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Invite to the Dream-Casting, 7/19-27 , DC Fringe Fest

Sizzle — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:13:58 GMT

Blessings all,

As part of this years Capital Fringe Festival , (unjuried, risk-
taking, independant perorming arts)- www.capfringe.org

I'm inviting you to include you all in this amazing production!
please invite your friends too!

july 19-27 2008

Theatro Jaguar Luna
A deep woods art production

invites you to:

THE DREAM-CASTING

Change the Dream
magic once asleep is now awake!

dance mask video ritual magic

An experimental multimedia ritual spectacular awakens the senses
preparing humanity for unified consciousness. dancing with mysteries
of 2012, myan/aztec mythology and more, Hulio Marvavilla and guests,
create a special interactive dreamscape inviting the viewer to
comtemplate thoughs beyond the apocalypse.

Change the dream-magic once asleep is now awake!

the tools? Imagination and wonder.

with hulio marvailla
visuals by I I I
origional music by:
Crystal Cobra
arya wacaksono
lucia comnes
nezzy iddy
& more

The Baldacchino
Fringe Home - Tent
607 New york Ave. NW
Washington, DC
20001

Saterday 7/19 10pm
Sunday 7/20 8pm

Wednesday 7/23 8pm
Thursday 7/24 9pm
Friday 7/25 9:30pm
Saturday 7/26 9pm
Sunday 7/27 2pm

ticket info:
www.capfringe.org
www.deep-woods-art.com

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Wheat-free Ethiopian food?

Samantha — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:15:07 GMT

Anyone know of an Ethiopian restaurant around that uses only teff in their injera? Apparently it's the authentic way to make it but most places in the U.S. also use wheat. I can't eat wheat & I'm jonesin' for some Ethiopian food!

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Is there a Container available to ship stuff from the DC/NoVa area to Burningman?

Jeanette — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:24:26 GMT

I'm new to the NoVA area, and we need to ship an art installation to the playa

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Middle Eastern music workshop for all instruments July 6, Towson MD.

melissaclarinetchick — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:54:41 GMT

July 6 in Towson, MD!

Melissa Murphey and Mark of Ishtar will teach darbuka technique and Middle Eastern songs!

July 6, 2008
Studio Nina Amaya
Baltimore MD 21239
Phone 443-834-3191

Individual workshops are $15 cash or check, $16 with Paypal
Take both workshops for $25!

Pre-register: www.ishtar-music.com/html/workshops.html

Beginner Darbuka/Doumbek Technique with Mark
12:30 -1:30pm

Mark will teach basic darbuka-striking technique and six rhythms common to Middle Eastern music. He will cover how to hold the darbuka, proper posture and technique, as well as how to make the three main darbuka sounds--the "DUM", the "TEK" and the "KA". This class is perfect for dancers at all levels and novice drummers.

Middle Eastern Music For ALL Instruments with Melissa
1:30 – 3:00pm

Melissa’s workshop is perfect for musicians and percussionists ready to try something different! She will teach the basic structure of several popular Middle Eastern bellydance songs in an ensemble format. Percussionists can learn how specific rhythms fit particular songs and how to change seamlessly between rhythms. Melody musicians can learn popular Middle Eastern melodies and will be given instruction on basic makam theory. ALL instruments are welcome! Sheet music is available to borrow or to purchase.

Learn more about Melissa at www.clarinetchick.com

www.dorku.com for sheet music downloads.

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Seeking room for rent

Rallo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:57:57 GMT

Man, 47, smoker, grad student, seeking room for rent, beginning this August, near red line, in ferret tolerant household. $600 max. Basement okay, Lease okay. I can be contacted here, mtheothers@aol.com, or myspace.com/rallo_wayward

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Dude stole my $500

David — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:36:59 GMT

My tragic story. Feel free to forward.

http://dougkohlerthethief.blogspot.com/

If you have any good ideas or way to help, please email me.

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U.B.U. -80's Alternative Dance Party Treat

Mel — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:10:50 GMT

Take a break from those gas prices and the heat.....it is a FREE special edition of U.B.U.

Come dancing to the 80's Alternative we go crazy for...
DJ Miss Guided & Mellie Mel proudly spin New Wave, Industrial, Punk, and whatever fits the mood...always unpredictable - always a blast.

June 14th @ 11:30PM
The Red and Black
1212 H St. NE
Upstairs

and next month, superhero fun & drink specials

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Dutch Oven Burlesque - Uno de Mayo!

natalia — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:48 GMT

Dutch Oven Burlesque!!
Celebrate Uno de Mayo with Mexican Wrestling, LED Hula Hooping, Piñata Prizes & Mucho More!
Cinco Cinco Cinco Specials on
$5 margaritas
$5 Cuervo shots
and $5 nachos!

Celebrate Uno de Mayo with Dutch Oven Burlesque – why wait for Cinco?
*L'IL DUTCH & SUGAR ANN SPICE have a Mexican Wrestling score to settle! La Lucha Loca!
*MISS JOULE lights it up with hot n'sexy LED hooping and kicks our ass Kung Fu style!
*LITTLE DARLING confesses her undying love through a steamy letter that we all wish was for us!

THE DUTCH OVEN -- UNO DE MAYO!
Thursday, May 1
Palace of Wonders
6 pm doors / 9 pm show
$10 / 21+ w/valid ID
www.palaceofwonders.com

Adios!

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2008 Electronic & Computer Music concert, May 1st

lorne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:53:40 GMT

Found this in my inbox today. Cool!

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Please come to this years Electronic & Computer Music concert! It is always fun and illuminating and interesting, often loud (OK always loud) sometimes offensive, increasingly hip, or at least current, or at least experimental. And FREE! Yes FREE!

This year we have: a multi speaker piece, 2 videos, Jayme Cox doing his thing with piano/vocals/synth/guitar/bass/drums, something about fractals, something about dub reggae, a Trent Reznor influenced bit, jazzy bass and electronics, a real pop song, some rhyming, and the wondrous atmosphere imbedded in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre. Oh and it's FREE!

Thursday May 1, 7:30 PM, Dorothy Betts Theatre (1st floor Marvin Center.)
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/510426/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1027001

Works by:

Jayme Cox
Alex Waldron
Stephen Litman
Omer Osman
Joon Hwang
Brendan Polmer
Straker Carryer
John Baker
Kawandeep Virdee

The late great Miles Davis might be there as well as Zappa, John Cage, and Ludwig Van*

*names may be altered to protect the privacy of very very fancy and famous celebrities such as Vanna White, Che Guevara, and Cher**

**Names such as such as Vanna White, Che Guevara and Cher are used by way of illustration only and are probably really Mohammed Ali, Saddam Hussein and Gengis Cahn***

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New Tribe - Washington DC Bites!

Dillo — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:37 GMT

Hey! I've started a new tribe: Washington DC Bites! It's all about eating out in DC!

Come one over and let's talk about restaurants - the good, the bad and the ICK!

http://tribes.tribe.net/washingtondcbites

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Flights of Fire at the Palace of Wonders Thursday night

Silver Raven — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:13:48 GMT

HOT NIGHT IN THE CITY
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
9:30PM $10

Come let Flights of Fire take your Thursday night to a whole new place. This month Fractal is back to join regulars Malibu and Silver Raven to wow you with what they can do with fire. We’ve got special guest performances by Lunar, Silver, Surprise!, and our sacrificial Palace stage virgin, Eileen. It’s an amazing show full of flaming fire poi, hoops, swords, fans, staves, and more. Each performer brings his or her unique creative vision to the stage along with their fire tool of choice, making our shows new and exciting every month. This month we've got a fire-loving zombie, a cowgirl with fire snakes, a techno leprechaun, a flaming sword duel, and much more. Come on out and see what the buzz is about! We promise you won’t be disappointed.

Palace of Wonders
1210 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
www.palaceofwonders.com

www.myspace.com/flightsoffire

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Friday (5/9) is Too Hot To Handle!

natalia — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:18:48 GMT

Ignite your weekend!! Goin' out for Happy Hour? Stay out! Extend those dinner plans, bring your pals, your party or just yourself to one of the City Paper's "Best Places to Impress a Date" for the girls of 'Too Hot To Handle!' A night of burlesque, Girl v. Girl Mexican Wrestling, fire artistry and belly dancing hosted by Gary Gutter of The Dutch Oven. You're sure to start your weekend off with a bang and have a ball with Gutter and the girls.

Featuring the sultry fire artistry of Miss Joule, the intoxicating and exotic belly dance of Belladonna and some bawdy burlesque from the classic and tempting Sugar Ann Spice and the salty but sweet L'il Dutch! No better place to end your Friday and start your weekend! If you can stand the heat, come to the Palace! See ya there!

Too Hot To Handle
Friday, May 9, 2008
Palace of Wonders
1210 H Street NE
Washington, DC
Doors 8:00 pm, Show 10:00 pm, $10

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June 4th - "Burning Man for Beginners"

Dillo — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:29:23 GMT

Interested in attending Burning Man but not sure how to make it all happen?

Curious about the Burning Man event?

Come to the Washington, DC based *Burning Man for Beginners*

Hosted by Armadillo & Progress Darrell

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
at Darrell's house
3110 13th St NW
Washington, DC 20010-2408

http://duane.com/3110-13th for directions

1 Block from the Columbia Heights Metro (Green/Yellow line)

Presentation runs from 7:30-9pm and covers:
--Getting to Burning Man
--Entering Black Rock City
--Finding a home on the Playa & Map of the city
--Making preparations for a week in the Desert
--Black Rock Fashion
--Burning Man Principles & Lingo

Come as early as 6:30pm to watch some videos
from the event (Beyond Black Rock or Gifting It).

Attendees are asked to bring beverages (alcoholic or non)
or munchies to share.

If you have questions you can reach us at

Progress Darrell d@duane.com (202) 667 8278

Please RSVP at:
http://burningman.meetup.com/137/calendar/7785212/

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Bike-sharing program makes the NY Times

flaneuse — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:56:52 GMT

I fully support this! But I'm still concerned about theft and vandalism. Of course it won't be the actual renters who steal or wreck the bikes....it'll be interesting to see how this works out.

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Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S.
By BERNIE BECKER
New York Times, April 27, 2008

WASHINGTON — Starting next month, people here will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with the swipe of a membership card.

A new public-private venture called SmartBike DC will make 120 bicycles available at 10 spots in central locations in the city. The automated program, which district officials say is the first of its kind in the nation, will operate in a similar fashion to car-sharing programs like Zipcar.

The district has teamed up with an advertiser, Clear Channel Outdoor, to put the bikes on the streets.

“There’s a lot of stress on our transit systems currently,” said Jim Sebastian, who manages bicycle and pedestrian programs for Washington’s Transportation Department. Offering another option, Mr. Sebastian said, “will help us reduce congestion and pollution,” as well as parking problems.

In the deal, Clear Channel will have exclusive advertising rights in the city’s bus shelters. The company has reached a similar deal with San Francisco. Chicago and Portland, Ore., are also considering proposals from advertisers.

For a $40 annual membership fee, SmartBike users can check out three-speed bicycles for three hours at a time. The program will not provide helmets but does encourage their use.

Similar programs have proved successful in Europe. The Vélib program in Paris and Bicing in Barcelona, Spain, both started around a year ago and already offer thousands of bicycles.

Mr. Sebastian, who started trying to bring bike-sharing to Washington even before its success in Paris and Barcelona, said he believed that the program could grow within a year and hoped that it would eventually offer 1,000 bicycles.

While automated bike-sharing programs are new to the United States, the idea of bike-sharing is hardly novel. Milan, Amsterdam and Portland have all had lower-tech free bike-sharing programs in the past, with Amsterdam’s dating to the 1960s.

But “studies showed that many bikes would get stolen in a day, or within a few weeks,” said Paul DeMaio, a Washington-area bike-sharing consultant. “In Amsterdam, they would often find them in the canals.”

Improved technology allows programs to better protect bicycles. In Washington, SmartBike subscribers who keep bicycles longer than the three-hour maximum will receive demerits and could eventually lose renting privileges. Bicycles gone for more than 48 hours will be deemed lost, with the last user charged a $200 replacement fee.

That technology comes with a price, which is one reason cities and advertisers started joining forces to offer bike-sharing. The European programs would cost cities about $4,500 per bike if sponsors did not step in, Mr. DeMaio said.

Cities realize “they literally have to spend no money on designing, marketing or maintaining” a bike-sharing program, said Martina Schmidt of Clear Channel Outdoor. Washington will keep the revenue generated by the program.

Bike-sharing has become a “public service subsidized by advertising,” said Bernard Parisot, the president and co-chief executive officer of JCDecaux North America, an outdoor advertiser that made a proposal to bring bike-sharing to Chicago.

But, Mr. Parisot added, if users had to pay all of the costs for bike-sharing, “they would probably just take a cab.”

The low cost could be one of the program’s major selling points.

At George Washington University in Foggy Bottom, one of the program’s 10 locations, students were unsure how often they would use SmartBike, but said its price made it worth a try.

“I’d probably use it more in the summer than winter,” said Dewey Archer, a senior. “But for $40? That’s cheaper than gas.”

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Q, What do you "Love " about DC?

Sizzle — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:31:44 GMT

Be Honest Now... Spin-free time....
....What do you Really "Love" about this city?....

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HACDC presents: "PRE-GRAND OPENING PARTS PARTY"

lorne — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:34:25 GMT

From the DorkBotDC list:

HACDC presents: "PRE-GRAND OPENING PARTS PARTY"

HacDC's first public event!

When: April 27, 2008 - 2:00PM

Where: 1525 Newton St NW Washington, DC 20010

Who: HACDC Co-Founders and YOU!

Cost: FREE, but please bring a tool/furniture/electronic scrap to donate!

What: A PARTS PARTY?!

Why: We started HacDC to give DC a place to make, build, disassemble, code, learn and do all the awesome things you can do in a "hacker space". Like nycresistor.com in New York and thehacktory.org in Philly, DC now has its own collaboration and creative space, HacDC! However, we can't do it without your support. We rely on you!

How: Get to our party and bring something to help build our space. Anything from:

* Tools! (Power tools, electronic test equipment, soldering irons, etc.)
* Furniture (especially folding chairs and shelving!)
* Electronics (working and non-working things we can disassemble!)
* Food and Beverages (to keep us going while we work on projects!)

We're also looking for charter members, people who are dedicated to building a stronger DIY/Hacker community in DC. We are a non-profit DC organization seeking 501(c)(3) status, and all of our work goes directly back into the community through educational, scientific and cultural channels.

Questions? Comments? E-mail info@hacdc.org

http://hacdc.org/

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.......dorkbot dc: people doing strange things with electricity.........
................... http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc .......................
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Moving to DC

Rallo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:17:45 GMT

I'm moving to Washington DC, this summer. I've visited there twice, and loved it.
I've lived in San Francisco, San Diego, and Las Vegas, never in the East.
What should I know before I get there ?

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Photo Shoots in Washington DC! :)

pixievision — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:25 GMT

My traveling studio is coming from Los Angeles to Washington DC soon….

Friday 4/11 - 4:30pm until 10pm
Saturday 4/12 - 10am until 12:30pm
Sunday 4/13 - 2:30pm until 10pm

I specialize in musicians, fire performance and belly dance photography but I also love to shoot families, all forms of dance, fashion, weddings and all kinds of events.

See my website for examples of my work~ www.PixieVisionProductions.com

My rate for shooting is $250 per hour. Please email pixie@pixievisionproductions.com for more info~ :)

~Pixie

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studio: 818.484.5173
cell: 818.512.8474
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DCTribal Cafe w/ Special Guests Sunday March 30!

mavi — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:45:46 GMT

March 08 is going to be a rockin’ tribal café…in more ways than one!

First of all, we’re excited to announce this month’s performers:

Belladonna, Naimah and Karin (of Kassar!)

And, of course, musical stylin’s of DJ Mellie Mel!

Yup, that’s right – we’re pleased to bring half of the lovely Kassar duo to DC for a RARE solo performance.

If that wasn’t enough, I think we may have one or two more surprises in store for you!

As always -- get there early for the best seats! Doors at 6pm.

DCTribal Cafe
February 24th, 2008
6-9pm
$10
Asylum Bar & Lounge
2471 18th Street, NW
Washington DC 20009

DCTribal Café: An evening of fantastic food and exquisite belly dance performances! The perfect end to a weekend!

½ price burgers; $2 off yuengling drafts

Don’t miss DC’s best monthly belly dance event!

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DC Bunny Hop 2 This Saturday 3/22/08!

lorne — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:37:52 GMT

From Booger, the Uber-Bunny:

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Ahoy! I have made another silly video and have posted it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJWMtZHykmg

The first one is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPJLEIHUhbY&feature=user

If you are in DC this Saturday, this will probably be the silliest thing to do, so you should definitely show up. We will get started atThe Big Hunt in Dupont around 8PM and will find ourselves rambling far and wide for the rest of the night. Much like Santarchy, the Bunny Hopis a pretty much fly by the seat of your pants event...so if you want to hook up with us along the way, be sure to have the phone number handy of a Bunny who will be hopping during the evening!

Hop hop hop!

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Rumor has it that some Elmer Fudds may be in appearance...

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Happy Ostara to all...

Sizzle — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:56:50 GMT

2008 Vernal Equinox begins 3/20 at 05:57 UT
(12:57 am EST, where we are)

Wishing you all a safe, abundant season,
enjoy this Beautiful Ostara egg i saved for you...
Hearts, Gratitude and Blessings

www.youtube.com/watch

Siz'l

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BEST Festival In DC!

Kostana — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:12:47 GMT

Washington City Paper is polling the district to find the "Best of DC".
Vote for World Music Folklife Center's Herdeljezi Romani Music and Dance Festival OR BALKTOBERFEST and help put us on the map!

The link to vote is here (go to Best of DC on the right and scroll through to Arts & Entertainment - vote for all your favorites!):
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com

Festival information is here: www.wmfolklifecenter.org/calendar or www.balktoberfest.com

Thanks for your support!
Kostana

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Please ~DO~ feed the bellydancers....

Mabjustmab — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:10:30 GMT

Less than one week to go!

March 15th, 2008
At the ECACollective
733 Euclid St NW Washington DC 20001

Pot Luck Swap Meet Party!
Hafla and Swap Meet - 4:00pm - 7:00pm.
$5 / $10 to bring items

A Hafla is a gathering of dancers and musicians. the focus is a casual, party atmosphere where folks can dance and play music and meet other dancers and musicians in the area. Well, DCTribal has opened it up one step further and we are coordinating a swap meet/yard sale to go along with the party!

There will be dance costumes, tassel belts, jewelry, DVDs and CDs, Melodia pants and Flying Skirts!
not to mention THINGS!! STUFF!! ~AND~ JUNK!!!

Bring tribal belly dance items to swap or sell! Limited table space available.

No party is complete without food, so bring a dish to share! Live music! Open dancing!

And a special raffle to benefit Kaihea, president of DCTribal, who is battling ovarian cancer.

Volunteer opportunities for the March 15th DCTribal Hafla! some of the volunteer options include -

set up - arrive at 3:30 and help set up tables, chairs and decoration.
sign-in table/welcoming committee - 1 hour shifts between 4 - 7 pm
clean up/load out - 7:00-7:30

perks for volunteering include (but are not limited to):
* No cover charge to get in
* Getting to meet folks as they come in
* You get to say you are part of the crew!
* volunteers make things happen, and that makes volunteers COOL!
* for the folks that help set up, you get to look at the stuff for sale first!
* cool stickers that show your DCT pride!

give as much or as little as you like! that's the joy of being a DCTribal Volunteer!

If you are interested in coordinating a music set, or volunteering please send an email to Mab - Mab@DCTribal.com

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Grief Ritual with Sobonfu Some'

Susan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:31:21 GMT

A RESIDENTIAL GRIEF RITUAL
(A song of grief)
With Sobonfu Some’
Date: Friday, March 28 2008
To: Sunday, March 30, 2008
City: Jefferson, Maryland (near DC)
Phone: 703-505-5152
Cost: $399 if paid by March 5, after March 5 it costs $430

Program:
Grieving is a natural gift of human nature. We are born with a wonderful ability to express our feelings. When we have reached adulthood most of us have had great cause to grieve for lost loved ones, broken dreams, failed careers, and relationship crises. It is generally accepted (science has proven) that repressing emotions can lead to ill health. We know that unexpressed grief will burrow its way deep into the subconscious/psyche, numbing our feelings and disconnecting us from life itself. And yet we, as a culture, fail to support the expression of grief. There are so few places where it is acceptable to express our deepest feelings.

This weekend will offer you the opportunity to work alongside Sobonfu Some and experience the Dagara grief tradition of her West African culture. We will embark on a journey as a village, building sacred places in the stunning nature of Jefferson, Maryland that will provide a place to absorb our unresolved feelings of grief and loss.
Sobonfu will share her personal experiences and the wisdom of her tribe, showing us how to overcome the blockages that keep us trapped. She will assist each participant to draw on personal and collective images and stories, working in groups, using the rhythm of drums, song and dance, to facilitate this process.

The ancient teachings of the Dagara people as shared through Sobonfu will provide a deeply powerful and safe space to support the release of our anger, fear, guilt, numbness, indifference, frustration and grief about all the losses we have endured in this lifetime.

This experience will enable us to regain a lasting sense of connectedness with ourselves, our community, and with spirit, leading us to self-discovery and self-mastery,
For more Information: 703-505-5152 or shoughlinks@aol.com

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DC: saturday bellydance workshop series

ebyland — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:22:14 GMT

these are drop in workshops. it's a different dance topic every week!

http://saharadance.com/workshops/

here's what's coming up:

Undulations and Swirly Movements
Explore the slow and sensual side of belly dance. Guaranteed to be a deeply muscular, core workout! Learn taqsim combinations to put movements into musical context. Taqsim refers to a solo, instrumental piece or section of music, often improvised. Hypnotic and introspective, some believe the soul or essence of a dancer is revealed while performing to a taqsim. Learn to recognize the instruments most often used in a taqsim, and how to reflect the music in your dance.
Date(s): Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Laura Kelch
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Arabic Rhythm Review and Drum Solo
Open to all levels! Review the basic Arabic Rhythms and learn a vibrant and upbeat drum solo choreography, full of accents and shimmies. Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 2, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Yvette
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Egyptian Dance Intensive: Yousry and Nourhan Sharif
Egyptian Dance Intensive with Yousry Sharif and Nourhan Sharif.
12 hours of Egyptian dance!
Friday, February 1
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Dance stylizations: Understanding the difference between Lebanese, Turkish and Egyptian Belly Dance
Saturday, February 2
2:30 - 7:00 pm: Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 4:30—bring light snacks)
Sunday, February 3
1:00 - 5:30 pm - Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 3:00—bring light snacks)
5 :30 - 7:30 pm - Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Understanding and creating a traditional 5-part cabaret set
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)

Egyptian Dance Intensive: 12 Hours of Egyptian Dance
(includes all 4 workshops)
Cost: $225 before January 11 / $250 thereafter

Single Workshop Registrations
Yousry Workshops
One Day: $90 before January 11/ $110 thereafter

Both Days: $160 before January 11 / $180 thereafter

Nourhan Workshops
One Day: $40 before January 11 / $55 thereafter

Both Days: $70 before January 11 / $100 thereafter

Jazz-Belly Fusion!
Join Colleen in discovering a creative new way to expand your belly dance. Learn dance combinations inspired by “old-school” jazz style, 80’s Flashdance fun, and traditional raqs sharqi movement. Be prepared to step out of your self and electrify your dance. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Colleen
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door

Arms, Breath and Upper Body Movement
Infuse your dance with subtlety and grace. Experience how attention to breath can open movement, creating fluidity and connection. Specific focus will be on elegant arm and upper body carriage. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Oriental Turns and Traveling Steps
Add dynamism to your dance with spins, turns and floor patterns. Learn combinations of traveling steps and turns most frequently used belly dance. Specific attention will be given to spotting, turn technique and Oriental stylization. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 23, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Introduction to Zills (Finger Cymbals)
Learn introductory finger cymbal technique, patterns and movement combinations. Designed and highly recommended to prepare students for the Low Intermediate II Sahara Dance technique class, this workshop is a great way to begin developing technical proficiency with finger cymbals. No previous finger cymbal experience is required.
Prerequisite: Completion of Sahara Dance Beginner II technique or permission of teacher
Date(s): Saturday, March 1, 2008
Time(s): 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Live Drum Solo Performance Workshop
Perform a live drum solo with Karim Nagi of Turbo Tabla! Karim will teach the basic principles of improvising to a live drum solo, including entrances, endings, dancer-drummer communication, common rhythms and corresponding movements. Participants will have the opportunity to perform an informal, 2 minute drum solo with Karim at the Sahara Dance Hafla that same evening (no costumes, just party clothes and a hip scarf ;)).
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the thrill of performing to live percussion! Limited space available.
Prerequisite: 1 year of study in belly dance.
Date(s): Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $50

Egyptian Cane Combinations
Raqs Al Assaya, a cheerful dance from the Sa’id (Upper Egypt), the dancer twirls a cane in playful imitation of the men’s regional martial art. (The men’s version, Tahtihb, is performed with heavy staffs.) Raqs Al Assaya may be presented as folkloric dance, or elements of this dance may be adapted for cabaret-style Oriental dance. Elysa will teach basic cane vocabulary, fun combinations and a short Sa’idi choreography. Students need to provide canes for class. A few canes will be available for purchase at the studio.
Prerequisite: Competency with basic cane technique required.
Date(s): Saturday, March 15, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Urban Tribal Fusion
Join Ebony in exploring a fun and unique spin on contemporary belly dance. Learn dance combinations which fuse modern urban styles and the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Build coordination, work on isolating movements, and expand your dance style with locks and waves. This class will be high energy, prepare to sweat and have fun. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ebony
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

A Fancy Weekend Spectacular
Starring live, in person, The Indigo…
Rachel Brice
Mardi Love
Zoe Jakes

Two studios, three days, 12 workshops, 1 show
Details coming soon
Date(s): March 28, 29, 30
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)
Shimmies!
An Afternoon of Coin Jingling, Fringe Flying Fun! Can you count them all? Come and review what you already know or learn a new way to jiggle. Guaranteed to be a great workout. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Allyson
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Introduction to Tribal Belly Dance
This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of Sahara Style Tribal, characterized by rhythm-based combinations, structured improvisation and folkloric fusions. Ideal for those curious about tribal belly dance and/or interested in joining Raqs Caravan West. Tribal dancers share basic movement vocabulary, standard dance formations, improvisational cues and transitions to create pieces improvisationally as a tribe. Tribal dance often fosters friendships; a strong sense of community can evolve from improvising as a group.
Prerequisite: Beginner II Belly Dance and above.
Date(s): Saturday, April 5, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ami
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Veil Choreography
Drawing from modern Egyptian-style entrances, dance elegant traveling combinations and incorporate seamless veil transitions, turns and wafting, as you learn a complete veil choreography. Veils will be available for purchase in class.
Prerequisite: Some previous belly dance experience.
Date(s): Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Layering
Layered movements can add intricacy and depth to your dance. Learn techniques and combinations to effortlessly combine two or more belly dance movements. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, April 19, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door

Stage Make Up, Costuming and Presentation
Perform with professional, polished and stunning stage presentation! Learn the basics of theatrical make up application and belly dance costuming for stage. Designed to help dancers look their best under bright lights, learn contouring, accessorizing, common mistakes, flattering fits, eyelash application and other tricks of the trade. Dancers are encouraged to bring their own make up collections and/or costumes for experimentation.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

Latin-Belly Fusion
Expand your dance repertoire with Latin-belly fusion! Learn fun dance combinations that fuse salsa, bachata, and other Latin styles with the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Open to all levels! Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door

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Yo! Drum (2 Hour Yoga and Drummin' Workshop)

everlutionary — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:08:16 GMT

WHAT: YO! Drum
WHEN: Wed, March 5, 7pm – 9pm
WHERE: 1525 Newton Street, NW Washington, DC 20010 (St. Stephen's Church, Auditorium)

DESCRIPTION:
Yo! Drum. A 2 hour healing arts and skills building workshop. Are you stressed at work, fatigued, tired and unenergized about life in general? This is your opportunity to revitalize yourself by learning drumming and yoga in the same night. 1 hour of drumming will be taught by Jali-D (Inventor Rappercussions) and 1 hour of yoga will be taught by HawaH (www.EVERLUTIONARY.net).

Yo! Drum is a fund raising event for the non-profit organization One Common Unity (www.OneCommonUnity.org) and our dynamic Young Women's Drumming Empowerment Project. OCU's mission is to nurture sustainable, caring communities through innovative peace education, arts and media.

Come early. Registration is sliding scale $15 - $25 per class, you can pay upon arrival. Scholarships are available. Contact 202.529.2125 for more information.

Yo! Drum

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Maude Barlow at Busboys & Poets, 2/29

flaneuse — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:53:09 GMT

Global water-rights activist and author Maude Barlow will be in DC at Busboys and Poets next Friday, to discuss her book, Blue Covenant.

When: Fri, Feb 29
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Busboys and Poets (Langston Room)
2021 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20009

Book Event: Author Maude Barlow will sign and discuss "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water" "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water" by Maude Barlow. In their international bestseller Blue Gold, Maude Barlow and co-author Tony Clarke exposed how a handful of corporations are gaining ownership and control of the earth's dwindling water supply, depriving millions of people around the world of access to this most basic of resources and accelerating the onset of a global water crisis. Blue Covenant, the sequel to Blue Gold, describes a powerful response to this trend: the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement .

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From Wikipedia: Maude Barlow is a Canadian author and activist. She is the national chairperson of The Council of Canadians, a progressive citizens’ advocacy organization with members and chapters across Canada. She is also the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works to stop commodification of the world’s water. She is also a director with the International Forum on Globalization, a San Francisco based research and education institution opposed to economic globalization; fellow with the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies; a board member of Food and Water Watch, the national US organization fighting for corporate and government accountability as it relates to food, water, and fishing; and a founding member of the European-based World Future Council.

Maude Barlow is the recipient of many educational awards and has received honorary doctorates from six Canadian universities for her social justice work as well as the recipient of the “2005/2006 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship”. In 2005 she received the prestigious Right Livelihood Award given by the Swedish Parliament and widely referred to as “The Alternative Nobel Prize.”

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WATCH THE OSCARS WITH DC FILM SOCIETY AT "AND THE WINNER IS..."

ky — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:58:42 GMT

WATCH THE OSCARS LIVE ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH THE WASHINGTON, DC FILM SOCIETY AT “AND THE WINNER IS...” ON FEB. 24

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Join the Washington, DC Film Society as we sit on pins and needles at our 16th Annual Party FUN-raiser “And the Winner Is…” to cheer and jeer the stars and watch the Oscars ceremony. The event on Sunday, February 24, 2008 is once again at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse (2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA). Doors open at 6:30pm; the pre-Oscar show begins at 7:00pm and the Academy Awards show starts at 8:00pm.

Local film critics Joe Barber and Bill Henry will be our hosts to watch the 80th Academy Awards broadcast LIVE ON THE BIG SCREEN. PLUS the evening also includes the casual comfort of an Art-Deco theatre setting, affordable food and drink, lots of fun film promotional items & door prizes, a “Predict the Winners” contest, trivia throughout the evening and our highly-touted Silent Auction.

Silent Auction items (cash/check only) include movie, comedy club and theatre tickets, restaurant gift certificates, as well as many autographed movie posters and DVDs signed by filmmakers who have been to the DC area for screenings over the last year (list below).

Tickets are $20; purchase at the door beginning at 6:00pm (cash/check only) or in advance online at www.dcfilmsociety.org. For further info: info@dcfilmsociety.org.

Film Society members attended advance screenings of the following Academy Award-nominated movies during 2007, some with visiting filmmakers: Juno (with actress Ellen Page and writer Diablo Cody), Once with the director and stars, La Vie En Rose (also the Opening Night film at Filmfest DC), Michael Clayton (with writer/dir Tony Gilroy), No Country for Old Men (with actor Josh Brolin), The Savages (with actress Laura Linney), The Diving Bell & the Butterfly (with dir Julian Schnabel), 3:10 to Yuma (with actors Peter Fonda and Ben Foster), The Kite Runner (with actor Khalid Abdalla), Eastern Promises, In the Valley of Elah, Atonement, There Will Be Blood, Into the Wild, Lars & the Real Girl, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Charlie Wilson’s War, Persepolis and Sweeney Todd.

The Washington, DC Film Society is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization with more than 1000 members dedicated to an appreciation of quality mainstream, international, and independent films. Our mission is to provide our members, as well as the Washington, DC community, opportunities to enjoy these films and to participate in meaningful discussion of the culture of film. We also actively support local, independent film and disseminate information about local and national film organizations' activities of interest to our membership through our website and newsletter. All proceeds from membership and revenues from fundraising activities support the work of the Film Society and its parent organization, Filmfest DC, the Washington, DC International Film Festival. The Film Society was created in 1991 by enthusiastic Filmfest DC staff and volunteers.
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Silent Auction Items as of 2/1/08:
Signed posters for films including Oscar-nominated films Juno (actress Ellen Page and writer Diablo Cody), Michael Clayton (writer/dir Tony Gilroy), No Country for Old Men (actor Josh Brolin), The Diving Bell & the Butterfly (dir. Julian Schnabel), 3:10 to Yuma (actors Peter Fonda and Ben Foster), The Kite Runner (actor Khalid Abdalla) and Across the Universe (signed by cast). Additional signed posters: Broken English (writer/dir Zoe Cassavettes), You Kill Me (dir. John Dahl), Year of the Dog (writer/dir Mike White) and The Host (dir Bong Joon-Ho). Autographed DVDs: signed by Into the Wild actor Emile Hirsh; actor Josh Brolin, Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy, actress Laura Linney, actor Peter Fonda, actor Ben Foster, director John Dahl.

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okaay.. now you can get 4 CDs free when you buy their mp3s..

sweet — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:49:19 GMT

so i posted about your infamous harp earlier and now they have 4 bonus CDs if you buy their lastest album mp3s..
http://www.extlabs.com/yourinfamousharp
i was wondering if any of you bought mp3s and what were the 4 albums???

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Music and dance this weekend in DC!

samirashuruk — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:45:42 GMT

the Turkish Band Camp All Stars
Middle Eastern music and dance-
Workshops!
A FANTASTIC show!
Jalsah!

The show, Friday Jan 25th includes the incomparable Artemis Mourat in addition to Samira Shuruk, Shems, Madirah Nasreen, Kostana and more. It's at Taste of Morocco in Silver Spring, MD. $10 cover, $10 minimum. Doors open at 10pm. Show starts at 10:30.
make reservation at www.tasteofmorocco.net
More info here:
http://www.carmine.com/events/showevent.asp?EventID=147

The workshops on Sat the 26th are to be held at Maryland Youth Ballet in Silver Spring, MD
Baby Beginner Doumbek by Carmine
Drummers and Dancers by Carmine and Samira
ME music and Rhythms for all instruments by Melissa
More info and registration via PayPal here:
http://www.carmine.com/events/showevent.asp?EventID=147

We have a few doumbeks for loan if you need!

Saturday night we're hosting a Jalsah! New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt Maryland!
http://www.carmine.com/events/showevent.asp?EventID=147

More Jalsah info:
www.jalsah.org

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Love's on Fire Valentines Day Show

Silver Raven — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:28:10 GMT

Tired of doing the same old thing for Valentine’s Day or just hate the holiday on principle? Why not try something different this year? Flights of Fire promises to get you HOT this Valentines Day! We’ll be using fire to present our own unique perspectives on the theme of “Love.” It will be a night to remember!

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
FLIGHTS OF FIRE
9:30 PM
Price: $10

www.palaceofwonders.com
www.myspace.com/flightsoffire

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Free forum for urban gardeners, Feb. 2

flaneuse — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:53:53 GMT

Passing this info along:

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Rooting DC: A Free Forum for Urban Gardeners

Are you a community gardener in Washington, DC? A teacher with a
schoolyard garden? A member of a garden club or block club
interested in beautifying your neighborhood? Involved with a non-
profit leading a gardening program? Or, are you interested to get
involved with such community projects? If so, you are invited to
attend a half-day forum designed to bring DC gardeners together to
reconnect!

Join us to share resources and foster partnerships between groups
and individuals who are working toward common goals through
gardening. Come see how your work fits into the big picture of
creating a greener, healthier DC!

Saturday February 2
9am-1pm (program will start promptly at 9:30)
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th St., NW
Washington, DC, 20009
(at 15th and Euclid, east side of Meridian Hill Park)

Accessible via Columbia Heights Metro or the S1/2/4, 52/4, 90/2/3 and 42
Metrobus lines.

RSVPs are encouraged, 202-638-1649
We will be giving away free herb, flower, and vegetable seeds for
your garden! Light refreshments will be served.

Speakers will present on the following:

DC's Green Infrastructure
Public Land Use in DC
Gardening to Boost Nutrition
Education Standards & Gardening
Native Planting
Herbs and Medicinal Plants
Womens Garden Cycles Film Trailer
Tips & Tricks to get your garden started...and keep it going!

Co-sponsored by:

America the Beautiful Fund, Washington Parks & People, DC Schoolyard
Greening, and DC Urban Gardeners

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DCTribal Cafe - try something new for sunday night....

mavi — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:25:12 GMT

Join us this Sunday January 27th for the Return of DCTribal Cafe!!!
Make your sunday night extra special with great dinner & belly dance performances! Why not try something new in 2008?

This month's special guests:

Belladonna (www.belladonnadance.net)
Asharah (www.asharah.com)
Kallisti Tribal (www.kallistitribal.com)
Fabulous DJ stylings of DJ Mellie Mel!

Sunday, January 27, 2008
Asylum Bar & Lounge
2471 18th Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
$10
6-9pm (show starts at 7pm!)

PICTURES and More info at: groups.myspace.com/DCTribalCafe
DCTribal Cafe sponsored by www.DCTribal.com
Asylum's awesome vegan and vegetarian menu can be found at www.asylumdc.com!

Questions? Email mavi@romkadance.com or check out our website at www.romkadance.com

Easy to access, paid parking is available 1/2 way down the block on 18th Street (on the same side as asylum)! There is another lot near the corner of 18th and Columbia in between the gas station and Adam's Mill Bar.

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spiritual dance Jan 21-27 08 w/ Angel

Edwina — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:14:20 GMT

Angel's back - Jan 21-27 08 spiritual belly dance, gyrokinesis, etc

Spiritual belly dance classes & privates available in the DC metro area & MD with Angel, Jan. 21-27, 2008

Angel has returned and has authorized me to post the following public events:

Spiritual belly dance class, Wed. Jan. 23, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Bethesda MD, $20.00
at: Be You Be Yu Spa and Wellness Center, 5602 Shields Dr.

Spiritual belly dance class, Thurs. Jan 24, 10:30 am - 12 noon, Takoma Park, MD, $20.00
At: Willow Street Yoga Center, 6930 Carroll Ave. #100

More spiritual belly dance classes and workshops scheduled at a private home in Burtonsville MD:
Tues. Jan. 22, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Sat. Jan 26, Burtonsville MD - gyrokinesis class - 10 - 11:30 am $20.
spiritual belly dance class - 2 - 3:30 pm $20

private sessions available with Angel in spiritual belly dance, pilates, gyrokinesis, energy balancing - contact Angel directly

sorry for the short notice

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Sat. Jan 26 08 is Yoga Day - celebrate w/ MAYA at the Yogathon, Columbia Hgths DC area

Edwina — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:25:57 GMT

MAYA, the Mid Atlantic Yoga Association, is sponsoring their annual Yogathon for Yoga Day. It's at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, in
a beautiful gold mansion across the st. from Meridian Hill (Malcolm X) Park. Partial registrations may be available.

01/26/2008
MAYA Yogathon
In celebration of Yoga Day USA, Maya is presenting its Annual
Yogathon on Saturday, January 26, 2008, at the
Josephine Butler Parks
Center, 2437 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Nearest Metro:
Columbia Heights (Green Line).

Schedule
9 AM - 11 AM - Margaret Townsend, RYT 500 -
Architecture of the Asana*
11:05 - 12:05 - Kimberly Wilson - Hip Hips
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM - Nanda Bondade eRYT 500 - Downward
facing What??

Learning
Sanskrit names of Asanas* (lunch time special lecture
class)

1:45 - 2:45 - Jill Abelson and Agatha Glowacki RYT 200
-Jivamukti
Yoga
2:50 - 3.50 - Matt Fritts- Welcoming your Sacred
Healing Wisdom
4:00 - 5:00 Chanting with Shobha

* Classes qualify for CEU Credit from Yoga Alliance.
Please bring your own yoga mats and any other props
you may need.
Hot tea will be available. Please bring your own
lunch.

Cost: $50 (MAYA members), $60 (Non-Members)

MAYA teacher members are welcome to display or sell
yoga related
promotional material (class schedules, mats, books
etc.). To register
or for further information, call Nanda Bondade at
(703) 822-9642 or
email yoginanda@yahoo.com

MAYA is an official sponsor of the Yoga Alliance Yoga
Day USA.

mayayoga.com

For directions see
http://www.washingtonparks.net/parkscenter.html

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Another loss of a small theater: Dupont RIP

flaneuse — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:31:30 GMT

Some good articles on this:
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A Cinematic Tragedy, Set in D.C.
Sunday, January 13, 2008; B08
Washington Post

When I read the news in September about the Dupont 5 closing ["The Last Show in Dupont Circle," Business], I thought it was all a long time away, that having so much warning would somehow make it easier.

I was wrong.

For some happy years I worked just below Dupont Circle. On Fridays I would leave work at 4 p.m., and my husband and I would go to a movie. We were what the British call "spoiled for choice": We had so many small, art house movie theaters we could walk to. There were several in the Dupont Circle area and more in the West End. For the three years we went to Friday movies, only once did we have to go outside the Dupont-West End neighborhoods for a good film.

Now, I work at home and my husband works until 4 p.m. We go to movies on the weekends and holidays. All but one of those small theaters is gone, and the remaining one closes today. Now in Washington, we have more movie screens but fewer movie theaters.

That doesn't sound bad until you consider that fewer theaters means fewer neighborhoods with movie theaters (after tonight the Dupont Circle area will have none). There isn't much difference in the size of the screens, so soon there won't be as much variety in the type of movies. Also, the multiplexes often reduce the number of films they show by putting a film on more than one screen.

And when theaters close, we lose not only the theater but also the shape and feel and look of a neighborhood, usually for chain stores and restaurants that could be found anywhere in this country.

Big multiplexes are designed for the suburbs. They require a lot of space, and this is a city that no longer has much of that. One of the pleasures of living in a city is being able to walk or take public transit. What is the only way, other than walking or taking a cab, to get to the biggest multiplex in Washington? You must drive to Georgetown. You must act like a suburbanite.

I don't go above Dupont Circle much these days; I've read that it's changing from small shops owned by local people into a strip of chains. I like my chains local and independent. And the only reason I will have to go below Dupont Circle once the theater closes is Olsson's Books & Records.

Dupont Circle has been suffering in recent years (read: more chains, less character), and I don't think that the closing of its only remaining movie theater (for a retail store) is going to reverse that trend.

We need another art and independent movie theater near a Metro station showing movies that the theater on E Street NW -- all the more beloved to us now -- isn't showing. I love Netflix, but it's just not the same as watching a movie in the dark with strangers. (The Landmark people, who operate the E Street moviehouse, understand what city multiplexes need to be like.)

Every day, we lose another piece of this city, and it's not just movie theaters. We need to value our entire past, not just the government and places where "history" happened. Washington is a unique place. Isn't it time we treated it like one?

-- Joanne Collings
Washington

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Photo Shoot opportunity DC

samirashuruk — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:30:36 GMT

January 26th and 27th the wonderful performance photographer Dale Langdon www.paparaksi.com will be holding photo shoots in the DC Metro area.
One hour in front of the lens with time for one costume change. $250 includes sitting fee and your choice of 6 shots. Option to purchase more. Contact Samira at samirashuruk.com for more info.

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Fire Show at the Palace of Wonders

Silver Raven — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:09:16 GMT

HOT NIGHT IN THE CITY
Flights of Fire returns to keep you toasty warm on a cold winter’s evening!

This time it will be FRIDAY, January 11th at 9:30PM.
You can expect another hot, sexy night with 9 performers heating up the stage all in one show! You’ll see original acts showcasing our mad skills with fire poi, flaming hula-hoops, fire fans, fire torches, fire staves, LED hoops, flags, fire swords, and triple fire poi.

Joining us once again will be the amazing Malibu with her unique perspective on fun things to do with fire. Miss Joule is back after a couple of months away, and she’ll be hotter than ever. Also returning will be Aaron, teaching us just how cool being hot can be. Inspyra will be hooping it up with both fire and lights, so bring your sunglasses. Lunar is returning with a high-energy, mind-blowing fire poi performance. Silver proves that you don’t have to be a woman to look sexy with fire fans. Cari will show us her own futuristic version of fire staff and triple poi. Silver Raven might just melt your heart with her icy, snow queen fire poi performance, and if that doesn’t work, she’ll try to finish the job with her fire sword. And last, but far from least, The Baffling Boogeroso will once again emcee this hot show!

It's a jam-packed, truly unique experience you won't get anywhere but The Palace!!!!

Come join Flights of Fire for another HOT NIGHT of COOL FUN!!!
Friday night, January 11th
Palace of Wonders
9:30 PM
Price: $10

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Seeking Board Members & Volunteers for World Music Folklife Center

Kostana — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:55:51 GMT

The World Music Folklife Center has a Board Member position open for 2008-2010
(2 year term).
What does it mean to be a Board member?
Required:
1) A love/passion for Arabic/Turkish/Romani/Balkan music – any one of these is
fine.
2) Ability to work well with others, to voice opinions and demonstrate
leadership but also to be able to come to consensus for the good of/goals of the community
3) Ability to attend 4-6 meetings a year in the Balto/Wash area. YOU DO NOT HAVE
TO BE LOCAL TO BE ON TEH BOARD, though it helps to be committed to programming in our
local area (we are incorporated in Montgomery County but serve the greater
Baltimore/Washington area)! If you are unable to physically attend meetings,
you can attend via phone/internet.

Desired qualifications:
We would love to have new Board members with any of the following skills, but
they are NOT necessary:
Knowledge of nonprofit law &/or tax law
Marketing/Networking skills
Fundraising/Grant writing skills

For those interested in volunteering:
We especially need help with ongoing video/photo projects and documentation of our events. We are also seeking an administrative assistant to help a few hours a week. These positions are not paid, but can be used for college community service & experience.

WMFC is committed to presenting quality music performances/workshops,
specifically in conjunction with dance. Our goal is to have MORE of the community involved in
our programming. If you want to make a difference, please contact me at
kostanadancer@....

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tons of DROP IN bellydance workshops this week

ebyland — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:29:41 GMT

saharadance.com/workshops/

All this week! Take your pick from the drop in workshops listed below. There's something for everyone and they're all around 20-30 bucks.

Introduction to Belly Dance
Introduction to American Tribal Belly Dance
Introduction to Tribal Sword
Egyptian Cane Combinations
Introduction to Zills (Finger Cymbals)
Zills (Brush-Up!) Choreography
Intermediate Brush-Up
Intermediate / Advanced Zills Workshop
Beginner II Brush-Up
Low Intermediate Brush-Up
Beginner I Brush-Up

Other upcoming workshops:

Urban Tribal Fusion
Undulations and Swirly Movements
Arabic Rhythm Review and Drum Solo
Egyptian Dance Intensive: Yousry and Nourhan Sharif
Jazz-Belly Fusion!
Arms, Breath and Upper Body Movement
Oriental Turns and Traveling Steps
The Indigo: A Fancy Weekend Spectacular
Shimmies!
Introduction to Tribal Belly Dance
Veil Choreography
Layering
Stage Make Up, Costuming and Presentation
Latin-Belly Fusion
Live Drum Solo Performance Workshop
Egyptian Cane Combinations

...that's alot of dancing...

saharadance.com/workshops/

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DCTribal Student Showcase - Jan. 20th

mavi — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:13:56 GMT

If you've considered taking a belly dance class -- this is a great way to sample the styles of local area teachers!

DCTribal proudly announces the 2nd annual Student Show!
See who is performing and get advance ticket sales at www.dctribal.com/studentshow2008.com!

Last year's show sold out so don't wait!

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Doors open at 6:30pm
Show starts at 7:00pm

Joy of Motion's Jack Guidone Theater
5207 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20015

Join DCTribal in celebrating the Washington DC-area tribal bellydance community as students from local instructors come together for an evening of dance, expression, and creativity. This year students of Asharah, Belladonna, Jennifer Hodge, Kawakib, Niamah and Sahara Dance will perform.

The annual DCTribal student show is an exciting chance for non-professional student performers to connect with other Washington DC-area tribal dancers, share their talents, and perform for an accepting audience that embraces the diversity of this modern Middle Eastern-influenced dance style. As the Washington D.C. area's premier tribal bellydance community, DCTribal aims to provide tribal dancers of all levels quality performance opportunities.

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happy new year

Sizzle — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:26:36 GMT

hope everyone has a fun safe one
blessed be...

...so where is "the" dc triber party?

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MORE THAN A RESOLUTION

everlutionary — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:53:34 GMT

More Than A Resolution

Must we resolve what we are already doing? To resolve means we haven't reached our intention, or, that we are creating a new intention; it means we are striving to meet and reach an ideal.

The ideal we hold is why we resolve to change our actions, thoughts, and hence current situation; this is accomplished through an accumulated force of will meant to propel us in a new direction. Today propel onto a new path and internalize the resolution; doing so means it fuses with your every waking and sleeping moment.

Resolve only until it becomes a part of your nature then drop the resolution.

More than a resolution,
the intention must be to change the very nature of our being, therefore, making us congruent with whom we strive to be.

Be.

Resolve to accept yourself for who you are. Remember: no one is ever perfect. Accept the dynamism of change. Experience a growth which cannot be calculated. Situations do not remain the same and as the environment around us shifts, we must open to transform the resolutions once needed… for even they shall one day become obsolete or counter-productive.

Resolve to not be disappointed, overly critical or difficult upon what you do and have done.
If we fix upon a goal and don't reach it we lead ourselves to disappointment.

Dynamic resolutions assist in preventing this occurrence.
Static resolutions do not.

Accept all the good and the bad... accept that which you cherish and that which you despise. Move into a space of acceptance; release from self-judgment. Guilt is not healthy, instead embrace change and create alternatives. Move past the limiting idea of failure. Move into a constant state of embracing every moment... and then become open... to all experiences... open to all that arises and passes.

Look at yourself. Discover your fears. Understand your faults. Reach for the zenith and don't be afraid to fall. Fall down. Stand back up. Embrace falling, it is necessary to learn walking.

Challenge even your resolutions, hence reaching awareness of self.

Avoid causing the self pain by sticking to a resolution that may no longer be relevant. As the conscious intention penetrates into your being, resolve to not blindly cling to resolutions without understanding their meaning; instead, embrace your true nature through awareness of who you are... the change sought is dependent on self-realization.

The change is dependent upon acceptance,
internalizing it so that it becomes more than just a resolution.

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SQL Workshop listing - SPAM

lorne — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:01:45 GMT

I'm noticing a disturbing trend here on tribe, where "users" with -zero- personal info on their profile and no or few friends post obvious commercial spam. This latest one is quite blatant - the profile for "FullCalendar" only has this:

"FullCalendar is a local events publicity service - send your event listing to lots of websites, papers, magazines, and email lists for $19.95/event. More info on me personally is at www.fullcalendar.com/ec/bg_about.cfm
-Nancy"

I don't know about you, but this person has some serious cajones to want money for being a leech on other folk's websites and email lists.

For some reason on this event listing the "Flag for Review" button was inactive.

Moderator?

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new album!! your infamous harp, listen online..

sweet — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:42:37 GMT

your infamous harp is made of local artist known for their internet radio ( http://www.canopyradio.tv ).

if you like anything within the musical spectrum, you are sure to love them!

entire CD streaming @ http://www.extlabs.com/yourinfamousharp

support local artists!

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DC Santarchy Dec 8

goddesscomedia — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:08:51 GMT

Be there
Be Santa

Dec 8

Washington DC

http://www.santarchydc.com

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Another Santarchy! Sat 12/15

goddesscomedia — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:23:55 GMT

Did you miss the DC Santarchy?
Are you crying Santa tears?
Or maybe you had such a GREAT F*CKING TIME at the DC Santarchy, you want to do it again?????

Join us!
Rain, Snow, or Shine

Baltimore Santarchy
Sat, 12/15
2:00 pm
Inner harbor

More Details here:
http://www.geocities.com/santarchybmore/home

We'll cheer on the tubas at 3 pm http://www.tubachristmas.com
and then make merry all over downtown Baltimore.....possible hits: Food at Harbor Place, Drinks and Sing along songs at Howl at the Moon (Power Plant Live Bar District) and then possibly on to Fells Point....

Weather might be challenging, but that never stopped Santa!!!
Get a ho ho hotel room and you're set.

Ho Ho Ho

Santa Goddess / Baltimore Santa

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Petworth?

Dillo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:55:22 GMT

I'll be looking for an apartment after New Years. Saw an ad for a sweet apartment about a block from the Petworth Metro station on New Hampshire, but I am not familiar with the neighborhood.

Wondering what your opinion is regarding the Petworth neighborhood.

Thanks!

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Washington Revels

flaneuse — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:57:22 GMT

Last Saturday night I went to the Christmas Revels for the first time and thought it was really wonderful. Don't be put off by the "Christmas" in the title -- it's really a celebration of solstice and Yule. This year's theme is a rural village in Victorian England. The old carols and dances are beautiful, and the performers sing their hearts out. My favorite part was the beginning of the second act, when the stage was set up as a forest in moonlight, and the Foggy Bottom Morris Men did the age-old Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance.

I don't know any of these folks and have no financial interest in the Revels. I just want to pass the word along about this fun, inclusive, well-done holiday show because I'd always wished for something like this but hadn't found it 'til now. (It's so much cooler than the Nutcracker -- no disrespect meant to the corps de ballet).

There are more performances this coming weekend.

http://www.revelsdc.org/

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1ST Snow day

Sizzle — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:55:00 GMT

Ii love the first day of snow in DC
makes everything seem cleaner and less corrupt.

Hope you all are warm and safe.

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Flights of Fire at the Palace of Wonders on Thursday, Dec. 13th

Silver Raven — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:50:13 GMT

Flights of Fire has got the perfect warm-up for your Holiday season. This month is going to be especially HOT with 9 performers heating up the stage all in one show! Come check out our mind-blowing acts using fire poi, flaming hula-hoops, fire fans, fire eating, UV flags, LED hoops, triple fire poi, and more.

Fresh from her continuing engagement with the Weirdo Show will be the amazing Malibu with her unique fire styling’s. Cari will be in DC once again this month to amaze you with some of her favorite fire tools. The ever-mesmerizing Kaihea will wow you with her fire fans. Inspyra will be hooping it up with her sexy LED hoop and lighting up the stage with blacklight flags. Lunar will be returning with a new, holiday-inspired, fire poi performance. Silver will be back with one of his own fire creations. Special guest, Ian, will be sharing some of his special talents and bringing something completely new to our show. Also making his debut on the Palace stage will be Loup de Loup with his fire dart. Silver Raven, also a regular with the Weirdo Show, will once again be working her fire poi magic. And last, but far from least, The Baffling Boogeroso will emcee this high-energy show!

It's a jam-packed, truly unique show you won't see anywhere but The Palace!!!!

Come join Flights of Fire for another HOT NIGHT of COOL FUN!!!
Thursday night, December 13th
Palace of Wonders
9:30 PM
Price: $10

www.palaceofwonders.com
www.myspace.com/flightsoffire

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Kassar Workshop & Holiday Hafla!!

belladonnadancer — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:04:25 GMT

SPREAD THE WORD...

The amazing duo from the north is gracing us with their presence here in DC, Sunday Dec 8th for a tribal fusion belly dance workshop! And following the workshop we'll be celebrating the holidays at our HOLIDAY HAFLA! open to people interested the tribal belly dance community in the DC area!

Melanie and Karin began their history together as a collaboration for a New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom performance. From there, the duo Kassar was born. They have been dancing together as Kassar for the past seven years, all the while studying with numerous instructors of the tribal persuasion. Between them, they also bring a background rich in formal ballet training, West African dance, tango fusion and Indian dance technique. This has culminated in the development of their own unique, highly-acclaimed style of tribal bellydance. Kassar has since grown to both teach workshops and perform nationwide. They are extremely pleased and excited to be teaching their first workshop in the DC area. www.kassar

Layers & Isolations Workshop $45
Think you have mastered your isolations? Join Kassar for a workshop that will push your boundaries and train your mind and body to connect and move in unique ways. We'll layer basic isolations, expanding your technique repertoire and movement vocabulary. An open mind and a basic mastery of tribal isolations is recommended, but not required. This challenging workshop is open to belly dancers of all levels.
register at www.dctribal.com

Location
McLean School of Ballet & Jazz
1437 Emerson Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
Click here to view a map of the studio location, or visit Google maps to obtain detailed directions.

followed by our Holiday Hafla!!!!! $10
Join DCTribal as we celebrate the holiday season with some dancing and live music! Bring your hip scarf, drum, food & friends to enjoy the evening's festivities. There will be a few performances and a some surprises.
Hafla Dec 8th 4-8pm

more information at dctribal.com

see you there!!!

Bella

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Best Traffic Websites

Doctor_Who — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:50:41 GMT

www.traffic.com

www.trafficland.com

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DCTribal Cafe - Escape the ordinary thanksgiving weekend...

mavi — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:51:26 GMT

Escape the couch and the family this weekend and come to Tribal Cafe -- or heck, bring the family along. With three belly dance performances and musci by dj mellie me, it's a perfect way to end the thanksgiving weekend!

Romka presents the DCTribal Cafe!
bellydance*food*music !

Sunday, November 25, 2007
Featuring: Mavi (www.mavibellydance.com)
Rhythm & Cues (http://tribes.tribe.net/rhythmandcues)
& Ebony (www.myspace.com/ebyland)

Asylum
2471 18th Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
$10
6-9pm (show starts at 7pm!)

Asylum's awesome vegan and vegetarian menu can be found on their webiste: www.asylumdc.com! DCTribal café is sponsored by www.DCTribal.com

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befriending?

fran — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:56:10 GMT

Hi there all,
I'm new around here, and I'm just looking for some new faces to call friends. No specifications, just friendly people who are up for random activities. I'm not real sure on how this whole thing works, so I figured this was the best way to meet people. Befriend me?
Peace,

-fran lyon

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Wed. 11/14! - COMING ATTRACTIONS Trailer Night

ky — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:00:24 GMT

SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM HOLLYWOOD --
“COMING ATTRACTIONS TRAILER NIGHT” IS COMING AT YOU

Washington, D.C.: What do a murderous barber, a playboy congressman, two kids trying to survive war-torn Afghanistan, and a magical toy store have in common? They’re all part of the mix of films coming to a theater near you this holiday season. You’ll get a sneak preview of these and many more at the Washington, D.C. Film Society’s “COMING ATTRACTIONS TRAILER NIGHT, Winter 2007.” It all starts at 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 14, at Landmark’s E Street Cinema (E Street between 10th & 11th St, N.W.).

Once again, you’ll get to be the judge of the film studios’ marketing skills by joining local film critics, Joe Barber and Bill Henry, in a dissection and no-holds-barred give and take of each trailer. PLUS, attendees get to vote on the films they’re most looking forward to (or not) and we pass this information on to the studios. This time of year is the stretch drive for the ’08 award season as the film industry likes to save its best for last and this year’s holiday stocking is an interesting grab bag with unusual star turns.

There’s Tom Hanks starring in Charlie Wilson’s War, about a Texas congressman best known for his enjoyment of the good life (hence his nickname “Goodtime Charlie Wilson”); Afghanistan gets a completely different look in the adaptation of the best-selling novel The Kite Runner; Johnny Depp meets Stephen Sondheim in the movie version of the powerful Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (far from a heartwarming Christmas tale); Nick Cage discovers conspiracies that make Oliver Stone’s theories look like child’s play in National Treasure: Book of Secrets; Sir Anthony Hopkins tackles that famous English epic poem we all were forced to read in school, in Beowulf; Stephen King’s back with The Mist; while on a lighter note, Dustin Hoffman has a field day playing the owner of a magical toy store in Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium; and Nicole Kidman is featured in two films, The Golden Compass and Margot at the Wedding. AND THAT’S ONLY A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE HOPE TO FEATURE (up to 30 trailers will be shown).

The evening, bargain priced at $8, includes lots of movie promotional items, movie posters, and raffles of movie tickets and DVDs. This twice-annual event is like no other. For more information and an update on trailers to be shown at “COMING ATTRACTIONS TRAILER NIGHT” visit www.dcfilmsociety.org or email info@dcfilmsociety.org.

The Washington, D.C. Film Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to an appreciation of quality mainstream, international, and independent films. Annual membership runs from June 1 through May 31 and includes free sneak previews and other events throughout the year. All proceeds from activities support the work of the Film Society and its parent organization, Filmfest DC, the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival.

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