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D.C.’s WPGC 95.5 FM presents the 12th Annual “For Sisters Only Expo”. The event will take at the Walter E Washington Convention Center on Saturday, November 5, 2011 (11AM to 8PM). The extravaganza will feature women’s empowerment seminars, national recording artists, authors and leadership speakers, local politicians, virtual-reality based games, contests, games for the kids and so much more.
This year’s For Sisters Only will be one of the most exciting in the events’ history, with R&B artists BBD (Bell Biv DeVoe), Eric Benet, Estelle, Wale and more. Also appearing at this year’s event Bravo Network’s Kandi Burrus from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, and VH1’s Tami Roman of Basketball Wives.
The Literary Café will feature literary talent such as Karyn Langhorne Folan, author of Don’t Bring Home A White Boy, Dr. Michelle, author of Where Do I Go From Here, Ralph Richard Banks, author of Is Marriage For White People and other notable authors will also be on hand.
The event will feature the following pavilions: Health, Beauty, For Brothers Only Sports Pavilion and Children’s Pavilion.
Throughout the day, empowerment seminars will be taking place,including a financial empowerment seminar,“A Purse of My Own,” hosted by Wealth Coach Debra Owens and Rapper/Actor David Banner; a career building seminar entitled “What’s Really Holding You Back?”; and a relationship seminar entitled “Mixing It Up: Dating Across the Color Lines,” just to name a few.
For more information go to: WPGC’s For Sisters Only 2011
“When considering seminal creators in American history, Ives is one of the most interesting subjects. He’s an innovator, an American original who embodies so many of the ideals we claim as culturally significant. His compositions were essential in defining, and revolutionizing, American music. Through its Celebrating American Composers series, Strathmore applauds the unparalleled contributions of this most exceptional composer.” – Eliot Pfanstiehl, Strathmore Founder and CEO.
This weekend the Strathmore and Post-Classical Ensemble will present a weekend dedicated to the work of one of America’s most transformational composers – Charles Ives – including concerts, performances, workshops and discussions with experts including renowned piano virtuoso Jeremy Denk and baritone William Sharp. A part of the Strathmore’s Celebrating American Composers series, a sweeping year-long exploration of the dynamic talents and innovations that have shaped American music and its diverse genres, and as an encore to its ambitious Stravinsky Project in 2010 – The Strathmore, in partnership with Post-Classical Ensemble, will embark on The Ives Project, a cross-disciplinary three-day exploration of the work, life, influences and impact of the iconic New Englander Charles Ives from Thursday, November 3 through Saturday, November 5, 2011. This immersive experience will convene actors, scholars and musicians, including two of the most eminent exponents of Ives’ music—the pianist Jeremy Denk and baritone William Sharp—to tell the story of Ives through live performances, rare recordings, readings from his private diary and letters and expert lectures.
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A limited number of complimentary tickets have just become available for the NSO for Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m.
If interested, please email your full name and number of tickets you are requesting no later than 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 26 by replying to the following email: kc-scotty-owner@yahoogroups.com
Tickets will run out quickly. Remember that you cannot request location of seats and any requests for more than two tickets may require splitting your party up. Suggestion: only request a pair and let the other members of your party request their tickets, do not try to come with a large party & attempt to all sit together.
You can only reply by email only. Do not call the box office or anyone at the Kennedy Center regarding this offer. As well, requests for complimentary tickets for any and all future events cannot and will not be accepted. When something is offered, the offer is extend for that specific performance. Finally – once 12 p.m. on Oct. 26 comes and goes, please do not send an email asking if you can still get tickets. This is a great offer, so please be respectful of the rules and the process.
Please indicated if you require accessible seating because of a disability, again no guarantees, but an effort will be made to accommodate the request. You MUST indicate that you require accessible seating IN THE INITIAL email, when you make your request for tickets.
*** If you do not received an email confirmation, then you do not have tickets for the performance. Do not send emails asking if you have or have not been approved. If you receive an email, you have been approved – if you do not, then you have not.
***These tickets MUST be used. Please be sure that before you make a request for complimentary seats to this performance that you will be able to attend. Failure to comply to this rule will result in disqualification from future offers.
***Tickets will be held in the names provided at the Kennedy Center Will Call window for pick up after 6 p.m. and an email confirmation will be sent. Please allow ample time to pick up your tickets from Will Call. The name that you provide in the email is the name that the tickets will be in. Your name on your request MUST match the name on your valid US issued ID (drivers license, passport, or non-driving ID). No other ID will be accepted and you must show your ID and the names must be the same when you pick up the tickets.
HINDI ZAHRA – HANDMADE out now digital / Oct 11 on CD
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Moroccan-born, Paris-based Hindi Zahra can speak to mountains or whisper in your ear. She can turn rustling plastic bags into Berber beats and Parisian kitchens into soul incubators. Playfully savoring East and West, she writes infectious and hip songs, plays any instrument she can get her hands on, and records her own voice in the middle of the night to capture that perfect spark of intimacy.
Hindi’s enthralling and wonderfully self-produced debut HANDMADE (just out on digital and out on CD Oct 11) bursts with maturity and vigor, rich in jazz, soul, and Arabic sounds but with a gritty, bluesy Berber pulse. “I wanted a space where I could break all the barriers, where I could put all the music I knew and loved together. Where I could mix it all,” Hindi explains.
An improvised, handcrafted feel reverberates throughout Handmade, giving the album an open, organic, up-close quality. It shines through on tracks like Set Me Free which sounds like Erykah Badu and early Tina Turner shimmying their way over the Atlas Mountains. The layered percussion includes a performance by Hindi’s inventive mom, who suggested they use plastic bags to get just the right sound.
The album’s first single Beautiful Tango is a smoky ballad; a whistle-along melodic tribute to love. This transfixing album pays homage to her heritage with ballads like Imik Si Mik (Little by Little) and Oursoul (Bygones) in her native Berber tongue. A chanteuse with a vibrant flare, Hindi’s sound is stripped down and warm, revealing her authenticity.
Though playfulness and sweetness abound in Hindi’s songs, she still keeps a strong sense of the spirits she felt as a young child, of the power of music itself (she even dedicates a driving, hypnotic track to it, simply titled “Music”). “Maybe it sounds a little romantic or naïve, but music has guided my life,” Hindi smiles. “It gave me energy, reflections, and meditations. It made life easier. Singing brought me peace.”
10/3 Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/4 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
10/5 Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
10/6 Calgary, ALB @ Ironwood Stage & Grill
10/9 Winnipeg, MAN @ West End Cultural Center
10/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
10/11 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/17 Toronto, ONT @ Drake Hotel
10/18 Montreal, PQ @ Corona Theater
10/19 New York, NY @ CMJ – Hiro Ballroom
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“Zahra loves to tell stories—but only about her own lived experience—in her music. She has garnered comparisons to Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, and Patti Smith.” - Interview
“A contender for newcomer of the year” (4-stars) –The Guardian
“Hindi Zahra’s sensual vocals and intriguingly varied roots may carry just enough mystery and allure to unlock the elusive twin holy grails of crossover appeal and credibility.”- BBC
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CBS’s Bob Schieffer. Politico‘s Dave Catanese. CNN’s Brianna Keilar and Dan Lothian. Roll Call‘s Shira Toeplitz. TWT‘s Peter Parisi. These are some of the boldface names you’ll see on stage in two weeks when Washington’s bravest journalists take to the stage to belt out a song.
It’s the one night each year when Democratic and Republican operatives, Hill staffers, and the media who cover their diminishing bipartisanship join forces to sing badly for a good cause. Karaoke in the Capital, sponsored by the American Association of Political Consultants — with some proceeds benefiting Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation — returns to Washington D.C.’s Rock and Roll Hotel on Wednesday, October 19th.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at KaraokeInTheCapital.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.
For those interested in singing, the slots fill up fast. Last year’s stellar performances included FNC’s Ed Henry (then at CNN) singing Katy Perry’s “Firework” and Slate’s Dave Weigel‘s unforgettable Elvis impersonation. Write budjackson@aol.com to sign up.
“Many Backgrounds, Many Stories … One American Spirit”
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Edmar Castaneda
Sat 10/8
8:30p & 10:30p
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and in the spirit of this year’s theme: “Many Backgrounds, Many Stories…One American Spirit”, Bohemian Caverns is proud to present.
Harpist Edmar Castaneda takes to the stage in his debut performance in the Cave! Edmar Castaneda was born in 1978, in the city of Bogota, Colombia. Since his move to the United States in 1994, Edmar has quite literally taken New York and the world stage by storm with the sheer force of his virtuosic command of the harp-revolutionizing the way audiences and critics alike consider an instrument commonly relegated to the “unusual category”. A master at realizing beautiful complexities of time, while skillfully drawing out lush colors and dynamic spirit, Edmar has been characterized by The New York Times as “almost a world unto himself”.
Legendary Paquito D’Rivera remarked: “Edmar is…an enormous talent, he has the versatility and the enchanting charisma of a musician who has taken his harp out of the shadow to become one of the most original musicians from the Big Apple.”
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Coming soon
Jacky Terrason Trio – 10/21 & 10/22
Just Added! Tia Fuller – 11/4 & 11/5
Lonnie Liston Smith – 11/11 & 11/12
Etienne Charles – 12/02
