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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
The National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibit “Americans Now,” features famous names from science, business, government and the arts. President Barack Obama and the first lady are also among those portrayed but it’s the first time Michelle Obama’s individual portrait has been shown at the gallery. Familiar names in the collection also include actor Tom Hanks and music artists [...]
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
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Stacie Turner, star of the Bravo TV series, “Real Housewives of DC” is giving fans a full scoop of behind-the-scenes information online through her website, Twitter, and Facebook. Fans can get Stacie’s personal take on the latest episodes, a peek into her busy life as a mom, career woman, and charity founder, as well as [...]
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Summer is almost here and the Allstate® Tom Joyner Family Reunion looks to sell out again. Take time today to make plans for your family’s summer vacation. For more information call 407-248-9191.
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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The Washington National Opera (WNO) announced the third-annual Target FREE Opera in the Outfield, a free, live opera broadcast at Nationals Park. This year’s simulcast, Verdi’s dramatic opera A Masked Ball (Un Ballo in Maschera), will take place on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 2pm and is expected to attract up to 20,000 people for free [...]
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
On Tuesday July 27, Philadelphia fashion pioneer Mae Reeves was honored at the African American Museum in Philadelphia with a ceremony and fashion show featuring select designs from her nearly 60-year millinery career. Mae Reeves, Famous Philadelphia Milliner One of the first African-American women to establish a business in the downtown area of the city, Mae [...]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
On Thursday, June 24 Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, and Svetlana Medvedeva, the First Lady of Russia attended a student performance by Ellington students who were called back from summer vacation to perform. The performance, requested by Mrs. Obama, was a thank you to the Russian First Lady, who had taken [...]
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Monday, July 5th, 2010
Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will co-star in the Broadway premiere of “Driving Miss Daisy.”The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry will begin performances on Oct. 7 at the John Golden Theatre, with an official opening on Oct. 2. “Driving Miss Daisy” tells of a widowed, 72-year-old Jewish woman living in mid-20th-century [...]
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
The Washington National Opera (WNO) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind subscription series that will allow young professionals to experience all the benefits of season-ticket holders at deeply discounted prices. Called Series O, the Friday-night series is an extension of the Company’s Generation O program, the audience development initiative which for eight seasons has offered specially priced [...]
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Direct from Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, a sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS comes to Washington, DC at The National Theatre July 28-August 8! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with [...]
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum is among the nations most dynamic cultural and educational institutions. Because it is a wax museum committed solely to the study and preservation of African American history, it is also among the most unique. Primarily, the presentation of life-size, life-like wax figures highlighting historical and contemporary personalities of [...]
