Weekend Round Up, Sept. 1 – 4

September 1, 2022

As we close out summer 2022, there are lots of things to do to keep you busy this three-day weekend. Enjoy the 18th Annual DC JazzFest, the National Book Festival, […]

Arvind Manocha’s Wolf Trap: Always a Good Evening

September 2, 2019

It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Vienna, Virginia, and Arvind Manocha, the president of Wolf Trap, is expecting some 7,000 music lovers for Sting’s third night at the performing arts […]

Stanley Cup Finals Make D.C. a Sports Town

June 4, 2018

The Capitals are just two wins away from their first-ever Stanley Cup. After a politically divisive year, it’s nice to see Washingtonians come together in the name of hockey.

Sting, J. Ralph at Smithsonian

September 13, 2017

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History acquired objects from Sting and J. Ralph in a donation ceremony on Sept. 8. In photo (left to right): curator Amanda Moniz, Smithsonian […]

Smithsonian Acquires Musical Objects from Sting, J. Ralph (photos)

September 11, 2017

The former lead singer for the Police donated the 1978 Fender Stratocaster guitar that he played at Amnesty International’s “The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball” in 1981.