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Weekend Round Up June 21, 2018
• June 21, 2018
Metropolitan Washington BBQ & Grilling Week ends Friday. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, four blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue will be smokin’ for the National Capital BBQ Battle.
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 …
Georgetowners Remember Barbara Bush
• April 19, 2018
The former first lady, who died April 17 at age 92, will be laid to rest in her adopted city of Houston. Georgetowner Boyden Gray, who started working for the Bush family in 1980, will be among the mourners present at the funeral.
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.
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at National Portrait Gallery
• March 8, 2018
Celebrating its 25th year, the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company presents a series of free salons in the new international gallery at the National Portrait Gallery, where Burgess is […]
Weekend Round Up February 15, 2018
• February 15, 2018
This weekend is the big celebration of Frederick Douglass’s 200th birthday at Cedar Hill. The Chinese New Year’s Parade is Sunday and Presidents Day is Monday (you can get ready on Saturday at the National Portrait Gallery’s Presidential Family Fun Day).
Obama Portraits Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery
• February 12, 2018
The Michelle Obama portrait will be up through November with other recent acquisitions; the Barack Obama portrait will be on permanent display in the America’s Presidents gallery.
Weekend Round Up January 25, 2018
• January 25, 2018
It’s an excellent weekend for cars and comedy, with Washington Improv mixing it up and the Washington Auto Show jump-starting Friday.
Sylvia Plath at the National Portrait Gallery
• January 10, 2018
As a writer, you will never run out of ways to improve. You will never simply get on top of it. It is a form of expression that allows in […]
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Debut at Portrait Gallery (photos)
• December 21, 2017
A new work of contemporary dance based on the National Portrait Gallery’s “One Life: Sylvia Plath” exhibition had its premiere in the museum’s Kogod Courtyard on Dec. 7 and Dec. 10.
