In the years that followed, New Orleans could have remained a symbol of destruction and decay; of a storm that came and the inadequate response that followed. It was not hard to imagine a day when we’d tell our children that a once vibrant and wonderful city had been laid low by [...]
When labor leader A. Philip Randolph, organized a special march in Washington, DC for “Jobs and Freedom” in 1963, I have no doubt Randolph made deliberate choices on the date — August 28– and the venue — the Lincoln Memorial — as organizers did on the program and selection of speakers.
On this day [...]
The President’s Weekly focuses on Medicare and closing up the doughnut hole on the purchase of prescription drugs by seniors.
Beginning next year, preventive care – including annual physicals, wellness exams, and tests like mammograms – will be free for seniors as well. That will make it easier for folks to stay healthy. [...]
I actually took some time today to see how stocks were performing. Last week, the President signed the Wall Street reform legislation into law. One thing that’s interesting about Wall Street, uncertainty and the unknown creeps them out more so than reform and regulation etc. Once they know what it is, put [...]
Anyone who knows me know I’m not a sports fan in the sense of spending Sundays glued to the tube, checking stats or scores unless it’s a championship final. I do get into the culture and theatrical elements of the game. Sunday, I attended my first baseball game in many moons at Nationals [...]
It’s festival summer time in DC. Hip Hop Theater Festival starts today. It’s hot-hot-hot.
The Capital Fringe Festival opens Thursday, July 8 — “where everyone’s story has value!”
Screen on the Green is back! I’ve heard rumblings that this free outdoor film festival on the National Mall (between the Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol) [...]
As you leave Duke Ellington, you’re entering and running into a world in which many budgets for the arts have being slashed. So what must you do? What can you do? You might all have to become art activists. Be talented, be beautiful, be outspoken. At times you have to take your drama [...]
Maybe you feel like no one has your back, like you’ve been let down by people so many times that you’ve stopped believing in yourself. Maybe you feel like your destiny was written the day you were born and you ought to just rein in your hopes and scale back your dreams.
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Next Tuesday, June 8 (6:30 PM) Eatonville Restaurant’s Food & Folklore dinner series is focusing on Moonshine! I’ve been talking with Max Watman, author of Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine, the special guest speaker for the evening. [Books will be available for sale and for signing.] [...]
For Filmmakers…
NEH FUNDING INITIATIVE - BRIDGING CULTURES THROUGH FILM: INTERNATIONAL TOPICS – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: July 28, 2010 (receipt deadline); Notification of awards will be in December 2010.
Bridging Cultures films will spark Americans’ engagement with the wider world through the exploration of countries and cultures outside of the United States, and/or across nations.
Films might take [...]
