Illuminating Tales of Black Music and History
• February 13, 2025

An evening of Black history and music returned to Holy Trinity on 36th Street for its third annual gathering, headlined as “Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used […]

Valentine’s Weekend Roundup, Feb. 9 – 12
• February 9, 2023

Happy Valentine’s weekend! However you choose to spend it, we hope you enjoy doing something sweet —  and something you love. We have lots of activities including Washington Performing Arts […]

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 […]

Women Cultural Leaders: Jenny Bilfield, Washington Performing Arts
• March 23, 2022

Our spring arts preview featured 20 women cultural leaders in Washington, D.C. We wanted to amplify their voices in our online newsletters, spotlighting each of them individually. Our Thursday March […]

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Premiers ‘A Tribute to Marian Anderson’ (photos)
• February 7, 2020

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s choreographer in residence, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, premiered a new performance in response to the museum’s exhibition “One Life: Marian Anderson” on Feb. 3 and […]

This Week: New York’s Winter Antiques Show
• January 22, 2018

The loan exhibition from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a treasure chest, but so are the booths of the 70 exhibitors, all of which showcase objects of museum quality.