Last year, nearly 13,000 people attended the nighttime arts festival in Tenleytown - and this year St. Ann's Church is one of the venues hosting! On Saturday, September 14, from 7:00pm to midnight, the Parish Gym becomes a pop-up art gallery featuring artists spanning sculptors, painters, mixed media, and everything between. Live music and dance bring added vibrancy to this expansive space, which will also feature cocktails and a lounge. Just outside, interactive games, outdoor sculpture, and dessert trucks bring whimsy for the young and young-at-heart.
Simultaneously, St. Ann's Church (please enter at the corners of Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues NW) will host guided tours of their stained glass windows and architecture, respectively, at 7:30pm and 9:00pm during Art All Night. Come and learn about the church's beautiful reproduction of Michelangelo's famous "Pietà," newly restored Létourneau organ, well known Christian saints depicted in their stained glass windows, and history as a historic site in Tenleytown. The church will be open from 7:00 to 11:00pm, and a self-guided tour will also be available. Additionally, St. Ann's Church will host a table in the Gym with photographs depicting its 150-year history, Marian artwork by various artists, historic material about the church, and different art donated by church members in honor of their 150th anniversary!