News across Greater Washington
Poetic Hill
David Ebenbach and his family moved to Glover Park in 2011, in easy walking distance from Georgetown University where he teaches creative writing and literature and works with faculty and graduate students to support their pedagogical development.
The Jazz Project: Adam Ezra Finds a Way
When my friend Bob Moses sent me Adam Ezra group’s song “Find a Way,” he opened a door into the work of one of America’s most industrious independent singer-songwriters.
Reproductive Health Experts Argue for Increased Access, Support in DC
Local leaders in reproductive health and fertility emphasized the importance of access to care, patient advocacy and community support at a panel discussion hosted at M.M.LaFleur in Georgetown, a clothing store whose mission is to empower working women, Sep. 23. RESOLVE, a…
Black Diaspora Storyteller Named Gender Justice Fellow for Initiative’s Residency Program
Candice Hoyes will bring her work in music and storytelling to the Gender Justice Initiative’s residency program.
The Last Days of Mount Rainier’s Urban Corn Silo
The Urban Grain Bin was installed by a group of environmentalist residents who used it to store corn for a type of pellet stove.
Name the Teen Center!
We are looking for a name for the new Hyattsville Teen Center at 5812 40th Avenue! The Center provides a safe, welcoming space for Hyattsville’s youth to connect, explore their interests, discover new passions, and build valuable skills.
Student leaders, organizations slam Turning Point movie screening as Islamophobic
In the hours and days before Turning Point USA at GW screened “Run Hide Fight: Infidels,” a film produced by right-wing media company The Daily Wire generally reviewed as expressing anti-Muslim sentiments and spreading hateful rhetoric, student organization leaders took to…
ACM Celebrates 59 Years Of Community Stories
This September, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) turned 59. The museum opened its doors in 1967, and it has spent nearly six decades preserving and celebrating the stories of communities across the greater Washington, DC, region.
Mosaic’s Somewhere Over the Border Is Joyful
“No draft! No war! US out of El Salvador!” chanted DC activist and musician Luci Murphy, while teaching crowds to sing in the 1980s.
About Museums for All
Museums for All encourages Americans to visit museums and build lifelong museum habits. Visitors presenting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards receive admission ranging from free to $5 at more than 1,600 participating museums.
Home Rule Music Festival
Oct. 3, noon to 9 p.m. Alethia Tanner Park, 227 Harry Thomas Way NE. Free admission. homerulemusicfestival.com.
202Creates Holds 10th Anniversary at National Geographic
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME) are celebrating the 10th anniversary of 202Creates Month at the second annual 202Creates Con, held — […]