Weekend Hangover (Feb.18-20,2011)
The following indiestry events are happening this weekend. Please check back throughout the weekend, as there will be updates! In the meantime, this should hang you over until Monday. 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
For The Love of You 2—Friday, Feb. 18, 5- 8 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) at Freestyle Youth Center
651 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington DC 20003. Near Eastern Market Metro (orange and blue line) STI/HIV Screening, TRIVIA, Raffle Prizes – Win a dinner date for 2, Catered Food, Mocktail Beverages. In Commemoration of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and Valentine’s Day. Mary Kay Facials, OPEN MIC; Live Performances from DREW LAW~CHRISTYLEZ BACON~THE COOLOTS. For more info Email Dwayne @ Dbrown@metroteenaids.org or call 202.543.9355.
BALTIMORE
The Baltimore Bellydance Extravaganza—Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 pm at Creative at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. TICKETS: $20 General Admission, $15 for Creative Alliance members. Cash bar. Tickets can be purchased online: http://creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2445.htm
Event description: A special, BIGGEST EVER, showcase of tribal bellydance in Baltimore, organized by the all-volunteer local performing arts group, Charm City Tribal. And a fundraiser in honor of the Second Anniversary of Charm City Tribal events. Lineup includes Naimah, Lilam Bellydance, Kallisti Tribal, Troupe
Hip'Notic, Lyra and Christina of Verve Tribal. The night wraps with an open dance floor and drinks with the dancers.
New York City
Jazz musicians Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuaria will be performing this Saturday, Feb. 19, at the (le) Poisson Rouge , located at 158 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012 at 6:00 pm. Consisting of ten Frisell/Cantuaria originals sung mostly in Portuguese, the exquisitely loopy Seattle guitarist and supercool Brazilian expat's new, low-key, Latin-tinged Lagrimas Mexicanas (Mexican Tears) is about as bland as a Taco Bell burrito. But it's probably safe to assume that the otherwise savvy duo will pepper things up onstage. Ticket prices are from $30-35.
Jazz artist Michael Wolff will be performing this Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Knickerbocker Bar & Grill , located at 33 University Pl., New York, NY 10003. Well versed in the subtleties of R&B, the pianist flecks lots of his work with blues power. He's often looking for new spins on the standard repertoire, though, so the nuances of his arrangements usually get the attention. His take on "If I Were a Bell" is just quirky enough to be refreshing, which should also be the case for this gig, which places jazz-funk maestro Mike Clark at the drums. Wolff likes to push a bit; his rhythm section will definitely push back.
University Park, PA
For those of you that don't know, this weekend at the Pennsylvania State University is the annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON). For those that don't know what THON is (and God help you if you don't), THON is a two day Dance Marathon that takes place every February at University Park with the purpose of raising money to combat pediatric cancer. It was started in 1973 by the University's Interfraternity Council, and in its first year, more than $2,000 was raised, with 39 couples dancing for 30 hours straight. Today, it is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. You can make your donations here and you can check out THON's Twitter page to find out the latest updates going on at the event.
We will keep you posted on any more updates! Have fun!
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