Last January, we packed 40 D.C.-area creators of comix, fashions, arts, and jewelry, a belly dancer, an improv troupe, and four bands into a spacious bar and called it the Washington DC Counter Culture Festival II. We were mentioned in the Washington Post twice, Daily Candy, Wonkette, DCist, and countless blogs and message boards. We estimated an attendance of over four-hundred people throughout the day and they all enjoyed the wares and the entertainment.
Now we’re coming back with some new bands, new acts, and a mission to send Arlington’s most eclectic bar out with a bang. We are formally extending the invitation to new artists and local retailers to join in the festivities.
The Washington DC Counter Culture Festival III, brought to you by the DC Conspiracy. January 19th from 4PM – 2AM (times may change). The weekend before Dr. Dremo’s closes its doors forever in order to make way for a mid-rise condominium complex. Whether you know it as Bardo’s or Dr. Dremo’s you know what it represents – one of Arlington’s oldest and most celebrated independent bars. We just want to send it off with a bang.
The schedule is:
3PM-4PM: Table Set-up (Vendors only)
4PM-8PM: Selling stuff
8PM-10PM: Cheeky Monkey Sideshow! Belly dancing by Belladonna!
10PM-2AM: Bands! American Sinner, Stupyd Cow, Blondsai!, Schaffer the Darklord and MORE!
Admission will be free.
Dremo’s is also a bar – we recommend people don’t smoke where the tables are located but be advised that they will try anyway. Over the past two years we’ve hosted comic creators, artists, fashion designers, craft makers, prose writers, photographers, movie makers, and bands. Dremo’s is metro-accessible (a block away from Courthouse) and there’s also plenty of free parking available on the weekends.
Any press inquiries should be sent to Matt Dembicki at [email protected].
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The DC Conspiracy is a collective of comic book artists, writers, editors, and enthusiasts based in the DC-area. We meet once a month at Dr. Dremo’s to talk comics and make jam books. Check us out on the web at http://www.dcconspiracy.com or at our message board on the ArtDC site at http://artdc.org/forum/index.php?board=61.0 .
Dr. Dremo’s has been the DC Conspiracy’s home for the past three years. The bar, which has consistently been included in the Washington Post’s Best Bets polls, is closing January 26th, 2008. Check them out on the web at http://www.drdremo.com .
