Weekend East City Event Round Up: Twelfth Night Edition

Friday, January 8   Touchstone Gallery — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Join Touchstone Gallery for the opening of Before They Are Gone by Leslie Johnston. The mixed media installation features over 2,500 ceramic pieces representing the average number of elephants killed in Africa monthly. For more details, click here. Touchstone Gallery is located at…

VIPER Rocks the Top Gun Soundtrack LIVE, at the Howard Theatre, January 21

NYC’s VIPER is finally taking the I-95 to the Dangerzone, coming to rock our nation’s capital with their epic tribute to the greatest soundtrack of our time and the 1986 aeronautical masterpiece it rocked, Top Gun.  Top Gun is the epic tale of high altitude action, courage and redemption, and homoerotic beach volleyball that defined…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Holiday Open Studios Edition

Thursday, December 10   39th Street Gallery – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Gateway CDC hosts a holiday Party, membership Meeting, and pop-up exhibition to kick off the holiday season. For more information, click here. 39th Street Gallery is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD.   Friday, December 11   Anacostia Arts…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Krampus Night Edition

The fourth annual Krampuslauf at Gallery O on H includes a Krampus Parade down H Street NE, a gallery opening and an after-party. Image by Phil Hutinet for East City Art. Friday, December 4   Wohlfarth Galleries — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wohlfarth Galleries presents the works of six artists: Mario Abbatepaolo, Lisa Farrell,…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Fall Studio Tours Edition

Thursday, November 19   Monroe Street Market – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market where artists will welcome guests into their workspaces and demonstrate their creative process. For more information, click here. The Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market is located at 716 Monroe St. NE.   Washington…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Grand Openings Edition

Thursday, November 12   Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CHACC invites guest to help them kick off their month-long celebration of Lois Mailou Jones. Visitors are asked to bring non-perishable goods to the center this month. For more information, click here. CHACC is located at 3200 MLK Jr….

Tehreema Mitha Shows Latest Work at White Room in Shaw

On Friday, November 13, White Room (1240 9th St NW #200) will begin a new series of sharing their creative space with local artists. Tehreema Mitha will open her solo show with a reception on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Mitha will share the full body of her work that deals with culture, time and transition. The exhibition…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Troublemakers Edition 

Saturday, November 7 Fontana Forge – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fontana Forge will host their second annual fall open house. Guests will also have the opportunity to register for a basic blacksmithing class. For more information, click here. Fontana Forge is located at 2414 Douglas St. NE. CHAL – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m….