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The Man Behind the Bridge: Francis Scott Key
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Remembering Esther Coopersmith
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Book Goes to the Dogs — and Vet’s Admirers
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Onstage, Georgetown: Plays Are Blooming
Fall Arts Preview: Performing Arts
September 14, 2022
•OPERA The D.C. United stadium will become a square in Seville when Washington National Opera brings “Carmen” to Audi Field for this fall’s free Opera on the Field (Sept. 25). […]
Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building
August 8, 2022
•Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building Looks like the famed music venue, Blues Alley, will stay in Georgetown. Blues Alley operator, Harry Schnipper, has purchased the Blues Alley building […]
Mapping Georgetown: ‘There’s Phenomenal Jazz in That Alley’
September 20, 2021
•With Blues Alley in Mind… To the delight of Georgetowners and musical afficionados the world over, Blues Alley has reopened in its signature alleyway at 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. So, […]
Georgetown’s Renowned Blues Alley Reopens Sept. 16
September 16, 2021
•At the height of the pandemic in February 2021, it looked like D.C.’s most famous jazz supper club — Georgetown’s Blues Alley — might be shuttering for good. But now, […]
Weekly Arts Round Up, April 22, 2021
April 22, 2021
•Sign up for the National Sporting Library & Museum’s online program on brook trout next Thursday and you may win a sample of dry flies.
Georgetown’s Blues Alley: Another Pandemic Casualty?
February 18, 2021
•If owner Harry Schnipper is unable to renegotiate the club’s lease with Snyder Properties in the coming months, the world-famous club might close for good.
Weekly Arts Round Up, December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020
•The year is wrapping up with gifts of virtual music and dance performances. Outdoors, you can head north to view lights in Anne Arundel or head west to count birds in Loudoun.
Weekly Arts Round Up, November 26, 2020
November 26, 2020
•Holiday programs are soon to begin at Tudor Place and Dumbarton House. In the meantime, there is streaming aplenty — including a pressed-plant demo.
Half Virtual Arts Round Up, August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020
•Tomorrow is the last day to view the Ida B. Wells mural. Live and in person: a Haggadah program at the Museum of the Bible, storytelling and cemetery tours at Lincoln’s Cottage and comedy at the Birchmere.
Business Ins & Outs: ICYMI Update
August 13, 2020
•In case you missed it, we’ve compiled a select rundown since February. For the Ins, the amount is approximately 23 (11 soon to open); for the Outs, about 20.