Apr
1
Sat
2023 Capital Art Book Fair @ Eastern Market North Hall
Apr 1 @ 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The first edition of East City Art’s Capital Art Book Fair takes place at Eastern Market’s North Hall.  The event is open to the public, free of charge.

Over 30 exhibitors from across the DMV, the US, Canada and Mexico will present books as works of art, editions about art or artists, limited run books, prints as well as DIY zines, graphic novels and art magazines.  Exhibitors include fine artists, independent publishers, small presses, illustrators and photographers.

East City Art partnered with nearby Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and Hill Center to co-locate offsite programming during the fair.  Programming includes a panel discussion on art publishing, exhibitions and a free children’s art workshop.

DC-based, award-winning artist Carolina Mayorga will create ephemeral, site-specific work using hand-cut vinyl pieces for the 2023 Capital Art Book Fair in Eastern Market’s North Hall.

Exhibitors include the following individuals and organizations:

Art N Tell Unlimited [Hyattsville, MD]
Baltimore Photo Space [Baltimore, MD]
Karin Edgett [Washington, DC]
Ediciones Concordia MX [Querétaro, Qro, Mexico]
FAIX [Washington, DC]
Girls, on Film [Washington, DC]
Michelle L. Herman [Washington, DC]
HOMOCATS [Brooklyn, NY]
Hotam Press [Vancouver, BC, Canada]
inner loop press [Philadelphia, PA]
Late Comeback Press [Northern Virginia]
Lavender Lizard Press [Bethesda, MD]
Alex Luciano [Richmond, VA]
The Mirrors of Society Quartet [Fairfax, VA]
My Dead Aunt’s Books [Hyattsville, MD]
Mame NDiaye and Friends [Cheverly, MD]
Paper Cuts [Washington, DC]
Mark Parascandola Photography [Washington, DC]
Permian Designs [Silver Spring, MD]
Ryan Pic [Wilmington, DE]
Plus Equals [Philadelphia, PA]
The Print Party [Pittsburgh, PA]
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center [Hyattsville, MD]
Stephanie Rudig/Rude Doggie [Washington,DC]
Tori Sprankle [Arlington, VA]
Starryhouse Studio [New York, NY]
Lee Strawberry [Northern Virginia]
Carolyn Toye Photography [Washington, DC]
The Turnaround Magazine [Washington DC]
Track and Field [Washington, DC and Austin, TX]
Wondrous Works LLC [Columbia, MD]

Eastern Market’s North Hall is located at 225 7th Street SE, Washington, DC, 20003.  North Hall is accessed from the south via the indoor food stalls or from the north at North Carolina Avenue SE.  Eastern Market is located a block from Metro.

Co-located, Offsite Art Book Fair Programming
Saturday, April 1 Art Book Fair Programs at CHAW
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | 545 7th Street SE, Washington DC, 20003 (Three blocks south from Eastern Market)

  • 2023 Capital Art Book Fair Exhibitor Panel Discussion | Presented by Paper Cuts | Saturday, April 1 from 11am-12pm
  • Capitol Hill Art League Exhibition Open Juried Exhibition Reception| Saturday, April 1 from 5:30-7pm

Sunday, April 2 Art Book Fair Programs at Hill Center (Three blocks east from Eastern Market)
921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington DC, 20003

  • Free Workshop | Children’s Painting with Buck Herring|Sunday, April 2 from 3-5pm
  • Exhibition: Hill Center DC Regional Exhibition Juried by Nehemiah Dixon III | See works from over 105 Artists from DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia | Sunday, April 2 from 10am-5pm
Apr
2
Sun
2023 Capital Art Book Fair @ Eastern Market North Hall
Apr 2 @ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The first edition of East City Art’s Capital Art Book Fair takes place at Eastern Market’s North Hall.  The event is open to the public, free of charge.

Over 30 exhibitors from across the DMV, the US, Canada and Mexico will present books as works of art, editions about art or artists, limited run books, prints as well as DIY zines, graphic novels and art magazines.  Exhibitors include fine artists, independent publishers, small presses, illustrators and photographers.

East City Art partnered with nearby Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and Hill Center to co-locate offsite programming during the fair.  Programming includes a panel discussion on art publishing, exhibitions and a free children’s art workshop.

DC-based, award-winning artist Carolina Mayorga will create ephemeral, site-specific work using hand-cut vinyl pieces for the 2023 Capital Art Book Fair in Eastern Market’s North Hall.

Exhibitors include the following individuals and organizations:

Art N Tell Unlimited [Hyattsville, MD]
Baltimore Photo Space [Baltimore, MD]
Karin Edgett [Washington, DC]
Ediciones Concordia MX [Querétaro, Qro, Mexico]
FAIX [Washington, DC]
Girls, on Film [Washington, DC]
Michelle L. Herman [Washington, DC]
HOMOCATS [Brooklyn, NY]
Hotam Press [Vancouver, BC, Canada]
inner loop press [Philadelphia, PA]
Late Comeback Press [Northern Virginia]
Lavender Lizard Press [Bethesda, MD]
Alex Luciano [Richmond, VA]
The Mirrors of Society Quartet [Fairfax, VA]
My Dead Aunt’s Books [Hyattsville, MD]
Mame NDiaye and Friends [Cheverly, MD]
Paper Cuts [Washington, DC]
Mark Parascandola Photography [Washington, DC]
Permian Designs [Silver Spring, MD]
Ryan Pic [Wilmington, DE]
Plus Equals [Philadelphia, PA]
The Print Party [Pittsburgh, PA]
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center [Hyattsville, MD]
Stephanie Rudig/Rude Doggie [Washington,DC]
Tori Sprankle [Arlington, VA]
Starryhouse Studio [New York, NY]
Lee Strawberry [Northern Virginia]
Carolyn Toye Photography [Washington, DC]
The Turnaround Magazine [Washington DC]
Track and Field [Washington, DC and Austin, TX]
Wondrous Works LLC [Columbia, MD]

Eastern Market’s North Hall is located at 225 7th Street SE, Washington, DC, 20003.  North Hall is accessed from the south via the indoor food stalls or from the north at North Carolina Avenue SE.  Eastern Market is located a block from Metro.

Co-located, Offsite Art Book Fair Programming

Sunday, April 2 Art Book Fair Programs at Hill Center (Three blocks east from Eastern Market)
921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington DC, 20003

  • Free Workshop | Children’s Painting with Buck Herring|Sunday, April 2 from 3-5pm
  • Exhibition: Hill Center DC Regional Exhibition Juried by Nehemiah Dixon III | See works from over 105 Artists from DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia | Sunday, April 2 from 10am-5pm
Apr
14
Fri
National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 2023 Spring Gala @ Embassy of Italy
Apr 14 @ 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM

National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 2023 Spring Gala
On Friday, April 14, 2023, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) hosts its annual black-tie gala. Join co-chairs Anita McBride and Patti White and NMWA patrons for a special night at the museum’s largest annual fundraising event, which supports NMWA’s special exhibitions, and diverse education and public programming initiatives. The Ambassador of Italy, Her Excellency Mariangela Zappia, will be our Honorary Diplomatic Chair. RBC Wealth Management is Presenting Sponsor for the evening.

The event will feature a seated dinner and entertainment. Luminaries from Washington’s diplomatic, governmental and social communities are expected to attend. This year’s gala will honor Cecilia Alemani, curator and artistic director of the 59th Venice Biennale, with the 2023 NMWA Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts. Since 2011, she has been the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York. In 2022, she curated The Milk of Dreams, the 59th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia. In 2018, Alemani served as Artistic Director of the inaugural edition of Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires. In 2017, she curated the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

When
Friday, April 14, 2023
Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner and Entertainment: 7:30 p.m.

Where
Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
Valet parking available

Apr
23
Sun
Environmental Film Screening at Patagonia Old Town @ Patagonia Old Town
Apr 23 @ 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
ForestPlanet is proud to present the award-winning documentary film “Reflection: a walk with water.” This is a hopeful and instructional movie about water and its cycles.  Through a series of intimate vignettes, filmmaker Emmett Brennan recounts a 200-mile walking journey alongside the Los Angeles aqueduct.
  • When: Sunday, April 23, 2023
  • Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm
  • Where: Patagonia Old Town, 815 King Street, Alexandria VA
  • Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
More information and registration are here.

This particular Patagonia store used to be a movie theatre, so it’s a great venue for a film screening.  Thank you to our sponsors Ecoprint and Neighborhood Sun for helping to make this event happen.  Only 80 total seats are available, grab yours today as the event will sell out.
Jun
7
Wed
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 7 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
8
Thu
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 8 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
9
Fri
Picnic Theatre Company Presents: The Network @ Dumbarton House
Jun 9 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Jun
16
Fri
Awkward Sex… and the City at Black Cat @ Black Cat
Jun 16 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Awkward Sex… and the City is returning to Black Cat for Pride Month on June 16th at 8 pm!

Awkward Sex… and the City is exactly what it sounds like: storytellers reliving intimate tales about their sex lives and breaking barriers about sex and dating. The show pairs sexual inclusion with humor and sheds light on the awkward universal experience.

“Good sex is always good sex, but it takes a special person to turn bad sex into something amazing. And that’s where our New York comedian and podcaster Natalie Wall comes in.” -Philadelphia Gay News

Awkward Sex is about taking taboo subjects and creating a safe space for all people to feel seen and heard. From cocaine infused one night stands to IBS flare ups during cunnilingus, the audience will be hanging on the performers’ every word and excited to go out and have a sexual misadventure of their own.

Doors at 8:00! Show at 8:30 pm! Tickets $20!

EVERYONE will have a blast at this show. So come on down, grab a drink, and watch New York City’s finest comedic storytellers relive their most embarrassing sexual experiences on stage just for your pleasure.

“The voyeur within will delight.” -Refinery29

Aug
18
Fri
SQFT @ Asian Fusion Gallery
Aug 18 @ 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

A showcase celebrating emerging and established artists– SQFT brings DC together for a two day pop-up exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of 1’x1′ art by 50+ local artists. Curated by Peter Chang, co-founder of No Kings Collective and REDEYE Night Market, and Jason Bowers, founder of JAB Arts, the exhibition will take place on August 18 and 19 at the Asian Fusion Gallery on L Street NW.

Featuring a diverse range of local artists, attendees can expect to see a wide range of contemporary art. Featured artists include Kelly Towles, Jamilla Okubo, Trap Bob, Brandon Hill, Charles Jean-Pierre, Mas Paz, Red Swan, and Emon Surakitkoson.

SQFT is open Friday, August 18 from 6-11pm and from Saturday, August 19 from 2-10pm. For more details, a full list of exhibiting artists, and to RSVP to the opening night event please visit:

https://SQFT.eventbrite.com.

Aug
19
Sat
SQFT @ Asian Fusion Gallery
Aug 19 @ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM

A showcase celebrating emerging and established artists– SQFT brings DC together for a two day pop-up exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of 1’x1′ art by 50+ local artists. Curated by Peter Chang, co-founder of No Kings Collective and REDEYE Night Market, and Jason Bowers, founder of JAB Arts, the exhibition will take place on August 18 and 19 at the Asian Fusion Gallery on L Street NW.

Featuring a diverse range of local artists, attendees can expect to see a wide range of contemporary art. Featured artists include Kelly Towles, Jamilla Okubo, Trap Bob, Brandon Hill, Charles Jean-Pierre, Mas Paz, Red Swan, and Emon Surakitkoson.

SQFT is open Friday, August 18 from 6-11pm and from Saturday, August 19 from 2-10pm. For more details, a full list of exhibiting artists, and to RSVP to the opening night event please visit:

https://SQFT.eventbrite.com.