BloomBars

6/8 Msafiri Zawose | Traditional African Gogo Music and Dance

BloomBars — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:00:27 +0000

Tanzanian musician, Msafiri Zawose is touring solo, performing the traditional music of the Gogo tribe, playing malimba (thumb piano), zeze (similar to West African Kora), and other traditional instruments.

6/8 Tanzanian Dance Workshop by Msafiri Zawose

BloomBars — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:50:45 +0000

Msafiri Zawose's workshop will demonstrate the traditional music, instruments, and dance of the Bagamoyo community in Tanzania including the steps of Gogo (not DC Go-Go!) dance.

6/3 Sunrise Cinema: May Edition

BloomBars — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:34:52 +0000

Someone driving on Sunday morning at 3 am (sober or not) has a risk of being killed in traffic 134 times greater than someone driving at 10 am on a Sunday morning. BloomBars opens as a safe having to avoid risking your life!

5/29: BloomScreen presents: Making a Difference… A Night of Short Films by Humanitarian Filmmakers

Jonathan Branch — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:12:10 +0000

Tuesday, May 29th at 7:00 pm Nihal Dhillon and Anthony Dooley are both examples of humanitarian filmmakers – artists and activists, these globetrotting filmmakers travel the world creating films that...

6/5: BloomScreen and Citizens Climate Lobby present: Climate Refugees

Jonathan Branch — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:25:35 +0000

Tuesday, June 5th at 7:00 pm Climate Refugees – “The Human Face of Climate Change” (2010, 95 min), by Michael P. Nash – investigates the forced migration of millions world-wide,...

Meditation Wednesdays at BloomBars

BloomBars — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:18:41 +0000

Learn to meditate, take time to reflect. Meditation classes and talks at BloomBars on Wednesdays at 7 pm.

Bachata Classes Now on Wednesday Evenings!

BloomBars — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:13:09 +0000

We teach traditional Dominican Bacahata (footwork and musicality) but add a flare of Cuban Salsa styling.

Blooming Dance Monthly Workshop with Salvador Sarmiento

kwalsh — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:08:18 +0000

Salvador Sarmiento offers an immersion in the traditions and cultures of rural communities in Latin America at BloomBars in Washington, DC.

Drumming and Percussion for Youth

BloomBars — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:41:52 +0000

Djembe virtuoso and percussionist Jabari Exum leads a course for children that covers technique, rhythm, hand coordination, and more.

5/18 Ekatva

BloomBars — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:39:07 +0000

EKATVA has been an inspiring journey of 16 children from the slums who present a 90-minute dance drama about Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of strength, peace and of course, oneness.