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The Weinberg Center Roars With Laughter

Whose Live Anyway?

October 18, 2018 Denise A. Comedy Shows

“Whose Live Anyway?” at The Weinberg Center, in Historic Frederick, Maryland, was a show not to be missed. If you like comedy and love to laugh, this is the night out for you.

Have you ever seen the TV show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”? Well, you should! This show was the live, interactive version and they did a tremendous job of entertaining us, by coming up with on the spot scenarios. Improvisational comedy is one of the hardest things to do and one of the best things to watch. This troupe made it look so effortless. Within minutes, I was laughing so hard, that I was crying.

Oscar-Winning Director Barry Jenkins, Emmy-Winning Actress Regina King, Actress Kiki Layne, Actor Stephan James To Join Post-Screening ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Discussion Oct. 27

“Widows” To Open Smithsonian African American Film Festival

October 11, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Film Festivals

The Smithsonian African American Film Festival, presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, has announced its opening and closing film selections—joining the nearly 80 previously announced films that will be screened over the four-day event, including the 15 films that will premiere in competition in the Oprah Winfrey Theater. The inaugural film festival will open with Oscar-winning director Steve M^cQueen’s Widows (2018) and will wrap up with Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins’ latest, If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

Costumes from four-time Oscar winning designer Colleen Atwood to be displayed at National Air and Space Museum from Friday, October 5 through Sunday, October 7

Ten costumes from new FANTASTIC BEASTS movie on display at National Air and Space Museum in DC

October 4, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Movie News, Movies, Museums

Smithsonian Theaters presents costumes from Warner Bros. Pictures’ much-anticipated adventure “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” designed by four-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood, to be displayed here in Washington, D.C. starting Friday, Oct. 5 from 2:00pm – 5:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10:00am – 5:30pm & Sunday, Oct. 7th from 10:00am – 5:30pm at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC 20560

National Museum of the American Indian Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux and Arapaho

October 4, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Museums

The 1868 Treaty with the historically known as the Sioux (Dakota, Lakota and Nakota) and Arapaho, often called the Treaty of Fort Laramie, established the Great Sioux Reservation, lands west of the Missouri River set aside for exclusive use by the Sioux Nation. The reserve included Heha Sapa, the Black Hills, sacred to many tribal nations. The National Museum of the American Indian commemorates the 150 anniversary of the treaty displaying the original document Oct. 26. On loan from the National Archives, the treaty will be on view in the exhibition“Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations” through March 2019.

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

October 1, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Film Festivals

The Middleburg Film Festival announced today that ROMA, from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, will open the festival on Thursday, October 18. The Middleburg Film Festival, now in its sixth year, has established itself as a leading destination for the fall’s most prestigious films. The Festival runs from October 18 to October 21 in Virginia’s historic wine country located one hour from Washington, DC.

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

September 25, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Museums

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

September 24, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Museums

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

September 20, 2018 Kyra Davenport Arts & Entertainment

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

September 6, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Comedy Shows

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

September 5, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment

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.