Four Seasons and Children’s National Hospital ‘Light Up the Season’   

December 7, 2023

“Light Up the Season” returned to the Four Seasons for the seventh year. The Christmastime favorite invites “guests to revel in an elegant holiday display inspired by Children’s National Hospital […]

Theater J’s Hayley Finn Asks, ‘What Is Jewish Theater?’

November 20, 2023

What is Jewish theater? “I ask myself that question every day,” said Hayley Finn, who became Theater J’s fifth artistic director in February, after nearly 16 years at Minneapolis incubator […]

Weekend Roundup, Nov. 2 – 5

November 2, 2023

Can you believe it? We’re officially in November! Lots of activities this weekend, including the Georgetown Wine & Dine at the Four Seasons, the opening of “The Winter’s tale at […]

New Theater J Artistic Director to Speak at Nov. 16 Breakfast  

October 26, 2023

Hayley Finn, artistic director of Theater J, one of the nation’s leading Jewish theater companies, will be the November speaker in The Georgetowner’s monthly Culture Power Breakfast series. Admission to […]

New Phillips Director Inspired by Duncan 

June 26, 2023

A guiding principle of art critic Duncan Phillips, founder of the Phillips Collection, was to acquire a “unit” of work by important late 19th– and 20th-century painters, notably Paul Cézanne, […]

Hudson Shares New Mission, Preservation Plans at Tudor Place 

April 24, 2023

Three invitations were extended by The Georgetowner’s April 20 cultural power breakfast speaker, Mark Hudson, executive director of Tudor Place, the National Historic Landmark on five and a half acres […]

Special Neighborhood Hang Out: Say Cheese!  

January 17, 2023

“I never thought my little café would become such a popular neighborhood hangout,” said Suzy Nabil, owner and some would say “the Spirit” of Say Cheese! at 1132 29th St. NW. Nabil […]

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 […]

Community Calendar, Nov. 17 – Dec. 12

November 17, 2022

Nov. 18 – Dec. 23, 12-8:00 p.m., Downtown Holiday Market, Downtown BID, F Street NW, from 7th to 9th Streets NW. The beloved outdoor market continues to support small businesses […]

Citizens Association of Georgetown Holds Public Health Town Hall 

November 7, 2022

Trash and rodents. They’re a never-ending topic in Georgetown (that The Georgetowner has covered for years) and was once again the subject of a town hall meeting sponsored by the […]