Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Week 5: June 27 – July 3 (The quest to $500)
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: View more videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/?__source=embedCode. DC Adventures
Monday
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
Roundabout Theatre Company: The Importance of Being Earnest Screening
Event Type: live theatre on the big screen
Location: Shakespeare Theatre Company, Sidney Harmon Hall (610 F Street NW, Washington, DC)
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $20.00
Wednesday
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
The Glass Menagerie (thru July 3)
Event Type: Tennessee Williams’ biographical masterpieceLocation: Arena Stage, Kogod Cradle (1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, DC)
Time: 8:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Cost: $35.00
Friday
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
NY Adventures
Monday
HBO Bryant Park Summer Film: 39 Steps
Event Type: Outdoor film series (Hitchcock)
Location: Bryant Park
Time: 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Tuesday
“The Moth” Hosted by Andy Borowitz with stories by Salman Ahmad, Sherman O.T. Powell, Jessi Klein, Bonnie Levinson and Jerry Stahl
Event Type: True stories told by fascinating people
Location: Central Park Summerstage
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Thursday
Justin Townes Earle, Punch Brothers, Hackensaw Boys
Event Type: Twang
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE ($3.00 Suggested Donation)
Setting the Stage: the RSC in The Greene Space – Collaborations
Event Type: The story behind the RSC’s NYC residency
Location: Greene Space (44 Charlton Street, on the corner of Charlton and Varick)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE (reserve your tickets)
Friday
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
Rite of Summer Classical Music Festival
Event Type: classical/contemporary music festival
Location: Governors Island
Time: 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Friday, June 24, 2011
Week 4: June 19 – June 26 (Weekend Edition)
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
Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged) (thru July 3)
Event Type: 187 movies in 100 minutes
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, DC)
Time: 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Cost: $39.00 - $49.00
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
Lee Fields & the Expressions, Fitz & the Tantrums, King, Rich Medina
Event Type: Rhythm and Blues Funk spactacular
Location: Central Park Summerstage
Time: 4:00 PM
Cost: FREE
The Heavy with The London Souls and Superhuman Happiness
Event Type: Concert
Location: Prospect Park Banshell (9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday
Hugh Masekela, Freshly Ground, Somi
Event Type: World Jazz
Location: Central Park Summerstage
Time: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE
R2R: My Teenage Stride
Event Type: Indie Pop
Location: The Seaport
Time: 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Looking ahead:
Bryant Park Summer Film Fest Kick Off (Monday, June 27)
PS1: Warm Up (Starts July 2)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Week 4: June 19 – June 26
It’s been a busy summer this thus far and I hope you’ll take a moment to check your pockets for some spare change to donate to the cause.
Here’s what’s coming your way this week:
DC Adventures
Monday
North by Northwest
Event Type: Hitchcock Classic
Location: National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW , DC)
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Silver Docs Film Festival (thru June 26)
Event Type: Documentary Film Festival
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: $11.00
Source Festival (thru July 3)
Event Type: Theatre Festival
Location: Source (1835 14th St NW, DC)
Time: Various
Cost: $10.00 - $20.00
Tuesday
Stories of Exploration: Sylvia Earle, Mattias Klum, Kevin Hand, and Paula Kahumbu
Event Type: stories of adventure and discovery, straight from the field
Location: National Geographic (1600 M Street, NW, DC)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Thursday
Millennium Stage 14th Anniversary: OK Go / Pomplamoose
Event Type: Concert
Location: Kennedy Center for the Arts (2700 F Street, NW, DC)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Artist's Perspective: Allan deSouza
Event Type: Artists Lecture
Location: The Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street, NW, DC)
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $10.00/$12.00
Friday
Jazz in the Garden
Event Type: Jazz in the Garden
Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW)
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: FREE
NY Adventures
Monday
Human Rights Watch Film Festival (thru June 30)
Event Type: Film Festival for your Morals
Location: Lincoln Center
Time: Various
Cost: $12.00
River to River Fest: Desperately Seeking Susan
Event Type: Madonna’s early film career
Location: The Elevated Acre (55 Water Street, NY)
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE, Tickets required, reserve in advance
Tuesday
Shakespeare on the Air
Event Type: Film Shakespeare on the radio
Location: Greene Space (44 Charlton Street, on the corner of Charlton and Varick)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Talib Kweli
Event Type: Hip hop greatness
Location: Red Hook Park (Otsego, Bay, Hicks, Lorraine, Court, Halleck Streets)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Wednesday
Ozomatli
Event Type: Hip hop greatness
Location: Red Hook Park (Otsego, Bay, Hicks, Lorraine, Court, Halleck Streets)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Thursday
Art of Protest: Living Wage Arts Workshop!
Event Type: Your intro to Art for Change
Location: Art for Change HQ (1699 Lexington Ave, Lower Level, NY)
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: ETHEL
Event Type: Chamber Music
Location: Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement Outdoor Amphitheatre (466 Grand Street, NY)Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Ledisi
Event Type: Neo-Soul Concert
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Time: 6:30 PM Gates, 7:30 PM Performance
Cost: FREE
Pavel Zuštiak/Palissimo Company: The Painted Bird Trilogy - Part II (thru June 25)
Event Type: Performance Video Installation
Location: Baryshnikov Arts Center (450 W. 37th Street, NY)
Time: Various
Cost: $12.00
River to River: Vijay Iyer Sextet
Event Type: Jazztastic
Location: Castle Clinton
Time: 5:00 PM Doors, 7:00 PM performance
Cost: FREE, Tickets required, reserve in advance
Saturday
The 6th Annual Bi-Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party (thru June 26)
Event Type: A costumed garden party with a classic jazz soundtrack
Location: Governors Island
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $7.00 Advance, $10.00 Day of
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Week 3: June 13 – June 19 (Weekend Edition)
Friday
Belgian Beer Festival (Thurs – Sun)
Event type: “Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.” --Homer Simpson
Location: Et Voila (5120 MacArthur Blvd. NW, DC)
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cost: the price of a beer
Fete de la Musique
Event type: Music Day!
Location: Alliance Française (2142 Wyoming Avenue NW, DC)
Time: 5:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Cost: FREE
High and Low
Event type: Akira Kurosawa’s cinematic genius on display
Location: Freer Museum (Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Saturday
Fête de la musique
Event type: Summer Solstice Celebration (take 2)
Location: La Maison Française (4101 Reservoir Rd NW, DC)
Time: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Cost: $8.00
Old Town Arts and Crafts Festival and Volunteer Fair
Event type: Street Fair
Location: 301 King Street, Alexandria
Time: Saturday, 1:00 -6:00 PM and Sunday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Reel Portraits Double Feature: American Graffiti and Splash!
Event type: Pop culture classicsLocation: National Portrait Gallery (750 9th Street Northwest, DC)
Time: Saturday, 1:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday
Millennium Stage: The Funk Ark
Event type: African and Latin funk/dance music
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2700 F Street, DC)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Nordic Jazz Rooftop Evening
Event type: Rooftop Jazz Soirée, reception with passed hors d' oeuvre & cash bar
Location: House of Sweden (2900 K Street, N.W., DC)
Time: Saturday, 6:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Looking Ahead:
Silver Docs Film Festival: June 20 – 26
NY Adventures
Friday
Battle of the Boroughs: Ultimate Battle
Event type: Season Two finale of Battle of the Boroughs
Location: Greene Space (44 Charlton Street, on the corner of Charlton and Varick)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $15.00 and $30.00
** Meshell Ndegeocello will be in da house**
Step to the High Line Festival (thru June 18, Festival Showcase June 18)
Event type: Step it up, step show
Location: Diller - von Furstenberg Sundeck, on the High Line near West 14th Street.
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Images Of Neil - Joel Bernstein & Henry Diltz
Event type: limited edition prints of Neil Young
Location: Morrison Hotel Gallery Soho (124 Prince Street, NY)
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Northside Festival (Thurs – Sun)
Event type: Indie Concert Extravaganza (250 indie bands)
Location: Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Time: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Cost: $5.00 - $18.00
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity: Inversion of the Baby Snatchers
Event type: Theatre for a cause
Location: Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St
Time: 3:30 PM
Cost: FREE
** for you facebook kids: https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=124259697655525**
Saturday
28th Annual Mermaid Parade
Event type: Wanna be Mermaid exhibitionists on parade
Location: Coney Island’s Surf Avenue (starting at West 21st Street)
Time: 10:00 AM
Cost: FREE
Brasil Guitar Duo
Event type: Check out the video
Location: Barbes (376 9th St., Brooklyn)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
Brooklyn Cyclones Home Opener
Event type: Baseball, hot dogs, and fireworks what more does your summer need
Location: MCU Park (1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn)
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $8.00 - $16.00
Bubble Battle
Event type: Because you were to scared to participate in the pillow fight, you’ll regain your honor by joining the bubble battle
Location: Coney Island boardwalk & W 8th St (near the south entrance to the Aquarium)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Governor’s Ball Music Festival
Event type: Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Empire of the Sun, Big Boi, Passion Pit . . .
Location: Governor’s Island
Time: First show at 12:15 PM
Cost: $95.00
Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder in 3-D (thru June 23)
Event type: Hitchcock in 3-D what more do you need . . .
Location: Film Forum (209 W Houston St, New York)
Time: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30
Cost: $12.50
Total Smith Street Immersion
Event type: Drinking in the Streets
Location: Smith Street (Carroll Gardens + Boerum Hill)
Time: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE but immersion card needed to participate and only 500 are available, so pick up your card today!
Sunday
Bang on a Can Marathon
Event type: 13 HOURS OF LIVE MUSIC! And one of my favorites!
Location: World Financial Center, Winter Garden, New York
Time: 11:00 Am – 12:00 AM
Cost: FREE
** kicks off the 2011 River to River Festival**
Looking Ahead:
Giant Step Presents: Thievery Corporation with Raphael Saadiq, Dam-Funk & Master Blazter: Friday, June 24th (Willamsburg Waterfront)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Week 3: Jun 13 – June 19
Step up to the challenge $1,730 to go before the end of the summer, help support the work of Art for Change, a small 501(c)3 in Spanish Harlem working to make a difference today!
DC Adventures
Monday
“Proceed as Though This Had Not Happened” – Amundsen, Scott, and the Quest for the South Pole
Event type: Historical lecture
Location: National Geographic Museum (1145 17th Street NW, Washington)
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $18.00
Tuesday
June Chamber Music Festival featuring Miles Hoffman and The American Chamber Players
Event type: Chamber Music
Location: Kreeger Museum (2401 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington)
Time: 6:30 PM doors open; 7:30 PM Performance
Cost: $35.00
Nordic Jazz Festival: Kuára
Event type: Jazztastic
Location: Embassy of Finland (3301 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington)
Time: 6:30 PM doors open; 7:30 PM Performance
Cost: FREE (limited seating reservations suggested)
Wednesday
NoMa Summer Screen: Slumdog Millionaire
Event type: Film + Picnic = Good Times!
Location: L Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets, NE Washington
Time: 7:00 PM Food and Music, 9:00 PM Screening
Cost: FREE
The History of Kisses (thru July 3)
Event type: Musical Theatre
Location: Studio Theatre (1501 14th Street NW, Washington)
Time: 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Cost: $35.00 - $65.00
Monster Band
Event type: Funk, Pop, Dance Concert
Location: Farragut Square Park
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Thursday
Canto al Perú Negro... Celebrating Afro Peru! (thru June 26)
Event type: Afro-Peruvian extravaganza
Location: Washington DCJCC (1529 16th Street NW at Q Street)
Time: Various
Cost: $20.00 - $38.00
Washington Jewish Music Festival (thru June 26)
Event type: Did someone mention Mandy Patinkin and the Klezmatics
Location: Tivoli Theatre (3333 14th Street NW, Washington)
Time: 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Cost: $6.00 and up
Friday
Jazz in the Garden: John Lee
Event type: guitar jazz rock fusion
Location: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Time: 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Gottaswing Dance Showcase with the ATOMIC Swing Club
Event type: Get your lindy hop on
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 5:30 PM Dance instructions, followed up live by dance music
Cost: FREE
Saturday
Beer, Bourbon and BBQ
Event type: Get your lindy hop on
Location: National Harbor 137 National Plaza, National Harbor, MD
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cost: $35.00 and up
Studio to Stage Spring 2011 Showcase (thru June 19)
Event type: its dance recital time
Location: The Jack Guidone Theater (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington)
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday and 7:00 PM Sunday
Cost: FREE
NY Adventures
Monday
(Le) Poisson Rouge Anniversary Week (thru June 18)
Event type: 3 yr anniversary of servicing art and alochol to NYC
Location: (Le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York)
Time: Various
Cost: FREE - $25.00
Tuesday
2011 Chelsea Music Festival (thru June 18)
Event type: Themes and variations on Liszt
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: $10.00 and up
Museum Mile Festival
Event type: Free entry to museums along the mile
Location: 5th Avenue between 82nd & 105th
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Wednesday
Mandingo Ambassadors
Event type: Afro-pop weekly session
Location: Barbes (376 9th St., Brooklyn)
Time: 10:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 (Suggested Donation)
Thursday
THE 2011 US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS - BROOKLYN REGIONAL
Event type: Geek out with some air guitar
Location: Brooklyn Bowl
Time: 6:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show
Cost: $ 12.00
Leonard Lopate Live with the Upright Citizens Brigade
Event type: The kings and queens of comedy improv
Location: The Greene Space (44 Charlton Street on the corner of Charlton and Varick, New York)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $ 10.00
Hal Willner’s Freedom Rides Project
Event type: Music of the Civil Rights Movement
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Time: 6:30 PM Gates Open, 7:00 PM Performance
Cost: FREE
Friday
"ISTANBULIVE III: SOUNDS OF CIVILIZATIONS" ZULFU LIVANELI / MANGA AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Event type: Welcome to the sounds of Turkey
Location: Central Park Mainstage
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Saturday
Great Small Works presents Banners and Cranks Festival of Cantastoria
Event type: Kiddies Fear not the Puppets
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 1)
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Larry Harlow Latin Legends Band: Battle of the Salsa Violins La Excelencia
Event type: Salsa Rumble in the Jungle
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Time: 6:30 PM Gates Open, 7:30 PM Performance
Cost: FREE
Sunday
9TH CINE FEST PETROBRAS BRASIL NY: MART'NALIA / SCREENING : "ELZA"
Event type: Brazilian Music and Cinema
Location: Central Park Mainstage
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Other Adventures
Los Angeles:
LA Moth Story Slam (June 14)
Event type: Lies
Location: Busby's East (5364 Wilshire Boulevard)
Time: 7:00 PM Doors, 7:30 PM Stories
Cost: $8.00
Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae: Hooligans in Wondaland Tour (June 14)
Event type: I love you Janelle
Location: Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk (100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA)
Time: 7:15 PM
Cost: $35.00 and up
LA Film Festival (June 16 – 26)
Event type: Cinema Fest Left Coast Style
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: FREE - $13.00
Jazz at LACMA: Peter Sprague Trio (June 17)
Event type: Jazz at the Museum
Location: LACMA, BP Grand Entrance (5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles)
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
** Plan an additional trip to check out the Tim Burton Exhibtion which is running through October 31 **
ART IN THE STREETS (thru August 8)
Event type: A taggers paradise
Location: MOCA, The Geffen Contemporary (152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles)
Time: Opens at 11:00 AM, closing time varies
Cost: $10.00
Friday, June 10, 2011
Week 2: June 6 – June 12 (Weekend Edition)
Find a screening of the documentary “Louder than a Bomb” and take all of your friends to see it. I saw this film two days ago and I’m still buzzing with bliss! Think Mad Hot Ballroom, Spellbound, Paper Clips, Waiting for Superman, War Dance . . . its that kind of awesome.
DC folks its playing for one week only at the West End Cinema so get there ASAP . . . Besides its too damn hot to do just about anything else.
DC Adventures:
Friday, June 10
America Eats: Chef José Andrés at the National Archives
Event type: Made in Spain in a Museum
Location: National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Kenia Ashby with Origem
Event type: Brazilian melodies
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium Stage
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
EuroAsia Shorts (Final Night)
Event type: short Film fest
Location: Italian Cultural Institute, 3000 Whitehaven St NW
Time: Doors at 6:00 PM screening at 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE (Reservation’s Required)
Tennessee Williams Continuum: Two One-Acts by Williams (thru July 3)
Event type: Poetic Theatrics
Location: Washington Shakespeare Company, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA
Time: 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Cost: $25.00 - $35.00
Saturday, June 11
EatBars Annual Beach Blanket Bash
Event type: Summer Frollic
Location: EatBar & Tallula, 2761 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
H Street Bakes
Event type: Mmmmm (the name says it all)
Location: Lamont Park
Time: 2:30 PM – 7:30
PM Cost: FREE
Mount Pleasant Music Festival
Event type: Music Festival
Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday June 12
Jazz On The National Mall
Event type: Jazz in the sun
Location: The Mall
Time: 1:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Steinway Series: Marilyn Moore and Carlos César Rodriguez
Event type: A little piano music
Location: American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Time: 2:00 PM
Cost: FREE
NY Adventures:
Friday, June 10
Shakespeare in the Park: “All’s well that ends well” & “Measure for measure” (thru July 30)
Event type: A must do for all New Yorkers
Location: Delacorte Theater in Central Park
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: FREE (and don’t forget about the virtual ticket line)
Susan Marshall & Company (thru June 11)
Event type: Dancing for the Audience
Location: Baryshnikov Arts Center
Time: 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM (two seatings)
Cost: $ 25.00
Figment NYC (thru June 12)
Event type: Arts Fest
Location: Governors Island
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (FRI), 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (SAT, SUN)
Cost: FREE
Saturday, June 11
Trisha Brown Dance Company: Roof Piece
Event type: Rooftop Dance Party
Location: High Line
Time: 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL: MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD / JOSH ROSEMAN & THE KING FROOPY ALLSTARS / JIM BLACK'S ALASNOAXIS
Event type: The Originals
Location: Central Park Summerstage, Manhattan
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday June 12
Eleventh Annual Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival
Event type: Eggs-travaganza
Location: Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Week 2: June 6 - June 12
Lest yea forget this is all for a good cause, this summer we’re trying to raise $2,000 in support for Art for Change, so don’t forget to give . . . $200 down and $1,800 to go!
D.C. Adventures
Monday, June 6
Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Heritage Festival (thru June 12)
Event type: Festival o’ Culture
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: Varies
Tuesday, June 7
The Royal Danish Ballet
Event type: Dance of the Ballet Variety
Location: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30 PM and 1:30 PM
Cost: $29.00 and up
Wednesday, June 8
Golden Triangle Summer Concert - Sin Miedo
Event type: Concert
Location: Farragut Square Park
Time: 5:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Thursday, June 9
In the Blood (thru June 11)
Event type: Theatre
Location: Meade Theatre Lab, 916 G St NW, Washington DC
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $20.00
Friday, June 10
Concert at the Yards: Sam ‘O (thru August 19)
Event type: Concert
Location: The Yards Park, located at 3rd and 4th Streets, SE and at Water Street, SE
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Saturday, June 11
DC Jazz Festival: Bobby McFerrin
Event type: Concert
Location: Warner Theatre
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $27.00 and up
Fishnet Fete
Event type: Tango Party (Fundraiser)
Location: Josephine Butler Center, 2437 15th St. NW
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $25.00 and up
Sunday, June 12
DC Black Theatre Festival (thru June 19)
Event type: Theatre
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: Varies
NY Adventures
Monday, June 6
“T” IS FOR TOM: Tom Stoppard’s Radio Works
Event type: Radio + Artistic Genius
Location: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $25.00
Brooklyn Film Festival (thru June 12)
Event type: Film Screening
Location: Various
Time: Various
Cost: $10 per ticket
Tuesday, June 7
elliott erwitt: personal best (thru August 28)
Event type: Museum
Location: International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York)
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Tues – Thurs), 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Fri), 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Sat – Sun)
Cost: $12.00 Admission
Wednesday, June 8
Gotham Dance Festival (thru June 12)
Event type: Dance, Dance Dance
Location: The Joyce Theatre
Time: 7:30 PM and 8:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 and up
Thursday, June 9
Rooftop Films: Battle for Brooklyn
Event type: Film Screening
Location: The Myrtle Avenue Hill in Ft. Greene Park (Myrtle and N. Portland, Brooklyn)
Time: 9:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Friday, June 10
Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala Concert: Andrew Bird
Event type: Concert
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell (at 9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Time: 8:15 PM
Cost: FREE
Harlem in the Himalayas: Jonathan Batiste
Event type: Concert + Museums
Location: Rubin Museum (150 West 17th Street, New York)
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $18.00 Advance, $20.00 Day of
Saturday, June 11
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (June 11 -12)
Event type: Culinary Extravaganza
Location: Madison Square Park
Time:11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE Admission, Food $8 per Plate
Sunday, June 12
Vixen on Varick (A Preview of the New York Philharmonic's Production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen)
Event type: Concert
Location: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York
Time:4:30 PM
Cost: $20.00
Other adventures (Columbus, Ohio)
Saturday, June 11
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home Book Release Party
Event type: A celebration of the greatest ice cream ever
Location: Wexner Center for the Arts performance space, 1871 North High Street @ 15th Avenue
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $35.00
Friday, June 3, 2011
Week 1: May 30 – June 1 (Weekend Edition)
D.C. Caribbean Film Festival (June 3 – 5)
Event type: Film Festival
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Time: Varies
Cost: $11.00 per screening
First Friday Presentation featuring Urban Decay Artist Gregg Deal, Workhouse Arts Center
Event type: Artists Talk
Location: Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, VA
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE (Registration Suggested)
Saturday, June 4
2011 Seersucker Social (hosted by Dandies and Quaintrelles)
Event type: Bicycle Soiree
Location: Hillwood Estate & Museum, 4155 Linnean Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Time: Bike Ride 2:00 PM, Lawn Party 3:30 PM
Cost: $10.00
2011 Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk (June 4th – 5th)
Event type: Museum
Location: Dupont Circle, Kalorama Museums
Time: Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Festival (June 4th – 5th)
Event type: Music Festival
Location: Six venues around U Street in Washington, DC
Time: Varies
Cost: FREE
31st annual Washington Folk Festival (June 4th – 5th)
Event type: Music Festival
Location: Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD
Time: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday, June 5
Gauguin: Maker of Myth (LAST DAY!!!)
Event type: Museum
Location: National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
The Brass-A-Holics
Event type: Concert
Location: Kennedy Center or the Performing Arts
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Tastes of Africa/Saveurs d'Afrique
Event type: Culinary Extravaganza
Location: Downtown Silver Spring MD
Time: 11:00 Am – 9:00 PM
Cost: FREE
“A dish of Tea to cheer me”: A Tea Tasting & Lecture
Event type: Culinary Arts
Location: Carlyle House Historic Park - 121 N. Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Cost: $15.00
NY Adventures
THIS JUST IN: BAM’s 2011 NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL WAS JUST ANNOUNCED!!
(Can you guess when I’ll be in town for to check out a few performances?)
Friday, June 3
A Night of Stargazing at Brooklyn Bridge Park (World Science Festival)
Event type: Star Trek Adventures (aka urban stargazing)
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
Time: 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Cost: FREE
Pedrito Martinez Group
Event type: Concert
Location: BAM Café, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Time: Bar opens at 6:00 PM, Performance at 9:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan
Event type: Concert
Location: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $15.00 /$30.00
Saturday, June 4
Children’s Art Workshop: Reflective Mosaics!
Event type: Kids with glue
Location: Art for Change, 1699 Lexington Ave (btwn. 106th & 107th St.)
Time: 1:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Sondre Lerche
Event type: Concert
Location: Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St., New York
Time: 8:00 PM Doors
Cost: $20.00
Coffy
Event type: Film Screening
Location: IFC Center , 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street
Time: 12:00 AM
Cost: $13.00
1st Saturday, Brooklyn Museum: featured exhibition Lorna Simpson
Event type: Museum
Location: Brooklyn Museum of Art,
Time: 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Sunday, June 5
Goapele
Event type: Concert
Location: S.O.B.’s, 204 Varick St. New York
Time: Doors 7:30 PM, Show 8:30 PM
Cost: $20.00
The Illusion by Tony Kushner (run extended thru July 17th)
Event type: Theatre
Location: Signature Theatre Company, The Peter Norton Space, 555 West 42nd Street, New York
Time: 2:00 PM
Cost: $20.00