George C. Wolfe's blues filled musical, SPUNK is set to open this week at the Atlas. The show is built around three stories by the celebrated folklorist and author Zora Neale Hurston which are woven together and set to live blues accompaniment.
DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has announced that the sale of Greater Southeast Community Hospital to Specialty Hospital of Washington was completed, saving the hospital from imminent closure. The District entered into a public/private partnership agreement with Specialty.