• November 25, 2011

SHADE Sponsored Holiday Art & Gift Bazaar   at DESA

• September 14, 2011

Michelle Obama Invites Aspiring Designers to the White House (including DESA Museum Studies students)

• August 1, 2011

Eugene B. Casey Foundation Establishes $17.2 million Endowment for DESA

• July 2011

DESA's Show Choir - Flash Mob in Monaco

• March 29, 2011

Ellington Students Sweep the DC-CAPital Stars Talent Competition (View the 2011 performances)

• March 21, 2011

Washington Audience Thrills to Performance by the Duke Ellington School Show Choir

 

2010 and earlier

• April 12, 2010

“Why Ellington?” Documentary Showcased by Arts Club of Washington

• December 1, 2009

The Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Public Education

• August, 2009

DESA Founder, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, is Featured in Oprah Magazine

• April 9, 2009
  New Washingtonians Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Duke Ellington's Birthday
  
  
• April 8, 2009
  Duke Ellington School Pianist Receives Music Scholarship & Heard on National Public Radio Broadcast

• February 24, 2009
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts Theater Department Presents an American Classic: Our Town

• February 24, 2009
  A Week of Events-and D.C. Coin-Commemorate Duke Ellington

• November 20, 2008
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts Presents Wind Ensemble and Piano Winter Concert
  
  
• November 18, 2008
  Kerry Gordy & Entertainment Masters Present at Ellington
  
  
• November 12, 2008
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts Features Rewind: Artists Come Home Alumni Exhibit
  
  
• October 14, 2008
  Festival Strings Lucerne Performs at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  
  

• October 7, 2008
  New Washingtonians Jazz Orchestra Kicks Off School Year with American Jazz Favorites
  
  
• September 10, 2008
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts Exhibit Showcases Work of Local Black Artists
  
  
• May 29, 2008
  Morgan Lewis Summer Associates Tackle Ellington Clean-up

• May 21, 2008
  Barbara and Sidney Dickstein Donate TV Studio to Ellington

• March 11, 2008
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts' New Washingtonians Jazz Orchestra: March 11 Concert Raises Funds to Attend Jazz Festival
  
  
• March 7, 2008
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts Celebrates Remodeled Art Gallery
  
  
• January 31, 2008
  Ease on Down the Web...to www.ellingtonschool.org!
  
  
• January 10, 2008
  National Symphony Orchestra Performs at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  
  
• November 29, 2007
  Comcast & City Year Washington DC Lead Town Hall Addressing HIV/AIDS Crisis Among DC Youth
  
  
• October 3, 2007
  Ellington Fund Elects New Officers and Directors
  
  
• September 10, 2007
  Duke Ellington School of the Arts' Museum Studies Department Returns with Gusto!
  
  
• June 5, 2007
  Renowned Visual Artist Brett Cook Incorporates Duke Ellington School Of The Arts In Multi-Media Project
  
  
• April 18, 2007
  Music Legend Michael Henderson’s Washington Show Benefits Duke Ellington School Of The Arts
  
  
• January 10, 2007
  Patience Wept Press Release
  
  
• December 11, 2006
  Acclaimed Actor Anthony Anderson Conducts Master Class at Ellington School
  
  
• December 7, 2006
  Live EBAY Auction to Benefit Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  
  
• December 1, 2006
  World AIDS Day Kick-off: Art Creates Life in Partnership with Duke Ellington School of the Arts Presents 'Patience Wept'
  
  
• November 16, 2006
  Distinguished Local Artist Bill Harris Exhibits at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
  
  
• October 24, 2006
  Local Teen Donates $10,000 to Duke Ellington School of the Arts