Weekend Roundup: May 22-26
• May 21, 2025

This long Memorial Day weekend, there are lots of things to do, including the last Washington National Opera show of the season, Jazz in the Garden starting up again at […]

May All That Jazz, Georgetown
• May 14, 2025

By Mark Edelman  Sinatra intoned the Maxwell Anderson lyric “it’s a long, long while from May to December,” (music by Kurt Weill) but with this great weather, who’s counting winter? […]

Weekend Roundup: May 8-11
• May 7, 2025

Another weekend awaits! There are lots of fun things to do, including the first of the Nats Post-Game Concerts, a Language Science Fair at Planet Word and a concert at […]

May Onstage, Georgetown
• May 1, 2025

By Mark Edelman It’s May, which means Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I can’t think of a better gift this month to remember mom than live theater. Mamma […]

Weekend Roundup: April 24-27
• April 24, 2025

We’ve got a packed weekend ahead! There’s the house tour and French Market, and that’s just in Georgetown! The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is also this weekend, but we’ve got […]

An ‘Electro-Acoustic’ Opera at the Kennedy Center
• April 17, 2025

“Passion, obsession, betrayal, love, death. The story of Steve Jobs is animated by big, human thematics that resonate throughout opera history,” said composer Mason Bates. “Sometimes folks will suggest similar […]

Editorial: The Assault on Our Cultural Assets 
• April 9, 2025

Whatever downsides there may be to living in and around Washington, D.C., even in our historic, amenity-rich neighborhood of Georgetown — the high cost of living, the tourist crush, the […]

Weekend Roundup: Mar. 27-30
• March 27, 2025

Enjoy peak bloom of cherry blossoms as you head to the activities happening this weekend. Tudor Place is hosting a Tudor Nights event this evening, The Capital Cabaret Festival and […]

PCE Serves Up a Nino Rota Antipasto
• March 24, 2025

A few well-known composers wrote film music, especially in the 1930s. Examples: Prokofiev’s score for “Alexander Nevsky,” Milhaud’s for “Madame Bovary,” Copland’s for “Of Mice and Men.” Conversely, film-score specialists […]

Weekend Roundup: March 13-16
• March 13, 2025

Things are busy this weekend with the arrival of spring and warmer weather. Celebrate all things Irish with St. Patrick’s Day events, take in beautiful choral music, visit the Kennedy […]