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DC:ARTS:Around My Way:New Blank Space SE Arts Venue to Host Open House!!

Blank Space SE, a new permanent creative pop-up space in Anacostia, will be hosting its first ever Open House event since its inception in October. The Open House will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from 11am-7pm with a performance portion from 5-7pm.

The event will include a special performance by Urban Artistry, a non-profit collective of dancers, artists, historians, musicians, folklorists and documentary filmmakers on a mission to preserve and continue the practice of urban dance, music and arts culture. As well as a one-day only, special photo exhibition by Critical Exposure, a non-profit organization founded in 2004 that teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change.

Blank Space SE welcomes all professional, experimental, visionary, original artists and

organizations to use the space as their own temporary creative home, as it is meant to be the ideal rental venue for all forms of creative projects and outlets. Community members are invited as well as local organizations and schools. This event is free and open to the public.

Blank Space SE, located at 1922 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, is available for many different projects, including (but not limited to): the production of your own art exhibit, a dance or theatre event, a workshop or classroom, a short term studio, a think tank, a creative crucible, a pop up boutique, or business.

Blank Space SE is a project of the ARCH Development Corporation (www.archdevelopment.org), a twenty year old not for profit dedicated to the creative revitalization of the Historic Anacostia community in Washington, D.C.

For further inquiries, please contact Lisa Bacon at lbacon. Be sure to visit the Blank Space SE website for details: www.blankspacese.com

Hope to see you there!

Blank Space_Open House_Press Release.pdf

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DC:MUSIC: JAZZ: Jazz Night Schedule for December 17th – Eric Byrd Big Band

JAZZ NIGHT in Southwest
@Westminster Church
400 I Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024 ~ 202.484.7700
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FRIDAY, December 17th, 2010, 6-9pm, $5
Eric Byrd Trio &
The Brother Ray Band
Eric Byrd, piano
Bhagwan Khalsa, bass
Alphonso Young, Jr., drums
Brad Clements, trumpet
Paul Carr, tenor sax
Lyle Link, alto sax
Chris Watling, baritone
David Cole, guitar
JAZZ NIGHT in Southwest
is a cultural arts project which works to preserve the art of Jazz in the D.C. area. Its work and activities include:
~ a weekly Friday performance venue featuring the best of live D.C. jazz

~ regular educational programs designed to expand appreciation and knowledge of jazz such as Thinking About Jazz
~ outreach activities which take live jazz to senior centers, hospitals, and community settings where people gather to appreciate lively performances through the Community Connections project

~ gathering and archiving jazz artifacts especially oral histories of musicians and jazz lovers in a Heritage & Archive collection
~ youth music learning activities including Intergenerational Networking

~ the presentation of special events including the annual D.C. Jazz Preservation Festival
All these things are nurtured through the assistance of our much-valued D.C. jazz artists and within the confines of a supportive community of Jazz lovers. Please join us in this most exciting and rewarding work!
Join Our Mailing List
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The Brother Ray Band
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Jazz Night in Southwest has grown continually since its inception over 10 years ago and has presented wonderful performances every Friday without exception for all these years. It happens because of the support and participation of so many wonderful people. It is a true blessing! The gifts of our D.C. musicians and the appreciation of those of us gathered renews our sense of love, joy and unity. Please share this wonderful experience of community and welcome those you care about.
Much love,
Dick Smith, Jazz Program Director
Rev. Brian, Co-Pastor, Westminster Church and SRDC President
Jazz Night happens because of the generous support of many individuals and these organizations. We appreciate your support!

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Generous support comes from the D.C. Commission on Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jazz Night is a project of Southwest Renaissance Development Corporations.
Southwest Renaissance Development Corporation | 400 I Street, SW | Washington | DC | 20024

For a full schedule and more information please go to www.westminsterdc.org/jazz.htm.
Directions and and information on the free ShuttleBug from Waterfront Metro may be found there.
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DC:MUSIC:JAZZ: Jazz Night Schedule for December 10th – Jackie Hairston

JAZZ NIGHT in Southwest
@Westminster Church
400 I Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024 ~ 202.484.7700
swrenaissance.com
FRIDAY, December 10th, 2010, 6-9pm, $5
Jackie’s Groove

Jackie Hairston, organ

Michael Hairston, sax

Percy Smith, drums

Marlene Ross, vocals
JAZZ NIGHT in Southwest
is a cultural arts project which works to preserve the art of Jazz in the D.C. area. Its work and activities include:
~ a weekly Friday performance venue featuring the best of live D.C. jazz

~ regular educational programs designed to expand appreciation and knowledge of jazz such as Thinking About Jazz
~ outreach activities which take live jazz to senior centers, hospitals, and community settings where people gather to appreciate lively performances through the Community Connections project

~ gathering and archiving jazz artifacts especially oral histories of musicians and jazz lovers in a Heritage & Archive collection
~ youth music learning activities including Intergenerational Networking

~ the presentation of special events including the annual D.C. Jazz Preservation Festival
All these things are nurtured through the assistance of our much-valued D.C. jazz artists and within the confines of a supportive community of Jazz lovers. Please join us in this most exciting and rewarding work!
Join Our Mailing List
Jazz Night bass image
Jazz Night in Southwest has grown continually since its inception over 10 years ago and has presented wonderful performances every Friday without exception for all these years. It happens because of the support and participation of so many wonderful people. It is a true blessing! The gifts of our D.C. musicians and the appreciation of those of us gathered renews our sense of love, joy and unity. Please share this wonderful experience of community and welcome those you care about.
Much love,
Dick Smith, Jazz Program Director
Rev. Brian, Co-Pastor, Westminster Church and SRDC President
Jazz Night happens because of the generous support of many individuals and these organizations. We appreciate your support!

Industrial Bank logo
DCCAH logo
Generous support comes from the D.C. Commission on Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jazz Night is a project of Southwest Renaissance Development Corporations.
Southwest Renaissance Development Corporation | 400 I Street, SW | Washington | DC | 20024

For a full schedule and more information please go to www.westminsterdc.org/jazz.htm.
Directions and and information on the free ShuttleBug from Waterfront Metro may be found there.

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DC:ART: Addison/Ripley Fine Art presents: Lou Stovall, opening reception Saturday, December 11. 2010

Lou Stovall No Editions: Painterly Prints
Addison/Ripley Fine Art
Summer Songs, 2010, silkscreen mono print, 20 x 40 1/8 inches
Summer Songs, 2010, silkscreen mono print, 20 x 40 1/8 inches
LOU STOVALL
NO EDITION: PAINTERLY PRINTS
December 11, 2010 – January 22, 2011

Please join us for an opening reception
Saturday, December 11, 5 – 7 pm
Addison/Ripley Fine Art is especially pleased to present this exhibit of recent unique silkscreens by Lou Stovall, "No Editions: Painterly Prints", works that display the full range of the artist’s extraordinary imagination and technical accomplishment. These works show Stovall as a true heir to the groundbreaking work of the Washington Color School and a ceaseless innovator in his own right. As indicated in the title, these are one of a kind prints, skillfully layered, dazzlingly rich in color.

Lou Stovall was born in Athens, Georgia in 1937 and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and at Howard University (B.F.A.). Since 1962, he has lived and worked in Washington, DC. His drawings and silkscreen prints have brought him grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Stern Family Fund.

Under his direction, Workshop, Inc. has grown from a small but active studio primarily concerned with community posters into a professional printmaking facility. Stovall’s craft is that of a master printmaker but his passion is drawing. His own prints and drawings are part of numerous public and private collections throughout the world. Through Workshop, Inc., founded in 1968, he has made a unique effort to build a community of artists in Washington, DC and to encourage, by his own example, service in the community.

Along with his own work, recognition as a master printmaker has gained him commissions to print works of such noted artists as Josef Albers, Peter Blume, Alexander Calder, Elizabeth Catlett, Gene Davis, David Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Mangold, Mathieu Mategot, A. Brockie Stevenson and James L. Wells.

Among his special commissions he designed the Independence Day invitation for the White House in 1982 at the request of Mrs. Ronald Reagan. In 1986, at the request of Mayor Marion Barry, he made the print American Beauty Rose for the Washington, DC Area Host Committee 1988 Democratic National Convention. In 1996 he designed and made the print Breathing Hope to honor Howard University’s incoming president H. Patrick Swygert.
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DC:Around My Way:The Hive and Blank Space SE have arrived.

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The Hive: home of innovators/visionaries/entrepreneurs is a brand new, fully renovated, professional workspace for organizations and freelancers looking for affordable and flexible office space. The Hive is equipped with many amenities including two conference rooms, a kitchenette, Wi-Fi, a full-time receptionist and plenty of on-street parking.

The Hive has private, shared and community workspace available. For entrepreneurs just starting out, The Hive offers a virtual membership that includes a professional office address, a place to receive mail and packages.

Located at 2027 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE in the heart of the Historic Anacostia Business District in Washington, D.C., this state of the arts space is in both a Federal and D.C. Government "Enterprise Community," as well as a Federal Small Business Administration HUB Zone. These governmental designations enable companies and businesses to receive preferential considerations when applying for Federal and D.C. based contracts.

The Hive is your place to do your business on your terms.

To learn more about The Hive go nikki or (202) 352-6585 to arrange a tour.

The Hive Membership Options
EXECUTIVE MEMBERSHIP $525-$575/month (1-year lease)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP $400/month (6-month lease)
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP $250/month (3-month lease)
VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP $75/month (no lease)
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Blank Space SE is a permanent creative pop-up space that is available for 2, 5 and 7 week rentals. We welcome all professional, experimental, visionary, original artists and organizations to use the space as their own temporary creative home, as it is meant to be the ideal rental venue for all forms of creative projects and outlets. Use the space to produce your own art exhibit, small scale dance or theatre event, new installation piece, or performance…Blank Space SE is a place to think outside the box.
Blank Space SE is available for all of these and more:

  • produce your own art exhibit
  • dance or theatre event
  • new installation piece or performance
  • short term studio
  • think tank
  • creative crucible
  • pop up boutique
  • classroom or workshops

Dates are still available in December, check availablity: www.blankSPACEse.com


Rates: 2 weeks / $1000, 5 weeks / $1800, 7 weeks $2500

(Blank Space SE also offers 1-3 day rentals @ a rate of $500)

Questions/Press contact Beth Ferraro and Lisa Bacon:

bferraro, lbacon and 202.365.8392
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DC:POETRY: A Season of Giving – A Message from the American Poetry Museum
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A Message from the American Poetry Museum
November 16, 2010

Dear Friend:

As we enter this season of thanksgiving and celebration, I am always reminded how grateful I am of your support over the past six years. The work and mission of the American Poetry Museum is rewarding and I know we would not be able to accomplish all we do without supporters like you.

We need caring individuals, like you, to help make the programs we provide, a daily reality for our community supporters–a generous gift from you would accomplish this. We understand that many of our faithful supporters have been financially challenged throughout the year, but in these tough times, our board, staff, and the people we serve appreciate even more the sacrifice of our generous donors. It is these gifts, great and small, that give our program a chance to enhance the community through the gift of American poetry.

Please take time today to send a gift of hope to the American Poetry Museum. I thank you in advance for your support. I invite you to visit the museum and experience for yourself the many programs we provide within our community.

With sincere thanks,

Jon West-Bey

Executive Director

MAKE AN ONLINE DONATION TODAY!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Darrell Perry
Chair-Treasurer
Williams & Connolly

Courtney Davis Vice-Chair
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Shelley GethersFannie Mae

Erik Williams
Williams & Connolly
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DC:POETRY:Project 60: E. Ethelbert Miller, the Making of an African American Writer

Project 60: E. Ethelbert Miller, the Making of an African American Writer

Please join the Special Collections Research Center at the Gelman Library of The George Washington University on November 19, 2010 for a celebration honoring D.C. poet E. Ethelbert Miller. The celebration, which coincides with Miller’s 60th birthday, will include discussion and comments by Ethelbert and his family and friends about his journey as a writer, as well as an examination and assessment of his work and a poetry reading with Sandra Beasley, Naomi Ayala, Ken Carroll, and Brian Gilmore. Accompanying the event is the exhibit “Call and Response,” which explores Miller’s life, major works, and their impact on those around him, both inside and outside the writing community.

Project 60: E. Ethelbert Miller, the Making of an African American Writer

E. Ethelbert Miller. Photo by Julia Jones.

The Project 60 event is a joint program of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Special Collections Research Center. The program begins at 1:30 PM in room 207 in Gelman Library and continues through the evening. For a complete schedule of the day’s activities, visit: http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/EEM_PROGRAM.pdf

Since 1974, Ethelbert Miller has served as the Director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University. This position and his numerous literary and political activities in the Washington writing community have afforded him the opportunity to develop his own talent and to influence and nurture emerging African American artists. Ethelbert is an accomplished author, teacher, editor, and mentor. His poetry publications include among others How We Sleep On the Nights We Don’t Make Love; Whispers, Secrets, and Promises; First Light: New and Selected Poems; Where Are the Love Poems for Dictators?; Season of Hunger/Cry of Rain: Poems 1975-1980; and The Migrant Worker. Ethelbert is also an accomplished editor. His editorial work has included many anthologies, including In Search of Color Everywhere: a Collection of African American Poetry; Women surviving massacres and men: nine women poets: an anthology; and with Ahmos Zu-Bolton II, Synergy D.C. anthology. He has penned two memoirs, Fathering Words: the Making of an African American Writer and The 5th Inning. Ethelbert is the founder and Director of the Ascension Poetry Reading Series, one of the oldest literary series in the Washington area.

Ethelbert Miller’s connections to the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) are significant and far-reaching. In 1984, Miller and performance artist Chasen Gaver promoted the idea of a Washington Writers’ Archive with a goal to collect the literary papers of the writing community in D.C., especially those of artists who focused their work on the issues of concern to residents of Washington. Since then, subsequent partnerships between local poets and SCRC archivists have resulted in the beginnings of a comprehensive community history, including the papers of Miller himself, that will capture the intersections between members of a community of artists who interact both personally and artistically.

Source:http://www.gelman.gwu.edu/collections/SCRC/current-events/project-60-e.-ethelbert-miller-the-making-of-an-african-american-writer