August 4, 2011 | 2:55 PM | By

DCentric Picks: ‘The Percussive People in the Go-Go Pocket’

FILED UNDER: Around the City, Culture, Museums, DCentric Picks, Go-go, Youth

What: “(Un)Lock It: The Percussive People in the Go-Go Pocket” photo exhibition.

When: Opening is from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday. The show runs until Oct. 7.

Where: The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, 2208 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE.

Cost: Free.

Why you should go: Photographer and drummer Thomas Sayers Ellis has been documenting the lives of local go-go stars and shows since the 1980s. His images capture D.C.’s homegrown musical culture even as it appears to be vanishing from the District’s borders.

Other events to consider: If you’re between 13 and 17 years of age (or know someone who is) consider attending Portraits After 5, which will feature a youth fashion show, portrait booths and the chance to view art at the National Portrait Gallery. The teen event takes place 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday.

  • Ritmika

    Don’t you think you should have mentioned that he’s also a  a published  poet  and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York

  • Anonymous

    I didn’t know that (it wasn’t mentioned in the materials he sent to me). But thanks for including that information!