Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Emancipation Day festivities will take place on Saturday, April 13 and the parade will start at 2:00 PM at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The concert kicks off at 3:00 PM and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the best artists in the game! The concert at Freedom Plaza will also feature many of DC's own homegrown talent. Stay tuned for more updates and visit the "Save the Dates Section" for more information!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Emancipation Day festivities will take place on Saturday, April 13 and the parade will start at 2:00 PM at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The concert kicks off at 3:00 PM and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the best artists in the game! The concert at Freedom Plaza will also feature many of DC's own homegrown talent. Stay tuned for more updates and visit the "Save the Dates Section" for more information!
June is Black Music Month - a time to celebrate those pioneers in music who have fought and sacrificed for their stories to be told and heard through music. This month, join us in commemorating the music that influences creativity, diversity, unity and continues to bring together people from all walks of life through the love of music.
During the month of June, we are connecting residents to some of the hottest music hitting the DC scene! As part of Black Music Month, the #EntertainDC Office in collaboration with WUSA9 will highlight two of DC's own, Chaz French, June 7th, and Adé, June 28th on DMV Sound Check! Also, starting June 8th, tune in to watch Konshens the MC host/perform on "Skillz," a presentation of unique and eclectic performances from DC's talented upcoming hip-hop artists. "Skillz" airs every Friday and Saturday at 9 PM on DKN (District Knowledge Network).
Last year, the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment and the District government made history -- winning the District Government's first ever Emmy Award for The 202's "Bell Biv DeVoe" episode. Without further ado, I'd like to announce that we've been nominated for our second consecutive Emmy Award! I'd like to thank The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter for their recognition in honoring excellence in television programming. This year, we've been nominated in the "Historical/Cultural - Program/Special” category for "DCN Presents: Black History Month Through Song." The Emmy Award winners will be announced at the 61st Emmy Awards Gala on Saturday, June 22nd at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.
What makes this month even more special? How about the launch of Reel-Music: the District's free, all-inclusive, and fully searchable online music directory that connects you with other music professionals, venues, and performance opportunities in the District! Listings are free to create and online registration typically takes 10 minutes to complete. To register, visit entertainment.dc.gov on your desktop device and navigate to the "Music" tab.
To all of the 700,000+ District residents in all 8 Wards and to my #EntertainDC Family, without you, none of this would be possible! I am privileged to not only work alongside our Mayor, Muriel Bowser, but also with a team who creatively exceeds my expectations every single day. I will continuously say thank you to Mayor Muriel Bowser, to DC, and to my #EntertainDC Family.
Angie M. Gates
Director
DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
In 1979 Kenny Gamble, Ed Wright and Dyana Williams implemented a month-long celebration of black music. These music business insiders pioneered Black Music Month and helped to create a continuous movement of empowerment and appreciation. On June 7th, 1979, the inspirational group successfully lobbied President Jimmy Carter to host a reception, formally recognizing the cultural and financial contributions of black music throughout history. Since that fateful year, Black Music Month has grown from an intimate commemoration to a national reach with an abundance of events held annually across the country.
Learn more at: https://www.nmaam.org/black-music-month/
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) is the regional trade association representing restaurants and the food-service industry in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Established in 1920, RAMW is an advocate, resource and community for its members. The RAMMY Awards Gala honors the exceptional accomplishments of the hard-working individuals and organizations of the region’s food-service community. Named the #1 Food & Restaurant event by BizBash Magazine since 2008, The RAMMYS celebrate one of Metropolitan Washington’s greatest assets: its restaurants! Mark your calender's and join us on June 30th! For more information, please visit http://www.therammys.org/
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) Conference and Benefit Dinner will take place June 7 - 9, 2019 in Washington, DC and will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas around normalizing the conversation of mental illness in the African-American community. Therapists, community organizations, thought leaders, influencers and policy makers will come together to collectively identify national trends that have been barriers to mental health treatment in the black community, discuss strategies to end mental health stigma, and seek pathways to combine resources in order to support those who need help. Join Taraji P. Henson, Charlamagne, Isan Elba, and many more as they discuss health issues in the black community, and explore topics of the African-American experience on a broad spectrum. For more, visit: http://www.canwetalkevent.com/
DMV Soundcheck is a segment for local musicians to showcase their talents. Several successful artists hail from DC and its surrounding neighborhoods - Dave Chappelle, Taraji P. Henson, Mýa, Chuck Brown, Dave Grohl, Marvin Gaye, and many others are from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our great schools and array of different cultures allow creativity to thrive. DMV Soundcheck is the perfect opportunity to see who will take off next. The #EntertainDC Office is proud to support DMV Soundcheck and the District's creative economy. For more information, updates, and performances, visit: https://on.wusa9.com/30gRe4Z
The #EntertainDC Office is pleased to recognize Kerry R. King as our June 2019 Filmmaker of the Month! Kerry R. King is a DC-based, award-winning filmmaker who received her Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from Howard University. Upon graduating, she immediately immersed herself into the media world working as a camera operator, editor, and photographer on a variety of films and commercials. Through odd-end gigs, she found her passion as a Producer while working full-time for Spark Street Digital, a live webcast production company. She produces highlight videos and streaming productions for non-profits, media agencies, universities, and well-known political figures. In April 2019, she released her mini web series "Go Getters" which has been accepted into two film festivals. Go Getters dives into the lives of a couple who learn to deal with the success and struggles of their new jobs in the nation’s capital. You can catch her series on YouTube! Though production on her web series has wrapped, she's not slowing down. She is in pre-production for her next film, a documentary based on Local 22, an International Alliance for Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE).
Tim "Film" Gordon and Charles Kirkland, Jr. sit down with our June Filmmaker of the Month Kerry R. King for an episode of "Keeping it Reel with FilmGordon." Check out Kerry's interview here: https://soundcloud.com/dcradiohd/sets/dc-filmmakers-of-the-month
The #EntertainDC Office is pleased to recognize Congress Heights Arts + Culture Center (CHACC) as our June 2019 Location of the Month! Congress Heights Arts + Culture Center is a 501 (c)(3) organization with a mission to expose, inspire and educate both youth and adults to rich cultural opportunities, specifically in Wards 7 + 8, from a historical and modern day prospective. CHACC was established to explore art and culture of people of the African Diaspora, specifically, communities of African Americans, residing East of the Anacostia River. CHACC’s highest priority is to weave youth into the fabric of the economic revitalization occurring in the communities within Wards 7 and 8.
In FY18, the #EntertainDC Office launched a creative economy job training support program in partnership with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 22. The program provides District residents financial subsidies to defray the costs of IASTE technical training classes. It also offers District resident IASTE members the opportunity to acquire the professional certifications required to rise up the IATSE classification tier. In turn, members can qualify for higher paying jobs and therefore pave a pathway to the middle class. On the first Thursday of each month, come out for IATSE's Open House located at the Local 22 office in Washington, DC. For more information, click HERE.
Verizon completed its 10-year city-wide Fios Build-Out as part of the first-ever franchise agreement with the District of Columbia. Now, DC residents can enjoy high-speed fiber optic service in their homes. To learn more about Fios, and to see if your neighborhood has access, visit https://fios.verizon.com/ and navigate to the "FIOS AVAILABILITY" tab.
Our mission is to produce and broadcast programming for the District of Columbia’s public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable channels and digital radio station; regulate the District of Columbia’s cable television service providers; provide customer service for cable subscribers; and support a sustainable creative economy and labor market for the District of Columbia.
