Social Scene: 34th Annual Lombardi Gala

April 13, 2022

The 34th Annual Lombardi Gala on March 24 raised close to $1.2 million. Georgetown Lombardi friends and supporters (300 to be exact) were welcomed to The Anthem at the Wharf […]

At the Hirshhorn: Kusama’s ‘One With Eternity’


By this point, I’m assuming you know Yayoi Kusama. She’s a global phenomenon, one of the most celebrated artists alive, and an unlikely fashion icon. Her immersive Infinity Rooms are […]

Women Cultural Leaders: Molly Smith, Artistic Director, Arena Stage

March 14, 2022

Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, spotlighting each of them individually. Our Monday March […]

Mother Goose at Imagination Stage

March 11, 2022

Premiere of Mother Goose runs March 11 – April 10, 2022   BETHESDA, MD (February 15, 2022) Imagination Stage continues its 2021-2022 season with the World Premiere production of Mother […]

Afrofuturist Opera at Strathmore, April 28-29  

March 9, 2022

Shortly after Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, two dystopian classics, George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” — the first published in 1949 and the second in 1985 — […]

2022 Spring Arts Guide


The D.C. arts scene has awakened from its winter slumber. Enjoy performances, art exhibits and more this spring with this arts guide.   Performing Arts   “Catch Me If You Can” at […]

Sargent, Whistler & Venetian Glass at SAAM  

February 9, 2022

 John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler, two fiercely independent late 19th-century American expatriate painters who spent most of their lives in Europe and dabbled in Impressionism without ever capitulating […]

Jan. 12 Issue Arts Watch

January 12, 2022

Featured Q&A: Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, who will be conducting the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) this month.   GEORGETOWN MEDIA GROUP: Tell us more about the programs you are conducting in D.C. this month.   GIANANDREA NOSEDA: The programs […]

Carlotta Hester’s “Rapture” Canvases Evoke Jazz Improv 


Walking past Addison/Ripley Fine Art at 1670 Wisconsin Avenue, bright splashes of watercolor on canvas might catch your eye. In her latest show “Rapture,” painter Carlotta Hester’s expressionist evocations of improvisational freedom light up the gallery.  “Rapture – that is what I felt when I […]

Speed Fascinator Workshop with Master Milliner Jenny Pfanenstiel

November 18, 2021

Jenny Pfanenstiel, Master Milliner and owner of Forme Millinery, instructs participants on how to manipulate feathers, horsehair, flowers, and ribbon to create your own fascinator. Each participant receives a fascinator […]