Washington Project for the Arts will host the first poolside soiree of the season! The WPA SLEEPOUT pajama-jam will warm-up WPA’s new home at the Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I (Eye) Street SW, on Saturday, April 20 from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
SLEEPOUT will feature slumber party-themed performances, music, movies, art, and other participatory happenings.
“Bring a tent or sleeping bag, sport some stylish loungewear, and party under the stars with WPA,” said Executive Director Lisa Gold. “Come for part of the night or stay through breakfast the next morning…either way, we can’t wait to connect with the community in our new home.”
Tickets to SLEEPOUT include two drink tickets, in addition to s’mores and storytelling, late-night movie-screenings, nighttime traditions such as
karaoke with Jeremy Flick. DJ’s Patrick White and Sean Peoples of Fatback will spin funk and soul to get the party started, and artist Megan Blafas will set the slumber scene.
Washington Project for the Arts ● Capitol Skyline Hotel 10 I (eye) St. SW, Washington, DC 20024 ● Tel: 202-234-7103 ● Fax: 202-234-7106 ● www.wpadc.org
*In February, WPA took up temporary residence in a suite on the fourth floor of the Capitol Skyline Hotel for the next year as the organization finalizes plans for securing a long-term location to house both administrative and exhibition space.
Eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight has packed many lifetimes into a career that has embraced gold records, sold-out concerts, film performances and most recently a spin on “Dancing with the Stars,” and on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. she brings her showmanship and soul-stirring voice to Strathmore. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Georgia-born Gladys Knight began her ascent in music after forming The Pips with her brother and cousins, which later became Gladys Knight and the Pips. The group debuted their first album in 1960, when Knight was 16 years old, going on to achieve icon status with memorable songs of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Top 20 hits like “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears,” “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” and the #1 smash “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Knight enjoyed another #1 hit in 1985 when she teamed with Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Dionne Warwick on “That’s What Friends are For.” Knight has recorded more than 40 albums over the course of her career.
Her involvement in other creative undertakings has been extensive. In 1986, she produced and starred in the Cable Ace Award-winning “Sisters in the Name of Love,” an HBO special co-starring Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle. That same year, she co-starred with Flip Wilson in the CBS comedy “Charlie & Co.” Other acting roles followed on such TV shows as “Benson,” “The Jefferson’s” and “New York Undercover,” and in such television films as “Pipe Dreams,” “An Enemy Among Us” and “Desperado.” She recorded the title theme for the James Bond movie License to Kill. In 1999, she completed a starring run on Broadway in the smash musical hit Smokey Joe’s Café.
In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Knight published an autobiography, Between Each Line of Pain and Glory, in 1997, and the next year, she and The Pips were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2004, Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual BET Awards ceremony.
Strathmore Presents
Gladys Knight
Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, 2013
8:00 p.m.
Tickets $58-$128 (Stars Price $52.20-$115.20)
Eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight has packed many lifetimes into a career that has embraced gold records, sold-out concerts, film performances and most recently a spin on “Dancing with the Stars,” and on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. she brings her showmanship and soul-stirring voice to Strathmore. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Georgia-born Gladys Knight began her ascent in music after forming The Pips with her brother and cousins, which later became Gladys Knight and the Pips. The group debuted their first album in 1960, when Knight was 16 years old, going on to achieve icon status with memorable songs of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Top 20 hits like “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears,” “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” and the #1 smash “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Knight enjoyed another #1 hit in 1985 when she teamed with Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Dionne Warwick on “That’s What Friends are For.” Knight has recorded more than 40 albums over the course of her career.
Her involvement in other creative undertakings has been extensive. In 1986, she produced and starred in the Cable Ace Award-winning “Sisters in the Name of Love,” an HBO special co-starring Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle. That same year, she co-starred with Flip Wilson in the CBS comedy “Charlie & Co.” Other acting roles followed on such TV shows as “Benson,” “The Jefferson’s” and “New York Undercover,” and in such television films as “Pipe Dreams,” “An Enemy Among Us” and “Desperado.” She recorded the title theme for the James Bond movie License to Kill. In 1999, she completed a starring run on Broadway in the smash musical hit Smokey Joe’s Café.
In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Knight published an autobiography, Between Each Line of Pain and Glory, in 1997, and the next year, she and The Pips were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2004, Knight received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual BET Awards ceremony.
Strathmore Presents
Gladys Knight
Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, 2013
8:00 p.m.
Tickets $58-$128 (Stars Price $52.20-$115.20)
What: The fourth annual Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival presented by Events DC, featuring seven bluegrass bands including The Hackensaw Boys and more. The festival will celebrate local music, food, and culture as well as the revitalization of the Anacostia River.
The Festival will include seven hours of performances by local bluegrass bands, DC’s favorite food trucks, Sierra Nevada beer, bike giveaways from BicycleSPACE and tours of the island, local music busking stages, and a children’s area with crafts and games.
“DC has many local treasures with a great cultural history. Kingman Island is one of our hidden environmental jewels and bluegrass owns a remarkable musical tradition in our city. This festival celebrates both.” – Ward 6 Council Member Timmy Wells.
Biking and metro are encouraged. A free shuttle will run from Stadium/Armory Metro Station. Free parking is available in RFK Lot 6.
Who: The Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival presented by Events DC, is a collaboration between Living Classrooms, Councilman Tommy Wells’ Office, BicycleSPACE, Listen Local First and media partner WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. All are welcome to attend.
Cost: $10 Suggested Donations. Donations will support Living Classrooms’ environmental education programming for DC youth on Kingman Island.
Tickets can be purchases ahead of time at:http://kingmanislandbluegrass.
Gala Opening of Opera Camerata 2013 Season: Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
Date: April 27.
Location: Residence of the Ambassador of Colombia on Dupont Circle.
Cocktail Reception, Performance, Dinner Buffet. 6:30pm
Tickets: $150. Cocktail Attire.
Through its exclusive partnership with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s iconic home for jazz, The Fourth Estate is thrilled to present “Jazz Night”.
On Wednesday May 1, The Fourth Estate restaurant will be hosting performances by musician-members of the renowned Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. Now is your chance to hear the Oscar Peterson or Joshua Redman of the future.
The emerging musicians and orchestra alumni are graduates of America’s top music conservatories and among the most talented instrumentalists in the Washington, D.C. area. They will play during dinner from about 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. as background music.
There is no cover charge, and the musicians will be available for questions and answers from dinner guests after the sessions finish. All attendees will receive 10% off their bill and will also receive discounts to Blues Alley shows in Georgetown.
CALL 202-662-7638 FOR RESERVATIONS! Or, use “Open Table” to book your reservation.
Join WORN Magazine for the Dream Issue Launch Party
Celebrate dreamers, dangerous ideas, and the inspiring individuals changing D.C. at Worn Magazine’s ”The Dream Issue” Launch Party on May 9th at the NEW Black Whiskey. BUY TICKETS
Be first to get your copy of Issue 5 (our biggest to date), rock out to beats by Rex Riot + a special guest, sip specialty cocktails surrounded by video projections of fashion photography and editorials from the issue, and meet the models, dreamers, and designers featured on our pages.
Proceeds from the launch party go directly to printing the next issue and supporting the artists who make our publication possible.
Thank you for supporting Worn Magazine and our mission to bring greater awareness of fashion, art, and creative enterprise to D.C.
Worn Magazine #5 “Dream Issue” Launch Party
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 8-11pm
Location: The ALL NEW Black Whiskey, 1410 14th Street Northwest WDC 20005 (Dupont Circle Metro)
Tickets: $10 in advance, NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR.
Featuring REX RIOT + SPECIAL GUEST (to be announced)
Sweetgreen, the much-loved, organic, farm-to-table salad shops founded in Washington, D.C., and soon opening in NYC and Boston, has announced the lineup for the fourth annual sweetlife 2013: an unforgettable music + food festival on Saturday, May 11th, at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD. The festival attracts a curated selection of cutting edge artists and 20,000 attendees – not to mention outstanding food from top chefs, food trucks, local purveyors and farmers. Tickets can be purchased at TicketFly.com.
Created by sweetgreen founders Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru, the Festival is now in its fourth year and attracts a curated selection of cutting edge artists and 20,000 attendees – not to mention outstanding food from top chefs, food trucks, local purveyors and farmers. An annual celebration of flavorful music and delicious and wholesome food, the event embraces good living, along with health and well-being, community and sustainability, and leaves a gentle footprint as a carbon-neutral event – a party with a purpose.
This year’s Main Stage will feature the bands Phoenix, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gary Clark Jr., Solange and Lindsey Stirling. The second stage, a.k.a. The Treehouse, will showcase some of sweetgreen’s favorite new artists, including Holy Ghost!, Youth Lagoon, Foxygen, Haerts, Robert DeLong, MS MR, twenty | one | pilots, Shark Week, Nicky Blitz, and Knocked up Kids.
FOOD:
The food lineup at the event is just as sweet. The VIP section will feature a sweetgreen grab-and-go stand, as well as some of D.C.’s top chefs: James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper of Rogue 24; 2013 James Beard Award-nominated chef Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen; and Food & Wine magazine’s “People’s Best New Chef” nominee Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground. In the Experience Forest, general admission ticket-holders will enjoy a decidedly local flavor with a pop-up sweetgreen restaurant and various sweetgreen grab-and-go stands; delicious offerings from Toki Underground; D.C.’s most popular food trucks such as Pepe by Jose Andrés, Takorean, The Big Cheese, and Kushi Moto by Kushi Izakaya & Sushi; all things we love to eat from the Chesapeake Bay; locally sourced fruits and vegetables from nearby farms; delicious snacks from some of our favorite healthy purveyors; and local wine and beer on tap (see below for more detailed listings).
VIP:The festival’s VIP section will be divided into two exclusive areas: VIP Main and VIP Treehouse. VIP Main will feature a sweetgreen grab-and-go stand, as well as Rogue 24’s chef RJ Cooper who will preview his forthcoming restaurant, Gypsy Soul, with dishes inspired by the new menu. In VIP Treehouse, chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground will bring his stellar modern take on traditional Taiwanese dishes, and chef Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen will showcase his 100% locally-sourced, nose to tail cooking. Also included: covered cabana lounges and seating, complimentary sweetgreen salad tasting and free filtered water, and two separate VIP viewing areas.
THE EXPERIENCE FOREST was designed to further enhance the venue’s beautiful forest setting, with three separate entrance points to give festivalgoers the sensation of walking through the woods and discovering different food villages. Here’s a rundown of what festivalgoers can expect to find in the Experience Forest:
For the first time, sweetgreen will have a pop-up restaurant and various sweetgreen grab-and-go stands at the event, offering its hugely popular salads, wraps, grain bowls, yogurt and house-made lemonade to festivalgoers. Fuel up for a day of fun with something healthy and delicious.
the Roadies
- Access to viewing areas (prime seating and pit access in the Main Pavilion plus a viewing area and lounge at The Treehouse)
- Covered Cabana Lounges and seating
- Outstanding food and drink offerings curated by Rogue 24’s RJ Cooper, Toki Underground Erik Bruner-Yang, and Spike Gjerde’s Woodberry Kitchen.
- Complimentary sweetgreen salad tasting
- Free filtered water
olks, the time has almost come to bid the store adieu, but Ginger Root knows that you can’t have a proper farewell without a kickass party! That’s right, stop by the store one last time on Tuesday, May 14th between 6pm and 10pm.Sip some boozy punch, meet the wonderful artists we’ve worked with, and of course, grab your favorite goods before they’re gone! Not to mention, they’ll have markdowns on select items throughout the store and they’ll also be raffling off some pretty awesome prizes (including two $50 gift cards for tailoring, a lady tie, bloomers & more). Make sure you RSVP to enter the raffle.N Street Village, a community of empowerment and recovery for women, invites you to join 2x GRAMMY award winners, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT , and multi-platinum producer Kevin (Khao) Cates for an intimate live performance and musical inauguration of the Village Bliss Award (in memory of Evan H. Bliss
$60
http://nstreetvillagenightsessions.eventbrite.com/#
May 16
Malmaison
Malmasion
3401 Water Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20007
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM (EDT)
