The Theater Alliance production of Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity returns to the H Street Playhouse for the second year. The Playhouse is firmly establishing a new holiday tradition for the DC metro area. Originally written by Hughes, the play was first performed on Broadway in 1961. The story retells the birth of Christ by blending […]
Welcome to Church & State. We are Americans: inventors of juleps, sours, rickeys, fizzes, and martinis. All of our ingredients are born, bred, & blended within the United States, exclusively. Innovation is our heritage and our calling. So says owner and Capitol Hill mixologist extraordinaire Erik Holzherr of his third and newest bar above Fruit […]
January will mark 10 years I’ve lived in Washington, DC, and a decade of making the Hill my home. During that time, many adventures with friends and wine have happened in many fabulous places all over this city. Many of these memories involve the jazz club HR-57 with friends and many bottles of wine. Much […]
We’re just days before Christmas. Got the presents wrapped? Tree trimmed? Menus planned? Food always played a big part in the Christmas and New Year’s traditions in my home growing up, and I thought it might be interesting to find out what foods or dishes are cherished by our neighborhood chefs and restaurateurs. This week, […]
How’s everybody doing? Hanging in? Shopped out? Broke? Are you stressed and overcommitted? I hear you. Breathe. You’re nearly there and you’re doing just fine. Maybe you are one of those more enlightened beings who is approaching this season with a song both in your heart and on your lips. You take comfort in the traditions, tastes and smells […]