Hollywood Comes to DC

Release Date: Friday, January 6th 2012

It’s time to roll out the red carpet for the fifth annual BET Honors awards show, returning to the Warner Theater (513 13th Street) at 7:00 pm on Saturday, January 14. Expect parking restrictions and street and sidewalk closures.

The private affair celebrates the outstanding achievements of seven extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service, and education, and will feature a star-studded lineup, with performances by Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Common, and appearances by Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, and Willow Smith.

Poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou; internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder; Grammy-Award winning singer Mariah Carey; filmmaker Spike Lee; American’s first black military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen; and track coach and mentor Beverly Kearney are this year’s honorees. Actress Gabrielle Union will host the show.

Several parking restrictions and street and sidewalk closures will go into effect days before the awards show and pre-show, which begins at 5:30 pm. They are as follows:

Wednesday, January 11, 11:59 pm – Sunday, January 15, 2:00 am
Parking Restrictions

• East curb lane of 13th Street, between E and F streets

Wednesday, January 11, 11:59 pm -- Sunday, January 15, 6:00 am
Parking Restrictions

• East and west curb lanes of 12th Street, between E and F streets
• North curb lane of E Street, between 12th and 13th streets

Friday, January 13, 11: 59 pm – Sunday, January 15, 6:00 am
Street and Sidewalk Closure

• E Street, between 12th and 13th streets

Saturday, January 14, 6:00 am – Sunday, January 15, 2:00 am
Street and Sidewalk Closure

• 13th Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue and F Street

Parking Restrictions

• Westbound curb lane of Pennsylvania Avenue, between 11th and 13th streets

Saturday, January 14, Noon -- Sunday, January 15,  2:00 am
Street Closure

• All lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue, between 11th and 14th streets
• All lanes on 12th Street, between Constitution Avenue and E Street

Parking Restrictions

• North and south curb lanes of Pennsylvania Avenue, between 13th and 14th streets

Parking Restrictions

• South curb lane of F Street, between 12th and 13th streets