The second annual Phillips After 5 Food Truck Fiesta is tonight (Aug 2nd)! In addition to dining at 6 food trucks while listening to live jazz and enjoying the cash bar, there are 2 gallery talks and 2 American sign language classes to join + short film viewings and Hillyer after-party! Phillips Collection members gain free entry, while a guest pass is just $12. Here is the official Facebook event invite and here is the schedule:
Gallery Talk: Jasper Johns and Popular Imagery
6 & 7 pm
From fragments of text to everyday items such as American flags and paintbrushes, Johns has worked with symbols and iconography from popular imagery for decades.Introduction to American Sign Language class
6:45 & 7:15 pmScreening: Silent Film Shorts with DC Shorts Film Festival
7 pmMusic: Live Jazz
5:15–8:15 pm
Mark Merella and Sam Turner on percussion, Jon Ozment on piano, and Larry Melton on bass perform in the Music Room.Hillyer Art Space and After Party
5-10:30 pm
Your Food Truck Fiesta ticket is an all access pass to Phillips neighbor Hillyer Art Space. Enjoy beer and wine at the cash bar all evening.
