NoMa’s really hitting the big time with a new half million from the city for parks and now the recognition of growing pedestrian traffic in the booming neighborhood. From NoMa BID press release: Partners Include Keep America Beautiful, DC/MD Beverage Association, Harris Teeter The NoMa Business Improvement District, Keep Washington D.C. Beautiful and Coca-Cola Refreshments kicked off…
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: Relaxed Edition
Friday November 16 The Fridge (7pm to 11pm) The Fridge presents Relax, an exchange print portfolio show featuring student work from the Corcoran’s graduate Art and The Book program An opening reception is scheduled for Friday November 16 from 7pm to 11pm. The portfolio includes woodcut, linocut, silkscreen, lithography, etching, letterpress, and digital prints. For…
Submerge DC: A No Kings Collective Production
Submerge DC is a No Kings Collective pop-up art space in what used to be Fashion One on the H Street Corridor. What does that even mean? Also known as a “flash art happening,” the two-floor space houses the artwork of about a dozen local artists. There is straight up graffiti from local fave Decoy, there are…
Taste of Myanmar
Come feast on 15 delicious dishes of Burmese food for just $10! On Thursday the 15th, EventStir and RuninOut will host a family style meal of typical Burmese fare at [aptly named] Burma in Chinatown. Think Groupon-meets-Square: you join the event, pay $10, then get to eat your heart out with your new group…
Something’s Really Happening Here: DC Week
What if you could look on one screen at all of the public transportation options in DC at the same time and choose the best route home (Metro, bus, Capital Bikeshare, Zipcar, and car2go)? Have you ever tried to cook from a recipe on your iPad or smartphone without getting food on the screen? A…
Weekend [East City] Event Round Up: Steppin’ Out Edition
Friday November 2 Honfleur Gallery (7pm to 9pm) Both Honfleur Gallery and The Gallery at Vivid Solutions will be hosting exhibitions in historic Anacostia that are part of DC Fotoweek 2012. Steppin’ Out, at Honfleur Gallery by DC-based artist Michael Platt, defies conventional notions of photography. Referring to himself as an “imagemaker”, Platt uses…
Call for Writers
Greetings readers! Some of you may or may not have noticed that the posts have been slow in coming lately here at DC Style Is Real. Has DC Style gotten a little too real lately and precluded the writing of fine and entertaining posts for your reading pleasure? Perhaps. That’s why I want you (YOU!)…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Halloween Edition
All Weekend Hill Center Pottery Exhibition The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital presents a group exhibition of 15 potters from around the United States. This ambitious project is open to the public on Saturday October 27 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday October 28 from noon to 4pm. A cocktail reception on Friday…
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