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BCDC Member Spotlight: Meet Sonia Phene ’15

This month’s spotlight falls on a recent addition to our DC community, and a rising leader in tech interested in using her skills to better the world. (Did we mention she went to Brown? ). Meet Sonia Phene ’15! At Brown, Sonia developed an interest in computer science after taking her

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Local Arts Hero: Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in challenging times. This week, in honor of May as Jewish American Heritage Month, we’ve chosen the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum! Set to reopen this fall in a state-of-the-art and much-expanded space, and built around DC’s oldest synagogue, the Capital

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Local Arts Hero: National Museum of Asian Art

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in challenging times. This week,in honor of May as AAPI Heritage Month, we’ve chosen the National Museum of Asian Art! Committed to preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art from throughout Asia since 1923, this gem of the Smithsonian’s holdings spans two interconnected galleries

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Local Arts Hero: JxJ

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in challenging times. This week we’ve chosen the JxJ (“J-by-J”)! A multidisciplinary project, JxJ aims to connect audiences with the Jewish experience through the arts, from showcasing films and music to original, hybrid programming.In operation since 2019, the organization annually attracts 30,000 patrons across

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Local Arts Hero: Jackson Arts Center

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in challenging times. This week we’ve chosen the Jackson Arts Center! Providing affordable studio space for local artists, sharing the gift of art with the broader DC community, and preserving a historic school building in the process: the Center has laudable

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BCDC Member Spotlight: Meet Paul Berry ’07

Meet Paul Berry ’07, this month’s energetic and civic-minded BCDC Member Spotlight! A California native, Paul concentrated in Pure Mathematics at Brown. Following graduation, he embarked on international adventures that include teaching in Ankara and Paris, and working throughout France for a company that provides adult and young-adult English immersion programs.

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Local Arts Hero: No Kings Collective

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in a challenging moment. This week we’ve chosen No Kings Collective! An ever-innovating, DIY-style artists collective, No Kings runs a studio, creative agency, and events production company–all rolled into one. They’re motto is simple yet brash:

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Local Arts Hero: Filmfest DC ’22!

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in a challenging moment. This week we’ve chosen Filmfest DC ’22! With an annual audience of over 16,000, FilmFest DC has become an internationally-acclaimed mainstay, as well as a treasured partner to local cultural institutions and public schools. Selected screenings span the

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Local Arts Hero: Middle East Institute’s Arts & Culture Center

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in a challenging moment. This week we’ve chosen the Middle East Institute’s Arts & Culture Center! Many thanks to Victoria Sams ’90 for the recommendation. Based at the Middle East Institute (MEI), a hub of study and cross-cultural exchange since 1946, the Arts

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Local Arts Hero: AS220

Weekly since 2020, BCDC has showcased a Local Arts Hero that’s keeping the lights on in a challenging moment. This week we’ve chosen to make Providence part of our “local” umbrella once again by choosing AS220! Planning to head up for reunion weekend? You might want to check in with this beloved institution, which operates as

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