isk Just in time for the summer’s family reunion season, Theater Alliance brings you Still Life with Rocket, created and directed by Mollye Maxner. A moving (literally) comedy drama about a family reunited and coming full frontal with their past childhood, current lives, and each other (again, literally). The story is about a matriarch, Etta … Continue reading
This past weekend, I was able to catch Chocolate Covered Ants as it gears up for its last week at the Anacostia Playhouse. Presented by Restoration Stage and written by Steven A. Butler Jr., Chocolate Covered Ants will be presented through Sunday February 7th. Continue reading
The Artists for Charity 8th Annual Art Auction Benefit was held Saturday at the Impact Hub DC in downtown DC. There was the usual awesomeness: networking, delicious food, high energy, great art, door prizes, hugs, laughs and wet eyes. Yes, tears. What I noticed most when I had personal conversations with a few of the … Continue reading
They couldn’t have picked a better time to convene the community in support of black men’s issues. Those were my thoughts walking into Grammy nominated recording artist, Raheem Devaughn’s Love Life Foundation’s Black Men’s Summit and Town Hall Meeting last night in SE DC. In this time of deep unrest surrounding the murder of eighteen-year-old … Continue reading
Do you follow me on IG? If not, you should! Hey!!!! Check out some of the pictures from the DC Emancipation Day concert on yesterday. It was a complete jam! Some of the things that I miss most about the summer are the outdoor concerts and festivals where there are tons of happy people enjoying … Continue reading
If you’ve been complaining recently that SE’s Anacostia district doesn’t have enough quality arts offerings, Theater Alliance, will give you an attitude adjustment as it continues in its 11th season hosting Nathan Louis Jackson’s “Broke-ology.” The play runs through September 8 at the Anacostia Playhouse in SE DC. Newly opened, my first thought was that … Continue reading
What a blast!! The Pictures: Check out a few image collages from yesterday’s wedding in Virginia. The bride was super beautiful and the love was so thick, you could wrap yourself in it, pop a movie in … and watch a movie. It was warm enough outside already though. And one of those kisses made me … Continue reading
Become a FAN! Washington DC “I love Black men who mentor” was one of the most popular slogans this past Wednesday as the #MenWhoMentor Campaign, sponsored by Capital Cause and Cause Driven, culminated its 2-month crowd-sourcing Giving Circles Project (GCP). The TEAM: Campaign members were Nicholas Gourdine, Jennifer Rhodan, Joshlyn Ross, Letitia Tajuba and the … Continue reading
Become a fan! The pictures: Check out the pictures from last night’s #NaturalNightOut event held at the African American Civil War Museum in DC. This was the third gathering in the series, so I was super excited to not only support it once more, but to also see that it’s growing in scope. One of … Continue reading
Check us out! Earlier this month, I checked out the world famous (well, DC famous but it’s awesome enough to be WORLD famous) BloomBars in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in DC. It was actually my first time there but I’ve heard so many good things about the place as far as entertainment and about how … Continue reading