Events/Things To Do

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.

The bipartisan favorite of both theatre and political fans, Will on the Hill returns to theShakespeare Theatre Company this spring. This year’s Will on the Hill is marked by a performance of Toil and Trouble, an original play by Peter Byrne written with assistance from The West Wing Writers Group. Will on the Hill will be directed by STC Associate Director Alan Paul and take place on Monday, May 6, 2013, in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). The evening begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner immediately following the performance.

Will on the Hill welcomes Members of Congress, Senators and distinguished Washington insiders onto the Shakespeare Theatre Company stage to perform scenes from Shakespeare infused with comedic references to contemporary politics. The event pays tribute to the unique dynamic of our city and provides a wonderful way to engage new audiences. This year’s cast for Will on the Hill includes acclaimed actor and Creative Coalition member John Leguizamo, best known for roles in the feature films Romeo + Juliet,Moulin Rouge and Ice Age, among others. Anna Chlumsky, known for her performances in VEEP and In the Loop, will co-star with Leguizamo in this year’s event.

Toil and Trouble offers a hilarious look inside Washington media. In the Washington studios of a national news network, the staff is on high alert. The White House has announced that it will be delivering a major statement at any moment, but that’s all—no details, no hints. With nothing to go on, but plenty of air time to fill, two veteran anchors try to hold onto their audience (and their sanity) by bringing on a series of guests. Unfortunately, the only guests available are attending a Shakespearean costume ball, lending an improbably comic air to the proceedings.

Many Senators and members of Congress will join Leguizamo and Chlumsky on the STC stage, includingSenator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Mike McIntyre(D-NC), Jared Polis (D-CO), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and Peter Welch (D-VT). Other illustrious cast members include Marla Allard, Jonathan Allen (Senior Washington Correspondent,Politico), Rita Braver (National Correspondent, CBS Sunday Morning), Robin Bronk (CEO, The Creative Coalition), Rose Carter, Bob Cusack (Managing Editor, The Hill), Major Garrett (Chief White House Correspondent, CBS), Rick Klein (ABC News’ Senior Washington Editor, World News with Diane Sawyer),Chris Matthews (Hardball with Chris Matthews) and Susan Stamberg (NPR’s Weekend Edition). The Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Speaker John Boehner (R-OH),Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA).

A select number of performance-only tickets to this popular event are available online athttp://www.shakespearetheatre.org/WillontheHill for $50. VIP tickets are available for purchase, and include a pre-performance cocktail reception and a buffet dinner with the opportunity to meet and dine with members of the cast and event sponsors. VIP tickets can be purchased for $250 by emailing WillontheHill@ShakespeareTheatre.org.

Proceeds from this event support STC’s many education, artistic and community engagement programs including in-school workshops and online learning resources that inspire new and diverse audiences and deepen the connection to classical theatre in learners of all ages.

Please note: The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  The Company does not retain or employ registered lobbyists or foreign agents.

Cast members subject to change.

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:

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)

The Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) revealed the line up of accomplished artists, unique aerial artistry, and engaging children’s activities for the 22nd Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival taking place May 17-19 in Reston Town Center. The large, top-rated, annual juried fine arts Festival is produced by GRACE, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, whose mission is to enrich community life by promoting involvement and excellence in the visual arts.  This destination style arts festival offers plenty to see, taste, hear and do – from hand crafted, one of a kind artwork, contemporary and original performances, artist demonstrations, acclaimed children’s activities, and live music.

Artists & Performing Arts Line-Up
The jurors reviewed close to 1,000 applications and selected 220 master artisans to participate representing 16 different categories, including Ceramics, Digital and Multi-Media Art, Drawing, Fiber/Textiles, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media 2D, Mixed Media 3D, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood.  Of those 220 artists 68 are from the DC Metro/Mid-Atlantic Area, with furthest traveling and/or international presence coming from California and Canada.

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club is pleased to announce a very special event — The Grand Re-Opening ribbon-cutting ceremony which will be held on May 17, 2013, to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the theatre’s historic building, the Bethesda (Boro) Theater. Following the ceremony, legendary jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis will take the stage for this special evening.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony which will include remarks from local dignitaries will begin promptly at 6 pm, followed by a reception and cocktails from 6:30 pm-7:15 pm.  Dinner service begins at 7:15 pm, and the performance begins at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $175 per person, and include dinner, wine, beverages, dessert, and the performance. Tickets are available through the Bethesda Blues & Jazz website www.bethesdabluesjazz.com  or at the Box Office, which is open from 10 am – 6 pm, Monday through Friday.

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club is the DC metro area’s newest concert venue, serving excellent food & drink seven nights a week.  Top entertainment spanning many genres is presented in an intimate, elegant, and acoustically superb setting that seats 500 patrons.  Housed in the historic Bethesda Theatre, Bethesda Blues & Jazz offers live music, monthly dance nights, and a 40′ Art Deco bar and lounge area.  For dinner, the Club serves up a blend of Continental and Creole/Cajun cuisine; dishes such as beignets, gumbo, crab cakes, gnocchi, and prime rib are lovingly crafted with only the freshest ingredients.

The Club, which is located at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, is adjacent to the Cheltenham Garage county parking lot and is a block and a half walk from the Bethesda Metro. Please visit the website www.bethesdabluesjazz.com to view the music calendar, a full menu, and additional information.

The Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) revealed the line up of accomplished artists, unique aerial artistry, and engaging children’s activities for the 22nd Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival taking place May 17-19 in Reston Town Center. The large, top-rated, annual juried fine arts Festival is produced by GRACE, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, whose mission is to enrich community life by promoting involvement and excellence in the visual arts.  This destination style arts festival offers plenty to see, taste, hear and do – from hand crafted, one of a kind artwork, contemporary and original performances, artist demonstrations, acclaimed children’s activities, and live music.

Artists & Performing Arts Line-Up
The jurors reviewed close to 1,000 applications and selected 220 master artisans to participate representing 16 different categories, including Ceramics, Digital and Multi-Media Art, Drawing, Fiber/Textiles, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media 2D, Mixed Media 3D, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood.  Of those 220 artists 68 are from the DC Metro/Mid-Atlantic Area, with furthest traveling and/or international presence coming from California and Canada.

Did you just wink at us? 
DC Listening Lounge is excited to announce the 2013 edition of Sound Scene: our annual interactive audio exploration. This year, we’re sending you (mixed)Signals. The audio extravaganza will feature live music, interactive audio exhibits, community noise-making, found sounds, headphone listening stations, sine waves and more.

Please join us for an evening of sound so rich and exciting, your other senses will be jealous.

Sound Scene VI: (mixed)Signals 
May 18th, 2013 

7:00pm-11:30pm 
Goethe Institute, 812 7th St NW (7th and H Sts NW)

Featuring live performances by musicians:

David Schulman

Janel and Anthony

and more

All ages are welcome-and encouraged! Suggested donation of $10 at the door.

DC Listening Lounge Explained:
Started in 2004, this rag-tag group of audio enthusiasts, found sound collectors, radio journalists, musicians, artists and sound appreciators meets once a month in someone’s living room. We draw no blood and make no demands. Just experimenting, learning and sharing with audio.

dclisteninglounge.com

The Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) revealed the line up of accomplished artists, unique aerial artistry, and engaging children’s activities for the 22nd Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival taking place May 17-19 in Reston Town Center. The large, top-rated, annual juried fine arts Festival is produced by GRACE, a 501(c) 3 non-profit, whose mission is to enrich community life by promoting involvement and excellence in the visual arts.  This destination style arts festival offers plenty to see, taste, hear and do – from hand crafted, one of a kind artwork, contemporary and original performances, artist demonstrations, acclaimed children’s activities, and live music.

Artists & Performing Arts Line-Up
The jurors reviewed close to 1,000 applications and selected 220 master artisans to participate representing 16 different categories, including Ceramics, Digital and Multi-Media Art, Drawing, Fiber/Textiles, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media 2D, Mixed Media 3D, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Wood.  Of those 220 artists 68 are from the DC Metro/Mid-Atlantic Area, with furthest traveling and/or international presence coming from California and Canada.