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DC Jazz Festival Founder Charlie Fishman, 1942-2024
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Cocktail of the Month: The Handsome Devil
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Kitty Kelley Book Club : ‘John Lewis: A Life’
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The Georgetowner’s Local Guide to Gifting
Downtowner News, Nov. 7, 2022
November 7, 2022
•Robert Horan, Teen DC Sniper Prosecutor, Dead at 90 Robert F. Horan, Jr. who served 40 years as top prosecutor in Fairfax County, died last month at home in Clifton, […]
Gay is Good: Frank Kameny and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights
April 16, 2021
•Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 pm Frank Kameny spent five decades in DC as a civil rights activist and politician, including serving on Mayor Walter Washington’s inaugural Commission on Human […]
Weekly Arts Round Up, April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
•Ford’s is presenting a radio play and GALA will reopen with a show about radio plays. This Saturday: a streamed performance by the Thalea String Quartet.
Gay is Good: Frank Kameny and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights
March 26, 2021
•Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 pm Frank Kameny spent five decades in DC as a civil rights activist and politician, including serving on Mayor Walter Washington’s inaugural Commission on Human […]
Forever Wachintonian Salvadorean: Community, Culture & Representation
March 12, 2021
•Professor Ana Patricia Rodríguez and historian José Centeno-Meléndez discuss identity and representation in DC’s Salvadoran community. About this Event Salvadoran Americans are the fourth largest Latino group in the US, […]
Documenting DC: Street Photography Workshop at the DC History Center
February 20, 2021
•Architecture-focused street photography has long been key to documenting our city’s history in real time. With photography more accessible than ever, anyone can participate in capturing our ever-changing city for […]
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 5, 2020
November 5, 2020
•Want to draw dinosaurs or make street art? Have we got a stream for you! Among other options: string duets at the Kennedy Center’s Reach campus and a Beltway-themed audio play.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
•In-town suggestion: the weekend wine garden at the Kennedy Center’s River Pavilion. Out-of-town suggestion: George Mason’s Gunston Hall, south of Alexandria, Virginia.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
•Despite the varied options, Zoom fatigue is a thing. This week’s Round Up suggests venturing out to sites in Rock Creek Park, Potomac, Maryland, and Hillsboro, Virginia.