Dance Program for Those With Parkinson's Disease Comes to DC
Lafayette Square Transformed Into Fulcrum of Protest Art
June 11, 2020 by Dan McCue
WASHINGTON – Days after the Trump administration’s use of smoke bombs and pepper spray to push demonstrators from Lafayette Park near the White House so that the entire area could be sealed off with a temporary iron fence, the barrier itself has become a statement.
You can call it the fulcrum of protest art — expressions of rage and heartbreak in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers — left behind long after many of the protestors moved on.
Captured here are some of those images. On Wednesday, much of the temporary barrier was being taken down. Word is that both the Washington, D.C. government and several museums in the Smithsonian network have expressed an interest in preserving it, but for now volunteers on the scene are working to gather up the items to keep them safe.
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September 22, 2021
by Alexa Hornbeck
Dance Program for Those With Parkinson's Disease Comes to DC
WASHINGTON -- Dance for PD, an international dance program which teaches individuals with Parkinson's disease how to dance, will soon... Read More
WASHINGTON -- Dance for PD, an international dance program which teaches individuals with Parkinson's disease how to dance, will soon provide in-person classes in the Washington, D.C. area. “When we opened up the dance center, we wanted it to be a community place, where anyone could... Read More
September 7, 2021
by Dan McCue
2021 National Book Festival Returns, Mostly Virtually, Sept. 17
WASHINGTON -- The Library of Congress’s National Book Festival is back and will roll out over 10 days beginning Sept.... Read More
WASHINGTON -- The Library of Congress’s National Book Festival is back and will roll out over 10 days beginning Sept. 17, However, just like last year, its programs will be largely virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, author of “Remains of the... Read More
August 17, 2021
by Historic American Church Set to Integrate Its Slavery Ties
Historic American Church Set to Integrate Its Slavery Ties
The great contradiction of Boston's Old North Church is that a site pivotal to the freedom of the nation is... Read More
The great contradiction of Boston's Old North Church is that a site pivotal to the freedom of the nation is the same place where slave owners and traders once worshiped. Now, with a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities announced Tuesday, the foundation... Read More
April 13, 2021
by Dan McCue
Spoleto Festival USA Resuming In Charleson
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston, S.C., is known for many things. Southern charm. Restaurants. Idyllic, Sun-soaked days. Being home to one... Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston, S.C., is known for many things. Southern charm. Restaurants. Idyllic, Sun-soaked days. Being home to one of the nation’s busiest and most successful ports. But perhaps nothing brings more visitors to the city and the surrounding Lowcountry than the annual Spoleto Festival... Read More
April 7, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Protecting the Arts in Higher Education
This week Americans for the Arts, a leading arts advocacy nonprofit organization, is hosting the National Arts Action Summit, a... Read More
This week Americans for the Arts, a leading arts advocacy nonprofit organization, is hosting the National Arts Action Summit, a virtual week-long summit that brings together arts advocates from around the country to hear from experts on arts policy, arts education and more. The summit is... Read More
March 26, 2021
by Tom Ramstack
Devastation of the Arts Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON -- No one at a congressional hearing Thursday doubted the arts and humanities suffered severely during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More
WASHINGTON -- No one at a congressional hearing Thursday doubted the arts and humanities suffered severely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The question was how much longer the government should continue to bail them out with financial rescue grants. “We know that because of COVID-19, the arts... Read More
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