Concert for the Ages: Kennedy Center’s Tribute to John Williams, 90

June 30, 2022

It is doubtful that anyone exiting the Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 23 with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes would dispute this statement: It was […]

Financial Times Brings Big Ideas for 2022 to The Reach

May 2, 2022

At the Kennedy Center’s The Reach on May 7, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Financial Times’s inaugural FTWeekend Festival will feature “leading luminaries,” authors, scientists, politicians and of […]

Women Leaders: Deborah Rutter, President, Kennedy Center

April 14, 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 April […]

The National Symphony Orchestra April and May Classical Programs

March 11, 2022

The National Symphony Orchestra Presents Three Classical Programs in April and May Roderick Cox conducts Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sergei Prokofiev, and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major with soloist Hélène […]

2022 Spring Gala Guide  

March 9, 2022

MARCH   Thursday March 10   N St. Village Gala   5:30-9 p.m., Marriott Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW   Attend the gala and auction to hear stories of hope and triumph from N […]

Jan. 12 Issue Arts Watch

January 12, 2022

Featured Q&A: Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, who will be conducting the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) this month.   GEORGETOWN MEDIA GROUP: Tell us more about the programs you are conducting in D.C. this month.   GIANANDREA NOSEDA: The programs […]

Weekend Round Up, Dec. 16 – 19

December 16, 2021

We hope you’re enjoying the 2021 holiday season! So many wonderful options this weekend, including performances from Wolf Trap, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Washington Chorus. For all you last-minute […]

A Vibrant Return Showcases NSO at the Kennedy Center

October 11, 2021

The National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda made a grand return to the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center on Sept. 25 in celebration of resuming live performances. Concert […]

DC Artswatch: NBM, Mosaic, Ken Cen, Studio Conservatory, Hirshhorn

December 10, 2020

The National Building Museum, housed in the mammoth 1887 Pension Building at 401 F St. NW, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week with a number of free online programs.

Pandemic Forces Performing Arts Leaders to Rethink

September 15, 2020

The Georgetowner asked leading figures in D.C. theater to suggest silver linings of the pandemic, even as it has stolen the livelihood of countless arts workers and threatened the very future of many performing arts organizations.