With monuments and museums, Washington, D.C. is a haven for history buffs. But what do most of us really know about Virginia? The Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theatre will combine a history lesson with dance with two performances of “Women in Virginia and Other Favorites” this weekend at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus. The performance will include excerpts of the company’s touring program “Stories to Remember about Women in Virginia”, which covers 400 years…

(Review by DCist contributor J.T. Kirkland of Thinking About Art) “I shoot things that interest me. Over the past several years, that has been, mostly, my family.” Now that the cherry blossoms have bloomed and signified the start of the spring season, D.C. residents cannot help but take notice of all of the camera-toting tourists that abound in our city. Photography is a significant part of all of our lives. Who reading this has NOT…

>> Photographer Prescott Moore Lassman’s first solo exhibit in the D.C. area opened recently at the Fisher Art Gallery in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria. “Domesticated Animals” includes approximately 20 black and white photographs that explore life in the modern American family — including the benefits and significant drawbacks (one work is shown at right). Lassman recently was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship…