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Chris Earnshaw's old-school DC photo exhibit with limited hours, opening tonight--

January 7 – February 26, 2016

DISTRICT explores D.C. during the 1960s and 1970s through the extraordinary eye of photographer Chris Earnshaw. These images – captured originally as Polaroid prints and nearly lost to time and neglect – reflect the demolition, desperation, beauty, and energy in the every-day of the capital city of the era. DISTRICT is presented by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., in partnership with artist and archivist Joseph Mills.

121 - Loew's Palace in Her Prime, 1965

Earnshaw, whose work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among others, is, says Mills, “one of the finest photographers I have ever had the pleasure and privilege of knowing. He is able to speak in depth of the great architects of his time and place, as well as of the details on the building and the destruction he witnessed of their beautiful works. Whether turned toward a building being wrecked, or a soul being lost, Earnshaw knew instinctively not to interfere with the camera’s ability to see clearly.”

DISTRICT will be on display in the Historical Society’s rotating gallery space on the second floor of the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square, 801 K Street NW, Washington, D.C. Following the evening opening reception on Wednesday January 6, 2016, exhibition hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, with additional viewings on Saturday January 30 and Saturday February 20. The exhibition closes February 26, 2016.

Anyone know anything about this movie Sweaty Betty? Apparently it's a little slice of life indie set in hyattsville with a dude who wants his 1000 lb pig to represent the Redskins. Got some good reviews and festival awards but I've read nothing about it locally and I live in hyattsville

can we have a moratorium on naming things DISTRICT that are in or related to the district

x-post--- from the V. Voice review

Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the film's setting as Hyattsville, Maryland. The film actually was shot near Hyattsville, in Cheverly and Kentland, also in Prince George's County. A newscast excerpted in the film erroneously identifies Hyattsville as the setting.

Sweaty Betty
Directed by Joe Frank and Zachary Reed

Yep, no one has written about the Sweaty Betty movie locally

just film sites and publications in NY and elsewhere.

The film, from first-time directors and best friends Joe Frank and Zachary Reed, tells the story of a number of real-life residents — and a massive pig named Miss Charlotte — living in a low income African American neighborhood in Hyattsville, Maryland on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Frank and Reed, both Hyattsville residents (Frank works as an accountant when not making films; Reed works as a meat processor), made "Sweaty Betty" to pay tribute to their neighborhood and the people they've come to love in the area.

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Odd that no one has written about this. Maybe not odd since most blogs around here just write about new restaurant/bar openings

I think this is their first movie, but they were smart enough to get it to national film fests elsewhere and quickly garnish attention from folks who pay attention to such events.

Pat Padua, who writes about offbeat and critic fave movies for the dcist blog, and curates films for the Library of Congress, usually gears his coverage around movies opening/showing here, as do others in the local media, so maybe when this opens locally it will get ink. But yea, new restaurant/bar openings get the most attention, followed by local rock bands...

Sweaty Betty opens in nyc tomorrow and i plan to catch it, i'll let ya know

Please do.

Chris Earnshaw's old-school DC photo exhibit, "District" may have a clichéd name, but its worth seeing at the Carnegie Library.

The Anacostia Community Museum has an exhibit with 60s and 70s DC too, that I need to check out.

def recommend Sweaty Betty, tho i was unprepared for Redsk1ns content, and thank God for subtitles.

Deft avoidance of hatcat there. Good to hear re sweaty Betty

This treehouse extends 20 inches into an alley and it’s dividing the neighborhood

"I hope it gets taken down and we can go back to healing," she said.

jfc

wow

Capital Hill Corner blog beating the Post to the story

The couple said they passed out fliers alerting neighbors that they were building the treehouse and got no response. They also hired an arborist to help them avoid harming the tree, then bought $300 worth of “eco-friendly tree-building hardware

It looks like that "Sweaty Betty" movie about the people with a pig in Cheverly is already available via Amazon and elsewhere online, if not yet in DC area theatres (I don't think)

http://dcist.com/2016/01/dcist_interview_sweaty_betty_director_zachary_reed.php

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/01/15/walmart-is-ending-its-express-concept-and-closing-269-stores/?hpid=hp_local-news_walmart-1015am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

As part of this strategy, the company said it will not move forward with plans to build two new supercenters in the District — one that was planned for Skyland Town Center in Southeast Washington and the other at Capitol Gateway Marketplace in Northeast Washington.

Of course

I like how that Hedgpeth felt she needed to explain what the treehouse builders do for a living but not the woman who spends 20 hours a week trying to get the DC govt to tear the treehouse down.

http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/01/15/the-real-instagram-husbands-of-washington-dc/

“I have no innate interest in photography. I am just a monkey with a finger. I do have a feel on what looks good but have primitive technical skills and little desire to improve.”

hahaha that sounds like it could be a Warhol quote

I made it to the Anacostia Museum 1963 to 1975 exhibit and the Renwick's new offerings yesterday. Both worth seeing.

Saw this over the weekend:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2016/01/18/at-reeves-center-demonstrators-say-muriel-bowsers-gotta-go-go/

It seems like pissing off http://www.onedconline.org/ is a pretty good way to ensure a single term?

it is now legal to sled on capitol hill

Best part of that recent bill.

x-post--Yes, but is Bowser pissing off most Black and Latino workers, and who will take her on?

@wmata
Metro to suspend service during blizzard: tinyurl.com/za2z3w2 #wmata

good luck. we're all counting on you

24-30" huh, g'luck all

Now thinking that I did not lay in enough wine.

I mean my boss suggested that one bottle per inch was the appropriate amount, so I'm like a case and a half short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SemqaC3UdI

Go-go vocalist and old-school r'n'b dj James Funk made it over to the WPFW 89.3 (and online) studio (now at K and 20th Sts NW) and has been on all day spinning great tunes. I wonder if anyone will make it over there to replace him?

18 " of snow earlier in the day at Dupont Circle, more by now. Plus its getting windy. 30 " out in parts of Virgina

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/top-shelf/2016/01/adams-morgan-dive-bar-mainstay-for-sale-likely-to.html

Millie & Al's possibly for sale for 1.8 million, or maybe not for sale at all?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2016/01/29/union-arts-to-become-a-boutique-hotel-with-an-arts-program/

zoning hearing tonight

Luke Stewart, who manages Union Arts, says that CulturalDC gave a presentation to the building's tenants about its plans, which he was told will include "seven artists studios that will house up to 20 artists." (CulturalDC spokesperson John Richards says it will have "eight artists' studios that can house up [to] 20+ artists"). Stewart says the building currently houses studios and practice spaces for "between 70 and 100 artists"—far more than what CulturalDC's current plan can accommodate.

Stewart is also worried that CulturalDC's plan for cultivating local arts isn't what's currently happening at Union Arts. CulturalDC says it will "solicit proposals from artists of all disciplines for studio spaces, exhibitions, and programming opportunities, and will engage panels of experts and advisory groups to identify appropriate models and programming for artistic inclusion that will reach a broad range of audiences."

Among other functions, Union Arts serves as a practice space for local musicians—something that's hard to come by in D.C. these days—as well as a cherished DIY venue for hosting concerts. Stewart fears this aspect of Union Arts will be lost in CulturalDC's current plan. "The [studio spaces] not going to be for musicians, they're mainly going to attract craft people," Stewart says, "they're completely tearing out the vibe."

On Monday, the D.C. Zoning Commission will hold a hearing on the future of 411 New York Ave. NE. Union Arts is asking all of its supporters to come out en masse to voice their frustrations on the project and the need for space for community artists in the District.

http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/01/21/20_best_restaurants_in_washington/

Not their "cheap" eats, their "best" ones

1. Fiola Mare, the extravagant Georgetown seafood restaurant.
2. Komi, Johnny Monis and Anne Marler’s Mediterranean-accented tasting-menu destination in Dupont Circle (and last year’s number-one restaurant).
3. Little Serow, Monis and Marler’s Northern/Northeastern Thai dining room.
4. Convivial, Cedric Maupillier’s French-American newcomer in Shaw.
5. Rasika and Rasika West End, the modern Indian dining rooms in Penn Quarter and the West End.
6. Plume, the opulent creative American dining room (with purse stools!) in downtown DC’s Jefferson Hotel.
7. Bad Saint, the tiny Filipino hotspot in Columbia Heights.
8. The Inn at Little Washington, the baroque Rappahannock County destination.
9. Casa Luca, Fabio and Maria Trabocchi’s trattoria in downtown DC.
10. Izakaya Seki, Cizuka and Hiroshi Seki’s spare Japanese place off U Street.
11.The Source, Wolfgang Puck’s recently renovated pan-Asian satellite in Penn Quarter.
12. Masseria, the tasting-menu-only Italian restaurant near Union Market.
13. Garrison, Robert Weland’s farm-to-table newcomer on Barracks Row.
14. Vin 909 Winecafe, the homey small plates and pizza place in Annapolis.
15. Proof, the eclectic wine bar in Penn Quarter.
16. Maketto, the Cambodian/Taiwanese restaurant, coffee bar, and shop on H Street, Northeast.
17. Blue Duck Tavern, the classic American dining room in the Park Hyatt Hotel.
18. Bistro Bis, Jeffrey Buben’s old-school French bastion near the Capitol
19. Central Michel Richard, the playful French/American brasserie in Penn Quarter
20. Marcel’s, Robert Wiedmaier’s quietly formal French restaurant in Foggy Bottom

Rose’s Luxury fell from #3 to #21 (“A once-airtight menu of knockout dishes now yields the occasional dud.”). And the Red Hen dropped from the #7 slot to #39 (“Inconsistencies have cropped up of late.”).

so this just finished its soft open I guess:

http://thesovereigndc.com/

Also, Mule Bone opens next week!

Is Belgian food and beer enough of a reason to make me go to Georgetown....Maybe

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2016/02/12/d-c-film-leaders-want-to-turn-old-goethe-institut-space-into-film-fest-hub/

The location was established as a designated arts space through a 1992 mayoral letter, in accordance with the Support for Art in Public Places Amendment Act of 1986. The issue, Gann says, is that the city’s definition of an arts space is so broad that it includes “culinary arts,” creating the possibility that a restaurant—in an area that's already overpopulated with them—could take over the building.

Right now, Levin and Gann have been in talks with the new owner’s leasing agent, who is open to the idea of dedicating part of the building as an arts space. Their main obstacle: rent prices. The owner wants to lease the space at market value, which would exceed $200,000 annually, a near-impossible figure for Gann and Levin to afford for their intended art rental space.

To meet their budget, the duo has been appealing to local arts groups, and sent a message to the D.C. Council to pressure its members into reserving the location as an arts space. “The city is quick to label an area or say this is a set-aside, but there’s no one in the city to enforce the renovations,” Gann says.

Their plan, if it's able to get fully funded and supported, is to renovate the 120-seat theater on the first floor and convert the upstairs gallery into another 150-seat theater that could also function as a performance space. With that, they hope, the building could house the film and smaller arts festivals that come through D.C. and often struggle to find a space that's affordable and appropriate. Ideally, festivals such as the AFI Docs, the Washington Jewish Film Festival, and Gann’s own DC Shorts festival would all be ideal contenders to use the space.

http://www.districtdig.com/2016/02/10/out-to-pasture/

What will be the future of Barry Farms

http://dcist.com/2016/02/empower_dc_activists_co-opt_bowers.php

Mayor going ahead with St E's site 5,000 seat Arena despite concerns, from multiple angles.

Other than for Mystics games and Wizards practices, how often will this arena get used? The similar capacity DAR Const. Hall does not host that many concerts, and IMP is still scheduled to build a 6,000 seat arena on Maine Ave SW.

A press release about the new facility estimates that it will generate $90 million in tax revenues over 20 years, in part by hosting Mystics WNBA games and an estimated 90 non-basketball events a year.

The total cost for the Congress Heights facility will be $55 million

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2015/09/15/taxes-will-fund-90-percent-of-wizards-practice-site/

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the facility will cost more than $55 million and the tax revenues and event estimates will fall short of projections.

Yep, and with IMP preparing to build their own 6,000 seat arena in the SW waterfront(will they be asking for tax breaks too), I just do not see many events for either of these proposed arenas (plus DAR and the Patriot Center still do stuff)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/03/03/a-definitive-guide-to-the-best-cheap-eats-destinations-in-the-d-c-area/

Beltsville, Wheaton and more

Ward 7 Council Candidates Respond To PJ Harvey's New Song

Oh my god

Also so weird to see someone who looks so much like you (from the neck up; she is tiny and I am tall)

I will not dignify this inane composition with a response

Lol britishes, basically

Over on the ILM Capital Swamp thread I noted--I read someone defend PJ, saying that those lyrics were her voicing the views of people she met.

lol the metro

Shutting down for 29 hours...wow. Years worth of safety inspections to do in one day