Aug 24 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, an earthquake Tuesday caused some damage to D.C. landmarks. Continue reading
Aug 23 President Obama’s Shelf Awareness Like many Americans, presidents often turn to a good book to ease a troubled mind, and dissecting their summer reading lists has become a bit of an annual tradition. Continue reading
Aug 23 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, two great American pop songwriters have died. Continue reading
Aug 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Something Touched My Heart’ Travis Nichols is an editor at the Poetry Foundation and the author of the collection of poems, "See Me Improving" (2010, Copper Canyon Press). Continue reading
Aug 22 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the national monument to Martin Luther King Jr. has opened to the public. Continue reading
Aug 19 Philip Glass Composes New Arts Festival By Molly Finnegan The Days and Nights Festival of the Arts, led by composer Philip Glass, begins its inaugural season this weekend. Continue reading
Aug 19 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, five people are dead after the stage collapses at an outdoor music festival. Continue reading
Aug 18 In a Station of the Metro, an Apparition of Color From Sam Gilliam Sam Gilliam's studio has the airy feel of a warehouse, but it boasts densities of colors and shapes. Sculptural paintings hang like scarves over the walls, and slabs of plywood are thick with hardened acrylics. Continue reading
Aug 18 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Venice considers how to handle a disintegrating landmark. Continue reading
Aug 17 Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings: Two Voices, 10 Kinds of Sad The first duet recording in a decade from Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings stands out as some of the best of what they have to offer: tight harmonies, haunting lyrics and effortless melodies. Continue reading