Thursday, September 4 Studio 21– 6 p.m. The Brookland Art Walk gallery operated by Dance Place opens Starting Over, new paintings by Tina Silverman which examine how populations from regions around the globe affect the artist on an intimate level. For more information, click here. Studio 21 is located on the Arts Walk at the…
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.
From the Archives: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
In the dog days of August, we take a break from posting about events and bring you this gem from the archives. I came to Washington, D.C. eight years ago. I had finished grad school in New York, and D.C. was not on the map until I met my boyfriend, who had found a…
Canstruction Build Out at the National Building Museum
Canstruction 2014 is almost here! Twenty-eight teams will have just six hours to construct their imaginative sculptures! This year’s theme “Play With Your Food” turns the childhood admonition on its head. A record number of teams will use cans of food to recreate giant versions of classic toys and games including chess pieces, roller skates, and tree…
PWYC: She Kills Monsters
She Kills Monsters runs from August 15 – September 14 and promises a break in your summer doldrums. Catch the Pay What You Can previews early, then tell your friends! Rorschach promises the unexpected and exciting, which is just what you need in the middle of August in DC. Performances to be held at the Atlas…
Cineconcert Buster Keaton
Students and alumni of all ages will enjoy this special film and concert event. Greene, Founder and Director of the Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra Society, will perform a live score for Buster Keaton’s 1927 classic, College (66 minutes). Keaton, the master of physical comedy, stars as a bookish college student who tries to win the heart…
The Red Hen: An Italian Gem with Jewish Roots
Food, family and personality. Jewish-American and Italian-American culture have much in common. But most Italian eateries don’t have the deep Jewish roots of The Red Hen, a new neighborhood gem in Bloomingdale. When Friedman decided to start his own restaurant, the nostalgic idea of soul-warming, homey Italian food with Jewish influences came to the forefront….
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Last Chance ‘Till Fall Edition
Editor’s Note— this is the last Round-Up until the Fall 2014 Preview which comes out Thursday, August 28. Friday, August 1 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This free exhibit shows the work of local DC artists competing for the DCCAH’s FY15 Artist Fellowship Program (AFP) grant. It…
Film Screening: Red-Headed Woman
Tough Dames in Satin Slips: Films from Pre-Code Hollywood In a film and discussion series that will explore the history of sex and violence in the movies, censorship and the ratings system, movie critic Nell Minow and journalist Margaret Talbot present gems of pre-code cinema. The story of a saucy, scheming, gold-digger, Red-Headed Woman can…
STUPID F##KING BIRD: Sort of adapted from Chekhov’s The Seagull
It’s back! Woolly reunites the entire cast and creative team of Stupid F##king Bird, following its runaway success in the summer of 2013. In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, award-winning playwright Aaron Posner wages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true…
DC Style Is Real 