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SUMMARY:Times Breath - Deborah Brown English Exhibition
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URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/times-breath-deborah-brown-english-exhibtion/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Monsters and Moons
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URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/monsters-and-moons/
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SUMMARY:Shake Out Your Sillies
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/shake-out-your-sillies/2026-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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SUMMARY:Kerplunk! Free Family Art Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/kerplunk-free-family-art-drop-in-2/2026-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T045852Z
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SUMMARY:B'more Yoyo Club
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/bmore-yoyo-club-2/2026-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Open Minds After School Art Club | MAR-JUN 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUp000009iUejMAE \nhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUp000000uVIrMAM \nhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F4W00000b3qdrUAA
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/open-minds-after-school-art-club-mar-jun-2026/2026-04-06/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260128T012322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T184335Z
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SUMMARY:Art Nouveau Figure Drawing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/art-nouveau-figure-drawing-with-lydia-ethem/2026-04-07/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T171500
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CREATED:20260107T155526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T194300Z
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SUMMARY:Community Pilates
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/community-pilates-w-shayla-thomas-2/2026-04-08/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Festivals & Community
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CREATED:20260223T163026Z
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SUMMARY:Interactive Movie Night: Empire Records
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/interactive-movie-night-empire-records/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T183000
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CREATED:20260129T233018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T211931Z
UID:10005587-1775759400-1775759400@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Belly Dance with Naimah Dances | Spring
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URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/belly-dance-with-naimah-dances-spring/2026-04-09/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T183000
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CREATED:20260130T060639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T074212Z
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SUMMARY:Learning to Live Fully: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/learning-to-live-fully-introduction-to-mindfulness-meditation-2-2/2026-04-09/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Festivals & Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T143824Z
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SUMMARY:Alash
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/alash-3/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film,Streaming
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260213T174930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T141552Z
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SUMMARY:Baltimore Irish Trad Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Essential Tease instructors Jacqueline Boxx\, Tempete La Coeur\, and Ruby Rockafella are proud to present eight brand-spanking new burlesque performers! After completing an 8-week-long workshop that transformed them from the inside out\, these students are ready to bring their acts and assets to the stage for the first time ever! Featuring guest MC\, Jennifer Eden\, special performances by Essential Tease instructors\, and live ASL interpretation by Billy Sanders! The show will stream virtually as well as being live on stage!
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/baltimore-irish-trad-fest-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T200000
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CREATED:20251231T180741Z
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SUMMARY:Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION:Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band is an 11-member musical crew that’s been churning up dancefloors in the DC area for over 20 years\, playing classic highlife\, rumba\, afrobeat and other sounds from Africa’s 70s heyday\, mixed with original compositions steeped in the music and message of that inspiring era. \n  \nWith two guitars\, bass\, keys\, drums\, percussion and the mighty Chopteeth Horns\, the energy at a Chopteeth show is electric and the dancefloor buzzing. Along with their signature originals\, Chopteeth interprets compositions by the likes of Fela Kuti\, Tabu Ley Rochereau\, Orchestra Baobab\, Manu Dibango\, Ernesto Djedje\, O.J. Ekemode\, The Sweet Talks\, Alhadji K. Frimpong\, Samba Mapangala\, Simandou de Beyla\, Marijata\, Eric Agyeman and many others. \n  \nThe band’s award-winning 2008 debut album\, “Chopteeth\,” featured dynamic\, original compositions like “Weigh Your Blessings” (featuring Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars)\, “Upendo” (featuring Anna Mwalagho) and “No Condition is Permanent” (featuring Head-Roc). In 2010\, the band released “Chopteeth Live!” with choice selections from Ghana\, Senegal\, Congo\, Guinea\, and Nigeria culled from some of the band’s concert recordings. In 2017 Chopteeth returned with a powerful collection of new original songs on their celebrated release “Bone Reader.” \n  \nThe Washington Area Music Association has selected Chopteeth for a total of fourteen Wammie Awards\, including Artist of the Year\, Debut CD of the Year\, World Music CD (twice) and World Music Group (nine years in a row). Lead singer Michael Shereikis is a three-time winner of Best World Music Vocalist and has been nominated in the overall categories of Producer of the Year\, Songwriter of the Year and Musician of the Year. \n  \nChopteeth has performed with a wide range of critically-acclaimed world music\, soul and jazz-funk groups\, including Parliament Funkadelic\, Trombone Shorty\, Galactic\, Aaron Neville\, Cyril Neville\, Derek Trucks Band\, Ozomatli\, Grupo Fantasma\, Konono No. 1\, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars\, Gov’t Mule\, Soulive\, Greyboy Allstars\, The Iguanas\, War\, Chuck Brown and many more. Chopteeth has played at the wrap party for HBO’s “The Wire\,” the Congo Square World Music Festival in New Orleans\, and at numerous regional colleges and festivals. The band can be seen regularly at top venues in Washington\, DC\, Baltimore and Virginia\, as well as playing at major East Coast festivals including Artscape\, The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival\, The Silver Spring Jazz Festival\, Adams Morgan Day Festival and others. \nVideos: \nQuestion Jam Answer (Silver Spring Jazz Fest) \nhttps://youtu.be/EYRUy3QZcYM?feature=shared \nNo Condition is Permanent (Strathmore Lawn) \nhttps://youtu.be/NXqxDAjL0x4?feature=shared \nTraitors of Africa (Rock & Roll Hotel\, DC) \nhttps://youtu.be/eeXXo4jWiVo?feature=shared \nPress Quotes: \n“A storming powerhouse of big-band African funk\, Chopteeth is smart\, tight and relentlessly driving: a definite don’t-miss.” \n   —The Washington Post \n  \n“Afrofunk with lunatic energy.” \n   —National Public Radio \n  \n“A fearsome live act.” \n  —Washington City Paper \n  \n“Thunderous and potent. Chopteeth’s debut CD takes the band from upbeat Swahili lyrics over a South African pulse one second\, to spaghetti Western-inspired instrumentals the next. True to the political essence at the heart of Fela’s music.” \n   —Billboard \n”Raging guitars and rich\, swaggering horns. Propulsive.” \n   —The Boston Globe \n  \n“Gutsy and in the groove. Chopteeth crafts its own unique brand of songs that gleefully draw on everything from salsa to soukous to Balkan-style time signatures. Socially conscious and raucous…” \n   —All About Jazz \n  \n“Musically adventurous and politically conscious from start to finish. An epic show.” \n —Baltimore Magazine \n  \n“Wonderfully fresh. With absolutely no reservations\, an outright success.” \n—Allmusic.com  \n  \n“A sonic explosion happening onstage\, Chopteeth will magnetize you with their exotic offerings. There are no limitations to what the band can do musically.” \n —D.C. Music Download \n  \n“Chopteeth’s bone-rattling\, horn-blasted Afropop with touches of hip-hop may be closer in spirit to Lagos than D.C.\, but as the band whips through Fela Kuti-inspired grooves on such tracks as Fogo Fogo and Weigh Your Blessings\, its place of origin becomes less important\, as you’ll be too busy dancing. Word has it that Chopteeth’s live shows are as sweaty yet tasty as a Texas barbecue in August.” \n  —Fort Worth Star-Telegram \n  \n“A tight ensemble with locked-up drums and percussion\, a storming horn section\, relentlessly riffing guitar\, bass and keyboards\, and vocals that tell it like it is. It’s a fresh sound that will thrill lovers of classic Afrobeat and open up some new ears as well.” \n  —World Music Central \n  \n“Expert purveyors of ‘70s American funk blended with roiling Yoruba rhythms. Alongside its battery of horns blaring over streams of percussive rhythms\, its musical reach also includes Ghanaian highlife\, South African Soweto swing\, and vocal harmonies to create an effective batch of pan-African dance grooves. This group can keep the groove flowing and going all year long.” \n—The Virginian-Pilot \n  \n“Infectious jazz grooves and a high degree of funkability. Chopteeth is a gritty\, dance-infused\, Afrofunk ensemble that is sure to get everyone’s feet moving for hours…and hours…and hours!” \n   —Inside World Music \n  \n“A musical extravaganza of West African music\, American Funk and Afrobeat—an eclectic and upbeat mix.” \n   —DCist
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/drag-race-season-18-viewing-party/2026-04-10/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T110000
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SUMMARY:Shake Out Your Sillies
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/shake-out-your-sillies/2026-04-11/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260130T054625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T154823Z
UID:10005631-1775908800-1775919600@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Kerplunk! Free Family Art Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/kerplunk-free-family-art-drop-in-2/2026-04-11/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kerplunk.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260213T171009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T153520Z
UID:10005661-1775908800-1775923200@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/the-big-baltimore-kite-fest/
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Community,Signature Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T143000
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CREATED:20251218T160432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T043850Z
UID:10005012-1775914200-1775917800@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Indian Classical Dance - Bharatnatyam
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/indian-classical-dance-bharatnatyam-with-jhu-shakti-2026/2026-04-11/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20251010T160009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T090744Z
UID:10004847-1776013200-1776022200@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra Centennial 2026
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore Mandolin Orch Centennial
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/baltimore-mandolin-orchestra-centennial-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film,Streaming,Youth & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260129T214737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T212113Z
UID:10005547-1776090600-1776101400@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Open Minds After School Art Club | MAR-JUN 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUp000009iUejMAE \nhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUp000000uVIrMAM \nhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F4W00000b3qdrUAA
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/open-minds-after-school-art-club-mar-jun-2026/2026-04-13/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260128T170132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T074021Z
UID:10005514-1776103200-1776117600@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Break My Game
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUp0000091ojxMAAhttps://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbreak-my-game-playtesting-baltimore-md-creative-alliance-registration-1981396431063&data=05%7C02%7Cvic%40creativealliance.org%7C48fa5d2204de43a2c53d08de5e877ecf%7Cfda8bb83610941b990542cf55a36bf72%7C1%7C0%7C639052133327839225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iQZ51GqnIXHo5mbuUS%2Bm%2FMnnFD%2Be0VS9CJa8mKaFBRE%3D&reserved=0
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/break-my-game/2026-04-13/
CATEGORIES:Meeting - Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260312T145554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T144640Z
UID:10005790-1776108600-1776108600@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Magdalena
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore Mandolin Orch Centennial
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/magdalena/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film,Streaming,Youth & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260129T233018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T211931Z
UID:10005588-1776364200-1776364200@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Belly Dance with Naimah Dances | Spring
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUp00000919KDMAYhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUp00000919KDMAY
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/belly-dance-with-naimah-dances-spring/2026-04-16/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20260218T143040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T193333Z
UID:10005666-1776452400-1776452400@creativealliance.org
SUMMARY:Mortified Baltimore: Spring Break 2026
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/mortified-baltimore-spring-break-2026/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film,Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T110530
CREATED:20251231T180741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T111925Z
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SUMMARY:Drag Race Season 18 Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION:Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band is an 11-member musical crew that’s been churning up dancefloors in the DC area for over 20 years\, playing classic highlife\, rumba\, afrobeat and other sounds from Africa’s 70s heyday\, mixed with original compositions steeped in the music and message of that inspiring era. \n  \nWith two guitars\, bass\, keys\, drums\, percussion and the mighty Chopteeth Horns\, the energy at a Chopteeth show is electric and the dancefloor buzzing. Along with their signature originals\, Chopteeth interprets compositions by the likes of Fela Kuti\, Tabu Ley Rochereau\, Orchestra Baobab\, Manu Dibango\, Ernesto Djedje\, O.J. Ekemode\, The Sweet Talks\, Alhadji K. Frimpong\, Samba Mapangala\, Simandou de Beyla\, Marijata\, Eric Agyeman and many others. \n  \nThe band’s award-winning 2008 debut album\, “Chopteeth\,” featured dynamic\, original compositions like “Weigh Your Blessings” (featuring Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars)\, “Upendo” (featuring Anna Mwalagho) and “No Condition is Permanent” (featuring Head-Roc). In 2010\, the band released “Chopteeth Live!” with choice selections from Ghana\, Senegal\, Congo\, Guinea\, and Nigeria culled from some of the band’s concert recordings. In 2017 Chopteeth returned with a powerful collection of new original songs on their celebrated release “Bone Reader.” \n  \nThe Washington Area Music Association has selected Chopteeth for a total of fourteen Wammie Awards\, including Artist of the Year\, Debut CD of the Year\, World Music CD (twice) and World Music Group (nine years in a row). Lead singer Michael Shereikis is a three-time winner of Best World Music Vocalist and has been nominated in the overall categories of Producer of the Year\, Songwriter of the Year and Musician of the Year. \n  \nChopteeth has performed with a wide range of critically-acclaimed world music\, soul and jazz-funk groups\, including Parliament Funkadelic\, Trombone Shorty\, Galactic\, Aaron Neville\, Cyril Neville\, Derek Trucks Band\, Ozomatli\, Grupo Fantasma\, Konono No. 1\, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars\, Gov’t Mule\, Soulive\, Greyboy Allstars\, The Iguanas\, War\, Chuck Brown and many more. Chopteeth has played at the wrap party for HBO’s “The Wire\,” the Congo Square World Music Festival in New Orleans\, and at numerous regional colleges and festivals. The band can be seen regularly at top venues in Washington\, DC\, Baltimore and Virginia\, as well as playing at major East Coast festivals including Artscape\, The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival\, The Silver Spring Jazz Festival\, Adams Morgan Day Festival and others. \nVideos: \nQuestion Jam Answer (Silver Spring Jazz Fest) \nhttps://youtu.be/EYRUy3QZcYM?feature=shared \nNo Condition is Permanent (Strathmore Lawn) \nhttps://youtu.be/NXqxDAjL0x4?feature=shared \nTraitors of Africa (Rock & Roll Hotel\, DC) \nhttps://youtu.be/eeXXo4jWiVo?feature=shared \nPress Quotes: \n“A storming powerhouse of big-band African funk\, Chopteeth is smart\, tight and relentlessly driving: a definite don’t-miss.” \n   —The Washington Post \n  \n“Afrofunk with lunatic energy.” \n   —National Public Radio \n  \n“A fearsome live act.” \n  —Washington City Paper \n  \n“Thunderous and potent. Chopteeth’s debut CD takes the band from upbeat Swahili lyrics over a South African pulse one second\, to spaghetti Western-inspired instrumentals the next. True to the political essence at the heart of Fela’s music.” \n   —Billboard \n”Raging guitars and rich\, swaggering horns. Propulsive.” \n   —The Boston Globe \n  \n“Gutsy and in the groove. Chopteeth crafts its own unique brand of songs that gleefully draw on everything from salsa to soukous to Balkan-style time signatures. Socially conscious and raucous…” \n   —All About Jazz \n  \n“Musically adventurous and politically conscious from start to finish. An epic show.” \n —Baltimore Magazine \n  \n“Wonderfully fresh. With absolutely no reservations\, an outright success.” \n—Allmusic.com  \n  \n“A sonic explosion happening onstage\, Chopteeth will magnetize you with their exotic offerings. There are no limitations to what the band can do musically.” \n —D.C. Music Download \n  \n“Chopteeth’s bone-rattling\, horn-blasted Afropop with touches of hip-hop may be closer in spirit to Lagos than D.C.\, but as the band whips through Fela Kuti-inspired grooves on such tracks as Fogo Fogo and Weigh Your Blessings\, its place of origin becomes less important\, as you’ll be too busy dancing. Word has it that Chopteeth’s live shows are as sweaty yet tasty as a Texas barbecue in August.” \n  —Fort Worth Star-Telegram \n  \n“A tight ensemble with locked-up drums and percussion\, a storming horn section\, relentlessly riffing guitar\, bass and keyboards\, and vocals that tell it like it is. It’s a fresh sound that will thrill lovers of classic Afrobeat and open up some new ears as well.” \n  —World Music Central \n  \n“Expert purveyors of ‘70s American funk blended with roiling Yoruba rhythms. Alongside its battery of horns blaring over streams of percussive rhythms\, its musical reach also includes Ghanaian highlife\, South African Soweto swing\, and vocal harmonies to create an effective batch of pan-African dance grooves. This group can keep the groove flowing and going all year long.” \n—The Virginian-Pilot \n  \n“Infectious jazz grooves and a high degree of funkability. Chopteeth is a gritty\, dance-infused\, Afrofunk ensemble that is sure to get everyone’s feet moving for hours…and hours…and hours!” \n   —Inside World Music \n  \n“A musical extravaganza of West African music\, American Funk and Afrobeat—an eclectic and upbeat mix.” \n   —DCist
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/drag-race-season-18-viewing-party/2026-04-17/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film
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SUMMARY:Shake Out Your Sillies
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URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/shake-out-your-sillies/2026-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Youth & Family
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SUMMARY:Danny Joe's Tree House
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URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/danny-joes-treehouse/
CATEGORIES:Music, Performance & Film,Youth & Family
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SUMMARY:Writer's Block Detox | Spring 2026 series
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F4W00000b3jPyUAI
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/writers-block-detox-spring-2026-series/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Indian Classical Dance - Bharatnatyam
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/indian-classical-dance-bharatnatyam-with-jhu-shakti-2026/2026-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Wondering & Wandering: Photo Workshop
DESCRIPTION:https://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FUp00000IpIYPMA3 \nhttps://creativealliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUp000008t5fBMAQ \nService Fee waived for members
URL:https://creativealliance.org/event/wondering-wandering-photo-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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