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Arts Post: January, 2012

Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 01/06/2012

Cherry Blossom Festival to coincide with $500,000 public art show
By Philip Kennicott
The District has managed to pull together $500,000 for a major public arts festival to coincide with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival this spring.

By Philip Kennicott  |  04:27 PM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 01/06/2012

Five musicians, one guitar
By Melissa Bell
Walk Off the Earth and Sarah Blackwood make music with one guitar — all together.

By Melissa Bell  |  11:24 AM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/06/2012

National Geographic Museum announces new vice president position
By Jacqueline Trescott
In new role for the museum, the National Geographic Museum announced that Kathryn Keane will be the vice president of National Geographic Exhibitions. She will oversee the exhibitions at the flagship center on M Street N.W., as well as the original traveling exhibitions.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 01/06/2012

Columbia Heights welcomes dance and symphony collaboration
By Jacqueline Trescott
The Dance Institute of Washington and the National Symphony Orchestra are collaborating on a concert set for Jan. 9 in Columbia Heights. Four musicians from the NSO and the young dancers troupe from DIW will perform at the dance company’s headquarters at 3400 13th St. N.W. Starting at 4:30, the event is free.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  10:00 AM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:19 PM ET, 01/05/2012

Eva Zeisel work back on display at Hillwood
By Jacqueline Trescott
The design world lost one of its great artists, Eva Zeisel, who died recently at age 104. The Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens is displaying a few pieces of Zeisel’s pottery, initially collected by Marjorie Merriweather Post, to mark her passing.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  06:19 PM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 01/05/2012

Kate Middleton selects art and museum charities
By Jacqueline Trescott
As is the custom with the royal family, Kate Middleton has selected a number of charities to support. The Duchess of Cambridge tapped the National Portrait Gallery, one of Britain’s esteemed museums, and The Art Room, a small organization that helps children through art.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  02:03 PM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:42 PM ET, 01/05/2012

Tom Cruise’s “Mission:Impossible” to play at the Natural History IMAX
By Jacqueline Trescott
The Smithsonian’s IMAX theater at the National Museum of Natural History will feature Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible---Ghost Protocol” starting Friday. The film is also playing at the National Air and Space Museum’s IMAX theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  12:42 PM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 01/05/2012

Kodak bankruptcy: Photographers mourn
By Maura Judkis
The brand has been synonymous with the art of taking pictures for more than 100 years.

By Maura Judkis  |  10:32 AM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 01/05/2012

Google-friendly baby names ring in 2012
By Maura Judkis
Parents of the first children born in 2012 have chosen some unique names.

By Maura Judkis  |  08:53 AM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 01/04/2012

Congresswoman objects to Smithsonian tours to Cuba
By Jacqueline Trescott
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has raised some concerns about the Smithsonian-sponsored trips to Cuba. Smithsonian Journeys, a division of the Smithsonian which does not receive federal funds, organizes trips around the world, including four in 2012 to Cuba.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  05:30 PM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:20 AM ET, 01/04/2012

Santorum sweater-vests defeated by Romney’s suits
By Maura Judkis
The candidate that favored casual attire was bested — but just barely — by the traditional presidential suit.

By Maura Judkis  |  11:20 AM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 01/04/2012

2012 Must-Dos in Washington Arts
By Jacqueline Trescott
A few must-do suggestions for the 2012 arts calendar. “Red” at Arena Stage; a talk with Alice Waters and Jose Andres at the National Portrait Gallery; opening of Ford’s Theatre education center; groundbreaking for National Museum of African American History and Culture

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  09:30 AM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:51 PM ET, 01/03/2012

Steve Jobs doll craze crashes manufacturer’s Web site
By Maura Judkis
It’s also expensive, at $99 for the collectible.

By Maura Judkis  |  04:51 PM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 01/03/2012

Jeans: How often do you wash them?
By Maura Judkis
One Australian exhibit is trying to convince people to wash jeans less frequently.

By Maura Judkis  |  04:34 PM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:44 PM ET, 01/03/2012

Portlandia, your 15 minutes are up
By Maura Judkis
Pittsburgh is on the list, and hipster humor has run its course.

By Maura Judkis  |  12:44 PM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012

Russian artists burn police cars: Is it art? (Video)
By Maura Judkis
A Russian art collective takes responsibility for an act of art and arson.

By Maura Judkis  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 12/31/2011

Favorite novels of 2011
By Ron Charles
Favorite novels of 2011, by Ron Charles

By Ron Charles  |  01:24 PM ET, 12/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

 

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