Photos: Van Ness came alive for Art All Night

Our sleepy Van Ness stayed up late last Saturday, and visitors could scarcely believe their eyes.

A part of DC’s Art All Night: Made in DC festivities, Van Ness Main Street transformed this stretch of Connecticut Avenue into a nightlife destination, with family-friendly activities and entertainment.

At the fire dancers’ performance outside the Starbucks, we overheard many people exclaim, “We can’t believe this is happening here!”

Here is a sampling of the night’s many attractions from photographer Phil Taplin.

Making puppets with artist Sally Canzoneri

Poet and AU Professor Kyle Dargan at Bread Furst

Flamenco con Magdalena

JAZZAlive! at Acacia Bistro

Local visual artists at the UDC Student Center

Kyle Intergalactic Virvelvind’s Incendiary Circus

Tours at WAMU