Weekend Round Up September 24, 2026
• September 24, 2026

This weekend, the National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrates its 10th anniversary, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra hold season-opening galas — both at […]

Weekend Round Up July 9, 2026
• July 9, 2026

Were you expecting things to quiet down after the Fourth of July? This weekend may be just as celebratory in D.C., what with the Japanese Star Festival at Hillwood, Bastille […]

Pianist Leon Fleisher, 1928-2020
• August 3, 2020

Fleisher, who died on Aug. 2, was not only a Leon but a Leo, which fit. From a young age, he was a celebrity in the world of classical music, which loomed larger in mid-20th-century American culture than it does today.