Nina Richardson: 1944-2024

February 20, 2024

Nina Leake Richardson of Washington, D.C., died Feb. 7 at the age of 79, following a two-year battle with glioblastoma.  The following was provided by the family to the media. […]

Dinosaur Expert Lindsay Zanno to Speak at Lincoln Theatre, June 13 

June 8, 2023

“When I first stumbled upon fossils and evolution” — at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City as a child — “it sort of blew my mind […]

Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020

Starting a two-week run on Monday: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant “Week.” Also on Monday, works of art 12 and 24 feet tall go on view at the reopened Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden.

Weekend Round Up November 7, 2019

November 7, 2019

Georgetown’s Fall Days of Design are underway in Cady’s Alley, with a cocktail crawl tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. Also tonight: legendary jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, 90, will speak at the Library of Congress.

Weekend Round Up October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018

Sunday is performance-packed, with appearances by the Handel and Haydn Society, the Cathedral Choral Society under Leonard Slatkin, “Sholom Aleichem” and Eve Ensler and Anne Lamott.

Weekend Round Up September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

It’s a double festival weekend with Old Town Alexandria’s King Street Art Festival, postponed by Hurricane Florence, now going head-to-head with the Chesapeake Oyster & Wine Festival at National Harbor.

Weekend Round Up June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018

Is your dad into dragon boats, daguerreotypes or Die Mannschaft? If so, have we got a Father’s Day Weekend idea (and others) for you …

Weekend Round Up March 15, 2018

March 15, 2018

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital rolls in tonight, with screenings through March 25.

Weekend Round Up October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

This weekend, D.C. residents and visitors can experience France (in an animated film), Sweden (in a musical) and Rhode Island (people-to-people).