Bloombars

06/30/2025

Jam Session/Master Class w/ tonight.

06/25/2025

This FRIDAY NIGHT!!! Join (+every last Friday at ) as she teaches Salsa and Bachata. Doors open at 7:30pm. Class starts at 8pm. Open dance and social starts at 9pm.

Yoii’s core focus is salsa and bachata, however her background also extends from hip hop to heels, ballroom, and all other latin dances. She loves working with individuals from diverse paths of life. Aside from teaching beginners and intermediate-level dancers, She also coach performance teams, and work with weddings, charities, and corporations. Yoii especially enjoys working with children of all ages, including those with special needs. She is the founder and choreographer of three salsa performance teams: La Femme (ladies), Son Caleño (Colombian), and Salsa Fusion. Through her teaching she tries to spread awareness of issues particularly close to her heart such as domestic violence, health, and substance abuse. She is a a native Spanish and english speaker, and can also communicate in French. In her free time, Yoii love photography, reading, and being in nature!

06/17/2025

Join BloomBars & the Africa World Now Project (AWNP) for the exclusive premiere screening of SURVIVING SICKLE CELL AFRICA Written, Directed & Produced by Toba Gold. Doors open at 6:30pm.

The documentary highlights the severe impact of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Sub-Saharan Africa, where childhood mortality rates range from 50% to 90%, and survival rates are declining despite medical advances like blood and bone marrow transplants. It also addresses the economic challenges faced by many African families, who live on less than a dollar a day and cannot afford basic treatments like Penicillin. Additionally, the film explores how sickle cell was brought to the U.S. through the transatlantic slave trade and continues to disproportionately affect African American communities.

Toba Gold ( ) is a movie producer, music director and cinematographer. He is the CEO, Icon media Limited. A Multi-disciplinary consortium of franchise and integrated communications company which he founded in New York with a branch in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied filmmaking and cinematography at the New York film Academy. Toba through his media outfit has helped to record documentaries for BBC and CNN to put humanitarian issues like Sickle cell Anaemia among others in the front burner of discussion in Africa. He started as a model, a soulful singer and actor. He holds a bachelors degree in Clinical Biochemistry and masters on Healthcare Administration from University of Maryland, USA. Tix on EB.

06/13/2025

We’re excited to host, Scotty and the Bleu Notes on Sat, June 21st at 8pm Feat:

Hailing from the heart of Washington D.C., Scotty and the Bleu Notes are a powerhouse blues trio that seamlessly blends the raw energy of blues rock with the infectious grooves of funk. Fronted by the fiery and soulful guitar work of Scotty, the band delivers a high-energy experience that bridges the gap between classic blues traditions and modern musical innovation. Tix on EB.

06/07/2025

Attn: Parents & Caregivers, just a reminder we have an amazing show tomorrow (Sat/7) at 11am featuring The Whyrates & their Musical Theater Science Alchemy Show! Join us! Doors open at 10:30am.

06/05/2025

Join (RTLF) for a special concert at BloomBars! We’ll have two 45min sets at 9pm and 10:30pm. If you’re not familiar with this incredible band, dive into their music on all streaming platforms. Tix on EB.

Ronya-Lee and the Light Factory (RTLF) is a musical project created by Ronya-Lee LaVaune Anderson. The Light Factory names a commitment to building work that illuminates in cooperation w/ present collaborators, past ancestors and future witnesses. They blend original music, dance, film and fashion to create layered performance experiences. Ronya-Lee is a Caribbean-American folk-soul singer-songwriter from Washington, DC.

06/05/2025

Exited for Sat!!!

Using art and science to find treasure in the world around them, The Whyrates are a dynamic pirate duo on a mission to bring wonder back to science—and swashbuckling fun to all! Featuring science-savvy Juarez M’Gold and fiddling virtuoso Sage O’Silver, they get kids singing, dancing, and discovering the magic of the high seas. Their interactive shows can be pure pirate musical fun, educational science adventures, or anything in-between.

06/04/2025

The Garden Open Mic hosted by this Friday, June, 6th, and every 1st Friday!

05/30/2025

Excited to have Adam back filling in again for Yoii this month.

05/19/2025

Another great .micd.punks & Teen Band Series thanks to Carmen, all the bands and supportive parents! Next one up, May 24th.

05/14/2025

Using art and science to find treasure in the world around them, The Whyrates are a dynamic pirate duo on a mission to bring wonder back to science—and swashbuckling fun to all! Featuring science-savvy Juarez M’Gold and fiddling virtuoso Sage O’Silver, they get kids singing, dancing, and discovering the magic of the high seas. Their interactive shows can be pure pirate musical fun, educational science adventures, or anything in-between.

05/05/2025

and BloomBars present PIÈCES D’IDENTITIÉS (Pieces of Identity) (1998, 97 min), by Mweze Ngangura - This classic drama tells fable of an old African king and his wayward daughter is updated to present day Brussels to point out some of the most troubling issues of cultural identity facing people of African descent in the ever-widening Diaspora of the late 20th century.  Mani Kongo, the king of the Bakongo, sets out for Belgium in search of his lost daughter, who left years earlier to study medicine. Upon arrival, the king must cope with the prejudices rampant in European society, the complexity of the Diaspora and more.  Congolese filmmaker Mweze Nganura’s
PIÈCES D’IDENTITIÉS was the winner at FESPACO–Africa’s most prestigious and biggest film festival–in 1999.  (In French with English subtitles). (Trailer: http://tinyurl.com/pieces-identity-trailer)  The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion.  

Suggested Donation: $10.  Proceeds support both the Africa World Now Project and BloomBars.