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Wild Side Media is curating SPRING HUE, an open-air art market in Carlyle Crossing Plaza this Friday, May 29 from 4:30-7...
05/27/2026

Wild Side Media is curating SPRING HUE, an open-air art market in Carlyle Crossing Plaza this Friday, May 29 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

This FREE event hosted by Carlyle Crossing in Alexandria, Virginia will include:

🦋 22 artists, makers + vendors

⚡️5 immersive activations including aura photography, blind contour drawings, a keychain-making station, hands-on screenprinting + a custom pup cup station

🎧 a vinyl-only DJ set featuring cumbia, salsa + boogaloo

Go to bit.ly/springhue2026 to learn more about SPRING HUE and stay tuned for more vendor and artist spotlights.

We'll see you on Friday ✨



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event organizer: Carlyle Crossing | Bozzuto
event partners: Maurisa Potts + Wild Side

Jen Pape Designs
Anna U Davis
Leon City Sounds
Kate Pannozzo
Elephant In My Room
PathWork Studio

05/19/2026

D.C.'s got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell 🐄 🛎️

Last week, Wild Side Media contributor Alexia Dukes and Miss Botswana Emma Wareus stopped by Crab & Crush night at Cowbell Seafood & Oyster inside Union Market District.

Chef Reid Shilling shared stories about growing up in Baltimore, gave us a proper Maryland crab tutorial and reminded us that cracking crabs is never just dinner — it’s community.

Plus:

🍹 refreshing summer cocktails

🦪 fresh-shucked oysters

🦀 Baltimore-style crab cakes

☀️ Memorial Day Weekend feast plans

Check out Cowbell Seafood & Oyster and stay tuned for more foodie-focused coverage, coming soon.

05/08/2026

Diversity of Pride Interview Series: Part 1 (Military Pride) 🌈

Wild Side Media had the incredible opportunity to partner with Capital Pride and the Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs for WorldPride Washington, DC 2025, and we are beyond excited to share our Diversity of Pride interviews with the D.C. community leading up to Pride 2026.

We spoke with the powerhouse leadership behind the city's eight Diversity of Pride organizations about everything from the importance of creating and nurturing safe spaces for our LGBTQIA+ community to what they would say to their 15-year-old self if they could travel back in time.

The result? 10 impactful interviews across eight sibling Prides, with almost 1 million people hearing from D.C.'s q***r leadership on the big screen at official WorldPride DC events.

And now, we're kicking off the Diversity of Pride Interview Series with Military Pride leadership. We pulled some of our favorite moments from former ED Commander Emily Shilling and Sparta - A Transgender Military Advocacy Organization program director Cathy Marcello's conversation at The LINE DC. Stay tuned for the full interview, live on all Wild Side Media platforms this month.

Visit givebutter.com/milpride2026 to learn more about D.C.'s second annual Military & Veteran Pride.

***rjoy

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Diversity of Pride Interview Series team:

• creative director: Monica Alford
• producer: Marty Nee | Capital Pride Alliance
• photographer: Cedric Craig
• editors: Madeline McLinden, Elise Claire Wrage, Renae Hefty

Wild Side Media caught up with Material Things Studio co-founders Katie Aldworth and Francisco Rosario, and artist Ceria...
05/05/2026

Wild Side Media caught up with Material Things Studio co-founders Katie Aldworth and Francisco Rosario, and artist Ceriann Price, about their participation in the 2026 Gateway Open Studios Tour this Saturday, May 9 from 12-5 p.m. in the Gateway Arts District's four neighborhoods: Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood and Hyattsville.

We also picked their brains about why the North Brentwood, Maryland-based clay, wood and metal studio and educational space plays an integral role in the Gateway Arts District community.

Check out what they had to say here, and stay tuned for snippets from our conversations with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and Joe's Movement Emporium.

Visit gatewaycdc.org/ost2026 to learn more about the Gateway OST on May 9 at various locations in Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood and Hyattsville.

Learn more about Material Things Studio at materialthingsstudio.com and make sure to visit them on the Gateway OST next weekend.

04/24/2026

Only three more days of Peak Bloom: Dome Experience 🌸

Don't miss your final chance to check out ARTECHOUSE DC's immersive experience at Hi-Lawn in Union Market District, open through this Sunday, April 26.

Inspired by cherry blossom season, the exhibit transforms the beauty of peak bloom into a dynamic, living work of art across Hi-Lawn's 50-foot spherical dome.

Wild Side Media checked out the 45-minute experience, complete with comfy pink seats and curated spring cocktails.

Visit artechouse.com for tickets to the last weekend of Peak Bloom: Dome Experience.



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reel + cover 📷: Elise Claire Wrage

04/21/2026

We Art D.C. ⚡️ Spotlight Eight

"D.C. is a bastion of Black excellence," says Cam Poles, the chief dot connector for D.C. Go-Go band Black Alley. "And I fell in love with the soundtrack to that Black excellence: Go-Go."

Poles sat down with The Dap Project, LLC co-creators Rhonda Henderson and Aaron Stallworth to chat about what they love about the District and how the city fills their cup creatively.

This conversation is part of the We Art D.C. interview series, a collaboration between Wild Side Media and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH), featuring dozens of local artists and CAH grantees sharing their perspectives on our creative community.

Stay tuned for more highlights from the interview series, and go to dcarts.dc.gov to find resources and opportunities for D.C. artists.



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location: The Square
creative direction: Monica Alford
videography: Legacy Sessions
editing: Haley McKey, Ben Schneider + Renae Hefty
reel: Elise Claire Wrage

04/15/2026

We hung out with the talented minds behind "Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest," Mosaic Theater Company of DC's new musical at Atlas Performing Arts Center now through May 3.

Wild Side Media chatted with playwright and lyricist Psalmayene 24 and composer and arranger KOKAYI about this exploration of John Lewis's activist years, framed by the killing of Emmett Till and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

"It's a story of how movements are born and sustained, and how justice is provoked and triggered," says Mosaic Theater Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24. "It's a reflection on how future generations get invited into the struggle for freedom."

Stay tuned for snippets from our full interview with Psalmayene 24 and KOKAYI, and go to mosaictheater.org to get tix to the very timely "Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest."



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BTS footage + reel: Elise Wrage
photography: Cedric Craig

04/08/2026

✨ Five days left ✨

The works of D.C. artists Genie Ghim, Xenia Gray, Rose Jaffe, Katherine Sable and Sara Bell Wilson are on display in two exhibitions at The LINE DC in AdMo through this Sunday, April 12.

Curated and organized by Transformer, both exhibits highlight women artists emerging into the contemporary arts field.

Wild Side Media checked out Transformer DC's FRAMEWORK Panel #39 last month, in collaboration with Art Connex DC, and heard from the women artists about how they're navigating the current cultural climate.

Visit The LINE DC this week to see their work, and visit transformerdc.org to learn more about the FRAMEWORK Panel Series and Transformer's other upcoming events and exhibitions.



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reel: Elise Wrage
cover 📷: Renae Hefty

Costume designer Celeste Jennings, music director John Sygar and composer KOKAYI were among the creative team members fr...
04/07/2026

Costume designer Celeste Jennings, music director John Sygar and composer KOKAYI were among the creative team members from Folger Shakespeare Library's "As You Like It" who chopped it up with Wild Side Media journalists before the show opened last month.

Folger Theatre Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels' reimagining of the Bard's beloved comedy brings D.C. to the forefront, infusing the production with subtle love letters to our city.

"As You Like It," extended through April 19, plays with the juxtaposition between the royal court and forest of Arden while applying a hyperlocal lens to every design and sonic element of the show.

This is a must-see show, from Jennings' incorporation of contemporary D.C. street style in the forest of Arden to the dynamic cast's ability to bring KOKAYI's original music to life onstage.

Visit the link in Wild Side Media's bio for tickets to Folger Shakespeare Library's "As You Like It," running now through April 19.

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photography: Cedric Craig
creative direction + design: Wild Side Media

02/23/2026

The most Tony Award-winning show of 2024 hits D.C. 🎧

Broadway's Stereophonic: On Tour is at Broadway at The National through March 1, bringing the dynamics of a band to life in a 1976 recording studio.

Last week, Union Stage Presents at The Wharf hosted a special pop-up set featuring the "Stereophonic" cast and Will Butler (formerly of Arcade Fire), who wrote the show's original music.

Wild Side Media was front row for the pop-up, the perfect sneak peek before catching a full performance at Broadway at the National.

Go to bit.ly/stereophonictix to nab your tix to the Tony Award-winning show, and use code GUITAR* to get tix from $49 for the Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sun evening performances.

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footage + reel: Elise Claire Wrage

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