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This Saturday, June 10, DRYY Garment Care will host the third annual DRYY RUN 5K fitness and philanthropy event! Chris Cardi is once again proud to support the DRYY RUN for a 3rd year in a row, designing the racer bibs and commemorative poster. This year’s event is a scholarship fundraiser benefiting underserved children in DC to attend the KidOvation Stage summer camp at The Lane in Ivy City.

Registration to participate is free; however, DRYY encourages participants to donate to the fundraiser using the link below:

DONATE HERE: DRYY RUN x KidOvation Scholarship Fund

Festivities and event sign-in starts at 8AM to 12PM. For more information and to register visit EVENTBRITE: DRYY RUN DC 23’ ***For safety please check air quality conditions prior to attending.

CULTURE 

We kicked off Pride Month by celebrating with the DC creative community attending DC FRAY’s Art Out Loud at Selina hotel, Saturday, June 3. This official Capital Pride event activated all senses  featuring art installations and queer owned business pop-ups from the lobby to the rooftop. Visit CapitalPride.org for more ways to enjoy Pride Month in DC.

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TANK TOP SEASON HAS RETURNED

Summer's here and our Chris Cardi Flag Tank Tops are a great way to get you ready for 4th of July, beach parties to BBQ's, picnics at the park to lounging the pool side, summer festivals, family reunions and all the fun that comes with days in the sun.

Check Out the Flag Tank Top Collection

COMMUNITY

Kam & 46 x SAMASAMA presents Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market at Metrobar on Sunday, May 21st. The outdoor market will celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a bevy of artisan makers and vendors. We at Chris Cardi are proud to be a participating vendor. Join us for a day of food, drinks, music and shopping local. This is a free admission and family friendly event. We are excited to see you there!

Click here for more details and to RSVP.

CULTURE 

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month and in particular Chris’ Filipino heritage, we’ve curated a playlist featuring Fil-Am (Filipino-American) and Filipino diaspora R&B, soul, and funk musical artists for your enjoyment.

The playlist titled “Salamat Po” Vol. 1, which is Tagalog (the national language of the Philippines) translates to “Thank you” in English.

Check out the playlist on Apple Music here.

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Honoring Chris’ Filipino roots, we are releasing a Pinoy centric capsule collection of apparel and accessories. The initial drop sharing the title “Salamat Po” Drop 1, features digital art prints, t-shirts, tank tops, hats, totes and even aprons will be available online Monday, May 22 and pre-released at the Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market in Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 21.

You can purchase the Philippine Flag Tank Top now online for pre-release here!

Check the online shop Monday, May 22 for more drop 1 releases.

The Washington Bastards is a fictitious pro football franchise fighting to make D.C. statehood a reality. 

This actually has nothing to do with football and everything to do with advocating for full citizenship and equal representation of District of Columbia residents in our nation’s democracy. It’s not about politics. It’s about participation, social justice, and the full will of the people of the United States of America. 

We are utilizing our medium of fashion and leveraging our platform to raise greater awareness for D.C. statehood and invite you to join us in advocating on behalf of the District’s more than 700,000 residents. While fashion is one way to advocate, organized activism is a greater way to take action and stay informed.

We are avid supporters of DC Vote! Founded in 1998, DC Vote is a national grassroots engagement and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening our nation’s democracy and securing civil equality through self-government and full voting rights for the people who call the District of Columbia home.

DC Vote welcomes citizens, advocates, thought leaders, scholars and policy-makers seeking to advance the cause. Follow @DCvote on instagram, visit the organization's website DCvote.org and sign up to the newsletter to stay in the know. 

Help us in supporting DC Vote over the next week for the Moe Cans Drive, fundraising and collecting canned goods as well as non-perishable food items in support of Bread For The City. Find out more @DCvote.

Power to the people!

Shop the Washington Bastards Football Team capsule collection online here.

This Community Culture Commerce edition we celebrate Women’s Small Business Month with Artist Olivia Bruce, Filipino American Heritage at UMPUKAN, and a new drop from our H Street NE ‘22 capsule collection!

COMMUNITY
Meet the Artist Brunch ft. Olivia Bruce

Chris Cardi Inc. and Sospeso invite to Meet The Artist Brunch featuring Olivia Bruce hosted by BeMo!

Olivia is a watercolor painter and mixed media artist with roots in the DMV. A self proclaimed color enthusiast, experimenting with earth tones and natural plant dyes, Olivia’s unique use of color amplifies the humanness and intimacy of her subjects in each body of work.

Join us for an engaging conversation with Olivia and preview art ahead of her 2023 solo exhibition. We look forward to hosting you as we celebrate our creative community this Women’s Small Business Month. To secure brunch seating, early arrival is strongly suggested. Click here to RSVP!

CULTURE 

Kam & 46 x SAMASAMA presents Umpukan! A Fil-Am History Month Celebration!

Celebrate Filipino-American history and heritage with Kam & 46 x SAMASAMA Sunday, October 16th, 12 - 6PM at Metrobar DC. Umpukan - meaning gathering in Tagalog, invites you to shop local with amazing vendors, enjoy live music by Klout Sitty Burd Gyang, OPM+ (Original Pilipino Music+) with Les The DJ, and celebrate #FAHM2022!⁣

All ages welcome, bring your neighbors and the whole pamilya! The event is free and open to the public—any donations made during ticket registration will be directed to sustaining SAMASAMA’s cultural offerings. Salamat! RSVP

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H Street NE. Nostalgia T-shirts

This drop installment of our H Street NE ‘22 capsule collection features new additions to our Nostalgia H St. NE t-shirts. New colorways include purple/purple print and a black/silver/multicolor print. Check out the full collection here!

         

MEET THE ARTIST BRUNCH FT. OLIVIA BRUCE

Chris Cardi Inc. and Sospeso invite you to join us for our Meet The Artist Brunch featuring Olivia Bruce hosted by BeMo!

Olivia is a watercolor painter and mixed media artist based in Maryland. A self proclaimed color enthusiast, experimenting with earth tones and natural plant dyes. Olivia's goal is for viewers to see the beauty and unique use of color amplifying the humanness and intimacy of her subjects in each body of work.

A 2013 graduate of D.C.’s renowned Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Olivia went on to study Studio Art at Instituto Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy, and later earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Marist College.

Olivia has now set her sights to take on new opportunities, commissions, and collaborative projects. In addition to being an independent artist Olivia is also a partner and lead artist of “the KOPi room”, a production house that develops marketing campaigns. 

This brunch serves as an opportunity to meet the artist ahead of her 2023 exhibition. We look forward to hosting you as we celebrate our creative community this Women’s Small Business Month. 

Complimentary mimosas and baklava will be served during the reception hour. To secure brunch seating, early arrival is strongly suggested. View the Sospeso brunch menu here.

Meet the Artist Brunch with Olivia Bruce, is a Chris Cardi Inc. Community + Culture + Commerce event. Click here to RSVP! 

This edition of our Community, Culture, Commerce newsletter is chock full of great events happening in Washington, D.C. this weekend. From Congressional Black Caucus Week events, innovative activations by D.C. creatives, ways to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, and of course, our first in a series of H Street NE ‘22 capsule releases, we have so much to share with you! 

COMMUNITY

 The Creator House by creative advocacy organization Take Creative Control in collaboration with No Kings Collective, is a space centered by Black ingenuity focused on policy issues impacting historically marginalized communities aligned with the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference 2022. The multi-day activation is happening now  through Sunday, October 2. RSVP for events here!

SONIC SURPLUS 

This weekend, Sonic Surplus opens on H Street NE! Sonic Surplus is a short term retail, art and entertainment experience from the creative minds of Studio Sonic. Find out more by following @StudioSonic.co on Insta. 

CULTURE

Celebrate Latin culture and Hispanic Heritage Month on H Street NE at the CLANDESTINO pop-up located in Maketto. The pop-up features a menu of Banhez mezcal and tequila craft cocktails by Pedro Tobar and Daniel Sanchez.  Find out more here!

LA MANPLESA 

This Hispanic Heritage Month the documentary film La Manplesa invites us to reflect on a societal flashpoint impacting D.C.’s Latino community. The University of the District of Columbia invites everyone to attend the free premiere on Thursday, October 6. This film details the 1991 protests in Mount Pleasant spurred by the police shooting of Salvadoran man Daniel Gomez. Part of the PBS documentary series America ReFramed, this film tells the story of one of DC’s first barrios. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Follow the film on Instagram @lamanplesafilm for more updates.

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H Street Northeast Life t-shirts from our latest capsule are now available at our online shop. More styles from our H ST. NE ‘22 capsule pop-up will drop over throughout October. Limited quantities will be available for each so be sure to act fast when they do. Shop the drops here!

We’re celebrating Labor Day with the gift of music by sending you to the MOON! The last couple of years have truly been a labor of love serving our community and we thank you for rockin’ with us! 

We couldn’t have done it without your support, and to say thank you, we are giving away 2 tickets via our Instagram contest to Kid Cudi’s “To the Moon” concert tour on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the Capital One Arena ft. @070shake and @Strick!