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Jazz drummer Rashied Ali has successfully crossed the generations of jazz with his “free jazz” drumming.
Starting his career in the 1950s playing in blues and rock groups in Philadelphia, he moved to New York City and became an integral force in the avant-garde jazz scene.
In 1965, jazz great saxophonist John Coltrane decided to try two-drummers, […]
Watch the Navy’s Blue Angles in their F/A 18 Hornets perform their precision flying routine, numerous aerobatic champions, current and vintage military aircraft, world’s only husband-and-wife aerobatic and skywriting duo and a couple skydiving teams at the Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach.
Scheduled to appear at the show are:
The ever-popular and crowd pleasing Blue Angels’.
The […]
According to a Forbes 7th annual report on the top cities for singles, Washington, DC was ranked at number six.
According to the report, the District came in at the following rank in the various categories:
Culture: 6 (based on number of museums, pro sports teams, live theater and concert venues per capita)Nightlife: 6Singles: 7 (based on percent of […]
The NFL preseason is here, and the Washington Redskins are looking… well, let’s hold off any evaluations just yet. Come on, it’s only the preseason and it doesn’t really count until the season opener on September 9th against the Miami Dolphins at FedEx Field.
Coming off Joe Gibb’s worst career coaching season at 5-11, a struggling […]
Time for another great Carnival of Cities, this time hosted by Sheila at HomeTurfMedia.
A few of this week’s submissions include:
A couple from Seattle, Food Tours and the Stanley Kubrick Film Festival.
Drinking at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City.
Help determine where you are in a city that straddles two states - Kansas City, KS & MO.
Why San […]
Visit the 16th century English village of Revel Grove, at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. There you’ll find food vendors, crafts, five pubs, ten major stages, a jousting arena and lots of fun and games.
The highlights include an authentic full armor jousting competition, music and singers, jugglers, magicians, and the ever present pretty wenches.
Shops and crafters will be […]
Virgin America just gave travelers another option to get to Washington, DC from the West coast.
While Virgin America destinations are currently limited to flights between New York’s JFK and both San Francisco and Los Angeles, Washington Dulles is being added with twice daily flights to San Francisco starting on Sept. 26th. Los Angeles (LAX) via SFO […]
The Arlington Annual World Music Festival brings together the rich cultures and music from around the globe. This family friendly event will feature WAMUs (88.5 FM) always entertaining noon time talk show host, Kojo Nnamdi, as the MC.
So pack a picnic and enjoy the world beat.
Bands scheduled to appear include:
4:00 - Hot Ska […]
Watch as 500 cats from around the nation fight it out at one of the largest cat shows in the country, nicknamed the Debutante’s Ball.
This Cat Fanciers’ Association competition is composed of a number of separate, concurrently running, individual competitions held in the various judging rings. Each show has its own judge and each ring has either Allbreed […]
As the largest summer indoor Antiques Show in the country, the 27th annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show is the place for antique lovers.
With 550 total local, national and international antique dealers and 60 silver specialists, 30 specializing in Asian Arts, 70 in ceramics, porcelain and pottery and a wide selection of glass dealers selling Steuben, Heisey, Moser, […]
A Washington DC travel and tourism guide with information for both visitors and residents.
Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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