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Black Georgetown History Through Immersive Theatre
Composed by Ronald “Trey” Walton, with music direction by Evelyn Simpson Curenton and featuring some of DC’s brightest performers, “Voices of Zion” represents a community-wide collaboration among partners in the social, spiritual and business sectors: ANMT, Mt. Zion-FUBS Cemeteries, Dumbarton United Methodist Church, Quilts4DC, Coalition of African American Performing Artists, Rotary Clubs of DC and Bethesda, United Presbyterian Church, Georgetown University, Headstones and History, Oakhill Cemetery, Dumbarton House and the Colonial Dames of America Oakhill. A special preview performance is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m., as part of DC’s Emancipation Day celebrations at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE in Anacostia. The preview is offered at $25 per ticket at www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/6046/event/1262051.
The Ward 8 Democrats Forum, April 23
is hosting “Your Choice, Your Vote,” a virtual candidates’ forum on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at noon for Delegate to Congress, At-Large Council, and Council Chair. This is your opportunity to hear directly from Democratic candidates vying for your support for these important offices. Join us as we explore their records, ideas, policy proposals, and vision for our Ward, the District, and the nation. #Ward8Votes Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/Ward8Votes
Thriving East of the River
Join Scott Kratz, senior vice president of Building Bridges Across the River, on Tuesday, May 10, from 3 to 6 p.m., for a discussion about community-centered work allowing local residents to stay and thrive in place. The event will address investments in affordable housing and small business and workforce training. Joining will be Harold Pettigrew, Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif ); Kimberly Driggins, Washington Housing Conservancy; and Latrena Owens, St. Elizabeths East. Thriving East of the River is at R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. SE. Register at www.bbardc.org.
Enslavement to Emancipation Screening
“Enslavement to Emancipation” is a television documentary chronicling the history of the Compensated Emancipation Act of April 16, 1862, freeing the enslaved people of Washington, DC. The screening is on Thursday, April 14, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. 36
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Hang with Down to Earth Season Artists & Partners
On April 23, noon to 3 p.m., visit Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE, to hang out and meet the artists and partners of the Down to Earth artist-in-residency program of the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The artists created their works focusing on the climate crisis and its relationship with systemic racism. Celebrate Earth Day and Down to Earth’s connections and discoveries. Participants who want to make a day of it are welcome to join the Earth Day clean-up at the park from 9 a.m. to noon. www.kenaqgardens.org
