Ford’s Newest Radio Play Explores A Pair of Encounters Between Douglass and Lincoln
Necessary Sacrifices explores the two documented encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of national crisis.
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Mayor Bowser Bestows Washington Women of Excellence Awards
“This year the world as we know it halted. We experienced unthinkable loss and unthinkable triumph… tragedy and success. And
Read MoreFestive Ways to Celebrate Easter in 2021
Oh no! The White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled this year, but there are other places to head for egg hunts, outdoor fun, and a chance to meet the Big Bunny himself. Here are some of the most festive ways we’ve found to celebrate the Easter season…
Read MoreFour Creative Ways to Enjoy the Cherry Blossoms This Year
We all want to see the Cherry Blossoms… but this year, we’re seeing them differently or from a distance. Because we’re generally avoiding the Tidal Basin to keep everyone safe and healthy, we’ve found four other ways to celebrate peak blossom around town..
Read MoreArena Stage Drops a Pandemic-Era Hip-Hop Musical This Week
Move over, Hamilton! Arena Stage is releasing the second installment of its Arena Riffs, and this one’s a pandemic-era hip-hop musical.
Read MoreAn Afternoon Affair: Cherry Blossom Tea at the Fairmont
Pinkies Up! This Afternoon Tea in the Fairmont Hotel’s new Cherry Blossom Pop-Up Lounge is the safely sophisticated social outing we’ve been waiting for. And just in time to celebrate the flowering of DC’s favorite trees.
Read MoreHelene Schmitz Calls House of Sweden “Brave” for Displaying Her Photos
House of Sweden’s new “Dreamland” series is “a meditation on man’s relation to nature” with an ironic title, as the beauty in these disturbing images is juxtaposed with their climate message.
Read MoreThere’s a Poignant Private Art Exhibit Inside the Qatar America Institute for Culture
A cultural institute near Dupont Circle has an almost secret art exhibit inside that is not only open right now… it’s free!
Read MoreLucky You, DC Has St. Paddy’s Day Deals
We may be a few weeks/months away from all-out parades, but there can still be special food, music, dancing, drinking… and a whole lot of green. Here are some of the deals we’ve found to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in DC this year.
Read MoreNature Blooms, Bustles, Bursts at ARTECHOUSE’s Futuristic Cherry Blossom Exhibit
Four galleries straight out a science fiction fantasy — a cyberpunk cityscape, an interactive market, bustling alleyways, and an abandoned rooftop — all offer nature blooming in unexpected ways amidst a century of humanity’s outsized expansion in the latest ARTECHOUSE exhibit, Renewal 2121.
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