Neighborhood Showcase 2007
FREE Admission
11:00– 5:00
In the Pennsylvania Quarter
Pennsylvania Avenue to L Street, NW, 4th and 14th streets, NW
Metro: Metro Center, Federal Triangle, Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center, Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter, or Judiciary Sq.
The Neighborhood Showcase includes more than 45 neighborhood venues, performing companies, and neighborhood businesses and organizations hosting free performances, activities, and exhibits. Highlights include the preview events and tours of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s brand new Sidney Harman Hall, dance and theater performances from improv to belly dance, stage combat to musical theater, comedy to satire, multiple film screenings and some very special exhibits, demonstrations, classes, and workshops, guided neighborhood and backstage tours for rarely-seen theater experiences, and jamming on new musical instruments or listening to music at a number of venues.
The venues are arranged geographically, from west to east, and as one heads east, from north to south. The map of the Neighborhood Showcase sites should help you find each of these venues.
1:00-3:00 |
Artist-drawn Portrait sketches at Utrecht Art Supplies |
11:00-12:00 |
Kindercise Celebrates Arts on Foot at the National Theatre |
11:00-12:00 |
VIP Backstage Tour at the Warner Theatre |
| All Day | See Whittled with Wit & Whimsy at Zenith Gallery Alternative Artspace 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Julia Reese 202.289.4224 More information |
| 12:00-5:00 | DJ 7-1-0 Spins Hip-Hop, R&B, and other Genres Outside the Old Post Office Pavilion 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rodney Dyer 202.289.4224 |
12:00-5:00 |
Rahsaan Jackson Creates and Sells Hand-Painted Tee-Shirts Outside the Outside the Old Post Office Pavilion |
| 12:00-5:00 | Live Music on the Stage of the Old Post Office Pavilion 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rodney Dyer 202.289.4224 More information |
1:00-3:00
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DC Shorts Film Festival Screens an International Selection of Shorts at the E Street Cinema |
All Day |
E Brady Robinson: Shift, an Exhibit at Flashpoint 916 G Street, NW Karyn Miller 202.315.1310 More information |
12:00-12:40 |
Saraha Dance Holds a Belly Dance Workshop at Flashpoint |
| 12:40-1:00 | Saraha Dance Performs a Middle Eastern Belly Dance at Flashpoint 916 G Street, NW Melinda Parkhurst 202.362.4400 More information |
| 12:00-12:30 1:00-1:30 |
Sol y Soul Performs at Flashpoint 916 G Street, NW Regie Cabico 202.315.1310 More information |
| 2:00-2:45 4:00-4:45 |
Try Improv at a Washington Improv Theatre Workshop at Flashpoint 916 G Street, NW Topher Bellavia 202.315.1314 More information |
3:00-3:45 |
The Washington Improv Theatre Peforms and Answers Questions at Flashpoint |
11:00-3:00
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Sidewalk Book Sale at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
11:00-4:00 |
Local Quilters Demonstrate Quilting Techniques in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
12:00-1:50 |
Film Screening of Hip-Hop Documentary, “Fade to Black,” at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
2:00-4:00 |
Film Screening of “Freedom Writers” at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
2:00-3:30 |
Meet Artist Gerado Bravo and See His Exhibit, Mandalas, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
3:00-3:45 |
Mauricio Alexander Performs at an Alternative Rock Concert under the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library arcade |
All Day |
Visit Three Exhibits at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
All Day |
Botanica, an Exhibit at Carroll Square Gallery |
All Day |
The Belle Yang Exhibit and Documentary at the American Immigration Law Center |
11:00-12:30 |
Live Auctions at Weschler’s – Auctioneers & Appraisers |
12:00-12:45 |
Take a Guided Tour of the Washington Convention Center's Art Collection |
12:00 - 4:00 |
The Best of the "48 Hour Film Project” at Warehouse Theatre |
12:00-1:00 |
City in a Swamp Players Present “Primary Urges" at Warehouse Theatre |
1:00-2:00 |
DC Cabaret Network Presents Contemporary Cabaret at Warehouse Theatre |
2:00-3:00 |
BLK w/ BEAR + VJ Poppins Perform Experimental Sound and Video Art at Warehouse Theatre |
3:00-4:00 |
Maida Withers Dance Construction Company Presents "Second Story: Chapter One" at Warehouse Theatre |
11:00-3:00 |
Open House at the National Music Center |
| All Day | See the Exhibit, Wages of War: Bonus Army to Baghdad, at the Historical Society of Washington Kiplinger Library 801 K Street, NW Yvonne Carignan 202.383.1851 More information |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Learn the Art of Preserving Your Family Treasures at the Historical Society of Washington Kiplinger Library 801 K Street, NW Yvonne Carignan 202.383.1851 More information |
11:00-12:30 |
The Performing Arts in Penn Quarter Then and Now: A Goethe-Institut Walking Tour |
2:00–3:00 |
Play Children’s Language Games and Learn German at the Goethe-Institut |
All Day |
Berlin – Contemporary Photography and Video Art at the Goethe-Institut |
All Day |
WPA\Corcoran’s OPTIONS 2007 Show at the Edison Place Gallery |
1:00-2:00 |
See Judy Simmons and George Fulginiti-Shakar’s Theatre Lab Cabaret Performance |
2:00-3:00 |
Selections from The Theatre Lab's Production of Les Misérables |
3:00-4:00 |
Introductory Drama Class at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
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12:00-1:00 |
Preview the DC Improv Festival with Maida Withers Dance Construction Company and Washington Free Collaboration’s: Glob Blog – A Moving Message |
All Day |
The Art of Beauty and Relaxation at the Aveda Institute DC |
1:00-3:30 |
Live Original Folk, Rock, and Jazz by Blue Judy Band in the Gallery Place Plaza |
| 12:00-4:00 | Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Stories and Crafts for Kids at the National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets, NW Kirsten Wadas 202.633.8280 More information |
11:30-5:00 |
Visit any of Five Exhibits at the National Portrait Gallery |
11:30-5:00 |
Scavenger Hunt at the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
11:30-5:00 |
Three Exhibits at the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
12:00 & 2:00 |
Highlights Tour of the Permanent Collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
3:00 |
Linda Ferber’s Gallery Talk, Who Was Asher B. Durand, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum |
12:00-5:00 |
Take a Self-Guided Tour of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Brand New Sidney Harman Hall |
12:00-5:00 |
Create a Royal Crown at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall |
12:00-5:00 |
Meet the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall Performing Arts Partners |
12:00 |
See the Shakespeare Theatre Company's partner, CityDance, Perform at the Brand New Sidney Harman Hall |
1:00 |
See Stage Combat Demonstrations at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall |
2:00 |
The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Is Giving Us a Sneak Peak of a Fight Rehearsal from the Harman Hall’s First Production, Tamberlaine |
3:00 |
Take in a Blood & Guts Demonstration at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Harman Hall |
4:00 |
Afro Bop Alliance Performs at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall |
12:00-5:00 |
Performances by Basso Moderno Duo, Beale Street Puppets, banished?productions, Pabst and the Popcorn Hour, and the Floyd Dance Project from the 2006 Capital Fringe Festival |
11:00-4:00 |
Make Your Own Police Badge, Write a Law Enforcement Officer and Have Your Face Painted at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
11:00-4:00 |
Have an Artist-Drawn Caricature of Yourself in a Uniform at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
11:00–4:00 |
Find a Hero Activity at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
12:00-3:00 |
Meet McGruff the Crime Dog and Make a Child Identification Kit at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
12:00-3:00 |
Hear Police Stories for Children and Enter a Book Drawing at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Visitor's Center |
All Day |
35th Anniversary Sale and Gift Certificate Raffle at Olsson’s Books & Records |
All Day |
Modern Design Day Showcasing Outdoor Furniture from around the World at Apartment Zero |
12:00-5:00 |
Four Artist Exhibits at Touchstone Gallery 406 7th Street, NW, 2nd Floor Janet Wheeler 202.347.2787 More information |
12:00-5:00 |
Two Artist Exhibits at Civilian Art Projects |
All Day |
Motophoto Penn Quarter Takes Kids Photos for Entry in the National Tot Shots Photo Contest |
| All Day | Bead Society Members Demonstrate Beaded Jewelry Making Techniques at The Bead Museum 400 7th Street, NW Victor Steele 202.624.4500 |
| 11:30-4:30 | Make Bead Bugs and Hear Stories at The Bead Museum 400 7th Street, NW Victor Steele 202.624.4500 |
| All Day | Guided Tours of Three Exhibits and Documentary Screenings at The Bead Museum 400 7th Street, NW Victor Steele 202.624.4500 More information |
| 11:00-4:00 | Take a Theatre Quiz To Qualify for a TICKETplace Gift Certificate 407 7th Street, NW Michael Kelley 202.393.8112 More information |
All Day |
The Freedom Place Collection: Romare Bearden, Benny Andrews, & Others at Zenith Gallery 413 7th Street, NW Julia Reese 202.783.2963 More information |
12:00-3:00 |
Backstage Tours of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Every Half Hour 641 D Street, NW Michael Kyrioglou 202.393.3939 |
12:00-3:00 |
Props, Furniture, and Set Pieces Are on Sale at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre |
3:00-5:00 |
U-571 Film Screening at the Navy Memorial Heritage Center 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Taylor Baldwin Kiland 202.737.2300 More information |
11:00-1:00 |
Cultural Tourism DC Offers a Guided Walking Tour of Penn Quarter |
1:00-2:00 |
Pua-Naturally Demonstrates the Technique and Process of Block-Printing on Fabric |
All Day |
Have Your African Art Appraised at the Artifactory |
All Day |
Hands-on Fun for Kids at the National Archives |
All Day |
Tour the Public Vaults and See the Original Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights at the National Archives |
All Day |
See Presidential Exhibit at the National Archives |
All Day |
Hands-on Fun Building an Amazing Arch at the National Building Musem |
All Day |
See the Museum with an Architectural Tool Kit at the National Building Musem |
All Day |
Four Exhibits at the National Building Musem |
All Day |
Our Home and Native Land at the Canadian Embassy |
All Day |
Guided Tours at the National Gallery of Art |
All Day |
Seven Exhibits at the National Gallery of Art |
2:30 |
Film Screening of Stalker, from the series A Journey Through the Russian Fantastik, at the National Gallery of Art |
1:30-4:30 |
Jazz Trumpeter Sean Jones and Others in Concert Remember the Artistry of Dizzy Gillespie in the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden |
3:00-4:00 |
The Prison Arts Foundation Presents a Author Talk on Understanding Prisons and Artistic Prisoners |
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