DC Celebrating Pride Month with the Band Shaed, Cicada Jewelry, National Book Festival is Coming Back

Tommy and Kelly Show

English - June 09, 2021 12:20 - 25 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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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 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: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BohemiZen

In 2021, 1 in 5 homes sold for over $1 million in DC, in an analysis by UrbanTurf.

DC is open for business and is thrilled to welcome everyone to shop, eat, play and stay in DC. To celebrate Mayor Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and in partnership with Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington have an awesome giveaway. Details on how you can win prizes from $500-$25,000 on RealFunDC.com

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 new song Colorful to coincide with the Pride festivities.