Dullsville No More

Whether or not you’re in favor of government subsidies for art, it’s a fact that Washington’s cultural institutions, supported wholly or in part by federal handouts, are helping the city to shed its image as Dullsville-on-the-Potomac. No longer need frustrated devotees of culture rush up to New York for a taste of music, dance, theater, art; there’s enough going on at home to keep them busy.

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