When: April 25, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Lincoln (1110 Vermont Avenue, NW – Vermont and L Street)
Cost: $25 in advance ($30 at the door). Get tickets here.
Enjoy a night celebrating arts education with music, wine and Lincoln’s signature hors d’oeuvres to support the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.
The evening features:
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Music soundscapes by DJ Jahsonic
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Live student performances
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One raffle ticket, two beverages, and passed hors d’oeuvres
The DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative is committed to providing all DC public and charter public school students with equal access to the region’s rich artistic and cultural opportunities. Working with member organizations, the DC Collaborative provides free arts and humanities events for 30,000 DC students at no cost to schools each year.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Where: Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17th Street)
Cost: Starts at $250 ($100 for Sitar’s teaching artists and weekly volunteers). Get tickets here.
Live Music & Silent Auction
Art + Music + Dance + Fashion
When: Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cost: $75. Get tickets here.
826DC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: Carnegie Institution of Washington (1530 P Street, NW)
Cost: $150. Get tickets here.
- 30 pieces of inspired artwork to bid on
- Cocktails and an array of hors d’oeuvres
- The Inspiration Award is presented to two influential and visionary leaders
- Individual and group poetic performances by poet-athletes who autograph the event programs afterward
For people who believe in a well-rounded childhood, DC SCORES is the quality, team-based approach providing youth with the arts, athletics, and academics that will engage, enrich, and improve their lives. DC SCORES builds teams through after school programs for over 800 low-income DC youth at 27 schools by instilling self-expression, physical fitness, and a sense of community. DC SCORES accomplishes this in an innovative model combining poetry and spoken word, soccer, and service-learning year-round.
