Boat Show Docks at National Harbor, May 2-4
• April 24, 2025

Not to be confused with the Washington Harbour, National Harbor omits the definite article ‘the’ and the British ‘u.’ Georgetown’s postmodern mixed-use waterfront complex, designed by Arthur Cotton Moore in […]

In Old Town: A Garden Tour and 2 Reborn Hotels
• April 10, 2025

Can’t wait for this year’s Georgetown Garden Tour on May 10? Across the river in Alexandria, you can start your spring horticultural sightseeing two weeks sooner. During the Garden Club […]

‘Setting Sail’ at Hillwood
• March 27, 2025

In 1959, Dina Merrill appeared as Ensign Benson in the Jerry Lewis comedy “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” then as Tony Curtis’s love interest, 2nd Lt. Barbara Duran — evacuated […]

‘The Age of Innocence’ at Arena Stage
• March 13, 2025

Even if you haven’t read the novel, you’ve probably seen Martin Scorsese’s exquisite and respectful 1993 film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Need I say more? Now […]

Songwriters Converge on Amelia Island, April 10-12 
• March 11, 2025

 The northernmost community on Amelia Island — and the northernmost on all of Florida’s Atlantic Coast — is Fernandina Beach (pop. 13,000). Home to eagles, egrets, pelicans, foxes, armadillos, gopher […]

New Haven: British Art, Brutalist Architecture
• February 27, 2025

Philanthropist, connoisseur and horse breeder Paul Mellon, who died in 1999, was devoted to three art museums: the National Gallery of Art, his father Andrew’s gift to the nation; the […]

AU Museum Opens 5 Shows
• February 13, 2025

Is the American University Museum the District’s most stimulating visual arts venue? It was on Feb. 8, opening night for five spring shows, the most anticipated being “Fred Folsom: Women […]

Amelia Island Hosts 30th Concours d’Elegance 
• February 12, 2025

Concours d’Elegance — meaning “competition of elegance” — originally referred to horse-drawn carriage parades in Paris. Since cars replaced carriages, the term has been applied to events featuring high-style and […]

D.C. Artswatch
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Trump Orders Impact National Arts Organizations  As directed by President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order requiring federal units to terminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs within 60 days, the […]

Spring Arts Preview – Visual Arts
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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 […]