Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley, Bogart, Kate Spade Hit by COVID
• July 27, 2020

Fallout from the pandemic: a halt on future sales, a permanent closure and no answer as to when the plywood will come down.

Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, July 23, 2020
• July 23, 2020

The zoo gates are opening on Connecticut Avenue and the hangar doors are going up (so to speak) in Chantilly. But don’t put your screens away yet.

DC Artswatch: National Gallery & Blues Alley
• July 15, 2020

D.C.-area cultural organizations aren’t rushing to reopen. Some, like Washington Performing Arts, are looking to make the most of the need for distancing.

Spring Arts Preview: Performance
• February 25, 2020

Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.

Weekend Round Up December 26, 2019
• December 26, 2019

You can celebrate Kwanzaa on Friday at THEARC, then salute Vienna on Sunday at Strathmore. And “An Irish Carol” runs through New Year’s Eve at the Keegan Theatre.

Weekend Round Up June 27, 2019
• June 27, 2019

Shoppers can loosen up for the District Warehouse Sale on Saturday with a little morning tai chi in Chinatown. This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival is Saturday and Sunday on the National Mall.

Weekend Round Up April 18, 2019
• April 18, 2019

Along with Easter programming, this weekend offers jazz, dance, a murder mystery, tulip planting and, on Saturday, the Anacostia River Festival.

Spring Arts Preview: Performance
• March 7, 2019

Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.

Weekend Round Up December 27, 2018
• December 27, 2018

After a weekend of “Christmas Carols” and other theater and comedy offerings, New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday. Our roundup includes a few ways to ring in 2019.

2 Originals: Nancy Wilson and Penny Marshall
• December 20, 2018

Wilson and Marshall, both of whom died earlier this month, added a part of their unique selves, brought their special, transformative gifts to the arenas where their light shined: music and movies, respectively.