Dalila of Rock Star Pix shoots video of MOTORHEAD's 20 September 2008 performance at Roseland

Known mostly for her photography when Dalila of RockStarPix and her hubby of just one year attended the Saturday, 20 September 2008 MOTORHEAD show at Roseland Ballroom / NYC instead of shooting pic she shot some historic video footage.

As a documentary photographer who enjoys shooting both I can appreciate her delimna!

Click the image above to read Dalila / RockStarPix E-News dated Monday, 22 September 2008 regarding her videography of the 20 September 2008 MOTORHEAD show at Roseland in NYC.

19 September 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week

WMATA Dupont Circle Station / South

1350 Connecticut Avenue Complex

19th Street NW WDC

Friday Night, 12 September 2008

2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week

Eastern Market Arrives in Crystal City

Diverse Markets Management Executive Director Mike Berman is always a busy, busy, busy man. But, in recent weeks, he has been a bit more busier than usual.

After many years of behind the scene negotiations , as President of of the Downtown Artists Coalition, he and other displaced artists spearheaded the 5 September 2008 grand opening of F ST Arts.

And then on the following Friday evening, he and Matthew Falls as cofounders of CAOS on F hosted an Arts of Foot / Wines of Argentina reception at the F ST Arts Galleries ... before exhibiting at Saturday's 13 September 2008 Arts On Foot.

And after many months of planning he and other staff at Diverse Markets Management in collaboration with Crystal City BID inaugurated the six week Crystal Market autumn 'art festival' at the park at 2121 Cystal Drive in Crystal City yesterday at noon.

Modeled after the Downtown Holiday Market and having debued in Crystal City for the first time on Thursday afternoon, 18 September 2008, Crystal Market will henceforth be an annual fall art festival which, featuring many exhibitors associated with Eastern Market, will preceed the annual Downtown Holiday Market at Penn Quarter in NW Washington DC.

Like I said, Mike Berman who is depicted left in the picture above is a busy, busy, busy man!

Though still under construction, here is my 2008 Crystal Market photo collection.

Cabaret Jazzist Maureen Andary performs as opening act at Crystal Market Launch

When on Thursday, 18 September 2008 that Crystal Market debued in the park at 2121 Crystal Drive in Crystal City cabaret jazz artist Maureen Andary performed as the opening act from 12 noon until 2 pm.

Arriving shortly before 12 noon I was able to capture Maureen at the beginning of her performance. Here is video #1 and video #2.

And here are my Maureen Andary - Crystal Market - Music Series - Crystal City VA and Crystal Market - Crystal City - 18 September 2008 photosets, both, which may found in my Crystal Market 2008 photo collection.

Crystal Market will operate every Thursday through Saturday for 6 weeks, from Thursday, 18 September thru Saturday, 25 October 2008. Hours will be from 12 noon until 6 each day.

To learn more about Crystal Market or its scheduled performers visit its website.

Crystal Market launches TODAY (Thursday, 18 September 2008) at 11:30 am

The inaugural of Crystal Market and the accompanying music series will begin at 11:30 am on Thursday, 18 September 2008 at 2200 Crystal Drive in the Crystal City area of Arlington VA.

Click image for Diverse Markets Management / Crystal Market press release / e-news dated Wednesday, 17 September 2008.

NEWSFLASH: Flo Anito's first gigs in NYC & Philly

In addition to a Friday 26 September gig in NYC, a Tuesday 30 September show at DC9 in WDC and a 22 October appearance in Philly ... pop/folk and rock/jazz artist Flo Anito's NEWSFLASH dated Wednesday, 17 September 2008 reports that Flo Anito will be appearing tomorrow night, 18 September 2008 at Ebenezers Coffeehouse on Capitol Hill and on Friday evening, 19 September at Oneness School in Bethesda.

Here is my Flo Anito NEWSFLASH dated Wednesday, 17 September 2008 Google document.

Click image to my Flo Anito photoset.

Rashida Jolley to appear TONIGHT at Bohemian Caverns with N'digo Rose

Since having captured her during the NCNW 23rd Annual Black Family Reunion I've been meaning to post an entry to my blog pertaining to R&B / Soul Artist Rashida Jolley.

But in the midst of many September 2008 projects I simply have not had the time.

In the process of getting caught up on my NCNW 2008 Black Family Reunion documentation, last night, not only did I upload these images and the following three videos but I learned a great deal about Miss District of Columbia 2000, former Miss America Pageant contestant, Motivational Speaker, Abstinence Advocate, harpist, singer and poet Rashida Jolley.

• Video #1/4
• Video #3/4 "No One"
• Video #4/4 "Love Is Not A Game"

Rashida will be appearing TONIGHT, 17 September 2008 at Bohemian Caverns for two shows with N'digo Rose. The first at 8 - 9:30 pm and the second at 10 - 11:30 pm.

Click here to view my Rashida Jolley Google document.

Grand Opening of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Showcase Home at Arts District Hyattsville TODAY

When en route to last nights Arts On Foot / Wines of Argentina reception at CAOS on F that on the Green Line I noticed this Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams WMATA Billboard Display I was reminded of today's Grand Opening of the MGBW Showcase Home at Arts District Hyattsville.

With all the events that are on my schedule today, I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it out to Arts District Hyattsville which I have wanted to revisit since the launching of my Arts District Hyattsville project in April 2006.

Here is my Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams 14th Street Store and Windows - 14th Street - NW WDC - 2007 photosets which feature images of the MGBW store on 14th Street in NW WDC.

ID-entity exhibition opens tonight at Transformer 6-9 pm; tomorrow at Mexican Cultural Institute

Featuring the work of visiting artist Saúl Gómez, Opening Reception # 1 of ID-entity will be held tonight at the Transformer Gallery at 1404 P Street in NW WDC.

Interested in better understanding the emerging contemporary art of DC's sister federal city, ID-entity's co-curators Victoria Reis, Executive & Artistic Director, Transformer, and Mexico City based independent curator Giovanna Esposito Yussif, explored concepts of "identity" - and the range of meanings that can be applied in defining it within an era of globalization - as a starting point in organizing the ID-entity exhibition.

The participating ID-entity artists pose questions and share reflections about living within a capital city, urban life, consumption, consumerism, politics and culture among other themes related to how "identity" is not only defined by community, culture and country, but also by the individual.

Presented as part one of this two-site exhibition with the Mexican Cultural Institute, Saúl Gómez' installation of recent drawings and new works at Transformer was created in situ over a week long residency in Washington, DC that began Thursday 9.4.08.

Saúl Gómez' work deals with examining how we conceive, perceive, and configure landscape outside of traditional artistic models. Through his continuous and rigorous observations on the transformations of the physical conditions within his daily surroundings, Gómez creates highly detailed "meta-compostitions" that summarize – to his eyes – the universe.

His drawings and paintings reverently highlight his everyday home elements: meat in the roaster, beer bottles, a fried egg, cigarette butts, a cartoon mushroom, old snickers, a tape recorder, the field that he sees on his way home. Through the decay and organic alteration of these elements, Gómez' work shows a multiplicity of implosions that lead to other materials, other scenes, generating a narrative discourse that implies what will happen to matter and its integration with the absolute.

Click image to read entire Transformer E-News dated Friday, 12 September 2008 and for details regarding TONIGHTS reception at the Transformer Gallery and tomorrow's Opening Reception # 2 of ID-entity at the The Mexican Cultural Institute.

Work! with Peter Rauhofer & DJ Paulo - Water Taxi Beach / Long Island City - Saturday, 13 September 2008 from 12 noon until 3am

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WORK MUSCLE BEACH PARTY

Peter Rauhofer & DJ Paulo

Saturday September 13th

Water Taxi Beach

2 Borden Avenue . LI City, NY

Opening Set by Victor Franco

Doors Open 12 noon - 3am

RAIN or SHINE! (we have tents!)

tix: Danceherenownyc.com

info line: 877-Rob-F-NYC
21+ w/ valid ID a MUST

Just 3 minutes from East 34th to the beach!! Shuttles leaving all day from East 34th Street Terminal. Visit nywatertaxi.com for details.

Robert T. Cole to lead Foggy Bottom Sculpture Walking Tour on Saturday morning

Beginning on the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and I Street in NW WDC sculptor Robert T. Cole will lead a tour of the Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit this Saturday morning, 13 September 2008 at 11am.

Click image for details and to read Robert Cole E-News dated Monday, 8 September 2008.

12 September 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week

United States Navy Band . Musical Tribute

Pentagon Memorial Dedication . Arlington VA

Thursday Night, 11 September 2008

2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week

6th Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts THIS WEEKEND

Voted one of the top 100 art festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine, the 6th Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts will take place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday , 13 - 14 September 2008.

Click flyer for details.

Tomorrow's 2008 ARTS ON FOOT previews TODAY

Though Arts On Foot presented by Wines of Argentina will officially kick off the fall arts season in Downtown DC’s Penn Quarter area tomorrow on Saturday, 13 September, celebrating its 16th anniversary, an Art Market Preview will take place from noon until 7 pm today.

Click image to view my 2007 photoset. Here are my 2006 Arts On Foot photos.

CAOS on F Gallery to participate in Arts On Foot Celebration

In the process of working on my In Search of the Sun / 31 August - 10 September 2007 dvd / video project which is still not quite completed I was not able to attend last Friday's opening of F Street Arts. Nor Rafael Gallardo's Dupont Circle Art Galleries First Friday open studio reception.

However, I will get a another chance this evening to visit F Street Arts when painter Michael Berman and furniture designer Matthew Falls will host an Arts On Foot / Wines of Argentina reception this evening, from 7 until 9 pm at their CAOS on F Gallery which is located at 923 F Street in NW WDC.

Click image for details.

Friday's Photo of the Week - 5 September 2008

WMATA Metro Transit Employee Series

WMATA Archives / Navy Memorial / Penn Quarter Station

NW WDC . Wednesday afternoon, 3 September 2008

2008 Fridays' Photos of the Week

CD Release Performance of "GAYE WITHOUT SHAME"

Celebrating the July 2008 release of GAYE WITHOUT SHAME, blues artist Gaye Adegbalola, of Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women will perform at the home of Jeff Glassie and Julie Littell in Bethesda MD this Saturday, 6 September 2008.

Click image for Friends of the Barbershop & Glassie / Litell E-News dated 4 Sepember 2008 regarding the event.

Grand Opening of F ST | Arts on Friday, 5 September 2008

President of Downtown Artists Coalition (DAC) Mike Berman and other artists displaced by downtown redevelopment will celebrate tomorrow evening with the grand opening of F ST Arts.

Located at 923 F Street in the Carroll Square Complex the event will begin at 6:30 pm.

Included in the new Carroll Square development at 975 F Street, NW, is 7000 square feet of working art studio space, now leased from Akridge by DAC, which subleases to many of the artists who originally occupied space on the street. The studios occupy the 2nd and 3rd floors of the preserved and rehabbed townhouses that are incorporated into the development.

Berman's space in the project will function as a gallery called CAOS on F. The opening show will feature paintings by Berman, wood furniture by Matthew Falls, ceramics by Joe Hicks and paintings by Quint Marshall. In addition to Berman, Falls and Hicks are exhibitors at the Flea Market at Eastern Market.

Rafael Gallardo's Studio to be included in 5 September 2008 Dupont Circle First Friday Art Walk

On the first Friday of each month, Dupont Circle area art galleries hold a joint evening open house from 6 - 8 pm. Not all galleries participate each month, so if you are interested in a particular gallery, be sure to call ahead to confirm open hours.

Paintings by Rafael Gallardo will be included in the 5 September 2008 Dupont Circle First Friday Art Walk. Located at 2015 Q Street in NW and hosted by Barbara Bennett the Rafael Gallardo Art Studio will celebrate happy hour beginning at 5 pm.

Fashion / Fetish Photographer Adam Kozik's work to be featured at Berlin exhibit in October and forthcoming BLACK Volume 9

In an End of the Summer 4 September 2008 E-Update, fashion / fetish photographer Adam Kozik informs me that some of his work will appear early next year in Volker Janssen's BLACK Vol. 9.

And that curator Billy Miller of Johnny Comes Walking Home Again and Straight to Hell will be exhibiting Kozik's pictures in Berlin this October.

Click image to read entire 4 September 2008 E-Update.

Adam Kozik is also one of twelve artists featured in the Summer Salon group show which curated by Michael Henry will be on display during the month of September 2008 at the MDH Fine Arts Gallery in Chelsea NYC.