The DC Traveler

For you non-French speaking people (like me) that roughly translates to the Big Party of the French-speaking World.
French is the official language in 41 countries throughout Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and South America, and the second most frequently taught language after English. It’s also the official or administrative language of NATO, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, the international Court of Justice and even the International Olympic Committee. 
Visit the lands, taste the food and hear the music of 30 French-speaking countries as their embassies and governments present their respective cultures, people, traditions and culinary specialties.
The Casablanca Band will be performing …read more

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As part of the ultimate citywide Shakespeare Festival running from January through June, venues across Washington DC will be presenting all kinds of Shakespearian events, including music, dance, plays, film, art and more.  With over 20 classic retellings of Will’s most notable plays such as Hamlet and King Lear to more avant-garde or “unique” interpretations of the Bard’s works, there’s bound to be something for everyone. Recognized as one of the Queens of Jazz, Britain’s singing sensation Dame Cleo Laine will bring her rich, smoky jazz vocals mixed with interpretive scat rhythms to the Kennedy Center as part of the city’s Shakespeare …read more

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