Walk on the Wild Side: A Union Station Holiday Art Party

Wild Side Media and Union Station are joining forces for a FREE holiday art party on Friday, December 19 from 8:30 p.m to midnight. Head to Union Station's Main Hall and East Hall (50 Massachusetts Ave. NE, DC) for:

• live painting activations
• a pop-up podcast studio
• hand poke tattoos
• a vinyl dance party
• immersive installations
• record listening stations
• tarot readings
• five-minute sketches
• art, books, clothing, jewelry, vinyl + more for sale
• a cash bar (one drink on us!) + food for purchase

LIVE PAINTING

Hang out with some of our favorite local artists while they paint 8x4 panels in the Main and East Halls:

• All Day Projects
• E$
• Nia Keturah Calhoun
• No Kitten Heels

POP-UP PODCAST STUDIO

Join Wild Side Media journalists in the Legacy Sessions pop-up podcast studio in the East Hall for quick on-camera interviews about D.C.'s creative community.

VINYL DANCE PARTY

Caroline Weinroth of Cinema Hearts will play a vinyl-only set in the East Hall featuring everything from '60s rock, surf, garage and girl groups to '80s power pop and new wave — plus some '60s Cambodian, Japanese and international garage rock.

IMMERSIVE INSTALLATIONS

• E$'s "Fa La La La La Fever Dream" animation projected in the Main Hall
• Frame Avenue Design's pop-up party room + Polaroid station (East Hall)
• Rail Records and Books record listening stations + vendor installation (East Hall)
• Ty Stoe's Last Run Market (clothing, records, street art) in the Main Hall

VENDORS

• Craving Vintage
• Craft Daddy Designs
• Curvy Girl Vintage
• Five-minute sketches with Dina’s Doodles
• Earcandie
• Jen Pape Designs
• Khadija Jahmila
• Hand poke tattoos with Leora of @pinkyout_handpoke + Melly of @mellyhandpoke
• Matthew Maker
• Meet the Curator
• Steve Cacti Art
• Tarot readings with Tribe Called Vibe
• Truly Bonded
• The Vintage Thrivals curated by Rich Rocket