Friday, January 16 Washington Project for the Arts – on view 24 hours Hothouse Video: Marina Zurkow featured six video animations, which form a narrative commenting on man’s interactions in the environment. The 144-hour video cycles continuously so viewers never see the same hand-drawn images twice. For details, click here. The show will be at Capitol Skyline…
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Welcome to 2015 Edition
Thursday, January 8 Studio 21 – 6 p.m. Dance Place and maDCap exhibit the works of Reza Ghajar in Painting Pain. Ghajar explores aspects that remain common throughout different cultures and societies in his works. For more details, click here. Studio 21 is located at 716 Monroe St., NE. Friday, January 9 Studio…
Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch “Open F|S” Initiative, Smithsonian’s First Complete Digitized Collection
Even if one of your New Year’s resolutions is not to create not-for-profit work using archived Asian and American art, this is still pretty cool. Read on for more about the new free and open direction for the Freer Sackler Galleries. Become a beta tester to receive extra access, involvement, or untold Smithsonian treats. …
Hanukkah Lights Reading with NPR’s Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz
Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz bring their immensely popular NPR holiday broadcast to life with readings of specially commissioned stories. Nationally renowned and beloved, Susan Stamberg is an NPR “founding mother,” having been on the staff since the network was founded in 1971. She currently serves as a Special Correspondent. For many years, Murray Horwitz…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Artists Have the Best Holiday Parties Edition
Thursday, December 11 Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The latest installment of the Lobby Project brings artist JD Deardourff’s B and E to DC. Deardourff’s collages and screen prints mimic the comic book influences of his work. For more information about the exhibition, click here. The exhibition is located…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Who Need Miami Edition
Thursday, December 4 Studio 21 – 6 p.m. Domeworks 2014 displays the art of Ryan Martinez and Jeremiah Tittle. The exhibit portrays Martinez’s works as they shift between abstract and representational while discussing Tittle’s commentary on the effects of technology in our society. For details, click here. Studio 21 is located on the Arts…
Seasonal Disorder: Holiday-themed improv from Washington Improv Theater
Washington Improv Theater’s annual cornucopia of holiday-themed improv, Seasonal Disorder, features a headlining performance of Improv Actually, an improvised homage to the movie Love Actually. Seasonal Disorder is Washington Improv Theater’s gift to you: four weeks of madcap improv as unpredictable as the holiday season. WIT’s company ensembles deliver sharp, energetic improv alongside some of…
Penn Quarter: Do Good…Shopping
Penn Quarter offers two ways to swing into the holiday season: Spy Museum Coat Drive: Help Spy Win the Cold War! Donate a new or gently used coat and enjoy $7 OFF General Admission! The Spy Museum and One Warm Coat invite you to join our first annual coat drive to “Help Win the Cold…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Fantastic Voyage Edition
Thursday, November 20 Wild Hand Workshop – 7 p.m. Join Wild Hand Workspace for a screening of Erica R. Harding’s film On Our Land: Being Garifuna in Honduras. The film explores the history, culture, and social issues in Honduras since the early 1800s. For details about the film and screening, click here. Wild…
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