Put on a Santa suit and descend upon DC with thousands of like-minded Santas for the annual all-day Santarchy event! Santarchy/Santacons take place every year in major cities all over the world, involving tens of thousands of Santas. Santarchy is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-sensical celebration of holiday cheer, goodwill, and fun. There is…
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.
Cheaper Than a Bus Ticket: Brooklyn Brewery Tap Takeover
Can’t find your favorite Brooklyn beers anywhere?! Never fear. From Penn Social: Brooklyn Brewery is coming through to do a Tap Takeover Thursday, December 13th, and we are planning on partying into the night. 6:00pm til 9:00pm, Thu Dec 13 @ Penn Social, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Come by, drink Brooklyn beer, and speak with knowledgeable…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: “Miami? Whatever!” Edition
Friday December 7 Brentwood Arts Exchange (6pm to 9pm) In partnership with the Washington Printmakers Gallery, the Brentwood Arts Exchange presents the “Maryland Edition” of Mentor & Mentee with instructors and protégés showing work side by side. You have to love an exhibition with a piece called ““Out of the Jungle It Came: A…
Quick Byte: Celebrity on H!
Stop the presses, everyone. Dr. Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris, was spotted at hot ramen spot Toki Underground last night before going to help light the White House Xmas tree. Contrary to rumors from a tipster calling himself “Kumar”, NPH was not on ‘shrooms and ecstasy, but had ‘shrooms in his bowl of ramen and…
Ms. Vedral Goes to Washington: Where To Get Your Nails Did
It’s been widely documented on these pages that I like to get my grooming on. Eyebrow threadings, waxing, mani/pedis–as Lindsay Bluth Funke would rightly point out, “these are some real costs, Michael.” And boy are they real. I moved here a little over nine months ago on a tight budget, only to find that the…
Opening Reception: TAXI GANG’s Exclamation Point.
The first solo-show by Fridge Owner and Director Alex Goldstein 7:00pm til 11:00pm, Sat Dec 1 [tomorrow!] @ The Fridge. Exclamation point. is the first-ever solo show by Owner and Gallery Director Alex Goldstein. The exhibit unites Goldstein’s heavily graphic design-influenced style with the visual and text-based themes he has been working with for many years in the…
Caves and Buddhas, You’re Here!
Some things in the DC arts are not to be missed. Song 1 at the Hirshhorn this past summer. Ai Weiwei’s exhibition there right now. And, starting on December 1, Pure Land at the Freer and Sackler Galleries. Imagine being in a dark cave, shining a flashlight around over intricate paintings. Then, all of a…
At 25: The Freer [and Sacker] Is Here
And not only are the Freer and Sackler Galleries here, they’re turning the ripe old age of 25! To celebrate, the galleries will be hosting several different and exciting shows from Asian artists. The Freer and Sackler are, after all, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art. And with all the Asian art that’s been hitting…
Mark Parascandola Photography: Reception at Sotheby’s
From the reception press release: On Thursday, Nov. 29th from 6-8pm, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty office on 14th St NW will host an opening reception featuring local DC photographer, Mark Parascandola, whose work will be on display there until Jan. 11. Mark Parascandola, a PhD epidemiologist by training, uses photography to explore patterns of movement…
DC Style Is Real 