Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup, April 18 through April 21
News & Politics
Crime & Safety: River Death, Card Skimming, Sexual Assault
News & Politics
CAG Celebrates Block Captain Program; Community Reps Praise Organized Approach
Arts & Society
The 2024 Leukemia Ball at the Washington Convention Center
News & Politics
Giuseppe Cecchi, Watergate Developer and IDI Group Founder, Dies at 93
Weekend Round Up December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
•The World Squash Cup finals will take place on Saturday and the official lighting of the National Menorah on Sunday (the first night of Hanukkah).
Holiday Arts Preview: Performing Arts
November 20, 2019
•SCROOGES AND NUTCRACKERS The granddaddy of all Scrooges remains “A Christmas Carol” at Ford’s Theatre, with acclaimed actor Craig Wallace inhabiting the part on America’s classic stage (Nov. 21 to […]
Weekend Round Up November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
•Musicians coming to town this weekend include Silkroad, Yonder Mountain String Band and cellist Carter Brey. On Saturday, you can sweat at Union Market then swing-dance at the Torpedo Factory.
Weekend Round Up October 31, 2019
October 31, 2019
•Halloween events will take place starting tonight at venues including Heurich House, the Graham, Decades, Congressional Cemetery, the French Embassy and the National Portrait Gallery.
Weekend Round Up May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
•Looking to become one with nature? Volunteer at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on Saturday morning, then sketch mindfully in the Kreeger sculpture garden that afternoon.
Weekend Round Up March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
•Along with celebrating St. Patrick — and all things Irish — you can sketch orchids, tour Heurich House with the kids and wander the Travel & Adventure Show.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
March 7, 2019
•Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.
NAS: ILLMATIC – 25TH ANNIVERSARY with the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
February 18, 2019
•25 years after the album’s critically-acclaimed release, hip-hop icon Nas teams up with the National Symphony Orchestra to stage a symphonic rendition of Illmatic, one of the most revered albums […]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC: THE STRINGS ATTACHED TOUR with the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, earning four Grammys. The legendary musical satirist is back with his biggest show ever! Weird Al’s Strings Attached tour […]
NOSEDA CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY & BEETHOVEN with the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – featuring GIANANDREA NOSEDA as CONDUCTOR and NING FENG on VIOLIN
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NSO Music Director Gianandrea Noseda makes his Wolf Trap debut in a program including Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Violin Concerto, performed by acclaimed soloist Ning Feng, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.