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Last week, the traffic from an estimated 35,000 supporters tied up local access roads for up to 45 minutes to attend a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Senator Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama at Ida Lee Park in suburban Leesburg, Virginia.
On Monday, Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be visiting […]
Grammy-winner Cassandra Wilson was named “America’s Best Singer” by TIME magazine in 2001.
Interpreting classic jazz standards or singing her own bluesy jazz pieces is her sound today, but her background is varied, from playing in marching bands as a child to a back up singer with Joni Mitchell and singer in funk bands.
In the 1980 […]
General Motors car designer Pierre Paul Andriani will present a look at automotive design and technological developments over the past century.
The French “auto sculptor” will address global design highlights, breakthroughs and trends, starting with the first major mass-production automobile, the classic Ford Model T. He will also discuss the rich history of French […]
The works of three outstanding American nature photographers from different generations, Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Robert Adams, each capture the essence of nature, in images of clouds, surf and rivers.
The collection on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC showcases 21 images, including:
Stieglitz’s series of ten photos of clouds over Lake […]
Funnyman Sinbad, originally had plans to play professional basketball. He played college ball at the University of Denver, but an injury ended his career. So he turned to comedy.
In 1983, he was a finalist on Ed McMahon’s “Star Search” and his stand-up comedy career tool off. Since then he’s appeared in a number of major […]
The band KISS is not just a heavy metal band, it’s a rock merchandising empire. Probably no other rock band has parlayed their fame into more non-music revenue, perhaps other than Elvis Presley. The band’s list of merchandise includes comics, television, reality television shows, action figures, and tons of other KISS merchandise and memorabilia.
And […]
That’s how Ed Sullivan introduced the Fab Four back in February, 1964. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show ushered in the British music invasion. The up and coming British rock band, The Beatles, received national attention when couple days before at New York’s JFK airport, an estimated 3,000 screaming fans showed up to greet […]
George Lopez makes fun of everyone, but uses his Mexican-American heritage as an anchor to his humor. After staring in 5 seasons of ABC sitcom, “George Lopez”, he’s hitting the road and stopping in Washington, DC for three shows at the Warner Theatre.
He’s released a couple funny Grammy-nominated CDs, an autobiography entitled “Why You Crying?”, […]
Best selling author, story teller, humorist and Public Radio’s This American Life radio contributor, David Sedaris brings his unique wit and self-deprecating social critique that effectively cuts through much of today’s political correctness to Washington, DC for one night.
As the best-selling author of million plus sellers such as “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and […]
While it looks like a government building, the neoclassical building near Dupont Circle is actually the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
The inside of the building holds in rather unique museum with very eclectic pieces of freemason history from presidents to actors, G-men to generals.
The museum includes:
36 original still life oil paintings of the […]
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