What is The Parlour? Shhhhhh, it’s a secret! OK, OK, I’ll tell you. It’s the latest pop-up art venue to hit DC, and in particular, H Street. Open this week only, The Parlour resides in the loft space above The Big Board at 4th and H, NE. I haven’t been yet. In fact, I only…
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] Round Up: Super Saturday
Friday November 4 G Fine Art (6pm to 8pm) Right next door to Conner, G Fine Art presents Iona Rozeal Brown Open.ed- Harmonious Diatribes l Works in Progress from the Stage. Brown has created her own ode to graffiti, incorporating illuminated manuscripts, inspired texts as well as abstracted figurative forms on wood panels and paper….
Mixing Guide: Cocktails at the Bottom of a Pickle Jar
Craft cocktails are all the rage in DC these days. Anyone tired of this gimmicky money grab? Come sit by the fire, kiddies (provided you’re over 21) and I’ll tell you all about it. I was lounging at the chill American Ice Co. off U Street recently when a good friend introduced me to the most peculiar…
Lunch Special: Central Michel Richard
Here’s the short version: if you want to eat at Central and spend under $100, you must go at lunch. And the long version: It’s so worth it! Not only are you getting a great deal, you’re having a little workday holiday. But the food is, of course, the main draw. Now until November 11,…
The Happy Hour Chronicles: Bistro La Bonne
Walking down U Street, it’s easy to be lured by the sparkle of Marvin and the Gibson or the solid good deal of The Islander, but tucked away between 13th and 14th Streets is Bistro la Bonne. In between some clubs, nail salons, and a Mexican restaurant, Bistro la Bonne is a slice of no-nonsense…
Weekend [East City] Round Up: Halloweeeeeeeeeen Edition
Saturday October 29 Monster Mash (10am to 5pm) Artist cooperative Albus Cavus brings a whole new spin to Halloween on Capitol Hill this year. Join them for an afternoon of face painting, costume making, skateboarding and general fun. Also, help paint a mural under the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. FREE. For additional details, click here. Garfield Park…
Ethiopic Reigns on Lower H Street
Now readers of last weekend’s Saturday Post know what denizens of H Street have known for months: Ethiopic makes killer kitfo (read Tom Sietsema’s review here). Now that the restaurant has undergone a lengthy refurbishment, diners can enjoy a more polished aethetic experience while sustaining the same high caliber of Ethiopian food that DCists have…
Weekend [East City] Arts Roundup
Friday October 21 Studio H (6pm to 9pm) Studio H opens Amalgamations, new work by Steven Pearson. Pearson paints large scale work and has created a 9’ x 9’ installation piece for the gallery. Inspired by the deluge of quotidian information we are subjected to via social media, television, radio and email, Amalgamations translates this…
Botany Comes Alive at Studio H
To celebrate Studio H’s second anniversary as the most hole-in-the-wall gallery on H Street, owner Phil Hutinet celebrated the run of not one, but two concurrent shows this past weekend. Studio H itself is a wonderful space and a true find. Climb up the stairs above a fitness center with no permanent sign, to find…
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