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Next Marcātus is this Sunday July 10th

Next Marcātus is this Sunday July 10th -
11am-6pm

  
Two Areas of Sound by EightyEight DC and Lil Soso continues with:
Neil Kurland
Juan Zapata, Joe L. & Hugo Zapata
inK house (illogic n Kochi)
Boss Ross
Sam ‘The Man’ Burns
The Sol Power All Stars
Funk DC

FREE Live Musical Performances by One Love Massive!
Parasols and Popsicles
Featuring performances by Soul Patch
Tim Jackson
The Band Called Future
Moonbounce DJs

Also added Musical Performances by:
Batala
Maracatu de Baque Virado

Marcātus, a creative art market near the Nationals Ballpark, will be a multidimensional event different than any other to reach the District.  Marcātus invites you to come out for the whole day to enjoy the sounds of live music, smells of exotic foods, eye candy of art, to hunt for creative treasures, or simply to relax on the Great Lawn with a frosty beverage taking in the picturesque views of the Anacostia River.

Location: The Yards Park 
10 Water St SE Washington, DC - DO NOT USE YOUR GPS
This park is so new it will take you to the wrong place if you use your GPS.
Please use the map below.  Even Googlemaps and mapquest have it wrong.
(One block south of N and 3^rd Streets, SE) 
Three blocks from the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Ave Exit) 

Event is free and open to the public

Schedule:
First Sunday of every month (Except July which will be Second Sunday).    
April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th, July 10th, Aug 7th
Hours every Sunday: 11am-6pm.  

ARTISTS TENTS  - Water Street
50+ 10’x10’ Artist Tents.
Each artist will have the opportunity to display a large array of artwork 


FASHION TENTS - Water Street
24 - 10’x10’ Fashion Tents
The Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce will have a wide collection of their Couture Artists showcasing the latest in fashion.


VENDOR TENTS - Park Pavilion 
10 - 10’x10’ Sponsor Tents
Browse through various companies and their goods and services.


FOOD VENDORS - Park Pavilion 
8 - 10’x10’ Food Tents
Try the many yummy delights from local food vendors and discover a new favorite DC Eatery.


ARTS & CRAFTS VENDORS - Terraced Steps
60 - 2’x8’ Arts and Crafts Tables
Explore through seas and seas of unique and amazing goods, ranging from robots hand-built from clock parts to jewelry made from found objects.

MUSIC 
At Marcātus music will be an integral part of each Sunday.  With the success of the forward festival last month Eighty eight and LilSoSo continue to curate 2 sound systems of music featuring local and national DJ’s and Live electronic talent.  Also added will be live musical performances by local musicians performing everything from Jazz to Rock.

Would you like to participate? 
Email artiststents@artwhino.com for information on reserving an artist tent.
Email artsandcraftstents@artwhino.com for information on reserving a arts & craft table.
Email shane@artwhino.com for information on reserving a produce, sponsor or food tent.

Pictures of the first edition can be found below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artwhino/sets/72157626470919168/



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Two Areas of Sound by EightyEight DC and Lil Soso:



“OUTSIDE”

88, LilSoSo and FORWARD will once again be curating two areas of sound for Marcatus patrons to enjoy throughout the day. Music will range from down tempo boogie made for the sun to latin laced house beats. More info. to come!
Neil Kurland
Juan Zapata, Joe L. & Hugo Zapata
inK house (illogic n Kochi)
Boss Ross
Sam ‘The Man’ Burns
The Sol Power All Stars
Funk DC

For More info go to: 
http://www.eightyeightdc.com/






One Love Massive is an entertainment solutions company based out of Washington DC. One love was formed in 2002 and has traveled across the country and back several times over only to land back here in DC armed with 10 years of experience and a roster of DC’s most talented artists. The Massive consists of DJs, VJs, producers, sound specialists, photographers, live artists, dancers, graphic designers, event planners, booking agents, artist development and recruiters, talent buyers, venues, bars, restaurants and small business owners.

One Love Massive area with Musical Performances by:
Parasols and Popsicles
Featuring performances by Soul Patch
Tim Jackson
The Band Called Future
Moonbounce DJs

Goodies at One Love Performance Area
Live art by Mason Jones
Homemade organic, natural juice Popsicles-
Hand designed parasols from artists in the One Love Massive Collective for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to Strive DC, a program that helps the chronically unemployed find and retain jobs in the DC area. Www.strivedc.com

One love massive
http://onelovemassive.com/

Jackson pro audio
http://www.jacksonproaudio.com

Grindstone universal
http://www.grindstoneuniversal.com/


DJ Set by Tim Jackson EPK
Tim Jackson began dj’ing with his first set of Technics 1200′s over 20 years ago. Having residencies in nightclubs in the Mid-West, DC and VA, he brings experience with many genres and crowds, House music being his main focus. From different styles of House to Funky Breaks and Vocal Drum and Bass, classic club tracks and hip hop, Tim is versatile, experienced and has a keen ear for great music.



Musical Performance by FUTURE
The band name “Future” was derived from a celebratory toast to the completion of their first song, “Carpe Diem” – in which the band unexpectedly cheered “to the future!”  They paused for moment, and laughed together at the realization that they had finally discovered their long awaited band name.  With over fifteen years of combined professional music experience Future uniquely delivers an experimentation of sound utilizing elements of Hip Hop, Reggae, Electronica, and Rock Fusion.  From outdoor festivals and underground clubs to premier music venues and sound-stages Future is cultivating a dedicated following of listeners who are as diverse as the band itself.


Musical Performance by Soul Patch
Soul Patch wants you to unplug your laptop and connect with people again – this time, on the dance floor.  In an age when parties are started by pressing “play” on a MacBook, and partygoers are more often glued to their smartphones than to each other, Soul Patch is remixing the concept of a dance party. Soul Patch pulsates music like a DJ would – but with real instruments – to create a personal and intimate approach to making a crowd sweat. It’s the kind of music you’d hear at 2:00 a.m. at a loft party, at the U Street Music Hall or a Deep Sugar party in Baltimore. The band’s draws on influences like Jamiroquai, Incognito and DJ Louis Vega, fusing house, funk and soul into groovy, uplifting jams.


Musical Performance by Batala
Batala in Washington, D.C. is part of a larger Batala family created in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves. Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Giba was living in Paris when he first had the idea for the band. Open to anyone with an interest in learning the samba-reggae beat, the band started off with 60 people.  From Paris it spread to other cities in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. In 2003, the band finally made its way back to its origins, brought to Brazil by Paulo Garcia, also the founder of the Portsmouth Batala. Composer and musical director, Giba enlisted the help of friends from the bands and from Salvador in order to create the visual identity of the band. The instruments and clothings are all manufactured in Salvador, Bahia, where the band has a social program that gives jobs to many families. From there they are shipped to the bands around the world.  In 2007, the newest branch of the Batala band was created in Washington, DC, expanding the reach of the band’s music to the United States. Today, the band has over 300 percussionists around the world.



Musical Performance by Marcatu de Baque Virado
Maracatu de Baque Virado is an Afro-Brazilian percussive tradition from the north-east of Brazil.
Maracatu Baque do Mangue runs ongoing workshops in Afro-Brazilian rhythms, focusing on Maracatu de Baque Virado, a style of percussion from Recife, Brasil. In these workshops, students learn the technique and language of five instruments, work on rhythm and movement, and learn to sing while playing an instrument.



Wide collection of GWFCC Member Designers showcasing the latest in fashion with a show in July and August.


For More info on Gwfcc go to: http://gwfcc.org/

The Yards Park

Like no other park in the region, The Yards Park is a new regional waterfront destination, offering a whole new way for local residents to enjoy the outdoors and the river.  The 5.5 acre park—the size of about four football fields—includes a ¼ mile long boardwalk along the water and was designed as a series of unique  “outdoor rooms”  to provide a variety of experiences from the great lawn to the sculptural pedestrian bridge, the waterfall/canal basin to the overlook and riverfront gardens. The Yards Park was built through a public/private partnership between the federal General Services Administration, the District of Columbia, and Forest City Washington and is managed and programmed by the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District.  Information about the Yards Park can be found atwww.capitolriverfront.org

2011 G40 Opening Night, Friday May 20, 6-9 PM

2213-2217 14th St
NW Washington DC

Thursday is a concert that is already at capacity, hope to see you there… BUT the grand opening for G40 (which you can find out a whole lot about below) is Friday, May 20, 2011 6-9 PM… 

I did something new for me, built a wall out of oak and wheat pasted a huge photo, like really big. I hope you make it through to see my wall. The image touches on so many things from my life AND it was a happy accident, I was trying to shoot something else totally different when it happened. The image found me.

Over 200 artists are showing, I think its all the Vitamin Water you can drink, and there’s performances, and classes and all kinds of activities to stimulate your brain mostly for free. No brainer for me. 

FB Link for the in house AFTERPARTY.

Up through June 17, 2001 so if you are busy, there’s time, breathe…

May 19th, the return of G40

Art Whino returns in 2011 for the second edition of G40. The first G40 art summit in 2010 compounded artistically explosive cultures from all over the world and brought them to the DC metro area. By bringing all of these cultures from throughout the world to one place it allowed the visitor to be fully immersed in over 2000 works by 500 artists organized by floors corresponding to their cultural hubs.
 
This year G40 explores not cultures but the genres which are on the forefront of creative transitions and growing in large scale with hundreds of thousands of fans throughout the world. Some of these genres include Customized collectibles, Skateboard Art, Stencil, Wheat Paste and 3D Interventions.

The G40 Art Summit is a unprecedented experience in the art world with its scale and caliber of artists from around the world. This year the summit comes to the city next to the U street corridor taking over an entire 25,000 sqft building and showcasing art on all of it 4 floors.  From over twenty artists showcasing 16’ Murals to traditionally displayed artwork the summit will definitely have sensory overload requiring multiple trips to take in all the treats for the eyes.


Event Location 
vitaminwater® uncapped LIVE
2213-2217 14th street NW (the corner of 14th and W NW)

G40 Exhibit Schedule: 
Exhibit runs: May 19th-June 17th,  2011 
Open Hours: Tuesday & Thursdays: 5 – 10pm, 
Fridays & Saturdays: 12pm – 11pm 
Sundays: 12pm – 6pm 
Mondays: Closed 

Entertainment schedule: 
Brightest Young Things will curate unique special events in the space six days a week (Tues-Sun) to include live music, dance parties, local designer showcases and fashion events, photobooths, art workshops and talks, stand up comedy, cult movie nights, record fairs and more, all with the signature BYT flair.
Look for me on the second floor… It’s looking so beautiful over there. Photos I did of Shane, the man behind Art Whino for Make Noise! He was wearing those Vans the other day…

Who’s gonna dress me for this event?

Modus Union 2011
May 4, 2011
Featuring The Artwork of Art Whino Artist: 
Asad “Ultra” Walker 

Pretty freaking awesome, ULTRA!