Do not waste your time or money at the malls this weekend or this holiday season. Save the following dates and Buy Local, Buy Art! Art Enables http://www.art-enables.com Holiday Show Sat., Dec. 14 | 1-4pm Brentwood Arts Exchange arts.pgparks.com/Page19056.aspx Black Friday Sale – 20% off all inventory Sat., Nov. 29 (today) | 10am – 7pm…
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The Official Fridge Halloween Arty Party with Fantom Comics
Comic and street art nerds unite! The Fridge is hosting its first ever official Halloween Arty Party with the help of Fantom Comics in Union Station. Come for the cosplay and stay for the party… Deejay Oso Fresh will be rocking the turntables all night and the Costume Contest takes place at 10pm (with $100…
Pottery on the Hill: Chris Cooley & the Intersections of Sports and Art
Chris Cooley, former Washington Redskins player, joins Pottery on the Hill on Saturday, November 2. Cooley, who majored in art at Utah State, is a skilled potter who owns The Cooley Gallery in Leesburg, Virginia, where he sells his work and that of other artists. He will show his pottery and meet with attendees from 10 a.m. –…
DC Washington in Washington, DC
Whether you are a fan of anagrams or gospel music or children, we want to see you at Anacostia Gracious Arts Program‘s (AGAP) Fall Benefit Concert with DC Washington. DC (real name) has sung the National Anthem at Redskins games, but on Saturday, October 19, he will be singing with some friends to benefit AGAP’s…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: 100,000 People Can’t be Wrong Edition
Friday September 20 DC Murals (3pm to 5pm) DC Mural and Art4All present a lecture by artists on the significance of their public pieces at various locations around DC. In addition, Caitlin Carroll will present her recently completed documentary film on DC’s murals. For more information click here. The Anacostia Library is located at 1800…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Rhode Island Avenue Edition
Saturday September 14 Hyattsville Arts Festival (11 am to 5pm) The Sixth Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival has expanded the line-up of the festival to over 75 arts and humanities booths including a “literary” section. Look for two performance stages and of course, the ability to drink locally brewed Franklin’s beer throughout the festival grounds….
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Midsummer’s Art Dream Edition
Friday August 23 ArtSee ArtFair (5pm to 9pm) DC-based curatorial organization ArtSee has assembled a group of local emerging artists to Tabula Rasa, an event space located on Barracks Row. Billed as an art fair, audiences will find the works of thirteen artists exhibiting in a concession-like format, ready to bring home. For more information,…
The Arts & Humanities Festival at St. Elizabeth’s East is a free festival showcasing the history, culture and community of Ward 8 in Washington, DC. The events feature an exciting scope of activities, live performances, art exhibits, readings and workshops that will be fun for the entire family! Starting at 11:00am, August 17-18 at St. Elizabeth’s East,…
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
I came to Washington, D.C. eight years ago. I had finished grad school in New York, and D.C. was not on the map until I met my boyfriend, who had found a job here. I was less than thrilled: My hope had been to settle in New York, and work for the United Nations. I…
DC Style Is Real 