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A GPLiving Thank You
- GPLiving just wanted to thank our loyal readers for visiting the site over the last few months. In the month of May, we logged just over 10,000 page loads (not including those of you who read through the RSS feed)!
New Crime Map
- It’s a huge map this time around spanning from May 19-30! Check it out.
More Blog Links
- We added some more links to reputable area blogs on the sidebar – check them out!
RSS Feed
- An RSS feed link/button is available on the sidebar for those who don’t know about GPLiving’s RSS feed service. We publish full articles in the feed!
Washington Improv Theater At Flashpoint In Gallery Place
We thought we’d profile the Washington Improv Theater because when Mark, Artistic Director of the WIT, emailed us, we were embarrassed to find out that we had overlooked linking to a collection of theater troupes in our own neighborhood! (The WIT link is now on the sidebar)
Also, we did catch a show at Flashpoint (916 G St) last weekend and can easily say that for $8 – $12, one can have a very entertaining evening and support the neighborhood arts at one time!
- WIT is DC’s premier improv theater company, playing since 1998, with a regular company of over 20 players producing over 100 performances a year right here at the Mead Theatre Lab in Flashpoint, where we are a resident organization in the arts incubator program. Every WIT show is pure spontaneity, mixed with playfulness and a healthy bit of subversion—a refreshing alternative to the great, but heavier, theater you can see at Woolly and Shakespeare.
Though we don’t (yet!) have our very own performance space, Flashpoint is our home for the last two years. We have an established following but we’re always trying to find new audience members and students. Thus, we would be delighted if you might list us among your theater links. For your readers who are walloped by their mortgage and condo fees, we’re also a nice cheap night out (tickets are $12 and $8).
We are currently in production, with shows every Friday and Saturday at 8pm and 9:30pm through July 1.
Also, Mark has offered to host a WIT show as a social opportunity for blog constituents. WIT would designate a night as Gallery Place residents night and tailor the performance to our group.
What do you think?
Transforming A Bland Condo Into An HGTV Feature In Gallery Place/Penn Quarter
We came across a mention (courtesy of creative dc’s blog) of local Washington DC artist, Sean Hennessey, who transformed a Mather Studios condo into a work of art! The company is called Scenic Artisans LLC.
His work of art was subsequently featured on HGTV!
Here is the info:
- Scenic Artisans offers faux and decorative painting services. Starting with a full artistic consultation on how to transform your living space we offer a comprehensive range of wall treatments, detailing and other decorative painting techniques..
Founded by painter and sculptor Sean Hennessey, Scenic Artisans works with you to interpret and define your own unique visual style and to put your project into action.
From faux stone, marble or wood to Venetian plaster, reliefs or metallic finishes, Scenic Artisans treatments for walls, architectural details and furniture can be used to evoke any era, atmosphere, look or feel in residential, business or commercial settings.
Pic courtesy of Scenic Artisans LLC.
Ledo Pizza Really Coming To Gallery Place/Mass Ave?
Adam writes in to let us know about a development on Mass Ave:
- Just this past week we noticed from the view out of our Meridian At Gallery Place windows that a banner has been hung on the front of the little lone building surrounded by construction pits on the 400 NW block of Mass Ave. It says “Coming Soon Ledo Pizza”. I have not heard of the restaurant before, but Google turns their website up, which includes mention of the Mass Ave. location. No idea on what their timeframe is.
The story behind the building and proposed pizza shop was first spotted by DCBubble at the end of this WaPo article, but we were still wondering if the owner of the building was serious about pizza. However, the store is now listed on the Ledo Pizza website as a “coming soon” location. We think there’s a good chance it may actually open!