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Saturday, February 18, 2012

57.5 Leaping into what's happening


Hey everyone,

Here's the midmonth bulletin for February. Hope everyone's having a great weekend, so far!! And, I know...the title was an awful and desperate one this month, but it IS leap year, so there :-)

And as mid-month bulletin's tend to be, this is a li'l quick and dirty.

*Spring Colloquium
*Headshot Special
*DC PAL Twitter lists

*Present Happenings
*Ephemeral Happenings

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Spring Colloquium

Yesterday's conversation was led by "National Endowment for the Arts chief of staff Jamie Bennett and a panel of experts including Anna Soellner, vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America, and Vijay Mathew, director of the New American Play Institute at Arena Stage."

If you missed it and are on Twitter, check out #ArtsFutureAU to catch up on the discussion.

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Headshot special

Headshot discounts available: Mention DCPAL to fellow DC PAL Kristi Sherk and receive $50.00 off for the week of February 26th to March 4th. Thanks for offering this, Kristi!!


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DC PAL Twitter Lists

I posted this on the wall earlier this month, but just wanted to share again. If you're on Twitter, please check out the lists curated by DC PAL, and make sure that you're on the appropriate ones. I've lists by location, by field, and by discipline. Just tweet and mention @DC_PAL to correct any.


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Present Happenings:

Miss Electricity (Studio 3 Theatre for Young Audiences @ Workhouse Arts Center) - Jan 14 to Feb 25 / DC PAL: Caren Hearne

Devil Boys from Beyond (Landless Theatre Company @ DCAC) - Feb 3 to 26 / DC PAL: Heather Bagnall Scheeler

Death by Disco (Mystery Dinner Playhouse) - Dec 2 to Mar 2 / DC PAL: Luke Tudball


Blood Wedding (Constellation Theatre) - Feb 2 to Mar 4 / DC PAL: Victoria Reinsel

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Ephemeral Happenings:

Ubu Rex (Ubu Roi) (American University Arts) - Feb 16 to 18 / DC PAL: Pasquale Scimmia Guiducci

Truth Be Told (Alight Dance Theatre @ Greenbelt Arts Center) - Feb 17 & 18 / DC PAL: Angella Foster

The Kids Are All Right (GMCW @ Lisner Auditorium) - Feb 18 / DC PAL: JR Russ

AU Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto & Aria Competition (@ the Katzen Center) -Feb 18 & 19 / DC PAL: Ethan R. Clark

The Greatest Songs You've Never Heard (@ the Library of Congress) - Feb 23 / DC PAL: Doug Bowles

Benefit Reception for Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium (@ Studio Gallery) - Feb 25 / DC PAL: Ethan R. Clark

6th Annual Rip the Floor (DyNaMiC @ UMD) - Mar 3 / DC PAL: Katie Ingram

Cinema (Dissonance Dance Theatre @ Intersections) - Mar 3 & 4 / DC PAL: Shawn Short

siGHt (Deviated Theatre @ Dance Place) - Mar 3 & 4 / DC PAL: Kimmie Dobbs Chan

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Thanks for everyone who continues to share what's happening, and special thanks to those who highlight how they're involved in what's posted!!

Until next time,

JR