Weekend East City Event Round Up: Who Need Miami Edition

David Molesky explores the future of humanity's evolution in RIOT. Image courtesy The Fridge

Thursday, December 4

Studio 21 – 6 p.m.

Domeworks 2014 displays the art of Ryan Martinez and Jeremiah Tittle. The exhibit portrays Martinez’s works as they shift between abstract and representational while discussing Tittle’s commentary on the effects of technology in our society. For details, click here.

 Studio 21 is located on the Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe Street NE.

Long View Gallery – 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Artist Michelle Peterson-Albandoz uses the influences from her childhood growing up in the Connecticut forests and the Puerto Rican rainforests to create a narrative about the connection between humans and nature. For more information, click here.

 Long View Gallery is located at 1234 Ninth Street NW

Friday, December 5

Touchstone Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Join Touchstone Gallery for the opening of three new exhibitions as follows: Plane Watchers, a series of photographs depicting the demise of Soviet dacha culture in Tallinn by Estonian photographer Annika Haas; Observations by Paula Lantz; and an all-media holiday exhibit featuring the works of 45 Touchstone members. For more information, click here.

 Touchstone Gallery is located at 901 New York Avenue NW

CHAW – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Artist Clay Hollenkamp will teach participants how to stencil and paint on clay tiles using the frisket technique. All materials and refreshments will be provided. For more information about the workshop, click here.

 CHAW is located at 545 7th Street SE

ReCreate Spaces – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

ReCreate Spaces celebrates the opening of their second location. Guests will preview the gallery show and enjoy performances by DC Youth Slam Team. For details about how to get a ticket, click here.

 The new space is located at 1613 Rhode Island Avenue, NE

Saturday, December 6

DC GlassWorks – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visitors are invited to the DC GlassWorks Studio Artist Holiday Sale. View glassblowing demonstrations, buy locally crafted gifts, or make your own glass ornament. For more information about the Holiday Sale, click here.

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

National Postal Museum – 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Make your own holiday cards this year at the National Postal Museum’s Holiday Card Workshop. Use holiday stamps from all over the world to inspire this season’s handmade cards. For more information, click here.

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum is located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Alley Cat Studios – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The exhibit Body Politic examines the theme of how people’s perceptions of themselves are rooted in the physical. Alley Cat Studio exhibits the works of Becca Kallem, David Mordini, Karen Joan Topping, Jenny Walton and Jack Warner as they explore their perspective of self. For details, click here.

 The Alley Cat Studio is located at 29 Kings Court, SE

The Fridge – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Fridge presents the works of Brooklyn-based artist David Molesky in his solo exhibit RIOT. The exhibit featured six of Molesky’s newest paintings in his Riot series and several of his smaller wilderness and nature paintings. For more information about the exhibit, click here.

 The Fridge is located at 516 1/2 8th Street, SE, Rear alley

Sunday, December 7

Montpelier Arts Center – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join Montpelier Arts Center for their annual Holiday Open House. Visitors will be able to shop, visit studios, and participate in caroling sessions. From 2 p.m. on, the gallery will host an opening for resident artists and the Patuxtent Art league. More information here..

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Jess Oros is the Production Manager of East City Art. You can get more information about East City Art on Facebook, by following them on Twitter, or click here to sign up for their newsletter.