High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Parents: Start College Planning Now!

The college and financial aid planning process can be a confusing puzzle, so SWNA’s Education and Scholarship Task Force invites high school students and their parents to an afternoon with Cynthia Hammond-Davis, a college and financial advisor who has helped many parents and students navigate the process of applying for and getting […]

With Sherri L. Edelen of ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’

Sherri L. Edelen  appears as Sonia in Arena Stage’s rollicking production of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.  The show opens on April 3, just in time for Cherry Blossom celebrations. I started off by asking Sherri if she has any cherry blossom stories. “In my 27 years […]

Southwest DC Youth Attend HBCU Fair

photo caption: (L to R) South Carolina State University Alumna Juanita Wilder, LaVance Parker, and PerChaya Hardison. Youth from Southwest DC attended a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fair at the Oxon Hill Library in Oxon Hill, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The event was sponsored by Friends of Oxon […]

Arena Stage Finishes Season with Familial Drama

The final two shows of Arena Stage’s 2014-15 season, have something in common—what happens when four sisters with very different ideas get together? Christopher Durang’s funny, award-winning play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (April 3 to May 3) is a madcap mix-up of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece. The gloomy characters are […]