Weekend Roundup: April 24-27
• April 24, 2025

We’ve got a packed weekend ahead! There’s the house tour and French Market, and that’s just in Georgetown! The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is also this weekend, but we’ve got […]

Editorial: The Assault on Our Cultural Assets 
• April 9, 2025

Whatever downsides there may be to living in and around Washington, D.C., even in our historic, amenity-rich neighborhood of Georgetown — the high cost of living, the tourist crush, the […]

Weekend Roundup: Mar. 27-30
• March 27, 2025

Enjoy peak bloom of cherry blossoms as you head to the activities happening this weekend. Tudor Place is hosting a Tudor Nights event this evening, The Capital Cabaret Festival and […]

Spring Arts Preview – Visual Arts
• February 12, 2025

Setting Sail: The Story of Sea Cloud  Feb. 15 to June 15  Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens  Using documents, photographs, models, paintings and decorative art objects, “Setting Sail” tells the […]

Legends Talk at the Phillips Collection   
• December 11, 2024

As long as I’ve lived in Washington, I’ve been in love with the Phillips Collection. For as historic, influential and mighty a museum as it is, it’s a funny little […]

William Gropper at the Phillips Collection
• December 5, 2024

Only two visual artists were blacklisted for their alleged Communist sympathies during the Red Scare of the 1950s: Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) and William Gropper (1897-1977). Subpoenaed by Republican Sen. Joseph […]

Weekend Roundup, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
• October 31, 2024

Welcoming November’s arrival this weekend, there are plenty of things to do, including Dia de los Muertos celebrations, a new exhibit at Dupont Underground, tractor rides at Mount Vernon and […]

2024 Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
• September 11, 2024

Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing American University Museum Through Dec. 8  The American University Museum is the first U.S. venue for the touring exhibition, “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing,” featuring […]

September 2024 ArtsWatch
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DC Design Week to Kick Off Underground  This year’s DC Design Week, themed “Stories Within,” will kick off on Sept. 27 with a party at Dupont Underground. Events (in daily […]

Weekend Roundup, August 15-18
• August 15, 2024

It’s hard to believe that the summer is slowly winding down. Enjoy Summer Restaurant Week, some jazz at Wolf Trap, and MJ: The Musical at The National Theatre. Tonight at […]