#SalonWeekDC

these days, there is a pop-up for everything, and art galleries are no exception. salon week dc's version opened yesterday, runs thru this saturday and showcases the latest works of 60 local artists.

santarchy

heads up, party people: santa meetup tomorrow. be there...plan an alternative to reindeer for getting back home.

museum walk

my parents live in the kalorama/dupont circle neighborhood, and its just lovely there! take advantage of today's lower humidity and go on the dupont/kalorama museum tour! all ten venues are free: i am walking, but there's a free shuttle also.

jazz festival

it is friday and it really couldnt be more beautiful than today here in the nation's capital...a perfect day to walk the dog (done) or sip a martini at a sidewalk cafe, i mean bar (it's five o'clock somewhere)...and maybe some cool jazz at a dc jazz festival venue. some performances are even free!

spring open house

visit the torpedo factory this evening 6-9 during their annual spring open house celebration.

got art?

fantastic artist cherie lester is exhibiting her new architecturally influences mixed media work at vastu design clique...stroll on over and check it out!

ice skating! already?

the only type of cold weather activities i participate in are the ones accompanied by warm weather! so, yeah: it will be cold over night, but 65° later in the day, so i am dusting off my skates and heading to the national gallery of art's sculpture garden ice rink. the place opens at 10:00am. saturday.

burst at the artisphere

i am sitting outside writing my random blog posts: the sun is dropping rather quickly now and i just got a little chill! or maybe i'm getting chills because i am excited about the party in arlington tonight to celebrate the opening of the 62,000 square foot artisphere in the old newseum space. there is a lot going on over there: exhibition space, concert and performance areas as well as laser light make out (!) theaters (2!). the party starts at 8...ends at 2 and features house diva ultra nate all the way from charm city: holla!

the godfather

of go go, that is, chuck brown will perform the final free concert at woodrow wilson plaza today, 5pm. start getting happy a little early...dont forget your cowbell!

weekend stuff to do

arts on foot is so great and just one of a myriad of weekend shizz to do...and you should get out cuz the weather has not been finer in a while!

•dc shorts is a film festival featuring 97 movies 24 minutes or less (hence: 'shorts'): its the perfect prescription for the add/adhd crowd! the grand bash is tonight at the navy memorial plaza: get over there and party hard...oh, yeah: and watch some films! thru next thursday...
•celebrate yet another new project over there near the nationals' stadium: the yards park is now officially open and they are having a festival to prove it! it is supposedly "the centerpiece" of the newly renovated waterfront: guess i will have to check that out...there will be pies...
•page to stage is a free event at the kennedy center sunday and monday featuring a lot of theatrics and possibly some jazz hands.
•happy architecture week! there will be many events celebrating the nation's capital and its multitude of foreign embassies...get your a.i.a. on, but dont forget your passport.

poetry in the park

head to carter barron amphitheatre  tonight at 7:30 for their annual outdoor poetry festival with an evening of readings by local and national poets, including major social commentary from the cornel west theory and the last poets...

admission is free...see you there!