To accurately analyze the works of Ana Mendieta, one thing needs to be defined: The female equivalent to the word "phallic." The artist, whose career retrospective recently opened at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was not only that of a performance artist, but also an enthusiastic feminist.
The Elliott School will host the 2004 Common Ground Film Festival, providing a venue for the free discussion of films designed to motivate, instigate, inspire or just make people think. Sponsored by the group Search For Common Ground, the Festival's purpose (according to its website) is "to showcase films that focus on individuals who are working to make a difference in their community, show inspiring stories of reconciliation between former enemies, promote understanding of the issues and people involved, and give audiences a broader context of those issues.
Mie N Yu 3125 M St. N.W. In my many drunken excursions to M Street during college, I often passed by the yellow and orange facade of Mie N Yu while stumbling back and forth between Third Edition and Garrett's. I had yet to enter through its diaphanous, curtained doorway until last Friday night.
Merriweather Post Pavilion, the outdoor amphitheater in Columbia, Md., will stay open at least through the 2005 season, according to officials at IMP Productions. IMP, which also own D.C.'s 9:30 Club, took over the venue's promotion, management and booking last November.
Friday Oct. 22 & 23 Lobsterboy, Freaky Vaudeville and Burlesque for a Halloween Spooktacular Chief Ike's Mambo Room (21+) One day Milwaukee native Lucas Zarwell discovered that he had a special calling in life, one that would bring forth great honor and pride to his family.
Oh, Ben Affleck. My undying allegiance to you and your body of work has been made known far and wide. I've proclaimed "Jersey Girl" to be the masterpiece it truly was, even in the face of certain ostracism. I've explained to as many people as possible the media conspiracy that exists against you.
In contemporary society, photography is often marginalized, featuring large spreads of people in compromising positions in order to sell clothing - or lack thereof. Whether we pick up a magazine or pass a billboard on the street, we are confronted with visual images that lend themselves to consumer purchase.
Harmony found at GW a cappellastock Last Saturday students and parents alike went home humming along to their favorite tunes from a night of perfect harmony. After waiting in a line stretched across the entire first floor of the Marvin Center, The Troubadours, who hosted A Capellastock, courted the crowd with an amazing balance between backup vocals and soloists and a great selection of music.
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