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Special Performance $ Fundraiser with Jazz Legend, Doug Carn
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Join us for an intimate evening of music and community in support of the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival.
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On Thursday, June 18, experience a rare, up-close performance by renowned pianist and composer Doug Carn, a master of spiritual jazz whose music bridges the sacred and the improvisational, in a beautiful private setting.
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✨ Live performance
✨ Food
✨ Drinks
✨ Community
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🎟️ Suggested donation: $100
📍 Home of Phil DeCola
1454 Belmont Street NW
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Limited tickets available to general public:
https://givebutter.com/doug-carn-performance-and-fundraiser-n1k15p
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If you’re unable to attend, your support is still appreciated. Every contribution helps sustain the Home Rule Music Festival and our year-round work uplifting DC artists.
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#hrmusicfest #jazz #livemusic #dc #livemusicdc

The 5th annual is back and better than ever🔥🔥🔥

We begin Friday, June 5 with a screening of Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, followed by a Q&A and reception 🎥 @ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Then, join us for the 5th Annual Festival — a full day of live music, curated record fairs, local vendors, live art, and more Saturday, June 20, 2026 🎼 @ The Parks at Walter Reed

We keep the night going with an after-hours celebration 🎹 @ MilkCrate

And this fall, we return with Part II — closing out the season with an after-party and live jam Saturday, October 3 @ Alethia Tanner Park

Beat us there, don’t meet us there🙂‍↕️

Step into the cosmos and experience the visionary legacy of Sun Ra 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
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Join us for a special screening of “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible”, an electrifying documentary celebrating the life, music, and philosophy of one of jazz’s most groundbreaking pioneers.
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📅 June 5
📍 Woolly Mammoth Theatre
🕡 Doors open at 6:30 PM
🎬 Screening followed by a post-screening Q&A and reception with Brad Smith, Dr. Thomas Stanley, Luke Stewart and others.
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From cosmic soundscapes to cultural revolution, Sun Ra challenged us to imagine new worlds.
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🎟️ Tickets: $10 - Link in bio
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Presented by CapitalBop, Firelight Media, Woolly Mammoth Theater and Home Rule Music and Film
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#sunra #hrmusicfest #documentary #jazz #dc

Happy Birthday, Marshall Allen ✨🪐 ❤️ 102 and going strong 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Today we celebrate a true living legend, master saxophonist, composer, cosmic bandleader, and longtime guiding force of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
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Marshall Allen’s sound has helped expand the boundaries of jazz, Afrofuturism, improvisation, and Black creative expression for generations.
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We can’t wait to honor and celebrate with Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra at the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at The Parks at Walter Reed in Washington, DC.
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Join us for a cosmic celebration of DC music, culture, community, and the boundless legacy of Black music - link in bio for tickets and more info.
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#marshallallen #sunra #sunraarkestra #afrofuturism #jazz

Happy Birthday, Marshall Allen ✨🪐 ❤️ 102 and going strong 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Today we celebrate a true living legend, master saxophonist, composer, cosmic bandleader, and longtime guiding force of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
.
Marshall Allen’s sound has helped expand the boundaries of jazz, Afrofuturism, improvisation, and Black creative expression for generations.
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We can’t wait to honor and celebrate with Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra at the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at The Parks at Walter Reed in Washington, DC.
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Join us for a cosmic celebration of DC music, culture, community, and the boundless legacy of Black music - link in bio for tickets and more info.
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#marshallallen #sunra #sunraarkestra #afrofuturism #jazz

Shop vibes: Norman Connors. Dance of Magic. 1972. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#shopvibes #jazz #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylrecords

Shop vibes: Teddy Edwards Quartet. Teddy’s Ready! 1960. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#jazz #vinyl #shopvibes #vinylrecords #vinylcollection

Closing vibes: Donald Byrd. Places And Spaces. 1975. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#jazz #funk #vinyl #vinylrecords #records

How do music, place, and community shape our identity and sense of belonging? This wine reception and vinyl listening session with Justin Weaks & Charvis Campbell, co-owner of Home Rule Records and co-founder of the Home Rule Music and Film Preservation Foundation, explores the rhythms, sounds, and cultural touchstones that make people love DC and its enduring legacy as Chocolate City.

❓️Do you remember Kilimanjaro's in DC???

👑Don't miss @official_brand_nubian Induction & Performance @hrmusicfest Sat. June 20th at 345p @theparksdc Featuring @sadatxbrandnubian @therealgrandpuba @lordjamar

Shop vibes: Sun Ra. Reflections in Blue. 1987. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥#sunra #jazz #vinyl #vinylcollection #records

✨🪐✨Happy Birthday, Sun Ra ✨🪐✨
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Today, May 22, we celebrate the birth and cosmic legacy of Sun Ra , a visionary composer, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and one of the most imaginative forces in the history of Black music.
Sun Ra did more than make music , he invited us to imagine new worlds. “His work challenged the limits of genre, history, identity, and time, offering a radical vision of liberation rooted in Black creativity, cosmic philosophy, discipline, and collective possibility.”
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Join us as we continue the celebration with a special screening and discussion of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, an electrifying documentary exploring the life, music, and vision of one of jazz’s most groundbreaking pioneers.
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Presented as part of the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival, this special evening will include a documentary screening, Q&A, and reception.
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- Friday, June 5
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Doors Open: 6:30 PM
- Screening, Panel Q&A & Reception
- Tickets: Link in bio
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Presented by CapitalBop @capitalbop Firelight Media @firelight_media and Home Rule Music and Film @hrmusicandfilm

#sunra #dotheimpossible #hrmusicfest #documentary #dc

✨🪐✨Happy Birthday, Sun Ra ✨🪐✨
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Today, May 22, we celebrate the birth and cosmic legacy of Sun Ra , a visionary composer, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and one of the most imaginative forces in the history of Black music.
Sun Ra did more than make music , he invited us to imagine new worlds. “His work challenged the limits of genre, history, identity, and time, offering a radical vision of liberation rooted in Black creativity, cosmic philosophy, discipline, and collective possibility.”
.
Join us as we continue the celebration with a special screening and discussion of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, an electrifying documentary exploring the life, music, and vision of one of jazz’s most groundbreaking pioneers.
.
Presented as part of the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival, this special evening will include a documentary screening, Q&A, and reception.
.
- Friday, June 5
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Doors Open: 6:30 PM
- Screening, Panel Q&A & Reception
- Tickets: Link in bio
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Presented by CapitalBop @capitalbop Firelight Media @firelight_media and Home Rule Music and Film @hrmusicandfilm

#sunra #dotheimpossible #hrmusicfest #documentary #dc

✨🪐✨Happy Birthday, Sun Ra ✨🪐✨
.
Today, May 22, we celebrate the birth and cosmic legacy of Sun Ra , a visionary composer, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and one of the most imaginative forces in the history of Black music.
Sun Ra did more than make music , he invited us to imagine new worlds. “His work challenged the limits of genre, history, identity, and time, offering a radical vision of liberation rooted in Black creativity, cosmic philosophy, discipline, and collective possibility.”
.
Join us as we continue the celebration with a special screening and discussion of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, an electrifying documentary exploring the life, music, and vision of one of jazz’s most groundbreaking pioneers.
.
Presented as part of the 2026 Home Rule Music Festival, this special evening will include a documentary screening, Q&A, and reception.
.
- Friday, June 5
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Doors Open: 6:30 PM
- Screening, Panel Q&A & Reception
- Tickets: Link in bio
.
Presented by CapitalBop @capitalbop Firelight Media @firelight_media and Home Rule Music and Film @hrmusicandfilm

#sunra #dotheimpossible #hrmusicfest #documentary #dc

Shop vibes: Booker Ervin. Exultation! 1963. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#shopvibes #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords #records