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Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Friday, August 1st, 2008
| In the Spring and Fall of 2008, Eastern Market Music again presents a sampling of the Washington area’s best blues, bluegrass, swing, jazz, contemporary, and international musicians. The Capitol Hill Community Foundation sponsors the series, which began in July 2007, to remind everyone that Eastern Market is alive and open after the devestating fire of April 2007. Performances are on Sundays from September 7 to October 12, on the corner of 7th Street and North Carolina Avenue, S.E., outside of Port City Java. Plan to come to Eastern Market to hear some of the finest free music you’ll hear in DC. Check the links below for schedules and details, or download a schedule summary here. |
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SEPTEMBER 7
10:30 am
Dead Men’s Hollow
Bluegrass, Americana
1:00 pm
Magpie
Jazz, Blues, Contemporary, Folk
SEPTEMBER 14
10:30 am
BluesWorks
Blues, World
1:00 pm
Janine Wilson
Acoustic Roots Rock
SEPTEMBER 21
10:30 am
Finnegan’s Jig
Celtic, Contemporary
1:00 pm
Reverb
A Capella R&B, Gospel
SEPTEMBER 28
10:30 am
Alexandria Kleztet
Modern Klezmer
1:00 pm
Blue Rhythm Boys
Acoustic Blues, Swing
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OCTOBER 5
10:30 am
Rick Franklin and Mike Baytop
Piedmont and Hokum Blues
1:00 pm
Archie’s Barbershop Jambassadors
Acoustic Blues
OCTOBER 12
10:30 am
The Capitol Hillbillies
Hokum Blues, New Orleans Jazz
1:00 pm
Rio Garage
Brazilian Jazz
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
In the Spring and Fall of 2008, Eastern Market Music again presents a sampling of the Washington area’s best blues, bluegrass, swing, jazz, contemporary, and international musicians. The Capitol Hill Community Foundation sponsors the series, which began in July 2007, to remind everyone that Eastern Market is alive and open after the devestating fire of April 2007.
Performances are on Sundays from May 4 to June 29 and September 7 to October 12, on the corner of 7th Street and North Carolina Avenue, S.E., outside of Port City Java. Plan to come to Eastern Market to hear some of the finest free music you’ll hear in DC.
MAY 4
10:30 am
Rick Franklin and the Delta Blues Boys
Hokum Blues
1:00 pm
Reverb
A Capella R&B, Gospel
MAY 11
10:30 am
Alexandria Kleztet
Modern Klezmer
1:00 pm
Little Bit a Blues
Blues, Ragtime, Country
MAY 18
10:30 am
Daryl Davis
Boogie Woogie, Rockabilly
1:00 pm
Shackbreakers
Acoustic Blues
MAY 25
10:30 am
Hokum Jazz
Jazz, Blues, Swing
1:00 pm
Robert Lighthouse
Acoustic Blues
JUNE 1
10:30 am
Honky Tonk Confidential
Retro/Alt Country
1:00 pm
Pam Parker
Jazz
JUNE 8
10:30 am
Mystic Warriors
Andean Fusion
1:00 pm
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band
Vintage Country
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Save the Date: Wednesday, April 30
Community Meeting on the Future of Hine Jr. High
Councilmember Tommy Wells is hosting a community meeting on the future of the Hine Jr. High site. The school is scheduled to close at the end of this school year and Tommy is creating a community process to develop a shared vision for the site. Several leading civic organizations and associations have outlined core principals to be included and this meeting will create an opportunity for community input. The Deputy Mayors for Education and Planning and Economic Development, as well as the Office on Planning will participate in this meeting. As the current site of Eastern market related business activity, it is important for EMCAC to participate in this meeting as well.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Hine Jr. High School, 335 8th Street, SE. Please feel free to pass this announcement along to other interested parties.
Thanks,
Donna Scheeder, Chair
Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
I spoke to Matt Hussman at OPM and he indicated that the meeting is going forward.
Eastern Market - Market Manager RFP Meeting
Thursday January 17, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Hine Junior High School
A meeting to discuss the RFP that will be drafted to help select the new Market Manager at Eastern Market
Sponsor: Office of Property Management
OPM’s Eastern Market Home Page
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
The 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
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007
| Eastern Market Pottery Re-Opens for Classes |
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| 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. |
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Bringing 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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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Stolen from our friends at DCist.com
As a symbol of Eastern Market’s recovery from the fire that destroyed its main building in April, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, which established the Eastern Market Fund to aid in the restoration process, is sponsoring a concert series that will begin on July 22.
The Eastern Market Music series will present Washington area blues, bluegrass, jazz, contemporary, and international musicians. The shows will run on Sundays through the end of September and will take place at the corner of 7th & North Carolina, S.E., outside of Port City Java.
The opening concert is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday with traditional blues musicians Rick Franklin and Michael Baytop. The Resonators, an acoustic roots ensemble, will complete the bill. A full schedule of the Eastern Market Music series, including performers, dates and times is now available on the Capitol Hill Community Foundation web site.
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