Festival in Lamont Park + Celebrating Radio CPR

I've been a huge fan of Radio CPR --Community Powered Radio-- since moving to Mount Pleasant over 10 years ago. They play the music (and other shows) I want to hear; in an area where corporate over-the-air radio is untenable and college radio mostly unavailable. Want to hear them? It's 97.5 on the FM radio dial. For a blast from the (recent) past, there's also a CD of local musicians featured on CPR available from Dischord Records.

Radio CPR is celebrating 15 years (!) by hosting a Día de los Muertos festival this Saturday, November 2, at Lamont Park. This is happening post-farmers' market; from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Sounds awesome!

From the organizers:

Join Radio CPR for a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival in Lamont Park, Mt. Pleasant. Festivities include music, poetry, performances, beat-making workshop and arts and crafts.

Don't miss the Kick-Off Procession at 3:45 pm lead by Paso Nuevo, GALA Hispanic Theatre's youth group, and a bilingual theater performances & poetry by Quique Aviles and Alina Collins.

Live Music Performances By:
- Anexo Social
- Rumisonko
- Lilo Gonzales
- Luci Murphy
- Franko Jazz

AND Resident Radio CPR DJs
DJ Maestra
DJ Mezkla
DJ Wanako

Celebrate 15 years of Community Powered Radio with Radio CPR and friends, empowering the whole neighborhood to find its creative side. As we move into the future, we remember the past and the spirits of those who have come before us. Put on your dancing shoes and recycle that Halloween costume for a spectacular extravaganza!

Mount Pleasant's Secret History: Part II

This will be the second local history event by Radio CPR and Mount Pleasant Temporium. It's a follow up to last week's Audio Story Telling class, which I heard was a great success. From the organizers:

Radio CPR presents
The Mount Pleasant  Secret History Showcase, Part II

Thursday March 10th 6:30PM-8:30PM

Don Juan Restaurant: 1660 Lamont St NW

Enjoy great food and drink at Don Juan and listen to stories about some of the movements, projects and organizations born in Mount Pleasant from those who lived them: Escuela de Rumba, Neighbors Consejo, 90s punk rock, Radio CPR, Centro d’Arte, La Casa, the Blue Skies Collective and more....

Mount Pleasant's Secret History

One of the bonus features of the Mount Pleasant Temporium has been excellent programming. Plays, classes and workshops have added another dimension to the retail space at 3068 Mt Pleasant Street. 

Tomorrow Radio CPR continues the trend with a Mt P-based workshop that will actually take you into the neighborhood; much more than a simple presentation. This sounds awesome! The sign up page is here. Oh yeah, it's free! From the organizers:

Audio Story Telling Class

Saturday March 5th 3:00PM-6:00PM

The Mt Pleasant Temporium: 3068 Mt Pleasant St NW

The prevailing stories about Mount Pleasant often give a simplistic version of this dynamic neighborhood. Go beneath the radar with Radio CPR and uncover some of the neighborhood's secret histories and hidden gems.

Learn the basics of audio recording and interviewing, then go out into the field with CPR DJs to collect Mount Pleasant stories.

FREE. Space limited. To sign up go here http://bit.ly/hBVLz8

and... stay tuned for part II of our Hidden Histories Series:

Secret History Showcase

Thursday March 10th 6:30PM-8:30PM

Don Juan Restaurant (1660 Lamont St NW, corner of Mt Pleasant and Lamont Sts)

Listen to stories about some of the movements, projects and organization born in Mount Pleasant from those who lived them: Escuela de Rumba, Neighbors Consejo, 90s punk rock, Radio CPR, Centro d’Arte, La Casa, the Blue Sky Collective

Radio CPR Music Showcase Tonight!

Happy Friday! Join Radio CPR and a bunch of other rad folks tonight at La Casa for a music showcase. This is part of the slate of events organized by the Mount Pleasant Temporium.

This time around the location is not the Temporium, but La Casa -- a few doors down at 3166 Mt Pleasant St NW. Live music and the renowned CPR DJs. 7pm. And only $3. More event listings at The42BusDC.

Radio CPR Movie Benefit in Mount Pleasant

This weekend the movie's on Friday.  The MPMS Movies in the Park series in on a two week break, returning August 28th with Up!.  In the meantime, Radio CPR/CommunityPoweredRadio is hosting a benefit tonight at La Casa.  You'll get to see Tim Burton's "Pee Wee's Big Adventure."  A classic if there ever was one.  You don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me.  I'm a loner, Dottie.  A rebel.  The $2.00 donation will go to Radio CPR.  La Casa is located at 3166 Mount Pleasant Street NW.  Movie starts at 8:00pm.

Radio CPR Summer Movie: Talk to Me

Come out tomorrow to see last summer's hit, Talk to Me. It's a biopic of real life DC radio personality Petey Green, active during the 1960s and 70s. Check the trailer below. Radio CPR is showing the film at 1825 Irving St NW, outside in the back yard. 8:00 PM.