New Evening Concerts Attract Residents

Washington, D.C., May 10, 2012 – Get ready to groove to the music, as NoMa’s concert series starts next week, now with three locations and new evening concerts geared to residents. Now in its third year, Rhythm in NoMa is a free concert series featuring a variety of local musicians and styles – from blues to reggae, and top 40s hits to smooth Motown favorites.

This year, organizer NoMa BID is expanding the series with a new resident-centric evening concert on the Third Thursday of each month from May through September. The concerts start next week on May 17 at Zuppa Fresca, with an R&B performance by crowd favorite Johnny Artis.

Evenings at Zuppa Fresca:

Third Thursdays, May through September, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (May 17, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20)
250 K Street, NE:

Lunch at Au Bon Pain Plaza:

Thursdays, May 31—June 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
NoMa Metro Plaza at Florida Avenue/Marriott, 1325 Second Street, NE

Lunch at Union Center Plaza:

Fridays, June 1—July 20, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
810-840 First Street, NE

Rhythm in NoMa is organized by the NoMa BID; sponsored by the UPS Store at 455 Massachusetts Avenue; and managed by Last Call Entertainment. Special thanks to the property owners who host the concerts: Courtyard by Marriott, Au Bon Pain, the Loree Grand, Zuppa Fresca, Lincoln Property Company, Akridge, Union Center Plaza Management Corp., and G&R Management Company. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

About NoMa
NoMa is a vibrant, growing neighborhood north of Union Station and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. In the last seven years, private developers have invested more than $5 billion in the 35-block area covered by the NoMa BID, and have plans to develop more than 20 million square feet of office, residential, hotel, and retail space. NoMa is now home to 45,000 daytime workers, with 4.5 million SF leased in the last 4.5 years. More than 3,500 apartments have been recently completed or are under construction. NoMa offers 15 forms of transportation, including two Red Line Metro stops, and the best biking facilities in DC, with the only East Coast Bikestation, the 8-mile Met Branch Trail, and access to eight Capital Bikeshare stations. NoMa is the most connected neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The NoMa BID organizes more than 100 free community events each year to connect friends and neighbors. For more information about NoMa, visit nomabid.wpengine.com and sign up for our bimonthly newsletter. Follow us on Twitter @NoMaBID; or Facebook at www.facebook.com/nomabid.

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202-997-3846, [email protected]

 

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