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Young Concert Artists of Washington UDC is one of four Washington, DC venues for the Young Concert Artists series featuring extraordinary young performers. Learn more at YCA.org. Purchase single tickets for $38 (see below), or purchase a subscription for all three UDC concerts and more for $30 apiece. If you have trouble purchasing tickets please […]
Ward 3 Community meeting with the Superintendent of OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education). OSSE’s proposed new state plan for education will be up for discussion, with a special focus on how the plan proposes to rate our schools in order to hold them accountable. This is your chance to make sure the […]
Register here: http://www.law.udc.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=927424&group= Preliminary Schedule: 10:00 am: Student Rights: Can teachers tell students not to talk about politics at school? Can schools censor what students write in their school newspapers? What happens if students stage a walk-out or engage in other forms of protest while at school? MaryBeth Tinker will address these questions and more. […]
Cleveland Park neighbor Susie Taylor writes: This Saturday, February 11th, the fantastic Politics & Prose is hosting its annual book fair benefitting St. Philip’s Child Development Center in Anacostia. All you have to do is pop into the store, buy wonderful books for your Valentine, MENTION St. Philip’s when you check out, and P&P will […]
Washington Performing Arts Hayes Piano Series Rising keyboard talents are presented each year as part of the Hayes Piano Series, established in 1966 in honor of Washington Performing Arts founder Patrick Hayes and his wife, Evelyn Swarthout Hayes. From Pollini to Perahia, Brendel to Bronfman, virtually every notable pianist performing today made his or her Kennedy Center […]