Put on by Amnesty International, the second annual concert—held directly across the street from the Russian Embassy in Glover Park—harkened back to the golden days of D.C.’s protesting past.
The second-annual concert will take place tomorrow in front of the Russian Embassy and will feature performances from Jail Solidarity, Soft Punch, and G.U.T.S.
Supporters of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot are headed to the Russian Embassy at noon today to protest the recent trial of three of the group’s members.
The Russian band Pussy Riot is getting some emotional support from D.C.’s music community tomorrow night, when four local bands play a protest show on the doorstep of the Russian Embassy.
There’s lots going on this weekend. What are you up to? FRIDAY: — “Team America: World Police” opens tonight at theaters everywhere. Reviews from the NYT, Post, Rotten Tomatoes — Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at Iota in Arlington, $12 — Grand opening of Eclipse, an “electro, industrial, darkwave, alternative” dance night slated for the second Friday of the month at Between Friends (11th and U St). Resident DJs include Dirty B, MindCage, MissGuided, and Ras…
Welcome back from Labor Day weekend! Here’s some of what you might have missed: — Some in Dupont Circle blame an inept District government for waiter’s murder — Respects being paid at Russian Embassy in memory of Belsan school victims — Are Georgetown, Northeast bank robberies linked? — Jennifer 8. Lee joins Rock Paper Scissor “cult” — Metrobuses get advertising paint-job — New Arlington logo looks “drunk” to some — What’s your favorite District Safeway?…
Washington’s Russian Embassy has announced on its website (and reported by WTOP) that a book of condolences will be available for visitors who want to leave a message for the victims of the terrorist attack at a Belsan, Russia, school last week. The New York Times is reporting today the attackers had apparently planned out their actions in “precise” detail. The embassy will be open today until 5 p.m. today, and tomorrow from 10 a.m….