The Odyssey of Pierre Salinger
• January 15, 2025

 “I don’t want any more Bush presidents,” Pierre Salinger wrote in The Georgetowner in 2000. “If Bush wins, I’m going to leave the country and spend the rest of my […]

Weekend Round Up, Nov. 10 – 13
• November 10, 2022

Get out and about this weekend with plenty to do from a sneak peek of The Nutcracker, a tribute to Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, new exhibits at The Phillips […]

Memorial Weekend in the Nation’s Capital: Honoring Those Who Served (photos)
• May 31, 2022

“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.” — anonymous  For most Americans, the Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, conjuring up images of cook-outs and visits […]

Wreaths Across America Honors Veterans Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (photos)
• December 20, 2021

Thousands gathered at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., in seasonably mild weather on Saturday, Dec. 18, to participate in Wreaths Across America by laying holiday wreaths over each of […]

Weekend Round Up: Memorial Day Edition
• May 27, 2021

Get out and celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with ongoing exhibits at the Phillips Collection and Artechouse. Enjoy the holiday and take in the National Memorial Day Concert online […]

Memorial Day Reflections — From The Georgetowner Archives
• May 25, 2020

Here is a account of Memorial Day 2013 by our late colleague and writer Gary Tischler — Right Time, Right Place, Memorial Day Reflections.

John Dingell: Funerals in Dearborn and Georgetown
• February 11, 2019

On Thursday, Feb. 14, a funeral mass will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, with an interment to follow at Arlington National Cemetery.

Weekend Round Up January 17, 2019
• January 17, 2019

The #womenswave is coming this Saturday. Will you be marching? Musical celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. will take place on Sunday in McLean and Manassas and on Monday at the Kennedy Center.

Weekend Round Up December 13, 2018
• December 13, 2018

It is a weekend of wreaths, with wreath-making workshops at Tudor Place and the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery.

Weekend Round Up November 8, 2018
• November 8, 2018

This weekend’s musical options include Duke Ellington School vocal ensembles, John Lloyd Young, Chris Botti, the City Choir and Trio Karénine.