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A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor & Eva Longoria Bastón at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium

Storytime with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

March 3, 2019 Jaya Ghosh Arts & Entertainment, Family Events

A Conversation with Justice Sonia Sotomayor & Eva Longoria Bastón. Photo Credit: Jaya Ghosh

I kicked off celebrations for Women’s History Month by hearing from an inspirational and trailblazing woman: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and only the third woman to hold that title out of the 111 Supreme Court Justices in U.S. history.

In September, Justice Sotomayor published two books for young audiences, TURNING PAGES: My Life Story and THE BELOVED WORLD OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR, both also available in Spanish. The event itself was a family-friendly one, with a bulk of the audience made up of school-aged children and those of Latino heritage.

2015 Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational

March 15, 2015 Stephanie Taylor Arts & Entertainment, Family Events

Back after a 3-year hiatus, the Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational exploded back onto the scene at the GW Lisner Auditorium on February 28. The 4^th iteration of this show featured local acts from the DC area and groups willing to travel from as far as Boston and New York.

It was not hard to figure out the attraction for these traveling competitors and exhibitionists. Bhangra is a celebratory traditional dance from Punjab of which many Indians and other South Asians are understandably proud. This type Read more

NPR’s From the Top Coming to Washington Performing Arts for Live Recording on 10/24

September 30, 2014 Dean Rogers Music, Music News

Washington Performing Arts to bring popular NPR Show “From the Top” with host Christopher O’Riley to Washington D.C. on October 24th Live Recording to feature 8-year-old Pianist from Alexandria, Virginia & Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir

From the Top, the preeminent showcase for young musicians heard weekly on Classical WETA, comes to Lisner Auditorium on October 24 at 8:00 PM. This special live radio recording event is sponsored by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, in celebration Read more