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Sunday was the final day of performances for the first Washington DC Fringe Festival. The WaPo wrote an article recapping some of the highlights of the festival. We can all say that it was successful and that it will definitely be back next year: According to Sinclair, the Fringe’s executive director, the festival sold 17,763 tickets and brought in more than $220,000, much of the money going to the performers.
GPLiving personally experienced four shows during the 1.5 week festival. It was more than we thought we would go see, but most shows were $15 and the content was definitely fun and off-beat. Also, a lot of motivation came from the desire to experience different venues throughout our neighborhood. We sat in the Warehouse’s Screening Room, the Woolly Mammoth’s Rehearsal Hall, the Warehouse’s Main Stage, and the Goethe Institut’s theater – none of which we had ever been.
As the WaPo mentions in the article, some shows were better than others, but you always felt like you got your money’s worth.
What are your thoughts on the first Capital Fringe Festival?
Developer Jemal Is At It Again
It looks like Douglas Jemal is continuing his quest to be king of retail development by purchasing A.V. Ristorante on New York Avenue at 7th Street. On the northern edge of Chinatown, is this a promising sign that New York Avenue between 4th and 7th Streets will go over the tipping point?
Weschler’s – What’s That ?
Long time Washingtonians know that one of the Penn Quarter’s darlings is Weschler’s auction house located at 909 E Street. Still open during construction of The Artisan condo and in business since 1890, the auction house holds regularly scheduled auctions where you might just find that next gem of a piece. WaPo has a nice article on our very own “Sotheby’s.”
Gallery Place/Penn Quarter Residential Map *Updated July 2007*
Updated – July 2007
Ever wonder exactly where all of the high-rise residential buildings are in Gallery Place/Penn Quarter? We took an MSN Virtual Earth map and colored in the residential areas. Areas in red represent existing or nearly complete buildings. Areas in yellow represent planned or early stage buildings.
Update: We labeled the map! We estimate that in 2 years, Penn Quarter will be the home of over 10,000 residents. Note that in the year 2000 (time of the last census), we estimate that Penn Quarter had only 1752 residents.
Update #2: Our map is mentioned in the online version of the Express! Thanks!