Celebrations of Asian Heritage If you like drumming, excitement, and all-out competition you won’t want to miss the annual Washington, D.C. Dragon Boat Festival, with 64 teams of between 16 and 20 rowers each scheduled to race this Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also take in demonstrations of calligraphy, [...]
Washington’s “Mid City Artists” Hold 2012 Spring Open Studios Tour on May 19 & 20
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Twenty-seven artists, who are part of the “Mid City Artists” collaborative, will open their studio doors on Sat/Sun May 19 & 20 (from 12-5pm) as part of The Mid City Artists Spring Open Studios Tour. This bi-annual event in DC’s “Mid-City” – in and around the Dupont Circle and Logan Circle neighborhoods – enables art-lovers [...]
Washington, D.C. Events for the Weekend of May 11-13
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Street Arts Extravaganza All week the Kennedy Center has been sponsoring performances by street artists at various locations around the city and on its own Millennium Stage as part of Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America. Wednesday through Friday you can still catch lunchtime performances from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Farragut Square, [...]
Free Comic Book Day in D.C.
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day–a day where you can legally walk into a local comic shop and walk out carrying a comic book without paying for it. This is an annual event that takes place nationwide, and it’s great fun for the kids. Many comic shops have artists and writers signing their work, along [...]
Washington, D.C. Events for the Weekend of May 4-6
May 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
Cinco de Mayo! Originally commemorating an important Mexican victory against the invading French in 1861, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has become an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and pride. And Washington, D.C. is packed with parties taking advantage of the occasion. Wear beach clothes for the seven-hour Cinco de Mayo Fiesta organized [...]
