Note: This post has been updated. Some December treats from Georgia and South Carolina are coming to DC this month. David Pleasant’s “Drum Folk” at the Anacostia Community Museum” Since August, Word, Shout, Song:Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language has been on exhibit at the Anacostia Community Museum. The exhibit has been extended through [...]
Heads of state and their spouses are often not the people to consult for travel tips. Itineraries are meticulously crafted, and even entire environments are altered to give the right impression. I enjoy travel, but I usually (and maybe due to my own financial limitations) experience place on the same terms as a working resident [...]
If Zora were here, she might jump up on the table and dance. Washington Post (November 16, 2009) I’m still trying to figure out the Crow Dance? The first Food and Folklore event at Eatonville Restaurant was a big success with food, company, talk time, and spirit. The maiden launch which coincided with other Zora-themed [...]
Two exhibits I’m definitely going to catch this month at the Smithsonian Institution museums: IndiVISIBLE: AFRICAN-NATIVE AMERICAN LIVES IN THE AMERICAS Opens November 10. I got the heads up about this one a few weeks ago from Phoebe Farris who has an essay in the exhibition catalog. Click on the title or here to see [...]
