Convening at Keegan: ‘The Minutes’
• April 9, 2026

“As an actor, if the audience leaves discussing the play, it’s a win.” Ray Ficca shared that view shortly before a rehearsal of “The Minutes” at the Keegan Theatre, just […]

Celebrating Contemporary Native Art at the National Museum of the American Indian
• April 6, 2026

Sponsored content Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to celebrate the exhibition Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe at the National Mall, Saturday, April 18, 10:30 […]

There Will Be No Kings: Eddie Izzard’s Intimate and Unconventional Tragedy
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By Ryan Allen & Catherine Meale Eddie Izzard’s staggering solo performance of “The Tragedy of Hamlet” at Shakespeare Theatre Company, in which she takes on every one of 23 characters […]

At the Textile Museum: ‘Adorning the Horse’
• April 2, 2026

In February, one of our local institutions of higher learning hung up a bunch of horse blankets. And not just blankets — saddle covers, under-saddle cloths and other horsey garb. […]

Onstage, Georgetown: April
• April 1, 2026

Spring is upon us in all its color and warmth. It’s great to be outside, I know, but let’s not forget all of the sparkling theater to be had inside […]

Choral Works by Vaughan Williams, Holst on April 18
• March 26, 2026

Not counting an appearance in late May at Carnegie Hall, the Choral Arts Society of Washington will close out its 2025-26 season with a mid-April performance of two works by […]

60 Years of Jubilation: Washington Performing Arts Gala Raises $680K
• March 24, 2026

The Washington Performing Arts Gala celebrated 60 years on March 21 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. “Jubilation!” was the theme for this year’s event. For six decades, […]

Georgetown in Bloom: The 2026 Spring Art Walk 
• March 23, 2026

By Annabel Taylor Temperatures rose, shoppers frolicked and spring sprung on Saturday — all in time for Georgetown Main Street’s annual Spring Art Walk. Beginning at Addison/Ripley Fine Art and concluding at Milo & Mav Coffee Shop & […]

In Baltimore: ‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’
• March 19, 2026

Two high-profile District of Columbia losses have benefitted the city’s red-brick stepsister, 40 miles up the road. No longer the Kennedy Center’s resident opera company, Washington National Opera will present […]

Contemporary Ballet at the Portrait Gallery
• March 12, 2026

This Saturday, March 14, at 3:30 p.m., 16 ballet dancers — in dark costumes at first, then in increasingly vibrant colors — will perform in the National Portrait Gallery’s glass-roofed, […]