April 15, 2008

Molly Ruppert

The Warehouse is, sadly, on life support. Until a few months ago a bustling gathering place with its cafe, theater and gallery, home to art and theater whose only requirement was that it tickled the idiosyncratic taste of Molly, the Warehouse is over the next few months hosting its final art shows. (The current terrific show, The End of Nature, is discussed below.) Molly, Cappy, Paul and other assorted assorted family members have been true friends and supporters to the DC arts community. Many was the Sunday evening when Molly could be found serving her home-made chili, with Cappy and Paul's help, to artists collecting their work from the show coming down that evening

The Rupperts have been looking all over town for alternative space where they can reconstitute the Warehouse spirit. As it turns out, this has been an extremely difficult task. Mid-town is just too expensive for anything but the most upscale of ventures and neighborhoods are afraid of any use that attracts people at night, even on their commercial streets. It makes me so sad I want to cry. Doesn't anyone have a place for the Warehouse??