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New Folger Director: ‘Theater Is Political’
December 16, 2024
•In 2015, Sunny Sumter of the DC Jazz Festival sang “Better Than Anything” for Cultural Leadership Breakfast attendees. Three years later, Chamber Dance Project’s Diane Coburn Bruning demonstrated choreography on […]
DC Jazz Festival Founder Charlie Fishman, 1942-2024
November 14, 2024
•The DC Jazz Festival announced the Nov. 12 death of Charles Fishman, the annual festival’s founder and longtime executive producer, at the age of 82. “Charlie’s leadership, passion and tireless […]
Curtain Up for DC Theatre Week
September 26, 2024
•Just as Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week is a gift to your taste buds, DC Theatre Week — starting tonight, Thursday, Sept. 26 — is a gift to your eyes, ears, […]
Weekend Roundup, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4
August 31, 2023
•Bid adieu to summer with a three-day weekend of great activities around town. Enjoy cocktails at Lapop in Adams Morgan and distilled spirits at Mount Vernon, sample a new restaurant […]
Renowned Local Jazz Artist Heads DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
August 28, 2023
•D.C.-based artist Aaron Myers was appointed the new executive director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in May — and hasn’t looked back since. The renowned jazz […]
Time to Reserve a Table for Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
August 24, 2023
•Have you reserved a table yet? Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week kicks off around town Monday August 28, running through Sunday, September 3. Presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington […]
Summer Arts Preview
May 10, 2023
•The D.C. area is full of wonderful ways to spend your summer hours, soaking in all the culture and arts scene. Check out these noteworthy events this May, June, July […]
Halloween Weekend Round Up, Oct. 27 -31
October 27, 2022
•Boo! Happy Halloween weekend! We have a huge amount of fun and spooky events for families, adults and even your dogs! Enjoy and stay safe. Saturday is Dia de los […]
16th Annual Nordic Jazz Festival
June 14, 2022
•WASHINGTON, D.C. – TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022 – The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) and the Nordic Embassies to the United States are excited to announce the initial official lineup for the 16th Annual Nordic Jazz Festival, taking […]
DC Jazz Festival Says: ‘Let the Good Times Roll!’
April 21, 2022
•“Let the Good Times Roll” this Monday April 25 at Arena Stage’s Mead Center will honor Grammy Award-winner and Oscar nominated trumpeter Terence Blanchard, DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) Chair Emeritus […]