Week 13: August 22 – August 28

DC Adventures

Tuesday

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

Friday

Comedy for a Cause: Rachel Feinstein in support of Habitat for Humanity
Event Type: A little stand up action
Location: Gala Hispanic Theatre (3333 14th St NW, Washington DC)
Time: 7:30 PM or 10:00 PM
Cost: $20.00


NY Adventures

Tuesday

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

Sunday

Salsa Sunday’s with the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
Event Type: Get your dance on
Location: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn)
Time: 6:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show
Cost: $5.00