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A celebrity of the early 18th century with a hit on the London stage almost every year, Susanna Centlivre was the author of nineteen plays and numerous poems. Folger Theatre brings to the stage one of...
Cuarteto Rústico is a string quartet comprising artists with Latin American roots. Originally from Chile, Colombia, Honduras, and Puerto Rico, Cuarteto Rústico's primary mission is to promote the origins, history, and culture of the...
Spotlight on Design: Rogers Marvel Architects
Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA, discuss their New York-based firm’s work, including concepts to beautify the security components and improve the visitor experience at...
The American Civil War was one of the first conflicts to be extensively documented by photography. The public had never before seen such powerful images of human devastation and the destructive impact of war. Inspired by the 150th anniversary of...
Between 2007 and 2008, photographer Tim Hetherington (1970–2011) was embedded with U.S. Army soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team at Outpost Restrepo, a remote and dangerous post in the Korengal Valley of northeastern...
Xaviera Simmons’s work combines 21st-century media and traditional art forms, encompassing photography, performance, video, and installation. Simmons discusses the artistic process and inspiration behind her oftentimes provocative and...
The Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design’s Visiting Artist program brings artists, scholars, and critics to the Corcoran to interact with students and other members of the Corcoran community. Each one-day visit includes...
The work of celebrated multidisciplinary artist William Pope.L is known for being provocative, controversial, funny, accessible, and relevant. Join the self-designated "Friendliest Black Artist in America" as he discusses his career and...
The Church of the Epiphany’s Tuesday Concert Series presents Agnes Wan on piano.
The New York City-based firm Rogers Marvel Architects blends technical skill with civic consciousness within a variety of project scales. Founding principals Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA, discuss the firm's work, including the...
At this interactive reading of Daniel Pinkwater's story The Big Orange Splot children learn how one house can change a neighborhood.
What are all the places where you do ministry in your everyday life--beyond Epiphany.
The Hon. James Baker, former Secretary of State, former Secretary of the Treasury, and White House Chief of Staff in the Reagan Administration.
In 2010, the White House Historical Association assumed management of the historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square. Plans call for the property to be reestablished as...
In recent months, anti-mosque protests, anti-Sharia legislation, and related controversies have left many Americans confused about Islam and Muslims in America. A panel of experts will have a civil dialogue separating fact from fiction in the...
How do we live out our baptismal covenant at Church of the Epiphany?
How do we understand ministry, ministers, call, disciples and discipleship? What do (or could) those words mean in your life?
Mysterious and aimed for the open minded, Silence! bends the boundaries of artistic expression and asks the audience to find meaning in the absence of...
Directed by Adrián Biniez, 2009 - Uruguay/Argentina/Germany/The Netherlands - NR - Fiction, 35mm, color, Spanish with English subtitles - 90 minutes. Winner 2009 Silver Berlin Bear Award at Cannes, and the Chicago International Film...
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