Arrow, the Washington, D.C., area’s homegrown art extravaganza, offers more than 60 live performances and activities during its second exciting weekend, April 5 - 7, 2009. In addition to displays by over 700 visual artists, this weekend will include free films, music, poetry, dance and musical performances. Highlights will include:
Friday, May 16: The Flights of Fire fire-dancing troupe returns to perform outside from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., while inside the building there will be a “Night of Comedy” and Meet the Artists Night, where visitors will get to interact with hundreds of artists participating in this year’s event. In addition, attendees can enjoy live music performed by Movimiento, Mostly Monkee, Pygmy Lush, Collider, Caberet Heaven and other cutting-edge bands.
Saturday, May 17: Arrow will host a self-portrait workshop for children and a piñata-making workshop for children and adults on Saturday morning. During the afternoon, everyone can participate in Community Drum Circle! Evening activities include the D.C. Independent Film Festival, a performance by Guy Nyame African Cultural Dance Company, several poetry readings, a special meet-up for bloggers and live music by Circle of Saints, Ephemeral Sun, Fire Wheel, IZZ, American Sinner, Allie & The Krunch, Konduit, Kinetic Element, and others.
Sunday, May 18: There’s no rest for Arrow artists and performers who will be offering a mobile-making workshop, poetry readings and live musical performances by Albatross, 7 Door Sedan, play with me, Dan Mazer and Aaron Tidd. Arrow is open Wednesdays and Thursdays as well, so be sure to check the Arrow Web site for schedules for those days. Also on Thursday nights in the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood is the James Bond Film Festival, with free films beginning at dusk. This Thursday’s movie is From Russia With Love. For a schedule of festival movies, visit www.nomabid.org.
All Arrow events are free. For the full weekend schedule, visit the Arrow calendar at www.Arrow.org/event. For more on children’s activities, visit www.Arrow.org/kids. The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting Arrow 2008 at the Capitol Plaza I building, located at 1200 First Street (1st and M Streets), N.E., in Washington, D.C., just one block west of the New York Avenue Metro station.
For more information, call the Arrow infoline at 202-339-9007. Visitors are strongly encouraged to take Metro to Arrow.
