Arts & Society
A Harvard Art Historian at Politics and Prose
D.C. Braces for Joint Session of Congress, Protests
January 4, 2021
•All eyes are on Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia and Wednesday’s certification of electoral college votes in a joint session of Congress — expected to be both contested and protested.
Local Man Charged With Arson in S St. House Fire
December 31, 2020
•The motive for the vandalism, which involved igniting charcoal briquettes with flammable liquid in several room and other destruction on the property, is unknown.
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 31, 2020
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Once January gets underway, you can take in online concerts, poetry readings and presentations on pandemic history, insect adaptations, interior design and Burman textiles.
Happy Birthday, Dr. Fauci!
December 24, 2020
•D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed today, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, Anthony S. Fauci Day in Washington, D.C. It’s the good doctor’s 80th birthday.
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 24, 2020
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The year is wrapping up with gifts of virtual music and dance performances. Outdoors, you can head north to view lights in Anne Arundel or head west to count birds in Loudoun.
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
•Art is on view and on sale at Washington Printmakers Gallery and Glen Echo Park. Streaming this weekend: virtual Christmas concerts.
DC Artswatch: NBM, Mosaic, Ken Cen, Studio Conservatory, Hirshhorn
December 10, 2020
•The National Building Museum, housed in the mammoth 1887 Pension Building at 401 F St. NW, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week with a number of free online programs.
Weekend Arts Round Up, December 10, 2020
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Politics and Prose will host an online talk about the late, legendary Hoyas coach John Thompson’s new autobiography. Also book-related: Planet Word is calling all crossword lovers!
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 3, 2020
December 3, 2020
•The Washington Ballet will present a virtual Nutcracker Tea Party on Sunday. On Tuesday, a Phillips Collection curator will chat with activist projectionist Robin Bell.
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
•Holiday programs are soon to begin at Tudor Place and Dumbarton House. In the meantime, there is streaming aplenty — including a pressed-plant demo.