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New Jazz Underground, winners of the 2023 DCJazzPrixe, are slated to perform in this year's 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest. Band members are saxophonist Abdias Armenteros, drummer TJ Reddick, and bassist Sebastian Rios. (Courtesy of DC Jazz Festival)

International Competition Winners New Jazz Underground Perform at 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest

by Brenda C. Siler August 26, 2024August 26, 2024

Ol' Dirty Bastard, also known as ODB, is the subject of a new documentary premiering on A&E Network on Aug. 25. (Courtesy of Al-Pereira)

Ol’ Dirty Bastard Documentary Makes You Shake Your Head

by Brenda C. Siler August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Jamaal Fields-Green as "MJ" and the cast of “MJ the Musical,” at the National Theatre until Sept. 8 (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)

‘MJ’ Brings Excitement and Music from Michael Jackson to Our Hearts

by Brenda C. Siler August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

At Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden in Northwest D.C., intern Taylor Banks gives a short presentation. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

D.C. High School Students Learn About Careers in the Arts Through Bloomberg Arts Internships

by Brenda C. Siler August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

Makers Union serves a Hickory House Smoked Salmon over creamy mushroom quinoa, green beans, and mustard vinaigrette. (Courtesy of Makers Union)

The Eating is Great During RAMW’s Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 12 to 18

by Brenda C. Siler August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

**FILE** Plaque of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on sidewalk where shooting incident occurred (LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Lessons Still Being Learned in Ferguson, Missouri 10 Years After Michael Brown Jr.’s Death

by Brenda C. Siler August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

Annual DC Black Film Festival Aims to Amplify the Voices of Black Filmmakers

by Brenda C. Siler August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Grammy-award winning jazz artist Samara Joy and internationally celebrated DJ D-Nice will take the stage as part of the 2024 DC Jazz Fest. (Courtesy photo)

Get Ready for DC Jazz Fest’s Epic 20th Anniversary

by Brenda C. Siler August 7, 2024August 22, 2024

Hen Quarter Prime has a huge Saturday and Sunday brunch featuring a number of dinner menu items, plus a huge selection of seafood, Sammy’s Fried Chicken, a bagel and waffle bar, and a build-your-own Titos Bloody Mary Bar. The restaurant is in the Southwest Waterfront area of D.C. near Audi Field. (Courtesy of Hen Quarter Prime)

Fine Dining Comes to the Southwest Waterfront Area

by Brenda C. Siler August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Gordon Parks, “Muhammad Ali, London, 1966.” National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (The Gordon Parks Collection)

Photographs of Gordon Parks Continue to Tell America’s Stories

by Brenda C. Siler July 31, 2024December 18, 2024