Monday, February 1
Live Music from Roy Hill & Author @MisterWOE reads from his book "Nothing Can Tear Us Apart--RAGE!"
6:00pm -9:00pm
Free
MLK Library
901 G St NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown
Tuesday, February 2
Free Comedy at Songbyrd DC in Adams Morgan
8:30pm show, 8:00pm doors
Free
Comedy in Adams Morgan hosted by Andrew Bucket. Happy Hour specials from 5:00pm-8:00pm
Songbyrd
2477 18th St NW
Metro: Woodley Park and walk over the bridge or take the Circulator bus one stop to Adams Mill, cross Columbia, Songbryd is on the left side of the street, just past the McDonald's, before Tryst. You can also walk from Columbia Heights about 20 minutes or take the Circulator from Columbia Rd at 14th St to the Adams Mill stop, or the 42 bus from Dupont Circle toward Mt Pleasant to 18th & Columbia.
Wednesday, February 3
Songbyrd presents B.Y.O.V - Bring Your Own Vinyl w/ DCVinylHeadz
6:00pm - 1:00am
Free
"An open turntable event at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe, held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, hosted by the DCVinylHeadz! Sign-up in advance or the night of (if available) for a slot to play some of your collection Then stay as the DCVinylHeadz close out the evening including spinning some featured selections from SongByrd Music House! Please email DCVH@dcvinylheadz.com to sign up."
Songbyrd
2477 18th St NW
Metro: Woodley Park is closest, you can also walk from Columbia Heights or you can take the Circulator bus. From Dupont you can catch the 42 bus toward Mt Pleasant to 18th & Columbia.
Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night - Solidarity with LGBTQ Prisoners
at The Potter's House in Adams Morgan
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Free
All materials provided along with a list of prisoners from various radical movements with short bios, and a quick “how to” for anyone who would like some guidance. This month, they'll focus on LGBTQ prisoners, experiencing both the repressive control of the state as well as institutionalized homophobia. LGBTQ prisoners can be singled out and segregated from others prisoners in solitary confinement, simply because of their identity.
The Potter's House
in Adams Morgan
1658 Columbia Rd, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights and walk or take the Circulator bus two stops from Columbia Rd at 14th or Woodley Park and take the Circulator bus a few stops to the Safeway, Ontario Rd and walk a block and a half.
Reading and Signing with Amina Hassan for Loren Miller at Upshur St Books
7:00pm
Free
Reading and discussion with Dr Amina Hassan about her new book, Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist. Read more here.
Upshur Street Books
827 Upshur St NW
Metro: Georgia Ave - Petworth
Thursday, February 4
Humanitini: National Symbol, City of Neighborhoods
Humanitini "Where happy hour meets the humanities!" organized by The Humanities Council of Washington, DC
at Busboys and Poets 5th & K St NW
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Free, RSVP here
Humanitini is the name of the drink and the name of the program! These happy hour conversations bring panels of academics, culture curators, musicians, experts, or whomever the occasion might call for into bars and restaurants for lively conversation and intellectual debate. These “think and drink” programs brings Washingtonians together to discuss issues that are timely, engaging and entertaining!
This month's theme is "National Symbol, City of Neighborhoods" (see upcoming Humanitini events): Washington is often at odds with itself over its status as the nation’s capital. Residents can feel both pride in the city’s iconic national monuments and frustration at those hallowed sites’ ability to eclipse DC’s neighborhoods and communities. Speakers at this Humanitini event include:
Dr. Julie Yarwood, Author, Washington 101 Textbook and Historian, Catholic University
Dr. Peter Ufland, Historian, University of the District of Columbia Community College
Scott Davis, Board Member, Capitol Hill Restoration Society and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Jane Freundel Levey, Consulting Curator, George Washington University Washingtoniana Museum and Managing Editor, Washington History Magazine
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC is an independent non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities that serves the people of the District of Columbia.The mission of the Humanities Council is to enrich the quality of life, foster intellectual stimulation, and promote cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of local history in all neighborhoods of the District through humanities programs and grants.
Busboys and Poets
5th & K St NW
Metro: Mt Vernon Sq or Gallery Pl - Chinatown and walk, or take the Circulator bus closer, to the stop on Mass Ave near 5th St NW
DC Punk Archive Library Basement Show with The Cornel West Theory, Time is Fire and The Black Sparks at MLK Library
6:30pm show, 6:00pm doors
All ages, Free
The next Library Basement Show will feature the Cornel West Theory, Time is Fire and The Black Sparks. The DC Punk Archive Library Basement Show hosts local bands at the historic MLK Library every other month. Free, all ages and accessible! This show will feature: The Cornel West Theory, Time is Fire and The Black Sparks. Read more on the DCPL website here.
MLK Library
901 G St NW
Metro: Gallery Pl - Chinatown, 9h & G St exit
Women & Socialism - Author Event with Sharon Smith
7:00pm -9:00pm
Free
"More than forty years after the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s, women remain without equal rights. If anything, each decade that has passed without a fighting women’s movement has seen a rise in blatant sexism and the further erosion of the gains that were won in the 1960s and 1970s. Join a discussion with Sharon Smith that takes up issues of women’s oppression from a Marxist perspective — focusing on the centrality of race and class — amid the stirrings of a new movement today." This event will also celebrate the release of Women and Socialism: Class Race and Capital [Haymarket Books 2015]. Copies of the book will be available for purchase to be signed.
The Potter's House
in Adams Morgan
1658 Columbia Rd, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights and walk or take the Circulator bus two stops from Columbia Rd at 14th St by the 7-11 or from the Woodley Park Metro exit and take the Circulator bus a few stops to the Safeway, Ontario Rd and walk a block and a half. The 42 bus from Dupont Circle toward Mt Pleasant will also take you there, get off at Mozart Pl and walk back just a half a block or so.
Maida Withers Dance Construction Company in Showcase
as part of the Seventh Annual New Media Caucus Showcase
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Free, no tickets needed, first come first seated
New Media Caucus Showcase, College Art Association Annual Conference presents video and live performance excerpts of MindFluctuations, an innovative dance, computer art, neuroscience, electronic music art work by Maida Withers and international collaborators. Sixteen experimental artists were selected to present six-minute excerpts of new media works. Read more about the event here! Participants include:
Thomas Asmuth, University of West Florida
Victoria Bradbury, Alfred University
Billy Colbert, University of Delaware
Andrew Demirjian, Hunter College
Zoe Doubleday, University of Denver
Ashley S. Ferro-Murray, University of California, Berkeley
Brandon Gellis, University of Wyoming
Lydia Grey, Raritan Valley Community College
Rebecca Hackemann, Chelsea College of Art
James Huckenpahler, George Washington University
Randall Packer, Nanyang Technological University
Ashley Scarlett, University of Toronto
Tamiko Thiel, Independent Media Artist
Maida Withers, George Washington University
Andreas Zingerle and Linda Kronman, KairUs Art collective
Corcoran School of the Arts + Design, Flagg Building
Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium, First Floor
George Washington University
500 17th St NW
Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North and walk down 17th St about ten minutes or so