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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.
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.
