Contact #s: Joshua Phelps - 202.330.2996 or Patrick Wixted - 240.876.8774

UPDATE:

WHERE TO MEET: 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Rennaissance Mayflower Hotel.

We will be on Desales St NW, directly across from Panache and right outside the north side of the Mayflower Hotel on Connecticut Ave NW between L and M.  There's a cafe inside the Mayflower and probably 15 Starbucks nearby should you need a $6 coffee before we depart at 10AM.

The app is free but you MUST download ahead of time. It is a very large app and can only be downloaded over WiFi, so make sure you're Apple device (iPhone 4, iPhone 3G or iPad 3G have the app on it ahead of time.) Click here to download.

MAP: http://g.co/maps/pypya

Food/drink:  There'll be plenty of beer and amazing Sweetgreen wraps for everyone.  Bring anything else you like, as long as we keep the bus clean, Tyrell (our awesome driver) is good with it.

ORIGINAL INVITE:

Please join Bluebrain for an exclusive excursion to New York City to experience their new location-aware album Listen to the Light in Central Park. Trip includes bus transportation, Listen to the Light experience in Central Park, You Are Here: Washington DC art exhibit featuring DC artists, and an after-party at Lit Lounge (featuring DC's Shark Week and Cracked Latin). We are truly excited so many awesome DC things are happening at the same time. 

The bus will be departing Saturday, October 15^th at 10 a.m. in Dupont Circle and will depart NYC Sunday, October 16th at Noon from Central Park/a central location in NYC. Individuals are responsible for their own accommodations Saturday night.  Food courtesy of Sweetgreen and beer courtesy of DC Brau will be provided on the bus ride up to NYC. Please feel free to bring your own food and drink as well. Additional special thanks to Eventbrite and Pink Line Project.

You have been invited because we think you are special and a major part of what makes DC such a collaborative, creative, expressive and amazing place to live. This adventure is not only a celebration of the work of Bluebrain, but for all DC artists and to represent them to the fullest in one of the greatest cities in the world.

Please be sure to have an iPhone/iPad with you for this trip. If you do not have one and are a Blackberry/Android user, we'll improvise and bring some headphone splitters.  Or come enjoy the experience still and borrow from a friend on the trip/walk with them, etc. We will make it work!  The app is free but you MUST download ahead of time. It is a very large app and can only be downloaded over WiFi, so make sure you're Apple device (iPhone 4, iPhone 3G or iPad 3G have the app on it ahead of time.) Click here to download.

We are asking  $42 per person to cover costs. This is an exclusive and space-limited event so please act fast. We hope you can join us.  To find out more about Bluebrain, check this 'Making Of' video out. To find out more about You Are Here, click here.

Here is the itinerary for the two-day excursion:

Saturday, October 15^th:

10 a.m. – Bus departs Dupont Circle

3 p.m. – Arrive Central Park, New York City, NY

3-6 p.m. – Experience Listen to the Light – Central Park

6-9 p.m. – You are Here: Washington DC (Dorian Grey Gallery, 437 E. 9^th St.) – more info here

After-party at Lit Lounge featuring Shark Week and Cracked Latin (93 Second Ave East Village)

Sunday, October 16^th:

12 p.m. – Bus departs NYC for DC

Email us at BluebrainDCtoNYC@gmail.com or us individually with any questions.  

Thank you. See you soon!

Your hosts,

The Scheme Team (Joshua Phelps & Patrick Wixted)