WARD 7 AND DEANWOOD HAPS
JANUARY 12, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION of Journey with Paper featuring artist Sandra Davis. 3pm-7pm The Center for Green Urbanism
JANUARY 27, 2013 ARTIST TALK WITH SANDRA DAVIS 2PM-4PM THE CENTER FOR GREEN URBANISM
NOVEMBER 10 OPENING RECEPTION FOR CUBA Y PUERTO RICO FEATURING Photographers Bonita Bing and George Tolbert exhibit photography from visits to Cuba and Puerto Rico THE CENTER FOR GREEN URBANISM 3PM-6PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 2PM-4PM RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW TENNIS & EDUCATION CENTER IN WARD 7 GO HERE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO ABOUT EVENTS IN DEANWOOD!!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012 6PM DEANWOOD CITIZENS ASSOCIATION MEETING DEANWOOD RECREATION CENTER
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012 WARD 7 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT PROPOSED DCPS CONSOLIDATIONS AND REORGANIZATIONS 6PM-8PM SOUSA MIDDLE SCHOOL 3650 ELY PLACE, SE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 EAST RIVER FAMILY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER -TRIP TO JONAH
October 6
4pm to 6pm Hand Dancing Workshop
The National Hand Dance Association’s mission is to Preserve, Educate and Promote the art form known as Hand Dance. In conjunction with DXD the NHDA will present old school, new school and youth hand dance styles. This includes a basic lesson session and an audience interaction with a short time for hand dancing. RIVERSIDE CENTER FREE
October 10
1:30pm Special Screening of Women In Hats for the Deanwood Seniors Deanwood Recreation Center
October 13
11am Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour Cultural Tourism DC Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator.End at Deanwood Metro station. FREE
7pm Film Screening The Red Line D.C. Project is a thought-provoking documentary about illegal art and public space. Is Washington’s metro graffiti nothing more than “visual litter” or a cause for conversation in transit? With the red line as our backdrop, a fifteen minute ride across seven metro stops demonstrates a city’s struggle with visibility and power. Buffed walls become political and random names serve as statements of rebellion. Using interviews with graffiti writers, metro riders, D.C. arts organizations and city officials, we explore the impact of graffiti and the changing aesthetics of the city. The Center for Green Urbanism FREE
October 20
11am Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour Cultural Tourism DC Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator.End at Deanwood Metro station. FREE
1pm-4pm Burn On A Budget Healthy Cooking Demonstration
DeanwoodxDesign Hosts Burn on a Budget; Healthy Cooking demonstration and Eat A Rainbow Workshop for kids.
You’re invited to join us for our first culinary event. Burn On A Budget is a Healthy Cooking demonstration hosted by Malonda Richard-Sia Mrs. Richard-Sia will show you how to cook a healthy meal for your family in 30 minutes on a limited budget.
EAT YOU RAINBOW WORKSHOP FOR KIDS facilitated by Alison Henderson !!! A fun way to help you and your family choose the right foods is to Eat a Rainbow - choose fresh fruitsand vegetables from each color of a rainbow. This workshop will teach kids to choose from a “rainbow” of food, from purple plums to red apples to greens like spinach and celery.
October 27
3pm-8pm DeanwoodxDisguise Masquerade Fest (FINALE EVENT)
You are invited to the DeanwoodxDisguise Masquerade on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 3pm-7pm. Join the DeanwoodxDesign team, artists, partners and supporters as we celebrate the end of Deanwood’s first temporium project. Sounds by DJ Tunji
Mask Making-3pm-5pm Live Mural Painting Samba Dance Performance/Exhibition Featuring Andrea Thompson
Live Poloraid Shot On the DXD Green Carpet
Marketplace : Institute of Success/Kiona Cloud,Massage Therapist/
Lush Life Designs
FREE Food. FREE Cupcakes. FREE Goodies. Door Prizes. ALL AGES!
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Past Events
September 22
11am WalkingTown DC -Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour offers a perfect insider’s look into the heart of Washington DC’s arts, culture, and heritage by way of this special walking tour . Walk with us through the WOOD!! Deanwood that is. Join us on this special guided walking tour of the Deanwood Heritage Trail. Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator. Ends at Deanwood Metro Station. FREE
1pm-5pm SCRAP DC EXHIBIT & DXD EXHIBIT FEATURING WORKS FROM THE DESIGNING LIFE THROUGH THE ARTS EXHIBIT & myDeanwood: Honoring the Past To Create the Future. FREE
3pm-5pm The Digi-Tell workshop invites us to share stories about our neighborhoods through digital storytelling using social media. Telling a story with social media makes it dynamic, interactive, and connects an audience through social perspective. Participants will be introduced to this form of digital storytelling and given the opportunity to create and share their own. Facilitated by DXD Social Media Coordinator Kelli Anderson. The Fishing School FREE
September 27
6pm East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Presents Parents Night Out at St. Lukes Church
DeanwoodxDesign July/August Schedule & Attractions
July 12
Washington Project for the Arts Announces Awning Studies: Marvin Gaye Park, by Patrick McDonough Marvin Gaye Park, 6201 Banks Place NE, Washington, DC July 12 ‐ September 30, 2012 Reception and Artist Talk: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 3pm
July 14
10:30am - 6pm The Official DeanwoodxDesign Kick-off
July 21
1pm to 3pm
Life Pieces to Masterpieces Color Me Community Workshop- The public is invited to experience of LPTM via music, verbal introduction and 8-minute video. Drumming, dance, movement, and art are fused into this workshop. Attendees will have a chance to work collaboratively on some artwork.
The Fishing School RSVP HERE!
July 26
7pm - 830pm Women In Hats Film Premiere & Discussion with Filmmaker Brandi Brown - A free-spirited woman runs afoul of some members of her community because she owns a jazz club and declines all invitations to attend church. When she does agree to go, she brings with her a shocking idea that threatens to turn things upside down. The Fishing School. Free Tickets Online
July 27
6:00pm-7:45pm
Featured Artist Exhibition Opening Reception “#myDeanwood: Honoring the Past to Create the Future” Zandra Chestnut, Amber Robles Gordon, Sherry Ways, Esther Iverem, Aaron Brown. Center For Green Urbanism FREE
8:00pm-930Pm Film/Discussion of MLK Streets Project
MLK Streets Project by Straight No Chaser Films -Birthed out of a well-known Chris Rock joke making fun of the violence and poverty often found on the streets named for the non-violent activist, this revealing documentary follows 13 high-school students from 5 Washington, DC high schools as they travel cross-country to observe and record, first-hand, the condition of America’s MLK streets. Narrated by Rain Pryor, the film keeps the comedy-to-cultural-commentary connection alive as it looks critically at the street-naming phenomenon, King’s legacy, and the effects of gentrification on the streets he once marched through. For a generation which has heard the “”I Have A Dream”” speech like a broken record, the film serves as a radical remix.” The Fishing School. FREE TIX
July 28
12pm-2pm
Word Beats & Life Interactive Emcee Workshops
In conjunction with DeanwoodxDesign Word Beats and Life present an event is an opportunity for novice and advanced emcees to experience the art of freestyling and hip-hop song writing in a collaborative group. This workshop includes an opportunity to interact in a cipher as well as write a complete 16-bars with other emcees. Led by Hip Hop Artist Javier Starks. IDEA PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL WELLNESS CENTER FREE
August 4
11am
Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour
The boundaries of Deanwood vary - depending upon what generation of Deanwoodian you ask. Come explore a few of the historically significant parts of this neighborhood tucked just inside the city’s eastern border. Learn about the only amusement park ever to be housed within the boundaries of the District, the green space, as well as the entrepreneurial, self-sufficient men, women, and families who have called this part of the city home for generations. Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator End at Deanwood Metro station. Presented by Cultural Tourism DC and led by Chair of the Deanwood History Committee, and Kia Chatmon. FREE
1pm to 3pm - Life Pieces to MasterPieces Color Me Community. The Fishing School FREE
7pm
DeanwoodxDesign Sound Series presents Heidi Martin
Martin is a passionate and raw songstress. She is a sensitive vocalist that delivers lyrics in an intimate mood on ballads and can be at once; open and intense yet deliberate on medium swing.Her socially conscious compositions challenge the listener to hear with an introspective ear. A sought after collaborator, Martin has performed and recorded with Nicholas Payton, Reuben Brown, Steve Williams, Russell Gunn, Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Gregoire Maret and the late Keter Betts, since making her 1999 debut on the New York jazz scene at Birdland. Martin honed her craft in New York City at the legendary Blue Note, the Knitting Factory, The Zinc Bar (w/Ron Affif), Cachaca, Metronome and continues to perform nationwide at Zanzibar Blue, Blues Alley,Bohemian Caverns and Twins Lounge. The Center for Green Urbanism. FREE
August 7
5pm-9pm
Metropolitan Police 6th District’s National Night Out
East River Park Shopping Center 3939 Minnesota Avenue cony Rides, Free Food and Entertainment. Come and meet members of the DXD team. Drop by our table and pick up our events calendar, candy, add to our myDeanwood canvas and purchase a DXD TEE!!! FREE
August 11
11am
Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour - Cultural Tourism DC
Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator.End at Deanwood Metro station. FREE
11am-1pm
Vision Board Workshop
Facilitator Carla Thorpe will instruct attendees how to focus on a particular goal by creating a vision board with all the attributes you need to achieve it. A completed vision board should go in a common area of your living space for you to remember the goal and continue to work towards it. Join us to create a vision of the life you intend to live. It is never to late to refocus!
Materials Provided IDEA Public Charter High School WELLNESS CENTER FREE
12pm to 2pm
Words, Beats & Life Inc DJ Workshop
Ever wonder how the DJs in your favorite clubs and on your favorite mix-tapes blend distinctly different songs and artists together as though the music was made to be played together? This workshop offers novice and expert DJs the opportunity to learn something new or review already mastered skills on the ones& twos. In conjunction with DeanwoodxDesign, Word Beats and Life Inc will host a free DJ Workshop to the public.
IDEA Public Charter High School WELLNESS CENTER FREE
August 17
4pm-7pm
B-Boy Workshop
Calling all B-Boys throughout DC. In conjunction with DeanwoodxDesign, Word Beats and Life Inc will host a workshop designed to be an introduction to toprocking, footwork, and freezes as well as a cipher space for more experienced break-dancers. Pass on your skills and gain some new ones at this interactive b-boy workshop.
IDEA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WELLNESS CENTER FREE
6:00PM
GREEN CORPS SHORTS & DISPARATE CITY SCREENING 7pm Marvin Gaye COmmunity Greening Center -5100 Block of Nannie Helen Burroughs BLVD.
ABOUT GREEN CORPS SHORTS: During Spring 2011, through a comprehensive media arts residency with Meridian Hill Pictures, the DC Green Corps trainees produced these four short videos to express in their own voice how urban forestry and greening are helping to meet critical needs in underserved communities in Washington, DC. The trainees conducted research, interviews, learned advanced production skills including storyboarding, camera work, sound and editing. The trainees premiered their videos at the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre in May 2010, and the films have since screened across the country.
ABOUT DISPARTE CITY: Disparate City” is a short film exploring cultural tension in DC created by gentrification, segregation, and prejudice, as well as the benefits of tolerance and understanding for District residents. The filmmaker, Jonah Best, was born and raised in the Northeast DC neighborhood of Brookland. Attending predominantly minority DC public schools throughout his education, he was the only white male in his class upon graduating from Capital City Public Charter School this year. Immersed in the city’s Black and Latino cultures, Best held a unique perspective on the city, which informed his writing for this film. The film was Best’s Senior Expedition at CCPCS, a research and outreach project the school requires for graduating seniors which helps the community and relates to students’ career interests. FREE
August 18
JOIN the DXD TEAM @ DEANWOOD DAY! A FREE CELEBRATION at IDEA PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FREE
7pm
The DeanwoodxDesign Sound Series presents Singer Songwriter Deja Belle.
Deja Belle has captivated the Washington, DC area with her blend of Nu-Soul, Jazz, Funk, and Hip-Hop since 2006. Although her raspy tone resonates with undeniable power, the airiness and sweetness of her vocals is what commands your heart to feel. As a songwriter she pens anecdotal, sensual and quirky lyrics that stick with you. Center for Green Urbanism. Hosted by Artist and Producer Kokayi. FREE
AUGUST 21
1:00pm-3:00pm
Urban Archeology Corps’ 2nd CommunityHistory Day
Groundwork Anacostia River DC (GWARDC) and the National Park Service (NPS) invite you to the Urban Archeology Corps’ second Community History Day! Urban Archeology Corps youth participants will be debuting Public Service Announcements about Fort Mahan and is surrounding communities. In addition, the youth will share information they have learned through archival and archeological research about the Civil War Defenses of Washington and the communities east of the Anacostia River that surround them. The youth will present their ideas for improving the parks and the parks relationship with the community and invite the public to do the same. Light refreshments will be available. Dorothy I Height/Benning Neighborhood Library FREE
AUGUST 25 8am-1pm DEANWOODXDESIGN TEAM VOLUNTEERS FOR DCPS BEAUTIFICATION DAY. STOP BY AND SAY HI AT RON BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL!
September7
Fallout Shelter: A Refuge for DC’s Scrap
September 4- 29, 2012
Opening reception Fri. 9/7, 6:30-8:30 pm
Entertainment by the Bumper Jacksons!
Check out the Facebook event here!
For the second year, SCRAP-DC and The Center for Green Urbanism have teamed up! SCRAP-DC has chosen artwork to turn The Center for Green Urbanism into a “shelter” for a different kind of fallout: the city’s “debris” in any of its forms. Pieces were selected based on how well the work fits the theme, with jurors paying attention to innovative uses of repurposed materials made into particularly high-quality art. Fine art and fine crafts are were accepted, provided they consisted of at least 75% reclaimed material.
September 8
11am
Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour Cultural Tourism DC
Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator.End at Deanwood Metro station. FREE
1pm-3pm
Color Me Community Workshop presented by Life Pieces to MasterPieces
The public is invited to experience Life Pieces to MasterPieces through music, verbal introduction and drumming, dance, movement, and art are fused into this workshop. Attendees will have a chance to work collaboratively on some artwork. The Deanwood Recreation Center FREE
September 15
7pm
On Saturday September 15th, DeanwoodxDesign Sound Series presents singer-songwriter Free (Yvette Benjamin)
When asked how long she’s been singing, Yvette Benjamin’s response is she can’t remember not singing. She has performed such venues as the kennedy center, carter barron, blues alley, howard university’s crampton auditorium, fort dupont park and others. She has performed at nationally acclaimed events, such as the 25th African street festival in Brooklyn New York and a tribute to activist/humanitarian/comedian Dick Gregory.
She has performed and recorded with Tony Fountaine, Sedatrius Brown, 2000 black/ancient future,Brother ah/hifi, Blacknotes, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Vinx and Ayanna Gregory. She has shared the stage with Run DMC, BB King, Phoebe Snow, The Last Poets, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder and Issac Hayes. Yvette’s infinite goal as artist is to create, share and bring messages of love, unity, and positive energy to the universe through music. FREE
September 22
11am WalkingTown DC -Deanwood Heritage Trail Tour offers a perfect insider’s look into the heart of Washington DC’s arts, culture, and heritage by way of this special walking tour . Walk with us through the WOOD!! Deanwood that is. Join us on this special guided walking tour of the Deanwood Heritage Trail. Meet at the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station, Minnesota Avenue exit, at the top of the escalator. Ends at Deanwood Metro Station. FREE
1pm-5pm SCRAP DC EXHIBIT & DXD EXHIBIT FEATURING WORKS FROM THE DESIGNING LIFE THROUGH THE ARTS EXHIBIT & myDeanwood: Honoring the Past To Create the Future. FREE
3pm-5pm The Digi-Tell workshop invites us to share stories about our neighborhoods through digital storytelling using social media. Telling a story with social media makes it dynamic, interactive, and connects an audience through social perspective. Participants will be introduced to this form of digital storytelling and given the opportunity to create and share their own. Facilitated by DXD Social Media Coordinator Kelli Anderson. The Fishing School FREE
