Though only in town for one weekend, Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Rock Opera encompassed a season’s worth of theater fun. Featuring a cast of formidable talents, whose actors have appeared in Tony award winning shows like In The Heights ranging all the way to the original cast of Cats. The Sidney Harmon Hall stage…
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.
Modern Manners: Gracious Guesting, Re-Gifting with Caution
Hello again! Modern Manners is back to answer your burning etiquette questions after a relaxing jaunt to the West Coast last week. I apologize for not bringing sunny Southern California weather with me, but it simply would not fit in my luggage. Today, we will discuss being a gracious guest (at all times!) and the…
On the Ground: Sad Umbrella
Hope you brought your umbrella. It’s going to rain today. Just ask the Internet.
Smithsonian’s Art a la Cart Keeps It Moving
As the poet once said, “you never stop learning.” But that may have just been something my great-aunt Agatha used to say. We may never know. At the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum (aka not The National Portrait Gallery; same building, different museum), a roadmap for exploring the museum cropped up. Nevermind that it’s really for…
Ask Rob: He Who Smelt It, Dealt With It
Here at DC Style Is Real, we from time to time feature expert advice on serious topics. Take note, this could happen…to you. I was out on a date with this guy and I think he passed gas(?)! What should I have done? Would he be embarassed or would he respect my honesty if I’d…
DC Style Is…Polite
It is a pleasure to see you here at DC Style Is Real. It’s a difficult time for our fair city, so we really must stick together. Cable channel talking heads scream at us that the days of civility in Washington are over. Angry partisanship is the new normal and the old days—which, by virtue…
Go Through The Red Door
So, you know back when you were in junior high, and you thought it’d be the coolest if you could just get away from your little suburb and go to some loft in Washington Square and be with people as cool as you are? People who really cared about the music? People who didn’t care…
Ask Rob: Winter Blues
What’s a good way to avoid the post-holidays doldrums? I get so bummed after New Year’s every year. What can I do this time? After the rush and excitement of Christmas and New Year’s, you may feel a letdown when you go back to work and everyday life. This is perfectly normal. If you tend…
Weekend [East City] Arts Roundup: First Shows of 2012
Saturday January 7 The Capitol Hill Art Workshop (5pm to 7pm) The Capitol Hill Art Workshop (CHAW) hosts its Sixth Annual Photography Juried Competition. The winner will be the recipient of a purchase prize made possible by the late Lou Stancari, a Capitol Hill resident and long-time supporter of the arts in DC. The presiding…
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