By Sheila Wickouski Picture Books of the Past: Reading an Old Master Painting at the Museum of the Bible offers a look at what is behind the art. This stunning collection of 64 European masterworks from between the 14th and 19th centuries were created in a time when few were literate. The exhibit unfolds in […]
Global Music for a Labyrinthine Journey into Meditation
By Kate McPhaul I love to hunt, like a scavenger, for special gems in DC, especially Southwest DC. In my experience, there are so many stimulating events to choose from every week: concerts, community events, church services, lectures, panel discussions, museums, marches and much, much more. It’s amazing how much is going on in this […]
A Right to be Forgotten: Exclusive Interview with Playwright Sharyn Rothstein
By Sheila Wickouski Arena Stage’s 2019-20 season features five out of ten shows based on real life. Starting with Ann, about Texas’ Governor Ann Richards, and this autumn there will be Newsies, the Disney musical about the 1899 paperboy strike. The next production, Right to be Forgotten, is a world premiere by playwright Sharyn Rothstein. […]
Extra! Extra! Read All About the Wharf from Wharf Life DC
By Ramsey Poston Getting news and information about The Wharf just got a lot easier with the launch of WharfLifeDC.com. The new site provides in-depth information about where to eat, drink, play, and live at The Wharf. There are reviews about restaurants, articles about happy hours and special events, and helpful hints about getting around. […]
Sackler Gallery’s My Iran: Six Women Photographers Chronicles the Iranian Revolution and the 40 Years Since
By Sheila Wickouski Set against the contrasting background of urban Tehran and the natural landscape, Somayeh, by Newsha Tavakolian, is an almost life-sized looped projection. Somayeh stands amid dead tree branches, a gentle wind blows her blue headscarf and the clear plastic garbage bags caught in fallen tree limbs. She is unblinking, enveloped by the […]
Crafty Bastards Coming to Southwest
By Southwester Staff Are you into crafts and being outdoors? Well then, Southwest DC has an event for you! Set to kick off September 28, the District’s premiere two-day entrepreneurial craft event (ending on the 29th), Crafty Bastards Arts and Makers Festival, will take place at the Akridge Lot at Buzzard Point, near Audi Field. […]
Jazz Night DC Presents Ben Sands: “This is My Story”
Fundraiser for the SWNA Scholarship Program By Vyllorya Evans Among the stellar jazz performers that Westminster’s Jazz Night DC has promoted, on August 9 at 6 p.m., saxophonist extraordinaire Ben Sands, affectionately known as SW’s Favorite Son, will lead a winning line-up, premiering his autobiographical presentation of art, music and the spoken word. “I believe […]