My Capital Pride 2006 'Love Power' Pride 2007 DVD Edition

In celebration of the 2007 Gay Pride Season I hope to create several photo montage / musical DVDs, over the next few months, that will feature images that I've taken, over the years, of gay prides, equality demonstrations and circuit events.

Some of the projects may date back to 1992.

In launching my 2007 Gay Pride Celebration Project which is actually part on my ongoing "Out In The Life" series I spent the last few days reediting my 2006 National Come Out Day ' Love Power' Capital Pride 2006 photo monage into the DVD format.

As of Friday evening, copies were left at The Fireplace, Omega, JR's Bar & Grill, Cobalt / 30 Degrees and Green Lantern.

Auditions for MetroPerforms! begins TODAY - 10 May

Thursday, 10 May - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday, 12 May - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
600 5th Street
202.962.1234

The Metro's Art in Transit program and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities will hold auditions for live performances at Metrorail stations, allowing local performers the chance to showcase their talents at select Metrorail station entrances.

Auditions are on a first-come, first-served basis. A photograph and one-page biography or resume should accompany each individual or group auditioning.

For more information.

excerpted from Downtown DC Bid Events Calendar.

Click photo by Elvert Barnes to visit saxophonist James 'Kenyatta' Palmore's photo set.

12 May - UNDERWATER: organic electronica sound + visual show at 1520 14th Street, NW

Aphrodizia is a live music and art performance collaboration out of Washington DC that incorporates an organic musical and visual experience blending live hypnotic soundscapes, with projected visual elements and interpretive human sculpture.

On Saturday evening, 12 May 2007, Aphrodizia in collaboration with Yoko K will perform UNDERWATER at 1520 14th Street, NW, WDC - a space provided by Metropolis Development Company.

Doors open at 8 pm. Show at 8:30 pm

Suggested donataion: $12 advance / $15 door

RSVP online at www.aphrodizia.net.

Email at info@aphrodizia.net

Telephone at 240-235-3898

ArtspaceWashDC "Affordable Artist Live/Work Project" Kick-off! event TONIGHT at Dance Place

ALL ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES!!

Affordable Artist Live/Work Project market survey kick-off TONIGHT

Thursday, 10 May 2007 @ 6 PM

Artspace Projects (a national, nonprofit organization) , in partnership with Dance Place, is studying the space needs of artists in the Washington, D.C. region. This study will assist in the development of affordable new space where artists may live and work, and a new home for Dance Place in the Catholic University/Brookland area of Northeast D.C.

The survey is waiting for you online at www.ArtspaceWashDC.org.

"WINDOWS OF THE WORLD" May 2007 video demo

I have photographed windows for many years, dating back to the fall of 1972. Here is my first WINDOWS OF THE WORLD demo video which, in sync with Dionne Warwick's version of "The Windows of the World" from her Definitive Collection cd, features images that I have taken, over the years, in New York City, South Boston VA, Miami Beach FL and Washington DC.

The self-portrait to the left was taken in July 1992 at Lothar's apartment, in Chelsea, on West 20th Street in NYC. Here is the original photo.

Here is the WINDOWS OF THE WORLD May 2007 demo video at Google and my Windows of the World 2007 photo collection at flickr.

MCA Open Studios May 19-20

OPEN STUDIOS
May 19-20, 2007

22 member artists of MCA are throwing open their doors for Spring Mid City Artists Open Studios. Several new artists have joined our ranks, and we all have new work for "show and sell." This is a unique opportunity to see some of DC's most exciting artists in their home environments – and to visit the local galleries and businesses supporting our effort.

Visit www.midcityartists.com for more information, view artwork and to download a map.

Visit EVENTS to find out what other things these artists are up to.