Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Steve Antosca <>]

Hi all,

To add to David and Rod's comments below:

The DC Cage Festival is in the process of adding a general map to the website with public transportation info (Metro, Circulator).

For dates and times of events, and complete listings, please see our website: www.johncage2012.com

All of the venues are within Metro subway, Metro bus or Circulator bus stops and a few blocks walk. 

DC Metro: http://www.wmata.com/index.cfm

DC Metobus: http://www.wmata.com/bus/ 

Circulator bus: http://www.dccirculator.com/Home/RiderInformation/MobileApps.aspx

The venues include:

TUESDAY, Sept. 4th (evening events)

• Corcoran Gallery of Art across from the White House, (Farragut West Metro – about 4 blocks, less than 1/2 mile; Metro bus )

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5th (afternoon and evening events)

• National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium on the National Mall (Circulator bus, Metro bus or Archives Metro – 2 long blocks)

• La Maison Française on Reservoir Road in Georgetown (across the street and up a block from Georgetown U. Hospital emergency center) (Metro bus – French Embassy stop; Circulator bus – about an 8 block walk)

THURSDAY, Sept. 6th (afternoon and evening events)

• Library of Congress James Madison Building (the "new" building), Pickford Theater, on Capitol Hill (Capitol South Metro Station – 1 block walk; Metro and Circulator bus – in front)

• Phillips Collection near Dupont Circle (Metro bus, or Dupont Circle Metro – a 2 block walk; Circulator bus is about a 5 block walk)

FRIDAY, Sept. 7th (afternoon and evening events)

• American University/Katzen Arts Center near Ward Circle (Metro at Tenleytown off Wisconsin Ave. less than a mile, a 15 minute walk - Nebraska Avenue is a wide, well lit street; Metro bus stop in front of Katzen Arts Center)

SATURDAY, Sept. 8th (morning, afternoon and evening events)

• American University percussion workshop (see above)

• Kreeger Museum, on Foxhall Road between American U. and the Embassy of France (the nearest public transportation is the Metro bus with the closest stops about 1/2 to 3/4 miles away at Reservoir and Foxhall, near the Embassy of France, and Nebraska and Foxhall, near American U. )

• Freer Gallery on the National Mall (Circulator bus, Metro bus or at the Smithsonian Metro stop)

SUNDAY, Sept. 9th (afternoon and evening events)

• Hirshhorn Museum on the National Mall (Circulator bus, Metro bus or at the Smithsonian Metro stop)

• National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium and Atrium on the National Mall (Circulator bus, Metro bus or Archives Metro – 2 long blocks)

MONDAY, Sept. 10th (all day events)

• University of California Washington Center (Farragut North Metro Station or Dupont Circle Metro – about a 5 block walk, 1/2 mile; Metro bus)

Please check the John Cage Centennial Festival Washington, DC website for updates.

www.johncage2012.com

Steve Antosca

co-director

John Cage Centennial Festival Washington, DC

 

On Jul 23, 2012, at 5:29 PM, Rod Stasick wrote:

Thanks! Good to hear this.

Rod

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On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:23 PM, David O'Dette wrote:

Hi Rod,

No guarantees, of course, but American U is in one of the safest parts of DC.  The walk between there and the Tenleytown Metro stop should be pretty low-risk, even at night.

David

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Rod Stasick <> wrote:

Hallo!

Thanks to everyone on and off the list who contacted me about this.

Actually, I just did just this with Google maps almost immediately

after asking. I was just hoping that someone else had already done

the work and maybe some time could've been saved.

Yes, it looks like nearly every program can be reached by the Metro.

I was surprised to find out that there is no Metro stop at Georgetown U,

but I soon found a short article as to why this was the case.

The American University location is a bit far northwest, but a Metro stop is 

only about a mile away. I don't know if this region of DC is safe at night, 

but all of those details can be attended to later if I really end up going. 

It depends on whether I'll be in the US or not.

I hope it's a success! Every idea that I had concerning some well-known 

European festival Cage celebration never panned out - even tho these ideas 

were presented to some organizers and the Cage estate itself, there were never 

any replies. For 10 years, I was thinking that *surely* Documenta 13 would have 

a grand Cage party/exhibition - it would've been perfect for a highly regarded art 

event that happens every 5 years - one that would just happen to fall on the year 2012, 

but I couldn't  get any replies to this idea. Apparently they haven't planned any 

that I can tell from their schedule. I may be able to research this in person,

but it looks rather grim.

Anyway, we have our own right here in the US.

Maybe I can document as much as possible and, afterward, 

upload to my website for those who couldn't attend - we'll see...

thanks again to all who wrote!

Rod

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On Jul 22, 2012, at 8:40 PM, David O'Dette wrote:

Rod,

Google Maps will show you where all these places are.  You'll find that the Library of Congress, the National Gallery, and the Freer Gallery are within reasonable walking distance of each other as well as being within a block or so of Metro stops.  The Phillips Collection is not reasonably walkable from these three (25-30 blocks) but is near the Dupont Circle Metro stop.  The Katzen Arts Center is far from all of the above but is walkable (about 6 blocks) from the Tenleytown Metro stop.  The Kreeger Museum and the French Embassy are a possible but fairly long walk from each other and are neither walkable from any of the other sites (except maybe Katzen if you're energetic) nor near any Metro stop.  Your best bet for those sites may be a taxi; I don't know about the bus lines and schedules.  You'll get a sense of all this when you see it on Google Maps (where the Metro stops are identified by blue squares containing an "M").

I hope this helps!

David O'Dette

Washington, DC

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Rod Stasick <> wrote:

Hallo Anaximeanderers, 

Before I consider plotting out a possible weeklong stay in DC

for the Cage Fest, is there, by chance (ahem...), already a map

of the district showing where each of the events are being held?

It would be nice to see such a thing before drawing lines and

schedules starting at the Kreeger Theater up to the National Gallery.

the zig zag wanderer,

®ø∂

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