Until September 5, The Shakespeare Theater will continue their over twenty year tradition of offering free tickets to their summer show. By lottery or first-come-first-served basis, the theater is giving away tickets to their so-good-it’s-back production of All’s Well That Ends Well. Tickets can be had for free by enrolling in the online lottery or…
Category: Arts
Found: Street Art
These little sidewalk spiders have appeared outside the newly named Noma Metro station in NE. As you walk up to them and see them all facing and seemingly crawling in the same direction, it’s easy to imagine you are walking into a sea of spiders. Something different to start your workday. At least it’s not like this….
Where Am I?
In a salute to the less photographed (but no less beautiful and surprising) parts of DC, this intrepid on-foot photographer brings you a classic: the Where Am I? post. Inspired by Prince of Petworth in particular, I found myself pausing from time to time as I walk around our fair city, thinking, “Wow, I just like…
Found: Street Art
Outside the Takoma Metro station, this street art was gone within the week, but its proximity to the mouth of the tunnel leading to the elevator was a surprising start to the workday. And reminiscent of a Shel Silverstein book.
Where I Live and What I Live For
Author’s Note: Readers, when I moved to Washington DC nearly six months ago, I did not come with the intention of starting a literary career. After all, who moves from New York City to Capitol Hill to do that? Seriously, I’d like to know so that I can involve them in our writers’ circle. But…
Weekend [East City] Arts Roundup: Dog Days of Summer Edition
Friday August 10 12th Street Gallery at the Artland Temporium Brookland (Starting at 6pm) The 12th Street Gallery, part of the the Brookland Artland Temporium, presents Church Porch curated by Lisa Farrell. The Brookland Artist multi-media group show centers around the theme of the church porch, the part of the church between the street…
What the H Street Playhouse’s Relocation Really Means to Anacostia’s Future
Authors’s Note: in the interest of transparency and full disclosure, as the reader, you should know that I [Phil Hutinet] am both the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art as well as the Chief Operating Officer of ARCH Development Corporation. I am directly responsible for spearheading the effort to bring the H Street Playhouse to Anacostia. …
Weekend [East City] Arts Roundup
Friday July 27 Tubman Mahan Gallery (6:30pm to 8:30pm) Russ McIntosh’s Double Take solo first solo exhibition at the gallery features digital images that challenge the viewer to look beyond the initial composition and see beyond the original composition. For more information about the exhibition click here. The Tubman-Mahan Gallery is located at 3839…
Arts [East City] Roundup: East of the River Super Weekend Edition
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…
DC Style Is Real 