Here are my summer events in DC and Hanover, PA.

LOVE BAZAAR at FLASH   June 2nd and June 9th Sundays 6 to 9 pm Address 645 Florida Avenue NW Washington DC 20001 Metro Shaw / Howard University station - 2 minute walk U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station- 5 minute walk

Come dance with me at FLASH CLUB DC! As part of their summer DJ series 'SUNDAY LOVE', Flash Club DC has opened up their second floor to local artists and food vendors.

This is a ticketed event which includes the entrance to their rooftop bar and dance floor (third floor) where the SUNDAY LOVE is happening and the LOVE BAZAAR on the second floor (That's where I'll be!). The ticket at the door is $20, but it gets cheaper if you buy it online in advance. To purchase the ticket, visit: https://www.flashdc.com/sundaylove

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Capital Artist Collective SHOWCASE

June 20th, July 18th, August 20th, and September 19th Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm

Moynihan Plaza at Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 This is a free event with dozens of arts and craft vendors and food vendors. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/ReaganITCDC/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

American Library Association Annual Conference Artist Alley June 21st Friday to 24th Monday Pavillion at Walter E Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001

Friday, June 21  5:30pm – 7:00pm Saturday, June 22  9:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, June 23  9:00am – 5:00pm Monday, June 24  9:00am – 2:00pm THE ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, through its 58,000+ members, serves as the nation's top resource for public, academic, private, and school libraries. The Annual Conference is the industry leader, the oldest, largest, best-attended tradeshow for the library marketplace.  Artist Alley is located on the exhibit floor, it includes the best from all genres. Past exhibitors have included many of today’s leading artists, illustrators, and creators of comics, games, and graphic novels showcasing original artwork.

For more info: https://2019.alaannual.org/artist-alley

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DC Art Book Fair

July 7th Saturday 12 to 5 pm

National Museum of Women In The Arts

1250 New York Ave NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

202-783-5000

Join us for the third annual DC Art Book Fair!

This curated, kid-friendly event in NMWA’s Great Hall brings together small presses, artists, and more to sell their independently published (largely paper-based) works. More than forty artists will be selling creations from zines to books, from comics to prints, and plenty in between.

This event is organized by the DC Art Book Collective, and the participants are chosen by a panel of judges: Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn, an artist and educator based in Baltimore; Christopher Kardambikis, assistant professor in printmaking at George Mason University; Malaka Gharib, an artist and writer based in Washington; Alison Michael Baitz, a graduate student in library science and children’s literature at Simmons University; LA Johnson, artist, illustrator and creative director at NPR; and Elizabeth Graeber, an illustrator based in Washington. For more info: https://nmwa.org/events/dc-art-book-fair-2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Ben Matthew Garrett did not slowly fade away. He vanished.

This longform investigation focuses on Ben’s disappearance from Hanover, Pennsylvania, the silence that followed, and the regional context that raised alarm. Written with restraint, evidence, and respect for the families still waiting.

https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-disappearance-of-ben-matthew.html

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