Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme
• August 13, 2018

In partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Dumbarton Concerts welcomes all 18 members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra led by Artistic Director Charlie Young in a […]

Turtle Island Quartet: Bird’s Eye View- The Legend of Charlie Parker
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Iconic Charlie Parker classics such as KoKo, A Night in Tunisia, and Dewey Square are juxtaposed with original responses by Turtle Island Quartet members and intertwined with other thematic pieces […]

John Eaton
• August 8, 2018

Wolf Trap favorite and “Washington legend” (The Washington Post) John Eaton returns to The Barns for an afternoon filled with piano renditions of the best of George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, […]

A Maine Night in DC, Custom Maine Furniture, Art + Lobster at Thos. Moser’s Showroom in Georgetown
• April 11, 2018

Join us for a special evening on Friday, May 4th, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. to support the Foundation’s scholarship program. Highlights include music by Maine jazz legend Brad Terry, silent […]

Spring Arts Preview
• February 21, 2018

By Ari Post and Richard Selden VISUAL ARTS SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM Do Ho Suh: Almost Home March 16 – August 5 Internationally renowned for his “fabric architecture,” which explores […]

DC Artswatch Dec. 6, 2017
• December 6, 2017

Compiled by Richard Selden European Union Film Showcase The European Union Film Showcase, now in its 30th year, continues through Dec. 20 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center […]

FALL PREVIEW ARTS: Performance
• September 13, 2017

“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me,” says Shakespeare’s Cleopatra (see below), before taking her own life. But a less drastic way to […]