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Georgetown Voice Story on H Street
October 26, 2009
the Georgetown Voice revisits H Street three years after an initial story ran about development along the Corridor.
H Street Businesses on the Kojo Nnamdi Show!
October 1, 2009
The rapidly developing H Street Corridor owes much to the many new restaurants and bars who have chosen to open up here. WAMU talk show host Kojo Nnamdi speaks with a few who have made the commitment to H Street.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 11:00 PM
INTERSECTIONS Dance Party!: Jay Walkers at the Intersection: Jon Carroll, Tosin Aribisala & Michael Shereikis
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
February 19th - March 7th, 2010
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Atlas Performing Arts Center
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival will bring together
artists and audiences of diverse races, ages and heritages to
experience and explore the evolving cultural landscape of America
today. Presenting three weekends of music, dance, theater, film,
literary and visual arts that spotlight cultural connections and
feature the best of Washington area artists, INTERSECTIONS will
celebrate differences and discover commonalities.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - Sunday, March 7, 2010
Intersections EasyPasses
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Saturday, February 20 at 9:30 PM
Festival Opening Party
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Politics and Prose Bookstore, Steven Roberts: From Every End of This Earth
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Steven Roberts: From Every End of This Earth, a reading and book signing by the New York Times best-selling author capturing the stories of thirteen immigrant families and their lives in the new America.
Meet New York Times bestselling author Steven V. Roberts who follows the stories of thirteen immigrant families in From Every End of This Earth, a poignant and eye-opening look at immigration in America today. He captures the voices of those living the promise of a new land—and the difficulties of starting over among strangers whose suspicions increasingly outweigh their open-armed acceptance. As the political debate rages on, Roberts sheds light on the enormous contributions immigrants continue to make to the fabric and future of America. Following the program, Mr. Roberts will be signing copies of his new book, which will be available for purchase.
http://www.politics-prose.com/
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Rachel Grossman and Mitch Mattson: All our Neighbors
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
All our Neighbors, a hands-on experience for artists who work in schools focusing on classroom cultural awareness.
Two highly experienced teaching artists offer sensitivity training for the 21st century in a unique workshop for artists and others who work in the schools. Rachel Grossman, the former Education Director at Round House Theatre, and Mitch Mattson, Education Senior Fellow at Arena Stage, present a workshop designed to lead arts educators to push through unconscious prejudices that can exist when working with diverse student populations. This hands-on spirited workshop encourages teachers to ask: “How do I see my students before ever interacting with them?" Grossman and Mattson have extensive experience as artists both in the classroom and out. Come spend a morning raising your awareness and building communication skills that will serve both your teaching and your students. Artists, teachers and parents are all welcome.
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Ekene Okobi: The Sound of the Drums
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
The Sound of the Drums, a documentary exploration of identity through drumming by a first-generation Nigerian-American filmmaker.
Join producer/director Ekene Okobi in a film event that explores her personal intersection of cultures as a first-generation American. Sound of the Drums, which premiered at the San Francisco Black Film Festival, follows her attempt to reconcile her estranged Ibo culture and her place in contemporary America through West African Dance. The screening of this moving personal portrait will be complimented by an audience talk-back and live experience of the power of dance and drumming.
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:30 PM; Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM
SpeakeasyDC presents Wetbacks, Aliens and Towelheads: Stories from the First Generation
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Wetbacks, Aliens and Towelheads: Stories from the First Generation, humorous and edgy autobiographical offerings by DC’s popular company of storytellers.
Saturday, February 27, 2010; Friday, March 5, 2010; Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00 PM
INTERSECTIONS Dance Party!: Jay Walkers at the Intersection: Jon Carroll, Tosin Aribisala & Michael Shereikis; DCypher Dance; Christylez Bacon
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Folger Shakespeare Library: When Words Collide
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
When Words Collide, a poetic response to life in today’s America by professional and student writers, including poets Kim Roberts and Sami Miranda.
Experience the power of the pen in this gathering of professional and student poets presented by the internationally renowned Folger Shakespeare Library and its vibrant Poetry in the Schools program. Kim Roberts and Sami Miranda, both published poets and Folger poetry educators, will read alongside student poets selected for this special event. Revel in the imagery and impact of the spoken word in this intimate intersection of diverse, intergenerational writers.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Word-Beat: The Legacy of Langston
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
The Legacy of Langston, a multi-disciplinary salute to Langston Hughes, featuring popular collaborators singer/actor Charles Williams and percussionist/composer Tom Teasley.Few poets captured the 20th century African American experience with the depth and sensitivity of Langston Hughes. Charles Williams and Tom Teasley, the artists of the internationally renowned duo, Word-Beat, pay homage to Hughes' lyrical mastery in The Legacy of Langston. Through song, words and percussion, Word-Beat enlivens the poet’s words, highlighting their ever-present rhythm and syncopation. Join these exquisite collaborators, whose performances that bring writers’ words to life have been seen across the country and around the world. A perfect introduction to the work of Langston Hughes – a just as perfect coming home to a well-loved poet friend.
http://www.word-beat.com/
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Voices from Busboys and Poets: The City in Words
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
A night at the mic when resident poets Holly Bass and Benny Blaq of the popular Busboys and Poets restuarant host a dynamic evening of spoken word and open mic.Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Symphony Space: Selected Shorts
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
A special presentation of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story. Actors Joe Morton (City of Hope, Eureka) and Selected Shorts host Isaiah Sheffer read two vivid tales of cross-cultural misunderstanding, imagination and discovery, by Percival Everett (I Am Not Sidney Poitier: A Novel) and Flannery O’Connor Award-winning Andrew Porter (The Theory of Light and Matter).Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11:00 PM
INTERSECTIONS Dance Party!: DCypher Dance
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00 PM
INTERSECTIONS Dance Party!: Christylez Bacon
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:30PM
Festival Closing Party
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival
