Georgetown University Assistant Professor and Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Carlos Simon‘s debut album on Decca/Universal, entitled Requiem for the Enslaved, will be released on June 17 ahead of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday. The new work was commissioned by Georgetown to honor 272 enslaved people who were sold for $115,000 by the Maryland Jesuits, the founders of the university,…
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Rent the Runway: So Easy to Love
Rent the Runway. Sounds glamorous, n’est-ce pas? I recently signed up for a one month trial of Rent the Runway Unlimited. Imagine the Netflix DVD service plus high end shopping. You choose the item you want to wear, you wear it, and you return it through the mail or in a locker around the city. Then new…
Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill Announce Spring Art Walk May 5
The Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill will have their Spring Art Walk on Saturday May 5 from 5-8. The featured exhibitions this spring include work in a variety of media by American and international artists, as well as a range of curatorial approaches. At the same time, a common theme – how we interpret and…
Two Painters from the Southern Highlands: Featuring Fabricio Lara and José Bayro
February 26 – March 26, 2015 All We Art is pleased to announce their second exhibition of 2015, Two Painters from the Southern Highlands, featuring artists Fabricio Lara and José Bayro, opening Thursday, February 26, with a public reception from 6:00-9:00pm. The exhibition will run through March 26, 2015 and include an artist talk and two special events. The work of…
Ms. Vedral Goes to Washington: Café Milano
Prior to moving to DC, I had been warned by…pretty much everyone…that my foodie proclivities would need to be adjusted. And experience had also brought this to bear: I once had Thai food at a restaurant with a punny name that used regular broccoli instead of Chinese broccoli in its Pad See Ew. I’d been…
Pinball Takes DC Back to the Arcade
On the top floor of the Georgetown Park Mall lies a wonderful secret – the home of the National Pinball Museum. A surprisingly informative tour yields all kinds of fascinating tidbits about the history of the game, including its origin – the French billiard game bagatelle. C’mon, hipsters — someone start an ironic bagatelle league already! The…
The Woman in Me
In this tangle of happy hours and sales that can be life in DC, it’s easy to bypass introspection. Remember that? From those school papers? Ahhh, yes, the unexamined life is not worth living and all that. Anyway, that’s what I took away from a recent panel discussion at Heiner Contemporary in upper Georgetown. The panel,…
Hooked on Delicious in Georgetown
Ahoy, mates! Captain Joel here to tell you about Hook, an impressive seafood restaurant in Georgetown. Sure, it’s been around for awhile, but better late than never, right? This posh eatery provides a wee bit of upscale competition for neighboring Clyde’s in the strangely restaurant-scarce west-of-Wisconsin corridor on M Street. You might be asking yourselves, what are we…
Hidden Gem: Cafe Bonaparte
I always have a chip on my shoulder when I go to Georgetown these days. Maybe it’s all the runners who insist on jockeying with the tourists for space on M Street. Maybe it’s the chain stores. Maybe it’s Clyde’s. Hey, what do you have against Clyde’s? Ugh! I exclaim, and flounce away. Then one…
DC Style Is Real 