Hill Rag

Kristen Zory King is a writer, teaching artist and yoga instructor based in Washington, DC. For the past ten years, she has been a proud Mt. Pleasant neighbor and frequent Rock Creek Park hiker. Her work, both on and off the page, is deeply inspired by nature, movement, and creative congregation.

The commemoration of the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens is on Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors are invited to attend the event and explore the Civil War in DC. The annual commemoration program is free, open to all ages, and includes living history demonstrations, live period music, 19th-century children's games and crafts, history talks and a guided walk from Fort Stevens to Battle Ground National Cemetery.

When the character Blake, the media mogul in the play CrazySexyCool, the TLC Musical, calls the group's work "bubble gum music," I agreed with him. But then No Scrubs opened the second act. And it became clear that the entire first act (which is as dazzling an example of theatrical shock and awe as you would ever want to see) had laid the groundwork that would force us Blakeans to reassess our thinking of this song and TLC's canon in general.

July 11, at 8 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.). "This American Life" host Ira Glass brings a night of storytelling in the style he pioneered on his weekly radio show. General admission. $73. Capital Turnaround, 770 M St. SE. www.unionstagepresents.com

With the recent death of David Hockney at age 88, the world has lost an art legend. His passing - one of the most significant since Andy Warhol - marks the end of an artistic era. His acrylic paintings used vivid blues, yellows and other colors. Hockney often incorporated friends in simple scenes. He was an inspiration to pop artists around the world. By chance, the week Hockney passed, I attended a public tour of the Walter Washington Convention Center public art collection.

The National Air and Space Museum offers five new galleries for the 50th anniversary of its building on the National Mall and in time for the nation's 250th anniversary. The galleries are the Flight and the Arts Center (the museum's art gallery), "Jay I.

Mark Rodeffer's June 1 commentary makes a valid accountability argument regarding the removal of the 80% renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) mandate from the 2018 CleanEnergy DC Act.

When I think about what makes Capitol Hill special, I keep coming back to a simple idea: nobody should have to leave the neighborhood they love just because they've grown older. That belief is the heart of Capitol Hill Village, and serving as its President these past two years has been one of the great privileges of my life on the Hill.

Philip Post, the head beekeeper at the Historical Congressional Cemetery, found the cemetery when he visited Washington, D.C., for a research conference. Drawn by the cemetery's renowned cherry blossoms, he began making annual visits. Later, a fellow member of the Tombs and Tomes book club introduced him to HCC's apiary. Already familiar with beekeeping from his college years, Post quickly became interested in the project.