Well – let’s pack up the internet for today…
A reader spotted yesterday and when begged for comment revealed it was from:
“Logan Circle. No idea how he got there. His owner was a few feet away talking to a neighbor completely unfazed.”
And yes – absolutely consider this a bonus caption contest photo.
From DDOT:
“PARK(ing) Day is returning to the District of Columbia on Friday, September 18, 2015, from 9 am to 4 pm. District residents and businesses put their creativity on display for last year’s event, building more than 20 pop-up parks in curbside parking spaces.”
Photo courtesy of Casey Trees
From a press release:
“A global tradition started in 2005, PARK(ing) Day is an annual event that brings community leaders, artists, and activists together to transform metered parking spaces into temporary parks. This year, spearheaded by the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Washington Parks & People, and the DC Council, the event will convert all 13 Councilmember parking spots in front of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) to temporary parks on Friday, September 18 from 9:00AM-3:00PM. (more…)
I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I love these. Thanks to a reader for sending – anyone know “Who is the mystery collage artist?”
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“My husband and I watched these two painting all day on Labor Day and were surprised to see the final result. It looks awesome. This house is on 9th Street NW between Westminster and T Streets.”
You can see previous nominees here. Should you spot a quiet act of heroism along these lines please do send an email with a brief description and the neighborhood where it was witnessed to [email protected] or tweet @PoPville.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering
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The epic beach exhibit from the building museum is coming to the potentially epic Dupont Underground and they need your help making it happen:
“You might have heard or read somewhere that the Dupont Underground is taking the 650,000+ plastic balls from the National Building Museum’s blockbuster BEACH installation. It’s true! We’ll be holding a competition for a site-specific installation in our space that will use the balls as both inspiration and artistic/design medium.
FIRST, however, we have to transport the balls from the museum to our space. And that’s where YOU come in. We need people to devote a few hours on SEPTEMBER 7 and SEPTEMBER 8 helping us pack the balls, load them in moving trucks, unload them at the other end, and put the boxes in the Dupont Underground.
There are a number of different volunteer opportunities and times to work.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
—The Dupont Underground Team”
A reader writes:
“I spotted one of DC’s “designed to recycle” dump trucks in Colombia Heights.
It’s a pretty cool project – here’s the website:
“The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in partnership with the Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce Designed to Recycle, a new public art initiative that will transform recycling trucks into mobile public art works. DCCAH is seeking proposals for two-dimensional art to be printed on vinyl and wrapped onto recycling trucks that will circulate through all eight wards of the District. Artists’ proposals will be selected to be featured on recycling trucks for the duration of two years beginning in the spring of 2015.”
From an email:
“Over two weeks local teens from both sides of the Anacostia River have collaborated to create a 55 foot mural. The underlying energy of the mural will focus on capturing the essence of neighborhoods along the Anacostia River through trans-community dialogue.
Tomorrow, there will be a FREE Mural Exhibition Reception open to the public on August 19th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at THEARC’s ArtReach Community Gallery. RSVP here if you would like to attend.”
More info and photos from The 11th Street Bridge Park:
Mural Project Press Release (PDF)
Thanks to Miles Gray for tweeting us:
“#DC, tell your boss you’re coming in late! 10AM, #EventsDCPresents “AWonderMoment” w/ #StevieWonder via @DCSportsEnt!”
