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Poetry

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Photo Gallery: Grace Church Poetry and Jazz

Grace Church hosted a summer's evening of art on the lawn

Local poet and singer Holly Bass performs one Grace Church's lawn with her jazz companions Wednesday evening, July 27.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Georgetown Coffee House Becomes Art Gallery For A Night

Georgetown's own Baked and Wired offers up caffeine and artsy cool.

This was the pinnacle of cool: a by the book definition of cool, a self-conscious kind of cool, a Beatnik poet kind of cool. Pixies’ lyrics were sprawled on the storefront glass of this artsy java house, young, old, and hip inside, swirling red wine ‘round their glasses and looking fashionable, and others dipping their horn-rimmed glasses toward steaming mugs of freshly brewed coffee. The paintings of a local artist, unveiled for the first time, hung on the whitewashed, exposed brick walls. Was this San Francisco? Was this the Arts District, at least? Alas, it was Georgetown’s favorite holdover for sweet teeth and caffeine-feinds alike, Baked and Wired. The artist, Edward “Bear” Miller, was hosting a reception for his newly hung paintings…

Friday, January 14, 2011

Georgetown Gatherings and Goings-On Jan. 14-16

It's a long weekend, make the most of it.

Friday evening play it cool at Baked and Wired with a poetry reading beginning at 8 p.m. Grab a cupcake, a latte and enjoy D.C. Poetry's performance of works by CAConrad, Debrah Morkun and Adam Robinson.  Getting hitched? Paper Source is hosting a wedding invites workshop Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for $40/person. Learn all about enclosures, layering, and stamping and all that jazz. Need to get kids out of the house and have to pick up groceries? Whole Foods has a "two-for" Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. At the Go Greens! workshop at the Healthy Eating Station, you can sample recipes prepared by one of the store's Healthy Eating Specialists. They'll show you how to make getting your greens easier with soups, …

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