As part of his new 20+ city national tour, Harry Connick, Jr. will perform two shows in the Music Center at Strathmore on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 8 p.m.—making Strathmore the only venue hosting back-to-back concerts during this tour. The shows will feature music from Connick’s vast musical catalog, including songs from his most recent releases Smokey Mary and Every Man Should Know. To date, Connick has released 29 albums, won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and garnered sales of 28 million. Tickets are currently on sale to Strathmore Stars, and will be available to the general public on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 10 a.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
With Every Man Should Know, Connick triumphs once again with a depth of feeling that signals another milestone for one of the music world’s most multi-faceted artists. Critics have been quick to agree with People Magazine calling it “impressive,” and the Boston Globe saying the album features “his most thoughtful and personal songs to date” and says it’s “an album that every Harry Connick, Jr. fan should own.”
Connick recently returned for a second year as judge on “American Idol,” with season 14 of the show premiering in January 2015. Since his addition to the judges’ panel, critics and fans alike have praised Connick’s contributions to the show, with Variety proclaiming that Connick “brings fun back to American Idol,” and Entertainment Weekly raving that he brings a “frank honesty but also lighthearted energy” to the show, “offering thoughtful critiques” resulting in a “fun, rollicking viewing experience.” Regarding his debut as a judge in season 13, USA Today stated that “Connick deserves most of the praise for what promises to be a creative turnaround for Idol… While Connick can be as tough as he needs to be, he’s also charming, engaging and, when he wants to be, hysterically funny.”
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Washington Project for the Arts & Forest City Present LASER CAT at The Yards with support from The JBG Companies
DATES: Friday & Saturday, February 20 & 21, 8-11pm Saturday, February 21, 12-4pm PRESS PREVIEW: Friday, February 20, 5:30-6:30 LOCATION: 200 Tingey Street SE, Washington DC 20003
January 14, 2014 (Washington, DC) – Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) and Forest City present an event unlike anything seen in Washington! The Yards welcomes Laser Cat, a 20-foot tall inflatable cat head that projects lasers and art from its eyes.
Friday evening will feature live DJ’s fueling the Laser Cat party, led by Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton. Saturday evening’s party will project images produced by local artists, accompanied by beats from Laser Cat. On Saturday afternoon, Laser Cat will be open from 12 – 4pm for families to experience a mellower side of the inflatable feline. A heated tent with a beer garden and other program components will be adjacent to the historic industrial building in which Laser Cat will be staged. |
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ABOUT LASER CAT & HUNGRY CASTLE
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Commissioned by ADC and conceived by Hungry Castle, this interactive installation debuted at the ADC Festival of Art + Craft in Advertising and Design held in Miami Beach. As its name suggests, Laser Cat is a giant cat with lasers for eyes that uses high-powered projectors to beam people’s personal art onto public buildings. Laser Cat curates the art submitted, but it’s the public that fires it into public space. The viewer controls the content by pressing a giant button to change the art, lasers, and music. So far, Laser Cat has received over 15,000 personal art submissions.
Based in Barcelona, Hungry Castle is the creative studio featuring Dave Glass and Killian Cooper that specialize in creating public art and fashion, which they call Cool Shit. Working collectively since 2011 their goal has always been to make big, playful things of cultural impact and use design thinking in a way that truly engages people. Influenced by Shepard Fairey’s prolific use of public space with the “Obey Giant” campaign, the artists combine unique, 3-dimensional pieces with large-scale production a la Jeff Koons, but with an added interactive ingredient to create a fully immersive experience between audience and art.
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Helix Lounge to Host Oscars Happy Hour with Academy Award-inspired Cocktails
Kimpton’s Helix Lounge is rolling out the red carpet for Washingtonians on Academy Awards night, Sunday, February 22, with its annualOscars Happy Hour featuring a lineup of award-worthy libations. Best known for giving patrons their “15 Minutes of Fame,” Helix Lounge invites locals and hotel guests alike to celebrate Hollywood’s biggest night in the heart of the District. Patrons can watch the glitz and glam of red carpet on Helix Lounge’s 46” flat-screen TV and feel like a celeb themselves while enjoying themed specialty cocktails and burger sliders throughout the evening. Available from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the menu includes:
- Red Carpet Cosmo: D.C. fashionistas can critique the A-listers’ gowns throughout the night, while sipping on this house specialty. ($8)
- The Code Breaker: After a long day breaking the enemy’s code, relax with this “The Imitation Game” inspired spin on English tea featuring Broker’s Gin, Earl Grey tea, and simple syrup. ($8)
- Mendl’s Cocktail au Chocolat: Check in to “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and experience every chocolate lover’s dream. Inspired by Mendl’s trademark sweet, this cocktail includes Godiva Chocolate liqueur, vodka crème de cacao, and half & half. ($8)
- Angus Beef Sliders: No red carpet diets here! These tasty burgers will have Oscar fans begging for more. Enjoy gourmet beef sliders topped with bacon jam, cheddar, and garlic aioli. ($3 each)
- Black Bean Quesadilla: Guests don’t need to battle a giant to get their hands on these magic beans. Share a gooey cheese quesadilla with black beans, pico de gallo, and cilantro sour cream. ($6)
SCHEDULE:
7:00pm
Doors Open / Red Carpet Report
8:30pm
Awards Broadcast Begins
We’re rolling out the RED CARPET, so please join us for a Party at the elegant Malmaison in Georgetown to watch the Awards live on Sunday February 22, 2015! Glam it up, and join us as we rally behind our favorite movies of 2014!
REGISTER NOW:
We will sell out.
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Washington Project for the Arts & Forest City Present LASER CAT at The Yards with support from The JBG Companies
DATES: Friday & Saturday, February 20 & 21, 8-11pm Saturday, February 21, 12-4pm PRESS PREVIEW: Friday, February 20, 5:30-6:30 LOCATION: 200 Tingey Street SE, Washington DC 20003
January 14, 2014 (Washington, DC) – Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) and Forest City present an event unlike anything seen in Washington! The Yards welcomes Laser Cat, a 20-foot tall inflatable cat head that projects lasers and art from its eyes.
Friday evening will feature live DJ’s fueling the Laser Cat party, led by Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton. Saturday evening’s party will project images produced by local artists, accompanied by beats from Laser Cat. On Saturday afternoon, Laser Cat will be open from 12 – 4pm for families to experience a mellower side of the inflatable feline. A heated tent with a beer garden and other program components will be adjacent to the historic industrial building in which Laser Cat will be staged. |
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ABOUT LASER CAT & HUNGRY CASTLE
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Commissioned by ADC and conceived by Hungry Castle, this interactive installation debuted at the ADC Festival of Art + Craft in Advertising and Design held in Miami Beach. As its name suggests, Laser Cat is a giant cat with lasers for eyes that uses high-powered projectors to beam people’s personal art onto public buildings. Laser Cat curates the art submitted, but it’s the public that fires it into public space. The viewer controls the content by pressing a giant button to change the art, lasers, and music. So far, Laser Cat has received over 15,000 personal art submissions.
Based in Barcelona, Hungry Castle is the creative studio featuring Dave Glass and Killian Cooper that specialize in creating public art and fashion, which they call Cool Shit. Working collectively since 2011 their goal has always been to make big, playful things of cultural impact and use design thinking in a way that truly engages people. Influenced by Shepard Fairey’s prolific use of public space with the “Obey Giant” campaign, the artists combine unique, 3-dimensional pieces with large-scale production a la Jeff Koons, but with an added interactive ingredient to create a fully immersive experience between audience and art.
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Dr. Joyce Harts Hurley conducts this science-focused workshop about how brain function aids in wine pairing. Guests will learn how to identify and assess the six essential elements in wine that make a difference when pairing wine with food. There will be taste examples of eight key food elements alongside different wine styles, and individual palates can decide how closely it gets to making food and wine magic happen. This fun learning experience includes a smattering of neuroscience, chemistry, anatomy and of course, drinking.
When: Saturday February 28, 2015 | 3:00-5:00pm
followed by an Oregon Wine dinner (details and tickets for wine dinner here)
Where: RIS | 2275 L St, NW Washington DC | 202.730.2500
Cost: $35 per person For more information and to purchase tickets, click this link.
The second annual ROAD TO THE PUPPY BOWL is an all-star adoption event to help animals of all size, shape and breed find their forever homes, for half price! Those hoping to add a playful pup, a furry feline, a bouncing bunny or anything in between can join Animal Planet at their local shelter for a fun-filled event with photo ops, giveaways and overly adorable animals. The best part, Animal Planet is helping cover half the cost of all adoptions on March 1.
WHEN: Sunday, March 1 from noon – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Washington Animal Rescue League – 71 Oglethorpe St NW, Washington, DC 20011
HOW: Visit http://roadtopuppybowlwashingtondc.eventbrite.com/ to register for the event and to be eligible for the waived adoption fees.
WHY: Each February, the most anticipated sporting event featuring the cutest – and adoptable – players arrives on Animal Planet. PUPPY BOWL has led to hundreds of adoptions over the past 11 years and is a key leader in Animal Planet’s ongoing mission to highlight the importance of animal adoption and responsible pet ownership. Now, the network is bringing the joy and goodwill of the big game to communities across the country on the ROAD TO THE PUPPY BOWL.
*NOTE: Adoption fees covered by Animal Planet are on a first-come, first-serve basis while select animals and funds remain.
The Wacky & Whimsical Tea for THEARC is a fun-filled Sunday afternoon that will include high tea & tasty bites, a performance by the students of The Washington Ballet and circus-inspired games and activities for children of all ages and their families. The event will happen on March 1, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 pm at The Ritz Carlton Hotel of Washington, D.C. Co-chairs for the Tea include Annie Lou Berman, Jessica Heywood & Elena Tompkins. Parents can enjoy a silent auction of the area’s most coveted experiences, a prize treasure trove and other fun surprises. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC).
Individual tickets are $90 for children and $160 for adults.
THEARC is a home away from home for the many underserved children and adults of East of the River, enabling them to participate in dance classes, music instruction, fine arts, academics, continuing education, mentoring, tutoring, recreation, medical and dental care, and other services at a substantially reduced cost or no cost at all. Aside from the eleven partner organizations operating at THEARC including: Building Bridges Across the River, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s FBR Branch, Children’s Health Center at THEARC, ArtReach at THEARC, Covenant House Washington, Levine Music, Lift-DC, Trinity University at THEARC, The Washington Ballet and Washington School for Girls; THEARC also holds the first full-service theater in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 8. It was created to provide DC residents living east of the Anacostia River entertaining and enlightening experiences that can impact their lives and brighten their futures.
THEARC Theater also offers year-round programing including free Black History Month programs, an affordable Jazz concert series entitled Double Time Jazz at THEARC Theater, Show Time Tuesdays at THEARC – free summer movies & snacks for youth during the summer, Intermix Theater Festival – offering affordable theater seminars and workshops for artists and technicians, a paid internship in technical theater management and free holiday programing during the Fall and Winter months.
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Synetic Theater will host a 1950’s Las Vegas stylized benefit in Crystal City. Centering on a special performance of Much Ado About Nothing, the event will kick off with pre-show savories and sips and close with a post-show champagne and dessert reception with the artists at the Crystal City Marriott.
Funds raised will help support Synetic Theater’s mission to redefine theatre, invest in artists’ growth and continue to create unforgettable visceral experiences in all of their productions. Winning 25 Helen Hayes Awards with 94 nominations since 2002, Synetic Theater was recently named one of the top 13 innovative physical theatre companies in the world by Backstage.com.
The event is co-chaired by longtime Synetic supporters and Board Members Angela Fox (Chair) and Allison Foster. Additional committee members include Tricia Paoletta, Becky Dobbins, Tacy Telego, Christy Pino, Julianna Mahley, Marcus Brown, Alan Savada, Sue and Amnon Golan, Karina and Keith Mosser, John and Meg Hauge, Patrick Brown, Timothy Carlton, Keith and Karina Mosser, and Cal Shintani.
Tickets for the benefit are $250 and will go on sale on January 1, 2015.
