NW.
Following are this week’s events:
The enterprise theatre & jazz lounge
Happy Hour Is From 5:30-7:30 Tuesday-Friday
WEDNESDAY
OPEN MIC POETRY
DOORS OPEN @ 6PM
SHOW STARTS @ 7PMTHURSDAY @7PM
Social Thursday’s
“Film Review”FRIDAY
LIVE JAZZ BAND WITH GGT
DOORS OPEN 7PM
$10.00 AFTER 9PM
Smooth JazzSATURDAY
DOORS OPEN @ 7PM
$10.00 AFTER 9PMLIVE JAZZ WITH THE FRANKIE ADDISON EXPERIENCE
Photo courtesy of Water St. Project
From a press release:
Who: No Kings Collective is proud to announce “The Water St. Project” an 11 day flash art exhibition and temporary gallery. No Kings Collective provides new, exciting and exclusive places for the arts and social events to occur.
What: No Kings Collective and The Popal Group, owners of Cafe Bonaparte and Napoleon Bistro, are proud to host a temporary creative space and gallery located along the Georgetown Waterfront at 3401 Water Street, NW in an unparalleled merger of fine art and music. This Georgetown space will become a premier cultural anchor for 11 days and will be comparable with the area’s creative and cultural institutions. The Water St. Project will be a transformative environment, one that will cater to the curiosities’ of the novice and the experienced onlooker. The property will be converted into a multidisciplinary “Flash” exhibition that will run from April 19th – 29th. Open to the public daily between 1pm and 7pm, with special evening programming throughout the 11 days.
Photo courtesy of Water St. Project
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this guy “Fiddling on the Roof” across from the Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan last night around 7:30. I chatted with his roommate who was down on the street, and he said he will be playing on his roof right before sunset every Sunday from now on, weather permitting. Pretty cool!”
Awesome.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
From a press release:
“Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band announced today that they will perform at Nationals Park – home of the Washington Nationals – on Friday, September 14 as an extension of their 2012 ‘Wrecking Ball’ World Tour.
Tickets and parking will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m., online at www.tickets.com and by phone at 888.632.6287. The show will be held rain or shine.”
620 T St, NW
Well, we’ve been admiring the renovated Howard Theatre from the outside – now have a look inside. It is equally as awesome, if not more so.
Last night I was lucky enough to attend a preview concert headlined by Trombone Shorty and George Clinton.
I went in with tremendous expectations. Unbelievably, they were exceeded. This place single-handedly kicks up the coolness of our city by a notch or three. Have a look:
George Clinton
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
Today is Community Day at the Howard Theatre located at 620 T St, NW.
And look who else is coming – Vice President Joe Biden, Clinton Portis and D-Nice are going to headline a political fundraiser at the Theatre on April 17th.
You can see the full upcoming schedule of events at the Theatre here.
620 T St, NW
Community Day @ The Howard Theatre is this Monday, April 9th:
“On Monday, April 9th, come on down and breathe life into The Howard Theatre’s Rebirth. At 11:30am, we’ll kick things off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by live performances by Robert Thompson & The James Brown Experience Band, along with a host of other talents. Also, get a glimpse of The Howard Theatre’s magnificence, which will open its doors to the public for the first time in over 25 years.
For this special occasion, we’re closing down T Street to dedicate the recently installed sculpture of Duke Ellington and make way for fun and celebration. Hope to see you here at The Howard Theatre, on this Grand Reopening day!”
And last week a reader sent in some cell phone photos of the Duke Ellington sculpture going up in the plaza out front. I went back on Monday and my jaw promptly hit the ground. It looks amazing:
Remember when the building looked like this back in 2008:
Hard to believe this was a horse’s ass award nominee back in June 2009.
Photo by PoPville flickr user yostinator
From a press release:
District Karaoke, D.C.’s first and only social, team-based karaoke league, is pleased to announce the opening of registration for its second season. Due to the success of the inaugural season, which sold out in six (6) days, District Karaoke has expanded from one (1) night to three (3) nights a week – Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
For a 10-week season, teams compete for the title of karaoke champions. Each night, teams compete in three (3) rounds. The first two (2) rounds are solo performances with a group performance for the third round. At the end of each round, everyone in the sponsor venue, team member or not, may rate the performers on how well they “Sing It,” a measure of musicality, “Bring It,” a measure of stage presence and performance, and how well they “Schwing It,” or their overall appeal to the audience.
Registration for the Spring 2012 season opens on Monday, April 2, 2012. Interested singers can register at www.districtkaraoke.com/registration. Teams can have a maximum of eight (8) players, with at least two (2) males and two (2) females. Participants can register individually or as a team or group. Membership costs $45.00 per person.
The Monday evening division will take place in the main room of Riot Act Comedy Theater, located at 801 E Street NW, starting on April 30, 2012. The Tuesday and Wednesday evening divisions will occur on the 2nd floor of Policy Restaurant & Lounge, located at 1904 14th Street NW, starting on May 1, 2012 and May 2, 2012 respectively. Each division begins at 7:00 pm. The season will run weekly for 10-weeks, excluding federal holidays. Each week, league play is followed by public, open karaoke.