Mapping Georgetown: ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Author Visits Sacred Spaces
• August 21, 2023

Only in Georgetown… would a visiting gentleman, driving along Rock Creek, notice a cemetery and discover it to be The Oak Hill Cemetery where President Lincoln’s son Willie was laid […]

Weekly Arts Round Up, May 13, 2021
• May 13, 2021

This weekend: a “makers market” at Dumbarton House and live jazz at Glover Park Grill. Starting May 21, you can visit Xiao Qi Ji, the National Zoo’s “Little Miracle,” in panda (so to speak).

Weekly Arts Round Up, April 15, 2021
• April 15, 2021

Ford’s is presenting a radio play and GALA will reopen with a show about radio plays. This Saturday: a streamed performance by the Thalea String Quartet.

Weekly Arts Round Up, March 18, 2021
• March 18, 2021

This Saturday, Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez will be the special guest at the National Archives Museum’s virtual pajama party.

Weekly Arts Round Up, February 25, 2021
• February 25, 2021

Books to be discussed online by their authors: “French Like Moi” and “Michelle’s Garden: How the First Lady Planted the Seeds of Change.”

Weekly Arts Round Up, January 14, 2021
• January 14, 2021

The Phillips Collection will present an online wire workshop and the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host a virtual conversation on Chicanx graphic arts and activism.

Weekend Arts Round Up, December 10, 2020
• December 10, 2020

Politics and Prose will host an online talk about the late, legendary Hoyas coach John Thompson’s new autobiography. Also book-related: Planet Word is calling all crossword lovers!

Weekly Arts Round Up, November 26, 2020
• November 26, 2020

Holiday programs are soon to begin at Tudor Place and Dumbarton House. In the meantime, there is streaming aplenty — including a pressed-plant demo.

Weekly Arts Round Up, November 12, 2020
• November 12, 2020

On Friday and Saturday, the Udvar-Hazy Center will celebrate the International Space Station. Also, galleries are about to close and reopen in the National Gallery’s West Building.

Weekly Arts Round Up, October 15, 2020
• October 15, 2020

The 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and a panel tomorrow on the legacy of John Lewis will take place online. In person, you can visit the Kreeger Museum and, soon, Planet Word.