Summer in the City: Week 4

I looked at the Calendar this morning and realized we were half way through the month of June!

How is time so incredibly elastic, dragging on at a snails pace one moment and then racing by at road runner speed the next.

Here's to making the most of it:


If you're in Seattle or have friends in the area send them to check out Hungry Ghosts
Description: composers Neil Welch and John Teske will present a free site-specific concert deep in the woods of Ravenna Park in Seattle. As darkness approaches, the concert will end with excerpts from Hungry Ghosts - a piece by composer Nat Evans - being performed by candlelight.
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Ravenna Park
Price: FREE



EVERYWHERE

Description: Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his compelling new film TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others.   
Location: A theater near you.




Boston
Description: Bring your friends & co-workers, enjoy a selection of beer & wines, take in a stellar concert, and enjoy the bustling, vibrant ambiance of the heart of downtown. Weather permitting (although rarely cancelled unless conditions are extreme). Must be 21 to attend.
Date: 6/13/2013
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Summer Street Plaza, Boston
Price: FREE

Description: Featuring 100+ “Boston’s Best” Restaurants in Cambridge! The 11th “Taste of Cambridge” returns to the site where it all began to celebrate the Cambridge Restaurant Community and give something back to our 2013 beneficiaries: CASPAR, Faith Kitchen, One the Rise, CHAF and Food for Free!
Date: 6/13/2013
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM  
Location:  University Park & Sidney Street (between Franklin & Pacific) in Central Square, Cambridge
Price: $50

Description: Revisit Hollywood’s silver screen and modern classics with an all-star lineup of movies every Friday night against the backdrop of the starlit harbor. Start the weekend early with music by DJ Mike Amado & Friends or a live acoustic performance by either Chad LaMarsh or Mike Moore.
Date: 6/14/2013
Time: 4:30 PM Music, Dusk (8:22 PM) Film
Location: Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Warf,  Boston
Price: FREE

Description: A tasting event featuring local craft beer, mead, artisan brews, and delicious local food.
Date: 6/14/2013 – 6/15/2013
Time: 6:30 PM + 9: 30 PM
Location: Cafe at the Somerville Armory: Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville
Price: $35+

Description: Org goes formal in this one-night event, produced by Singer Mali (of Jaggery).  Local performers revisit the proms of their past and transform this teenage rite-of-passage via music, dance, storytelling, and film.  Witness Oberon transformed into a high school gymnasium, complete with prom photobooth, Prom Queen & King ballot casting and voting, and plenty of other opportunities for awkwardness and excess.  Formal ~ and creative ~ attire highly encouraged, as are dates (we dare you to ask out that special someone this time around).  Audience participation is a given, so bring your dancing shoes.  Whether you never made it to your prom, or would never dream of going back, Org: Prom gives you the chance to make peace with your inner high schooler and turn this bizarre American tradition into the party you also wished it had been.
Date: 6/14/2013
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Oberon, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Price: $15+

Description: The Cultural Survival Bazaars are a series of cultural festivals that provide Indigenous artists, cooperatives, and their representatives from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the American public.
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Copley Square,  Boston
Price: FREE

Description: Lisbon-born Cape Verdean songstress Carmen Souza has it all: excellent repertoire, a mesmerizing, expressive and versatile voice that glides effortlessly through a huge range of registers and a spellbinding, charismatic stage presence. Whether she is singing the plaintive morna (the Cape Verdean variation of the blues) or an exuberant batuco, Souza is always convincing owing to her swingy jazz sense of timing and her virtuoso voice full of nuances from the highest to the lowest notes she sings. Singing in her ancestors’ Creole language and mixing traditional African and Cape Verde rhythms with contemporary jazz influences she creates a unique sound all of her own.
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 7:30 PM  
Location:  Regatta Bar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge
Price: $25



Description: In partnership with Future Boston Alliance, enjoy tours and activities, view works by local artists, and meet up with members of the Future Boston Alliance to celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Date: 6/19/2013
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM  
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Price: FREE with Admission          


Columbus, OH

Description: Booker T. Jones is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and arguably the most famous Hammond B3 player in history. As leader of the legendary Booker T. & the MG's, this pillar of soul music collaborated with Otis Redding, Albert King, Eddie Floyd and Sam and Dave during his tenure at the renowned Stax Records label. Since then, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard chops to artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and produced classic albums such as Willie Nelson's triple platinum hit Stardust and Bill Withers' Just As I Am featuring the hit song Ain't No Sunshine.
Date: 6/14/2013
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Bicentennial Park, 233 Civic Center Drive, Columbus
Price: FREE

Description: This celebration offers fun for the entire family in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, and recognizes the struggle by African Americans for freedom. Juneteenth, or June 19th, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread before this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19th, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Date: 6/14/2013 – 6/16/2013
Time: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Franklin Park, 1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus
Price: FREE

Description: Cold and delicious American Craft Beer will flow from 200 tap handles for one damn fine evening of Craft Beer Utopia. We also accounted for the fact that craft beers will undoubtably wet someone's whistle for some fine fare from some of the best Columbus Food Trucks and vendors, and also make one want to boogie to some good tunes from ekoostic hookah, Colin Gawel and the Lonely Bones and Angela Perely & The Howlin' Moons.   
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Location: World of Beer, 3934 Townsfair Way, Easton
Price: $35

Description: Artful indie scene leaders the National headline this special event, as they tour in support of Trouble Will Find Me, their sixth studio album, released on the 4AD label in late May.
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: LC Pavillion, 405 Neil Ave, Columbus
Price: $25

Description: With the song “Hold On” named the best song of 2012 by Rolling Stone, the (you guessed it) Alabama-based Alabama Shakes are well on their way to superstardom. Formed in 2009, the quartet, originally simply called the Shakes, the band’s blend of fiery blues-rock and hard-hitting Southern soul has earned them comparisons to the Black Keys and even Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings. Alabama Shakes released the eponymous debut EP in September 2011, and Boys & Girls was released in 2012.
Date: 6/18/2013
Time: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: LC Pavillion, 405 Neil Ave, Columbus
Price: $30


Chicago, IL 

Description: T The rugby exhibition, Celtic tunes and whiskey flowing at this fest have nothing on the spectacle that is Saturday's Heavy Athletics U.S. Open Championship, which features traditional Scottish contests including the Caber Toss (flipping a giant tree trunk), the Hammer Throw and the Clachnert (tossing a large stone). The fest culminates Saturday with a giant bagpipe and drum jam.
Date: 6/14/2013 – 6/15/2013
Time: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Friday), 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM (Saturday)
Location: Hamilton Lakes in Itasca, Illinois
Price: $12+

Description: Custer has his 42nd last stand in this annual art festival, Evanston's largest and oldest fest, which includes more than 300 artists, live music, an “EcoVillage” for green vendors, a children’s park and a North American Indian Pow-wow.
Date: 6/152013 – 6/16/2013
Time: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Location: Main Street and Chicago Avenue
Price: FREE

Description: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras have provided music education through exceptional orchestral programs since 1946. Under the baton of Music Director Allen Tinkham, CYSO’s internationally renowned Symphony Orchestra will perform highlights from the soundtrack of the Academy Award-winning film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, including Gayane’s Adagio by Aram Khachaturian, Atmosphères by György Ligeti and Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss. The concert will also feature On the Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, Jr. conducted by Associate Conductor Terrance Malone Gray and performed by CYSO’s Concert Orchestra.
Date: 6/16/2013
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St.
Price: FREE

Description: In its second year, danc(e)volve: New Works Festival continues Hubbard Street and the MCA’s shared commitment to advancing the art of contemporary dance. Five works premiere alongside a piece developed during Hubbard Street’s spring 2013 tour to Spain and North Africa, through the Brooklyn Academy of Music and U.S. State Department’s DanceMotion USA program. Danc(e)volve choreographers include Jonathan Fredrickson (“25 to Watch,” Dance Magazine), Pretty Creatives International Choreographic Competition winner Robyn Mineko Williams, National Choreographic Competition winners Terence Marling and Penny Saunders, and Hubbard Street 2 member Andrew Wright.
Date: Thru 6/16/2013
Time: 3:00 PM + 7:30 PM
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Avenue
Price: $35 ($28 Members)

Description: Steppenwolf’s NEXT UP program showcases Chicago’s next generation of artists, in three productions presented in rotating repertory in The Garage. NEXT UP is presented in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design, and features the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors. Currently running “The Drunken City”, "The Internationalist”, and “Fat Pig”.
Date: Thru 6/16/2013
Time: Varies
Location: Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 North Halsted
Price: $20

Description: The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) presents an eclectic mix of urban, classic, independent and foreign films that depict the richness and diversity of the life experience of people of African descent and Indigenous people all over the world. The fest opens at Alliance Francaise on June 13 with The Pirogue, in which a fishing captain leads a group of African migrants on dangerous journey aboard a small boat. University of Chicago grad Tukufu Zuberi's talking-heads doc African Independence takes a broad look at the continent's distinct countries and their relationship with the world. Here We Drown Algerians examines one of the darkest days in the war for Algergian independence, October 17, 1961, in which Paris police killed dozens of demonstrators. Facets’ annual festival, in its 11th year, encompasses titles from the U.S., Canada, France, Madagascar, Malawi, Senegal, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela.
Date: Thru 6/13/2013 – 6/20/2013
Time: Varies
Location: Varies
Price: $7+


New York

Description:  In collaboration with The Flea Theater, The Greene Space presents an evening of short, thrilling and original audio plays by some of New York City's up-and-coming playwrights.
Performed by The Bats, the Flea's repertory acting company, this evening will prove that what you can't see will scare you the most. Developed through The Greene Space Writer’s Lab, the plays were written by Keith Josef Adkins, Jaymes Jorsling, Seth Mooreand Charlotte Simpson. They are directed by Arthur Yorinks and The Flea’s Jim Simpson.
Date: 6/14/2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street
Price: FREE

Description:  Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member ensemble dedicated to the creation, performance, and recording of today’s music. Caleb Burhans is a composer, violinist/violist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. ITSNOTYOUITSME plays in various musical settings with stripped-down instrumentation, they use looping devices, which play a significant role in performance as well as in the compositional process.. . . what more could a girl ask for?
Date: 6/18/2013
Time: 6:30 PM Doors, 7:30 PM Show
Location: (le) poisson rouge, 158 Bleeker Street
Price: $20+

Description:  Have your own Gatsby Moment with Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra who invite you to the beloved Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. Now in its eighth year, the event has become the quintessential outdoor celebration of the Jazz Age and its living legacy. 
Date: 6/15/2013 – 6/16/2013
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Governors Island
Price: $30 Advance, $35 Door

Description:  The Bang on a Can Marathon is non-stop, nine-hour super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the globe. Hear and experience an astonishing range of musical styles, including contemporary sounds, fresh voices, and an unmatched diversity of performances all in one place.
Date: 6/16/2013
Time: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 3 Spruce Street
Price: FREE

Description: In one of funniest films of all time, Dustin Hoffman is an unemployed actor who finally gets the part of a lifetime...as a female soap opera sensation. Directed by Sydney Pollack, Jessica Lange earned an Oscar as the love interest, and Bill Murray is the wise-cracking roomie.
Date: 06/17/2013
Time: 5:00 PM Lawn Opens, Film at Sunset
Location: Bryant Park
Price: FREE

Description:  Hip-hop and rock & roll come together as lead singer and songwriter of My Morning Jacket, Jim James, joins forces with the legendary crew,The Roots, for State of the Union: An evening of collaborative performances.
Date: 6/18/2013
Time: 6:00 PM Gate, 7:00 PM Show
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn
Price: $41 or cop a squat outside of the gates for free J                


Washington, DC

Description: Michael FitzGerald, professor of fine arts at Trinity College, focuses on the careers of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, discussing the transformation of the art world in Paris during the two decades following the end of World War I, and the artists’ relationship with dealer Paul Rosenberg.
Date: 6/13/2013
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Price: $12

Description: Who doesn't love an outdoor film? Grab a bottle of wine and a pizza and head over to the river front for some quality time with Robert Downey, Jr. in superhero form.
Date: 6/13/2013
Time: Sundown
Location: 250 M at Canal Park
Price: FREE

Description:   Enjoy a variety of food from the region’s finest eateries, live music, activities and games. Admission and parking are free. Tastings start at $1.
Date: 6/14/2013 – 6/15/2013
Time: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Friday), 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Saturday)
Location: Reston Town Center
Price: FREE

Description: Join the Corcoran on Saturdays this summer for Gallery tours, workshops, demonstrations, and performances! Enjoy our summer exhibitions and programming free of admission on Saturdays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
Date: 6/15/2013
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 Seventeenth Street NW Washington, DC
Price: FREE

Description:   Firmly grounded in every facet of the Baroque era, Amandine Beyer, one of the finest Baroque violinists of her generation, embraces the modernist works of Berio, Stockhausen, and Challulau. A graduate of the Le Conservatoire de Paris, Beyer possesses a fierce dedication to authentic performance that encompasses both technique and interpretation, including the extremely difficult — but artistically faithful — Baroque “chin off” style of a violin played sans chin rest.
Date: thru 6/15/1013
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: La Maison Francaise - Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road, NW,  Washington, D.C
Price: $25

Description:  the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Zeitgeist DC (Austrian Cultural Forum Washington, Goethe-Institut Washington and the Embassy of Switzerland) and the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University for a free staged reading of Kathrin Röggla’s Worst Case as part of “Theater of the Voiceless: An International Symposium and Festival of Documentary Theater in Performance.”
Neither catastrophes themselves nor the resulting suffering are the topic of Worst Case. Instead, it is the manipulation of catastrophic scenarios in the media and politics. Potential catastrophes are omnipresent in news and talk shows, invoking the worst case even if it fails to materialize. The unending torrent of disaster movies provides a continual loop of graphic imagery depicting the end of times.
Date: 6/18/2013
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court, NW
Price: FREE

Description:   CulturalDC's Source Festival, now celebrating its sixth year, debuts 24 original works for the stage from now through June 30, 2013. Each year the Festival presents three Full-Length Plays, 18 10-Minute Plays and three Artistic Blind Date
Date: thru 6/30/1013
Time: Varies
Location: Varies
Price: $10+

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