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1) DC...


Heidi Taillefer

Muses and Heroes
April 5 - May 10
Opening Reception with the Artist:
Saturday, April 5
6 - 8 PM
@ Irvine Contemporary
1412 14th Street, NW

Check out Heidi’s awesome website, which showcases her mystical paintings… http://www.heiditaillefer.com/

Her work is completely wack, I love it, and you will too.

2) DC...

Pepa Leon
April 5 - May 3
Opening reception: Saturday, April 5
6:30 - 9 pm
@ Reyes + Davis Independent Exhibitions 923 F Street, NW #302

http://www.pepaleon.com/

I've only seen Pepa's work online, so I'm eager to see the paintings up close & personal...
Pepa's recent work is rich in color, and all the good stuff I associate with Spring...
And, Gawd, I LOVE Spring!


--- ORRRRrrrr ---- If you DID happen to catch that DC2NY Bus to the Big Fruit (!), here's where I'd wanna be this evening...


3) Crooklyn...

Get Drunk n Dance

It's some hip chick named Kelsey's birthday! We've never met her, but she's giving you free absinthe to celebrate! That's some BFF-in-the-making action right there!!!

**UPDATE: FREE ABSINTHE WILL BE SERVED. STREETPEEPER WILL BE UP IN THE PARTY TAKING PHOTOS, SO DRESS YOUR FLYEST! THERE WILL BE ARROWS DUCKTAPED FROM BEDFORD TO GALAPAGOS!

So...Ladies and Gentlemen of NYC (or those of you that were smart & caught the DC2NY!), get ready to get get DRUNK 'N DANCE! On April 5th, Galapagos and Charlotte of Luxe Presents is throwing the sickest party in Brooklyn. At this birthday blowout, the booze will be flowing hard and the dancing even harder from 10pm until 4 in the morning. Headlining is B$ and E-Six of Chicago's insane Dance Party Magic. With a celebrity of Williamsburg

himself, DJ Sexxxual Chocolate from Royal Oak bar. Don't miss out on DJ Morsy and Reverend McFly who will provide some serious hip-hop knockouts. Hailing from the Midwest and opening the night up is MR. HURT, two Ohio guys who know how to throw down.

Tentative Schedule:
10-11— MR HURT (NYC)
11-12—Reverend McFly (NYC)
12-1—DJ Morsy (NYC)
1-2:30—DJ Sexxxual Chocolate (NYC)
2:30-4—B$ (Chi) and E-Six (Chi)

$5 at the door (again.... THIS is why I LOVE NY !!!)
Galapagos Art Space-- in the BACK ROOM



--- ORRRRrrrr ---- If you DIDN'T catch that DC2NY Bus to the Big Fruit (!), here's where I'd wanna be in DC! this evening...


4) DC's version of Crooklyn...

Dive & Lie Wrecked @
Jimmy Valentines Lonely Hearts Club
1103 Bladensburg Road, NE (Wash, DC)
How Much? - *Free*
Music? - Tech House, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Dubstep.
Special Guests Aligning Minds
Soundsystem - Stunning. Thunderous bass. Crisp fidelity
See you there!

Straight outta Mount Airy...

I just discovered Mickey FORTUNE, aka OH SNAP!!, and you should too...

Fortune's music is good natured and fun, and is successful in his mission to serve listeners a slice of happiness while making the beats banging enough to keep the dance floor packed.

I'm a bit of a waif myself, but I can somehow relate and appreciate his new hit "I’m Too Fat to be a Hipster", with it's right on lyrics like...

I wear baggy jeans cuz that's what comes in 42
I like to dress fly, but fuck it, I like food
All my big-boned brothers, do you know what I mean?
The ladies don't like chunky asses runnin' round in skinny jeans

But my favorite so far is "Bill Cosby Sweater"

Ladies sweat my sweater, cause the elbows leather...
and there's pink, and orange , and brown, and blue...

Check it out...

http://www.myspace.com/daworldfamousohsnap

DIRTY DEEDS... DONE DIRT CHEEP...

... if you decide to fly the coup after work today (you probably won't catch the 5:15 DC2NY bus, but you still have time for the 6:15 !) ... here's one for you NY Lovers...

An electronic music trifecta: DJ Mehdi of Ed Banger's fame, Tommie Sunshine and Moby, everyone's favorite bald vegan.
All this for five bucks! THIS is why I love NY !
Buy Your Ticket >> here <<

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oh... & speaking of .... uhmmm.... yeah...
Saturday Night, April 5th. 9PM - ????
Dive & Lie Wrecked @
Jimmy Valentines Lonely Hearts Club
1103 Bladensburg Road, NE (Wash, DC)
How Much? - *Free*
Music? - Tech House, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Dubstep.
Special Guests Aligning Minds
Soundsystem - Stunning. Thunderous bass. Crisp fidelity
See you there!

Pecha Kucha Night - TONIGHT ! - THURSDAY

Volume 4 of Washington, DC's own
Capitol Pecha Kucha Night is on TONIGHT!
7:00 pm @ the Penthouse of Lofts 11, 1125 11th St., NW

The theme this time around is "Going Green" ...
This should be interesting... I'm usually a skeptic whenever I hear
someone in the US mention "green this" or "green that"...
There's a LOT of *green washing* going on in the US, and it gets a bit
much at times. By *green washing*, I'm not talking about the do-gooders, I'm talking about those who quickly realized that if they tag the word/color "green" on anything, they can get tax credits and prefered treatment. The good thing about it in the overall, though, is that it *does* get the word out there more... And the more mainstream the words "green" and "sustainable" become, the more mainstream the realities will become... Hopefully!
So... And hopefully the good bunch presenting tonight have something *new* and refreshing to say. Come out and judge for yourself...! See you there !!

Featuring: Norman Smith, Shinji Turner-Yamamoto, Samson Cheng,
ThomasNassif, Honi Borden, Paul Contino and Greg McLellan

... with music by DJ DivineMasterNick from Somaholiday.

RSVP required:  rsvp@taurusdev.com

CLEANLINESS is Next to GODLINESS

TONIGHT - Thursday 04/03/08 @ 5-9pm
@ The Future Perfect
115 N. 6th St, Brooklyn . 718.599.6278
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness
A collaboration between 45 Kilo and Kiel Mead

CLEANLINESS


45 Kilo creates furniture with an aufgeraeumt aesthetic.
Loosely translated, this means "cleaned up".the furniture 
presented suggests strict use of industrialdesign and 
manufacturing. In reality, the work is largelyhand crafted. 


GODLINESS

Kiel's designs have always been about reinterpretation.  
In this show he explores Catholicism in a modern world.


I guess like they say....     " God is in the Details"

It's Spring Time ! It's hirshhorn After Hours TIME!

Friday, April 4^th 8:00 pm - midnight - Washington, DC
@ the hirshhorn !

$10 in advance  $12 @ the door (hirshhorn members get in free)

The party kicks off with music by DJ Solomon Sanchez followed by
special live performances by Lucky Dragons and Hooliganship.

Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris, aka Hooliganship, have been
called Portland’s “neon-clad archangels of hyper-digitized cell phone
music.” Prepare to embark on a dizzying 3D adventure,combining a
grunge rock inspired, live-action dance off with freak-out animations
for a sensory overload multimedia party.


Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara perform as Lucky Dragons.
Using homemade hardware and software, audience members
cooperate to build a fragile network of digital signals connected
by touching on the skin.  Sound, video, dance and interactive
technology merge into a mysterious and unpredictable “happening,”
in which each individual’s slightest touch registers a shift in the
sound and image created.

“Lucky Dragons… is a truly great celebration of the human spirit,
giving real hope for the techno-future our society is racing toward.”  
- ArtForum, March 2006

Annnd…

Don't miss the opportunity to view the Hirshhorn's newest exhibitions Directions—Amy Sillman, third person singularThe Cinema Effect
Part I: Dreams. Also on view are... Currents—Recent Acquisitions Black Box: Rivane Neuenschwander in the Lower level.

There are several ways to buy tickets:

Online – Buy tickets now!
Additional fees, charged by the ticketing agent, of $1.50 per ticket and $2.00 per order (non-refundable) apply for tickets ordered online.

By Phone – Tickets may be purchased by phone by calling the Smithsonian Business Ventures Reservation Center at (202) 633-4629 or toll free at (877) 932-4629. Phone operators are available seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm, EST, except December 25th. From the menu of options, press 2 to purchase tickets and notify operators that you are calling to purchase tickets for the hirshhorn After Hours event on April 4. No surcharges or fees apply to After Hours tickets ordered by telephone. Please note that additional fees do apply to other ticket types sold through the Reservation Center. The Reservation Center phone recordings reference a $2.00 handling fee, but it does not apply to After Hours tickets, and you will not be charged these fees when your order is processed.

Phone tickets are available until 24 hours before the event.

In Person – Advance tickets for After Hours can be purchased at the Smithsonian IMAX® theater box offices located at the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of Natural History. Box offices open at 10 am each day and close after the start of the last scheduled show.
* Advance tickets for After Hours cannot be purchased at the hirshhorn *

At The Door – Tickets are $12. If you plan to buy tickets at the door, arrive early in the evening as tickets tend to sell out. VISA, Mastercard, American Express and Discover are accepted at the door. After Hours tickets are not refundable or exchangeable.

Tickets purchased in advance online or by phone are available for pickup at Will Call on the night of the event.

Whino-FOOX !

Art Whino opens the doors of its new second
location at the National Harbor with:
FOOX: The art of David and Jessica Foox
April 5th, 2008 from 6pm to Midnight
GRAND OPENING EVENT !
173 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745

The event is FREE and open to the public. Music from DJ Lil'e.
The exhibition will run through April 19th from 10 am – 10 pm from Monday – Saturday, and Noon – 6pm Sundays.

I'm excited about this! More ART for DC! Good art. Emerging Art! See you there !!!

Here's a little bit of what David says about himself...

"My goal is to overwhelm the mind with images and colors that swim with each other and throughout the canvas or board. I have adopted an approach that is part anime, part pop, and part old skool shading. Being color blind myself has simply meant using stronger contrasts in shading and more reds and browns. It also means that while something looks well shaded to me, it must REALLY pop for anyone else with normal vision! My inspiration comes from: the number "8", dragons, graf lettering, inane politics, time and space travel, good kicks, acrylics, the color "ice blue", and loud music. Thanks for reading this far."

David resides and creates in Dallas Texas with his wife and partner Jessica and their Wheaton terrier Stetson. Together they continue to create a prolific body of work for representative galleries and people that ask nicely. David loves his art the way he loves his Texas steak - well done champ. Born in South Africa but reared in New Zealand, David makes quite the Texas transplant.

Here's a little bit of what Jessica says about herself...

I was born in Hadley, MA in the 80's. I grew up surrounded by a mixed Euro-Mediterranean heritage. Growing up with such contrasting cultures and surroundings has greatly influenced my art. I started with simple monochrome sketchings. I would always draw humans - mostly the female form. I think being one myself (human and female that is) made me feel more comfortable making pictures of them.

After studying art therapy and working in the field, I decided to leave this career path and pursue painting full time. In short, I started doing what I love.

Street art played an enormous role in why I started painting - because it allowed me to add color to my drawings. Teaching yourself to paint and to create your own reality on each canvas is one of the greatest joys an artist can experience. It may have taken me longer than most, but I was born an artist. When my husband David and I met and started working together- we both new it was our dream and we dropped all of our extra baggage to fully get into it.

I don't limit myself to painting any specific thing, but looking at my work anyone can see that I paint a lot of human creatures. I feel like being a human allows my mind to work very intimately with the subject on my canvas. Limbs, musculature, flesh, hair, breasts, and even feet - they all fascinate me. I love painting the human body. It is a vessel we are all given to roam around in. I love to explore ideas of human consciousness, awareness, dreamlike states, and emotion in my paintings. Being exposed vulnerable sensual and whimsical. Painting on a clean canvas is like creating my own dreams without sleeping. If you can dream it, it will come."