A zombie invaded the United States last week – but don’t go running for the hills quite yet! This is the Korean Zombie, also known as Jung Chan-Sung. He does Mixed Martial Arts and has an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight next week in the area.
The fight is the first time a Korean is fighting in the main event of a UFC match. Another Korean fighter named Dongi Yang...
Passport DC celebrates international culture during the month of May. With events occurring every day, you now have your calendar of activities set for the entire month. To help you decide, each week we will publish some featured events. For more options, you can find all the Passport DC events...
The Around the World Embassy Tour gives you a special opportunity to go behind the usually closed doors of embassies in Washington, DC. You’ll have the opportunity to tour the houses, eat the cuisine, see dancing, and hear music.
Chances are, you’ll meet some ambassadors as well. An ambassador is the top-ranking...
Passport DC celebrates international culture during the month of May. With events occurring every day, you now have your calendar of activities set for the entire month. To help you decide, each week we will publish some featured events. For more options, you can find all the Passport DC events...
Last week, Leon Seemann, Cultural Tourism DC’s Deputy Director, testified in front of the DC Council, arguing the Certified Business Enterprises program should be expanded to include a category for small DC-based nonprofits. Parts of his testimony are as follows:
Nonprofits are major employers, accounting for 1 out of every 10 jobs in the United States and providing over 118,000...
Mayor Vincent Gray has presented his fiscal year 2013 budget.
For the first time since 2009, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities was not asked to absorb a cut in funding.
The Mayor will say he has increased the budget, but the seeming $2.8 million increase is based on the hope that the President’s $2.5 million request for arts for DC can make it out of congress...
We are very excited to be participating in the 2012 Great Arts Blogger Challenge!
Our first blog post was about the cultural capital of America (DC all the way!) The 2nd question is “We live in an aggressively visual age; images dominate the popular culture. But which art form has the most to say...
Recently, Cultural Tourism DC worked with the Washington Wizards to bring people out to the games. Going to a Wizrds game allows you to watch basketball but also find the fascinating DC history and culture that permeate the Verizon Center and its neighborhood.
History...
The city of Washington is:
I would like to take the time to thank you for the support provided to our organization, Latin Fashion Week. The event was a huge success thank to the cooperation of company like Cultural Tourism DC and people like you.