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We always enjoy spending a summer Sunday morning outside with a beverage reading the Sunday newspaper. Nice floral boxes, improved exterior seating, and a few umbrellas at the Starbucks at 7th St and Indiana Ave NW draws us in. What outdoor Sunday spots draw you in within downtown or the PQ?
On The Chopping Block: US Post Office At TechWorld
A few weeks ago, the USPS announced its plan to close approximately 3,700 under-performing retail locations. A list of those 3,700 locations was provided by the USPS and TBD turned that data into a nice map. Unfortunately, the USPS retail location in the basement of TechWorld (800 K St NW) is on that list. That post office location is most central to condos and apartments in Penn Quarter and Mt. Vernon Triangle, though only during the hours of 9-5 Mon-Fri.
So, what are our alternatives? 12th & Penn Ave, 14th & L, or Union Station, with Union Station offering service on the weekends .. for now.
Tap Into Your Inner Artist
My mother is an artist, so I grew up encouraged to express my creativity. She believes, and so do I, that everyone has the ability to be an artist, it’s simply a matter of learning how to tap into your creativity and apply it. We are fortunate to live in a neighborhood with so many museums and galleries to view, experience and enjoy art. Here are just a few opportunities for you to tap into your inner artist and create your own masterpiece:
Thursday, August 18, 2011, 5 – 8pm
Kelly Bell Band Concert and ArtJamz Session
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Kogod Courtyard (8th and F Sts., NW)
Free concert
$40 ArtJamz registration fee (includes canvas and painting supplies, as well as 20% off refreshments at the café during the concert)
Spaces for this ArtJamz Session are limited as of writing, but if you’re interested, they have 3 more sessions coming up August 24-26 at the Corcoran Gallery.
Saturday, August 27, 5-7pm
Fun+Art+Wine hosts Georgia O’Keefe and Riesling
Open studio and focused sessions like this one, usually held in a studio in the Penn Quarter area.
$75 for painting supplies and beverages
Various Dates and Times (Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays)
Small group painting classes with Washington DC artist, Dana Ellyn.
Sessions held at Mather Studios (916 G Street, NW)
$55 per class including all materials.
Various Dates and Times
You can learn traditional Chinese arts like Chinese brush painting and paper folding at the Chinatown Community Cultural Center (616 H St., NW, Suite 201)
Drawing and Painting and Sculpture, Oh, My!
In Dupont Circle, a variety of classes are available through the Washington Studio School (2129 S Street, NW). They also hold Open Studios with models for only $18:
Open Drawing: Mondays 7pm-10pm and Fridays 1pm-4pm
Open Paint/Draw: Thursdays 7pm-10pm
We also have a fantastic art supplies stores in our area if you simply want to create in the comforts of your own home or “plein-aire” around town like Monet and his peers.
Utrecht (1250 I St NW)
For unique, artistic events around town, check out Pink Line Project.
Finally, mark your calendars for Arts on Foot. Held in Penn Quarter, this is the 19th anniversary of the event where arts, crafts, performance art are all celebrated through outdoor markets, exhibits, demonstrations and performances.
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments!
Downtown – Another view on the Trump organization’s bid for the Old Post Office Building redevelopment on Pennsylvania Ave NW. [Washington CityPaper – Housing Complex]
National Mall – DC residents will get a sneak preview of the new Martin Luther King Memorial on August 23, the day after opening. Deets here. [WaPo] & [DC Government website]
Shaw – The O Street Giant food store is closing on Septmeber 8 so that the the O Street Market redevelopment can start. At long last…nice renderings here. [DC MUD (Metro Urban Diary)]
Penn Quarter – The Penn Quarter Bodega hosts its first community gathering. [PQ Bodega Facebook page]
NoMa – A Bethesda REIT (real estate investment trust – NYSE ticker: FPO) will pick up the Greyhound bus station in northeast. What comes next? An office building, perhaps? [WaPo]
Penn Quarter – A Penn Quarter Italian eatery review of both Graffiato (707 6th St NW) *and* Carmine’s (425 7th St NW). [Washington CityPaper – Young & Hungry]