Saturday, November 7 Fontana Forge – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fontana Forge will host their second annual fall open house. Guests will also have the opportunity to register for a basic blacksmithing class. For more information, click here. Fontana Forge is located at 2414 Douglas St. NE. CHAL – 3 p.m. to 7 p.m….
Category: E Street
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Examining our Biases Edition
Thursday, September 17 Gallery NK – 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are invited to view works from current artists during happy hour at Gallery NK. For more information, click here. Gallery NK is located at 321 K St. NE. Washington Project for the Arts – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WPA’s Lobby…
The King’s Speech: Grandeloquent with a Stutter
In this life, something (in this earthly realm, not a Platonic ideal, philosophy majors) cannot be entirely perfect unless it also has a minor flaw. Like Michaelangelo’s David, The King’s Speech has a flaw in its marble, preventing it from being my perfect see-it-with-the-family holiday movie. But this thing, this scene, is so much a…
Irish Film Festival Lands in DC
Film festivals always seemed to be a hidden paradise, a holy grail of coolness. Going to Tribeca or Sundance was always something I wanted to do one day, but only one day. What I didn’t know was that the perfect film festival is right here in DC. And happening this week! The Irish Film Festival…
Short Films. So short!
I knew that DC has a film festival, but I missed the festival this year. I love short films (especially the ones at the beginning of Pixar films–who doesn’t?), but the price of admission to the festival was a little steep. Imagine my absolute delight when I was walking down H Street after class at…
Mumblecore at E Street
I recently went to the E Street Cinema for a free screening of The Kids Are Alright. (You can joing the Facebook group, I Love Free Movies for these random screenings). I also have seen Despicable Me which I can highly recommend if you can handle 3-D glasses and unbearable cuteness for 90 minutes. Sadly,…