My "So Many Men" House/Circuit Mix Celebrates the 2010 Winter Party Festival / South Beach

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.

Secondly, in conjunction with my photography and my writing I regard my music mixology as documentary in nature. Which is why in recent months that in connection with my FLASHBACKS project my music mixes have revisited the disco and dance music spanning a period of more than 30 years.

Realizing the importance of disco and dance music to the gay culture and heritage ... and as I have done with several of my "gay oriented photography collections" ... the Elvert Barnes Miixology collection will be donated to the Stonewall Library & Archives.

With all that having been said, in celebration of the 2010 Winter Festival Festival at South Beach / Miami FL, my February 2010 SO MANY MEN mix features a gay/circuit track list of house, disco and r&b music spanning more than 3 decades.

Click the cd cover to download and/or listen to the February 2010 SO MANY MEN music mix podcast. The image featured on the cd cover can be found in my 2007 WPF Beach Party photo album at Ipernity.

Each year since 1998, Winter Party Festival and Centaur Music have collaborated in the production of an annual Winter Party Festival Compilation collection which features some of the biggest DJ names on the circuit. Visit Centaur Music for information.

And you still have time to escape the freezing winter weather and head down to Miami for the 3 - 8 March 2010 Winter Party Festival at South Beach.

Eileen Ivers "Beyond the Bog Road" Tour

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.

Click banner for tour schedule.

Here is my Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul photo album from the September 2006 Planet Arlington World Music Festival at the Netherlands Carillon / Iwo Jima Grounds in Arlington, VA.

Main Event Caterers receives prestigious Caterer of the Year Award from Catering Magazine

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.

Click the above page from the article to read the Main Event Caterers press release/announcement dated Monday, 15 February 2010.

My "Winter Melody" Eclectic 'White Out Blizzard' Mix

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.

Featuring Donna Summer's "Winter Melody" as the title track as well as several more of my favorite house, disco, r&b and soul songs from the 70's, 80's and 90's click the cd cover to listen to and/or download the MIX.

If all goes as planned, Summer's "Spring Affair" will be the title track for my Black Party / Spring 2010 mix which will celebrate the Saint At Large's 2010 'The Black Party' event.

Freedom To Marry's Valentine's Day E(quality)Card

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:

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Today's Valentine's Day - the holiday of love.

But in the United States, land of the free, not everyone is free to make a life-long commitment to the person he or she loves.

Today, take a stand for love by sending your friends, family, and neighbors a Valentine's Day reminder telling them you care - about them and about marriage.

Send a Valentine's Day E(quality)Card now!

Valentine's Day is a perfect time to stop for a moment to think about how far we've come in ending marriage discrimination - and also about how much more we have to do to ensure that loving couples can share in the responsibilities, protections, and commitment of marriage.

I recently joined the Freedom to Marry team. In Washington D.C., I was blessed to work with an amazing group of gay and straight people to pass a marriage bill and soon, same-sex couples will be able to marry in the District.

With your help, we can win marriage nationwide.Celebrate Valentine's Day by sending E(quality)Cards to spread the love and spark a conversation about the freedom to marry.

Have a happy, happy Valentine's Day!

Michael Crawford
New Media Director, Freedom to Marry
email at editor@FreedomToMarry.org

P.S. For those of you who still haven't signed the Freedom to Marry Pledge, you still have a chance

12 February 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week

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Snow Plower . Day After Snow the Blizzard

Waterfront Station . 4th & M Streets, SW, Washington DC

Sunday afternoon, 7 February 2010

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2010 Fridays' Photos of the Week

My January 2010 Remake/Remix of the Fall 2004 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Mix

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.

Click the cd cover to listen to the CLOUDCAST.

JustCircuit.MAG's February/March 2010 "LOVE" issue has arrived!

“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!”

Click the cover to preview an online edition of the February/March 2010 issue of JustCircuit.MAG.

Beatport's Black History Month's Legends Of Dance Music

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.

In launching Beatportal's 2010 Black History Month coverage, Beatport has interviews with two of the originators of house music, Frankie Knuckles and Jesse Saunders.

Click the banner to read Beatportal's "Black History Month's Legends Of Dance Music" Newsletter dated Tuesday, 9 February 2010.

Bikestation at Union Station / Washington DC

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.

The first of its kind on the East Coast the Bike Transit Center (BCT), paid for by the U.S. Department of Transportation and DDOT, will offer secure bike parking, a changing room, lockers, bike rentals, repairs and a small retail shop selling bike accessories, for about $1 a day.

Click the image to view more more of my Bikestation / Washington DC photos.

My "To Be Able To Love" Valentine Day Mix in Support of Marriage Equality

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.

Listen to TO BE ABLE TO LOVE at MIXCRATE.

Call for Entries in Baltimore's July 2010 Artscape Festival

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.

Check out the call for entries' deadlines to participate in Baltimore's Artscape 2010!

Click the banner to visit the website.

Baltimore's Baker Artist Awards Voting Thru 15 February 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.

Click logo for more information.

Sign up here.

The Black Party 2010 Advance Tickets Available 12 February 2010

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.

5 February 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week

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Mark and Ken . Peter Pan Palace . NE Washington DC

Saturday afternoon, 23 January 2010

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2010 Fridays' Photos of the Week

My FotoWeek DC 2009 / Central 2 Gallery Photo Project

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:

My Cuba - Curated by Lucian Perkins

Street Level
Ernesto Bazan
Ziyah Gafic
João Pina

InsideOutside: New Images from Russia

Curated by Lucian Perkins
Ground Level
Liza Faktor
Alexander Gronsky
Olya Ivanova
Rafal Milach

The work of Rafal Milach, click the image to view my 2009 FotoWeek DC / Central 2 Gallery photo album.

12 African American Artists Honor Black History Month in "Mixed Media Reflections" at Corner Store Gallery / Capital Hill

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.

Featuring the works of Anne Bouie, Daniel Brooking, Alonzo Davis, Helen Elliot, Aziza Gibson Hunter, Gloria Kirk, Wayson R. Jones, Larry Lyles, Juliette Madison, Amber Robles-Gordon, Alec Simpson and Stan Squirewell ... an opening reception will be held on Friday evening, 5 February 2010 from 6 until 9 pm.

The Corner Store Gallery is located at 900 South Carolina Avenue, SE, Washington DC. Telephone at 202-544-5807.

Featuring the work of Wayson R. Jones entitled "Fourhand" click the above flyer to visit The Corner Store Gallery website.

DC Artists Dana Ellyn & Matt Sesow "Till Death Do Us Part" Exhibit & Wedding Reception at Long View This Friday

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 the poster for details.

Baltimore Winter Restaurant Week Continues Thru Sunday, 7 February

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.

The White House Photos of Obama's First Year

Click image to view The White House photo slideshow of President Obama's first year.