Huffington Post D.C. contributors have not quite wrapped their heads around the Lincoln Theatre.
Recently, DC Advocates for the Arts chair Robert Bettmann beat a familiar drum on the issue of the theater's still unsolved fiscal crisis: Throw more public money at it. Last week, Eli Lehrer, a vice president of the libertarian think tank Heartland [...]
There's still no word on whether the Lincoln Theatre will get the public cash infusion it needs to stay open through the rest of the year. But the U Street Theatre Foundation—the nonprofit that runs the theater—is supposed to have met with Deputy Mayor Victor L. Hoskins, according to Councilmember Jim Graham's media director (who told [...]
There was a lot of blame swirling around at today's press conference outside the Lincoln Theatre. Okay, the blame wasn't exactly swirling—it was pointed directly at Mayor Vince Gray.
Without an immediate source of funding, the historic theater on U Street may be forced to shut down—and soon. "Shame on the District for knocking the theater [...]
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham has announced that the Lincoln Theatre is on the verge of shutting down, reports DCist. In a meeting with the mayor Wednesday morning, Graham said the theater at 1215 U Street NW is broke. Mayor Vince Gray added that its business model is "not sustainable."
A former fixture on Black Broadway, the city-owned [...]
This year I've been thinking to learn more about and celebrate Kwanzaa during the holiday season. As it often goes for me, the universe provides opportunities that tend to get me close to things I want or inquire about.
So with this “learn more about and celebrate Kwanzaa” energy in the air, my man Jabari Exum [...]
Thursday and Friday offer fun danceable afropop gigs. Thursday night, the Chicago-based Occidental Brothers Dance Band International will be at DC9 with their meld of classic Ghanaian highlife, Congolese rumba, various other African styles and a bit of jazz, indie-rock, and folk. While most golden era African bands had more than one guitar and frequently [...]
