News across Greater Washington
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.
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 — […]
Howard’s Connection to the Pan-African Fabric Showcase
Howard’s Fatima Mncube-Barnes, Ed.D., brings South African heritage to a runway where nine designers interpreted one shared fabric. The post Howard’s Connection to the Pan-African Fabric Showcase first appeared on The Hilltop .
Over 30 years later, GW alum brings punk, protest back to National Mall
After the post-hardcore band Fugazi played a show on the same stage in 1995, protesting local budget cuts for Washingtonians, Saturday’s Ward One Mutual Aid Benefit Show marked a resurrection of punk music on the National Mall after three decades of dormancy.
ExPats Theatre: Coming to America: A Immigrant Cabaret
Four immigrants from Germany, India, Peru and Senegal navigate the “obstacle race” of integration, confronting the systemic complexities and cultural contradictions of their new home.
"Pippin" at the Bowie Playhouse
With a memorable score by Stephen Schwartz, "Pippin" follows a young prince on a journey to discover what it means to be extraordinary. See "Pippin" at the Bowie Playhouse September 18 through October 3.
Faith Is a Feast for the Senses: Shakespeare Theatre’s U.S. Premiere of ‘The Score’
By Ryan Allen and Catherine Meale Sir Trevor Nunn’s production of Oliver Cotton’s historical drama “The Score” brings a luxuriant, baroque touch to a propulsive play that pits genius against […]
Junior reporters cover Hyattsville Art Fest
At the 2026 Hyattsville Art Fest, junior reporters stepped up to cover the event for the Hyattsville Life & Times, interviewing more than a dozen artists who came to the festival Sep. 19. Here’s what they discovered. Big paintings take a long time By ALICE ALVAREZ Mary DeStefano…
Thousands Rally for the Kennedy Center’s Future
Thousands met in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Sept. 18 to shout, “Hands off!” History was made as the Hands […]
Chef Patrick O’Connell Shares His Journey in ‘Main, Middle & Gay’
Food: it’s theater, and it’s transcendental. Chef Patrick O’Connell’s debut memoir, “Main, Middle & Gay,” gives O’Connell the platform to speak truth to his lived experience as a break-the-mold, all-the-world’s-a-stage […]