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Southwest Nights and Pay Your Age Tickets at Arena Stage
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (141+ words) Hill Rag Southwest Nights and Pay Your Age Tickets at Arena Stage Arena Stage patrons who reside or work in Southwest DC can buy discounted tickets for specially designated performances of each production. Tickets are $29 for plays and $39 for musicals....
Watkins Goes to Zimbabwe
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (120+ words) Hill Rag Watkins Goes to Zimbabwe On Monday, April 20, a group of Watkins Elementary 5th graders stepped out of the classroom and into the Embassy of Zimbabwe as part of the Embassy Adoption Program. Bringing their studies to life, the students…...
Prancing Around Lincoln Park
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (284+ words) We dance with joy for fitness, fun and to create community," said Sarah Hanks, founder of Fridays We Prance. It's the best free cardio workout in the DMV." Hanks and her group have been prancing around Lincoln Park since May 2024. Her…...
Richard Wright Practices Self-Care
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (108+ words) Hill Rag Richard Wright Practices Self-Care Richard Wright Schools welcomed Officer Boone from the 1st District Community Outreach Unit and V7 Candle & Soap Company to engage and uplift the outstanding Lady Spartans. Students created their own personalized shea butter while learning to…...
Capitol Riverfront BID Rebrands as Navy Yard BID
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (80+ words) Hill Rag Capitol Riverfront BID Rebrands as Navy Yard BID The Navy Yard Business Improvement District delivers comprehensive place management services that help ensure the neighborhood is clean, safe, accessible, distinctive, welcoming and vibrant. Through active collaboration and strategic partnerships,…...
Capitol Hill Community Foundation Grants Support Academic Excellence
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (340+ words) Many of Capitol Hill's public schools strive to deliver more than a standard curriculum to nurture their students' curiosity, creativity, and personal discipline. This year, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation recognizes two of the Hill's most ambitious programs: the Eastern…...
Poetic Hill
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (279+ words) Amuchechukwu Nwafor was raised in Mount Rainier, MD, and lives in Brookland. She is a first-generation Black American whose poetry touches on the diaspora, sexual advocacy, mental health, and the female experience. Amuche considers her poems to be still life…...
NGA Jazz in the Garden Celebrates American Sounds
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (209+ words) The National Gallery of Art's Friday summer concert series returns with Jazz in the Garden: American Sounds. Kicking off on May 22, the series spotlights artists from across the country performing genres from indie, soul-funk, alternative bluegrass, salsa and jazz, to…...
Chiarina's Family Concert: Vivaldi's "Four Seasons
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (116+ words) Hill Rag Chiarina's Family Concert: Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" On Sunday, May 17, at 2: 30 p. m. , at St. Mark's Church, 301 A St. SE, in an original adaptation by musicologist and children's book author Anna Harwell Celenza, Chiarina presents the story of Antonio Vivaldi's concerti,…...
Studio Brings "Purlie Victorious" Back To Life
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (538+ words) Hill Rag Studio Brings "Purlie Victorious" Back To Life There's an undeniable pleasure in pulling out an old sweater from the back of your closet and finding it still fits in all the right places. It's cozy, comfortable and even…...