Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Busting a Move with CityDance

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jane Collins

You have got to love a nonprofit that teaches dance, conflict resolution and self-esteem–and performs at the Verizon Center. When Sarah Levy, the CityDance Community Programs Coordinator, asked me to help out at a DREAM rehearsal–where nearly 150 3rd –5th … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Catalogue for Philanthropy’s Class of 2012!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Jane Collins

Hors d’oeuvre, wine and black-and-white clad waiters circulating among elegant guests are standard for most VIP receptions. Leave it to the Catalogue for Philanthropy to include inner city underserved boys, standing proudly and nervously next to their Life Pieces to … Continue reading →

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On Stage with MetroStage

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jane Collins

Natascia Diaz plays the desperate Denise Savage in MetroStage’s “Savage in Limbo” You’d never guess from the outside that this gigantic, corrugated box of a building housed MetroStage, a vibrant community theater and the oldest professional theatre in Northern Virginia. … Continue reading →

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Jailhouse Art

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jane Collins

Three things I never knew about jails: 1. They need volunteers to do lots of interesting things 2. Jail is not the same as prison 3. Some inmates are incredibly artistic I discovered these factoids last week at the Alexandria … Continue reading →

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Empowered Women International – The Artist’s Way

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

Volunteer Dianna Lorenz (left) advises Nadia Janjua on how to start her nonprofit for Muslim women. Do you remember that personality quiz where you walk into an imaginary cocktail party and there are six groups of people?  One group is … Continue reading →

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