Weekend East City Event Round Up

Saturday March 1 CHAW– 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will offer a series of four Sumi-e ink workshops in March starting this Saturday.  Ink-wash painting traces its origins as far back as the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907 AD).  Take all four workshops or pick the dates that suit you…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Winter Workshops Edition

Friday February 21 Washington Drawing Center– 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Painter Mark Bullen hosts an opening of his recent work at the Washington Drawing Center Brookland Annex on Friday.  If Bullen’s pieces inspire you, you will also have the opportunity to learn from him in a weekend-long painting workshop at the drawing center.  Course…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Valentine’s Blizzard Edition

Saturday February 8 39th Street Gallery– 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sculptor Kyle Bauer discusses how he allows objects to dictate their own form when creating work.  Details found here. 9th Street Gallery is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD (second floor) Brentwood Arts Exchange – 4 p.m The BAE has invited six…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Super February Edition

Friday February 7 Ward 8 Arts and Culture Council. The Ward 8 Arts and Culture council will host a meet and greet to discuss the upcoming calendar year.  For more information, click here. The G8way Pavilion is located at 2700 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue SE   Saturday February 8 Gallery Openings Art Enables– 1…

Phillips After Five: Nordic Lights

Brilliant colors inspire this Phillips after 5. Create Lite Brite masterpieces and experience the Nordic Lights through innovative lamp designs from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Short films, small bites, and beers from the region are also featured. In conjunction with the Nordic Cultural Initiative at The Phillips Collection. 6, 6:30, 7 & 7:30…

Intersections Festival at the Atlas

For its fifth year, the Intersections Festival at the Atlas Theater is bringing together all kinds of exciting performances you can’t find anywhere else…and certainly not all under one roof.  Over three weekends from February 21 to March 8, singers, dancers, actors, puppeteers, and more will not only perform but interact with the audience. The…

NSO In Your Neighborhood: At Congressional Cemetery

Join us in the Chapel at Congressional Cemetery for a NSO Chamber Music Concert on Sunday, January 12th from 12 – 1 pm. NSO musicians Natash Bogachek and Zino Bogachk, violins; and Eric deWaardt, viola, will play classical works. The National Symphony Orchestra will make Capitol Hill and H Street, NE, the focus of its…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Last Call for 2013 Edition

Friday December 13 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (6:30pm to 8:30pm) Make the most of your Friday Happy Hour- why not Sip ‘n Paint?  Taught by working artists Ellen Cornett and Shepard Bear, this activity offers a great opportunity to socialize, enjoy libations while creating your own masterpiece.  For more information and to register, click here….

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Fete: Give Gifts, Get Cheer

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop hosts the CHAW Holiday Fete, an Arts Showcase and Sale, on Saturday, December 7, with activities beginning at 12:00 pm and running throughout the day at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St, SE. Events include: Capitol Hill Art League’s (CHAL) annual Give Art and Wrap It Up Holiday Party and…