What is Southwest DC? What do the past, present, and future of the neighborhood look like to its residents, as the community changes around them? These questions and more lie at the heart of Crossing the Street: SW Is…, a new public arts project underway in Southwest, led by local […]
Thelma D. Jones Receives Top Volunteer Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy
Photo caption: Thelma D. Jones (center) is flanked by (left to right) Amber Stevens, state lead ambassador from Louisiana; Gary Reedy, CEO, American Cancer Society and ACS CAN; Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN; and Jeff Martin, senior director, field advocacy training for ACS CAN. Thelma D. Jones was named […]
Arena Theater Lights Dimmed for Zelda Fichandler
Photo caption: Zelda Fichandler by Joan Marcus. Zelda Fichandler (1924-2016) was an extraordinary woman who not only was the co-founder and first artistic director of Arena Stage, but whose influence on American regional theater is legendary. In memory of Zelda Fichandler, Arena Stage dimmed the theater lights before the start […]