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Experience the theatricality and musical influence of the DMV this weekend at Washington, D.C.'s Small Business Expo and National Hip-Hop Museum Grand Induction Ceremony. ....
Arts, entertainment, and other fun things to do in DC, Maryland, and Virginia 4/28-5/1. Enjoy Georgetown's French Market, Afro-Atlantic Histories Festival, and more. ....
Today is Friday, April 16, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. County COVID-19 Testing Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at five testing sites today, and 12 sites this weekend. Health officials continue to stress the importance of testing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2. COVID-19 […] ....
Upcoming Bethesda Film Fest Showcases Local Filmmakers April 16 marks the 9th annual Bethesda Film Fest, a documentary film festival featuring the works of local filmmakers, uncovering stories of the DMV and beyond. First on the lineup is Isabelle Carbonell’s “A Mirror of the Earth.” Carbonell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Rockville. Her film’s subject is a small mining town in Southern Spain riddled with cancer from open-pit mining and tells “the larger story of capitalism’s cumulative effects on an environment over time.” Next on the list is “The Good Candidate” by 5Doc Productions, a collective of seven filmmakers who started the film as their final project for the 2020 George Washington Institute of Documentary Filmmaking. The short documentary follows the 2020 Virginia Republican Primary election and its aftermath. ....
Bethesda Film Fest offers free screening access to seven documentaries Films by area filmmakers include GayBash doc Lipstick and Leather. Last October, Reel Affirmations included Amy Oden’s documentary Lipstick and Leather in one of its virtual shorts programs. A look at the iconic alt-drag party GayBash along with its drag founder Donna Slash and regular performers Jane Saw and Ana Latour, the 20-minute short features poignant, pre-pandemic footage of the queens giving their all on stage for a boisterous crowd at home venue Trade back when all that was possible and routine. Oden’s film has now returned to the virtual festival realm with its selection in the 9th annual Bethesda Film Fest. ....