This cool image references Hillary Russell’s article from last week on The Plan to Raze Nearly Every Building on East Capitol Street. It’s the 1929 blueprint for the plan to make way for a “East Mall” from the Capitol to the Anacostia River. ICYMI see the article here: https://bit.ly/3zByBg3 Image: Hilary RussellStarbucks closed its Union Station outlet today adding to the flight of retail from the transit center. Here’s what it looked like Sunday afternoon. According to today’s WaPo, Starbucks blames the closure of the outlet and other stores on the difficulty in operating in a challenging environment – apparently indirectly referring to crime and problems related to transit centers serving as shelter for members of the homeless population. The Post quotes CM Charles Allen as doubting it was a coincidence that some of the stores Starbucks closed have been unionizing. He offered his take that part of the decline in the customer base is because Union Station is not integrated into the Capitol Hill community as a destination. The Post cited statistics reflecting that commuter passenger traffic at Union Station is 30% of pre-pandemic riders, Metro is 25% and Amtrak is 90%. Amtrak is trying to take over Union Station’s leasing rights. The federal government owns Union Station and granted control of the property to the Union Station Redevelopment Non-profit Corporation which subleased the property to the New York real estate company Ashkenzy Acquisition. Amtrak currently leases from Ashkenzy. Here’s a photo of the food court and ticket counter on Sunday afternoon. And here’s the space in Union Station formerly occupied by H&M before the pandemic. Triple Candie’s latest “curatorial riddle” –a diorama with a memento mori theme – is on display in the space in the front of the former Li’l Pub at 655 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Et In Arcadia Ego is the title of paintings by two artists – the French Baroque’s Nicolas Poussin and the Italian Baroque’s Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino). It translates to “Also in Paradise I am.” The diorama is a modern take on theose paintings’ memento mori warning. For more on the Baroque versions, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_in_Arcadia_ego Triple Candie is a research-oriented curatorial agency run by art historian co-founders Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett. Their purpose is to create alternative exhibition methods making that the object of critical focus rather than what is displayed (which for the most part does not include original artworks). For more on Triple Candie, go here: http://www.triplecandie.org/
The Week Ahead…
The city has entered the doldrums which will last for the the rest of the month…but there is National Night out on Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 2
MPD’s First District will be celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday from 5-8 pm at Lincoln Park. National Night Out is a city-wide event providing an opportunity for residents to engage with MPD regarding crime prevention and neighborhood watch programs.
D.C. Native and jazz saxophonist Herb Scott will perform Friday night, July 29, at Eastern Market Metro Plaza from 5:00pm until 6:30pm.
Scott’s career includes performances at the White House, Dizzy’s Coca Cola-Club in New York, the Lincoln Center, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Universal Studios Orlando, Constitution Hall, the Library of Congress, the Detroit Jazz Fest, the East Lansing Jazz Fest, and the DC Jazz Fest. He performs regularly at Mr. Henry’s.
Scott is the recipient of 2022 President Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as founder of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation. For more, go here: https://bit.ly/3PzUeCI
The concert series will continue through the end of October and comes to Eastern Market Metro Plaza through the efforts of Barracks Row Main Street and the Department of Parks and Recreation. CM Charles Allen secured funding in the current FY DC Budget to program the performance space at the Plaza.
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This is the first in a series that looks back on the history of our neighborhood, with a focus on challenges residents have faced.
Before WWII: The Plan to Raze Nearly Every Building on East Capitol Street
By Hilary Russell
Posted July 26, 2022
Federal plans have always had a huge impact on Washington, DC’s residential communities, particularly those that sprang up close to the Capitol. The 1791 L’Enfant Plan that laid out the city had the determining influence. Next in importance was the 1902 McMillan Plan, whose vision of a monumental federal core triggered acres of demolitions that made way for the Federal Triangle and Union Station. This vision, aligned with Pierre L’Enfant’s vision of East Capitol Street as a main drag, was manifested in unrealized plans for a federal boulevard along East Capitol Street that would have leveled virtually all extant homes and businesses between Capitol Square and the Anacostia River.
The 1941 plan (shown here) developed by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, amended its 1929 blueprints titled “Planned redevelopment study of part of the District of Columbia east of the Capitol.” The 1929 plan proposed turning East Capitol Street into an “Avenue of the States” and Lincoln Park into “Colonial Square” and bordering the broad avenue and the shrunken park with a slew of new “exhibition pavilions” that honored the original 13 colonies.
The 1941 plan abandoned this tribute to states and colonies and a diminished and renamed Lincoln Park, but embraced the concept of lining East Capitol Street with new government buildings. Those colored brown in the drawing are proposed federal office buildings and proposed “semi-public” buildings; those colored black are planned survivors that include Eastern High School, the Armory, and the District Jail.
World War II priorities helped to kill the 1941 plan, though it marks the site of one new government building: the football stadium built in 1965 now being demolished. The 1941 plan also presaged the recently opened sports fields and recreation areas between the stadium and the river.
Like other federal plans, the 1941 National Capital Park and Planning Commission plan paid no attention at all to the wishes of Capitol Hill residents, who had no elected mayor and council as well as no voice in Congress. The lack of regard and respect for the community impacted by the unrealized “East Mall” plan is reflected in the following reference to it in the 2002 book Washington in Maps:
“Paradoxically, this less affluent section of town might have enjoyed an aesthetic amenity of which future generations can only dream. Devising a traditional French boulevard enclosed by neoclassical buildings and embellished by a park at Lincoln Square, this was to have been a realization of L’Enfant’s vision.”
The Rubell Museum of contemporary art announces addition of restaurant. Last Monday, the design team of the soon-to-open Rubell Museum in the old Randall School in nearby Southwest at 65 I Street, appeared before ANC6D to request a traffic plan issue adjustment. Museum reps took the opportunity to announce plans for the addition of an eating and drinking establishment to the museum’s west wing. This would be in addition to the café already planned for the building’s lobby. In response to a question from Commissioner Lightman, a spokesperson affirmed that admission to the museum will be free to DC residents. The museum’s opening is scheduled for October 29. For more info, go here: https://rubellmuseum.org/dcNew major mixed use development on H Street, NE. Architect Stephen DuPont, Jr. appeared before ANC6A’s Economic Development and Zoning Committee last Wednesday seeking support for a zoning adjustment to permit construction of a large new mixed use development at 814 14th Street, NE. Three existing buildings on the site will be razed to allow construction of a new six story structure with penthouse. Current plans (which could be adjusted downward) provide for 52 residential apartments – a mix of efficiencies to two bedrooms – with five units deemed affordable under Inclusionary Zoning requirements. The plan anticipates commercial use of the first floor and cellar. The committee recommended that the full ANC support the zoning adjustment but urged that the developer consider tilting the unit mix toward larger units.Public Art Coming to Eastern Market Metro Playground. Work is underway by DGS for the placement of a public art installation near the Eastern Market Metro Playground: Beth Nybeck’s “Found You,” three 5 & 7 foot metal sculptures of rabbits playing hide and seek. The artist describes the piece as a “hopeful, whimsical, playful experience to help people find the goodness and light existing within each other.” The stainless steel structures are perforated so that light from inside will sprinkle light on the ground at night. Here’s Nybeck’s early concept proposal which was selected for the site by the Eastern Market Metro Plaza Redesign Advisory Committee. Installation of a second piece near the Metro entrance – “Loveful Hands” by Jay Coleman – is expected to be placed later this year. Also last Monday, ANC6D heard from Mill Creek Development supporting their application for a Planned Unit Development for a mixed use building at 807 Maine Avenue, SW. The plan anticipates 11 stories, 200 units, and retail on the ground floor. 15% of the units will be affordable under Inclusionary Zoning. The building would replace the HQ of the Disabled American Veterans which wants to relocate their operation to a larger space downtown. The Commission will vote on the developer’s request for support of the PUD in September, but it sounds like they want to have a chat about mitigation and community benefits that come with a PUD – which grants a developer height and density they would not otherwise have under current zoning for the site. Coul St. presents their option for curb side charging of electric vehicles. Again, last Monday night, ANC6A’s Transportation Committee took a look into the future at what public charging of electric vehicles might look like. Coul St. is a company developing curb side chargers for charging without dedicated parking. Company rep Josh Charles said that current DC regulations would not permit curbside charging – though nearby Takoma Park regulations would. While the company doesn’t yet have way forward to operate in DC they are looking to open a conversation. The ANC Committee will hear from DDOT in September about current DOT policies and plans regarding wid electric vehicle charging. For more on Coul St. go here: https://www.coulst.com/Preservationists are up in arms over plan to alter Library of Congress’ Main Reading Room. A plan to make the Library of Congress more visitor-friendly has been in the works for several years, along with a multi-million renovation. But a current proposal to make some major changes to the historic Reading Room has drawn opposition from the DC Preservation League (DCPL) and other preservationists. The major changes would be to dismantle the middle tower in the Center Desk allowing for installation of an oculus window in the floor to permit tourists below a (somewhat hard to imagine) view of the Reading Room’s dome. The other change would transform the delivery room below the Center Desk into an Orientation Center which containing a display of Thomas Jefferson’s books, now in cases in a gallery on the first floor of the Library. DCPL has placed the Reading Room on their 2022 List of Endangered Places, along with a call for “Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and the public to vehemently oppose these ill-advised alterations that place the needs of some above the needs of all.” DCPL asks concerned parties to “reach out to your local leaders (ANC, Councilmember, Agency Head),” raise awareness in your community, and testify at public hearings. The Capitol Hill Restoration Society has already weighed in with a letter of opposition. Here’s the contact info for the DCPL: info@dcpreservation.org and here’s the Washington Post’s take: https://wapo.st/3OsT1fb
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted July 24, 2022
Monday, July 25
ANC6A Community Outreach Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
Discussion of application by DC Conscious Café 1413 H Street, NE, for renewal of its Class D Restaurant License.
Discussion of application by Chupacabra at 822 H Street, NE, for renewal Class C Restaurant License.
Discussion of application Bronze DC, 1245 H Street, NE, for a Class C Restaurant License.
Opening for The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) annual Artist’s Choice Exhibit
The exhibit will run from July 26th – August 19th at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) at 545 7th Street, SE. There will be a reception at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop from 5:00-7:00 pm on Saturday, July 30th where those attending the show will be able to vote for the winning “People’s Choice” art work. In this non-juried show, CHAL members present their own favorite pieces, which results in an eclectic and unique mix of media and artistic visions.
In addition to viewing the show in person, the exhibit may be viewed, beginning the first week of August, on the Capitol Hill Art League website “Artist’s Choice” section at: https://www.caphillartleague.org/
Friday, July 29
Friday Night Live Jazz at Eastern Market Metro Plaza, 5:00pm to 6:30pm features Herb Scott, saxophonist.
Eastern Market Main Street presents Silent Disco on C Street, 7:00pm.
Saturday, July 30
Guerrilla Gardeners Garden Day 2022 from 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Potomac Avenue Triangle Parks.
This event celebrates the community-led reclamation of the Potomac Triangle Parks and their transformation into more attractive, usable, safer and equitable public green spaces. This completely free event will feature music, food, games and prizes. music, fun, and good company.
Reception at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop from 5:00-7:00 pm on Saturday, July 30th.
Those attending the show will be able to vote for the winning “People’s Choice” art work.
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“Chambers belongs in company with Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan, or Eric Reed: players with extraordinarily clean concepts and tight but inventive harmonies, who do what needs to be done, say what they have to say, and get back to the service of the song.” Michael J. West, Alchemical Records
The concert series will continue through the end of October and comes to Eastern Market Metro Plaza through the efforts of Barracks Row Main Street and the Department of Parks and Recreation. CM Charles Allen secured funding in the current FY DC Budget to program the performance space at the Plaza.
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RFK Demolition: Last Monday night, Rob Stowe, VP of Development and Strategic Initiatives for Events DC told a public virtual meeting hosted by Events DC about the planned demolition of RFK Stadium. Stowe said the demolition will be complete by the end of 2023 and will take place in two stages. Stage 1: Abatement of asbestos material. A Department of Energy and Environment permit has been applied for and prep work has begun. Continual air monitoring will be done to protect the community. Stage 2: Demolition. Raze the structure, disconnect and cap utilities, remove debris, salvage material, and re-grade and return site to its original condition. Water cannons will be employed to reduce dust and measures will be taken for rodent and vector control. A request for a Raze Permit has been submitted. Crime on H Street, NE: Last Wednesday night, MPD Assistant Chief Andre Wright briefed ANC6A on MPD efforts to tackle high crime areas, one of which includes the H Street, NE, corridor that lies in ANC6A and ANC6C. He said there are three prongs to the campaign against violent crime campaign: One of the prongs is the Night Life Initiative – a doubling down on addressing violence in the entertainment and night life areas – such as the H Street Corridor from 3rd Street to Benning Road. A Multi-Agency Night Life Task Force pilot program will be active during the summer months and emphasize reducing robberies, thefts from autos, ABRA violations, addressing ATVs, and enforcing traffic and parking regulations. The task force will be out on Friday and Saturday nights, through the early morning, and on Sunday evenings when there is a Monday holiday. The two other prongs in the fight against violent crime are, 1) the homicide reduction plan targeting the four most violent districts, including the 6th and 7th Districts where 60% of the homicides occur, and 2) a program focusing specifically on reducing robberies. Mural for Eastern Market Alley: Last Tuesday night, Ann Blackwell, Eastern Market Main Street’s Executive Director appeared before ANC6B to request their support for a proposed mural on the alley-facing wall of Clothes Encounters across from the Market. According to a Twitter post, Blackwell says “We have three different concepts, all from DC artists, to “wake up” this alley. We need to hear if Capitol Hill likes this idea. Eastern Market Main Street is a nonprofit….We are applying for a grant from DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for this project.” She says public art murals are economic drivers for neighboring businesses, serve equally for residents from all socioeconomic backgrounds, and put the neighborhood in direct support of the area’s artists. To support or comment on the proposal, you can sign the petition here: https://bit.ly/3OgmoBsLittle District Books is a queer-owned Washington, DC based independent book store that celebrates LGBTQ+ authors and stories. It opened on Barracks Row last month. Their website says, “We are a proud part of a neighborhood that has been a haven for the LGBTQIA+ community over the last 50+ years. Owner Patrick Kern, is a 10-year resident of the greater Washington, DC area. See more here: https://littledistrictbooks.com/Hill East Burger Coming Soon: A smoked burger saloon is coming soon to the space previously occupied by Wisdom at 1432 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. The creative minds behind the move are the same team who opened Republic Cantina Tex-Mex at 43 N Street, NW, http://republic-cantina.com/ and Sloppy Mama’s BBQ at 5731 Langdon Boulevard in Arlington https://www.sloppymamas.com/And across Pennsylvania Avenue from the new burger joint shows what you can get away with if you build an addition outside of the Historic District.
H Street NE Bus Priority Project. Zack Gambetti-Mendez, DDOT Transportation Planner will present on the status of the project.
Electric Vehicle (EV) Curbside charging; DDOT regulations. Josh Charles, CEO, Coul Street, will discuss his company’s curbside charging solutions. The Committee will also review the new DDOT EV charging regulations and program (see https://ddot.dc.gov/page/electric-vehicle-charging-station-program)
Update on pending Traffic Safety Inspections and status of work order requests from DDOT Ward 6 Community Engagement Specialist Abraham Diallo.
11th Street, NE. The Committee will discuss various traffic safety issues on 11th Street, NE, from Maryland Avenue, NE, to Massachusetts Avenue, NE, including a review of a recent DDOT response to Traffic Safety Inspections.
Wednesday, July 20
ANC6A Committee on Economic Development and Zoning holds a virtual meeting at 7:00pm
223 8th Street, NE. Historic Preservation Application. Historic review of a plan to construct a rear three-story addition; add a partial third floor on the existing house, and renovate the existing house for a home in the Capital Hill Historic District.
814 14th Street, NE. Zoning Adjustment Application. Request for Special Exception zoning relief from the loading requirements and Special Exception zoning relief from the design requirements to raze three existing buildings and to construct a new, six-story with cellar and penthouse, mixed use building.
1341 H Street, NE. Zoning Adjustment Application. Request for a special exception under the enlargement and design requirements to construct a mixed-use building.
Racial Equity Analysis Tool. Consideration for ANC6A’s input as part of a public meeting to review the Zoning Commission’s adopted use of a tool to evaluate all zoning actions through a racial equity lens.
Friday, July 22
July 22 Friday Night Jazz at Eastern Market Metro Features Jazz from 5:00pm – 6:30pm.
A veteran of Mr. Henry’s, Landon Paddock sings standards, blues, straight-ahead jazz and pop. One FB reviewer put it this way: “If you like vocals with your Big Band jazz music. This is the guy for you.” For more, go here: http://www.landonpaddock.com/
The concert series will continue through the end of October and comes to Eastern Market Metro Plaza through the efforts of Barracks Row Main Street and the Department of Parks and Recreation. CM Charles Allen secured funding in the current FY DC Budget to program the performance space at the Plaza.
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Out and About – Renwick Gallery 50th Anniversary Show Part 1: Ceramic Houseware
by Elizabeth Eby
Posted July12, 2022
The current 50th Anniversary Show at the Renwick gallery is fabulous. It is just impossible for me to choose one favorite object so I decided to write about objects I like that I can relate to one another and tell you the stories and makers behind them. The Renwick is at 17th and Pennsylvania, Ave NW.
Pots, pots, pots.
This group of three ceramic pots tells a story about modernizing traditional craft. Each of them takes a traditional pottery form and makes it unique to the person who made it. Work that shows the artist’s handprint is one part of the definition of the modern craft movement. This isn’t anything new, but the pride it shows to claim imperfection in fine art is radical.
Faux Wood Group Ceramics – I assume every American who has visited a national park has seen a pitcher or a mug like the ones Linda Sikora made. Maybe a little more rustic, dipped in brown glaze at the top. Ms. Sikora says she loves pottery forms “because they are familiar, welcomingly familiar, and have the ability to disappear into private personal activities and places.” The faux wood grain glaze cleverly presents two competing sensations simultaneously – warm wood and cold clay. Photo 2 Water Pot – The shape of this pot is immediately recognizable as a water jug but it could be from ancient Greece as easily as from Native American. The flower motif is similar to Native American wild flower patterns I have seen in bead work. Pot decorations are usually painted in slip, not bright colors. Linda Holt and Harlan Reano live in independent pueblos in New Mexico. Holt made the pot, Reano decorated it. He combined traditional motifs and his own designs. The neon bright colors make a 21st century statement.Photo 3 Eight Bean Stew – Want the recipe? Sorry, David Gilhooly died in 2013. This sauce pot is part of his Frog World series. The frogs? I’m sure Julia Childs would recognize them and probably laugh.
Out and About is an occasional photo feature by artist, photographer, gardener, and Capitol Hill resident Elizabeth Eby. She finds vignettes while out and about on or near Capitol Hill.
Sunday afternoon, more than a hundred celebrants gathered in Lincoln Park to honor Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune – educator, civil rights activist, presidential advisor, public servant, and champion of women’s rights – on the 147th anniversary of her birthday. The memorial in her honor residing in Lincoln Park was unveiled in 1974. This year’s birthday celebration comes in conjunction with the celebration of the unveiling of her statue in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The black rose – carved here from black marble – was a symbol of diversity and acceptance of individuality for Bethune.Ms. Nilda Comas, Master Sculptor, addresses the crowd. Comas is the sculptor of the statue of Mrs. Bethune that will represent the State of Florida in Statuary Hall. On Wednesday, July 13, the U.S. Congress will accept and dedicate Florida’s new statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as part of the Statuary Hall Collection. With the statue’s placement, Dr. Bethune will become the first African American and tenth woman to be so honored.Thursday night, CM Charles Allen joined the Ward 6 community in paying tribute to his long-time Ward 6 community relations staffer Naomi Mitchell. The celebration of her retirement was held at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Southwest. Mitchell (at center surrounded by friends) filled the essential liaison role not only for Allen but for his predecessor, Tommy Wells, now Director of DC Department of Energy and Environment. A new animal hospital near Eastern Market. Bond Vet’s full service pet clinic at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, opens this week in the space formerly occupied by Sizzling Express. The clinic will offer urgent and preventive care, surgeries, dentals, and virtual visits. The clinic is open 10:00am – 8:00pm, 365 days a year. According to their website it looks like they are accepting appointments starting Friday, July 15. See here: https://bondvet.com/c/capitol-hill-animal-hospital – make an appointment and take a virtual tour. Here’s a photo of the last few minutes of the Friends of Southeast Library’s second Saturday of the month book sale. The sale routinely garners around $1,000 which is used to support programming at Southeast Library and other libraries in the city. The Friends group – FOSEL – meets at 5:30pm on the first Thursday of the month on the lower level of Southeast Library and welcomes new members. Just show up.
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted July 10, 2022
The Week Ahead…
Monday, July 11
ANC6C Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
1150 First Street NE. Construction permit application for new curb cut on Pierce Street, NE to a private alley All other improvements previously approved.
1325 Second Street, NE. Public Space Application. Shrubs, ground cover, lead walk specialty paving, planters, water feature in public space. The existing canopy protection will be refinished with new material.
301 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Pupatella Pizza, Report on neighborhood public space meeting.
Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee
1109 Congress Street, NE Zoning Application. Modification of Consequence to allow alternative affordable housing, with residential units for households earning no more than 60% of mean family income (All-Affordable Option). Applicant seeks time extension of the construction start date to June 26, 2024.
227-239 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Historic Preservation Application – Amended application for alterations and additions to the front façade of 227 and alterations to the plaza in front of 227-239.
301 Florida Avenue, NE. Zoning Application. Application for a consolidated PUD to construct a new 12-story plus penthouse mixed-use building with 115 dwelling units, all affordable to income levels at or below 50% AMI and ground level space dedicated to nonresidential use. The applicant seeks to amend the Zoning Map to the MU-30 district.
Andre L. Wright, Assistant Chief of Police, MPD, Patrol Services South Bureau.
Consent Agenda
Community Outreach Committee
ANC6A letter requesting a public restroom at 8th and H Street, NE, and to DPW to request a process for removal of biohazards.
Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee
New License
Recommendation that ANC6A protest the new license application of Old City Cafe unless a Settlement Agreement is entered into prior to the protest date.
License Renewals
Recommendation that ANC6A protest the license renewal application of Sticky Rice/Sing Sing Karaoke Palace unless an updated Settlement Agreement is reached prior to the protest date.
Recommendation that ANC6A protest the license renewal application of Kitchencray H LLC unless an updated Settlement Agreement is reached prior to the protest date.
Recommendation that ANC6A protest the license renewal application of Crab Boss LLC unless an updated Settlement Agreement is entered into prior to the protest date.
Transportation and Public Space Committee
Recommendation that ANC6A write a joint letter with ANC 6C to DDOT with post completion requests for the Maryland Avenue Project, including no right turn on red signs; prioritizing bicycles and pedestrians in this corridor; and remedying the dangerous exit into a steep bioswale on certain blocks.
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Friday, July 15
Friday Night Live Jazz at Eastern Market Metro Plaza features jazz vocalist Landon Paddock – 5:00pm – 6:30pm.
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July 8 Friday Night Jazz at EM Metro Features Paul Bailey on Trumpet
by Larry Janezich
Paul Bailey is the featured jazz artist at this week’s Friday Night Live Jazz at Eastern Market Metro Plaza from 5:00pm until 6:30pm.
Bailey performs and preserves jazz as artist, composer, arranger, teacher, clinician, and mentor. A DC native, Bailey has played in an array of jazz venues including Blues Alley, the Obama White House, Bohemian Caverns, Twins Jazz, An Die Musik in Baltimore, Mintons in New York City, The Bop Stop and Nighttown in Cleveland and Blu Jazz+ in Akron.
The concert series will continue through the end of October and comes to Eastern Market Metro Plaza through the efforts of Barracks Row Main Street and the Department of Parks and Recreation. CM Charles Allen secured funding in the current FY DC Budget to program the performance space at the Plaza.
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