Friday July 13 Honfleur Gallery (7pm to 9pm) The Annual East of the River Exhibition never disappoints. In its sixth year, the group show features the work of artists who either work or live East of the River. The multimedia exhibition features sculpture, digital media, photography and painting. A steel drum band will also…
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.
PSA: D.C. Parents and Students Protest Cuts to School Librarians
Parents Give Out Baked Treats Outside Mayor’s Office to Raise Awareness and Funds for 16,000 Students (57 Schools) With No Librarian This Fall! Parents Tell Mayor and Chancellor – “Our Children Need Librarians!” D.C. Parents [will gather from 8am to 11am] gathered today outside the Mayor’s Office to protest the sudden cuts of school librarians from…
First Look: Atlas Arcade
Newly-renamed Barcade Atlas Arcade officially opens today at 1236 H Street NE. I managed to check out their soft opening (like a boss) and while not everything was quite finished, I came away with a great first impression. The space limitation makes it quite difficult to make it a full-fledged, substantial arcade, but they’ve impressively packed in…
Phillips Collection: Jasper Johns Exhibition Layers onto Rothko
The Phillips Collection, one of the few museums in town I don’t terribly mind paying for (looking at you, Textile Museum) and “America’s first museum of modern art,” houses some of the most astoundingly masterful pieces in the world, all tucked away in a former residence in Dupont. Upon entering (and paying $12), the viewer…
Weekend [East City] Roundup: Sacred and the Profane Edition
Saturday July 7 Conner Contemporary Art (6pm to 8pm) Conner Contemporary Art presents its annual Academy exhibition which showcases the most promising BFA/MFA students from the Baltimore-Washington area. This event is not to be missed. For more information, click here. Conner Contemporary Art is located at 1358 Florida Avenue NE G Fine Art (6:30pm to…
Barcade: I Like That Old Time Ms. Pac Man
Recently closed H Street hangout Fruit Bat is reopening next week as Barcade, an 80s arcade and beer bar. Amidst the Star and Shamrock and the H Street Country Club, this is just the kind of kitschy nostalgia joint H Street needs, plus any place that has arcade games is in my cool book. See –…
Dance It Out: Joy of Motion Summer Session
In a break from all derecho/storm-related news, we bring you the sunnier side of DC summer: dance. As summer sets in for serious (sorry, people without AC), we feature a summer program from Joy of Motion dance collective on H Street NE. Their summer Step Ahead program lets youth experience and create new dance styles…
Weekend [East City] Arts Roundup
All Weekend Artland Temporium Brookland (Friday 6pm, Saturday 6pm and Sunday at 4pm) Artland is a 12 week public art celebration offering free cultural events and promoting creative expression that are housed in temporiums in an effort to revitalize two vacant storefronts in the Monroe Street NE area of Brookland. Like LUMEN8Anacostia, this project…
Fish ‘n’ Pies, Northeast Update
Our crack team of DC Style Is Real tipsters got a sneak peek into upcoming Le Grenier at 502 H. The door was ajar and we just couldn’t resist. Looks like they’ve been doing some renovating. While it appeared that they still have lots to do, it’s good to see some progress on this French…
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