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Event: Thursday, September 22 at 7pm
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Doors Open 6pm
Reception following Awards
Creative formal-wear suggested
The Mayor’s Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors conferred by the city on individual artists, teachers, nonprofit organizations and patrons of the arts and humanities.
Special Honorees
- Lou Stovall
Lifetime Achievement - Julianne Brienza
Visionary Leadership - E. Ethelbert Miller
Distinguished Honor
Individuals and Organizations will be recognized in six categories:
- Excellence in the Arts
- Excellence in the Humanities
- Excellence in Creative Industries
- Outstanding Student Award
- Excellence in Arts Teaching
- Outstanding New Artist
Performances by
- BBM Band
- DJ Alkimist and Broad Sound Band
- Sambart Entertainment, Phoenix Amor, Airborne DC!, Capitol Movement
- Leron Boyd
- Poetic Masterpiece – Jonte (Luki) Barrett, Elisha Brown, Ashley (Epiphany) Hodges,
- Javier Starks, Eric Powell, Rebecca Dupas
- Vicu Schek and Mykel Walker
- Washington Performing Arts’ Children of the Gospel Choir
with Master of Ceremony: Tommy McFly, WIAD 94.7 FM
Admission is free.
All guests are encouraged to arrive early.
Seating will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The event is located at the Historic Lincoln Theatre is located at 1215 U St. NW. For more information and to RSVP for the opening reception, visit www.dcarts.dc.gov or call 202-724-5613.
