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SpeakeasyDC participates in the Mt. Pleasant Temporium – FREE

Saturday, February 19th, 2011


The Mt. Pleasant Temporium is a temporary, pop-up retailer coming to Mt. Pleasant St. NW for 24 consecutive days from February18 through March 13.  Since their theme is storytelling,  they decided to invite SpeakeasyDC in on the project! We will be hosting three nights of programming (Feb 19, Feb 27, and Mar 11 from 7-8:30. Space extremely limited). See below for deets. The project, located at 3068 Mt. Pleasant St. NW, is part of the District’s new Temporary Urbanism initiative and features handmade goods for sale from 30 local, independent crafters and artists. Blog post on We Love DC

Schedule

The Mt. Pleasant Temporium is proud to present a full events rosters! Head over on Feb. 18 for the grand opening and return again to shop and enjoy one of the many storytelling, crafting or live music events, offered during regular retail hours and after hours on selected nights.

Feb. 18 – 20 / Feb. 21 – 27 / Feb. 26 – March 6 / March 7 – 13

  • All events are free and open to the public.
  • Events are located within the Mt. Pleasant Temporium at 3068 Mt. Pleasant St. unless otherwise noted.*
  • Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 20 minutes early to seated events, which have a limited capacity of 30.**
  • Events schedule is updated daily.

  • Fri. 2/18 (7-9 pm): Grand Opening Reception
  • Sat. 2/19 (7-8:30 pm): SpeakeasyDC** – Mini-class on the art of storytelling and story swap
  • Sun. 2/20 (3 pm): Temporium Sunday Session featuring: Ice Cream (kid-friendly event)

Feb. 21 – 27

  • Fri. 2/25 (7 pm): Radio CPR – An evening of young, underground DC talent, featuring live performances by: the artists of Fallen Kings Records, ACME, and Hot Mess, plus a live sampling of DJs, hosts, and MC talent from Radio CPR 97.5′s dynamic weekly programming. Event is located at La Casa, 3166 Mount Pleasant Street NW, suggested donation $2-3*
  • Sat. 2/26 (1-3 pm): Hello Craft’s Make Something Awesome Area – Learn how to make pin sets from books, magazines, your own drawings and more. (kid-friendly event)
  • Sun. 2/27 (2 pm): Temporium Sunday Session featuring: Washington City Paper’s News You Can Reuse (kid-friendly event)
  • Sun. 2/27 (7 – 8:30 pm): SpeakeasyDC** – Group House night  – Hear and share stories about that good ol’ Mt. Pleasant tradition of group house living. May be screening of Amy Saidman’s pretty terrible, but amusing mockumentary Group House Gone Bad filmed in 4 different Mt. P houses over the course of 4 years.

Feb. 28 – March 6

  • Wed. 3/2 (4-5:30pm): After School printmaking workshop with Bancroft Elementary School and print maker Anthony Dihle: How to Screen Print Monsters! Note – event participation is closed to the public, but Temporium patrons are encouraged to shop and observe!
  • Thurs. 3/3 (6 pm): Local author Anna El-Eini reads from Beating Heart
  • Sat. 3/5 (3-6 pm): Radio CPR –Documenting Mt. Pleasant’s Untold Stories, Part I – Go beneath the radar with Radio CPR and uncover some of the neighborhood’s secret histories and hidden gems with those that lived them. In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of audio recording and interviewing.  We will go out to collect voices and stories from the Mt. Pleasant corridor with the hope of adding another layer to the quilted narrative of Mt. Pleasant. Snacks and beverages will be provided.  No experience needed.

March 7 – 13

  • Thurs. 3/10 (6:30 – 8:30 pm): Radio CPR – Documenting Mt. Pleasant’s Untold Stories, Part II – Learn about some of the movements, projects and institutions that were born in Mount Pleasant. Speakers will tell stories about Escuela de Rumba, La Casa, Radio CPR, the Blue Sky Collective, Punk Rock, Neighbors Consejo and more. Event is located at Don Juan Restaurant, 1660 Lamont Street (Mt. Pleasant and Lamont Sts., NW)*
  • Fri. 3/11 (7 – 8:30 pm): SpeakeasyDC** – Story Game Night
  • Sat. 3/12 (7 – 10 pm): Folly Night @ the Temporium. Musical performances include Brazilian psychadelia by Alma Tropicalia and hazy whispercore from Cigarette, interspersed with stand-up comedy and readings by writers fromThe Folly, a new print-only literary magazine in DC.
  • Sun. 3/13 (4-6 pm): Hello Craft’s Make Something Awesome Area + Handmade Gift Exchange (5-6 pm)  – Buy or bring a gift to the shop ($15 value and under) to take part in the handmade version of the white elephant gift exchange on the closing night of the Temporium. (kid-friendly event)

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Our City, Our Stories Audio Documentary Listening Event

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Dec 22, 2009 at Chief Ike’s (1725 Columbia Rd, NW) at 7:30p. FREE

Funded by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, SpeakeasyDC has been collecting stories on tape from across the city. We are excited to share four audio documentary stories followed by a Q&A with producers, interviewees, and humanities scholar Reuben Jackson. The theme of the stories is Stepping Up and Stepping Out: Stories about Overcoming Obstacles and Making Things Happen.

ABOUT THE STORIES AND PRODUCERS

Daniel McCowan is a proud product of DC’s foster care system, and he shares some of the experiences that shaped his life. Produced by Shea Shackelford with Daniel McCowan. Shea is an audio documentary producer and co-founder of Big Shed Audio. He is also the creator of The Place+Memory Project, a public raido series and online campaign to map places that no longer exist through personal memories. Shea produces work for syndicated public radio shows like NPR’s Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. He managed the Our City, Our Stories for SpeakeasyDC and provides technical support for the Speakeasy Storycast.

Rose Oliphant and Debra Frazier are two housing activists who helped create Friends and Residents of Arthur Capper and Carrollsburg. Produced by Sam Greenspan. Sam is a DC-based radio producer and media educator. His work have been featured on WAMU 88.5, Pacifica Radio, and community radio stations across the country.

Carolyn Parham faced a life-changing challenge upon receiving a large sum of money. We met Carolyn through DC Central Kitchen. Produced by David Schultz. David is a a broadcast journalist based in Washington, DC. He reports for public radio station WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington. Previously, he reported for the Connection Newspapers in Northern Virginia where he wone several Virginia Press Association awards. David got his start in journalism at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Ellouise Schoettler talks about her unexpected entry into the feminist movement. Produced by Andrew Hiller. Andrew is an independent radio producer and commentator. His work can be found at WAMU 88.5 fm.

ABOUT OUR HUMANITIES SCHOLAR

Reuben Jackson has worked as an archivist with the Smithsonian Institution’s Duke Ellington Collection since 1989.His music reviews have been published in The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, All About Jazz, and Jazz Times Jazziz, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is also an instructor at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and a regular contributor to Metro Connection- a weekly radio news magazine on WAMU-FM, in Washington, D.C. His poems have published in 21 anthologies, The Jazz Journalists Association website, and in a volume entitled “fingering the keys.”

ABOUT THE HUMANITIES COUNCIL

The Humanities Council of Washington, DC (HCWDC), transforms lives through the power of the Humanities. As a far-reaching community catalyst, we build bridges between multiple and diverse neighborhoods to affirm and enliven the human spirit, promote cross-cultural understanding, enrich the quality of life, and foster intellectual stimulation.

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