Many thanks to the 2011 Summer in the City Supporters who have been generous in their support of this blog and Art for Change, the small not-for-profit in New York that will benefit from their donations.
The Wall of Fame Jillian "Jilly Beans" Barsalou Christina Baute* Billy "Beezy" Cannon
Mrs. W. Wallace Cannon Sarah Hanson Teresa Ish
Jinny Jeong Amy King Jennivine Kwan
Jessica Lipps Jeremy "Neezy" Nedd Jessica "J-Funk" Nowaski Carol Radel* Cat "KitCat" Sheridan Mary “Sing-Sing” Singer Sherry Smith Catie "C-Note" Stillwell Jessica Williams Miranda Wilson Anonymous (4)
$400 and 4 days . . . how close will we come to raising $1,000 this summer to support our friends at Art for Change?
Your gift could make all of the difference, so what on earth are you waiting for?
DC Adventures
Thursday
Art after Dark Event Type: Art, Music and an Open Bar
Location: Art Museum of the Americas (201 18th Street, NW)
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00 advance, $30.00 at Door
Jazz on Jackson Place Event Type: Jazz under the Stars
Location: Decatur House on Lafayette Square(1610 H Street, NW Washington)
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Friday
BlackCat 18th Anniversary
Event Type: A party for a DC staple
Location: BlackCat (1811 14th Street NW, Washington DC)
Time: 8:00 PM Doors
Cost: $5.00
Lohninger, Fischbacher and Band Event Type: Jazz at the Embassy
Location: Embassy of Austria (3524 International Court NW)
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE, RSVP required
Saturday
DC Blues Festival Event Type: R+B under the bright blue skies
Location: Rock Creek Park, Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Time: 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE; $10.00 After Party
Scottish Games Festival (thru 9/4)
Event Type: Men in Kilts
Location: Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Rd, the Plains, VA
Time:
Cost: $20.00 per day, $30.00 two day pass
Crooklyn Event Type: My absolute favorite . . .
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Charles Yang Event Type: Classical Violin with a rock star slant
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (Broadway at 62nd Street)
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Friday
THE LAW FIRM: Law and Disorder Event Type: The Upright Citizens Brigade bring you the real law and disorder improve style
Location: 307 W. 26th Street, New York
Time: 10:30 PM
Cost: $10.00
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Event Type: 30 Plays, 60 Minutes
Location: Kraine Theate (85 East 4th Street, btw 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
Time: 10:30 PM
Cost: $17.00
Saturday
Disco Bowl with the Boogie Woogie Band Event Type: Saturday night fever. . . say hello to Travolta as you hit the dance floor
Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)
Time: 6:00 PM doors, 9:00 PM show
Cost: $5.00 Advance, $7.00 Door
NYC Unicycle Festival (thru 9/4)
Event Type: I’ve got a bike but they’ve got unicycles
Location: Governors Island
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Rock the Bells Event Type: Summer concert on a commercial scale
Location: Governors Island
Time: 12:00 PM Doors
Cost: $99.00 and $199.00
Sunday
Rite of Summer Music Festival: String Force Event Type: Violinist Miranda Cuckson and Nurit Pacht perform John Adams, Sofia Gubaidulina, Manuel de Falla, Marc Mellits, and others.
Location: Governors Island, Colonels Row
Time: 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
The final week of the 2011 Summer in the City Blog, it all comes to a blazing end on Sunday, September 4th. If you’ve been waiting to be this year’s fundraising drive super hero, now’s the time to step up to the challenge and change a few Art for Change lives.
DC Adventures
Monday
Rahim AlHaj Event Type: Grammy nominee Iraqi oud virtuoso takes the millennium stage
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Forum Season 8 Preview Event Type: Sneak Peak of Forum Theatre’s 2011-2012 Season
Location: Round House Silver Spring (8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD)
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE, space limited RSVP requested
Tuesday
Julius Caesar (thru September 4th)
Event Type: Free Shakespeare for all
Location: Sidney Harman Hall 610 F Street NW
Time: 2:00 PM and 7:30/8:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Art after Dark Event Type: Art, Music and an Open Bar
Location: Art Museum of the Americas (201 18th Street, NW)
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00 advance, $30.00 at Door
Jazz on Jackson Place Event Type: Jazz under the Stars
Location: Decatur House on Lafayette Square(1610 H Street, NW Washington)
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Moth Story Slam: Drive Event Type: Story Telling at its best . . . most of the time
Location: The Bitter End (147 Bleeker Street)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $8.00
MoMA Films: The Kings of Pastry Event Type: Sugar Sculpture that will make a grown man cry
Location: MoMA, Theatre 1 (11 West 53rd Street, New York)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
Wednesday
Bright Eyes Event Type: Outdoor concert with Indie originals
Location: Williamsburg Waterfront (East River Park between North 8th and North 9th Streets)
Time: 5:30 PM
Cost: $35.00
Thursday
Charles Yang Event Type: Classical Violin with a rock star slant
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (Broadway at 62nd Street)
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Thought you'd like to know about all of the adventures that are in danger of being cancelled this weekend because of Hurricane Irene. But while you're here you might as well make a donation and support our friends atArt for Change!
The Black Power Mix Tape (1967 – 1975) Event Type: Because you thought you’d make an awesome black panther
Location: House of Sweden
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE, RSVP Required Sunday Charity Ping Pong Event Event Type: Ping Pong and Pizza
Location: Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington)
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $20.00 Participant Fee
Sonoma's Crab Feast Event Type: Crab and Beer in Capital Hill . . .
Location: Sonoma (223 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington)
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: $35.00 in Advance, $40.00 at the Door
NY Adventures
Friday
2011 Afro Punk Festival (thru Sunday 8/28)
Event Type: Music, Skate/BMX Park, Food Trucks . . . what more could you ask for . . . oh wait did I mention Janelle Monae. . . oh yeah the cherry on top!
Location: Commodore Park, Brooklyn
Time: Shows start at 11:00 AM
Cost: FREE
The Prince and Michael Experience Event Type: The Purple Prince and the Prince of Pop
Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn)
Time: 11:30 PM Doors
Cost: $5.00
Saturday
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Event Type: Hello Jazz Harmonica
Location: Marcus Garvey Park (Madison Avenue, East 120 to East 124 Streets)
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Mario Batali's Edible Garden Event Type: Garden Party, Cooking Demos,
Location: New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd.
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cost: $6.00 – $20.00
PS1: Warm Up Event Type: Hot fun in the summer time
Location: PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave. Long Island City)
Time: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $15.00 Cash Only
Sunday
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (Held Over)
Event Type: The best restaurant in the world caught on film Location: Film Forum (209 W Houston St, New York)
Time: Varies
Cost: $12.50
Ballet West Event Type: Salt Lake sends it’s resident dance company to DC to show its stuff
Location: Wolf Trap Filene Center (1645 Trap Road, Vienna)
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: $4.00 Lawn, $40.00 In-house
Wednesday Opera’s Greatest Hits Event Type: did someone say Denyce Graves? Wolf Trap Opera Company celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Location: Wolf Trap Filene Center (1645 Trap Road, Vienna)
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: $4.00 Lawn, $40.00 In-house
Thursday
Handi Hour Event type: Let’s get crafty from our beer to our music and yarn works
Location: Renwick Galleries (1661 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. at 17th Street)
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: $15.00 Cash Only
ArtJamz Event Type: Get tipsy, make art, make new friends, and take art home. . .
Location: Corcoran Gallery
Time: 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Cost: $65.00, pre-registration required
Les Chauds Lapins Event Type: French Swing circa 1930s
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW Washington)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Slavic Soul Party Event Type: Balkan Funk
Location: Barbes (376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Time: 9:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
Wednesday
Vans House Party Event Type: Converge, Touche Amore, Special Guest
Location: 25 Franklin Street, Brooklyn
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE, RSVP required
Thursday
Ballets with a Twist: Cocktail Hour Event Type: you like dance, you like cocktails a match made in heaven
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Movies with a View: Rosemary’s Baby Event Type: You may want to leave the kids at home for this classic horror flick
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Friday
2011 Afro Punk Festival (thru Sunday 8/28)
Event Type: Music, Skate/BMX Park, Food Trucks . . . what more could you ask for . . . oh wait did I mention Janelle Monae. . . oh yeah the cherry on top!
Location: Commodore Park, Brooklyn
Time: Shows start at 11:00 AM
Cost: FREE
The Prince and Michael Experience Event Type: The Purple Prince and the Prince of Pop
Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn)
Time: 11:30 PM Doors
Cost: $5.00
Saturday
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Event Type: Hello Jazz Harmonica
Location: Marcus Garvey Park (Madison Avenue, East 120 to East 124 Streets)
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
PS1: Warm Up Event Type: Hot fun in the summer time
Location: PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave. Long Island City)
Time: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $15.00 Cash Only
2 weeks left of Summer in the City 2011, and $1500 to go to support our friends at Art for Change, help make my summer by helping me raise the difference in just two weeks. DC Adventures
Thursday
Tiê and Tulipa Ruiz Event Type: Brazilian Folk Music
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW, Washington DC)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Phillips after 5Event Type: Art + Music + CocktailsLocation: Phillips CollectionTime: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PMCost: FREE with Admission (Reservations)
Friday
Julius Ceasar (thru Sept. 4)
Event Type: Shakespeare’s classic tale of politics run amuck Location: Sydney Harmon Hall Time: VariesCost: FREE tickets required
Gypsy Kings (thru Saturday 8/20)
Event Type: Sing it with me now . . . . Bamboleo
Location: Wolftrap for the Performing Arts, Filene Center
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $25.00 - $75.00
Saturday
Chesapeake Crab and Beer Festival Event Type: Mmmmm another summer food festival
Location: National Harbor (137 National Plaza, National Harbor, MD)
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM or 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $35.00 and up
Charles Covington, Jr Event Type: Jazz Piano . . . not as cool as the Jazz flute, but pretty close
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW, Washington DC)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Hop Fu: Hip-hop meets Kung Fu Event Type: Not even you can say no to this master combination
Location: Freer Gallery
Time: 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Event Type: Cajun jams from a Grammy nominated ensemble
Location: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 8:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Mostly Mozart: Mark Morris Dance Group (thru Sunday 8/20)
Event Type: The master of Choreography in the Round
Location: Rose Theatre
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $40.00 and up
Rakim / EMPD / Funkmaster Flex Event Type: The history of hip hop unfolds before you, as you revisit the album “Paid in Full"
Location: Central Park Summer Stage (Rumsey Playfield)
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunset + Music Event Type: Site specific musical event hits the county of kings
Location: Granite Prospect, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge park
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE
The 2011 Summer in the City Fundraising Drive in support of Art for Change, seems to have stalled at $470.
Will we reach our $2,000 goal?
That all depends on YOU!
This blog will officially come to a close on Sunday, September 4th, so if you haven’t reached into your pockets to make a contribution, now’s the time to do it as there are just 3 weeks left to make a huge difference for a small not for profit with a big heart.
This weekend edition celebrates Art for Change’s 4th Annual Publics Arts Festival.
If you’re going to be in New York this weekend make your way up to East Harlem for the 4th Annual Hacia Afuera Public Arts Festival, August 13-14, 1-6pm in East Harlem.
An event for the young and young at heart, the creative and intellectual, join AfC for the event of the summer and see what all of this hub bub has been all about.
Monday Science Cafe at Busboys and Poets Event Type: "The DNA you knew nothing about even though it is all about you" Location: Bus Boys and Poets (5th & K St, NW) Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Wednesday Science in the Cinema Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Event Type: Cuba Gooding Jr. as pediatric neurosurgeon, Ben Carson Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD Time: 7:00 PM Cost: FREE, Ticket distribution starts at 4:00 p.m. day of
Thursday Phillips after 5 Event Type: Art + Music + Cocktails Location: Phillips Collection Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM Cost: FREE with Admission (Reservations)
Friday Truckeroo Food Truck Festival: #3 Event Type: Food truck smorgasbord Location: Half St. and M St., SE Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM Cost: FREE
Pistolera Event Type: Brooklyn + Mexico meet the accordion Location: Artisphere (1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington) Time: 9:00 PM Cost: $15.00
Bon Iver Event Type: Concert squatting, all the cool kids are doing it Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn) Time: 6:30 PM Cost: (Sold Out)
Thursday Cut Copy with Foster The People and Midnight Magic Event Type: Get your dance on . . . . on the other side of the fence Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn) Time: 6:30 PM Cost: (Sold Out)
Saturday Bass Island Adventure Event Type: LUPE FIASCO, Z-TRIP, PREFUSE 73, VIRTUAL BOY, DAVE NADA and JORO BORO Location: Governors Island, South Island Field Time: 4:00 PM Cost: $46.00
Rite of Summer Music Festival: Ethel Event Type: plugged-in, post-classical string quartet Location: Governors Island, Colonel Row Time: 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
Sunday "GOSPEL EXPLOSION" Event Type: Feed your musical soul with a little gospel under the sun Location: Central Park Summer Stage Time: 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. I think I can raise $1,000 by end of day Sunday, July 31, if all of you visitors out there take a moment open up your wallets and make a contribution large or small. Because it’s all for a good cause and it’s fully tax deductible. The buttons right over there on the left.
I think I can, I think we can . . . what do you think?
DC Adventures
Thursday
Asia After Dark: One Thousand and One Nights Event Type: All hail the Cocktails, Music and Art Location: Freer Gallery of Art (1050 Independence Avenue Southwest) Time: 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM Cost: $25.00
Incendio Event Type: the Friday standby Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW) Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Birds of a Feather (thru August 7th) Event Type: A new york tale of 2 bird families and all the animals are played by actors . . . what’s that you say Pale Male? Location: John Swayze Theatre (9431 Silver King Ct, Fairfax VA) Time: 8:00 PM and 2:00 PM Cost: $25.00 Saturday
Break It Down Like James Brown Event Type: James Brown and a larger than life painting Location: Corcoran Gallery (500 Seventeenth Street NW) Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
Sunday
Big Cherry Block Party Event Type: Cherry blossom festival in July Location: Downtown Silver Spring (916 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring MD) Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: FREE
Ain't Misbehavin' : The Fats Waller Musical Show (thru August 20th) Event Type: We’re swingin’ in Harlem in the 1930s Location: Elden Street Players Industrial Strength Theatre (269 Sunset Business ParkHerndon VA) Time: 7:00 PM, 3:00 PM Cost: $22.00
Movies with a View: Basquait Event Type: to watch the film or enjoy the Manhattan skyline . . . dilemma Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Newsies Sing-Along Event Type: Christian Bale pre-Batman sings his little teeny bopper hart out Location: The Bell House (149 7th Street, btw 2nd + 3rd Ave) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $8.00
Dr. John & The Lower 911 with Chuck Brown and Red Baraat Event Type: Break out the brass I wanna hear those horns and you know you never miss a Red Baraat show. . . Location: Prospect Park Bandshell Time: 6:30 PM Cost: $3.00 Suggested donation
High Line Rink (thru Sept. 26) Event Type: 8K square foot outdoor roller rink Location: The Lot (W. 30th St., at Tenth Ave) Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM Cost: $12.00 includes skate rental)
Adventures Elsewhere:
Seattle, WA I know you’re sad you missed the Sunset Music event in DC, but fear not now you can enjoy the Seattle version:
Saturday, July 30 Sunset + Music Location: Carkeek Park Time: arrive by 8:30 PM, Event starts @ 8:47 PM Cost: FREE
North Adams, MA
Saturday, July 30 Bang on a Can Marathon Location: MassMoCA Time: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM Cost: $24.00
Sunday, July 24, 2011 PREMIERE: Life in a Day Event Type: one-year anniversary of Life in a Day with a special one-night screening event in cities all across the U.S Location: Across the Country
DC Adventures
Friday 1460 Wall Mountables – Opening Reception Event Type: Gallery opening Location: DC Arts Center 2438 18th Street NW (Adams Morgan) Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Cost: FREE
Saturday 8th Annual Dance DC Festival (thru July 24) Event Type: dancing around town Location: Various Time: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM Cost: FREE
Friday 52nd Street Project: Heads or Tails Event Type: plays created and developed by adult-kid duos, featuring Former beauty queen shut-ins, crazed ninjas, and hamster lawyers.Location: Five Angels Theater, 789 Tenth Ave., b/t 53rd & 54th Sts Time: 7:30 PM and 3:00 PM Cost: FREE, reservations required212-642-5052
Saturday Meatopia Event type: Culinary weekend Meat eating splurge of ginormous proportion Location: Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Joralemon St., at Furman St. Time: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM Cost: $85.00 - $95.00
Vertigo Event Type: Hitchcock says don’t look down Location: The National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC) Time: 6:30 PM Cost: FREE, Tickets required
Wednesday
Kiu Haghighi & Tooraj Moshref-Zadeh Event Type: The sounds of Persia Location: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC) Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Science in the Cinema Film and Discussion Series: The King’s Speech Event Type: The Science of Stuttering Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring MD) Time: 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Cost: FREE, Tickets required (tickets distributed 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM)
Thursday
Music, Kandinsky, and the K Series Event Type: Gallery Talk and Tour, the musical influence on the works of Kandinsky and StellaL ocation: The Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC) Time: 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM Cost: $12.00
Friday
Elikeh Event Type: Afro Funk Jazz Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW) Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Saturday
Asian Festival (thru July 24) Event Type: More than just rice Location: George Mason University Main Campus (4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA) Time: SAT 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, SUN 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Special Event Hosted by Yours Truly: Sunday, July 24, 2011
Portraits in Dramatic Time: A Special Symposium Event Type: A breakdown of facial expressions Location: Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Amsterdam Avenue between West 62nd and West 65th Streets) Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Tuesday Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series Event Type: The Met’s taken it to the streets Location: Crotona Park, Bronx (Fulton Avenue, Crotona Park North, South, East) Time: 7:00 PM Cost: FREE
Thursday
West Side Story Dance- & Sing-Along Event Type: Sharks v. Jets, which gang do you belong to? Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Balkan Beat Box Event Type: Classic good times with a Balkan flare Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY) Time: 6:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show Cost: $12.00
I hope some of you were able to make it up to Spanish Harlem on Wednesday for the unveiling of the new Mural SOLDADERAS at the Modesto Flores Garden. If you missed the big event you can still stop by and check it out the work as you make your way to visit Art for Change or the El Museo del Barrio. . .
Reminder: We’re doubling down on our June gamble as we try and raise $1,000 by July 30th, to support Art for Change so lets dig deep, spread the word and see if we can make a little magic happen.
DC Adventures
Friday
Atlas Summer Film Series: Dreamgirls Event Type: Musicals, musicals, musicals Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $2.00
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop: Tango Event Type: If you like shoes you’ll love tango! Location: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street, SE, Washington DC) Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Cost: FREE
NSO: PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Event Type: A little culture for the gamers out there Location: WolfTrap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna VA) Time: 8:30 PM Cost: $20.00 and up
Saturday
Corcoran Gallery Free Summer Saturdays Event Type: The Corcoran joins the free museum party entrance party Location: Corcoran Gallery (500 Seventeenth Street NW ) Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: FREE
Washington National Opera: Opera Institute Event Type: Opera Free, Free Opera . . . Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC) Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Sunday
Steinway Series: VERGE Ensemble Event Type: Chamber music and American art . . . Location: American Museum of Art (8th and F Streets, NW, Washington DC) Time: 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
Washington DC/Philadelphia Exchange Event Type: dance, dance, dance on a proper stage by actual dancers (or so I’ve been told)Location: Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE, Washington DC) Time: 7:00 PM Cost: $22.00
NYC Adventures
Ongoing thru August 14th: Lincoln Center Festival Event Type: Dance, Theatre, Music from around the world Cost: Prices Vary Festival Highlight: Royal Shakespeare Company’s New York Residency performing King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, The Winter’s Tale, Julius Caesar
Saturday Collograph Printmaking Event Type: children’s art studio with guest teaching artist Ellen Coleman Izzo Location: Art for Change Gallery 1699 Lexington Ave, Lower Level (btwn. 106th & 107th St.) Time: 1:30-3:30pm Cost: FREE
FEAST #11 Event Type: Eat, Drink and Support beause all of the cool kids are doing it! Location: Church of the Messiah (129 Russell Street, Brooklyn) Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: $20.00
Mid Summer Night Swing: Ray Collins’ Hot Club Event Type: your Lindy Hop may be a little rusty but that won’t stop you from dancing Location: Damrosch Park (62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam) Time: 6:30 PM Dance Lessons, 7:30 PM Band Cost: $17.00 (but you know the layout . . . lots of space in the surrounding areas to ease drop)
Sunday
Bastille Day (Week) Event Type: vive la france! Location: 60th Street Manhattan (Fifth to Lexington Avenues) , Smith Street Brooklyn (Bergen and Pacific Streets) Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 P M Cost: FREE
Cook Out NYC Event Type: NYC’s county fair and cookout . . . what more do you want out of summer? Location: Governors Island, Colonel’s Row Time: 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: $40.00 advance $45.00 at the gate
MoonDance with the David Berger Jazz Orchestra Event Type: Swingin’ on the pier and hopefully not off the pier Location: Pier 84 at W. 44th St. Time: 6:30 PM free dance lessons, 7:00 PM jazz performance Cost: FREE
Sundays at St. Paul’s - New Music Now Event Type: new works by Missy Mazzoli, Paola Prestini and choral works by Nico Muhly Location: St. Paul’s Chapel (209 Broadway, New York) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
We missed the $500 goal for June by just $90, but I like to gamble .. . . (this whole blog is a gamble) so let’s double the stakes for July. $1,000 by July 30th, lets dig deep, spread the word and see if we can make a little magic happen.
And for those of you in NYC take a trip up to Spanish Harlem and check out Art or Change in Action with the unveiling of a new Mural SOLDADERAS at the Modesto Flores Garden. I would go if I could but DC’s holding on pretty type these days.
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band Event Type: Afro Funk Big Band Location: Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD) Time: 7:00 PM Cost: FREE
Thursday
Folger Talks: To Catch a Thief: Recovering the Durham First Folio Event Type: a tale of Cuban mistresses, FBI and Scotland Yard detectives, a trial, and the eventual repatriation of the book to Durham Location: Folger Theater (201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC) Time: 7:00 PM Cost: FREE, Reserve your tix
New York Asian Film Festival (thru July 14) Event Type: Film Fest Asian Style Location: Film Society of Lincoln Center (70 Lincoln Center Plaza,Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York) Time: Varies Cost: $13.00
Wednesday
Art for Change: SOLDADERAS Event Type: Mural Unveiling Location: Modesto Flores Garden (Lexington Ave. between 104th & 105th St) Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Cost: FREE before 7:00 PM, $5.00 - $10.00
Khaira Arby and Her Band Event Type: A Little African Bowling Music Location: Brooklyn Bowl ( 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY) Time: 6:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show Cost: FREE before 7:00 PM, $5.00 - $10.00
New York Classical Theatre: Henry V (thru July 24) Event Type: Panoramic theatre, from England (Battery Park) across the English Channel (New York Harbor) by boat to France (Governors Island) Location: Starts at Battery Park Time: 7:00 PM (travel wristbands available beginning at 5:00 PM) Cost: FREE
Thursday
Staged Reading of Six Degrees of Separation Event Type: Story time for grownups and because you loved will smith in the film Location: The Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street, NW) Time: 6:30 PM Cost: $20.00 registration required
Burger Eating Championship Event Type: Since you can’t make it up to NYC this weekend for the hotdog contest. . . Location: Z-burger, Tenleytown (4321 Wisconsin Ave., Washington DC) Time: 12:30 PM Cost: FREE
Saturday
The Uncle Sam Jam Event Type: Patriotic Music Festival Location: The National Harbor Pavilion (Maryland) Time: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Cost: $40.00
Sunday
National Freedom Fest (thru July 4) Event Type: 40+ bands rocking out for the Red, White, and Blue Location: The Yards Park Time: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Cost: $19.99 and up
Aires del Campo + Group Cabrestero Event Type: Columbian folk music Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium Stage (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC) Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Monday: 4th of July
National Independence Day Parade Event Type: Old School 4th of July festivities Location: Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Street Time: 11:45 AM Cost: FREE
National Archives 4th of July Celebration Event Type: Family day of patriotism at the Archives Location: National Archives (700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC) Time: 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM Cost: FREE
The Palisades Annual July 4th Parade & Picnic Event Type: Old School 4th of July festivities Location: The Parade (Whitehaven Pkwy NW and MacArthur Blvd. and ends at the Palisades Recreation Center on Sherier Place NW), Picnic (Palisades Rec Center) Time: 11:00 AM Cost: FREE
New York
Friday
40th Annual International African Arts Festival (thru July 4) Event Type: A tribute to the arts and culture of the motherland Location: Commodore Barry Park (Park Ave., Navy St., Flushing Ave. and North Eliot Pl. Brooklyn) Time: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM Cost: FREE, Donations suggested
Saturday
P.S. 1 Warm Up Kicks Off (thru Sept 3) Event Type: Art, Music, People + Watching in Long Island City Location: PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC) Time: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM Cost: $15.00
Crawfish Boil at the Village Pourhouse Downtown Event Type: Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish and maybe a beer (or two) Location: Village Pourhouse Downtown (64 Third Ave. at 11th St.) Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: $40.00
Monday: 4th of July
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Challenge Event Type: Horrifying but fascinating scenes of gluttony Location: Nathan’s, Coney Island (1310 Surf Avenue) Time: Preshow 10:00 AM, Women @ 11:30, Men @ 12:00 PM Cost: FREE
The quest to reach $500 by June 30th continues; help me support Art for Change and check out this news story which tells the story of the Spanish Harlem community and how AFC is playing a role in its development:
The Cornel West Theory Event Type: Urban influenced performance art (music, spoken work, visual art) Location: Kennedy Center for the Arts, Millennium Stage (2700 F Street, Washington DC) Time: 6:00 PM Cost: FREE
Tuesday
Next to Normal (thru July 10) Event Type: Tony winning Broadway sensation takes the DC stage Location: Kennedy Center for the Arts (2700 F Street, Washington DC) Time: 7:30 PM and 1:30 PM Cost: $35.00 - $120.00
Sam O & JFC Event Type: Caribbean beats Location: Farragut Square Park Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cost: FREE
The Merchant of Venice (thru July 24) Event Type: Shakespeare in 1920s New York Location: Shakespeare Theatre Company, Sidney Harmon Hall (610 F Street NW, Washington, DC) Time: 7:30 PM Cost: $20.00 and up Thursday
ART Ventures on H Street Event Type: Art Walk Location: H Street NE Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Jazz in the Garden: Rumba Club Event Type: Latin Grooves Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW) Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Pasion Y Arte with On Tap Event Type: Flamenco and Tap Location: St. Mary’s Park (St. Anns Avenue, East 149 Street, Jackson Avenue) Time: 7:00 PM Cost: FREE
Saturday
Rooftop Films: Where Soldiers Come From Event Type: Rooftop film series Location: The Old American Can Factory (232 Third St. at 3rd Ave., Brooklyn) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $10.00
Reminder, we’re trying to raise $500 by June 30 in support of Art for Change step up to the challenge and help make a difference because you’re $10 could do a lot.
Everywhere:
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop Event Type: Film - because you’re 5 day a week Conan Obrien fix just isn’t enough! Location: Check your local listings
Stephen Sondheim's , COMPANY in movie theatres Event Type: Film – because you wish you were in NYC, you missed it on broadway and then on pbs and you secretly pretend that you’re Patty LuPone and need some new material. Location: Check your local listings
DC Adventures
Friday
Matuto Event Type: Brazilian Percussion and Bluegrass Location: Artisphere (1101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $12.00 - $15.00
Portrait of Spain - Music and dance from Spain (thru June 25) Event Type: Music and Dance of Spain Location: Gunston Arts Center (1101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $25.00 - $30.00
Saturday
4th Annual Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest (thru June 26) Event Type: Public Drinking features over 50 of American breweries Location: Morven Park (41793 Tutt Lane, Leesburg, VA) Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00/9:00 PM Cost: $20.00 - $45.00
DC Caribbean Carnival Event Type: Music + Food + Parade + Feathers + Beads = Carnival Location: Kansas Avenue, NW along Georgia Avenue to Barry Place, NW (Washington DC) Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM/8:00 PM Cost: Parade Free, Festival $10.00
Mamma Mia! Flash Mob Event Type: What else is there to say Location: Central Library (2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington VA) Time: 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
Ozomatli with the NSO Pops Event Type: Latin Rhymes with the NSO Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, DC) Time: 8:00 PM Cost: $20.00 - $65.00
Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle (thru June 26) Event Type: BBQ Fest Location: Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington DC) Time: 11:00 AM – 7:30/9:00 PM Cost: $10.00 - $12.00
Wolf-Ferrari: The Curious Women Event Type: Opera of the comedic variety Location: The Barns @ Wolftrap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna VA) Time: 8:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM Cost: $32.00 - $72.00
Sunday
Georgetown Waterfront Summer Celebration Event Type: Summer fest/ backyard BBQ on the Potomac Location: Washington Harbour (3000 K St NW, Washington DC) Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Cost: FREE
NY Adventures
Friday
Annual Tribute to Michael Jackson: The Freedom Party Event Type: Dance Party
Location: Le Poisson Rouge
Time: 11:00 PM Cost: $10.00
Bent Festival (thru June 25) Event Type: art and music festival celebrating circuit bending Location: 319 Scholes (319 Scholes Street, Brooklyn) Time: 12:00 PM Cost: FREE - $25.00
2011 MAKERS MARKET Socrates Sculpture Park (thru June 26) Event Type: Open air Market Location: Socrates Sculpture Park (32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, LIC Queens) Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00/7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Bicycle Film Festival (thru June 26) Event Type: Bike lover bonanza film fest with five days of art, music, parties Location: Film Screenings @ Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Avenue) Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00/7:00 PM Cost: $10.00
Funk under the BQE Event Type: High and Mighty Brass Band Location: Under the BQE at Park Avenue and Washington Avenue Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: FREE
Saturday
Dance Party Brunch Event Type: Dance Party + Brunch + Bocce Location: City Grit (233 Mott Street, NYC) Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cost: $45.00
Pop Up Piano Concert Series (Thru July 2) Event Type: Think Pop up restaurants but replace the food with pianos Location: Various Time: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Cost: FREE
