East City Event Weekend Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Transformers Edition

All Events are Saturday February 25, 2012

Art Enables (2pm to 4pm)

Art Enables celebrates its tenth anniversary this Saturday.   In ten years, the organization grew from its humble origins as a single classroom to running two art galleries in Woodridge NE.   For additional information click here.

Art Enables is located at 2204 Rhode Island Avenue, NE.

DC Glass Works (3:30pm to 8pm)

Have you ever wanted to blow glass or see how glass is made?  This is your chance.  DC Glassworks is having an open house this Saturday.  Bring the children as it is a family friendly event.  As always, the hosts will provide a generous array of food and refreshments.  For more information click here.

DC GlassWorks is located at 5366 46th Avenue, Hyattsville, MD

Porch Projects (4pm to 7pm- remembrance speech at 5pm)

The Capitol Hill “domestic exhibition space” has garnered a lot of media attention this week  see here and here.  Their current exhibition Megatron is Dead brings together the work of local artists Sam Scharf, Bonner Sale and Zach Wills for a combination performance-installation piece not to be missed.   For more information, including information on how to schedule an appointment to attend this event, please click here

The Fridge (5pm to 9pm)

The Fridge is showcasing the work of children who attend Albus Cabus led classes at the Perry Center in Eckington.  The theme of the exhibition is Warhol’s iconic works reinterpreted through the eyes of  burgeoning young artists.  All proceeds from the sales go to purchasing art supplies for the Perry Center.  For more information, click here.

The Fridge is located in the Rear Alley behind 516 8th Street SE.

Phil Hutinet is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art.  You can get more information about East HaCity Art on Facebook  or follow them on Twitter