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Foxtrot’s Abrupt Closure May Be Illegal
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Washington Ballet’s Edwaard Liang to Speak at May 16 Breakfast
Arts & Society
Social Scene: Your Guide to the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
Arts & Society
Weekend Roundup, April 25 through April 28
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Downtown Stunner: La Grande Boucherie
Dumbarton Oaks’ ‘Brier Patch’ Explores Education, Nature, Equality
January 26, 2023
•Dumbarton Oaks is hosting an art installation by artist Hugh Hayden now through May 2023. Don’t miss the exhibit, titled “Brier Patch,” by artist Hugh Hayden. Hayden, 40, was born […]
Community Calendar, Dec. 12 – Jan. 11, 2023
December 12, 2022
•Through Jan. 22, 5 to 10 p.m., evenings, Georgetown Glow, Georgetown commercial district. Experience the magic of light in the region’s only curated outdoor public light art experience set against the […]
Mapping Georgetown: Thankfulness for Family, Georgetown and the Dalai Lama
December 5, 2022
•At Mapping Georgetown, we continue to celebrate our gratitude during this special season of thankfulness. Today’s feature is from Georgetowner Brian Michael Smith whose story is a special meditation on […]
Dumbarton Oaks, According to Dr. Batsaki
November 21, 2022
•“What is this place?” pondered Dr. Yota Batsaki when she first encountered Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, museum and garden on 32nd Street in Georgetown. Did anything tie […]
Mapping Georgetown: Culturally Nourishing Breakfasts
November 14, 2022
•In Georgetown, we’re so fortunate to be surrounded by the cultural treasures in our neighborhood and in our nation’s capital. Is there anything quite like a brisk walk on a […]
Montrose Park to Celebrate Sphere’s Return
November 3, 2022
•Two years ago, it was a case of whodunit at Montrose Park, a verdant 16-acre meadowland of shade trees and gardens situated on the heights of upper Georgetown. While not quite […]
Next Breakfast Speaker: Executive Director of Dumbarton Oaks
October 20, 2022
•On Thursday, Nov. 17, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will welcome Yota Batsaki, executive director of Dumbarton Oaks, the Harvard University-owned research institute, library, […]
Celebrating Georgetown and Washington, D.C. Centennials
September 14, 2022
•What Was It Like 100 Years Ago? As we commemorate major centennials, why not travel by Time Machine back 100 years? In 1922 – only four years since the end […]
Mapping Georgetown: An Officer and a Gentleman
September 6, 2022
•When I first noticed Officer Jackson, I was entering the gates of the Georgetown’s great Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in the 3100 block of R Street NW. Assisting a small group […]
Weekend Round Up, April 7 – 10
April 7, 2022
•After a rainy week, the weekend promises to be sunnier and drier. Enjoy outdoor events like the National Cherry Blossom Parade and a letterpress making presentation, or perhaps take in […]