By Southwester Staff The National Cherry Blossom Festival is bringing back its celebrated in-person events this year, but with added safety precautions. With vaccinations and natural immunity to COVID-19 on the rise after the Omicron variant swept through the District, the Festival is ready to revive the events in a […]
Multimedia Exhibit Merges Music with Digital Brushstrokes at ARTECHOUSE
By Southwester Staff From January 17 to March 6, Southwest’s ARTECHOUSE will host the U.S. debut of Transient: Impermanent Paintings, an exhibit by Italian multimedia artist Quayola. Originally created as an audiovisual concert for two motorized pianos by Quayola, the piece uses generative algorithms so each brushstroke is sonified with […]
Young Readers: Adventure Ahead – You’re Never Too Old for Dinosaurs
By Kitty Felde What do kids want in a story? What will make them pick up a book and actually make it to the last page? And then maybe even ask for more? I asked the experts: kids themselves. At the end of every Book Club for Kids podcast episode, […]
Arena Stage Premiere Shines Light on Unseen History
By Sheila Wickouski On January 21, Arena Stage will host the world premiere of Change Agent, a fictional take on the historic events of the 1960’s that still shape our world today. Tony Award-nominated playwright and director Craig Lucas, known for An American in Paris and The Light in the […]
National Cherry Blossom Festival to Return in 2022
By Southwester Staff The National Cherry Blossom Festival will make its return in 2022, after the pandemic cancelled 2021 events and caused authorities to warn visitors away from the Tidal Basin during cherry blossom season. National Cherry Blossom Festival President Diana Mayhew announced that the festival’s signature events will take […]
The Humorist: Everything I know About Christmas, I Learned From the Hallmark Channel
By Deborah Jones Sherwood Avoid Santa Claus. Whether he’s sitting on a big red velvet throne at a shopping mall, or standing on a street corner ringing a bell, stay far, far away! Never tell him what you want for Christmas or grumble about your life. Wishes and complaints can […]
Performance Art, Sculpture Sound Collective Call for Freedom
By Southwester Staff At sunrise on October 15 on the National Mall, Abigail DeVille’s new performance, WAKE UP: Liberation Call at Dawn, called citizens to attention through a procession rooted in drumming, referencing various cries of protest and action throughout American history, a narrative that includes lesser-known events such as […]