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, the DC Public Library’s effort to document the District’s rich punk scene dating back to 1976, is marking a decade of existence. In celebration, the archive is hosting a, which is being hosted at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on October 26 from 11 AM to 4 PM.See DC-native illustrator Evan Keeling’s depiction of the history of punk culture in DC through his comics.
Admission is free todetailing the rise of Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, and more in the punk and hardcore renaissance of DC in the late 1970s and ’80s. Plus, a bonus screening of short filmand concert in Lamont Plaza starting at 2 PM featuring local bands the Messthetics, Hammered Hulls, and Flowers for the Dead. Records will be up for grabs until 5 PM., pop in to see the Punk Archives for yourself.
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