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91st Georgetown House Tour, April 20
Tudor Place to Honor the Late Elizabeth Powell
May 21, 2018
•Powell, who lived on Dumbarton Street with her husband Jeffrey and two children, Eleanor and Charlie, died at the age of 39 in February of 2017 after a brief battle with cancer.
Georgetown Lutheran Shows Art by Prisoners
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An exhibition of work created in the Lorton Art Program, founded in 1975 by Mia Choumenkovitch, will be on view through June 7 at Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
GU Commencement Speakers Announced
May 17, 2018
•Among the eight speakers will be Luci Baines Johnson, at the School of Nursing ceremony, and António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the School of Foreign Service ceremony.
Panel Addresses Georgetown’s Restaurant Future
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Close to 200 restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and Georgetown residents packed the new Church Hall beer hall at 1080 Wisconsin Ave. NW on May 14 to hear a roundtable discussion on “Georgetown’s Restaurant Renaissance.”
Garden Tour Offered Verdant Variety
May 14, 2018
•Two of the gardens on the May 12 tour hadn’t been shown since the tour was first organized in 1928 by Edmonia Whitehead as a community fundraiser for one of the first integrated schools in Washington, D.C.
Christ Church Marks 200 Years
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Hundreds of parishioners gathered at the Georgetown landmark for a special service commemorating the laying of the church cornerstone on May 12, 1818.
COS Hosts Leafy Pop-Up
May 10, 2018
•Just in time for Mother’s Day, the pop-up — a collaboration with 14th Street florist Little Leaf — will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Outdoor Art Exhibit Takes Over Rose Park
May 8, 2018
•Kiril Jeliazkov has planted 81 pieces of his huge outdoor artwork project — “The Orange Step” — into the grounds of Rose Park and parts of Massachusetts Avenue.
Jackson Shows Off Its Art and Artists
May 7, 2018
•The jazzy harmony of bass, flute, voice and trombone in Reginald Cyntje’s quartet (he’s the trombonist) in the second-floor corridor of the Georgetown art center impressed the Sunday arts lovers.
Heating Plant Condos: Back to the Drawing Board?
April 30, 2018
•After what was described as “a roller-coaster Historic Preservation Review Board hearing” on April 26, the developers may appeal to the mayor for a special designation.