Tickets are officially on sale for the fifth annual Sound Bites, an outdoor food and music festival benefitting the vital work of DC Central Kitchen. Presented by Groupon, Sound Bites will be held on May 4, 2014 at a new, larger location – the Ronal Reagan Building’s Woodrow Wilson Plaza. Guests will sample food and drinks from 25 of the DC area’s top restaurants, artisans and mixologists, with music from local bands and DJs. Tickets are $65 and include food, cocktails, beer, music and access to the bar battle, and can be purchased at www.soundbitesdc.org
A ‘Mixologist Madness Competition’, hosted by ABC7 and NewsChannel 8 reporter Scott Thuman and Tommy McFly, fellow ABC7 reporter and host of the Tommy Show on 94.7 Fresh FM, will star local mixologists whose cocktails will be judged by a panel of experts. Details of the competition will be announced soon. Guests will enjoy music from up and coming artists, including blues, rock and funk inspired Billy Thompson, brass band Gypsy-style tunes from DC’s own Black Masala, beats from DJ Harry Hotter, and punk hip hop from Ingleside Collective, featuring members of Fugazi and Delegation Music.
Confirmed bars, restaurants and artisans include &Pizza, Acre 121, Bar Pilar, Black Jack, Bloomery SweetShine, Capital Komboucha, DC Central Kitchen, Dolci Gelati, Don Ciccio & Figli, Dyvine BBQ, Farmers Fishers Bakers, Founding Farmers, Gordon Biersch, The Hamilton, Hank’s Oyster Bar, Indique, Jaleo, La Colombe Coffee, Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, Republic, Roofers Union, Red Bull and Rappahannock River Oysters.
- Jason Gehring of Menu MBK
- Hamilton Johnson of Vidalia
- Dylan Fultineer of Rappahannock River Oysters
- Brian McPherson of Jackson 20
- Susan Wallace of BlackSalt
- Derek Brown, who will be serving cocktails
- Craig Rogers of Border Spring Farms, who will roast a whole lamb
- Staff from Rappahannock River Oysters, who will be shucking and serving to order
The event will run on May 7 from 6-8pm on Art and Soul’s patio (indoors should it rain). Tickets are $55 a person and must be purchased in advance at BiscuitBash.Eventbrite.com.
On Friday, May 9, DC’s newest concert venue Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE, DC. www.echostage.com) will host Paris Hilton, for her first-ever DJ set in the nation’s capital. Tickets to see The Heiress start at $20. District high-rollers and true Hilton fans can get their own royal treatment with Echostage’s VIP-table service.
Hilton will takeover Echostage, spinning her hottest tracks from “Nothing In This World” to “Last Night,” among other popular hits. Carlos Melangé will open for the international mega-star and the night will end with a performance by George Acosta. With over 20 years of experience as a DJ and producer, Acosta is a driving force in the EDM industry.
WHAT: Portgual. The Man will perform a free stripped down concert at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as part of the #EndangeredSong campaign.
WHEN: Monday, May 12
6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
(Please note: The band goes on promptly at 6:30 p.m. Media may arrive at 5:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Band Shell at Lion/Tiger Hill
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
WHO: Portgual. The Man
Great Cats Team, Smithsonian’s National Zoo
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and National Zoo and indie band Portgual. The Man launched the #EndangeredSong Project April 22, Earth Day 2014. The analog meets digital outreach campaign has been raising awareness about the critically endangered Sumatran tiger and the need for conservation efforts. The Zoo and the band distributed a previously unreleased song titled “Sumatran Tiger” to 400 social media influencers on 400 custom polycarbonate records, which will degrade after a certain amount of plays. With no other copies in existence, the 400 participants were tasked with digitizing and “breeding” the song through their social channels with #EndangeredSong.
Portugal. The Man will begin their performance promptly at 6:30 p.m. There is no opening act. The Great Cats team at the Zoo will be available to answer questions about Sumatran tigers—including the three living there—and conservation. Food and beverages will be available for purchase during the concert. The Zoo’s Speedwell Conservation Carousel will play music by Portugal. The Man that evening to celebrate the Endangered Song Project.
“F*ck Cancer! Benefit for Tara Papanicolas” showcases many of DC’s hottest DJ’s, who are banding together to help one young woman fight a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
When & Where: Wednesday, May 21st 2014 from 7:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. at Flash nightclub, located at 645 Florida Avenue NW, DC 20001.
What: An event featuring DJ’s, dancing, and a series of high end raffle giveaways. DC area musicians, artists, and businesses are coming together to support a friend in serious need. Eric Hilton, Farid, Sam “The Man” Burns, John Thornley, Spinser Tracy, DINO, Harry Hotter, and Jahsonic are the DJ’s slated to spin while the crowd dances on multiple levels. Dozens of high end raffle items have been donated by: Gibson, Heist, Current, Olazzo, Cava, MOOV, Kushi, DC Mobile Hair, Lettie Gooch, Megan Rains, Mishi, Ivy & Coney, Chef Tony’s, and many more. Complementary sushi care of Kushi will be given to those who arrive at the beginning of the evening.
Come join us for this fun, frothy, festive, touching yet funny one-woman Cabaret Theatre show. Sultry, silky French chansons and lavish costumes evoke the bygone spirits of the most wonderful artistes of the Music Hall stages of Paris from 1900 to 1960 — Erik Satie, Colette, Kiki, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Mistinguett, and of course, Edith Piaf.
Their chansons tell the tale of the intimate stories of those performers who sashayed around the vibrant heart of Parisian nightlife during the first half of the 20th century. Onstage costume changes delight, amuse and surprise the audience while marking the passage of time. The cleverly crafted script is in English with smatterings of French throughout. Piano Accompaniment: Barbara Twigg. Accordionist: Peter DiGiovanni.
Robin Phillips Les Papillons de Nuit in the Music Halls of Paris
Savories & Sweets by Cary Pollak
© 2012 All Rights Reserved by Robin Phillips
Time: 7:15pm Wine & heavy hors d’oeuvres
8:15pm Show
9:00pm Dessert, wine, & coffee
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda Blues and Jazz), an inviting entertainment venue that hosts amazing musical performances and provides fine dining experiences as well as private and corporate events, announces today that it will host the global pop/rock band sensation, Pablo Cruise, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 8:00pm. The doors will open at 6:00pm, and admission is $30.
From their beginnings in the mid-seventies, Pablo Cruise has remained a constant force in the pop/rock music scene. Known for their down-to-earth vocals and infectious grooves that are described as ‘fun, yet elegant,’ the ensemble, comprised of David Jenkins, Cory Lerios, Steve Price, and Bud Cockrell will welcome fans to “Climb Aboard the Good Ship Pablo Cruise” when they hit the stage at Bethesda Blues and Jazz in early June.
About the event: Bethesda Blues and Jazz will host the world-famous pop/rock band, Pablo Cruise, who has sold millions of albums and singles over their nearly four-decade career.
About the band: Pablo Cruise will delight audiences at Bethesda Blues and Jazz with their real, honest, and catchy vocals, performing top hits from their nearly 40- year global career, such as “Watcha Gonna Do When She Says Goodbye,” “Love Will Find A Way,” “I Go to Rio,” and “Cool Love,” among many others.
“We are eagerly anticipating hosting the phenomenal ensemble, Pablo Cruise, here at Bethesda Blues and Jazz this summer,” owner Rick Brown says. “Pablo Cruise brings a dynamic, down-to-earth sound that will engage and delight audience members of all ages and walks of life.”
The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will host “Asia After Dark: Bollywood and Beyond,” the 10th in its series of popular afterhours parties, on Saturday, June 7, featuring the sights and sounds of classic Bollywood films, ancient Indian artwork and modern Indian American culture. The event, which highlights the contemporary art exhibition “Perspectives: Rina Banerjee” at the Sackler and “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” at the National Museum of Natural History, will celebrate Indian culture while following the Asia After Dark mantra: “Art, Drink, and Be Happy.”
From 8 p.m. to midnight, the subterranean Sackler Gallery will transform
into a dance floor for beats by world-renowned Basement Bhangra pioneer DJ Rekha and live dance performances by the South Asian Performing Arts Network and Institute. Guests can mingle while enjoying lessons in Bharata Natyam and Bollywood dance and creating amusing photo booth memories with Booth-o-Rama. Inspired by the tiara of Miss America 2014, Indian American Nina Davuluri, and embellished figures from ancient Indian art, guests can create and adorn themselves with hand-made crowns. Throughout the evening, Bollywood-themed refreshments by Ping Pong Dim Sum and delicious bites from food trucks will be available for purchase.
Contemporary art curator Carol Huh will also lead talks of the site-specific installation “A World Lost” by Indian American artist Rina Banerjee in its final weekend on view, and associate curator of South and Southeast Asian will be on hand to explore the Sackler’s collections of South Asian and Himalayan Art.
Tickets can be purchased at asia.si.edu/asiaafterdark, and are $15 in advance, $25 at the door, or free for members of the Silk Road Society — the galleries’ dynamic membership group for young professionals. Guests can upgrade for an additional $10 to skip the entrance lines, enjoy a VIP-only bartender and get an invite to an exclusive future Silk Road Society tour of “Beyond Bollywood” and curator meet-and-greet.
Guests must be 21 years old with valid photo ID to attend.
“Asia After Dark: Bollywood and Beyond” is presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. For a full listing of the Freer and Sackler galleries’ programs for young professionals, visit asia.si.edu/youngvisionary.
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Featuring Steve Lukather, Todd Rudgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Mark Rivera, and Gregg Bissonette
Thursday, June 12 at 8 pm
Celebrate an era of rock ’n’ roll virtuosos from The Beatles, Santana, Journey, Toto, and more! In a review of the 50-year anniversary Beatles tribute concert, The New York Times wrote, “The celebration, like that ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ a half-century ago, belonged to the Beatles themselves. First was Mr. Starr: bounding onstage to sing Carl Perkins’s ‘Matchbox,’ settling in at the drums to play and sing the Shirelles’ ‘Boys and finishing with a jolly ‘Yellow Submarine.’ They were still having fun.”
