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Great Meadow Beckons for Steeplechasing, Tailgating
September 28, 2017
•This year’s International Gold Cup, one of the country’s most anticipated steeplechase events, will take place Saturday, Oct. 28, at Great Meadow in The Plains, a town of not more […]
Weekend Round Up September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
•After a public symposium on Degas at the National Gallery of Art on Friday, there is music, theater, advice for writers, historical shopping and, on Sunday, the Taste of Georgetown.
Last Chance: Textile Museum Director Speaks Thursday
September 18, 2017
•John Wetenhall, director of the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum, oversaw the 2015 relocation of the Textile Museum, founded in 1925, from a Kalorama mansion to a modern building on the GW campus.
Weekend Round Up September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017
•The big day is Saturday, what with Georgetown Community Day, Via Umbria’s third anniversary, the Fall Art Walk and the kickoff of Theatre Week.
Weekend Round Up September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017
•This weekend: picadillo and pizza, Rick and Richard, paddling the Potomac and preserving Georgetown’s trees.
DC Shorts Film Festival Starts Sept. 7
September 5, 2017
•A dozen of the showcases are thematic: all-animation, all-LGBT, etc. New this year is a free outdoor showcase on Sept. 14 in Farragut Square.
Weekend Round Up August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017
•Starting tonight, Thursday, Aug. 31, Labor Day weekend is also Harvey Relief weekend in D.C.
Weekend Round Up August 24, 2017
August 24, 2017
•In addition to events in the District, there are good reasons to visit surrounding towns this weekend.
Pillar & Post: British Outpost on Wisconsin
August 23, 2017
•Pillar & Post opened as a pop-up in April during the Georgetown French Market. The official opening — at 1647 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Sherman Pickey’s former space — followed in June.
Slur Against Jews Found on Burleith Building
August 17, 2017
•The anti-Semitic graffiti, now painted over by workers, was spotted by a Georgetown University graduate student.