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2015 Year in Review
January: New Year’s Day on the Mall February: Tour of Dupont Underground March: Blossom Kite Festival April: Cherry Blossom fireworks May: WWII Flyover June: Capital Pride July: Rehoboth Beach fireworks August: Montgomery County Fair September: Art All Night October: Adams Morgan Porchfest November: The Renwick reopens December: The Museum of Feelings (NYC)
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Georgetown GLOW
Five light installations are on view in Georgetown for the holidays. “A Happy Place” projections by Kelly Towles are in an office courtyard: “The Lovers”, by Arthur Gallice and Herve Orgeas, are hung from the Wisconsin Avenue bridge. The two bottom figures are the reflection in the canal. iGlow, a light corridor by Hijac, is […]
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Santarchy
Santarchy is D.C.’s version of Santacon. These images are from this year’s Santarchy, on the National Mall and the Smithsonian carousel.
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USS Barry
The USS Barry has been a prominent sight on the Anacostia River for the last 31 years, but it is soon to be turned into scrap. That’s because it is becoming land-locked once construction starts on the replacement for the nearby Frederick Douglass Bridge. The current bridge has a swing span that will open to […]
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The Museum of Feelings
The Museum of Feelings is an awesome pop-up museum for the holiday season in New York City. It’s a promotional event for Glade, with five rooms with different technologies representing different associated smells. After a brief orientation by one of the guides, you go into the first room. It is dark except for a couple […]
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Catharsis on the Mall
Catharsis on the Mall: A Vigil for Healing the Drug War was a two-day ceremony on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The highlight was the burning of the Temple of Essence. The temple was the work of Michael Verdon. Here is how the temple looked when it was finished and getting ready to be […]
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Commemorate and Celebrate Freedom
The new National Museum of African American History and Culture had its first event last night. Commemorate and Celebrate Freedom was a ceremony to kick off the countdown to the museum’s opening next fall. The view of the building was partially blocked by the construction equipment and the grandstand for the invited guests for the […]
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The Renwick reopens
After two years of renovations, the Renwick has re-opened with an amazing new show. Called WONDERS, the show has nine site-specific works that each fill an entire room of the gallery. These photos were taken during one of the parties previewing the re-opening. For the gala, there were entertainers both inside the museum and outside […]
