UpRising Festival 2016

(Up)Rising Festival June 26 | 12-6pm | FREE Rhode Island Avenue between 5th-24th Streets NE. *Schedule + Map coming soon! Register in advance for your chance to receive (Up)Rising Swag! http://uprisingfestdc2016.eventbrite.com An arts-focused festival that weaves its way through Rhode Island Avenue businesses, open areas, and vacant properties. This year, we explore the theme of creative collaborations - innovative and artistic ways to solve complex problems. The day includes performing and visual arts elements, hands-on activities, local food, drink, and retail vendors, as well as a chance to hang out with your Rhode Island Avenue small business owners and employees! (After)Rising Pep Rally (Afterparty) June 26 | 6-8pm | FREE for (Up)Rising Festival attendees or $5 donation @ the door 600 Rhode Island Avenue NE (outdoor venue) Join host Shelly Bell as she unveils her pep rally for hyping up your life! (Up)Rising Festival 2016 is sponsored by Zipcar DC, Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing, MRP Realty, GWHCC - Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation, FASTSIGNS DC, DC Department of Small and Local Business Development, DC Department of Housing and Community Development Click here for more information: http://riamainstreet.org/events/uprising-festival/ Check out last year's coverage by WETA Arts! http://watch.weta.org/video/2365526163/ (Up)Rising Festival pARTicipating businesses, artists + vendors (Please stay tuned - we will continue to update this list!) PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES Art Enables Capoeira Malês DC Damien Ministries Good Food Markets Hands on Drums KAAOS Gym & Athletic Training Center The Menkiti Group Real Estate Team Nido St. Francis de Sales The Public Option Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (Wacif) Zeke's Coffee of DC PARTICIPATING ARTISTS + ORGANIZATIONS Arthur Lee: http://www.ArthurKwonLee.com Atthirtyone: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Atthirtyone Becky Borlan: beckyborlan.com Bele Bele Rhythm Collective: http://www.drumlady.com/projects/bele-bele-rhythm-collective/ Camilla Schaeffer: camillaschaeffer.com Christa Avampato Cinema Hearts: http://cinemahearts.bandcamp.com/ Contradiction Dance: contradictiondance.com DJ 2-Tone Jones: http://www.dj2tonejones.tumblr.com DJ Daryl Northrop: https://hearthis.at/djdarylnorthrop/set/mastered-mixes/ DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast): http://www.sonicbids.com/djfusionfuseboxradiobroadcast DJ Gudo: http://gudomusic.com/ DJ M Dot: djmdotmusic.com Future Cartographic Society: http://erikmoe.com Head-Roc: http://head-roc.com/ Juliana Vallejo: http://julianarte.wix.com/arte w/ with Becky Suter, Rockeats & Catalina Alvarez Kate Deciccio: http://kdeciccio.wix.com/k8deciccio Kia Green: https://www.facebook.com/kiagreenartist Melanie Bikowski: www.melbikowski.com Mighty & Mini Shock DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKaecs-iurw Raw Sienna Art: https://www.instagram.com/rawsiennaart/ rex: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuSxL1eWyg Rose Jaffe: http://rosejaffe.prosite.com/ Ryann Kelly: https://www.instagram.com/msryannkelly/ Rye & Dirty: soundcloud.com/ryeanddirty Shanna Lim: http://bit.ly/uprisingshannalim Shelly Bell: iamshellybell.com Silver Lining Blues Band: www.reverbnation.com/silverlining19 Story District: storydistrict.org Tanglewood Works: http://tanglewoodworks.com/ Tisean Bell: dreamsalley.com The Make Fix Anything Project: https://www.facebook.com/makefixanything/ The PanTones Steel Pan Band: www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbPBslNSuPhAFiTxm2POPA The Sanctuaries Collective Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA): http://waladc.org/ Whiskey Promise: http://www.whiskeypromisemusic.com/ Words Beats & Life: http://wblinc.org/ PARTICIPATING FOOD + BEVERAGE VENDORS Lemonades by Zakiyah Ruby Scoops: http://www.rubyscoops.com/ The Big Cheese: www.bigcheesetruck.com PARTICIPATING VENDORS Afrobaby: https://www.facebook.com/afrobabyorg/ Artisan Hemp: https://artisanhemp.com/ Auggie Froggy: http://www.auggiefroggy.com Bailiwick Clothing Company: http://www.bailiwickclothing.com/ BolehlahAccessories: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bolehlahaccessories Bon Bon Decor: www.BonBonDecor.com Brookland Yoga and Mindful Creativity: www.brooklandyoga.com Buldano: www.buldano.com DC Stone and Glass: http://flickr.com/potterysue District Smoke Styles: http://www.districtsmokestyles.com/ Eye In Me Life Coaching and Consulting: http://www.eyeinme.com/ FaineBooks: www.FaineBooks.com Hair Free Girl/Fraternal Clothing Co.: http://www.hairfreegirl.com/ Hemp Kettle Tea Company: Hempkettletea.com MAD Style Boutique: http://www.madstyleboutique.com/ Made by a Black Woman: www.madebyablackwoman.com Mixx & Measure Homemade Baking Company: http://mixx-measure.simdif.com Modami Apparel: www.modamiapparel.com ODE: https://www.shop-ode.com/ Pinstripes: http://www.pinstripes.com/ Plaza Artist Supply: http://www.plazaart.com/ Relay Foods: www.relayfoods.com Soul & Ink: www.soulandinkcrew.com Tin Lizzy Mobile Boutique: http://www.shoptinlizzy.com/ Tsedaye Makonnen: http://www.tsedaye.com/ Tutu's Storybooks: shop.tutusstorybooks.com Urban Jungle: urbanjungledc.com Zipcar: bit.ly/zippromo1