(August 30; 11a.m.-10p.m.; Merriweather Post Pavilion; 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy.; Columbia, MD 21044; http://www.virginmobilefestival.com)
The recession has hit us all pretty hard. But the fourth annual Virgin Music Festival doesn’t have to cost a cent. The popular concert, taking place at Merriweather Post Pavillion for one day only, will be offering the concert for free aside from the minimum $5 donation benefiting a charity to fight youth homelessness. The event boasts an A list lineup including Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Public Enemy, Girl Talk, The Hold Steady, Mates of State, Jet and The National. Their will also be a dance tent in the back, food, beer and amazing talent. The following three options are the best offers for getting into the quickly selling out show.
1. Get your free ticket with optional $5 per ticket delivery fee or avoid the delivery fee if you pick them up at Will Call at the Merriweather or Club box offices between August 21-28.
2. Purchase a Karma Package which offers packages of $30 that get you a free ticket and T-shirt or $55 will get you 2 tickets and 2 t-shirts. Prices include $5 donations to youth homelessness.
3. Become a Free.I.P. Volunteer at an approved youth homelessness agency before the show and you might just be able to get free seating in VIP!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Pink for the Cure
(August 28; 10 p.m.; Shadow Room; 2131 K St. N.W.; Washington, DC 20037; Cost: Donations at the door)
This pink charity event is held for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation and is the perfect event to wear your favorite pink outfit for the theme, “Blonde Charity Mafia”. All donations will go towards raising breast cancer awareness.
This pink charity event is held for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation and is the perfect event to wear your favorite pink outfit for the theme, “Blonde Charity Mafia”. All donations will go towards raising breast cancer awareness.
Friday, August 21, 2009
21st Annual DC Blues Festival
(09/05/2009; Carter Barron Amphitheatre; 4850 Colorado Avenue, NW)
The 21st Annual D.C. Blues Festival is perfect for the entire family and features musical, instrumental and vocal workshops, petting zoos and much more.
The 21st Annual D.C. Blues Festival is perfect for the entire family and features musical, instrumental and vocal workshops, petting zoos and much more.
New Records
(Union Station's Main Hall; 08/12/2009)
National Geographic Kids is setting all sorts of records but this time they are helping set the Guinness World Record for the Most Items of Clothing Collected for Recycling. This amazing cause will draw record breaking numbers of more than 30,000 denim jackets, jeans, shirts and hats. The items will be fashioned in a form of art displayed for two weeks at D.C.’s Union Station. The denim items will then be donated to Cotton Inc.’s program “From Blue to Green” which recycles denim into insulation for homes.
National Geographic Kids is setting all sorts of records but this time they are helping set the Guinness World Record for the Most Items of Clothing Collected for Recycling. This amazing cause will draw record breaking numbers of more than 30,000 denim jackets, jeans, shirts and hats. The items will be fashioned in a form of art displayed for two weeks at D.C.’s Union Station. The denim items will then be donated to Cotton Inc.’s program “From Blue to Green” which recycles denim into insulation for homes.
19th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival
(Gateway Park, N. Lynn St. & Lee Highway; Rosslyn; 09/12/2009)
Come on out for this year’s 19th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival taking place from 1-7p.m. which includes an amazing line up like Holly Cole, pianist Lafayette Gillchrist and the New Volcanoes, and renowned harmonica player Frederic Yonnet. The day begins with an exciting 90-minute Salsa-meets-Jazz session performed by the Grammy winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Jazz Fest will be broadcast live with radio sponsor WPFW 89.3 FM. Don’t miss out on one of the year’s best events.
Come on out for this year’s 19th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival taking place from 1-7p.m. which includes an amazing line up like Holly Cole, pianist Lafayette Gillchrist and the New Volcanoes, and renowned harmonica player Frederic Yonnet. The day begins with an exciting 90-minute Salsa-meets-Jazz session performed by the Grammy winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Jazz Fest will be broadcast live with radio sponsor WPFW 89.3 FM. Don’t miss out on one of the year’s best events.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
In the Flesh
(The Phillips Collection; 06/20/2009-09/13/2009; 1600 21st Street, NW; www.phillipscollection.org)
Forty three paintings created by thirty four world renowned artists will be exhibited including works by Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Willem de Kooning, Alice Neal, Lucian Freud, Eric Fischl, and Julian Schnabel. All of these artists depict emotional experience through the flesh in their painted works.
Forty three paintings created by thirty four world renowned artists will be exhibited including works by Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Willem de Kooning, Alice Neal, Lucian Freud, Eric Fischl, and Julian Schnabel. All of these artists depict emotional experience through the flesh in their painted works.
Hippiefest
(The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts; 08/11/2009)
This concert, in an effort to reminisce and perhaps revive the Hippie movement features a number of groups from rock groups like Mountain & Leslie West, Flo & Eddie of The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Badfinger and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals. So put up your peace sign and headbands and come out for this fun night.
This concert, in an effort to reminisce and perhaps revive the Hippie movement features a number of groups from rock groups like Mountain & Leslie West, Flo & Eddie of The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Badfinger and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals. So put up your peace sign and headbands and come out for this fun night.
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