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Though it had been knawing at my brain since the beginning of the month it was not until this past weekend that in celebration of Black History Month 2010 my VOICES #3: Songs Of Slavery" mix was completed.
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For the second year in a row, Diverse Markets Management will manage the 27th Annual DC Antique Photo Show which will take place at its regular venue on Sunday, 14 March 2010 at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn/Key Bridge at 1900 North Ft. Myer Drive in Arlington VA.
In celebration of my brother Joe's 55th birthday my February 2010 "Both Sides Now" mix features a mostly 70's and 80's Soul, R&B & Disco tracklist.
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First, let me reiterate that there is no connection between myself and the Winter Party Festival other than the fact that having attended the 2005 and 2007 events I subsequently donated my Winter Party Festival photography collection to the Stonewall Library & Archives in Fort Lauderdale FL.
Making fire from mud, Celtic fiddle virtuoso Eileen Ivers delves deep into the influential sounds of Irish immigration in her latest Beyond the Bog Road Tour.
Having been awarded the prestigious Caterer of the Year Award from Catering Magazine ... Main Events Caterers will be featured in a spotlight article in the magazine's January/February 2010 issue, which can be viewed in pdf format by clicking here.
While it was during the 5 - 6 February 2010 Snow Blizzard that I contemplated the tracklist it was during the subsequent 9 - 10 February 2010 White Out Blizzard that I mixed the WINTER MELODY compilation.
While my TO BE ABLE TO LOVE dance mix represents my Valentine Day 2010 statement in support of Marriage Equality ... in the following ... Michael Crawford of Freedom to Marry suggests sending a Valentine's Day E(quality)Card:
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When first mixed in the fall of 2004 the eclectic 'old school' mix TAKE MY BREATH AWAY included only 13 of the 20 songs that is now featured on the newly remade/remixed January 2010 tracklist.
“Love is in the air… everywhere you look ...” in the third annual JustCircuit.MAG “LOVE” issue, which reminds you of JustCircuit’s long-time mantra: “Live, love, laugh…and be STUNNING!”
Beatport celebrates Black History Month and remembers the important contribution that black producers, artists, and DJs have made to electronic music, throughout February, by publishing a number of in-depth interviews on Beatportal from some of dance music's most important pioneers.
Though the grand opening was last October I just noticed during my 5 February 2010 Snow Blizzard trip that there is a Bikestation at Union Station in NE Washington DC.
In celebration of Valentine's Day and as a personal statement in my support of Marriage Equality the February 2010 "To Be Able To Love" dance mix features a R&B/House/Gay Circuit tracklist.
There are many great opportunities for artists to participate in Baltimore's Artscape 2010 event which takes place in the Bolton Hill Neighborhood and Station North Arts & Entertainment District in Baltmore MD from 16 - 18 July 2010.
While nominations closed on 15 January 2010 for Baltimore's BAKER ARTIST AWARDS you still have time, through 15 February 2010, to play a role in choosing the five winners of Baltimore's Choice prizes.
Advance tickets for The Saint-At-Large Rites XXXI: The Black Party will go on sale on 12 February 2010. This year, The Saint At Large, will also debut the BPX: THE BLACK PARTY EXPO event which will take place during the day of Saturday, 20 March 2010.
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While my FotoWeek DC 2009 project is still under construction I just, this past week, completed the Central 2 Gallery photo album which located at 3306 M Street, NW, Washington DC included the following exhibits:
Curated by Alec Simpson, Kris Swanson and Tray Patterson twelve African American artists honor Black History Month 2010 in the "Mixed Media Reflections" exhibit at the Corner Store Gallery on Capitol Hill in SE Washington DC.
After 8 1/2 years ... Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow have decided to make it official ... at this Friday's 5 February 2010 opening reception of the “Till Death Do Us Part” exhibition at Long View Gallery will be a landmark event for the art scene in Washington DC ... as Ellyn and Sesow exchange nuptials.
Click banner for 2 February 2010 Visit Baltimore Newsletter regarding the Baltimore Winter Restaurant Week which having launched on Friday, 22 January will continue through this Sunday, 27 February 2010.
Click banner to read the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) Newsletter dated Friday, 29 January 2010 regarding February 2010 events.
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Blogger DCMetrocentric has a great article on JBG's $40 million renovation of the La Promenade Shopping Mall at the L'Enfant Plaza Complex in SW Washington DC.
I just received an email alert from Alison Gardner of Full Equality Now DC regarding American Prayer Hour 'counter demonstrations' that will be held in cities throughout the country in protest against the 2 - 4 February 2010 The Family's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC which will include Uganda's Family members and supporters of what has become known as the "Kill The Gays" bill.
A special mix celebrating the 50th birthday of a friend, Steve O'Toole, and reflecting music that friends and I danced to at the clubs in Washington DC and New York City during the 70's and 80's the January 2010 YOU ARE MY FRIEND mix features this old school R&B tracklist.
In recent weeks, I have embarked on a Wi-Fi Hot Spots exploration project.
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Since reading an article last fall in the NoMa's Newsletter regarding the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) I've wanted to check it out.
Since Obama's Change ad campaign the word change has played an important part in several advertising campaigns. Including IKEA's "Embrace Change 2009" ad campaign.Since learning of his participation in the Artists Wanted "The Power of Self" photography competition I've made a point over the past few days to cast my vote for Erick Wilund.
A NYC photographer and cancer survivor who I consider to be one of the best photographers on Flickr.
The competition closes attonight ... Thursday, 21 Janaury 2010 at midnight.
Feel free to cast your vote and show support for Erick Wilund at http://www.artistswanted.org/ewilund.
Thanks to a dear friend, Raeann ... I just checked out "Boogie Nights" by Lisa Robinson in the February 2010 issue Vanity Fair Magazine which, through interviews, provides an important oral history of disco.
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2010 my January 2010 SET ME FREE trance mix samples two excerpts from Dr. King's 28 August 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech with this tracklist.
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The first Centaur release to kick off the New Year is “Big Muscle Remixed,” the sophomore album from DJ Bill Bennett who was recently named the #1 leather DJ in North America by Instinct Magazine. The album features twelve continuously mixed tracks featuring some of the biggest names in dance including #1 artists Suzanne Palmer, Inaya Day, Pepper MaShay, Thea Austin and Abigail. This album will also be available on iTunes and on CD very soon. Kick off the New Year with this high energy, house vocal mix.
Under the banner of "Peace Begins at Home / Change Begins in Me" the District's 4th Annual MLK Peace Walk honoring of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. kicks off on Monday, 18 January 2010 with a 9 am Assemblance Rally at the Bethlehem Baptist Church parking lot at 2500 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue in SE Washington DC.
Click banner to read Mike Weiss Gallery press release dated Wednesday, 13 January 2010 regarding Stefanie Gutheil's "Kopftheater" exhibition at the Mike Weiss Gallery in NYC from 14 January until 20 February 2010.
In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to Just Kids as she has to the rest of her formidable body of work—from her influential 1975 album Horses to her visual art and poetry.
