This editorial by Eric Hope first appeared at East City Art. Plan to attend the community meeting tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Register here. The NoMa neighborhood due north of Union Station has seen its share of transformation in recent years as apartment and office buildings replace parking lots. However, that sense of discovery ends abruptly upon entering…
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Weekend East City Event Round Up: Outside on the Inside Edition
Saturday, October 11 Art Enables – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The ninth annual installment of the area’s largest folk and self-taught art exhibition, Outsider Art Inside the Beltway hosts artists from across the country and welcomes visitors to view works selected from over 300 submissions. For more information about the exhibition, click here. The…
Support Guitars Not Guns at the Howard Theater October 11
Want to see some local DC acts perform while supporting a worthy organization? Mark your calendar for next Saturday, October 11! D.C. Music Download is proud to support Guitars Not Guns this fall. Guitars Not Guns is a local non-profit that provides free guitar instruction and instruments to local youth. GNG partners students with a local mentor, who inspire…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Art All Night Edition
Saturday, September 27 Red Dirt Studio – 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Join Red Dirt Studio as they celebrate their new space at the old Mount Rainier firehouse. Events will consist of activities for children followed by a new composition by InnerLoop and a reserved keg of Franklin’s limited edition special brew for adults. To…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: 2014 H Street Festival Edition
Thursday, September 18 Pleasant Plans Workshop – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Essentially Qualified by Paull Shortt exhibits the phenomenon many new graduates go through – having the qualifications for a position but not the required experience necessary to get the job. This exhibit will have both sculpture and performance pieces related to post-graduate life….
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Hyattsville Arts Festival Edition
Thursday, September 11 Gallery NK – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. New H Street Gallery opens! For more information about the opening, click here. Gallery NK is located at 321 K Street NE in the alley between “H” and “K” Streets NE. cove – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Artist Sarˈdär Aziz will be at cove…
Weekend East City Event Round Up: Calm before the Festivals Edition
Thursday, September 4 Studio 21– 6 p.m. The Brookland Art Walk gallery operated by Dance Place opens Starting Over, new paintings by Tina Silverman which examine how populations from regions around the globe affect the artist on an intimate level. For more information, click here. Studio 21 is located on the Arts Walk at the…
PWYC: She Kills Monsters
She Kills Monsters runs from August 15 – September 14 and promises a break in your summer doldrums. Catch the Pay What You Can previews early, then tell your friends! Rorschach promises the unexpected and exciting, which is just what you need in the middle of August in DC. Performances to be held at the Atlas…
The Red Hen: An Italian Gem with Jewish Roots
Food, family and personality. Jewish-American and Italian-American culture have much in common. But most Italian eateries don’t have the deep Jewish roots of The Red Hen, a new neighborhood gem in Bloomingdale. When Friedman decided to start his own restaurant, the nostalgic idea of soul-warming, homey Italian food with Jewish influences came to the forefront….
DC Style Is Real 