Sep 25, 2007
WalkingTown DC Preview: Temperance Tour
DCist is proud to be the official media sponsor of Cultural Tourism DC’s free event this Saturday, Sept. 29: WalkingTown DC offers a wealth of free walking tours all day long to get Washingtonians out and discovering new things about their city and neighborhoods. The Temperance Tour, hosted by volunteer Garrett Peck, author of The Prohibition Hangover, begins at the Cogswell Temperance Fountain at 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 1 p.m. and wraps…
Sep 28, 2006
You Can Dance If You Want To…Or Sit Back And Watch
Sure, you can grind, you can salsa, and maybe even do a little ballroom dancing, but how are you at caopeira? What about bhangra? Can you tell the swing dancers from the hand dancers? The Dance DC Festival aims to introduce us to some of the lesser-known genres of dance, as well as highlight other popular styles. On Friday, you can check out Celebrating Living Traditions at the Calvary Baptist Church, which features three Latin…
Jul 28, 2006
The Fringedown: The Last Weekend
Well folks, we’re down to the last three days of this city-wide performing-arts smorgasbord. If you are Fringing hardcore, now’s the time to catch up with the shows you missed last weekend. If you can’t take it anymore, gather with your fellow Fringers and Fringe artists at the Warehouse Friday and Saturday nights at midnight for drink specials and a handful of special performances Saturday night. But if you’re looking for more, head downtown to…
Jul 26, 2006
The Fringedown: Wednesday
Today at the Fringe, it’s your last chance to see a pair of shows from Canada, we give you a good reason to see Atlantis Bones, and Star Wars nerds have their day in the sun. It’s everything you need to know about Wednesday at the Fringe, and finding it all is just a click away. New Today: Grounded, by Andrew Ullrich We don’t know what Grounded is about, and we don’t know who Andrew…