Civic Theater - Engaging The Issues + President-Elect Obama as "First Eater"

November 6, 2008 at 2:56pm

CIVIC THEATER - ENGAGING THE ISSUES: It's a combination of entertainment, education, provocation, and passionate engagement. We hear how "The Race," an interactive civic theater project on stage at Georgetown University can help explore the differences and similarities between our beliefs & our neighbors'. (24 min.) PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AS "FIRST EATER" : Grits, hushpuppies, greens, and other southern food went decidedly upscale when President Clinton's arrival in DC coincided with the debut of Georgia Browns. But for all the excitement in 2000 about a President Bush reviving local BBQ battles, this hasn't really happened. We project the impact an Obama Administration have on DC's Food Scene. (23 min.)

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