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Weekend Roundup: Jan. 16-20
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.
Weekly Arts Round Up, September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020
•Joining the list of reopened Smithsonian museums tomorrow: the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of the American Indian.
Weekly Arts Round Up, September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020
•Upcoming topics for online learning: Japanese textiles, Russian opera (and tea drinking), naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and painter Miki Hayakawa.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
•Those staying put this weekend can go on virtual tours of Prohibition-era U Street and Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, July 9, 2020
July 9, 2020
•Those venturing out can augment their reality on the National Mall or visit niche museums in Frederick and (starting July 17) Middleburg. And French cuisine would be apropos this weekend.
Partial Reopening for Art, Toy and Book Shops
May 18, 2020
•Under D.C.’s Educational and Academic Retail Shops (EARS) pilot program, certain nonessential businesses can get waivers to offer pickup and curbside service through June 8.
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 January 4, 2018
January 4, 2018
•Along with dance-related events in Takoma Park, at the 8th Street Arts Park and at the Kennedy Center, this weekend offers tributes to Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Frosty the Snow Man.
DC Artswatch Oct. 11, 2017
October 11, 2017
•FREER REOPENS WITH ASIAN FESTIVAL The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW, will celebrate the dual museum’s reopening this weekend with a […]