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THE EVENT:

Politics Unusual​ is a collection of political and social commentary works by Rohaun curated by Chris Cardi. The pieces target America’s long standing social inequalities, it’s hope for a better tomorrow, as well as the characters playing a role in our current political theatre. The collection features portraits as well as caricatures that push the envelop in the age of extreme political correctness and cancel culture.​

Join us for an art talk, political discussion, and a candid conversation about all the things our parent’s told us we shouldn’t discuss in public, hosted by The Bruce Allen. Bruce Allen, the man behind the​ That’s The Angle​ podcastwill moderate the discussion, take questions from the audience, and bring his audacious approach of interviewing which has become his signature.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Rohaun is an emerging D.C. based artist working in various media of acrylic, oil paint, sculpture, and now film. Some of Rohaun’s most recent work delves into the lives of everyday people through his series “Portriats for the Culture”, and more social commentary with his vibrant colored milk carton series titled “Missing”. He has recently been named a 202 Creates, artist in residency. Rohaun’s works will also be available for purchase.​

Opening reception sounds provided by The Vintographer.​

Get ready for H Street Festival, and shop the H Street NE Capsule Collection pop-up by Chris Cardi Inc., in the rear courtyard. A portion of the pop-up sales will be donated to the GrantEd Foundation.

We hope to see you there!

 

Send any media inquiries to​ info@chriscardi.com.​ Shop and discover more about the world of Chris Cardi at​ www.chriscardi.com.

Discover more about GrantEd Foundation and Taste of H at​ www.grantedfoundation.org.

Follow the CHRiS CARDi, and the Politics Unusual collaborators on instagram @chris_cardi, @rohaun_paints, @thebruceallen, @thatstheangle, @thevintographer, @grantedfoundation, @hillprincebar.

ABOUT THE EVENT:
Chris Cardi Inc. presents the Sunday Funday Jenga Jam at H Street Country Club, in partnership with the GrantEd Foundation.​

Our interactive fundraiser style pop-up celebrates the release of this year's CHRiS CARDi INC. H Street NE capsule collection, while benefiting educators and students in our area through the GrantEd Foundation/Taste of H Street initiative.​

MORE ON OUR PARTNER:
GrantEd Foundation was founded as the vehicle to ensure that teachers would no longer have to spend their own money to keep their classrooms adequately supplied, to provide out-of-classroom experiences for their students, or to access the professional development necessary to keep DC classrooms current and effective. We stay focused on this singular purpose, certain that this simple and efficient model that puts educational philanthropic dollars directly into the hands of teachers will revolutionize how communities support their schools.

HOW OUR EVENTS HELP:
Our goal is to raise a minimum of $400 dollars leading up to and during the Sunday Funday Jenga Jam. Competitors participating in the Jenga tournament will pay a $20 player’s registration fee to compete, all of which will be donated to the GrantEd Foundation. Participants will receive a gift bag filled with​ H Street NE goodies, including this year’s​ H ST. NE cap, button set, stickers, and more just for entering the competition. The winner of the tournament will receive a designer CHRiS CARDi Traveler Bag, H Street NE t-shirt, complimentary tickets to GrantEd Foundation’s Taste Of H Street event in November, and more. Grand prizes totaling more than $400!

THE JENGA TOURNAMENT:
The event style pop-up will encompass a 16 seed jenga tournament that will promptly start at 5:30pm, on the street level of H Street Country Club. Tournament participants will compete not only against one another but also against the clock for the grand prize. Spectators can enjoy the tournament competition, fun & games,​ dining, drinks, televised sports, and shop or H Street NE capsule collection.​ All of the tournament fees, as well as a portion of the sales from the CHRiS CARDi pop-up shop will be donated to the​ GrantEd Foundation.

Jenga Tournament limited to 16 participants, we encourage early registration if you want to compete. Tournament registration fee required to be eligible for tournament participation and prize(s).​ Tournament rules will be emailed, posted on our website blog (www.chriscardi.com), and available at check-in the day of the event. Spectators are also welcome to donate, as every little bit helps.​

TOURNAMENT RULES:
The tournament will consist of 3-4 rounds based on total number of competitors. Rounds are titled as such, general competition (if needed), preliminary, semi-final, and final championship round.

There will be a max of 16 seeds in competition. In the event of having an odd number of competitors in any round, the first name drawn at random will receive a bye for that round of the tournament. Any sequential rounds resulting in an odd number of competitors will be dealt with in the same manner.

Player match ups will be selected at random and announced at time of competition.

The general competition, preliminary rounds, and semi-finals will have a​ block clock.​ The block clock will give competitors 35 seconds to select, pull, and place a block. The clock resets for the opponent as soon at the pulled block is placed. Violation of the block clock results in an immediate forfeiture.

There will be no block clock for the final championship round.​

NOW LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

 

THE POP-UP:
Early arrival highly encouraged to get first dibs on the limited edition merchandise at the pop-up shop.​ Our full collection of t-shirts, apparel, accessories and more will be available for purchase. A portion of our CHRiS CARDi merch sales will be donated to the GrantEd Foundation. RSVP not required to attend, but highly suggested to be registered for 10% discount on purchases at the event. Simply show your RSVP at time of purchase to enjoy your discount.

We hope to see you there!

Send any media inquiries to​ info@chriscardi.com.​ Shop and discover more about the world of Chris Cardi at​ www.chriscardi.com.

Discover more about GrantEd Foundation and Taste of H at​ www.grantedfoundation.org.

Thursday, August 29th, we hosted the unveiling for our 3rd annual H Street NE capsule collection at Smith Commons.

The unveiling celebrated not only the neighborhood, but gave a behind the scenes look at the capsule collections inspiration and short history. The Vintographer curated the sounds with a unique live beat making session while patrons perused the venue.

Spectators got a chance to get their hands on merchandise a few days ahead of its online release and several weeks ahead of the largely attended H Street Festival.

The collection features graphics inspired by iconic American pop culture, can you guess what they are?

Many of the neighborhood's well known faces dropped by to help us celebrate and take photos with Chris in front of the large "I ❤️H ST. NE" wall.

As of Monday, September 2nd the collection of t-shirts have been available on our website for purchase, all shipping fees waived! More H Street NE capsule collection drops are slated each week leading up to the festival, some online and some exclusive to the pop-ups. See the line up for our H Street week of pop-ups below. Follow us on Instagram for immediate updates.

CHRiS CARDi iNC. PRESENTS H STREET WEEK

SUNDAY FUNDAY JENGA JAM TOURNAMENT & POP-UP
H Street Country Club
Sunday, September 15
4-8pm

"POLITICS UNUSUAL" ART EXHIBIT & POP-UP
Featuring Artist Rob Stephenson
Hosted by The Bruce Allen
Hill Prince
Wednesday, September 18
6:30-10:00pm

3rd ANNUAL H STREET EVE POP-UP PARTY
Featuring DJ Franky J
Hill Prince
Friday, September 20
7-11pm

3rd ANNUAL H STREET FEST DAY PARTY & POP-UP
Smith Commons
Saturday, September 21
12noon-4pm

 Check out photos from the 2019 H Street NE Capsule Collection Unveiling below.

 

Chris Cardi Inc. presents the unveiling of the 2019 H ST. NE Capsule Collection, Thursday, August 29, from 6-10pm, at Smith Commons.​

CHRiS CARDi “LUCKY ME” D.C. COLLECTION & POP-UP

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Smith Commons 1245 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Friday, March 15, 2019 Hill Prince 1337 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Chris Cardi Inc. is a proud Made In D.C. company and creator of the “LUCKY ME” D.C., St. Patrick’s themed capsule collection. We are stoked to announce that we’ll be hosting pop-ups for the “LUCKY ME” collection at two of our favorite neighborhood haunts! Smith Commons Public House and Hill Prince Bar, will be the pre-game headquarters to shop the styles ahead of the celebratory weekend.

The collection features t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, cropped tops, tank tops, button pins, and other accessories adorned with a graphic featuring “D.C.” centered inside of a lucky four leaf clover. Also in the collection are the same aforementioned items, which feature a graphic with “H ST. NE” in the center of the clover showing the designers admiration for his neighborhood.

As an independent brand based in The District of Columbia, specifically the H Street Northeast Corridor, we take great pride in providing a hyper local product that strengthens our neighbors sense of community. Not only do we design it, we make much, if not all of it in house right here in Washington, D.C. This allows us to be agile and niche’. We can have an idea and bring it to market, from concept to customer, with quality and quickness. This allows us to cater to our community with a certain uniqueness, and authenticity season after season.

As a lead up to St. Patrick’s Day, we are holding pop-ups to give District revelers the opportunity to shop the limited edition capsule collection in anticipation of the festive weekend.

Join us for our first “LUCKY ME” D.C. Pop-Up on Wednesday, March 13th, at Smith​ Commons from 6 PM to 9:30 PM on the 2nd level. On Friday, March 15th, join us again at Hill Prince from 8 PM to 11 PM for our 2nd “LUCKY ME” D.C. Pop-Up. Our pop-up’s will feature some surprises not featured on our website, as well as gifts with purchase. Come out on the dates mentioned above, and let’s have some fun.​

Reminder, St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, March 17. Be sure to celebrate in style and shop local.

We hope to see you there!

Send any media inquiries to info@chriscardi.com.​ Shop and discover more​ about the world of Chris Cardi at www.chriscardi.com. Follow the “LUCKY​ ME” D.C. pop-up collaborators on instagram @chris_cardi, @smithcommonsdc​ and @hillprincebar.

1245 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
Friday, October 12, 2018
6:00pm – 11:00 PM
 
We here at Chris Cardi Inc. are excited to announce our annual H Street Eve Part Deux celebration! We cordially invite you to join us once again at H St. NE Corridor’s favorite neighborhood bistro, Smith Commons Public House on Friday, October 12, from 6 – 11 P.M, the evening before H Street Festival.
 
“Part Deux” of the celebration returns with a photo exhibit by featured photographer Lawrence Jackson.

 

Lawrence Jackson (The Vintographer) of The Vintage Vandalism, Chicago native and D.C. resident, will be showcasing an amazing photography installment of his series which is the second installation of the two part exhibit "La Union à Motif" (The Patterned Union). The second installation titled |Of Sights Unseen| Series of Black & White Matter is movingly expressed below.

 

In the dawn of an era that relies heavily on the functionality of social media, we find ourselves in the midst of a post-millennial Renaissance. We, individuals with innate attraction to all that is beautiful are witnessing the resurgence of mastery in the arts, sciences, and spirituality with a direct emphasis on spiritual enlightenment. The idea of expression has become synonymous with the concept of freedom. Inspiration is now parallel with discovery and creation has become priority. This emotion-filled series communicates the importance of human to human interaction and captures the essence of raw emotion.

 

The Vintographer is highlighted by such features:
AfroPunk June 2016 Creative of the Day 
AfroPunk January 2016 Feature artist of the week
Feature Artist: 2018 TheDeanCollection (RUMROOM) finalist- Photographer
StreetMeetDC: 2018 Top 40 streetphotographers in DMV

 

The Vintographer will also host a Q&A session about the exhibit for early RSVPs during the first hour of the event.

 

Join us, as well as other DC creatives, tastemakers, influencers, and neighbors Friday, October 12^th, at Smith Commons from 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. on the 2nd level, to take in this amazing photography showcase while enjoying drinks, dining, good people and a great time.
 
We hope to see you there!
 
Send any media inquiries to info@chriscardi.com.  Discover more about the photography & creative works of TheVintageVandalism at www.thevintagevandalism.co. Follow the H Street Eve collaborators on instagram @chris_cardi, @thevintographer, @Trezobeach and @smithcommonsdc.
 
For RSVP visit: https://hstreetevepartdeux.eventbrite.com