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 @ 15^th Avenue
Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: $35.00