Event to happen as the largest reality television industry conference happens in Washington, DC
WHAT:
The Realities of Working In Reality Television: A Conversation with the Writers Guild of America, East
WHO:
Writers Guild of America, East Executive Director Lowell Peterson, Director of Organizing Justin Molito and veteran nonfiction writer-producer Joe Danisi in conversation with Thomas Conners of the Teamsters Labor History Research Center.
WHERE:
George Washington University’s Gelman Library
Teamsters Labor History Research Center
2130 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052
WHEN:
Thursday, January 29, 4-6pm
COST:
Free, Open To The Public
ABOUT THE EVENT:
This may or may not be a surprise, but “reality” television shows have writer-producers who write dialogue and narrative arcs while working as much as 80 hours per week, often in very dangerous locations, with no overtime pay, no health benefits, no paid time off or other basic workplace protections.
On January 29th, the Teamsters Labor History Research Center at George Washington University’s Gelman Library will host a conversation about the realities of working in “reality” television with the Writers Guild of America, East, who have led efforts to organize writer-producers in nonfiction television. The WGAE has reached collective bargaining agreements with major nonfiction companies Sharp Entertainment, Optomen and Lion Television.
This event coincides with The Realscreen Summit, which is the world’s foremost conference and market for the nonfiction and unscripted content industry. This year’s summit takes place at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC from January 27–30, 2015.
Teamsters Labor History Research Center’s Thomas Conners will moderate a conversation with Lowell Peterson (Executive Director, Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO), Justin Molito (Director of Organizing, Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO) and Joe Danisi (Writer-Producer).
Event: Port City Brewing Company’s Colossal Fourth Anniversary Party
Date: Friday, January 30
Time: 3-10 p.m.
Where: Port City Tasting Room
Featuring:
Our Colossal Fourth Anniversary Party kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 30, at the
Port City World Headquarters. The night will feature the release of Colossal IV – our
fourth anniversary brew, a Belgian-Style Quad (available for pints, tasters and growler
fills).
The party will go on until 10 p.m. and feature:
• Live music from Shane Gamble from 7-9 p.m.
• TWO Food Trucks: Borinquen Lunch Box and Rocklands BBQ
• Chef Geoff’s specially created Port City Porter infused marshmallows topped with
pretzel crust
• A Photo Booth with Laughing Hat
• The debut of limited-edition stainless steel growlers by Shine Vessels out of Rich-
mond, VA
Event: Colossal Four Saturday at Port City Brewing Company
Date: Saturday, January 31
Time: Noon-9 p.m.
Where: Port City Tasting Room
Featuring:
• Our anniversary beer, Colossal Four – a Belgian-Style Quad
• Rocklands BBQ Food Truck – ALL DAY
• Brewery Tours on the hour from 1-6 p.m.
• DJ Laura Lopez 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Event: Port City Brewing Company Colossal Fourth Anniversary Pub Crawl
Date: Saturday, January 31
Time: 2-6 p.m.
Where: Dupont: Glen’s Garden Market, Scion, Crios, Bier Garden
Featuring:
The Port City Fourth Anniversary celebrations continues on Saturday, January 31, with the
COLOSSAL PUB CRAWL throughout Dupont. No registration, tickets, cost included or any pur-
chase necessary to participate.
Come to Glen’s Garden Market between 2-3 p.m. to pick up your Pub Crawl Pass from a Port City representative. That will be the only time to pick up a pass.
It will be an open-house-type pub crawl for Glen’s Garden Market and the additional five participating bars / restaurants, meaning you can visit them in any order. The reward for visiting all of the stops will be a limited-edition pint glass. You will have until 5:30 p.m. to get your pass marked by a PCBC staffer at Scion, Pizzeria Paradiso, Bier Baron, Crios and Buffalo Billiards
Bring your completed pass to Buffalo Billiards between 5:30-6 p.m. to pick up your limited-edition pub crawl pint glass from the PCBC representatives.
Please show up ready for fun and with an appreciation for local, craft beer! Please STAY HYDRATED and DRINK RESPONSIBLY! Designated drivers also are eligible for the pint glass prize and encouraged to attend!
Specials for Colossal Pub Crawl participants will include:
*Specials are not set in stone as of 1/21
Specially beer-paired food specials and Port City drafts at Glen’s Garden Market
$5 for hot dog + chips and bottle specials at Buffalo Billiards
Port City draft specials at Scion
Port City draft specials at Crios
Burger and Port City draft for $10 at Bier Baron
Beer and pizza special at Pizzeria Paradiso
Remember that cash is helpful, be kind to your waitstaff, support local beer and be nice to your DD or get on the Metro or take a taxi/ride service.
Tea with Lady Washington
Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, and February 7. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Join Lady Washington for tea as you discuss the news of the day! Listen to her stories about life at Mount Vernon while enjoying a selection of lite fare prepared by the Mount Vernon Inn. Following tea, enjoy a self-guided exploration of the estate and decorative arts found in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center. Tickets: $30 for adults, $20 for youth (12 and under), includes tea, lite fare, and general estate admission.
On Tuesday, February 3rd, Aglaia Kremezi, Greece¹s foremost cooking authority and renowned author, will join Zaytinya¹s culinary team and José Andrés for an exclusive, one-night only dinner that she will prepare with Head Chef Michael Costa. Inspired by the traditional Greek festival Choirosphagia, the ceremonial butchering and preparation of an entire pig celebrated on the Kea and Cycladic islands, the five-course menu will feature Autumn Olive Heritage Pork alongside wine pairings by ThinkFoodGroup¹s Master Sommelier Andy Myers.
Tuesday, February 3rd at 7:00pm
Price: $75 per person with wine pairing, not including tax and gratuity
To reserve, please email chrissyw@zaytinya.com
Menu highlights include:
Passed
Tsiladia – pig¹s head terrine, bitter orange, pork cracklin¹
Dolmadakia warm ground pork-stuffed grape leaves, avgolemono sauce
Patsa tripe, traditional broth, hot pepper, vinegar
Second
Hirinopita house made phyllo with winter squash, smoked cheese, braised pork shank
Third
Slowly Roasted Neck sweet and sour fig sauce
Horta me Paspalas mustard greens, kale, traditional preserved pork shoulder
Fassolada Greek beans, loukaniko sausage, orange zest
Fourth
Spit-Roasted Pork Shoulder
Kohlrabi and Apple Tzatziki Greek yogurt, dill
Greek Fries crispy potatoes, sea salt, Greek oregano
House-made Pita Bread
Dessert
Winter Squash Glyko ‹ Greek yogurt cream
Traditional Greek Cookies
The annual Washington Humane Society dessert and champagne reception returns Wednesday, February 4, 2015 to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. This event honors our local animal crusaders while raising critical funds to help care for the homeless pet population in our nation’s capital and is presented by Trade Center Management Associates, the operator of the Ronald Reagan Building.
NEW this year, hosts Chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray will kick off the event with an Exclusive Experience, open to only 50 guests! Guaranteed to please, this interactive experience starts at 6:00 p.m. If you love knowing how it’s made, join host Chef Todd Gray as he delights Exclusive Experience guests with a liquid nitrogen “dip-n-dots” demonstration station. Grab a scoop of freshly made dip-n-dots and see how nitrogen works to create these much-loved beads of confection. This Exclusive Experience also includes sugar pulling demonstrations by Co Co Sala, the opportunity to hand craft truffles with the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center’s own pastry chef, Shane Goettlicher, exclusive drinks from Cava’s very own mixologist Jason Gehring, and more! Tickets are $250 each, which also includes entry to both the VIP and general receptions.
The VIP Chefs’ Tasting Room provides guests with an elite savory gathering from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Exquisite samplings will be prepared by the finest chefs in the region. A limited number of tickets are available for $150 each and include entry to the main event.
Doors to the general reception open at 7:00pm and tickets are $90 each. The area’s most talented pastry chefs will dazzle the senses with visionary works of edible art, gorgeous gourmet desserts, champagne, and some of the finest sparkling wines until 9:00pm.
Throughout the event, guests will be able to purchase Golden Tickets for the chance to win amazing once-in-a-lifetime prizes. Golden Tickets are just $50 each and only 250 will be sold onsite at the event.
To purchase tickets and to see the lineup of culinary talent, visit www.sugarandchampagne.org. As always, leashed dogs are welcome and encouraged to attend (no retractable leashes please). All proceeds will directly benefit the animals and programs of the Washington Humane Society. This event is for guests aged 21 and over, please bring a valid photo ID.
This event will sell out! Visit www.sugarandchampagne.org for more information and tickets.
Pike & Rose, the new pedestrian-oriented, urban-minded neighborhood in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland, and a key component in the revitalization of the White Flint District, is pleased to announce the first-ever Pike & Rose Audio Visual Arts (PRAVA) Festival. The free-to-attend event on Saturday, February 7, 6PM – 2AM, is a one-night immersive art experience featuring international, national, and regional artists.
Artists from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New York, Boston, and the Netherlands will present musical performances and art installations spanning 40,000 square feet over three floors of office space at Pike & Rose. The event is open to guests 18 and older and is free to attend with online registration at www.PRAVAFest.org.
PRAVA is curated and produced by Nuit Blanche New York (NBNY) in partnership with Materials & Methods.
Featured PRAVA artists include:
Allard Van Hoorn, a Netherlands-based sound, installation and performance artist will collaborate with Baltimore’s Charm City Roller Girls to turn the 6th floor of the office building into a choreographed roller arena. Van Hoorn will create electronic music live by recording and remixing the sounds of the roller skates as they move around and through the audience.
Matmos, an experimental duo originally from San Francisco and now based in Baltimore, incorporates odd, unusual, and ‘found’ sounds into its rhythmic music, sampling sounds ranging from cards shuffling to a frozen stream thawing in the sun.
Mal Devisa will perform songs from her EP, For Daisy with Honey, and her most recent album, 4U. A solo artist based in Amherst, MA, whose music draws from indie favorites, jazz notes, and lo-fi rock, Mal Devisa plays the bass, keyboard, and drum. A sound-reactive light show will illuminate the audience with each kick she gives the bass drum on stage.
Johnathon Monaghan, a DC-based artist, will present his video, “Office,” which depicts a highly-realistic office space containing an elaborate Baroque sculpture framed with blue neon tubing. As the video continues, the sculpture of a long-dead aristocrat explodes in slow motion across the uninhabited office. Set to tinkling music, the video progresses with a hypnotic pace.
Brian Chase, the drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, and Ursula Scherrer, a New York City-based video artist, will collaborate to create an improvised audio-visual piece. Responding to Chase’s performance, Scherrer will use multiple projectors to create a mesmerizing, visual landscape.
GEMS, DC’s dream-pop duo, will perform new songs and their debut EP, Medusa. The duo makes romantic, heartbreaking music: Clifford John’s supporting, low voice balances Lindsay Pitts’ haunting pitch as they effortlessly weave their voices with hazy guitar sounds and lush synthesizers, all punctuated by a strong, danceable beat.
Trained by masters of tap, choreographer and artistic innovator Savion Glover has crafted a wholly original style that melds nuances of classic tap steps with his own improvisational, forward-looking style. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its Music Center, Strathmore nods to the past and celebrates the future with Savion Glover’s STePz on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8 p.m.Strathmore will host a pre-concert celebration at 6:30 p.m. with food and drink specials, culminating in a complimentary champagne toast before the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
STePz embodies Glover’s approach to his craft, fusing traditional music selections of the past with his self-proclaimed tap style and energy of the future. The choreography showcases his unique ability in all complexities of jazz phrasing, both bass line and melody, the wild improvisations, structures, and deconstruction, from departure to return. STePz also provides a platform for Glover’s signature percussive style of tap, which utilizes the acoustics of a space to inform and enhance his performance. STePz continues Glover’s work to maintain and innovate tap as an art form for the modern dance world.
The hoofer began tap dancing at 14 years old, and counts some of tap’s legends as teachers and mentors, including Gregory Hines, Henry Le Tang, Jimmy Slyde, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney (Isaiah Chaneyfield), Honi Coles, Sammy Davis, Jr., Buster Brown, Howard Sims, and Arthur Duncan. Glover made his Broadway debut in “The Tap Dance Kid” in 1985, and has been nominated for two Tony awards, winning the Tony for Best Choreography for “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk,” a musical that chronicles black history through tap. He has also appeared in the films Tap with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr.; Bamboozled by Spike Lee; and Happy Feet 1 and Happy Feet 2, the Academy Award winning film choreographed by Glover.
Tea with Lady Washington
Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, and February 7. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Join Lady Washington for tea as you discuss the news of the day! Listen to her stories about life at Mount Vernon while enjoying a selection of lite fare prepared by the Mount Vernon Inn. Following tea, enjoy a self-guided exploration of the estate and decorative arts found in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center. Tickets: $30 for adults, $20 for youth (12 and under), includes tea, lite fare, and general estate admission.
