Please join Suspicious Package and friends on Friday March 1 at premiere dc music venue THE BLACK CAT, for Journopalooza V battle of the bands! The Black Cat stage has seen the likes of Foo Fighters, the Killers, Radiohead, the Roots and many others..
Well, those guys are booked elsewhere 3/1…but we hope you’ll come rock out with SP and five other great bands for fun times to benefit two good causes- Writopia Lab for student creative writing workshops in DC, and REACH to improve adolescent literacy in DC schools. Ballot-stuffing for Suspicious Package highly encouraged – we would love to see you there! Tickets will likely sell out, get ’em $20 in advance at www.journopalooza.com.
VOTE Suspicious Package
Journopalooza V
Friday March 1, 2013
The Black Cat
1811 14th St NW
Washington DC
Doors Open 7:30 p.m.
Suspicious Package plays at 9:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 in advance, $30 day of show
Proceeds benefit Writopia and REACH
The contents of Suspicious Package are:
Tim Burger * Bryan Greene * Josh Meyer * Christina Sevilla * Tom Toles
www.facebook.com/SusPackage @SusPackage
This dashing Canadian pianist is acclaimed as a “hero” (Los Angeles Times), a “spectacular pianist” (Fanfare) and a “smashing performer” (The Washington Post). A top-selling, award-winning recording artist as well as a concert performer, his discography covers a vast repertoire, and his signature performances of composers as varied as Liszt and John Corigliano have been hailed by critics as touchstone interpretations. In his Strathmore debut, LeFèvre will perform the Washington premiere of Francois Dompierre’s “24 Preludes,” written for and dedicated to the pianist by the composer.
Fans can observe this master artist at work, and hear young performers on the brink of their careers during a free master class on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. Attendees can observe as LeFévre coaches high-level piano students on technique, interpretation and musicianship. Free, but tickets are required. Reservations can be made www.strathmore.org
Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m.
Free; Pre-registration encouraged
Ian MacKaye—D.C. native, musician, producer, and co-founder of Dischord Records—became an important voice in the development and influence of D.C. hardcore music in the 1980s. A member of bands such as Minor Threat, Teen Idles, Embrace, Fugazi, and the Evens, MacKaye continues to make music. For over three decades, he has remained a strong advocate for maintaining an independent identity in the music business. MacKaye sits down with Pump Me Up curator Roger Gastman to discuss growing up in the capital, the culture and energy of the city in the 1980s, and the legacy of D.C.’s punk rock music scene.
Pianist Dan Tepfer has been hailed as “brilliant” by the Boston Globe; saxophonist Wendel is a must-hear for “jazz fans who want to hear the keen forward-leaning edge of jazz’s modern mainstream” (Ottawa Citizen). This concert will celebrate the release of their new duo CD, Small Constructions, on the Sunnyside label. After hearing the pair, The New York Timesheralded concert as: “a summit meeting of sorts between two steadily rising talents…”
Audience members can get a fresh take on where jazz is heading from these gifted young artists in Young Lions: Fresh Ideas in Jazz with WPFW’s Rusty Hassan at 6:30 p.m. in the Mansion. Free with concert ticket.
Bustin’ Loose: Stories from D.C.’s Underground Music Scenes
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m.
$8 members; $10 public
Go-Go and hardcore emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s as uniquely Washingtonian urban youth subcultures. Iley Brown of Stride Records, 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz, D.C. Go-Go and hip-hop figure DJ Kool, and musician Alec MacKaye (Untouchables, The Faith, and Ignition) share stories from these two underground music scenes and discuss their origins, folkways, and parallels. The panel is moderated by Washington City Paper managing editor Jonathan L. Fischer.
Go-Go Music: The History and Evolution of DC’s Legendary Beat
Monday, March 18, 7 p.m.
$8 members; $10 public
Join Kip Lornell, Adjunct Professor of American Music and Ethnomusicology at George Washington University and co-author of The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, DC, as he chronicles the development and ongoing popularity of go-go music, the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C. In the mid-1970s, Chuck Brown pioneered the iconic go-go sound, influenced by local Latin percussion ensembles, disco, Grover Washington’s hit single “Mr. Magic,” and funk. By the mid-1980s, bands such as Rare Essence (RE), Trouble Funk, and Junk Yard Band had emerged. Today we are in our third generation of go-go, and the music tradition continues to evolve and thrive in the district, with most recent bands playing what’s known as “bounce beat” go-go. Dr. Lornell’s talk will highlight this nearly 40-year history with musical excerpts and video clips.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s legal affinity group, the Bard Association, unveils Expert Witnesses, a new series of interviews with prominent members of the legal community who have bridged the gap to the arts world. Former Senator and television star of Law & Order, Fred Thompson, will inaugurate a sequence of high profile, one-on-one interviews with Bard Association Chair Abbe David Lowell (Chadbourne & Parke LLP). Expert Witnesses will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).
Before joining the cast of the critically-acclaimed and long-running series Law & Order, Thompson represented Tennessee as a U.S. Senator for nearly a decade. He experienced first-hand the drama of politics as a leader on the Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. Thompson transitioned to the screen in 1985 by starring in the film Marie, which dramatized his real-life role in a Tennessee public corruption case. Since then Thompson has played authoritative roles in many legal and governmental film and television thrillers such as In the Line of Fire, The Hunt for Red October and Law & Order: SVU.
Lowell, a prolific attorney to high-profile cases and former counsel to the House of Representatives, has known Thompson since before his days in show business. “I have known Fred since he was a ‘real’ lawyer and a very good one in Tennessee,” Lowell said. He heralded Thompson as an esteemed first guest for the new series. “It is a real feather in the cap of the Bard Association to get Fred to be our first one-on-one interview. He represents the epitome of what we want to explore – a person with real legal experience who used that experience to launch an acting career, but did so in a way never to totally leave his legal roots. Fred can share a unique perspective on the law and the arts that few people in the country can.”
Following Lowell’s interview of Thompson, the pair will engage in a Q&A session with the audience. Patrons are also invited to round off their evening at a reception immediately following the discussion at STC’s second theatre in Penn Quarter. Attendees will have the chance to speak with Thompson and Lowell over light refreshments in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW).
Expert Witnesses mirrors Classic Conversations with Michael Kahn, in which STC’s Artistic Director conducted interviews with guests Sir Patrick Stewart, Kevin Kline, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach and F. Murray Abraham. More than 2,300 audience members enjoyed these informal and entertaining discussions covering everything from the actors’ childhoods to their most challenging classical roles.
The Bard Association has already presented four successful Shakespeare and the Law panel discussions, which have laid a foundation for legally focused programming at STC, in addition to the ever-popular and star-studded events, Mock Trial and Will on the Hill. STC’s Chief Development Officer Ed Zakreski notes that the support of the Bard Association has been critical to the theatre’s ability to “conduct in-depth examinations into the roles of lawyers and legal issues in many of Shakespeare’s plays” through these events.
Bard Association Member tickets for Expert Witnesses: Fred Thompson are $35 and go on sale Wednesday, January 30. General Public tickets are $40 and will be available for purchase on Wednesday, February 6. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 1.
Friday, March 22, 8:30 p.m.–midnight (VIP Speakeasy opens at 7:30 p.m.)
Tickets go on sale February 11 to 1869 Society members and February 19 to the public.
Attire: Creative Cocktail
Presented by the Corcoran’s 1869 Society, ARTINI is a vibrant evening of art, cocktails, entertainment, and dancing. The gala is the culmination of a month-long celebration in which eight mixologists from the District’s most prominent restaurants and bars compete to see who can create the most artistic martini. Sample all eight artinis and view the works from the collection that inspired them. The evening also features hors d’oeuvres and dancing. The city’s favorite artini, as chosen via online vote, will be revealed at the gala.
- General Ticket, Member and Non-Member Price: $125
- VIP Ticket, 1869 Society Price: $169
- VIP Ticket, Non-Member Price: $200
Meet ARTINI chair Lindley Thornburg and the mixologists atCorcoran People. Beginning Friday, March 1, each venue will offer its artini and will showcase it at a Feature Night. Come sample artinis at these eight events and enter a raffle to win VIP tickets and gift certificates.
ARTINI is hosted by the 1869 Society, the Corcoran’s circle of young benefactors. All proceeds benefit the NOW at the Corcoranexhibition and performance series.
VIP Opportunity: The Art of Craft Cocktails
For the third year, ARTINI will celebrate a “Critics’ Choice” selection, in addition to the winner of the popular vote. In order to select the Critics’ Choice winner, taste, presentation, and the artini’s connection to the artwork will be evaluated by a panel of esteemed judges:
- Chef Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray of Todd Gray’s Muse at the Corcoran
- Svetlana Legetic of Brightest Young Things
- Kelly Magyarics of Kelly Magyarics Wine Consulting
Anna Spiegel and Jessica Voelker, Washingtonian magazine - Gina Chersevani, Hank’s Oyster Bar and Eddy, Buffalo & Bergen
- Sarah Newman, Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art
1869 Society membership at the Dual level or above permits up to two tickets at the 1869 Society member price. Discounts on membership are available when you join 1869 while buying your ARTINI tickets.
Must be 21+ to attend; proper identification required for entry. Please drink responsibly; over-intoxication will not be tolerated.
No walk-ins permitted. No refunds permitted. Tickets are non-transferable.
The Leukemia Ball will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with entertainment by Dana Carvey, and Jim Belushi and the Sacred Heart Band. The event is expected to raise $3.1 million for LLS’s mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels. For more information visitwww.leukemiaball.org.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Leukemia Ball Presented by Bio in Partnership with Genentech
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Entertainment Provided by Dana Carvey, and Jim Belushi and the Sacred Heart Band
6:00 p.m. – VIP Reception
6:30 p.m. – General Reception & Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. – Dinner, Entertainment, Mercedes-Benz Raffle
Make the Girl Dance performs March 23 at 11pm at Georgetown’s Malmaison to take audiences on a wild night ride by way of Parisian electronic music.
MTGD is perhaps the most prominent name in French electro to have made it across the Atlantic, thanks to the duo’s risqué, in-your-face videos and catchy dance tunes.The twisted minds behind the music are Greg Kozo and Pierre Mathieu, two self-defined “aliens” of electro music. Mathieu’s background in television combined with Kozo’s music experience has led them to create such music/video hits as “Baby Baby Baby” and “Kill Me.”
MTGD launched their latest musical experience in 2012 with a worldwide tour (Europe, Korea, Japan, USA) following their first full length album, Everything Is Gonna Be Ok In The End.
Event is Part of Mix Elektronik
A journey through the world of electronic music through the lenses of education and entertainment for an all-inclusive experience. Featuring a series of events including an original scratch conference, mixing workshops, a documentary screening, and DJ sets from French label Prolifik Records and the unforgettable Make the Girl Dance.
When: March 23 at 11pm
Where: Malmaison // 3401 Water St, NW
Price $15. $10 AFDC members
