INSIDE COVER StORy: LOSt ARt 10 It’s not easy to produce art in D.C. As studios close, local artists look for space.
DIStRICt LINE 5 housing complex: Fancy “co-living” spaces are not as glamorous as advertised. 6 what’s up, Mayor?: Mayor Muriel Bowser’s public schedule disappeared this summer.
SpORtS 8 high barre: Art and athletics come together at The Washington Ballet. 9 the scoreboard
FOOD 15 a two-hour tour: Party yachts in the Potomac encounter pirates and dancing drinkers. 17 Joust desserts: The best snacks to sample at the Maryland Renaissance Festival 17 hangover helper: America Eats Tavern’s Pork Belly and Egg Sandwich
ARtS 18 wonder years: Looking back on the D.C. Wonder Woman 1984 tries to recreate 20 short subjects: Gittell on Madeline’s Madeline and Zilberman on The Apparition 21 sketches: Devine on Lost Time at Brentwood Arts Exchange
CIty LISt 23 26 27 28
Music books theater film
DIVERSIONS 29 savage love 30 classifieds 31 crossword
DARROw MONtgOMERy rFK stadium, Lot 7.b, august 25
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