Connecting the Creative Economies of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, the international touring group from London, Complicite paints a bold and chaotic picture of the European immigrant experience with in-your-face full frontal, primordial images of climate change and Stone Age icemen.
Mnemonic grapples with the fragmented yet creative aspects of memory as seen through the grieving mind of an estranged couple as they struggle to maintain long-distance contact over … Read the rest
When you’re the only Black professional theater company in the DMV and have a timeless proven product, it’s about perfection not production values. Restoration Stage has refined an already polished play into a more complex, nuanced production that gets better with every iteration.
I first saw ‘ANTS’ at the Bowie Playhouse in 2014 and I was struck by the fully authentic and believable male characters and the … Read the rest
Turning south on Sherman off of Park Road, I noticed the Crain hovering over the horizon for the first time. As I got closer I realized that it was where the old parking lot for the Howard business school temp buildings used to be.
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Earnest Gaines who penned Miss Jane Pittman was honored with the North Star Award as a beacon of brilliant accomplishment and Dominican Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz was described by Mistress of Ceremonies Michel Martin as “a disturber of the peace” humbly received the Ella … Read the rest
Shaw Main Streets received the 2016 Great American Main Street Award® (GAMSA) at the 2016 Main Street Now Conference in Milwaukee, WI on May 23, 2016. The win will be celebrated at a gala fundraiser at the Howard Theatre in the neighborhood on June 1, 2016.
According to a press release from the … Read the rest
Honfleur Gallery, Good Hope Road exhibit participant from Syracuse 10-9-2105. Concept is to mimic GOOGLE and make the logo dynamic and changeable to showcase local talent. Secondarily, expand the ‘Creative Economy” concept rolled out by Mayor Gray a few years ago and expand it to Maryland & VA suburbs!
Following month-long spotlights on innovation (innoMaytion) and affordable housing (June Housing Bloom), Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning to the local … Read the rest
Wesley Clark grew up in Silver Spring and went on to earn a BFA at Syracuse University and an MFA at George Washington University where he now serves as an adjunct professor teaching visual arts. I first discovered Clark’s genius and unique insight into GO GO culture that he channeled into an original piece called ‘The New American Pastime’. The diamond shaped duplicate … Read the rest
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