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The Power of Public Art: Lisa Marie Thalhammer’s Campaign of LoveWashington, D.C., artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer focuses her works on uplifting women.
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United by the Marimba: A Guatemalan Family Carries on Musical Traditions in MarylandThe Girón family interprets Guatemalan music as Marimba Linda Xelajú in the D.C. area.
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Unidos por la Marimba: Una Familia Guatemalteca Que Continúa Sus Tradiciones Musicales en MarylandLa familia Girón interpreta la música guatemalteca en el área metropolitana de Washington D.C., con su grupo Marimba Linda Xelajú.
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Eighteen Feet of Fabric Can Go a Long WayHow Monica Jahan Bose Connects Bangladesh and D.C. in Climate Action“The arts need to talk about climate change,” Monica Jahan Bose says.
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Fifteen Years Ago, Memorial Day in D.C. Paid Tribute to the World War II GenerationWe estimate that more than 300,000 people came to meet veterans and hear stories, listen to music, learn about the war, and reunite.
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Writ Large: The Art of CHELOVE and MASPAZLook closely and you can track these two artists across the D.C. landscape.
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Asian American Chefs Shaping D.C.’s Culinary LandscapeWith the support of DC Oral History Collaborative, we invited five Asian American chefs/restaurateurs to share their lived experiences of opening restaurants in D.C.
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Moments on the Metro: The Photographs of Hugh TalmanThis D.C. Photographer Rides the Rails in Search of Decisive Moments“My day job is that I’m a studio photographer. It is very tedious and very OCD. So, photography on the Metro is something very different. Life comes at you really quick.”
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A Catalan Christmas Pageant in Washington, D.C.Each winter, Catalan towns celebrate Christmas with a production of Els Pastorets, or “The Beloved Shepherds.”
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A Tribute to Dr. James Duke and His Green Farmacy GardenDr. Duke passed away in December 2017, but his “teaching garden” of medicinal plants lives on in tribute.
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