Click banner to read the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) Newsletter dated Friday, 29 January 2010 regarding February 2010 events.
Friday, January 29, 2010
NMAAHC's February 2010 Newsletter
Click banner to read the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) Newsletter dated Friday, 29 January 2010 regarding February 2010 events.
29 January 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week
click imageUntitled (1964) tinted glass and brass sculpture by Larry Bell
Hirshhorn Museum . Second Level . Washington DC
Sunday at the Museum, 24 January 2010
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
L'Enfant Plaza's La Promenade Undergoes Renovation
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.Click the image to view my L'Enfant Plaza Complex photo album.
The American Prayer Hour's 'counter demo' against The Family's National Prayer Breakfast in WDC
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.Visit The American Prayer Hour website to learn more about this historic call to action.
And, if you are in the WDC area, there will be a 7pm meeting tonight (Wednesday, 27 January 2010) at the Metropolitan Community Church at 474 Ridge Street in NW Washington DC to discuss plans and make signs for next week's two counter demonstrations in Washington DC.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
My "You Are My Friend" Old School R&B Mix
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.Click cd cover to listen to cloudcast.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
My Wi-Fi Hot Spots Project
In recent weeks, I have embarked on a Wi-Fi Hot Spots exploration project.As a Verizon High Speed Internet Premium customer with access to Verizon Wi-Fi Hot Spots my exploration began on Friday, 14 January 2010 with a visit to the Starbucks at WMATA Federal Center Southwest Station at 409 3rd Street in SW Washington DC.
After checking the Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory for locations in Washingon DC on Thursday afternoon, 21 January 2010 I visited the Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center at 8th and F Streets in NW Washington DC where free public wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) is available throughout the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Luce Foundation Center, a skylit study center and open storage facility located on the third floor.
Taken during my Thursday, 21 January 2010 visit to the Smithsonian Reynolds Center Kogod Courtyard, click the image to view my Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots photo album.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
22 January 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week
click image4th and M Streets, SW, Washington DC
Thursday afternoon, 21 January 2010
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Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) from Union Station in NE WDC to Silver Spring MD
Since reading an article last fall in the NoMa's Newsletter regarding the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) I've wanted to check it out.Having come across an MBT sign at the corner of 2nd and L Street in NE Washington DC on Tuesday afternoon, 19 January 2010 ... I'm already contemplating a spring 2010 MBT Walk similar to my 8 June 2009 exploration along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail from Alexandria VA to National Harbor in Fort Washington MD.
Click the image to view my newly launched Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) photo album.
An eight mile trail that runs from Union Station in the District of Columbia to Silver Spring in Maryland, visit the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) website for more information.
The 2010 Washington Auto Show 'Change Happens Here' Ad Campaign
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.Washington, D.C. has long been the site of the country’s greatest ambitions for change in the name of progress. The 2010 Washington Auto Show: “Change Happens Here” not only symbolizes the hopes of the industry but marks the show’s achievements over the years. The Washington Auto Show has not only become the largest public show in Washington, D.C., it’s also a destination known for showcasing the latest innovations in sustainable technologies and convening the most influential leaders on the future of the automotive industry.
Included in my 2010 WMATA Billboard Displays project which focuses on ad campagins displayed through the WMATA system click the image to view my 2010 Washington Auto Show 'Change Happens Here' Ad Campaign series.
Erick Wilund participates in Artists Wanted "The Power of Self" photography competition
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.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"Boogie Nights" by Lisa Robinson of Vanity Fair Magazine (February 2010)
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.Click the image to read the 4 page article.
Thanks Raeann!
You'll find some of those early disco songs in my December 2009 "First, Last & Everything" and "Save Your Love For Me" mixes.
Monday, January 18, 2010
My "Set Me Free" Trance Mix pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
Friday, January 15, 2010
15 January 2010 Friday's Photo of the Week
click image Trip to Staples . WMATA Gallery Place / Chinatown Station
NW Washington DC. Friday afternoon, 8 January 2010
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Centaur's first new dance mix of 2010!
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.CLICK banner for Centaur Music E-Update dated Friday, 15 Janaury 2010.
DC's 4th Annual MLK Peace Walk | Monday, 18 January 2010
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.Stepping off at 10 am the Walk will then proceed to Covenant Baptist Church at 3845 South Capitol Street in SW Washington DC.
For details click the flyer.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Stefanie Gutheil "Kopftheater" OPENING at Mike Weiss Gallery / NYC on Thursday, 14 January 2010
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.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Patti's New Memoir, JUST KIDS, On Sale January 19th!
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.Click above banner for details.
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