You’ll be sure to enjoy the following indiestry events going on this weekend. Check back for  updates. These events should hang you over until Monday.

1. Washington, D.C.



Arts Beats & Lyrics—Friday, April 1, 7- midnight at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.

Event description: Art and music were once the voice of the people. It was an underground movement driven by the need for expression. Somewhere along the way, art became available only to the elite and music profited only the few. At that point artists lost control of their creation. Gentleman Jack's Art, Beats + Lyrics is taking it back. Exploring hip hop and highlighting urban art forms expressed through photography, graffiti, paintings, multi-media, DJing, breakdancing and live music.

The event features more than 50 artists, and it is FREE!! Can’t beat that!

Click here to register.

The Forward Festival runs until Sunday, April 3!

2. Los Angeles, California

State of the Word: Asian American Spoken Word Artists— Saturday, April 2, 6 p.m. at the University of Southern California, University Park Campus, Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC)Grand Ballroom. Featuring D’Lo, Bao, Phi and Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai. Sponsored by University of Southern California’s Visions & Voices Initiative. FREE.

For more info on Visions & Voices, go here.  

3. Baltimore, Maryland

The Big Book Bash—Sunday, April 3, 4-6 p.m. at The Wedding Library and Cafe, 518 N. Charles Street.  Comedienne Shawn Spence’s release party for her new book, Funny is Just Funny.

Click here to register.