With authors representing eight different countries around the world, the book series was able to highlight stories for immigrant youth, by immigrant youth.

Students made handprints and painted watercolor butterflies under the direction of artists Luis Peralta Del Valle and Sarah Craft.

Capital One Bank donated $250,000 to the Columbia Heights-based nonprofit to restore their regular programming.

>> Transformer opens a show this weekend showcasing the work of two extremely talented photographers. Lely Constantinople and Antonia Tricarico utilize a slew of cameras as they approach people on the streets, taking portraits and learning the person behind the picture. They look for the commonalities in strangers who may pass each other everyday, never seeing it themselves. Unsurprisingly, these documentary artists each have pieces hanging in the National Museum of American History. Stop…

Everyone must be finishing up their holiday shopping this weekend, because arts events are a little few and far between, but we’ve got your weekend warm-up for you: >> If you haven’t yet trekked to one of the many local venues that have featured artist Amy Lin, it’s time to clear your Friday evening schedule and head down to the DCAC in Adams Morgan. The space will show Obsession, curated by Anne Collins Goodyear, an…

DCist has paired up with the Boost Mobile RockCorps to bring you news of a great volunteer opportunity, and a shot at winning a brand new toy. It’s a marriage of two of our favorite things — good deeds, and free stuff. What exactly is the Boost Mobile RockCorps, you ask? It’s a volunteer program that’s travelling the country offering free, exclusive, not-for-sale concert tickets in exchange for your time. If you sign up and…