If your New Year’s resolution was to engage with your community, support local journalism, build a better neighborhood, or join a great community organization, The Southwester is seeking additions to its all-volunteer staff. Since 1963, The Southwester has been the voice of Southwest DC, documenting history as it happens from […]
Young Readers: Meet a Writer
By Kitty Felde There is something special about meeting a writer. You get to peek inside their brain to find out where those characters came from and whether they were based on real people. And you get your book autographed. Kids are even more excited about meeting writers. They treat […]
Hirshhorn Opens Educational Art School for All Ages
By Southwester Staff As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum opened the Hirshhorn Art School, a first-of-its-kind art education experience, on October 30. Visitors are invited to “think like an artist’ in the new hub, which combines elements of a professional artist’s studio, museum galleries and […]
Southwest Chamber Players to Host 30th Annual Christmas Concert
By Southwester Staff The Southwest Chamber Players announced their annual Christmas concert program will include a potpourri of carols and Messiah, with a bit of a French twist. The concert, free and open to the public, will be held at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, December 22 at 5:00 […]
Step Afrika!’s Holiday Step Show Returns to Arena stage in Limited Engagement
The company of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show at Arena Stage. Photo by Jati Lindsay By Southwester Staff After two straight years of sold-out runs, the world-renowned step troupe Step Afrika! returns to Arena Stage with their Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. The festive “step-stravaganza” will run December […]
Annual Holiday Celebrations Return to U.S. Botanic Garden
A poinsettia bed at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Courtesy of Devin Dotson By Southwester Staff Holiday cheer returns to the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) from Thanksgiving Day through January 5, 2025 (closed on Christmas Day) with their popular annual holiday display. Multiple model trains will run in the gated outdoor gardens […]
Arena Stage Opens World Premiere Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile
By Sheila Wickouski A recent cartoon in the New Yorker magazine shows a Sherlock Holmes character asking a group at a house party when he would be invited for a visit when there was not a murder. This is something that another famous fictional detective, Hercule Poirot, could well ask […]