Through Sunday Only at the NGA: ‘Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985’
• January 5, 2026

By Ryan Allen The countdown has begun – only six days left to catch the National Gallery of Art’s impressive “Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985” exhibition. The show […]

Onstage, Georgetown: January
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By Mark Edelman Happy New Year! Between some big hits that continue their DMV engagements into 2026 and new titles opening this month, there’s plenty to celebrate on local stages […]

At the Renwick: ‘State Fairs: Growing American Craft’
• December 23, 2025

There are about 250 objects in “State Fairs: Growing American Craft,” on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery through Sept. 7, 2026. But that’s if you only […]

Kreeger Director Helen Chason’s View From Foxhall Road
• December 22, 2025

At The Georgetowner’s Dec. 18 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, held at 1310 Kitchen and Bar, Kreeger Museum Director Helen Chason explained how the founders built an exceptional collection of some 250 […]

Georgetown Resident Exhibits Art by Her Students, D.C. Inmates
• December 17, 2025

“Art is therapy,” said nonagenarian Mia Choumenkovitch. That’s why this ardent and feisty Georgetowner is still pursuing her passion, teaching art to inmates in the D.C. jail. Diminutive in physical […]

‘The Little Prince’ Highlights Kennedy Center Holiday Shows 
• December 11, 2025

A sold-out fantastical and spirited opera, “The Little Prince,” is a premiere feature of the family-friendly holiday shows that are being performed during the holiday season at the Kennedy Center […]

Tawny Chatmon’s Portraits Take Center Stage at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
• December 8, 2025

By Mia Pech The National Museum of Women in the Arts is currently showing the work of acclaimed artist Tawny Chatmon this fall in a solo exhibition named “Tawny Chatmon: […]

Embassy Presents Dec. 7 Concert at St. John’s
• December 4, 2025

Due to the overwhelming response, the event will be livestreamed on YouTube HERE, allowing wider audiences to enjoy this meaningful seasonal celebration. Born in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican […]

Susan Rhea on ‘Small and Mighty’ Keegan Theatre
• December 1, 2025

“It’s really easy to forget how far you’ve come,” Keegan Theatre Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea told attendees at The Georgetowner’s Nov. 20 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, held at 1310 Kitchen […]

PostClassical Ensemble Goes All-Natural
• November 25, 2025

Since the blue in “the pale blue dot” — Carl Sagan’s cosmic pinpointing of our home planet — is Earth’s global ocean, Claude Debussy’s “La mer” was a natural choice […]