Capital Pride Is Being Shaed-y, Cicada Jewelry, National Book Festival is Coming Back
The National Book Festival is coming back to DC, September 17-26. Authors will include Isabel Wilkerson, Roxane Gay, as well as actor Michael J. Fox promoting his book No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality. The Library of Congress has put on the National Book Festival since it was started by then First Lady Laura Bush. Most current list of literary stars participating, here.
The cicada creativity keeps happening in DC. Local jewelry designer Rebekah Raible created intricate earrings out of the Brood X cicada wings, using a similar method as with dried flowers. Etsy shop here.
In 2021, 1 in 5 homes sold for over $1 million in DC, in an analysis by UrbanTurf.
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Capital Pride returns to DC with the theme Colorful, Ashley Smith, board president joins us to discuss the city-wide effort to celebrate Pride. Shaed the band from Silver Spring, MD has a new album and their new song Colorful is helping to support Pride festivities.
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