By Southwester Staff Rich with archeological treasures of enduring artistic beauty, the exhibit Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, is filled with delights to behold. Covering the period from the beginning of Islam in the seventh century to the […]
Artechouse Displays the Blues
By Sheila Wickouski Blue is all around us, evoking many emotions from the optimism of “blue skies” to the sadness of “singing the blues.” In art, the color blue has been used for tens of thousands of years, from a blue Egyptian funerary figure, a Chinese blue-and-white teapot, Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to […]
Native American Veterans Memorial to Open November 11
By Southwester Staff The National Native American Veterans Memorial will open on Wednesday, Nov.11, at 4th St. and Independence Avenue, SW. A short virtual message marking the event will be posted on the National Museum of the American Indian’s website and YouTube channel. Previously scheduled events to mark the memorial’s completion have been postponed “due […]
“Backwards to the Past:” Arena Stage Reopens with Election Message
By Southwester Staff “Y’all got an election coming up! That’s way too important to ignore.” Floating between the expensive yachts that idle in the Washington Channel, and the high-rise apartments of the Wharf where a new generation of lawmakers are rumored to live, is a small unassuming stage. On that stage are emblems of American […]
Civic Group Celebrates 8th Anniversary & Birthday of Founder
By Lisa Simms Booth, Executive Director, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts Community members, neighbors, family, and friends joined the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) monthly support group meeting to celebrate the Fund’s 8th Anniversary on Sept. 15. In addition to commemorating the anniversary, the evening also served as a birthday celebration […]
Eisenhower Memorial Finally Opens to the Public
By Southwester Staff On September 18, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on Independence Avenue SW opened to the public, a project that took two decades to complete. The night before, on Sept. 17, speakers at the dedication ceremony included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS), and Frank Gehry, the Memorial’s […]
Op-Ed: How One Small College Shaped Me, and Our Community
By Thelma D. (Harper) Jones In May 1972, I, Thelma Doris Harper Jones, graduated with both pride and honors from Durham College, a private junior college of business in Durham, NC, with an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS). Considering the college’s historical background in graduating more than 5000 students from 1947 to 1980, it […]