Tag: Alexandria arts
Nepenthe Gallery celebrates anniversary
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
On March 16, guests gathered for champagne and cake to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Nepenthe...
Vanessa Carlton to play the Birchmere
By Olivia Anderson| [email protected]
Vanessa Carlton took the music scene by storm in the early 2000s, as a young pianist armed with a catalog of...
My View with Denise Dunbar: Gary Oelze – An appreciation
By Denise Dunbar
When my husband and I entered the Birchmere one evening in early 1993 to hear one of our favorite artists, Jerry Jeff...
Birchmere owner Gary Oelze dies at 80
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Gary Oelze, who owned and founded the acclaimed Birchmere music hall, died on Monday of congestive heart failure. He was...
Enthralled by ‘Sister Act’
By Mae Hunt
I went in completely blind to The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of “Sister Act,” having never seen the original 1992 film...
Signature Theatre celebrates Sondheim
By Mae Hunt
Signature Theatre’s production of “Into the Woods” opened on Nov. 9, but have no fear, there’s still plenty of time to see...
The power of poetry
By Zeina Azzam
For millennia, poetry has provided a powerful way to capture society’s imagination. Poetry has served as a recorder of history, a source...
‘Thank You For Your Service’ is a chilling call to action
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
“Thank You For Your Service,” a war documentary directed by Tom Donahue and produced by Ilan Arboleda, is a tragic...
‘Aaron with 2 A’s’ encourages living authentically
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
“What is the shelf life for this kind of career at your age?” a rather abrasive man asks at a fancy...
New art installation to open at Waterfront Park
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Come March 2023, Alexandria’s Waterfront Park will trade its elegant cursive letters that spell out “I Love You” for something...
