Around Town: August 19-21

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Julia Cain

Welcome to the weekend! Consider spending a day at one of our non-profits, such as …

The Reading Connection (1200 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA)

On Friday from 10:00-11:30 AM, employees of The Boeing Company’s northern VA offices and the staff and partners of The Reading Connection will be stuffing 420 backpacks for children to take back to school. Backpacks and all materials have been donated by Boeing employees.

Capitol Hil Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE)

Join Jake and Danarae Stevens for a free tango practica on Friday from 6:30-9:00 PM at CHAW. Tango dancers of all levels have an opportunity to practice, collaborate, and learn in a collective space. Free and open to all! Continue reading →

Around Town: August 12-14

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Julia Cain

We have a small-yet-mighty bunch of events this weekend at our non-profits!

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE)

The GLBT Arts Consortium and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) present Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera HMS Pinafore all weekend long! Jump aboard ship at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 3:00 PM on Saturday. Tickets here.

Northeast Performing Arts Group (at the University of the District of Columbia Auditorum, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW)

“West Side Story: East of the River!” is a DC love story with a lyrical, hip-hop swing that tells the story of how love overcomes hatred; catch this high-energy dansical at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday. Tickets this way.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW)

In Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, hilarious and horrifying neighbors pitch a battle over territory and legacy that reveals how far our ideas about race and gentrification have evolved — or have they? Tickets for this weekend are sold out, but click HERE to learn more about last-minute sales.

Potomac Riverkeeper (at VFW Post, 1847 N. Royal Avenue, Front Royal, VA)

The Shenandoah River Rodeo is a celebration of the Shenandoah Valley’s best resource: the river! Food & drink, live bluegrass music, and camping included, plus kids under 12 are free.

The Quality of the Day

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Julia Cain

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. […]

I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear, nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life.

— Walden by Henry David Thoreau; first published today in 1854.

Around Town: August 5-7

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Julia Cain

Welcome to August! Enjoy the first weekend of the last month of summer with …

Reach for College! (Community College of DC, 801 North Capitol Street NW)

The College Readiness Institute, which delves into the challenges and opportunities of preparing students for a post secondary education, concludes on Friday. Interested in attending next year? Learn more right here.

Capitol Hil Arts Workshop (545 7th Street SE)

CHAW is hopping all weekend! Try out a Free Tango Practica on Friday from 6:30-9:00 PM and catch the opening of artist Laura Vernon-Russell’s exhibition of silver gelatin prints on Saturday from 5:00-7:00 PM. Plus, every night at 7:00 PM and on Saturday at 3:00 PM, GLBT Arts Consortium and CHAW present Gilbert & Sullivan’s delightful HMS Pinafore. Continue reading →

Around Town: July 30-August 1

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Julia Cain

So who has a happening this weekend? Glad you asked!

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena

Escape the heat at a Kids on Ice Saturday Open Practice Session on Saturday from noon to 1:30 PM! No previous skating experiences necessary. Skilled instructors are on hand!

Encore Stage & Studio

You can catch the magical classic Wizard of Oz with a talented young cast on Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM?at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington. Tickets here!

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Tickets are going fast for the Pulitzer Prize-winning hilarious and biting Clybourne Park, especially after this great review! 3:00 PM shows on Saturday and Sunday, plus 8:00 Pm on Saturday.

Dance Place

On Saturday at 8:00 PM, Karen Reedy Dance takes the stage at Dance Place. The program will include “Half a Life” by Eric Hampton, “Madame X” by Karla Wolfangle, and several works choreographed by Ms. Reedy.

Reach for College!

Co-sponsored by Reach for College! and the Community College of the District of Columbia, the College Readiness Institute for Educators begins on Monday and continues throughout the week. Educators, college officials and faculty, guidance counselors, and other educators will examine strategies to increase academic rigor in their school or community group and share best practices in college preparation and career readiness. Learn more here!

In The News …

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Julia Cain

How to make a musical (Washington Post): “The 46 kids with parts in the show (another 16 work backstage or on costumes and lighting) auditioned in April. But rehearsals didn’t begin until the performers arrived at a summer camp that runs every afternoon for six weeks — and requires a lot of hard work […] But opening night, Robinson said, is very special, and gives all the kids an incredible sense of accomplishment.” Do read the full piece to learn more about Catalogue non-profit Sitar Arts Center’s production of Bye Bye Birdie, which will open this coming weekend in Adam Morgan. All the shows are sold out, but you can arrive one hour before curtain and jump on the waitlist.

First charter school approved in Montgomery County?(Gazette.Net): “Charter schools usually don’t appeal to Montgomery County Board of Education President Christopher S.

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Barclay. But Monday night, he supported Community Montessori Public Charter School’s application, because he believes it might help the school system consider education from a holistic perspective. Community Montessori, which will serve students in pre-kindergarten through the third grade in Kensington, was approved in a 6-2 vote Monday evening by the Board of Education […] The school will be run by Crossway Community, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income women and children and already operates a Montessori school for children.” Continue reading →

Taking A Tour

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Julia Cain

Yesterday afternoon, I just caught this segment on Tell Me More. Particularly at this time of year, tourism is such a regular part of life here in the capitol. But I often forget how the city appears for the first time. Check out this perspective from a Michigan teacher who leads an annual field trip to DC:

MILLER: Well, it’s a great opportunity for me to be able to take them on this trip that for some of them it might be the only opportunity to see our nation’s capital. And I think it’s a great opportunity for them to be able to see our nation at work.

Continue reading →

Around Town: June 23-24

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Julia Cain

Oh yes. The heat will continue into the weekend. So do spend an hour (or two) inside at a DC-area non-profit, such as …

Alternative House

On Saturday, 10:00-11:00 AM, learn about volunteer opportunities for adults in all of Alternative House’s programs for homeless and at-risk youth and teens.

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena

Escape the heat at a Kids on Ice Saturday Open Practice Session on Saturday from noon to 1:30 PM! No previous skating experiences necessary.

Encore Stage & Studio

You can catch the magical classic Wizard of Oz with a talented young cast on Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington. Tickets here!

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Tickets are going fast for the Pulitzer Prize-winning hilarious and biting Clybourne Park. 3:00 PM shows on Saturday and Sunday, plus 8:00 Pm on Saturday.

Dance Place

On Saturday at 8:00 PM, experience BAREdance, a collaboration of multiple choreographers that creates harmony of voices, angles, and perspectives.

Around Town: July 15-18

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Julia Cain

Spend a day (or two, or three) with a DC-area non-profit near you:

Friday, July 15

7:30 PM — On The Town, a musical that follow the antics of a trio of World War II sailors on leave, just opened at Theatre Lab. Two shows on Saturday as well (2:00 and 7:30 PM) and tickets are available HERE!

8:00 PM — The Hip-Hop Theater Festival celebrates its tenth year in DC at Dance Place tonight with “Word Becomes Flesh,” a fluid evening-length choreo-poem performed as a series of letters to an unborn son. Continue reading →

Around Town: July 9-11

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Julia Cain

Coming soon, to a DC-area non-profit near you!

Saturday, July 9

Noon to 1:30 PM — Escape the heat at a Kids on Ice Saturday Open Practice Session with Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena! No previous skating experiences necessary.

8:00 PM — At Dance Place, Human Landscape Dance and Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Co. present The Washington DC/Philadelphia Exchange: two companies, two visions, and two cities.

8:00 PM — Celebrate DCypher Dance’s 5th Anniversary during an evening at Joy of Motion packed with unique hip hop flair, powerful energy, and excitement. Continue reading →

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