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:

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DC Adventures

Monday

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

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