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These Museums Are Free On Saturday

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 05.16.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Let's face it: We're spoiled by free museums in Washington, D.C.. For those museums that do charge an entrance fee, we're always tryi...

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LOOK: 'Mumbo Sauce' Coming To H St.

Posted 04.03.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- The Corcoran Gallery of Art wraps their exhibit about the D.C. go-go and punk scenes of the 1980s this weekend. Contemporary Wing will c...

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The Most Anticipated Show Of The Year

Posted 02.21.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the nation's capital produced two music scenes still being heard throughout the world, go-go and hard...

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The Gossip At 9:30 Club: HuffPost DC Top 5 For September 24

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 09.24.2012 | DC
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TOP 5 FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 1. The Gossip At 9:30 Club Get down on a Monday night. Beth Ditto is one of the most captivating singers in rock an...

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My Maine Inspiration: Following in the Footsteps of American Artistic Tradition

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 10.17.2012 | Arts
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Barbara Ernst Prey

Although I grew up in New York and have lived there for many years, I have a summer studio in Maine. Every summer I pack up and go to paint following the tradition of so many of America's painters from Winslow Homer to Alex Katz.

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LOOK: Woman Gets Married And Divorced Once An Hour

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 08.11.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Local artist Kathryn Cornelius' big day is this Saturday. She will celebrate her wedding day with people visiting the Corcoran Gallery. ...

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John Mulaney, End Of Summer Bummer, Michael Hall Yoga Class: HuffPost DC Top 5 For August 3, 4, 5

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 08.03.2012 | DC
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TOP 5 FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 1. John Mulaney At DC Improv "S.N.L.'s" funniest person may be behind the scenes. This writer has released two near per...

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LOOK: Art Exhibition Features Live Canaries

The Huffington Post | Eliza LaJoie | Posted 08.02.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Most of the works on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art use traditional materials. And while the museum is certainly not a stranger ...

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LOOK: Diebenkorn Exhibition Opens At Corcoran

The Huffington Post | Eliza LaJoie | Posted 06.29.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Although you may never have heard of Richard Diebenkorn, fans of the American abstract painter can be a fantastically devoted bunch....

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Weekend To-Do Guide: St. Patrick's Day Events Galore

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.16.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- It's St. Patrick's Day this weekend, but that doesn't mean the only things to do involve beer and the color green. Non-alcoholic even...

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(PHOTOS) Obamas Wrap Up Weekend With Visit To Corcoran

AP | By STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 01.29.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- The first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a walk Sunday to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. President Barack Obama, first lady Michel...

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Corcoran Exhibition Features Beer-Guzzling Astronaut, Lego Murals (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.01.2011 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- The Corcoran Gallery of Art's newest exhibition is out of this world, literally. "Are We There Yet?," the first U.S. exhibition by Austr...

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Culture And Colors: An Autumn Sojourn To New England's Small Museums

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 01.25.2012 | Arts
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Barbara Ernst Prey

In between museums I stop along the way... Late fall in New England offers some interesting exhibits for the cultural traveler and the last gas...

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Corcoran Gallery Of Art: 'Agents Of Change' Features Exploration Of Poverty, Giant Books (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.13.2011 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- The Corcoran Gallery of Art has a timely exhibit in Gallery 31, its free exhibition space. "Agents of Change" documents and explores pov...

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Hide/Seek and Don't Ask Don't Tell

Alison Teal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Alison Teal

In today's Washington, we find ourselves looking to the Portrait Gallery for leadership, not our elected officials.

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Edward Burtynsky Oil Exhibit: Examining Our Crude Oil Consumption

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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The Edward Burtynsky Oil exhibit is on display now until December 13, 2009 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. This exhibit features l...

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