ReadysetDC A CREATIVE URBAN ENTERPRISE

Flickr contributor a nameless yeast reminds us a clean pony is a happy pony.

Thanks to reader James L, who submitted ALL of the photos below!

Let’s hope these passengers are headed to warmer weather. Art In The Everyday via blindcuriosity.

A few recommendations in art, music and events around the District.

Thursday // 02.04:

• The Phillips Collection presents Phillips After 5: Art & Romance with a gallery talk, featured film, a tasting of Brazilian tapas, and a performance by Matthew Hemerlein and music by Adrian Loving.

• Shapiro, along with Retribution Gospel Choir and local band Last Tide will be at Rock and Roll Hotel.

• If you have tuned into WKYS in the past or gone clubbing at Love (the Club) and H2O, swing by ‘95 Live at Steve’s Bar this Thursday for a special guest deejay appearance with DJ Alizay.

Please be advised that some of the events listed below will be cancelled due to the weekend’s snowstorm, which will begin on Friday morning and end on Saturday evening with snow accumulating to 12 inches or more.

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Ivan Sciupac captures happiness in this edition of Art In The Everyday.

Art In The Everyday, brought to you by volcanojw.

From our very own Brandon Bloch.

Photo Credit: stuzehner

The upcoming Chinese New Year begins on Sunday, February 14th this year. The District will be celebrating 2010’s Year of the Tiger with two huge events.  One will be held in Chinatown with a traditional dragon dance as a representation of bringing good luck and success for the new year and the other event will provide activities related to China and free tickets to the current exhibition, Terra Cotta Warriors, at the National Geographic museum.

February 6, 2010

National Geographic celebrates Chinese New Year a week early on February 6th at 1600 M St (NW), with free food provided by P.F. Changs china Bistro, film screenings, tennis demonstrations, activities for families, live performances, martial arts demonstrations and free giveaways to preview the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit. 150 free tickets will be given out and raffled, for more information, click here.

• 1600 M Street, NW, form 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tickets will be given away to the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit around 11 a.m.

February 21, 2010

The annual Chinese New Year festival will be held on February 21st. “The festival takes place in the heart of DC’s Chinatown and it includes an exciting parade, the Chinese Lion and Dragon Dances, as well as a five-story high firecracker that will be ignited at 3:45 p.m. According to the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce’s website, more than 4,000 red packets with key chain or lucky money will be given away during the parade.”

• Chinatown - on H Street, NW, between 6th and 8th Streets from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Giant firecracker set-off at 3:45 p.m.

Editor’s Note: If you’re feeling generous during the Chinese New Year, give gifts of money to celebrate the new lunar year to your friends and family by stuffing little red envelopes (representing the color of great joy and celebration) around February 14th. A ritual that many Chinese families have been preserving for centuries.

One great thing about this town is that pieces of art and history from all over the world can be found right in our own backyard. Check the iPhone photo of graffiti on this piece of the Berlin Wall via blindcuriousity at the Newseum.

Keep the camera phone photos coming by contributing to our growing Flickr pool.

made me look turns a morning commute into a Art In The Everyday.

ReadysetDC has a lot planned starting in February. We love bikes here, but one change we are now making is the transition from Bike of the Day to Bikes of the Week. Once a week, we hope to showcase truly unique, different and beautiful bikes. If you see a cool one that catches your attention, send a picture of it info [at] readysetdc [dot] com.

For this week, we have a photo sent in from reader Chrissy, who spotted this two-tiered contraption at 18th + Lamont in Mt. Pleasant:

Below is from out photo editor Tracy Clayton, which he spotted on 14th in Logan:

Help raise money for Haiti AND get some art work from local photographers, what could be better? Erin Lassahn Photography has organized an online auction to raise money for the relief effort.

The bidding starts really, really low at just $10 and the auction closes this Friday at 5pm. Please take a minute to look over the prints and, more importantly, bid on a piece or two!

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Electronic Superhighway (1995) by Nam June Paik, on display on the third floor of the Portrait Gallery. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A few recommendations in art, music and events around the District.

Thursday // 01.28:

• DC United’s Ben Olsen will host “Ben Olsen & Friends Art Exhibition and Reception” at the Fridge.

• After going into Hiatus for a few weeks, ‘95 Live returns for their second 2010 party at Steve’s Bar, featuring DJ Cuzzin B & DJ Face.

Friday // 01.29:

• Start out your evening at Policy with Jerome Baker III from 5-9 PM. Drink specials include PBR, yuengling and rail drinks.

• It’s the last night of Mid City’s “Friend Request” group show, featuring works by 12 artists at Coldwell Banker.

• For drum and bass fans in the District, be sure to swing by RnR (Rock and Roll) for the launch party of Tighten Up! presented to you by local D&B DJ Houstin with Illy and friends.

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We like bikes at ReadysetDC, and always down for fun between our legs. This iPhone photo is courtesy of EMUII.

All Our Noise recently interviewed Sean Gray and Christopher Berry (Fan Death Records) and posted the video below. The video also appeared on City Paper’s Art Desk and generated commentary from many locals:

“D.C. is a shitty place, with shitty bands, and a shitty outlook on life”.

Do you agree/disagree with them? What are your thoughts on the local music scene?