FORWARD CLOSING PARTY



This year's FORWARD Festival we knew that our legendary outdoor Sunday BBQ closing party had to be a major component.

This is going to be one of those parties that makes you feel truly lucky to live in DC!

We have partnered with Lil SoSo Productions and Art Whino to bring you 7 hours of pure bliss right on the waterfront in SE (down the street from where BUZZ used to be!)

...Featuring LIVE Art, Music, Food & Drink, Dance, Crafts & More with 2 Outdoor Sound Systems:

DOV [DC DEBUT]

Muti Music >> San Francisco

BRAILLE

Praveen of Sepalcure, Hotflush >> NYC

POLICY [DC DEBUT]

Rush Hour, Car Crash Set >> NYC

WHALEFISH

Super HiFi >> San Francisco

SOL POWER ALLSTARS

Meistro, Deep Sang, Stylus & Hermon >> DC

ALL GOOD FUNK ALLIANCE

Funk Weapons >> DC

cLinC & JOEL CHANDLER

Salt & Pepper >> DC

CBREEZE

LaVonne Entertainment >> DC

DEYV

88 >> DC

DANIEL BAROJAS (Sculpture)

R5 >> DC

JEREMY ARN (Sculpture)

Murmur >> Richmond/DC

NINA CHARITY (Aerial Performance)

Airborne DC >> Bmore/DC

BBQ from SMOKIN' SOMETHIN' - http://smokinsomethin.com/

MEAT provided by WHITEHOUSE MEATS - http://www.whitehousemeats.com/

BEER provided by DC BRAU! http://dcbrau.com/

CHECK OUT THE VENUE: www.yardspark.org

LEARN MORE ABOUT FORWARD: www.forwarddc.com

THE YARDS PARK

10 WATER ST SE DC

ALL AGES

11AM-6PM

FREE!!!

Student ART SALE!!

Undergraduate Student Art Sale

Corcoran College of Art - Georgetown Campus

1801 35th St. NW

Washington, DC

Date(s): 03. Apr 2011

From: 10 to 4

Cost: Free

The undergraduates at the Corcoran College of Art and Design host their annual art sale featuring handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, and fine art plus photography, journals, and more.

The sale will be held in the campus's parking lot, with a rain date for April 10.

Cash only

MODA for MEN

Cough Cough.  More moda for men news in the headlines for DC.  Fashion is coming forward in Georgetown is seems as of late.  More and more stores are closing only to be replaced by more higher end store while the others flee to the malls or to Chinatown.  This time we look at two new stores moving in right next to each other.

Brooks Brothers the classic American men's wear clothier of preppy prep fashion will be opening in the former Pottery Barn in Georgetown on 3077 M St.  NW off of 31st.

In other news, right next door it seems as though MAC is closing it's doors and RAG + BONE will be taking their place.  RAG + BONE is a mucho expensive store for you fashionastas.  Mind you a plain t-shirt will throw you back $85.

International Dining in DC

Locolat Cafe

1781 Florida Ave.  NW

Washington DC

I have fallen in love with a restaurant!  I had been here two times on Sunday Once for breakfast and then later in the day for drinks.  Let me tell you something, I have been searching high and low for REAL Belgian waffles.  My father used to bring boxes of Belgian waffles back from overseas when he would go on trips and I could never find any.  I saw them on the menu and asked if they were the ones!  the ones with the sugar cubes/crystallized sugar in them.. to my delight, I was answered back with a big YES!  I was like a kid in a toy store.  I ordered three right then and there.  I ordered them with out anything on top which is the right way to eat them.

The location of the cafe is perfect.  It's a side angled cafe with outdoor seating and plenty inside.  they have a large kitchen for making chocolates.  the staff is very friendly and you can see the owner working hard on his creations in the kitchen.  

I did try a couple of other things for breakfast, I had the Chimay Cheese & Ham Panini.  It was very good.  My friend had a smoked salmon with a spinach waffle, and little side salad.  he said it was awesome.  Let's not forget the beer selection which is pretty big for a small cafe, we had the Delirium tremens beer.  The Chocolate cappuccino in the morning was excellent.

ooh Yeah and the deserts are world class yummy.  check these out.  on the left is a Eclair and on the right is lemon tart.  Lemon tart was my favorite.  not a fan of over flowing things with creamy centers!  just me.  I really hope you all can check this spot out.  it's another on my favorite list. 

Art Exhibits

Artisphere

1101 Wilson Boulevard

Rosslyn, VA

Curated by Jared Davis, 19 artists exhibit work centered on the theme of Man's journey into space, by exploring both science-fact and science-fiction, these artists deliver unique perspectives on the cosmos. C2YN (Countdown to Yuri'sNight) launches the 50th anniversary of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight, which will be celebrated at the Artisphere on April 9, 2011

Yuri Gagarin

CHERRY BLAST

Very excited about this event.  Tons of cool things are gonna happen on this night!  

Fireworks included bands, DJs, artist, food.  

CHERRY BLAST 2011

BYT Party Pictures

DC BEER (DC BRAU Brewing Co)

Ahhh.. Finally a beer we can call our own.  YES! DC is getting their first Brewing company since like ages ago.  Remember the beer company that used to occupy the site of the Kennedy Center!  ok well neither do I.  I wasn't even alive, But there was one there.  The fact is that DC is a world class town and we have world class restaurants and hotels.  We are a beer town! Forget those cocktails you pansies.  Grab a cold one and chill, don't get your undies in a bunch, huh!  

Thanks to two guys Brandon Skall and Jeff Hancock these two hometown heros are starting a brewery and DC will once again be put on the beer map once again.  These fine lad's have quite a background when it comes to brewing and getting around the local bar scene.  Let me stop babbling and you check out their website.

DC BRAU BREWING CO. http://www.dcbrau.com/

MODA for MEN

Some interesting news to report to you all.  Two well known stores in Georgetown will be closing.  

First to report the REISS store located at 1254 Wisconsin Ave.  will be closing May 14th.  So go check out some of their sale items.  Mind you they will not be doing a large blow out sale.  

Another store to be closing at the end of this month is Club Monaco for all of you mall goers they will still have the store in pentagon city mall and Tyson's. 

All of these stores have great styles for the spring and summer, and even have their winter items on sale.

REISS's Spring 2011

Club Monaco Spring 2011

SOCCER NEWS

Well, well, well.  Look what we have here.  Forget American football asking for strikes and more money get a taste of this!
 GET EXCITED DC

Other BLOG

Hey all, be sure to check out my other blog.  I do photography on the side.  The link is www.brilempinphoto.blogspot.com .  You can also look me up on Facebook under Brian Lempin's Photography.

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City Mural's

Visual Stimulation

NATs FEST 2011

The Washington Nationals has announced the official schedule of events for the 2011 NatsFest, set to take place on Wednesday, March 30 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.

The third annual NatsFest will feature activities for fans of all ages and offer unprecedented access to Nationals players, prospects, coaches and executives. Future Nationals scheduled to participate include Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Derek Norris, Chien-Ming Wang and Cole Kimball*.

For the first time in team history, the Nats will hold their annual fan appreciation festival the day before Opening Day.

Prior to gates opening to the general public at 4:00pm, Nationals season ticket holders will have exclusive access to a Q&A session featuring Nationals players, coaches and executives beginning at 3:30pm.

Season ticket holders must bring their NatsFest tickets to gain early entry into Nationals Parkstarting at 3:00pm. In addition, season ticket holders can participate in a special photo session with select players at 6:45pm.

The first 5,000 fans will receive a free curly “W” slingbag. Tickets for this year’s NatsFest arenow available and cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under the age of 12, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation.

Tickets may be purchased online at nationals.com/natsfest or by visiting the Nationals ParkMain Box Office (Half and N Streets, SE). Concessions will be available for purchase and limited free parking will be offered in Nationals Park Garages B and C.

Opening Day tickets for March 31 are moving fast, but a limited number of seats are still available to see the Nats take on their NL East rival the Atlanta Braves.

Fans who can’t make it to the season opener can celebrate baseball’s return to Washington by purchasing tickets to the two remaining games in the Braves series the first weekend in April.

A trip to Nationals Park on Saturday, April 2 at 1:05pm and Sunday, April 3 at 1:35pm are the perfect way to welcome springtime to Washington, so visit nationals.com/tickets to purchase tickets for these and future games.

ICON: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

1932 - 2011