By Southwester Staff Arena Stage will wrap up the calendar year 2023 with a production of Swept Away, a musical about a quartet of shipwreck survivors set in the whaling community of New England in the late 1800’s. Music and lyrics for the show were written by the Grammy-nominated roots […]
August, September Meetings of Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Support Group Spotlight Black Philanthropy and Pioneering Research
By Paula Young Shelton For this year’s August meeting, the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Support Group celebrated Black Philanthropy Month with a dynamic speaker. Reggie Van Lee, Partner and Chief Transformation Officer of The Carlyle Group, delivered a motivating and informative address based on his lifelong commitment to […]
Waterfront Village Combats Loneliness by Connecting Local Seniors
By Southwester Staff Waterfront Village is among the local organizations taking actions to directly respond to the public health advisory issued by the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on May 2, 2023, according to Len Bechtel, executive director of Waterfront Village. “The surgeon general has identified loneliness as a public […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spy Museum Reveals Hidden Secrets in New Exhibit
By Southwester Staff The International Spy Museum, located in L’Enfant Plaza, has launched a new pop-up exhibit featuring the private collection of entrepreneur, investor and technology advisor Grant Verstandig, who also serves on the museum’s board. On public display together for the first time, the items from the collection run […]
Arena Stage to Host Salon Conversations with Theater Leaders
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage is inviting the public to a series of intimate, one-night-only conversations with leaders in the world of theater. Launched as a virtual series during the pandemic, what became known as “Molly’s Salon” will return live and in person for a farewell tour as Arena Stage […]