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We Love Arts: The Servant of Two Masters
The Servant of Two Masters @ShakespeareinDC is play time. Loosen your tie, let your hair down, & prepare to laugh.
More »Samizdat: The Czech Art of Resistance 1968-1989
From Sex Pistols lyrics to indie rock, it was all illegal in the Czech Republic. Now Samizdat is here in DC.
More »Want to Go To Spain? Do It In Style
When you’re technically on Spanish soil, the parties instantly improve.
More »The Ladder of Escape: Miró at the National Gallery of Art
Whatever your preconceived notions of Miró might be, put them on hold and head to the National Gallery of Art.
More »Celebrate Young Playwrights With YPT
If you’re interested in the future of DC theater, there’s no better place to look than toward our youngest playwrights.
More »Mock the “Dear Leader” with Song Byeok
Dangerous satire: North Korean contemporary artist Song Byeok & his work mocking the Dear Leader himself come to DC.
More »Arlington Flea Market Reopens This Weekend
Rummagers unite! The Arlington Flea Market opens its season tomorrow for the first of eight monthly events.
More »National Cathedral Tower Climb
For 1st time since the earthquake, the Natl Cathedral opened the bell tower; @MosleyPhoto & @jocastlemiller climbed it.
More »King Me: An Interview with Laura Elkins
Do first ladies have wrinkles? Laura Elkins gives the scoop on her pieces at The Fridge’s current show KING ME.
More »Orchid Mystique at US Botanic Garden
Orchids courtesy of Rukasu1 If seeing cherry blossom buds makes you impatient for late March, the US Botanic Garden has you (and your date…or camera…) covered with their annual display of orchids – Orchid Mystique: Nature’s Triumph. I visited last weekend on an extremely affordable date (admission is always free), and decided that the Botanic [...]
More »The NGA French Galleries Reinstallation
Four Dancers courtesy of jcm_DC Last weekend the National Gallery of Art reopened the Nineteenth-Century French Galleries, which contain works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Modigliani and Picasso. The gallery now organizes the paintings thematically and provides textual panels to help visitors understand the reasoning behind the new groupings. In addition, thirteen [...]
More »We Love Drinks: The 1K Beer Walk
Porter courtesy of jcm_DC If you’ve ever wanted to run a marathon but worry about whether your beer gut will slow you down, Washington Wine Academy‘s DC School of Beer has a perfect solution: the Beer Walk! The beer walk took place last Saturday and Sunday – a week after the wine walk – in [...]
More »Why I Love DC: Joanna Castle Miller
353/365 courtesy of ekelly80 I moved to DC (okay, NoVa to be exact) from New York via my hometown of Memphis, and love the fact that here I can get moonshine and fried pickles but still have winter sports and a subway system. I love that DC is misunderstood and can play the victim. The [...]
More »Day of Action Against Guantanamo This Wednesday
Assemblance.WitnessAgainstTorture.GTMO.NW.WDC.7January2012 courtesy of ElvertBarnes If you were surprised by all the underwear-clad Metro riders on Sunday, don’t be one of those people surprised by the orange and black human chain during lunch break on Wednesday. On Jan. 11, activists from around the country will be locking arms from the White House to the Capitol to [...]
More »Best of: DC Protests 2011
Occupy DC – In the Capitol’s Shadow 2 courtesy of theqspeaks It’s been the year of the protestor in DC, and that’s after a 2010 filled with Tea Parties and Rallies for Sanity. We’ve seen protestors on our walks to work, outside and inside our memorials, sitting in the middle of the street and, yes, [...]
More »ROC Guide Highlights DC Restaurants
‘Ben’s Chili Bowl’ courtesy of ‘Michael T. Ruhl’ When picking a restaurant for your next meal out, why not choose a place where workers haven’t coughed all over your dinner because they’ve been forced to work with the flu? Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United) and their local branch ROC-DC just released their first annual Diners’ [...]
More »Blanket the Earth, Starting with DC
‘tents’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ This Friday Blanket the Earth plans to donate blankets, coats, socks and other warm gifts to protestors all over the country. If you’re interested in donating to the Occupy DC crowd to help them endure the coming winter, you should meet on the southeast corner of Freedom Plaza (that’s 13th and [...]
More »Laogai Museum – A Dupont Detour
‘Laogai Museum 4′ courtesy of ‘jcm_DC’ The Laogai Museum may be small, but it packs a punch. Tucked away in the old Real World DC house off Dupont Circle, its one-floor exhibit explores the dark underbelly of Chinese labor camps and human rights policies. “Laogai” means “reform through labor” and refers to oppressive tactics the [...]
More »Capital City Ball
‘Focus’ courtesy of ‘theqspeaks’ Since moving to DC, I’ve been wanting to play a socialite a la Real Housewives, but every time the opportunity arises my limo’s in the shop and my bank account is empty. Sigh. If you face the same problem, why not check out the Capital City Ball this Saturday night? For [...]
More »The Lincoln Legacy Project at Ford’s Theatre
‘Rehearsal, Ford’s Theatre’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ With Republican debates underway and the growth of both Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Occupy Wall Street, it appears most of America is angry, frustrated, or confused. And we’re all pretty much broke. What better time, then, to look back on the legacy of a president who saw [...]
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