A Month Long Conversation

Washington DC is a stunningly confusing and incredible city to me. Though I have lived close to a major city for my whole life, Washington DC threw me for a loop, and much more than I was expecting it to. First, I adapted to a non-grid structure, making me miss and...
How to start with Swan Lake…

How to start with Swan Lake…

I cannot tell whether it is a testament to the artistic quality of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake or my own writer’s block that I am starting my blog post in this way. For all I know it is strong mixture of both, as I have written and rewritten the introduction to this...
Americans for the Arts, across the country

Americans for the Arts, across the country

The Arts and Democracy gang’s visit to the offices of The National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities sparked a new level of interest in surrounding support for the arts on a national level in the DemArtsDC class. This was our first real...

Hello, I am Thomas Weinheimer

Truth be told, I am from River Forest, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. For most people, I often just say I am from Chicago, but I have been called out too many times by true Chicagoans that I am playing it safe here.    I am currently a religion major with...