Phillips after 5: By the Sea

**SOLD OUT. Members always admitted free, no reservation needed.** PHILLIPS AFTER 5: BY THE SEA Thursday, August 4, 5-8:30 pm By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea! You and me, you and me, oh how happy we'll be! -From "For Me and My Gal," Harold Atteridge / Harry Carroll, 1914 Escape the DC heat with a night at the beach alongside William Merritt Chase’s seaside images. Grab dinner at participating food trucks, taste the warm notes of summer with rum samplings from Cotton & Reed Distillery, and sway to the calypso sound of the Casio Steel Band. DC-based songwriter Peter Maybarduk and indie rock quintet Notaries Public perform original music and pianist Kirabo Simon of Uganda performs seaside-themed jazz and popular standards within the courtyard. GALLERY TALK 6, 6:30, 7, & 7:30 PM 15-minute focused discussions about works in the special exhibition. Food Trucks: Red Hook Lobster Pound CapMac crepe love Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats Swizzler THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. $12; $10 for visitors 62 and over and students. Members always admitted free, no reservation needed. Please have your government-issued ID ready to show at the Admissions Desk. Event web page: http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2016-08-04-phillips-after-5 About William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master: http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2016-06-04-exhibition-william-merritt-chase Image: William Merritt Chase, At the Seaside, c. 1892. Oil on canvas, 20 x 34 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967