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(March 1-20) MAXIMUM INDIA India is home to some 1.2 billion people, 24 languages, countless art forms and at least 300 ways to cook a potato. The Kennedy Center spends March celebrating the vastness of the South Asian nation with exhibitions, as well as dance, music and theater performed by the country's most acclaimed artists. Mandolin master U. Shrinivas plays a set of classical Indian music Tuesday at 6 p.m.
(March 1) THE ARTFUL GARDEN With spring just a few weeks away, it's a good time to have an honest conversation about the fine art of gardening. You have a chance Tuesday night at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Northwest Washington when award-wining landscape architect Sheila Brady and horticulture expert Tom Christopher share ideas on creating an artful garden.
(March 1) WAITING FOR SUPERMAN The 2010 documentary Waiting for Superman is the centerpiece of a discussion on education reform Tuesday night at the Gala Theater in Columbia Heights. The District Church hosts a public screening of the exploration of public education in America at 7 p.m.
Music: "Lazy Eye (Curtis Vodka Edit)" by Silversun Pickups
Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0
London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0
London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes
As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.Leave a Comment
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