September 2024 ArtsWatch
• September 11, 2024

DC Design Week to Kick Off Underground  This year’s DC Design Week, themed “Stories Within,” will kick off on Sept. 27 with a party at Dupont Underground. Events (in daily […]

James Baldwin at 100
• July 25, 2024

Tonight, Thursday, July 25, at 7 p.m., the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, will present “Celebrating James Baldwin’s 100th Birthday: His Legacy and […]

Weekend Roundup, June 20-June 23
• June 20, 2024

Happy Summer Solstice! We’ve got lots of things to do, including the grand reopening of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Fête De La Musique and more. Stay cool out there. It’s […]

Weekend Roundup, April 25 through April 28
• April 24, 2024

Happy White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend! In addition to those events, there is plenty more to do including a new exhibit and ballet at The National Portrait Gallery, Mount Vernon’s […]

March ArtsWatch
• March 13, 2024

In this month’s Artswatch: a new director of development at Virginia’s Hylton Performing Arts Center, a new director of advancement at the National Portrait Gallery and a new public art […]

Weekend Roundup: Feb. 29 – March 3
• February 28, 2024

March, as it always does, will come in like a lion with lots of things to do. Enjoy a kickoff to Women’s History Month at the National Gallery of Art, […]

Women’s History Month Festival
• February 22, 2024

This one’s for the ladies (and everyone else, too) as the Portrait Gallery hosts its annual Women’s History Month festival for all ages! Come see our newest portraits of Oprah, […]

Spring Visual Arts Preview
• February 14, 2024

Building Stories   National Building Museum    Opened Jan. 21    Curated by children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus, a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and featuring […]

Weekend Roundup, Nov. 2 – 5
• November 2, 2023

Can you believe it? We’re officially in November! Lots of activities this weekend, including the Georgetown Wine & Dine at the Four Seasons, the opening of “The Winter’s tale at […]

Celebrate Día de los Muertos in D.C.
• October 26, 2023

Sugar skulls, Ofrendas, and Marigolds are just a few cultural trademarks of the celebration of Día de los Muertos or “Day of the Dead.” Día de los Muertos is a […]