Arts
Jazz Icon Monty Alexander Ushers in the New Year at Blues Alley
Cultural Distancing Marches On
• May 28, 2020
As D.C.-area arts organizations firm up their summer and fall plans, here is a handful (screenful?) of current recommendations for cultural 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 June 20, 2019
• June 20, 2019
The Smithsonian museums will be open until midnight on Saturday as part of the By The People festival. Check out the Bolivian dancing at the National Museum of the American Indian, followed by a dance party.
Solstice-Timed Season for Chamber Dance Project
• June 17, 2019
Featuring two world premieres, the four-performance season, the company’s sixth in Washington, D.C., will take place June 20 to 22 at Sidney Harman Hall.
Summer Arts Preview: Performance
• May 16, 2019
Highlights of the summer season in theater, opera, music and dance, along with the harder-to-classify By The People and Capital Fringe Festivals.
Chamber Dance Project presents NEW WORKS +
• April 22, 2019
Chamber Dance Project’s sixth Washington season brings together seven dancers from leading American companies, a resident string quartet, and guest musical artists in a program that reflects the company’s creative […]
Weekend Round Up February 28, 2019
• February 28, 2019
This weekend’s options include a Whiskey Walk and a Jazz Service. Ready for St. Patrick’s Day? Alexandria’s parade is this Saturday and an Irish tenor will sing at the Perry Belmont House on Sunday.
Weekend Round Up February 7, 2019
• February 7, 2019
Were you born in 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995? Then the Year of the Pig is your year! The Chinatown parade is this Sunday.
Weekend Round Up June 21, 2018
• June 21, 2018
Metropolitan Washington BBQ & Grilling Week ends Friday. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, four blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue will be smokin’ for the National Capital BBQ Battle.
Chamber Dance Project to Premiere ‘Chant’
• June 18, 2018
The June 21, 22 and 23 performances will also feature the Washington premiere of the poignant “Vespers,” the beautiful “Wild Swans” and the athletic and witty “Time Has Come.”
