By Southwester Staff Drexciya is a mythical aquatopia in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean populated by babies of enslaved African women who were thrown or jumped from slaving ships during the Middle Passage. From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson at the Smithsonian National […]
A Dozen New Artworks Added to Rubell Museum DC’s Inaugural Exhibition
By Southwester Staff A reinstallation of the Rubell Museum DC’s inaugural exhibition, What’s Going On that is now on view includes a dozen newly presented artworks. The updates to the initial version of the exhibition includes new paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by leading contemporary artists. Newly installed artworks […]
Arena Stage Hosts Tenth Power Play, Playwright Kenneth Lin’s “Primal Scream” as an Asian American in Hollywood
Kenneth Lin. Courtesy of Arena Stage By Sheila Wickouski Exclusion, a new play by acclaimed theater and TV writer Kenneth Lin, is set to open May 5 at the Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage. Exclusion is the story of an award-winning historian who is thrilled when her best-selling book about […]
Young Readers: A Place for Everything
By Kitty Felde Writer Jenny Colgan loves books and loves reading. Books can change your life, she says, “always for the better.” In her novel The Bookshop on the Corner, she makes a massive list of her favorite places to read: The Bath. “Paperbacks are ideal,” she says, though she […]
Arena Stage Announces New Season Lineup
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage announced the company’s 74th season, which will include two original musicals, an acclaimed play with music, a comedy, a new addition to the Power Play series and the return of Step Afrika!. More information is available at arenastage.org/23-24. 2023/24 SEASON Cambodian Rock Band July 18 […]
Young Readers: Reading for a Five Star Review
By Kitty Felde The warm-up assignment for my writing group was simple: write a book review for a novel that doesn’t exist. We all immediately put pen to paper, creating really awful reviews for even more awful books. We all rely on reviews. Not just book reviews to help us […]
National Museum of Asian Art to Host Centennial Celebration May 1-13
By Southwester Staff During next month’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the National Museum of Asian Art will host a two-week festival to mark its centennial anniversary. Events will include headline musical performances by Korean pop (K-Pop) star Eric Nam and internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Raveena on May 13. The performances […]