High on the list of DC’s attractions, especially when it’s cold outside, are the amazing Smithsonian museums, all of which are free! Book a stay at Akwaaba DC and plan a weekend of museum hopping. Check out some of our favorites: Air and Space Museum—World’s largest collection of air and space crafts. Featured exhibits--Aircraft: The
The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University presentLet Freedom Ring! featuring Bobby McFerrin D.C. is the place to be for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday. Pay tribute to the Civil Rights giant at his magnificent memorial, then “Let Freedom Ring” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where at 6pm a musical celebration
From Jan. 16-April 15, step back in time at the Carriage House Museum of the Emlen Physick Estate museum house, where you’ll find Wendell White’s Schools for the Colored photo exhibit, depicting the landscape and architecture of historically segregated schools in northern states. Nationally renowned New Jersey photographer White showcases 50 photos, including a retrospective
Cape May Brewing Co. Every Saturday, you can visit a micro-brewery and sample amazing ales or tour a winery and learn exactly what it takes to go from vine to wine. Cape May Brewing Co. brews up a good time from 12-4pm. [clear] [clear] Cape May Winery Cape May Winery, meanwhile, tours its facility
Two of Brooklyn’s premiere arts and culture venues invite you to listen to live music, dance, nosh and mingle afterhours at a price you can’t beat—free. [clear] First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum--a must. You get to take in the art—the Egyptian collection is one of the best anywhere—party to live tunes, hear speakers,
When you’re not sipping tea by the fire at Akwaaba Mansion, check out these hot new shows on B’way. Starring stellar Black talent, these productions are also a great way to celebrate Black History Month. Stick Fly — Presented by super songbird Alicia Keyes, this dramatic play proves that when it comes to family,
Get Radical Women’s Conference March 30 – April 1, 2012 Akwaaba’s CEO will join speakers Suze Orman, Jillian Michaels, Lisa Nichols and Ali Brown at a high energy, content rich conference for women who desire to do more, be more, have more and give more. Founded and hosted by success coach Doreen Rainey, the Washington,
Before whirling a whisk with her expanding collection of B&Bs, Monique Greenwood wielded the power of the pen as editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, the country’s leading fashion and lifestyle magazine for Black women. Now, a decade later, her byline is back each month in Essence with a new column for small business owners and aspiring
Conference For Innkeepers January 23-26, 2012 Monique Greenwood will be one of five featured speakers at the upcoming conference for innkeepers in Little Rock, Arkansas, January 23-26, 2012. There are 17,000 inns in the U.S., and the annual event is where the industry meets to discuss best practices, learn from the pros, and shop for
Monique Greenwood, part of the husband-and-wife team behind the Akwaaba chain of bed & breakfast inns (B&B), is the featured Entrepreneur of the Week on this week’s edition of the Black Enterprise Business Report, hosted by Caroline V. Clarke. Started in 1995 with the opening of a groundbreaking urban B&B in Brooklyn, NY, Akwaaba
