Tag: Music
Meet Keith Killgo
In one form or the other, Keith Killgo has been immersed in music his whole life. First, as the son of a professional musician...
Go Go Week Events with DCPL
It’s Go-Go Week! Check out the exhibit Chocolate City Keep Crankin organized by Dee Dwyer, Wayne Palmer, and the art collective NoMüNoMü at Martin...
Halloween Weekend Fun at Anacostia Arts Center
Saturday, Oct. 29 | 2 to 5 p.m. | Taste N' Shop, Featuring Xavier Brown of SouthEats Co-op
Supporting Black-owned businesses means creating space for...
Celebrate and DANCE at the NMAAHC Hip-Hop Block Party
It's the first anniversary of the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap. There's only one way to celebrate: Block Party.
The National Museum of African...
Celebrate Chuck Brown Day August 20
The 8th Annual Chuck Brown Day commemorates the life legacy and music of DC legend - the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown ugust 20.
Every...
Shop Soul of the City Market Saturday
There's produce, sure. But that's not all that's fresh. Soul of the City Market is open April 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...
Shango Kwame: Independent and Free-Spirited
Ward 7’s Shango Kwame has not donned a shirt in at least 15 years. Easily recognized in Wards 7 and 8, he is the...
Support Services Make the Transition
When schools, childcare, and other child-related facilities closed suddenly a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, parents were left scrambling to cover their children’s...
Jazz Avenues
Jazz Black History Month Spotlight: Capital Jazz Festival 1985
Many years before the DC Jazz Festival took root, my souvenir booklet reminds us, we had...
Jazz Avenues
Happy Birthday, Bean!
We honor our November birthday heroes, including Lou Donaldson, Don Cherry, Paul Desmond, Gato Barbieri, Ernestine Anderson, Teddy Wilson and the legendary...