FT Weekend Brings Lively Intellectual Exchange to Kennedy Center 
• May 12, 2025

The Financial Times transformed the Kennedy Center’s Reach Auditorium into a vibrant intellectual salon on Saturday for its annual FT Weekend Festival. The elegant space buzzed with conversation as attendees—many […]

Weekend Roundup, August 1-4
• August 1, 2024

We are now into the final stretch of the season the glorious dog days of summer full of sunshine and long, relaxing days. If you’re looking for something to do, […]

Word Up: Annoying Expressions
• January 18, 2024

On this National Thesaurus Day Jan. 18, it is perhaps altogether fitting and proper – as Lincoln would have it – to sound off on irritating phrases and expressions in […]

GU to Host Celebrated African-American Folk Musician, Scholar Jake Blount
• September 18, 2023

By Hailey Wharram Jake Blount, a renowned multi-instrumentalist and scholar specializing in African American roots music, will participate in a two-day artist residency at Georgetown University from Sept. 20 to […]

Culinary Event to Feature Notable Women Chefs, Media Figures, Authors and Tastings
• September 14, 2023

Carla Hall, chef, TV host, and cookbook author and Allison Aubrey, National Public Radio will open an exclusive all-day culinary event taking participants on a gastronomic deep dive on Sept 30th at […]

Campfire Ruminations Might Never Be Same
• March 23, 2023

Family and friends gathered ‘round a crackling campfire often elicit free-flowing thoughts and emotions. As a social species, we humans have cherished such moments of uninhibited sharing, story-telling and song […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 1 – 4
• December 1, 2022

We’ve got another weekend of holiday fun in store! The Gay Men’s Chorus debuts their holiday show (as does Synetic Theater!) City Ridge and The Wharf celebrate the holiday season […]

Weekend Round Up: Dec 2 – 5
• December 2, 2021

Now that it’s officially December, we’ve got a lot of sparkling holiday events this weekend. Enjoy a holiday boat parade at the Wharf, celebrate the festive season at Dumbarton House […]

Holiday Arts Preview  
• November 18, 2021

As a lover of all holiday season things, I was delighted to put this holiday arts preview together. This year, lots of your favorite traditions are back (Nutcracker anyone?) as well as new fun like […]

Historically Speaking: Art in the Time of a Pandemic 
• April 9, 2021

Tuesday, April 20; 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. In this moderated discussion, the museum brings together a group of artists to discuss the impact of the past year’s twin pandemics on their […]