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PoP Weekend Picks From Weekly Emails

By Prince Of Petworth

Here is the information for our benefit show this Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hotel.  We are playing with Drop Electric and Funk Ark, two great bands from DC, and Hypernova from Iran who have been featured on NPR, Wired,  MTV.com, Billboard, New York Times, and many other places.  I am pasting the copy from our facebook page for the event below, and it has links for all the bands and a description.  Cover is $10.00 and all artist proceeds are going to Empower DC.  Empower DC is a nonprofit that works to boost community knowledge and literally empower low and moderate income residents to have a voice in how their cities and neighborhoods are run.  http://www.empowerdc.org

North Columbia Heights Clean Up

We hope to have your participation at the next community clean up to take place along 14th Street mainly from Monroe to Shepherd Streets, NW.  We will meet on 14th and Spring Road, NW at 8am.  

Good Libations Customer Appreciation Day is this Sat July 18th. 5-8pm
This year we will sample Libations from Italy.

Stop by and enjoy some Peroni Beer or a Bellini made with Zardetto Prosecco.
Sample a glass of Vitiano Rosato from Umbria- Medium bodied with a juicy finish perfect with salads grilled vegetables and fish

We will also have some Gelatos con Limoncello (yeah) from Aromi d’Italia Gelateria & Cafe
Exe. Chef Cesare Lanfranconi owner of Spezie Ristorante will graced us with some Italian dishes

Enjoy the music of Object a Rock / Indie / Alternative band

Play a game of Urban Bocce Ball.
We will have some other board games or bring your favorite one.

The event is free. It’s our way of saying… Grazie

buy any three bottles of wine and get 10% off

Good Libations
1201 5th St NW

Finding Beauty in a Broken World: In the Spirit of Frida Kahlo
at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
1632 U Street, NW
202.483.8600
www.smithfarm. com/gallery

A mixed media exhibition juried by F. Lennox Campello.

Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 29

Opening Reception & Awards, Friday, July 17, 2009, 5:30 – 8:00PM

Frida Kahlo remains one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, but her spectacular life experiences, writing and views on life and art have also influenced many artists. Frida always painted herself: her pain, her anguish, her sorrow, her passion, as well as her triumph over disability. Her paintings and retablos celebrate a life constantly reinventing itself, in spite of the physical disability that strove to confine it. This exhibition will showcase the work of artists influenced not only by Frida’s art, but also by her biography, her thoughts, and her writings.

Lecture – Frida Kahlo: Her Art & Her Pain with F. Lennox Campello

Thursday | July 16 | 6:30-8:30PM | Free & open to the public

July is the anniversary month of Frida Kahlo’s birth and death. Frida always painted herself: her pain, her anguish, her sorrow, her passion, as well as her triumph over disability. Frida Kahlo’s paintings and retablos celebrate a life constantly reinventing itself, in spite of the physical disability that strove to confine it.

Sweet City Sign, Live Music Tonight and a Mock DC Mayoral Campaign

By Prince Of Petworth

I love the fact that our city has an Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center.

From an email:

“DC based indie rockers Sweet Interference will be playing at DC 9 (1940 9th Street, NW) this Thursday, July 9th. Attendees can expect an evening full of unique music styling at one of the city’s great live music venues. Sweet Interference released their sophomore album in February and is working on music for their third. The set will include many new songs mixed in with fan favorites. They will be joined by B-Film Extras (DC) and Gills and Wings (Richmond). 21+/9pm/$8″

Mock DC Mayoral Campaign – Vote Batwoman

“Dear PoP,

I just wanted to give you a heads up on a cool event that’s taking place this week in DC. NOI is hosting an organizing “Bootcamp” where participants are running a mock DC mayoral campaign with superhero candidates. I was wondering if you could mention my team’s campaign, Batwoman for DC Mayor. If elected, Batwoman would be the first openly lesbian mayor of DC. She’s running on a platform of equality for all residents of DC– gay or straight, black or white, educated or uneducated.

You can check out her website here: http://www.batwomanfordc.com/. The online vote will take place this Friday, July 10th.”

Batala Fundraiser Saturday Night

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“I am a part of Batala, Washington DC, which is an international all women band, that plays Afro-Brazilian / Samba-Reggae rhythms. Batala Washington has grown tremendously during the past year and we are ready to hold our first fundraiser! The fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, June 27th from 8pm-11pm at the Josephine Butler Park Center (near Meridian Hill Park, U St Metro).

This fundraiser will help Batala participate in the 2009 Brazil Day festival in NYC in September, which commemorates Brazil

Duke Ellington Jazz Festival – Awesome!

By Prince Of Petworth

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

You Have To Put This on Your To Do List!

By Prince Of Petworth

Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, located at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, is a blast. When the weather is warm as it was last Friday it is hard to find a better way to spend your early evening. The concerts go from 5:00PM to 8:30PM and you can find the full schedule here. I hadn’t been for a while and forgot how fun it was. It’s a great spot for a picnic or just to put your feet in the fountain.

And don’t forget the cool sculptures:

Some Thursday Night Action – Music and a Fundraiser

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“Brazilian Rhythms this Thursday! Neville C. is baaack!!

Neville missed last month’s Brazilian Rhythms party and he’s gone through various stages of grief because of it. First came regret, then disappointment, and finally acceptance. He’s now in the “I’ll show them” stage. He’s had two months to get fired up (and find new records!) so look out!

Come help Neville’s recovery this Thursday at Cafe Saint-Ex (14th and T Streets, NW). Starting at 9:30 Neville will be throwing down the best in samba rock, MPB, tropicalia, samba, baile funk, Brazilian hip-hop, forro and bossa nova. NO COVER.

Sponsored by Som Records and Peroni Beer.”

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Fundraiser at Shawarma King at 1654 Columbia Road, NW.

PoP Weekend Picks (From Weekly Emails)

By Prince Of Petworth

“I’m raising money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and the WSC in Columbia Heights was nice enough to sponsor a spinning class with all proceeds going to LLS.”

“We have about 10 short films, free popcorn and happy hour. It starts at 2 and goes until 8pm.”

Mid City studio tours this weekend

http://www.midcityartists.com/

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Weekend Picks (From Weekly Emails)

By Prince Of Petworth

Som Records is teaming up AGAIN with The Vinyl District, DC Soul Recordings and The Warehouse Next Door to host a record fair on Saturday, May 9th from 10am-4pm.
Details are on the poster (attached), but basically this is gonna be a FANTASTIC morning + afternoon of records, DJ’s, Booze (full bar!!), Food, CHUCK BROWN!!!, Autographed Daptone Records & Posters Raffles and more records. We’re getting 30 dealers from Connecticut, New York, Richmond and many points in between. And the best part is that it’s only 2 dollars to get in!!

DJ’s for the event:

Gavin Holland and the Nouveau Riche DJs (http://www.nouveaurichedc.com/)
Neville C. (http://www.somrecordsdc.com/)
Deep Sang (http://www.myspace.com/deejayholiday)
Stylus (http://www.vibeconductor.com/)
Lunch Money & Almighty Dollah (both of the group “Played Tomorrow”: (http://www.myspace.com/playedtomorrow)
Provoke (http://djprovoke.com/)
Eurok (http://www.djeurok.com/)
D-Mac (http://www.djdmac.com/)
Dan Amitai (http://www.amitai.net/)
Nitekrawler (http://www.dcsoulrecordings.com)

DC local Laura Tsaggaris is staging a CD Release Party to celebrate her latest album, “Keep Talking” on Saturday, May 9th at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Opening the show with short sets are other DC artists Meredith Bragg, Rana Mansour, and the David Stein band. Show starts at 9:30, doors at 8:30.

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