By Natalie Colonna Cherry blossom season is often filled with tourists and Instagram–worthy photoshoots. Now, your inner foodie can also celebrate in the season’s cherry blossom festivities. The National Cherry Blossom Festival officially starts Wednesday, March 20 and will continue to celebrate Washington’s favorite florals through April 14. Peak bloom is expected between April 3rd Read More …
By Noelia Veras Gabriel García Márquez’s book One Hundred Years of Solitude is officially set to become a new series on Netflix. The book, originally published in 1967, has been one of the most popular books since its release. García Márquez won a Nobel prize for writing this world-famous work of literature. One Hundred Years Read More …
By Kat Kaderabek The Umbrella Academy is a one hour-long, 10-episode show which recently appeared on Netflix. The series details the lives of five adults who had once been childhood superheroes living under the care of an eccentric, abrasive billionaire. The show itself is based on the early 2000’s Dark Horse comic book series under Read More …
By Miriam Trujillo Over this past weekend, drama and music theatre students put on their spring musical, The Threepenny Opera, composed by Kurt Weil, written by Bertolt Brecht, and directed by Pauline Grossman and Patrick Gardner. The cast members played four sold-out shows to audiences in the Callan Theater: a small and dark auditorium located Read More …
By Miriam Trujillo Theatre Guide awarded Catholic University’s Rome School the “Best College Performing Arts Program.” This award is a reader’s choice award, intending to showcase artistic talent among colleges, young artists, chorus’, actors, dance companies, and theatre companies. To win the Best College Division, Catholic University beat out schools such as Stevenson University and Read More …
By Neil Kavanaugh A charity event was held last Saturday by the Armed Services Arts Partnership at the Torpedo Factory Art Center to raise money for the veterans. The show involved a series of up-and-coming comedians doing five to seven minute bits about their lives in the military. The comedians that performed all had varying Read More …
By Noelia Veras The 2019 Oscars celebrated yet another year of outstanding films and a diverse range of nominees. From actors and actresses to directors and costume design, the awards ceremony commemorated all of the hard working individuals behind the movies of 2018. Because there was no host for the Academy Awards this year, the Read More …
By Noelia Veras CUA Project Arts, a new club on campus, had its first listening party and meeting on Tuesday, February 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The album being commemorated in this meeting was The Stranger, Billy Joel’s breakthrough project. The overall turnout was small, which is to be expected for a new Read More …
By Amanda McShane Salve Regina Gallery and the Mullen Library held an invitational exhibition in honor of Tom Rooney (1924 – 2018), a sculptor and former educator at Catholic University. Also, he was one of the Founding Members of the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) that was developed in 1984. It is a non-profit organization dedicated Read More …
By Thomas Curry A Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) playwriting candidate wrote an original play recently showcased in Callan Theatre stage — Tilting, a play inspired by 17th-century adventure novel Don Quixote. Third-year M.F.A. playwriting student Rachel Rios’ original work Tilting tells a story of Alexa, an eccentric heiress to a wind farm, on a Read More …
