where i live - trio ode at joe's movement emporium

with russell, rachel, and alex

the dynamic sibling duo--loree & joe lamour

Where I Live - Irish Folk Music in Transformed Space

The Jewel Box is a pop-up gallery in a vacant commercial space that was once Fleisher’s Jewelers. The strip mall has always been an eyesore but the space has been temporarily transformed into an artful and value-filled place, as geographer Yi-Fu Tuan would say. The current exhibition features regional artists and is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Events such as this Irish folk music performance happen every weekend in September. This is part of the Art Lives Here initiative. 

Where I Live - John

John lives two doors down with his family and has been in the neighborhood for about 20 years. 

Drum Circle at Malcolm X Park, DC

Years ago I would occasionally drum and even dance here in the park. During the warmer months people gather every Sunday afternoon as they have been since the 1950s. It had been a couple of years for me and I'm still amazed at how wonderfully it all comes together. So many percussionists in sync, feeling one another, and driving the beat.

This day I was particularly struck by the dancers--especially two. One woman, for me, characterized the strength and power of the Vodou lwa Ezili Dantò; the sensuous fluidity of the other woman was the river's flow--Oshun.