Weekend Roundup: D.C. Welcomes December with Festivities & Fun
• December 3, 2025

Holiday festivities are now officially in full swing! The first weekend in December promises to not disappoint, with plenty of holiday concerts, Georgetown Jingle, The Wharf’s 33rd annual holiday boat […]

Social Scene: Symphony in Style: NSO Gala Raises $3.5 Million
• October 1, 2025

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrated a spectacular evening last night, welcoming 450 guests to its annual Gala benefiting the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). This year’s […]

A ‘Sound of Music’ Needed for These Times
• September 25, 2025

It’s been a long time since I left a theater with such happiness, filled with music and almost dancing to my car. It’s been a long time since the music […]

The Georgetowner 2025 Spring Theater Guide 
• April 9, 2025

THIS MONTH ONLY …  Irish arts organization Solas Nua presents readings of “The Frederick Douglass Project” by Psalmayene 24 and Deirdre Kinahan, about Douglass’s 1847 journey to Ireland, at the […]

April All That Jazz, Georgetown
• April 3, 2025

By Mark Edelman Ella Fitzgerald crooned that April (the one in Paris, at least) has “a feeling that no one can ever reprise.” With the cherry blossoms reprising their annual […]

Washington Ballet’s transcenDANCE: An Evening of Powerful Storytelling Through Movement
• February 24, 2025

By Charlotte Meyer-Schoenherr The Washington Ballet’s latest production, transcenDANCE, which opened last Thursday night at the Eisenhower Theater and ran through Sunday, was a profound exploration of contemporary stories through […]

Spring Arts Preview: Performing Arts
• February 12, 2025

JAZZ, POP, COUNTRY, ROCK AND HIP HOP  Performers of note coming to Blues Alley include the Vijay Iyer Trio (March 13 and 14), Stanley Jordan (April 10 to 13) and […]

Kennedy Center’s Rutter to Step Down
• January 27, 2025

Kennedy Center’s president since 2014, Deborah Rutter, will step down from her role at the end of the year amidst uncertainty in a new (returning?) administration. Rutter’s contract is up […]

Onstage Georgetown, January/February 2025
• December 19, 2024

 By Mark Edelman Happy New Year! As the first two months of 2025 roll around, there’s plenty to celebrate on DMV stages. This schedule is replete with plays and musicals […]

All that Jazz, Georgetown, January 2025
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 By Mark Edelman It’s a brand new year and clubs and concerts are keeping the lights on and seats warm for the best music the DMV has to offer. Check […]