District of Champions, presented by Events DC, Shaw Main Streets and Downtown DC Business Improvement District.
Complimentary shuttle bus service for attendees between the entrance to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Allen Y. Lew Place, NW (formerly Mount Vernon Place, NW) and Sandlot Uptown, 1900 7th Street, NW will be provided continuously beginning at 7 p.m. until 12 a.m., courtesy of U Street Parking.
WELCOME CENTER
7-11:59 PM—Pick up a printed map and program guide with all Art All Night Shaw activations or download a digital version. Free Shaw swag.
8:10 PM—Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute: Follow lion and dragon dancers in illuminated costumes to the 700 K Street courtyard for traditional performances.
10:20 PM—Bubbles & Fire: Watch Jennifer Stephens blow giant soap bubbles and set them ablaze.
7th STREET MAIN STAGE
7:00 – 7:05 PM—Tipoff with Britt Waters
7:05 – 7:30 PM—Wytold (William Wytold Liebing, Electric Cellist) featuring Jerry Tolk (Guitar, Base)
7:30 – 7:40 PM—DJ Heat
7:40 – 8:00 PM—DC Scores
8:00-8:10 PM—Pep Rally/Remarks
8:10 – 8:20 PM—DJ Heat
8:20 – 9:05 PM—Chuck Brown Band x Bongo District
9:40 –10:30—DJ Heat & Trivia with Britt Waters
10:30-10:40 PM—Cirque du Soleil contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko, from the current production LUZIA.
10:40-11:00 PM—DJ Heat
11:00 –1:45 PM—Dupont Brass
11:45 PM – 11:55 PM—DJ Heat
11:55 – 11:59 PM—Final Buzzer with Britt Waters
CARNEGIE LIBRARY EAST LAWN
7-11:59 PM—Foamboree: Kids enjoy playing in glow-in-the-dark foam bubbles.
9:10-9:40 PM—Batalá Washington, DC Drummers—Join the #LoveShaw Parade around Mount Vernon Square and enjoy a closing performance on the Carnegie Library entrance plaza.
FESTIVAL GROUNDS
7-11:59 PM—Do-It-Yourself Acrylic and Watercolor Painting, led by Sydney Buffalow—Create your own art. All supplies provided free of charge.
Free Food, while supplies last—Hot Dogs, Nachos, Rita’s Ices.
Face Painting.
Basketball, baseball and football sports interactives.
7-11:59 PM—Shaw Artists Market—See and shop work by DMV artists, including Alexander Ellis/Southern Artistry, August Lee/Art by August Lee, Amber Young/By Beezy, Cary Michael Robinson/ArtBae, Cheery Stewart-Josephs, Chinedu Felix Osuchukwu, Clarence James/Clarence James Art, C. J. Green/ArtMajic, DeVante Capers, Hilltop High, Jaques Wilson/Jacques Wilson Collective, Josue Martinez/Corinto Gallery, Jung Panitz/Salgu, Kenneth Graves, Kimberly Smith/Kat’s Art, Kris Diggs/Art by KD, Leah Lowery/Leahslart, Malendela Zulu/ZuluSoul, Renee Regan, RichshaadRyan, Shanna Lim/Jedai Legacy, Tierra Boyd/Beyond a Pretty Picture LLC, and Yasmine Posey/Created by Yasmine.
7-11:59 PM—Basketball and soccer interactive sports activities.
7-11:59 PM—Community Mural—Grab a brush and add some color to a 4’ x 8’ mural celebrating the “District of Champions” theme, led by Josue Martinez of Corinto Gallery.
7-11 PM—Brush Battles, organized by VisuEL Society—See 12 painters working live as they compete for the championship.
7-10 PM—I Street Stage: DJs Harry Hotter and Jahsonic present the legendary “Funset.
Free Food, while supplies last—Empanadas.
Food and alcoholic beverages available for purchase from The Westin Hotel and DC Tap House.
7-11:59 PM—Hockey and soccer interactives.
8:10 PM—Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute: Illuminated costumed Lion Dance performance.
8:30 PM— Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute: Illuminated costume Dragon Dance performance.
7-11:59 PM—Floral Crown Workshop: Make your own floral headware to wear during the festival.
7-11:59 PM—DJ Juan.
9-11 PM—Live Jazz by saxophonist Herb Scott.
7-10 PM—Solo exhibit "Seeing Differently" by Kathryn Mohrman.
7:15-10:00 PM—"Poetry Gallery," hosted by Amuche, featuring spoken word artist J.A. Dennis, Singer/songwriter/musician Basic the Bassist, and Open Mic.
7-10 PM—Music by DJ TBA.
7 PM-2 AM—Sights & Sounds, presented by Team Rayceen Productions. Live entertainment and visual artist vendors, showing and selling their work. Live painting by Ketty Klim. DJ Nomad Mal.
7 PM—Author’s Spotlight, featuring Sir Harvey Fitz, Vernon Martin, and Pi-Anir the Poet.
8 PM—Sound Off!: Open Mic performances, presented in partnership with Creative Suitland Arts Center, co-hosted by Pi-Anir the Poet and Benjamin Coy, with DJ Nomad Mal, and featuring special guest performers.
10 PM—Shining Star Saturday Stage, starring Rayceen Pendarvis: featuring live music performances by Nia Monae and Rebekah Laur'en, Rayceen's Audience Participation Dance-Off Contest, and more, featuring co-hosts Pi-Anir the Poet and Benjamin Coy, with DJ Nomad Mal.
12 AM—Midnight Shaw Mini Ball, presented in partnership with Capitol Ballroom Council. Categories: Best Dressed Spectator (Open to All), FQ Realness, Female Face, Male Face, Runway: European vs All-American, Vogue Femme. Winners will receive trophies.
Food available from Rito Loco food truck. Snacks, beer, wine, soft drinks and water available at the bar.
Complimentary shuttle bus service for attendees between Sandlot Uptown, 1900 7th Street, NW and the entrance to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Allen Y. Lew Place, NW (formerly Mount Vernon Place, NW) will be provided continuously beginning at 7 p.m. until 12 a.m., courtesy of U Street Parking.
5-11:59 PM—Live music, line dancing, fashion show and market, featuring local designers, love mural painting, pop-up art gallery, beer garden & grill menu. Swirls face painting ($10), Skye Marinda tarot, Chocolate City Skate, drag king Ricky Rose.
5-6 PM—Rocknoceros, music for the entire family.
5-6:30 PM—Pop-Up Clothing Market
5-9 PM—Live Mural Painting—Local artists will take inspiration from this community event as they paint a mural that will hang in Right Proper Shaw when completed.
6-7 PM—Freestyle DansFit: Gabriel Sanchez will lead a dance workout incorporating jazz, hip-hop, Latin and ballet moves.
7-8 PM—Gramophonic, Americana group from DC that has spanned nearly 15 years experimenting with Rock, bluegrass, funk, folk, blues, and more.
8-9 PM—C3W Wrestling matches at 625 T Street, NW lot.
8:15 PM - 9:15 PM—Bloiters, a sludge Rock group that met while working at Right Proper Shaw.
9:20 PM—Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute Lion Dance with illuminated costumes.
9:40 -10:30 PM—The Morelias, local indie punk trio.
7-11:59 PM—Paintings by Cary Michael Robinson and Sean Diesel.
7-11:59 PM—DJ KandiCrush.
7-9:30 PM—Face painting by Xan.
7-10 PM—Kid’s crafts, including bookmark making. Adult crafts, including adult coloring.
9:00 PM—Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute Dragon Dance performance with illuminated costumes (outdoors).
9:30 PM—Bubbles with Jennifer Stephens (outdoors).
7-10 PM—Compass Coffee staff member Chandi Shani Mahendra paints with espresso. See her painting live.
6-10 PM—Postcards from Beau Thai—Color commemorative postcards and mail them or have them appear in a virtual gallery after the event.
10-11:59 PM—Significant Other, intergenerational DJ set by DJs Jahsonic and Skup. Presented in conjunction with ArtBoxDC.
