- This event has passed.
Pennsylvania Avenue East Main Street (PAEMS) Art All Night
September 23, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Join us for a fun evening of live music/entertainment,interactive art installations, fashion, food and community at five locations in the Penn Avenue East cooridor.
Site 1: Fairfax Village Shopping Center/NPS Park: Theme: Glow in the Dark Park – 6pm- 10 pm
Target Audience: Children and Teenage (3-18)/Families
Activities: Chalking, Live Arts Demonstration, Fashion Show, Kid DJ/Host, Reading Corner, and Kids Performances – Dancers, theatre workshops, singers/rappers, and other creative works
Site 2: SE White House/DC Dream Center: Time: 7 PM – 11 PM
Activation Spot: Outdoor and Indoor – from SE White House to DC Dream Center Theme: Art Experience + Explosion
Target Audience: Age 21 and up
Activities: Participatory and Interactive Art, Vendor Market, Live Performances, DJ that spins all diaspora genres – salsa, reggae, hip hop, RnB, and go-go, and an Art Lounge
*Possible Midnight brunch location*
Site 3: Earl Howard Studio, 2528 Pennsylvania Ave, SE: Selfie Studio- 7pm- 11pm
Target Audience: All ages
Activities:
Inside of Earl Howard Studios, visitors of ART ALL NIGHT can view works from native DC artists along with a few features from DC BLACKS NFT artists. The pieces and exhibition are set to support a community of concerned citizens dedicated to bringing home 6000 incarcerated Black Men from DC
Site 4: NPS Park at Pennsylvania Avenue/27th St SE- 7pm- 11pm
Target Audience: All ages
Activities: This location will feature a live and virtual fashion show in partnership with DC Native Anifa Mvuemba, founder of fashion label Hanifa. Set against the backdrop of Pennsylvania Ave, SE this site will feature a DJ, a night time light show and interactive art.
Site 5: Shops at Penn Branch: Live from the Main Stage- 7pm- Midnight
Target Audience: Ages 21 and up
Activities: This location will feature live music with special guests Black Alley Band, DJ, vendors, food truck crawl, adult games, sponsor VIP sections; This location is our premier location and will serve as our welcome center and guest check in location