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February 1, 2018

Reminder: AMPBID Board meeting February 13
The next Adams Morgan Partnership BID (AMPBID) Board of Directors' meeting will be Tuesday, February 13 at 5-7:30 PM at the Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Rd NW. Hope you can join us!

Board members should call or email Kristen at 202-997-0783 or kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org if you are unable to attend, otherwise we will assume you are attending. The meeting agenda will be sent out to board members before the meeting.

What are the oldest local businesses in Adams Morgan?

Over the past few years, several of the old standards have been replaced by new businesses,
but what are the oldest local business in Adams Morgan? Is it yours? Can you prove it?

Let us know what you think and you could win a $30 gift card to Tryst!

Click Here to Submit Your Entry!

Save the Date for Rock 'n' Roll DC Road Closures: March 10!

Please save the date for the 2018 United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington DC Marathon & 1/2 Marathon on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

The race routes have not changed since last year. The race starts on Constitution Avenue at 14th Street and finishes at RFK Stadium. You may visit our website for more course and road closure information. Additional information on access routes, no parking, etc. will be available in the coming weeks. To help avoid road closures on race day download the Waze navigation app!

Thank you,

Community Relations Department
2018 United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington DC Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Saturday, March 10, 2018

http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/usa/road-closures

It's time to vote for the 2018 Washington City Paper Best of DC Awards!

Click the link and support your neighborhood favorites -- you may not be able to visit your favorite spots as much as you'd like to, but you can still support them by helping get the word out about how great they are.

Also, please note that this year there is a category for "Best BID/Main Street." You probably know about at least some of the events we put on for the community ( Movie Nights , PorchFest , Apple Festival , Summer Concert Series , etc.) but there's a lot more that goes on behind the scenes that you may not be aware of, including our clean team working 365-days-a-year to keep the neighborhood clean as well as our work with MPD and businesses to enhance your safety in Adams Morgan. We would love to have your vote, but if you don't think we've earned it, please drop us a line and let us know how we can improve. Thank you.

Kesha Bruce exhibition at Morton Fine Art

Save the date for the kick off of MFA's Spring 2018 exhibition schedule.

KESHA BRUCE
Weapons for Spiritual Warfare
February 16th - March 7th, 2018

Opening Reception
Friday, February 16th from 6pm-8pm
The artist will be in attendance.

EXHIBITION LOCATION
Morton Fine Art (MFA)
1781 Florida Ave NW (at 18th & U Sts)
Washington, DC 20009

HOURS
Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm

About KESHA BRUCE

Kesha Bruce creates richly textured and visually complex artworks that explore the connections between memory, personal mythology, and magical-spiritual belief.

Born and raised in Iowa, she completed a BFA from the University of Iowa before earning an MFA in painting from Hunter College in New York City.

Kesha Bruce has been awarded fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), The Vermont Studio Center, The CAMAC Foundation, and received a Puffin Foundation Grant for her work with Artist's Books.

Her work is included in the permanent collections of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (14 pieces), The Amistad Center for Art and Culture, The University of Iowa Women's Center, The En Foco Photography Collection, and The Museum of Modern Art/Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection.

She is represented by Morton Fine Art in Washington, DC. Weapons for Spiritual Warfare marks Kesha's sixth solo exhibition at the gallery.

2018 CITY IN BLOOM

Business Window Design Competition

Note: The AMPBID will purchase decals for any Adams Morgan businesses that want to enter -- contact Kristen Barden at kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org for details.

In 2018 the National Cherry Blossom Festival will collaborate with local businesses for our First Annual Window Design Competition.


Inspired by the holiday window displays in New York, the NCBF competition will have a distinctively DC feel using the theme DC in Springtime. The competition celebrates what makes local business great by highlighting the creativity of the stores and encouraging Washingtonians to check out these over-the-top displays.

Why should you participate?

Increased Exposure

  • NCBF will promote participating businesses with behind the scenes photos, offering a sneak peek at their creative processes
  • The grand prize winner(s) will be promoted via the NCBF dedicated news post on the website homepage, social media, marketing collateral
  • Photos will be submitted for possible editorial inclusion in local publications
  • Increased Foot Traffic
  • During the competition, photos of the displays will be featured on the NCBF social media channels and website – encouraging local and international followers to visit the stores
  • An additional 1.5 million people, who visit DC throughout the Festival, will be encouraged to stop by the stores

It’s easy to enter.
To confirm participation, please click here .
All businesses must confirm participation by February 19, 2018 in order to be considered.

  • Purchase a retail window decal package to be included in your window display by emailing nwright@ncbfdc.org
    PACKAGE A — Two (5” x 5”) + Two (12” x 12”) = $12
    PACKAGE B — Ten (5” x 5”) = $10
    The AMPBID will purchase decals for any Adams Morgan businesses that want to enter -- contact Kristen Barden at kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org for details.
  • Email a photo of your window display to nwright@ncbfdc.org no later than March 9, 2018
  • Windows should remain decorated from March 20 – April 15, 2018

All participating businesses will be provided a window cling to display in their place of business that confirms participation in the City in Bloom Retail Window Competition.

Judging
NCBF will partner with three renowned retail and design experts to judge the windows during the festival.

Winning Categories

  • Small Independent Business
  • Medium/Large Chain Business

#CherryBlossomDC | nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

More News

LEDC is Hiring

The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) is hiring for several positions. Visit their website for more information and to apply.


ADMIN:

Part Time Executive Assistant

SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE;

DC Small Business Data and Program Intern

SMALL BUSINESS LOANS;

Small Business Loan Officer and Underwriter - Montgomery County (LEDC Wheaton office)

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION:

Bilingual Tenant Organizer

9th Annual GWHCC Business Expo: March 16, 2018

Join the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) at their biggest event of the year and connect with the region's leading businesses. Invest in your success by joining us for the invaluable opportunity to connect with over 1,200 new clients, elected officials and local business owners.


Why Exhibit?

The GWHCC Annual Business Expo provides the opportunity for you to showcase your business to over 1,500 potential new customers. Launched in 2010, the Business Expo is one of our region's prime events to connect multi-cultural owned businesses to companies and clients who want to do business with them. Join us for this opportunity to reach one of the fastest growing Hispanic markets in the country.

If you are an Adams Morgan business interested in participating in the Expo, please contact Kristen Barden (202-997-0783) for information about the AMPBID paying your registration fees.

Click here for more information and to register.

Request for comments for DC Cultural Plan Working Draft

The DC Office of Planning (OP) is excited to release the DC Cultural Plan working draft for public review. The Plan was led by OP in consultation with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME).

Culture is important to the District of Columbia. It embraces who we are; reflects our diversity; and brings us together. Culture is also an important part of our economy, where it accounts for an estimated $30 billion in annual spending and 112,370 jobs.

The Cultural Plan's recommendations strengthen arts, humanities, culture and heritage in neighborhoods across the city by increasing cultural participation, expanding capacity building, stimulating cultural production and informing decision-making. The Plan lays out a vision and recommendations on how the government and its partners can build upon, strengthen and invest in the people, places, communities and ideas that define culture within the nation's capital.

Check out the working draft of the DC Cultural Plan here .

Comments on the draft will be accepted through February 28th, 2018 via email at DCculturalplan@dc.gov .

Sponsorship Opportunities

Jump on board with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID and sponsor one of our community events. Sponsorship will not only allow you to partner with our community, but also to reach some of the most desireable demographics in the city. Upcoming Spring events include Adams Morgan F ree Summer Concert Series and our Adams Morgan M ovie Nights , both starting in May.

For more information about sponsorships,

contact Kristen Barden via email or at 202-997-0783

Help Us Help You With Social Media

Being successful on social media is all about getting your message in front of as many eyeballs as possible, and the best way to do that is to have your posts shared by others to reach people who have yet to find you on their own. Please follow our AMPBID social media accounts (below) and if you tag us in your Adams Morgan specific posts, we'll do our best to like and retweet them to our followers. Contact Brian (bbarrie@adamsmorganonline.org) for more info.

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