D.C.’s biggest arts patrons, in theory. [Post]

Paul Simon and Sting raise money for the Duke Ellington School. [Post]

Incoming Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton‘s favorite Smithsonian museum is the Freer and Sackler. [Washingtonian]

D.C.’s MuralsDC program seeks walls to tag legally. [DCist]

The Black Sparks‘ teenage Bethesda rock scene [D.C. Music Download]