Here We Go-Go: Marvin Gaye, Go-Go Music, and the Arts in D.C.
Aniekan Udofia‘s Chuck Brown mural adorns Ben’s Chili Bowl, left. The artist‘s Marvin Gaye mural, right, appears at S and Seventh streets NW.
Join us for a lively discussion of the origins and future of D.C.’s most emblematic sounds and artists. Natalie Hopkinson, author of “Go-Go Live: The Musical Life & Death of the Chocolate City,” and Michael L. Chambers II will give a brief interactive talk about go-go, D.C.’s own brand of funk, as well as Marvin Gaye’s footprint in D.C. Afterward, they’ll facilitate a general discussion about the future of the arts in the District.
This class is part of an education series leading up to the Funk Parade on Saturday, May 7. Visit funkparade.com to learn more.
Funk Parade is a one-of-a-kind parade, street fair, and music festival celebrating U Street, D.C., and the spirit of funk.
Location
Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St. NW
Washington,
DC
20009
Neighborhood: Shaw
Past event