Benefit Concert: The Countertop Quartet
Monday, September 24th, 2007The Countertop Quartet will perform a benefit concert to aid displaced Eastern Market merchants.
Saint Peter’s Catholic Church
313 2nd St. SE
Saturday
September 29th, 2007
8pm
Archive for September, 2007
Eastern Market Pottery Re-Opens for Classes
Saturday, September 15th, 2007| Eastern Market Pottery Re-Opens for Classes |
| Written by Charles Allen | |
| Tuesday, 04 September 2007 | |
 As many devoted Eastern Market fans will remember, Eastern Market Pottery has been looking for a new location ever since fire and smoke damaged the classroom and workshop above the north hall. Just a week after the opening of the temporary East Hall, an announcement has been made by Eastern Market Pottery that it will hold its first classes beginning on Monday, Sept. 10th. They have found a new home at 320 3rd Street NE - please note the entrance is at the rear.Eastern Market Pottery’s Chuck Brome reports that they expect to have over 20 former students return to their classes for the first time since April. They are advertising and looking for new students as well. He adds, “We are still putting equipment in place and stocking clay and glaze materials. Storage has been at several locations and bringing it all together to make an efficient workshop/class studio is ongoing.”How do you contact them at their new digs to find out more? Brome says its best to contact them at 202-544-6669. It’s currently being routed to his cell phone, but it will soon become their landline. |
Special Presentation at the Goethe Institute
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Bringing Eastern Market Back:
Sounds, Pictures, and Historic Preservation
We can’t bring back 135 years of wonderful smells that had collected in pre-fire Eastern Market, but we can bring back some of the sounds—and with them, some of the life of Eastern Market. Perhaps we can use the sounds of the old market as a guide to the re-building of this lively public space, built in 1872-73 by German-born architect Adolf Cluss (1825-1905).
Thursday, September 6, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
The Goethe-Institut hosts a panel discussion about the role played by historic preservationists in the restoration of Eastern Market. We will see archival photos and listen to audio recorded at Eastern Market for the Adolf Cluss project, along with sounds from the public market in the architect’s German hometown, Heilbronn.
Panelists:
Tanya Beauchamp, Historian and Historic Preservationist, specialist on Cluss buildings
Baird Smith, AIA, FAPT, Quinn Evans Architects, overseeing the restoration of Eastern Market
Alex van Oss, Audio producer
Monte Edwards, Eastern Market Advisory Committee
Joseph Browne, director, Adolf Cluss Exhibition Project
Bill Gilcher, moderator
No charge. RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 163
More information: www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/kue/arc/en2407247.htm, www.goethe.de/cluss, and www.adolf-cluss.org
About the Goethe-Institut:
On behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, cultural institutes around the world provide cultural programs, language courses, support to educators, and up-to-date information on Germany in the context of Europe. Founded in 1990, Goethe-Institut Washington, DC is a center for German culture and language, and for the coordination of media projects for all of North America. From its location in the revitalized Downtown, the Goethe-Institut Washington reaches out to both individuals and organizations in the community with high-quality events.
Address:
812 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown
202-289-1200
www.goethe.de/washington
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