By Donna Purchase The Capital Fringe Festival is once again taking over SW DC this summer, with the largest festival in three years! The festival will showcase 89 productions and 500 individual performances at eight venues with 13 stages, all within walking distance of each other. Venues include Arena Stage, […]
The Beauty of Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
By Derek Tawiah This year has been exciting for me, as I have had the opportunity to experience a long list of “firsts.” This list includes living out of state, interning in city government and being in a place of worship for the first time in years. Never in my […]
Jazz Night Benefit features Houston Person and celebrates Dick Smith
By Brian Hamilton, Co-Pastor, Westminster Church At Westminster Church, on June 18 at 6:30 p.m., a special performance and program in support of Jazz Night at DC will feature jazz master Houston Person. The date is also the 75th birthday of program director, Dick Smith, and offers a great opportunity […]
Second Southwest Soirée for Amidon-Bowen: A Smashing Success!
By Alexis Tuttle, Chair of Fundraising Committee, Amidon-Bowen PTA The 2019 Southwest Soirée for Amidon-Bowen Elementary School (ABES) was a tremendous success! Thank you to all the sponsors, community members and Amidon families who attended and participated! The event, held on May 18 at the Capital Yacht Club, brought together close […]
I.M. Pei Lives on in SW
By Ryan Pierce Prominent architect I.M. Pei passed away recently at the age of 102, after a lengthy successful career that spanned the globe. Before Pei would become famous for designs such as the Louvre Pyramid or Bank of China Tower, he did some of his earliest design work right […]
DC Jazz Festival will Sizzle in Southwest
By Mike Goodman The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) recently announced its schedule for Jazz in the ‘Hoods Presented by Events DC, celebrating the festival’s 15th anniversary, on June 7-16. The citywide event will bring jazz to all quadrants, with performances at more than 20 neighborhood venues. Southwest will play host at multiple […]
Empresses Impress at Freer/Sackler Gallery
By Sheila Wickouski Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644-1912 at the Smithsonian Freer/Sackler is a sumptuous feast for the eyes. While the costumes and jewelry, ceramics and art of the Qing dynasty are well worth exploring for their beauty alone, there is more than meets the eye at first glance. Behind the artistry of these […]