Meet The New Arch
Earlier this year, Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) acquired the Anacostia Arts Center from ARCH Development Corporation (ARCH).
The much-publicized transfer of ownership is...
Book Review: The Black Side of the River
The Black Side of the River: Race, Language and Belonging in Washington, DC by Jessica A. Grieser
Georgetown University Press, 2022
204 pages /Hardback Edition /ISBN...
Energetic, Entertaining ‘Snowy Nite’ at Anacostia Playhouse
In this semi-post COVID time most people are more than ready to get “back to normal” as soon as possible. The opportunity to safely...
Shop Umoja Holiday Market This Weekend
The principle of Umoja (unity) speaks to a need to develop and sustain a sense of oneness in our relationships and communities, a need...
“Shop Till Ya Drop” at Anacostia Art Gallery and Boutique
On September 14, 2014, Juanita Britton, owner of the Anacostia Gallery and Boutique, led a community procession through the streets of Fort Stanton to...
Make Merry at Neighborhood Holiday Markets
Friends and family, good times and gifts. For many of us, that’s a recipe for the holidays. Sure, there’s a huge holiday market downtown....
East of the River Reopens This Fall!
Anacostia Arts Center
Ward 8’s Anacostia Arts Center showcases local talent including musicians, performers and visual artists. The center boasts an 80-seat black-box theater, two...
Mini Golf: The Best of Edition
“You’re gonna die, clown!” In the movie “Happy Gilmore,” Happy screams this at a huge, shrieking, robotic clown face that has thwarted his attempts...
“A Chorus Within Her” Explores Women’s Perspectives on Pandemic
The Theater Alliance, under the guidance of Producing Artistic Director Raymond Caldwell, has opened its 19th season at the Anacostia Playhouse with the choreopoem,...
Attend 95 Live Festival Sept. 11
Don’t Mute DC, Check It Enterprises LLC and The Go-Go Museum Café present a free festival for the community Saturday at Gateway Pavillion which...