Washington City Paper’s Bacon and Bourbon: A Whiskey Festival is back, and this time in the North Hall at Eastern Market this Thursday, November 19. Buy your ticket today for an evening of bacon, bourbon, beer, and bluegrass — a delicious mouthful! Your ticket includes UNLIMITED tasting of over 30 top whiskies from around the […]
Garima Jain, graduate student at American University, is collecting information about Eastern Market and conducting research on the attendance patterns of the market. Her questions go from the broad– “How did you get to the Market?”– to the specific –”What is/are your preferred day(s) to come to the Market?” Stop by and say hello! We hope to get more […]
It’s hard to believe that the Hill Center opened its grand doors four years ago this fall. The lovingly restored building at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE has become a go-to site for activities, ranging from cooking, dancing and language classes, cultural and educational programs; a meeting space for civic groups; and a festive event space. […]
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” is a sentiment that rarely accompanies a history lecture, but when the Overbeck History Project hosts a talk about Duke Ellington’s life in Washington, things will be swingin’. Ellington, a DC native who is considered the world’s greatest jazz composer, is the topic of […]
Alison runs a wine consulting business called Bon Vivant DC out of her Capitol Hill home. In addition to teaching wine classes and conducting private wine events for her clients, Alison publishes a weekly wine blog, and creates custom Virginia wine country outings. Her writing has been published in lifestyle publications such as Domicile. On Twitter @districtwino, Facebook at Bon […]