Big Band, Bigger Swing: James Bazen Lights Up Blues Alley
• February 4, 2026

By LaMarr Funn The James Bazen Big Band returned to the world famous Blues Alley in January to a packed house, filling the storied room with longtime supporters and first […]

Kennedy Center Closing for Two Years for Renovations
• February 2, 2026

President Trump has announced that the Kennedy Center will close for two years for what he calls “construction, revitalization and complete rebuilding” on July 4. Trump shared the news on […]

At Tudor Place: New Executive Director, New Exhibition
• January 28, 2026

What’s new at Georgetown’s Tudor Place? The exhibition “Founding Fortunes: The Estate Sale of Martha Washington,” opening on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Executive Director Mary-Frances Wain, who started this month. […]

Mariupol in Dupont Underground: ‘The Trumpeter’
• January 22, 2026

Starting tonight, Thursday, Jan. 22, a drama about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be staged in the 200-seat theater of Dupont Underground, the 10-year-old arts venue in the abandoned streetcar […]

Washington National Opera Bids Kennedy Center Adieu
• January 12, 2026

Whether Washington National Opera closes its 70th anniversary season with “West Side Story” or not, the company’s song of the moment is “Somewhere” — better known as “There’s a Place […]

Bluegrass Legends at the Birchmere, Wolf Trap, Politics and Prose
• January 8, 2026

Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry began as a live radio variety show, “The WSM Barn Dance,” broadcast for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1925, from a downtown studio. Based […]

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 three 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 […]