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Cuisine Contra is back with lots of other great summery arts & culture

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Cuisine Contra with Chef Barton Seaver!
Summertime, seafood, sustainability and surprise!
Monday, August 8
(Rescheduled from June!)
Textile Museum 2320 S St, NW
6-7 PM VIP Cocktails with Chef Seaver
7-10 PM Dinner
 
This two-part event has been designed to be earth-friendly and art-filled, with
food and drink, entertainment and mixing to delight the senses in fine,
contrarian style. The evening begins with a cocktail reception and book signing with Chef
Barton Seaver featuring organic spirits and adult beverages, followed by a
three-course sit-down dinner that has been designed by Chef Seaver, using
recipes from his book. An open bar accompanies dinner along with artful
performances and delights to round out the evening.

Pink Panel @ Flashpoint
July 20 @ 6:30 PM
916 G St NW
Inspired by a trip she took to India, in an exhibition that combines drawings and an interactive sculpture,
Jenny Sidhu Mullins riffs on the ways in which American culture has adopted and assimilated
various Eastern cultural traditions and objects. Panelists include, the artist Jenny Mullins, Ryan Springer, Melissa Fisher and Philippa Hughes

Salon Contra
July 27, 7pm - 9pm
Join the Pink Line Project for an interactive Salon Contra. Reuben Breslar will create
a sincere and hospitable environment for participants to let their guard down and experience
a different side of art and ritual that explores the experience of touch and personal space.
Come to the salon bearing some skin. RSVP to  salonreuben@pinklineproject.com

Chris Martin: Painting Big 
June 18-October 23 @ Corcoran Gallery of Art
Spanning three spaces in the Gallery, the latest exhibition in the Gallery's
NOW at the Corcoran Series, focuses on the abstract painter's complex
insertion of everyday life into art and art into everyday life.

Call for Artists! 
The North Capitol Main Street Art and Music Walk is looking for artists
interested in having their work exhibited for the month of august in the front lawns of North Capitol. For more information click  here.

Deals for Pink Line Fans 
Buy one, get one free to Priscilla Dreams the Answer at the Fringe Festival
for the first 10 Pink Line Fans. For more information click  here.

Kickstarters We Love
The Luckiest Shauna - A documentary project tracing a woman's journey to find her namesake,
the winning contestant on the Wheel of Fortune the day she was born. For more information and to donate click  here.

Floating Lab Collective - Inspired by the recent deaths of six hiphop artists in Medellin, Columbia,
murdered for speaking out,the project aims to connect with existing hip hop artists in the area to give
themthe equipment and skillsthey need to increase the impact of their movements message.
For more information and to donate click  here.

The Studio Visit - This non-profit's mission is to encourage greater appreciation for the arts through
online videoand pictorial journals that take viewers directly into artist's studio. For more information and to donate click  here.