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Washington National Opera Bids Kennedy Center Adieu
DC Artswatch: Plans and Reopenings
• June 17, 2020
D.C.-area cultural organizations aren’t rushing to reopen. Some, like Washington Performing Arts, are looking to make the most of the need for distancing.
Virtual Arts Round Up, June 11, 2020
• June 11, 2020
Feature films from Korea and documentaries from around the world are available for online viewing this month. Or would you rather watch jellyfish?
Mathews Will Run to Succeed Gibbons on ANC
• June 8, 2020
Topher Mathews, creator of the Georgetown Metropolitan blog, announced his candidacy for advisory neighborhood commissioner on June 8, the day after Joe Gibbons said he would not run again.
Republican Withdraws From Ward 2 Special Election
• June 4, 2020
Katherine Venice, the sole Republican candidate for the District Council vacancy created by Jack Evans’s resignation, plans to remain a candidate for the seat in the November 3 general election.
Virtual Arts Round Up, June 4, 2020
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Online arts offerings of note include kids’ activities at Glen Echo Park, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Phillips Collection and Strathmore.
Christo, Conceiver of Grand But Fleeting Art
• June 1, 2020
With his wife Jeanne-Claude, Christo, who died on May 31, carried out two dozen projects, from installing 23 miles of curtained “gates” in Central Park to wrapping in fabric the oldest bridge in Paris.
Cultural Distancing Marches On
• May 28, 2020
As D.C.-area arts organizations firm up their summer and fall plans, here is a handful (screenful?) of current recommendations for cultural distancing.
Author and Agitator Larry Kramer Dies
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After his removal from the board of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Kramer went on to found the agitprop group ACT UP, AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power.
DC Artswatch: Wolf Trap, In Series, Hillwood Book
• May 19, 2020
Wolf Trap’s summer season is now set to start on Friday, July 3. As of this writing, the rest of the season remains on the books.
Flower Mart, French Market Go Online
• April 30, 2020
Flower Mart began on April 26 and will continue through May 10, Mother’s Day. The Georgetown French Market will run from May 1 through 8.
