Festival to Honor Four Exceptional Women in Film: Actor and Producer Maggie Gyllenhaal, Actor Yalitza Aparicio, Director Nadine Labaki, and Songwriter Diane Warren
Middleburg Film Festival Announces ROMA as Opening Night Film and GREEN BOOK as Closing Film
Support from the Charles Koch Foundation Enables National K-12 NewseumED, Free Speech Programming
The Freedom Forum Institute Launches New National Education Initiative on Free Speech and Civil Discourse
Today the Freedom Forum Institute is launching a new educational initiative focused on the historical, legal and cultural aspects of free speech and civil discourse. It includes an event series as well as a new education collection focused on the issue. The Institute’s team is developing the national initiative in response to increasing requests from students, educators and the general public to understand the First Amendment and the freedoms it guarantees. The project is made possible by a $1 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Redefines Museum Experience on Second Anniversary
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture kicks off its third year of operation with programming that pioneers the way museums engage and educate the public. The museum begins its third year entering new territory with the Black Architects and Planners Symposium Sept. 27–29 and the first ever Smithsonian African American Film Festival Oct. 24–27. With these initiatives, the museum shows how African Americans have shaped American life through film, food, architecture, community planning and urban design.
Amanda Seales' hilarious podcast giving us more life
“Small Doses” of Black Girl Magic
Ms. Amanda Seales has come a long way since her debut as Dionne on the downhome sitcom “My Brother and Me”. Now you can catch her on Insecure slaying the game as “Tiffany Dubois” or a Pre Emmy yacht party with Issa Rae and Traci Ellis Ross that we all wished were had attended, that is not all she is up to. She’s a black woman, we are multifaceted triple threats, she recently partnered with ICM and makes time for her regularly scheduled podcast “Small Doses” where she is serving up the no filtered intellectual comedy, so if u don’t want to hear words like pussy, black empowerment, and sweet potatoes pie d**k, it’s not for you, your loss, more for us!
Hilarious and Heartfelt Storytelling Event Set for November 17
Baltimore Center Stage to Present Lisa Lampanelli’s Losin’ It
Baltimore Center Stage has announced that comedian Lisa Lampanelli will present her humorous 90-minute storytelling show, Lisa Lampanelli’s Losin’ It in a one-night-only special event in the Pearlstone Theater on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
With A Musical Performance by Erika Ender and Featured Speakers Honorable Tony Cardenas and Linda Sanchez and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Announced 22nd Annual Noche de Gala Honorees
The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts is proud to present the 2018 Raul Julia Award for Excellence to ROBERT RODRIGUEZ’S EL REY NETWORK, in celebration of their 5-year Anniversary, and the 2018 Horizon Awards to actor DIEGO TINOCO (On My Block) and singer, songwriter and actress ERIKA ENDER (Despacito) at this year’s NOCHE DE GALA on Tuesday, September 11 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Additionally, NHFA will present the Spotlight Award to ISAAC LEE and actress ALANNA UBACH (Coco, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce) and the LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION will receive Leadership Awards.
Tickets Go On Sale to the Public on Friday, August 17 and Will Feature Top 10 Contestants From Season 15
“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 15 Tour Hits Warner Theatre Nov 3rd
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the 15-time Emmy Award-winning show that sparked America’s fascination with dance, returns to the road this fall with the installment of its blockbuster annual tour, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE LIVE! 2018.
Kicking off October 13 in Atlantic City, NJ at Ocean Resort Casino, the show performs in 40-plus markets over the course of two months including a stop at the Warner Theatre on November 3
Tickets available this Friday, Aug. 17
WWE Smackdown 1000 set for Oct. 16 at Capital One Arena
The historic 1,000th episode of WWE SmackDown Live will take place from Capital One Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, and air live on USA Network at 8/7C. Tickets are available starting this Friday, Aug. 17 at 10 am ET at the Capital One Arena box office, via www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Comedy Show Revue "wellRED Comedy Tour: From Dixie With Love"
Good Old Fashioned Southern Hospality
The “WellRED Comedy Tour: From Dixie with Love” made a stop at Washington’s DC’s Kennedy Center on Friday, July 20, 2018. The tour stop was a featured portion of the annual Kennedy Center District Comedy Festival.
Congress Just Voted Arts for Our Souls
