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Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project Design – Vote by May 24, 2024

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From The Parks Main Street

The Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project is now open for Community Voting!

16 local artists have submitted designs. The top 6 vote getters, by star rating, will be selected based on all participant votes.

Voting Instructions

1. Access the Voting Page.  After reading all of the instructions, click on the “Community Voting” link at the end of the instructions to access the voting page. All votes are anonymous.

2. View 16 Eligible Designs.

3. Information About Each Design. Click the lowercase “i” in the lower right-hand corner to see additional information about the design.

  • Artist Name
  • Title of the Design, if included by artist
  • Description of Design

4. Star Voting. Rate each design by clicking the stars from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) stars based on how you feel the design fits one or more of the community selected Themes.

  • DC Proud
  • Community
  • Nature/The Environment

5. Vote for All Designs. Vote for all 16 designs as each artist put their heart into each creation. This helps ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation of all design submissions.

6. Submit Your Vote. After you have rated all designs, click “Save & Finish”.  

7. Cast your vote by Friday May 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

Community Voting Link: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art – Community Voting

Voting can also be accessed at www.theparksmainstreet.org.

Remember, your votes help recognize and celebrate the best designs submitted by local artists to beautify our Riggs Park community.

If you have any questions, submit by email to info@theparksmainstreet.org.

Call for Artists: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – Deadline Extended to April 29, 2024

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CALL FOR ARTISTS – Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project

Applications due by Monday April 29, 2024

The Parks Main Street (TPMS), with funding from EYA (developers of Riggs Park Place) and the support of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA), seeks artist proposals for designs to wrap traffic control boxes in Riggs Park featuring artwork by local artists of all ages.

The community selected artwork will be professionally printed on vinyl wrapping and installed by local printers. The expected lifespan for the vinyl wraps is about six years but may be removed early. TPMS and its vendors will be responsible for managing maintenance of wraps.

Application due by Monday April 29, 2024.

The selected artwork will be announced on or around May 24, 2024.

Final selected artwork design on or around June 7, 2024.

Click the link to apply: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – CALL FOR ARTISTS

Reminder – Call for Artists: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – Application Deadline April 15, 2024

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CALL FOR ARTISTS – Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project

Applications due by Monday April 15, 2024

The Parks Main Street (TPMS), with funding from EYA (developers of Riggs Park Place) and the support of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA), seeks artist proposals for designs to wrap traffic control boxes in Riggs Park featuring artwork by local artists of all ages.

The community selected artwork will be professionally printed on vinyl wrapping and installed by local printers. The expected lifespan for the vinyl wraps is about six years but may be removed early. TPMS and its vendors will be responsible for managing maintenance of wraps.

Application due by Monday April 15, 2024.

The selected artwork will be announced on or around May 10, 2024.

Final selected artwork design on or around May 25, 2024.

Click the link to apply: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – CALL FOR ARTISTS

Call for Artists: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – Application Deadline April 15, 2024

Posted by nextstoprp in Main Street

CALL FOR ARTISTS – Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project

Applications due by Monday April 15, 2024

The Parks Main Street (TPMS), with funding from EYA (developers of Riggs Park Place) and the support of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA), seeks artist proposals for designs to wrap traffic control boxes in Riggs Park featuring artwork by local artists of all ages.

The community selected artwork will be professionally printed on vinyl wrapping and installed by local printers. The expected lifespan for the vinyl wraps is about six years but may be removed early. TPMS and its vendors will be responsible for managing maintenance of wraps.

Application due by Monday April 15, 2024.

The selected artwork will be announced on or around May 10, 2024.

Final selected artwork design on or around May 25, 2024.

Click the link to apply: Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Art Project – CALL FOR ARTISTS

Reminder: Complete Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Community Art Project Survey by March 4

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From The Parks Main Street

The Parks Main Street (TPMS), in collaboration with the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) and EYA (developer of Riggs Park Place), is excited to announce the launch of the Traffic Control Box Community Art Project.

This art installation project will create decorative vinyl wraps featuring local artwork on six traffic control boxes in public spaces along the Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue NE corridor. All art designs will reflect community input. The art will be suitable for family-friendly viewing. Artists of community-selected designs will receive $500 for each design.

Your input is needed to select the “Themes” for this community art project. Choose up to 3 of the suggested themes or include others you would like to see.

Access the survey by clicking the link: Traffic Control Box Art Project Survey

Please vote by the end of the day on Friday, March 4, 2024.

Paper copies of the survey are available at the Lamond-Riggs Library.

Questions about the project? Want more information?
Email info@theparksmainstreet.org.

Find TPMS on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X): @theparksmainstreet 

Website: https://theparksmainstreet.org

Complete Riggs Park Traffic Control Box Community Art Project Survey by March 4

Posted by nextstoprp in Main Street

From The Parks Main Street

The Parks Main Street (TPMS), in collaboration with the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) and EYA (developer of Riggs Park Place), is excited to announce the launch of the Traffic Control Box Community Art Project.

This art installation project will create decorative vinyl wraps featuring local artwork on six traffic control boxes in public spaces along the Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue NE corridor. All art designs will reflect community input. The art will be suitable for family-friendly viewing. Artists of community-selected designs will receive $500 for each design.

Your input is needed to select the “Themes” for this community art project. Choose up to 3 of the suggested themes or include others you would like to see.

Access the survey by clicking the link: Traffic Control Box Art Project Survey

Please vote by the end of the day on Friday, March 4, 2024.

Paper copies of the survey are available at the Lamond-Riggs Library.

Questions about the project? Want more information?
Email info@theparksmainstreet.org.

Find TPMS on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X): @theparksmainstreet 

Website: https://theparksmainstreet.org

December 2: Hellbender Record Fair

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Hellbender Brewery Record Fair
December 2, 2023
1:00 pm-7:00 pm
5788 2nd Street NE

Hellbender Brewery is hosting a record fair on Saturday, December 2 from 1pm to 7pm. In addition to numerous vinyl vendors, there will be two food trucks and a live DJ. This is a free, all ages event and fun for the whole family. More information about the event can be found here.

Cleanup along Riggs Road NE

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My neighbor Keith and I have been working with some of the large private property owners along the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road NE corridor to tidy up their properties and to help keep surrounding public properties clean as well. Neighbors know that the public spaces owned by the District government, Metro, and National Park Service (NPS) in the neighborhood need a little attention.

The reception has been generally positive. Keith reached out to Alan Thompson, the owner of the Chick-fil-A located at 220 Riggs Road NE, to ask if his team could help with cleaning up the area along the north side of Riggs Road between the bridge & 1st Place NE. That area, the responsibility of partly NPS & Metro, tends to get debris that ends up accumulating, making it a bit unpleasant to walk down the street.

Alan answered the call. Oh the transformation. I have not seen that area look so clean in many, many years.

Huge thanks to the property owners who recognize they are part of a neighborhood & want to help us keep it clean!

Riggs Road NE North Side After Chick-fil-A Cleanup

Riggs Road NE North Side Before Chick-fil-A Cleanup

September 30: Art All Night – Riggs Park & Manor Park

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Tomorrow night’s the night!

Art All Night hosted by The Parks Main Street (TPMS) returns to the Riggs Park and Manor Park neighborhoods on September 30, 2023.

Visit small businesses, shop, dine, see local art, and experience live performances by artists from Riggs Park, Manor Park, and surrounding communities in Wards 4 and 5. Should be a fun time.

Register to automatically be entered in drawing for gift certificates from local small businesses in Riggs Park and Manor Park. Registrants must check-in at a TPMS Welcome Center to confirm eligibility.

Event details and volunteer sign-up at https://theparksartallnight.org.

Art All Night 2023 hosted by The Parks Main Street

Performers and times subject to change

Venue #1 Riggs Park

Troka Insurance / RobtCo Property Management 200 – 212 Riggs Road NE  WDC  20011

FOOD / FUN / GAMES / MUSIC

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Performance by DJ Damu the Fudgemunk

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Vendor Marketplace

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm LIVE Painting  by Kimeko Robinson

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Culinary Arts / Food Trucks & Food Vendors 

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Interactive Games / Demonstrations

7:00 pm – HYT 4 Results Fitness – Line Dancing

8:00 pm – DC Retro Jumpers Double-Dutch

9:00 pm – Performance by Fire Dancer Jordan Seitz

Venue #2 Manor Park 

WELCOME CENTER 

The VIP Room 6201 3rd Street NW WDC  20011

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – LIVE Painting – Renee McDonald  

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm -Tim Kime Art / Transformation Junkies an Interactive Art Canvas

6:00 pm –  Fashion Show by Lovely Lady Boutique 

SMOOTH JAZZ and RHYTHM & BLUES

7:00 pm –  Performance by Oren Levine & Friends

8:00 pm –  Performance by Shirleta Settles & Friends

9:00 pm –  Performance by Deidra Love & Company

Venue #3 Riggs Park

Hellbender Brewery 5788 2nd Street NE WDC  20011

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – LIVE Painting by Page Christensen

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

SOUNDS & LAUGHTER

6:00 pm – Performance by DJ Tim 

7:30 pm – Performance by Fire Dancer Jordan Seitz

8:00 pm – Comedy Show – Four Corners Entertainment 

Venue #4 Riggs Park

Unitees Screenprint & Embroidery 5776 2nd Street NE WDC  20011

LET’S MAKE SOME UNITEES!

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Workshop Interactive T-Shirt Screen Printing

Venue #5 Riggs Park

WELCOME CENTER  

Lamond – Riggs / Lillian J. Huff Library 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE WDC  20011

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Performance by DJ SuperSid (Riggs Park)

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm LIVE Painting by  Alta Koer (Riggs Park)

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

FAMILY FRIENDLY

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Face Painting by Camilla

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – The Davis Center Dancers

6:00 pm – Performance by Live To Love Family (LTLF) – Uplifting family-friendly hip-hop group for all ages

SINGER SONGWRITER SPOTLIGHT

7:00 pm – Performance by Cassidy Marie

8:00 pm – Performance by Lea Holz

9:00 pm – Performance by Aaron Shneyer

Venue #6 Riggs Park

Riggs Wine & Liquor / Riggs Cleaners / Hunan Shrimp Boat 5581 – 5585 South Dakota Avenue NE  WDC  20011

COMMUNITY BLAST!

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Performance by DJ Oxygen 

5:00 PM – 10:00 pm – LIVE Painting by J’Nell Jordan

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

6:00 pm – Spirit Tasting at Riggs Wine & Liquor

6:00 pm – HYT 4 Results Fitness – Line Dancing

7:00 pm – Performance by T-Mos the Scribe 

8:00 pm – Performance by Teonna 

9:00 pm – DJ Oxygen

Presented by The Parks Main Streets with financial support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Small and Local Business Development. Additional support by Chick-fil-A Riggs Park, Riggs Park Place (EYA), Riggs Crossings Senior Residences (APAH).

Save the Date – September 30: The Parks Main Street Art All Night

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Art All Night hosted by The Parks Main Street (TPMS) returns to the Riggs Park and Manor Park neighborhoods on September 30, 2023.

Visit small businesses, shop, dine, see local art, and experience live performances by artists from Riggs Park, Manor Park, and surrounding communities in Wards 4 and 5. Should be a fun time.

Register to automatically be entered in drawing for gift certificates from local small businesses in Riggs Park and Manor Park. Registrants must check-in at a TPMS Welcome Center to confirm eligibility.

Event details and volunteer sign-up at https://theparksartallnight.org.

Art All Night 2023 hosted by The Parks Main Street

Performers and times subject to change

Venue #1 Riggs Park

Welcome Center

Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library (5401 South Dakota Avenue NE)

5:00 pm-10:00 pm  Performance by DJ SuperSid

5:00 pm-10:00 pm LIVE Painting by Alta Koer

5:00 pm-10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

Family Friendly

5:00 pm-8:00 pm  Face Painting by Camilla

5:00 pm-5:30 pm – The Davis Center Dancers

6:00 pm – Performance by Live to Love Family (LTLF)– Uplifting family-friendly hip-hop group for all ages

Singer Songwriter Spotlight

7:00 pm – Performance by Cassidy Marie 

8:00 pm – Performance by Lea Holz

9:00 pm – Performance by Aaron Shneyer

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Venue #2 Manor Park Welcome Center

The VIP Room (6201 3rd Street NW)

5:00 pm-10:00 pm Performance by DJ Rico Anderson

5:00 pm-10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

5:00 pm-10:00 pm – LIVE Painting by Tarika Campbell

5:00 pm-10:00 pm -Tim Kime Art / Transformation Junkies an Interactive Art Canvas

6:00 pm –  Fashion Show by Lovely Lady Boutique

Smooth Jazz and Rhythm & Blues

7:00 pm – Performance by Oren Levine & Friends

8:00 pm –  Performance by Shirleta Settles & Friends

9:00 pm –  Performance by Deidra Love & Company

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Venue #3 Riggs Park

Hellbender Brewery (5788 2nd Street NE)

6:00 pm-10:00 pm – LIVE Painting by Page Christensen

6:00 pm-10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

Sounds & Laughter

6:00 pm – Performance by EJB Jazz

7:30 pm – Performance by Fire Dancer Jordan Seitz (Riggs Park)

8:00 pm – Comedy Show – Four Corners Entertainment

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Venue #4 Riggs Park

Unitees Screenprint & Embroidery (5776 2nd Street NE)

Let’s Make Some Unitees!

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Workshop Interactive T-Shirt Screen Printing

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Venue #5 Riggs Park

Troka Insurance / RobtCo Property Management (200-212 Riggs Road NE)

Food/Fun/Games/Music

5:00 pm-10:00 pm Performance by DJ Damu the Fudgemunk

5:00 pm-10:00 pm Vendor Marketplace

5:00 pm-10:00 pm LIVE Painting by Kimeko Robinson

5:00 pm-10:00 pm Culinary Arts/Food Trucks & Food Vendors 

5:00 pm-10:00 pm Interactive Games/Demonstrations

7:00 pm – DC Retro Jumpers Double-Dutch

8:00 pm – Line Dancing

9:00 pm – Performance by Fire Dancer Jordan Seitz

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Venue #6 Riggs Park

Riggs Wine & Liquor/Riggs Cleaners/Hunan Shrimp Boat (5581-5585 South Dakota Avenue NE)

Community Blast!

5:00 pm-10:00 pm – Performance by DJ Oxygen

5:00 PM-10:00 pm – LIVE Painting by J’Nell Jordan

5:00 pm-10:00 pm – Vendor Marketplace

6:00 pm – Spirit Tasting at Riggs Wine & Liquor

7:00 pm – Performance by T-Mos the Scribe 

8:00 pm – Performance by Teonna 

9:00 pm – Performance by Jess Lake Trio

Presented by The Parks Main Streets with financial support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Small and Local Business Development. Additional support by Chick-fil-A Riggs Park, Riggs Park Place (EYA), Riggs Crossings Senior Residences (APAH).

August 4: Backpack Giveaway

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Backpack Giveaway
August 4, 2023
4:00 pm-7:00 pm
Riggs Liquor (5581 South Dakota Avenue NE, across from Walmart on Riggs Road)

Sponsored by Symone Brooks, John Yoo/Riggs Liquor, Chick-fil-A, and The Parks Main Street.

Backpacks will be filled with school supplies and hygiene items. Over 300 backpacks available. Food and backpacks available on a first come, first serve basis. Children must be present to receive a backpack.

July 14-15: Sixth Annual Riggs Park Art Crawl

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Sixth Annual Riggs Park Art Crawl
July 14 & 15, 2023
10:00 am-3:00 pm
Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library
5401 South Dakota Avenue NE

Vendors ● Music ● Books ● Live Painting ● Yoga Demo ● Face Painting ● Balloons ● Caricatures

Presented by The Parks Main Street, Culture Coffee Too, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, and the DC Department of Small & Local Business Development (DSLBD)

June 24: Ward 5 Commemorative Works Community Workshop

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Ward 5 Commemorative Works Project Community Workshop

June 24, 2023
2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Woodridge Library (1801 Hamlin Street NE)

Join the DC Office of Planning and The Parks Main Street for a community workshop to identify subjects worthy of commemoration in Ward 5!

This in-person workshop will take place on June 24 at 2:30 pm at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, located at 1801 Hamlin Street NE.

Registration encouraged but not required. Register to attend at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ward-5-commemorative-works-community-workshop-tickets-650852666847.

Whether you’re a historian or simply interested in preserving the legacy of our community, this workshop is for you. Attend and share your unique perspective to help create something special for Ward 5!

Nominations for commemorative subjects are due June 28, 2023. Submit your nominations at https://www.publicinput.com/cwtap#4.

Ideas shared by residents in a previous meeting were discussed in these posts.

First Fridays & Sunday Sounds at Hellbender

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We are being blessed with a plethora of live music options in the neighborhood. Fridays at Fort Totten kicks off today at the Modern. And Hellbender is also featuring live music at the brewery.

First Fridays at Hellbender

Check out Bad Luck Gold at Hellbender (5788 2nd Street NE) tonight and every first Friday of the month 8 pm-10pm. El Jefe Pizza will be in the house tonight.

Sunday Sounds at Hellbender

Hellbender is also bringing us Sunday Sounds. Summer is right around the corner. The weather is heating up and it’s the perfect time for That Sunday Sound. That Sunday Sound is a live music series sponsored by Hellbender Brewing Company and The Parks Main Street. Join Hellbender and The Parks Main Street for this FREE event, Sundays in June from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm to enjoy local musicians.

June Music Calendar

June 4: DJ Laura Lopez (soul/funk/city pop vinyl set)

June 11: The Potecasi Slade ‘Xperience (blues/funk)

June 18: The Pond (swamp rock)

June 25: Half Pint Harry (pop/rock)