The Spiritual Artwork of Asha Elana Casey
Post-independence Senegalese playwright Abdou Anta Kâ deftly wrote that “one had to find inspiration in myth to write today and tomorrow’s histories. Men have...
Junot Díaz, Monsters and Ward 7
Author Junot Díaz, acclaimed for his adult fiction, just released his first picture book, and Capitol View Neighborhood Library, 5001 Central Ave. NE, in...
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....
Review: A Night with Jackie “Moms” Mabley
Nostalgia allows us to recall and re-experience memorable moments or events in our lives. You can actually feel much of the same emotion and...
The Anacostia Community Museums Garden Programs
The Museum at the top of the Hill
The Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As a part of the...
The Wine Girl
The evolution of Champagne can be traced back to Benedictine Monks in the late 16th century. Legend has it that Dom Pierre Pérignon, the...
Jazz Avenues
We Honor Donald Byrd, December Birthday Hero
Among our birthday heroes this month we especially honor our own Donald Byrd. As reported in the recent...
At The Movies
By the Grace of God
Regular moviegoers will remember the Oscar-winning “Spotlight” (2015), a superb chronicle of investigative journalism revealing a heinous history of sexual...
Botanical Illustrator Alice Tangerini
The West Wing of the Smithsonian’s Department of Botany in the National Museum of Natural History houses 4.8 million dried pressed plants, the oldest...
DC Strings Performs Music With, Not For, the Audience
In a church with yellow walls and stained-glass windows, a red carpet and maybe two dozen audience members scattered on benches, an orchestra plays...
