FRIDAY: >> We told you all about the Buzzlife White Party at Five yesterday, so follow the link for more details. >> ArtOutlet presents its first ever Flash animation film festival, called Flick, at Warehouse. Tim Bracken opens the event with an alt-country set at 7 p.m., with screenings from selected artists beginning at 8. $5 suggested donation, also Saturday. SATURDAY: >> Like we mentioned in this week’s music agenda, the artwork of Mingering Mike,…
The worst part about National Geographic magazine, if there is a worst part, is the between-the-pages fold. It cuts large images right in half. The pages are too small. It’s like a magazine for ants. How are we supposed to see the pictures if they can’t even fit them in the magazine? It needs to be at least … three times bigger. Until they make some changes, DCist has found a solution: check out the…
In a city chock full of “newsmaking” events, there are a few we think worth pointing out. As you may have heard all of the members of the 9/11 Commission has decided to continue their work as a nonprofit organization even though they’ve issued their report. Calling themselves the “9/11 Public Discourse Project” they have scheduled a series of talks on various issues in D.C. this summer at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars….
FRIDAY: >> Capital Jazz Fest 2005 goes throughout the weekend at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The line up includes George Benson, Joe Sample, Chaka Khan (at right) Lalah Hathaway and more. Ticket information can be found here. >> The Capital Pride Festival, which runs through June 12, focuses on the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities in D.C. The festival includes panels, film screenings, and a street parade. >> Washington Improv Theater presents its Neutrino Video…
>> Don’t forget to catch part of the US ASEAN Film, Video & Photography Festival before it ends on Saturday. The festival features fifteen nominated and selected films by talented independent filmmakers from Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. The accompanying photography exhibitions showcase works that capture the beauty of Southeast Asia. Films are shown in the National Geographic Society’s Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium. You can buy tickets here. >> Another photography exhibit of interest opens…
>> “Mexican Report: Contemporary Mexican Art” — the key show opening this week — will be exhibited concurrently at three art venues in the D.C. area. It opens at the Cultural Institute of Mexico this Thursday with at reception at the Institute starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the Meridian International Center (a five-minute walk, but transportation will be provided as well). “Mexican Report” consists of an extraordinary gathering of the…
