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FREE Online Creative Aging Class with Dance Exchange

Join us for a FREE class to kick off our season. Our Dance On class uses the power of moving and making to cultivate connection, creativity, and greater health in our lives. Class is led by Dance On Lead Artist Judith Bauer, other Dance Exchange artists, and members of the Dance On OAC Cohort.

Class will include a guided physical and creative warm-up, an opportunity to make dances individually, in pairs, or small groups, and an opportunity to perform and reflect with the community that gathers each week.

Christina Gerhardt in conversation with Antonia Juhasz for “Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean”

Christina Gerhardt is Associate Professor at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Senior Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and former Barron Professor of Environment and the Humanities at Princeton University. Her environmental journalism has been published by Grist.org, The Nation, The Progressive, and the Washington Monthly.

Antonia Juhasz is a leading energy and climate author and investigative journalist. She is the Senior Researcher on Fossil Fuels in the Environment and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. An award-winning writer, her bylines include Rolling Stone, Harper’s Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, CNN.com, The Nation, Ms., The Advocate, The Guardian, and many more. Antonia is the author of three books: Black Tide (2011), The Tyranny of Oil (2008), and The Bush Agenda (2006).

About the Book: Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us—and make us see—island nations in a warming world.

Low-lying islands are least responsible for global warming, but they are suffering the brunt of it. This transportive atlas reorients our vantage point to place islands at the center of the story, highlighting Indigenous and Black voices and the work of communities taking action for local and global climate justice. At once serious and playful, well-researched and lavishly designed, Sea Change is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world’s coastlines. Full of immersive storytelling, scientific expertise, and rallying cries from island populations that shout with hope—”We are not drowning! We are fighting!”—this atlas will galvanize readers in the fight against climate change and the choices we all face.

This event is in person.

“Dancing Joy” Film Screening

In a celebration of music and dance, a film crew traveled 56,000 miles to four continents to film local dance troupes performing traditional dances to Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

The City of Takoma Park’s Takoma Park Arts series will feature a free screening of Dancing Joy at 7:30 pm on Sept. 29 in the Takoma Park Community Center auditorium at 7500 Maple Avenue. All are welcome, and no tickets or reservations are required.

More than 200 dancers choreographed and performed dances in Indonesia, Fiji, Nepal, Korea, Botswana, Greece, Northern Ireland, West Virginia, and a dozen other locales.

In a female-led production, producer Kate Tsubata prepared for 12 years before embarking on the film’s production. Film director Lan T. Lee—herself a choreographer and dancer—utilized the language of dance to guide the performers, many of whom didn’t speak English. Closer to home, the film also featured deaf and hard-of-hearing dancers at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

“We wanted to honor Beethoven’s own battle with hearing loss so the first group we approached was the Gallaudet Dance Company, which was founded in 1955,” Tsubata said. “They originated ASL dance and play a key role in the film with sign language-based dance moves that interpret the choral lyrics.”

Authenticity was a priority for the filmmakers. Capturing the historic and natural beauty of the varied locations as well as the dance traditions of each culture was paramount. Handheld camera work, drone, and GoPro action cameras, brings viewers into close proximity with the performers.

Tsubata will take part in a Q&A with the audience after the screening. There is a trailer and more info about the film at joydancemovie.com.

During two months of shooting, the film crew experienced summer and winter in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, high altitudes, and tropical climates. “Local crews in each nation helped with translation, local regulations, and wardrobes,” Tsubata said.

The Takoma Park Arts series, which is organized by the City’s Arts and Humanities Division, includes many free film screenings, art exhibitions, concerts, theater, and poetry readings at the Takoma Park Community Center.

Please go to takomaparkmd.gov/arts and sign up for our e-newsletter to get more info about our upcoming events.

Takoma Park Folk Festival

Reconnect with Your Community at the Takoma Park Folk Festival!!

Sunday, September 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• Hear the best musicians in our Region!
• Six Stages, Indoor & Outdoor, Rain or Shine
• Family Friendly
• Live Music, Craft Vendors, Great Food from around the world, Information booths, jamming, children’s activities.

The Takoma Park Folk Festival is a free annual festival featuring music from around the world on six stages in Takoma Park, Maryland. This year features a whole new lineup of performers reflecting our region’s diversity with a wide-range of roots music in a multiplicity of genres.

Location: Takoma Park Middle School & Lee Jordan Field

Details at https://www.tpff.org/

ACLR Adoption Event at The Big Bad Woof

Join ACLR and our adoptable kittens at The Big Bad Woof July 30 from 11am-3pm! Be sure to bring your friends, family members (really, anyone who’s a cat lover) to find the perfect kitty (or kitties) for your forever homes.

Classic, Tango, and Contemporary Music Concert – WAU Music Faculty

The Washington Adventist University Music Faculty presents a concert of classic, tango, and contemporary music on Thursday, June 22, at 7 pm. The concert is free!

Takoma Park SDA Church
6951 Carroll Ave
Takoma Park, MD

Preston Hawes, violin
Mark Di Pinto, piano
Dan Zhang, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Brian Liu, violin
Shawn Alger, double bass
Stephen Czarkowski, cello

Chamber Music Concert – WAU Music Faculty

Washington Adventist University Music Faculty present a chamber music concert featuring the works of Handel, Sarasate, and Robert Schumann on June 21 at 7 pm. The concert is free!

Peters Music Center
7711 Greenwood Ave
Takoma Park, MD

Preston Hawes, violin
Brian Liu, violin
Dan Zhang, viola
Susanna Mendlow, cello
Mark Di Pinto, piano

Seniors Music Nostalgia

Myself and a DJ put together old music classics to create a nostalgic atmosphere for seniors. The event lasts for two hours and entails music from the 40s thru the 70s. It also includes dances from the 60s and 70s, plus a jazz singer.

National Pollinator Week Celebration

Climate Action Coffee’s Pollinator Group will be celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 19-26, with an enlightening display and informative flyers about native plants. Black-eyed Susan’s will be available for free as well as Native Plant Garden signs for a small donation.

WIND CHIME MAKING EVENT AT THE TAKOMA ART LIBRARY

Make your own Wind chime at The Takoma Art Library

And have a wonderful Hawainn shave ice provided by Small Things Matter.

Work with volunteers to create your own beautiful wind chime from found and recycled objects at The Takoma Art Library. We will use beads, plastic lids, metal objects, ribbon, sticks, string, paint, yarn and more. Or bring your own special objects. Free, but your art supply donations are always welcome!

The is our first creative event at the library, and we plan many more.

907 Erie Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912

Sat. May 27th, 2pm – 4pm

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbz4u6btd0e3s6t/STMwindchimeposter%20copy.pdf?dl=0

@takomaart on instagram

2nd Annual Crossroads Community Food Fair

Come taste the world at the second annual Crossroads Community Food Fair!

Join us on Sunday, May 21, 2023, for a day of delicious hyper-local food and community fun as the talented foodpreneurs of the TPSS Community Kitchen pop up along Laurel Avenue. Enjoy an incredible variety of sweet and savory eats and drinks from 15+ food businesses based in Takoma Park, including empanadas, Detroit-style pizza, burritos, tacos, pupusas, Vietnamese noodles and bánh mì, mac-n-cheese, nut butters and healthy nut snacks, mushroom jerky and soufflés, herb-infused teas, locally roasted Guatemalan coffee, sea-moss infused waters, baked goods and vegan treats, artisanal chocolate and cotton candy, and ice cream sammies. And meet the makers!

Opening Reception “REPETITION STUDIES: Thread on Canvas” BY KATHARINE HEYL at the Willow Street Gallery

THE WILLOW STREET GALLERY OPENS WITH FIRST EXHIBITION OF 2023 “REPETITION STUDIES: Thread on Canvas” BY KATHARINE HEYL

WASHINGTON DC

The Willow Street Gallery in Takoma, DC is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition of 2023 featuring works by Katharine Heyl.

REPETITION STUDIES is an expression of a love of color through the insanity of everyday life. Using the thread as a medium, Katharine deconstructs the base colors by applying color theory techniques. The process of hammering hundreds of brass nails, then weaving fragile thread back and forth, results in a contrast of the materials similar to the contrast of a single color thread against a different hue, shade, or complementary. The intricate placement allows the color to express simply the best versions of itself while having a dramatic and psychological effect on the viewer.

REPETITION STUDIES will run from March 10 to 31, 2023. An opening reception will take place on Friday, March 10, 2023 from 7-9:30pm. All events are free and open to the public, with the exception of the workshop on March 26th.

There is an artist talk scheduled for Friday, March 24th from 7-8pm. The Gallery will be open until 9pm that evening.

There will also be an opportunity to sign up for a 2-hr workshop with Katharine Heyl on Sunday, March 26th to learn the technique of thread on canvas. Enrollment is limited to 6 people. Contact [email protected] for more information.

The Willow Street Gallery is a part of DC Arts Studios. The gallery’s mission is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists and DC Arts Studio members. Led by Jonathan Ege, the gallery is run by a DCAS members-only committee that oversees the schedule of exhibitions, jury selection and installation.

Katharine Heyl is a mixed media artist currently residing in Washington, DC. She received a BFA in Studio Art from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. While she focused her studies on sculpture and painting, she remains heavily influenced by color theory and the work of Josef Albers.
Heyl speaks about the ideas behind her work: “The insanity of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, much like the repetition of behaviors in adult life. By interrupting the patterns by variations of color, new direction, and contrast, I present a final result which represents the unique paths we all take within our own repetitions and the notion that we could snap or unravel at any moment.”

REPETITION STUDIES will run thru March 31, 2023. The artist will be present for the opening reception on Friday, March 10th from 7-9:30pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 7-9pm and by appointment. For additional information please contact Deb Sivigny at [email protected] or phone: (202) 294-0271

LOCATION:
Willow Street Gallery
6925 Willow St. NW, 1st Floor
Washington DC 20012

PHONE: Phone: (202) 294-0271
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: Gallery hours are Friday evenings 7-9pm and by appointment.

WEBSITE: https://www.dcartsstudios.org/gallery.html *updated frequently*

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/willowstreetgallery/
INSTAGRAM: Willow Street Gallery (@willowstreetgallery) and DC Arts Studios (@dcartsstudios)
ABOUT: The Willow Street Gallery is a part of DC Arts Studios. The gallery’s mission is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists and DC Arts Studio members. The gallery is run by a DCAS members-only committee that oversees the schedule of exhibitions, jury selection and installation. The committee also partners with guest curators to present exhibitions on visual arts, artists and art making practices. In the future, members will host workshops, critiques, multi-discipline events, lectures and artist talks.