>> Free tonight? Check out the opening reception at Flashpoint of Ken Ashton’s De Aqui al Paraiso. The collection of photographs documents working-class neighborhoods as they are constantly affected by urban sprawl and the “ever-changing imprints of human existence.” Thursday, June 1, 6 to 8 p.m. >> Warehouse provides us with some mind-boggling art to kick off the weekend with the opening of Charbel Ackermann’s installations The New Geometry and Monumnent2. The first manipulates a…

You may recall a little fun we had back in March with a campaign to name the song “Come to Washington” by Lincoln Ross the city’s unofficial anthem. To jog your memory a bit, we here repeat the song’s first verse: Washington, D.C. A really great place to be, So if you’re into having fun, Come to Washington. Awesome. After telling you all about this, we solicited nominations for other potential anthems and then voted…

So, here’s the story so far: yesterday we posted about a campaign to name Lincoln Ross’ “Come to Washington” the official anthem of the District. Many commenters chimed in with other options, and it was suggested that we take a vote. So we did (current results are above). And then other people kept chiming in. Here, then, is what we’re going to do. Below are additional suggestions that have been made. We’re going to…

So, this morning we told you all about Lincoln Ross’ potential District anthem. Now, as suggested in the comments, we’re going to take a vote. Here are the nominees: “Come to Washington,” by Lincoln Ross. “Chocolate City,” by Parliament. “Washington, DC,” by Magnetic Fields. “Washington, DC,” by Johnny Cohen. “Rock Creek Park,” The Blackbyrds. “Bustin’ Loose,” by Chuck Brown “DC Will Do That To You,” by Smart Went Crazy. “DC Fight Song,” by Federal City…

Vince Scheuerman, eat your heart out. This morning, DCist’s inbox contained a press release announcing an upcoming party kicking off a campaign to adopt a city song for Washington. The effort calls itself, “Come to Washington: A Song for the City,” and it’s thrown its support behind “Come to Washington,” a treacly bit of civic pride penned by Lincoln Ross, a longtime D.C. musician whose past work has included stints with Count Basie and Donald…