Pop-Up Restaurant & more tonight in Anacostia! Free events!
TONIGHT'S RUN DOWN
@ Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE
Apotheosis of One Humankind presents 13 new works by Cuban-born artist Gustavo Diaz Sosa. These paintings convey his perception of The State, The Power, and anything that invovles human submission. More than serve as a social or explicit protest manifesto, Diaz Sosa's paintings are an existential projection of our looming future in light of modern history.
The 8th Annual East of the River Exhibition
@ Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE
Featuring work by artist who live, work, or have roots in Ward 7 & 8. Artworks range from painting to collage and touch on themes from dreamscapes to the contemporary black experience. Particpating artists: BK Adams I Am Art, David Ibata, Electra Bolotas, Luis Peralta Del Valle, Susana Raab, and James Terrell.
Innocent Eyes of Tierra Bomba Exhibition
@ Vivid Solutions Gallery, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE
Last year Jonathan French, the 2014 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award winner, traveled to the island of Tierra Bomba with a group of photographers to document local culture and teach its young inhabitants photography. This exhibit is the result of that project, featuring work by French, Mansa Mussa, Muata Langley, Nicole Mason, and Edward Keith II, as well as the 15 children they taught.
Metro Mambo Artist Talk
@ Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE
Jim Byers, Metro Mambo host and radio personality for WPFW 89.3 FM's “Latin Flavor Classic Edition,” moderates a discussion and Q&A with Gustavo Diaz Sosa, Jonathan French and Eddie Drennon.
Live Music
@ Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE
A live performance by Eddie Drennon and his Latin Jazz band, Charanga Soul. Dancing is encouraged!