(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Wednesday, August 30, at 7:30 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will celebrate the second annual 202Creates, a citywide effort to showcase the District’s diverse and vibrant creative community. Through an array of events throughout the month of September, 202Creates will highlight the artists, makers, tastemakers, and entrepreneurs who contribute to the city’s creative economy.

Led by DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME) and DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (CAH), 202Creates engages residents through events and activities that feature the various talents of the DC creative community from television, film, music, arts, dance, fashion, cosmetology, culinary, tech, and much more. To view a full list of 202Creates events, visit 202Creates.com.

Throughout the year, 202Creates promotes and amplifies Washington, DC’s creative economy through digital media marketing, original television programming, and paid performance opportunities for DC’s creatives. To date, 202Creates has supported more than 4,000 events.

WHO:

Mayor Muriel Bowser
Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor, Planning and Economic Development
Angie Gates, Director, OCTFME
Arthur Espinoza, Executive Director, CAH

WHEN:

Wednesday, August 30, at 7:30 pm
Doors will open at 6 pm

WHERE:

Decades
1219 Connecticut Avenue, NW
*Closest Metro: Dupont Circle Metro Station*

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].