At the close of last night’s concert at the 2007 Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, Executive Producer Charlie Fishman said his friend and mentor, the great Dizzy Gillespie (pictured), who was the focus of this year’s proceedings, chose to name his last big band the United Nation (in the singular) Jazz Orchestra to show the oneness of humanity. Fishman went on to say that Dizzy often told his colleagues that human beings all share two characteristics:…
The Post shares some newly released data from the Census Department. Apparently Washington area residents retire later than all other Americans — even after controlling for members of the U.S. Senate. The article lays out two separate likely causes why our older workers continue to work, one far less the sunny than the other. The area’s high number of white-collar jobs accounts for at least part of its residents slower transition to bird-watching and writing…
TUESDAY: You probably know Cynthia Rowley’s clothing, but do you know her writing? Following the success of her Swell books Rowley’s new book recounts her personal coming-of-age lessons – from humorous childhood memories to fantastical experiences. Rowley will read from Slim: A Fantasy Memoir at the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s Hammer Auditorium, 7 p.m. $25 WEDNESDAY: Zachary Leader will appear in a discussion with Christopher Hitchens about Leader’s new book, The Life of Kingsley Amis,…
Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddie for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bids Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They’re also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy…
The ladies of the Reliable Source break Washington’s heart this morning, revealing that Jenna Bush, who’s lived in Washington and worked as a teacher for over a year, is preparing to leave the city and the country. The Source notes that she’s moving out of her apartment and back into 1600 Penn until she’s ready to leave for a new teaching gig, somewhere in Latin America. Says the Post:The move reflects the growing seriousness of…
They’ve promised to sponsor ice cream socials, plan happy hours, organize hayrides, and break up day laborer sites around the region. Yes, the Minuteman Project has arrived in Virginia. NBC 4 is reporting that members of the organization — the same folks that put together the controversial civil defense groups along the U.S.-Mexico border — are setting up shop in the region, and they look to identify illegal immigrants and the contractors that hire them….
A Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates has promised to find ways to force a vote on legislation he authored making English Maryland’s official state language, reports the W. Times. Del. Pat McDonough of Baltimore County said yesterday that if his legislation fails to make it out of the House Health and Government Operations Committee — it currently has only nine of 13 votes needed for passage — he will find ways to…