Republican Withdraws From Ward 2 Special Election
• June 4, 2020

Katherine Venice, the sole Republican candidate for the District Council vacancy created by Jack Evans’s resignation, plans to remain a candidate for the seat in the November 3 general election.

Virtual Arts Round Up, June 4, 2020
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Online arts offerings of note include kids’ activities at Glen Echo Park, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Phillips Collection and Strathmore.

Christo, Conceiver of Grand But Fleeting Art
• June 1, 2020

With his wife Jeanne-Claude, Christo, who died on May 31, carried out two dozen projects, from installing 23 miles of curtained “gates” in Central Park to wrapping in fabric the oldest bridge in Paris.

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.

Author and Agitator Larry Kramer Dies
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After his removal from the board of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Kramer went on to found the agitprop group ACT UP, AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power.

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.

Flower Mart, French Market Go Online
• April 30, 2020

Flower Mart began on April 26 and will continue through May 10, Mother’s Day. The Georgetown French Market will run from May 1 through 8.

Shakespeare’s Birthday at Home
• April 23, 2020

The public is invited to post their own scenes, monologues, sonnet readings, selfies, artwork and baked goods on social media, tagging @folgerlibrary and using the hashtag #ShareYourShakespeare.

A Socially Distanced Emancipation Day
• April 16, 2020

The Compensated Emancipation Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862, more than eight months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, on Jan. 1, 1863.

DC Artswatch — COVID Edition
• April 8, 2020

With a surge in COVID-19 cases looming, the District Council is expected to vote to extend D.C.’s state of emergency — declared on a parade-less St. Patrick’s — by 45 […]