RSS FeedCapital Fringe Festival Preview Tomorrow!
The Capital Fringe Festival is giving theater-goers a sneak preview of performances that will run during its July 9 – 26th festival! The Performance Preview will occur tomorrow (Wed, July 1) between 7 – 10pm @ RFD’s back room (810 7th St NW). Here’s the official blurb:
WASHINGTON – This July 9 – 26, this year you will find us nestled between two historic DC neighborhoods: Penn Quarter and Mount Vernon Square. We have taken up residency in some interesting spaces: a former cigar shop that has been vacant since the 1968 riots, a German cultural institute, an old restaurant, a historic church and a long-standing, independent performance venue. There will be one-act plays, comedies, dramas, musicals, dance, puppetry, improvisation, clowns, hip-hop, jazz, poetry, mime, and more.
At the Fringe press conference and preview, reporters will learn about all the performances, performers, our unique venues, centralized and unique Festival scene, the “greening” of this year’s festival and all the live bands that will play at Fort Fringe this year.
The event is open to the public, but it is a 21+ event.
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Mount Vernon Triangle – The Taylor Gourmet Deli plans to expand from its H Street NE location to another outlet in CityVista at 5th and K Streets, NW. [The (Mount Vernon) Triangle] & [Prince of Petworth]
All over DC – All those junky used car lots may be closed down by the Fenty administration. [And Now, Anacostia] & [We Love DC]
Downtown – The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) posts its June meeting notes. [DC DNA]
Shaw – Forward progress on the Carter G. Woodson home on 9th Street, NW. The sooner it becomes a National Historic Site, the sooner curious tourists and more foot traffic (the good kind) will come. [Renew Shaw]
Red Line – Between Takoma and Fort Totten – Metro tragedy covered and primer on train safety systems. A sad day. [Greater Greater Washington (primary coverage)] & [Greater Greater Washington (train safety)]
All over DC – Local bloggers react as pop culture takes a hit…EM (Ed McMahon), FF (Farah Fawcett) and MJ (Michael Jackson) all pass on. More sad events. [Q Street News] & [U Street Girl] & [K Street Kate] & [Ask Miss A] & [The District] & [Capitol Hill Style]
Fedspotting?
Sara wrote in to our PQ Living mailbag in mid-May saying she spotted a few local Fed notables go into a local H Street eatery for dinner.
We were eating at Momiji (we love their affordable sushi) around 7 pm and watched as the Secret Service swept the street and then Justices Scalia, Ginsburg and former Justice O’Connor got out of their cars and headed into Full Kee for some dinner. We couldn’t see whether the other Justices accompanied them.
Being so close to HQ for many Federal government agencies as well as Capitol Hill makes our ‘hood a tempting food run. Regardless of branch, which Fedlebrities have you seen in our neighborhood recently?
Tip of the hat to Sara for taking the time to send in her sighting.
New Retailer Moving Into 1004 F ST?
1004 F street NW, the location formerly occupied by the K&B Newsstand which we’ve written about numerous times in the past, will apparently be home to another business soon. There is a certificate of occupancy posted stating that an entity called Special Events LLC will be opening a business described as “retail clothing.”
If you’ve walked by 1004 F street recently you might find it difficult to believe that anyone not wearing a hazmat suit would be willing to enter that establishment, let alone shop there. But who knows, maybe a little elbow grease and a fresh coat of paint will make that location good as new.
We’re guessing this will be another tourist (temporary?) shop, but we have no additional information to back up that assumption.