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UNCENSORED: Opening Night

  • 25 Sep 2015
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • MLK Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001
DCLA Members get discounted tickets! Select the "DC Librarian Discount" 

Exercise your first amendment freedom by attending the DC Public Library's annual fundraiser.
 
The Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will transform into a bar, lounge, concert venue, market and gallery to celebrate the freedom to read, create and express with UNCENSORED: Opening Night.

The evening will include:
  • Live music from local jazz musician Reginald Cyntje and D.C.-based bands Delafield String Band and Baby Bry Bry & The Apologists. 
  • Exclusive banned-book-inspired cocktails created and served by mixologists from:
    • ​2 Birds 1 Stone
    • Mockingbird Hill
    • Zaytinya
    • Jack Rose Dining Saloon
    • And More
  • Pop-up market featuring local designers and retailers. 
  • An art exhibition, UNCENSORED: Information Antics, exploring the abuse of information in the digital age and showcasing works by local artists. 
DCLA members and DCPS librarians get a $10 discount from the $50 ticket cost! Purchase your tickets and choose the DC Librarian Discount HERE.

Not a DCLA member or DCPS librarian? 
Purchase your ticket at http://dcplf.org/uncensoreddc 

Huge thanks to --

Event Chairs:
Jenn Barger
Derek Brown
Anna Fuhrman
Svetlana Legetic
Will Sharp
Morgan H. West
Kelly Towles & Virginia Arrisueño

Sponsors:
Brightest Young Things
DC Brau
DC Public Library Foundation
Drink Company
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
Zaytinya


*Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. The 2015 celebration will be held 9/27-10/3.* 


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Washington, DC 20013
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