Breathless by Goddard, Leaves of Grass, Klute, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Force 10 from Navarone, Big Trouble in Little China
Television
Big Love, Rock of Love, Entourage, C-SPAN
Books
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Book of Light by Lucille Clifton, Fingering the Keys by Reuben Jackson
Art Whino joins forces with Tagür Footwear to present Inked Souls, an exhibition featuring customized sneakers and fine art by 35 local, national and international leaders in the Pop Surrealism/Urban Contemporary art movement. Each featured artist will customize one pair of AKA Blank Tagür sneakers along with one painting on canvas.
Black Cats Resident DJ Lil'e will be spinning the night away.
Concrete Alchemy is a tour of 15 visual artists visiting five major urban centers on the East Coast. It is the first tour that creatively combines gallery shows, public panel discussions and numerous murals to present the artists’ unique approach to public arts.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 – National Harbor, MD The tour will officially end with a gallery exhibit opening at Art Whino on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 6 pm to midnight. The audience will have chance to view artists’ recently finished canvases and a slideshow of photographs from the previous days of the tour.
You were born under the astrological sign Taurus. Ruling planet is Venus. Your opposition sign is Scorpio. Celebrities who share your birthday: Tim McGraw (1967)Rita Coolidge (1945)Judy Collins (1939) Terry Southern (1924)Jack Paar (1918)Glenn Ford (1916) Kate Smith (1909)
Your birthstone is Emerald The Mystical properties of Emerald Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Emerald is used for physical and emotional healing. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)Agate, Chrysoprase
Your birth tree is Poplar, the Uncertainty Looks very decorative, no self-confident behaviour, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organiser, tends to philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership serious.
Holidays and observances * May Day, Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers. * Italy - national holiday (Giorno dei Lavoratori). * Brazil - national holiday (Dia do Trabalho). * Switzerland - official feast of Spring. * Czech Republic - "National Love Day" – couples tend to flock to the memorial of the poet Karel Hynek Mácha in Prague and kiss. * Lei Day - Hawaiian holiday for the Lei. * Beltane, Lá Bealtaine, the first day of Summer in modern Ireland was celebrated by the Celts, and is now also celebrated by Neopagans and Wiccans. * United States - Law Day, U.S.A., Loyalty Day. Much Love rachel4/22
Then Join Art Whino for an OUT OF THIS WORLD experience as we celebrate Yuri’s Night, a World Space Party commemorating Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, and the first human space flight. Yuri's Night is like the St. Patrick’s Day or Cinco de Mayo for space. It is a day when the world comes together to celebrate the power, beauty, and party potential of space. So dress yourself in your best celestial attire (prizes awarded); come see an art exhibition of other-worldly magnitude, and enjoy a Vodka of space themed libations by Stoli Vodka. Cosmic burlesque performances featuring Miss Saturn, spaced out Russian-style post-punk music by Mr. Moccasin, spacey DJ sets, and more will temporarily elevate you from your daily earthly existence.
Performances by: Miss Saturn, Gilded Lily Burlesque, L’il Dutch & selected scenes from Landless Theatre Company’s Space Battles the Musical will orbit throughout the night, hosted by the enigmatic Master Uranus
Mark your Calendar! Jan 18th is the solo show for J. Coleman. DJ Mikel Panda will be spinning from 6-9pm and a Live Band Perfomace by Object and Live Painting performance by J. Coleman begins at 9pm. 20 New artistist added to the Art Whino Collabortive as well!
This Thursday in Chinatown! Because we like to dress up now and then while we support artists... -Open wine bar -hors doeuvres -CD giveaways about the featured artists -Bring your student ID to get the student discount