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Pandemic Forces Performing Arts Leaders to Rethink
• September 15, 2020
The Georgetowner asked leading figures in D.C. theater to suggest silver linings of the pandemic, even as it has stolen the livelihood of countless arts workers and threatened the very future of many performing arts organizations.
Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 13, 2020
• August 13, 2020
Starting a two-week run on Monday: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant “Week.” Also on Monday, works of art 12 and 24 feet tall go on view at the reopened Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden.
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.
Cultural Distancing Marches On
• May 28, 2020
As D.C.-area arts organizations firm up their summer and fall plans, here is a handful (screenful?) of current recommendations for cultural distancing.
DC Artswatch: Wolf Trap, In Series, Hillwood Book
• May 19, 2020
Wolf Trap’s summer season is now set to start on Friday, July 3. As of this writing, the rest of the season remains on the books.
Spring Arts Preview: Performance
• February 25, 2020
Noteworthy theater, music and dance happenings in D.C. this spring, assembled by Georgetowner performing arts writer Gary Tischler and cultural editor Richard Selden.
Weekend Round Up November 21, 2019
• November 21, 2019
This weekend: John Leguizamo at the National, Sutton Foster at Wolf Trap and your last chance to catch “Shear Madness” in 2019.
Weekend Round Up October 10, 2019
• October 10, 2019
Two much-admired musical acts — Over the Rhine and India.Arie — will perform on Friday night. And two classic, 400-year-old dramas — by Shakespeare and Calderón — are closing this weekend.
Big Night: For Singapore and Wolf Trap
• September 25, 2019
It was a shining night for Singapore at the Wolf Trap Ball on Sept. 14, as the arts center raised a record $1,730,000. Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor was among the […]
Wolf Trap’s Summer Swan Song with the Gipsy Kings
• September 11, 2019
The stars were all aligned for a magical evening on Sept. 8 at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center to celebrate the end of the summer season, featuring internationally acclaimed musicians, the […]
