Event Schedule
Below, you will find the schedule for 2008 DCLX. Enjoy.
Thursday Night
Opening Night Jamboree w/DJs!
Josephine Butler Parks Center
aka Jam Cellar
2437 15th St, NW
Washington, DC
If you get here early we will have a pre exchange dance Thursday, April 3rd. We're using the venue that is home to the Jam Cellar every Tuesday. This gorgeous space, the Josephine Butler Park Center, is a Renaissance Revival-style mansion built in 1927 and is located directly across the street from Meridian Hill Park in the Northwest quadrant of the District. This is not part of the exchange and is not included in pre-registration. The price is $7 at the door.
Hours
Doors/Registration @ 8pm
Dance: 9pm-12pm or so
Price
$7
(not included in prereg package)
Floor
Fast, Hot Wood
Food / Drinks
BYOB. We'll provide H20 & lite snacks.
Parking
Use the street. On the other side of the park (1 block away) and halfway down the hill (2 or 3 blocks), there's a ton of free and open parking. It may not have look like parking since the signs are red, but they only restricted parking or standing during certain hours - none of which were during our dance. We suggest carpooling.
Metro / Bus
Green Line: U Street or Columbia Heights
(10 min walk)
Remember that, on Thursday, the train stops running at 12.
Buses run up and down 14th and 15th, as well.
Driving Directions
Friday Evening
New Orleans Jazz Vipers with Linnzi Zaorski
Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavillion
7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, Maryland
We'll be dancing to New Orleans Jazz Vipers with Linnzi Zaorski at the historic Glen Echo Park's Bumper Car Pavilion. Yes, it was really used for bumper cars. No, this does not mean it's okay to bump into your fellow dancers.
This program presented in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture Inc., the National Park Service, and Montgomery County.
Hours
Doors Open 8pm (Reg)
Band from 9pm-12pm
Price
$15 at door
(Limited Sales. Get There Early!)
Floor
Wood
Food / Drinks
No alcohol is allowed. Feel free to BYO food. There's an Irish Pub within walking distance.
Parking
Free parking. Due to limited spaces, we encourage carpooling.
Metro / Bus
Glen Echo park is served by the Route 29 Ride-On bus, which leaves from both the Friendship Heights and Bethesda Metro stations on the Red line. From the bus stop it is a five minute walk along MacArthur Blvd to the upper entrance of the park. The complete Route 29 schedule can be downloaded from the Montgomery Co. Transportation Web Site.
Phone
301-320-2330
Driving Directions
Friday Late Night
Gordon Webster w/Brianna Thomas & DJs
Chevy Chase Ballroom (CCB) &
Joy of Motion Dance Studio
5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.
Tonight, we feature the amazing Gordon Webster with Brianna Thomas at Chevy Chase Ballroom in Northwest DC. The floor is quick yet soft and this venue is host to two regular swing dances each week. Potentially, DJs will be spinning contrasting tunes across the hall in the Joy of Motion Dance Studio all night. This is a huge, fun space.
Hours
1am - 5am
Price
$15 at door
(Limited Sales. Get There Early!)
Floor
Wood. Fast.
Food / Drinks
BYO. By the time this dance starts, most local merchants will be closed.
Parking
Lot and street parking. Don't park in the spaces for Paul's Liquor.
Metro / Bus
Take the Red Line to the Friendship Heights station; exit on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue. Walk south on Wisconsin two and one half blocks; CCB is between Ingomar and Harrison Streets, above Paul's Liquors. Note: The train stops running at 3am.
Phone
202-363-8344
Driving Directions
Saturday Afternoon
DJs @ Freedom Plaza
Freedom Plaza
14th St & Pennsyvania Ave NW, DC
Washington, DC
Celebrate freedom by swinging out on monuments to it. Most of us probably saw this gorgeous plaza in those skateboarding videos we had when we were kids and Jason Lee was a skater and not yet an actor. Well, you can bring your board if you'd like, but we'd suggest some dancing shoes that do well on marble instead. Well, heck, bring both. Be rad.
Hours
1pm - 5pm
Price
FREE!
Floor
Smooth marble surface
Food / Drinks
Though there are plenty of places to eat around the area, you might want to bring along a lot of water.
Parking
There is little to no parking around the area, but it's possible, especially if you don't mind paying. Take the metro and make life easier for yourself.
Metro / Bus
Blue or Orange Line to Federal Triangle Stop, Pennsylvania Ave exit OR Red, Blue or Orange to Metro Center and walk two block south. Follow the tunes.
Driving Directions
Saturday Evening
Blue Crescent Septet w/ The New Orleans Jazz Vipers
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, Maryland
Music Happens! DCLX's Saturday night dance at Glen Echo just got better!
Whether you call it a battle or a collaboration, going head to head or side by side, we are extremely pleased to announce that The Blue Crescent Septet and the New Orleans Jazz Vipers will be appearing together for one unforgettable performance.
When we put Craig Gildner's Blue Crescent Septet in the same event as The New Orleans Jazz Vipers, we should have known that there would be no keeping them apart. Craig, already a local favorite with his band Blue Sky 5, formed Blue Crescent in the spirit of the New Orleans jazz tradition stemming from a chance encounter when Craig sat in with the New Orleans Jazz Vipers during Lindy Gras at a joint called the Spotted Cat in 2003. That tradition will be continued for DCLX 2008 at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo for our Saturday night dance.
This program presented in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture Inc., the National Park Service, and Montgomery County.
Hours
Doors Open 8pm (Reg)
Band from 9pm-12:30pm
Price
$18 at door
(Limited Sales. Get There Early)
Floor
Wood. Perfect!
Food / Drinks
No food and drink allowed in the main ballroom. No alcohol is allowed. There's an Irish Pub within walking distance.
Parking
Free parking. Due to limited spaces, we encourage carpooling.
Metro / Bus
Glen Echo park is served by the Route 29 Ride-On bus, which leaves from the Friendship Heights station on the Red line. From the bus stop it is a five minute walk along MacArthur Blvd to the upper entrance of the park. The complete Route 29 schedule can be downloaded from the Montgomery Co. Transportation Web Site.
Phone
301-320-2330
Driving Directions
Saturday Late Night
Cangelosi Cards & DJs
Chevy Chase Ballroom (CCB) &
Joy of Motion Dance Studio
5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.
We're back at your late night home for the weekend. This time we will feature the simply incredible Cangelosi Cards band. At the same time, we'll have DJs spinning in the Joy Of Motion studio so there's something for everyone.
Hours
1:30am - 5am
Price
$15 at door
(Limited Sales. Get There Early!)
Floor
Wood. Fast.
Food / Drinks
BYO. By the time this dance starts, most local merchants will be closed.
Parking
Lot and street parking. Don't park in the spaces for Paul's Liquor.
Metro / Bus
Take the Red Line to the Friendship Heights station; exit on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue. Walk south on Wisconsin two and one half blocks; CCB is between Ingomar and Harrison Streets, above Paul's Liquors. Note: The train stops running at 3am.
Phone
202-363-8344
Driving Directions
Sunday Afternoon
DJs @ U Street African American Civil War Memorial
U Street African American Civil War Memorial
U St and Vermont Ave NW
Washington, DC
Walk down U Street and a huge mural of Duke Ellington welcomes you to his childhood neighborhood and the place where he started his career. U Street was called "Black Broadway" in the 30's and 40's and was a bustling haven for jazz at the time. Now, again bustling with activity and culture, you can't walk down this street at night without hearing Jazz coming from the windows of the numerous nightclubs in the area. Dance with us blocks from where the Duke originally stepped out at this great spot that commemorates the contribution of African Americans to the Civil War.
Hours
1pm - 5pm
Price
FREE!
Floor
Smooth Concrete
Food / Drinks
Though there are plenty of places to eat around the area, you might want to bring along a lot of water.
Parking
It's not hard to park in the area, but it's not easy either, so we recommend the metro.
Metro / Bus
Green or Yellow Lines to U Street/African-Amer and exit 10th and U St. The exit opens to where we will be dancing.
Driving Directions
Sunday Evening & Late Night
The Boilermaker Jazz Band
El Boqueron II
1330 East Gude Dr.
Rockville, MD
The amazing Boilermaker Jazz Band will close out the weekend at El Boqueron II Restaurant in Rockville. This full bar and Mexican restaurant will fill your bellies while the Boilermakers fill your soul with rhythm.
Hours
Dance from 9pm-2am
Price
$15
(included in package)
Huge slow wood floor
Hardwood goodness
Food / Drinks
Restaurant and Bar will be open.
Parking
Big Parking Lot
Metro / Bus
Sorry, you'll have to drive.