Thursday, May 14 Wild Hand Workspace – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join the artists at Wild Hand Workspace for an open studio event at the Brookland Arts Walk. Artwork from APT50 will be on display. Wild Hand Workspace is located at 716 Monroe St. NE. Friday, May 15 Leica Gallery – 7 p.m. to…
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Weekend East City Event Round Up: 100,000 People Can’t be Wrong Edition
Friday September 20 DC Murals (3pm to 5pm) DC Mural and Art4All present a lecture by artists on the significance of their public pieces at various locations around DC. In addition, Caitlin Carroll will present her recently completed documentary film on DC’s murals. For more information click here. The Anacostia Library is located at 1800…
Monthly Wine Tasting at Le Grenier
New local favorite Le Grenier, at 5th and H Streets NE, knows how to keep the local crowd happy. Every month the French restaurant will feature new wines by the glass, introduced at a free [read: FREE] tasting the first Tuesday of every month. I sat down at the beautiful and dimly lit bar to…
Hip Hip Hikari!
New Japanese restaurant Hikari Sushi opened this week at 644 H St NE, adding another exciting cuisine option to the burgeoning corridor. According to Thrillist, it’s named after the fastest bullet train in Japan. The polished decor includes samurai swords and red lanterns, and there’s an impressive skylight lining the entire staircase. The first floor…
Quick Byte: Celebrity on H!
Stop the presses, everyone. Dr. Horrible himself, Neil Patrick Harris, was spotted at hot ramen spot Toki Underground last night before going to help light the White House Xmas tree. Contrary to rumors from a tipster calling himself “Kumar”, NPH was not on ‘shrooms and ecstasy, but had ‘shrooms in his bowl of ramen and…
Not That You’d Forget, But H Street Festival Is Tomorrow
The allure and fun of the H Street Corridor has runneth over these past few years, with developments and restaurants popping up all the way from 4th Street to 15th, NE. Not only is this a standard night-time locale, but the daytime businesses (eateries, shops, yoga studios) have been thriving as well. Explore all the…
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…
History Monday: H and 4th, NE
Staying attuned to the history of the places we live and work can only help us enjoy where we are now all the more. Take a look back at the history of near H Street with this clip from friend of DC Style Is Real, H Street aficionado, Chris Mills, on his blog, Selling DC…
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