#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.

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.

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!

saturday

saturdays seem as frantic as any other day of the week around here: busy people in traffic jams running to and fro...i try to stay out of it! i will go on a hike with oto and the mister, then head downtown...i'm thinking of going to the renwick gallery: an oasis of calm in a sea of stress. despite this museum being across the street from the white house, it is never crowded or loud, and there are two exhibitions on display now that sound so interesting! the revolution in wood has 66 carved and turned pieces from important artists, and the art of gaman shows work created by inhabitants of the japanese-american internment camps from 1942-1946...both exhibits end the 30th.

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.

arts on foot

arts on foot started today: immerse yourself in art while the weather is fantastic here in the nation's capitol! buy stuff at the fine art marketplace...attend one of the many activities like crafts, theatre and dance demos...watch a film...eat some food and drink argentinian wines...sounds like a good thursday to me!

cool weekend events

it has been soooo hot this week! today was only 93° at the height of it all: feels almost spring-like,  so go out and enjoy yourselves!
friday july 9: get your freak on at the carter barron amphitheater tonight at 7:30 with funky and soulful sounds free with tickets distributed today (hurry!).
saturday july 10:
•1-5pm is your last chance to see jeff huntington's scary and fantastic portrait collages at reyes+davies.
•dress in deco cocktail attire to celebrate bastille day at the french embassy 7-midnight. yummy food from french chefs, a silent auction and dancing under the stars will set you back $85 in advance and $100 at the door.
sunday july 11:
•see 197 movies in 100 minutes re-worked by the reduced shakespeare company at the kennedy center...sounds intriguing! there are two shows today and they're almost sold out!
•go on a picnic tonight at the firefly festival 7:30-9:30. who knew there were different kinds of lightning bugs?

go on an artventure

h street, ne is like a different world in dc: filled with pioneers preserving a small town feel in the big city...wild and freaky pioneers! i have been to palace of wonders a few times and the bucket of tater tots @ sticky rice is very familiar to me...so is the wig shop. but galleries galore are lining the streets now. tonight, take a visit yourself because twelve art spaces are inviting you to come check them out from 7-9. dont forget to get your artventures passport stamped for discounts at local eateries.

art parade

be part of the washington project for the arts parade today by watching it: its too late to enter. the extravaganza starts noon @ half street. se @ m, and ends at n.

wait: it goes for a block? better be on time.