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Weekend Roundup, Dec. 19-22
Arts & Society
Washington Playwright Ken Ludwig Reawakens ‘Death on the Nile’
Food & Wine
The Georgetown Cookie Tour: ‘A Great Idea’
Social Scene
A Wonderful Weekend of Santas
Visual Arts
Are You Very “Demure” and Very “Mindful?”
October 2024 Downtowner
October 15, 2024
•The Pandas are Coming! They’re baaack! If you’ve missed having pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo, you’re in luck. Three-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao were set to arrive […]
Little Free Libraries of Georgetown and Beyond
July 28, 2022
•The tiny boxed libraries you’ve seen sprinkled around Georgetown are not just local gems, but part of a global book-sharing community. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization with more […]
Books in a Noisy World
November 26, 2018
•Bookish thoughts triggered by the recent passing of James Billington, Todd Boll and William Goldman, along with an upcoming event on Emily Dickinson’s birthday.
Weekend Round Up May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018
•Memorial Day weekend observances include the annual concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn on Sunday and the Arlington National Cemetery wreath-laying, followed by the Memorial Day parade down Constitution Avenue, on Monday.