Friday, April 11

Take advantage of this last chance to see your adopted city of D.C. through the eyes of those who know it best — the natives. The Photo 08 exhibit features over 90 works from photographers who are either live or work in the D.C. metropolitan area. So even if you’ve never set foot outside of the Georgetown campus, give yourself the chance to experience it through art.

It may be the dead of winter, but at Georgetown, before the famed cherry blossoms bloom, the real first sign of spring is here.

On a bare stage sit two chairs and a row of microphones; the actors are wearing jeans and colored T-shirts and stand reading their lines from the script. Yet one hardly notices the details — or rather lack thereof.

Gaston Hall came alive Saturday night with the sound of some of the most talented voices on campus at the 17th annual D.C. A Cappella Festival. The show, which was hosted by two of Georgetown’s premier a cappella groups, the Georgetown Phantoms and the Georgetown GraceNotes, featured performances by the Georgetown Chimes and guest groups, the Skidmore Dynamics and

It all started three years ago with a group of students with two interests that aren’t often found in tandem: fashion and social justice.

It isn’t often that you’ll find a group of students crowded into the Village C West Alumni Lounge on a week night for educational purposes. But when the topic is sex, as it was on Wednesday night, it’s a whole different story.

And while most sexual discussions may border on awkward for some or just plain vulgar for others, this one was, well, more playful.

In the 1920s a young poet named Langston Hughes worked as a busboy at a restaurant in the bustling U Street district of Washington, D.C. One evening, Hughes, while busing the table of celebrated-American poet Vachel Lindsay, Hughes slipped some of his poems onto his customer’s table. Lindsay liked what he saw, and, long story short, Langston Hughes became one of the most celebrated poets in American history.

Last Christmas, Hollywood was buzzing thanks to a revival of the movie musical with Rent. After all, there was singing, dancing and lots of death.

Prophetic as Jonathan Larson’s AIDS drama was, the story was not entirely his own. The plot of Rent is based on the beautiful opera by Italian composer Gianni Puccini, “La Boheme”, which is currently playing at the Kennedy Center.

Friday, September 21

Think beige is boring? Think again with an evening at Galleries 1054 as they present their second annual “Crème de la Crème” party. Celebrate the opening of their newest gallery, featuring works from many different media, including ceramics and jewelry. Make a fashion statement by dressing in basic beige and enjoy complimentary food and drinks.

The event lasts from 6-8 p.m. Galleries 1054 is located at 1054 31st Street NW.

Saturday, September 22

When somebody says the word “opera,” the image that probably comes to mind is a fat lady with horns screaming in some indecipherable language. Probably something you wouldn’t go see on a Friday night.

The American Opera Theater (AOT) is aiming to change that perception by re-invigorating opera and appealing to the trendy college crowd. A major part of this process is occurring through their new three-year partnership with the Georgetown University Program in the Performing Arts. The Baltimore based professional theater company will be opening each of the three shows that make up their 2007-2008 season at the Gonda Theater, beginning this Fri., Sept. 7, with the premiere of “Ground.”