Art House Open House, tonight from 5:30-8.
I hope everyone else is breathing a little easier now that it is back to our normal balmy (i.e. not hellish) weather. I’ll take some rain and a flooded basement with a smile this week, thank you very much. It looks like we might encounter a thunderstorm or two throughout the weekend, but if you’re out and about here’s a few goings-on to check out:
For all of you who “like” Eastern Market (in the Facebook sense), there will be a Fan Appreciation Event Saturday from 6 to 8 pm Update: the event has been postponed; a new date should be announced on their Facebook page in the next few days. Refreshments will be served and two free future events will be given away.
Our friends at CHAW have some things going on this weekend as well. Local poet Denise Derricotte presents her one woman show “Cousin Lulabele has Some Things to Say” this Saturday at 7 pm ($5 at the door). Also on Saturday, a local artist presents the exhibit “Hands of Time” from 5 – 7 pm (free).
On the topic of art, here’s an innovative way to push some real estate. John C. Formant Real Estate, Simplicity Staging, CITY Gallery and Studio H will be hosting the first ever Art House Open House Thursday from 5:30 to 8 pm. Local artists will be showcased at 610 Independence Ave SE. Perfect if your looking for some new art for your house or a new house for your art (free).
Over on the other side of the Hill, the Atlas Performing Arts Center is presenting “The Fourth Dimension: The Hip Hop World of DCypher” Saturday night at 8 pm. As they say, this “electrifying performance mixes high energy, provocative, and ‘culture specific’ pieces for audiences of all ages and walks of life” ($25).
For the more pastoral minded, the Folger Shakespeare Library is conducting tours of it’s Elizabethan Gardens Saturday at 10 and 11 am. Docents will show you around their garden, inspired by herbal references in Shakespeare’s plays and also incorporating plants popular in his time, including lavender, creeping thyme, and English ivy; a knot garden; and Shakespearean statues by American sculptor Greg Wyatt (free).
