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“Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin?”

national Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C.

Opens Aug. 6; Closes July 2022 Second Floor, Center “Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin?” is a display that examines the early encounters between Wampanoag peoples and English colonists, and […]

National Portrait Gallery Presents “Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands”

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced “Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands,” the first retrospective of the artist’s portraiture and the first major presentation of her work on the […]

Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

  Aug. 27, 2021–May 30, 2022 Credit information: “Resident Alien” by Hung Liu, oil on canvas, 1988. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art; gift of the Lipman Family Foundation. […]

Washington Ballet 2021-2022 Season

The Washington Ballet

Season Opening Performance | Oct. 21–22 | National Building Museum The Nutcracker | Nov. 27–Dec. 26 | The Warner Theatre Swan Lake | Feb. 10–20 | The Kennedy Center  Giselle | April 28–May 1 […]

Imagination Stage Announces 2021-2022 Season of In-Person and Virtual Productions

Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda

The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre 2021-2022 Season includes: Corduroy Based on the “Corduroy” and “A Pocket for Corduroy” books by Don Freeman Licensed by CBS Consumer Products Adapted for the Stage by Barry Kornhauser Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer December 11, 2021 - January 23, 2022 Best for ages 3+ We […]

The Friends Experience

After successful runs in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas, the wildly popular The FRIENDS Experience will open in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Originally created […]

National Portrait Gallery: Watergate—Portraiture & Intrigue

National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW, Washington

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue,” an exhibition exploring the 50th anniversary of the watershed moment through portraiture of the era. The exhibition will display […]

National Museum of American History March Events

national Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Great Americans” Medal Posthumous Presentation March 30; 6:30 p.m. ET Virtual Event, Free with Registration:  https://smithsoniannmah.swoogo.com/RBG  The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recognized for her groundbreaking commitment to gender equity and human rights, will posthumously receive the National Museum […]

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian April & May 2022 Events

National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington

Public Events Calendar April - May 2022 New in New York City Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe Open through Sept. 11 View this major retrospective of the Yanktonai […]

NMWA Lookout: MISS CHELOVE Mural Tour

National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Avenue NW

WHATLookout: MISS CHELOVE Mural TourIn conjunction with Lookout: MISS CHELOVE, the first iteration of a series of public art installations presented while the museum is temporarily closed for a major renovation, the […]

FORTY+ PROJECT: Jane Franklin Dance

Theatre on the Run 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington

*Explore movement and performance in a creative project Forty+ Projects explore movement and performance technique within a creative premise. Get invaluable health benefits from exercise including improved strength, physical function. […]

$160

All Aboard Our Heritage: Celebrating the Return of the Canal Boat

C&O Canal 3630 Water St NW, Washington

All Aboard Our Heritage: CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF THE CANAL BOAT! Thursday, April 28, 6:00-8:00 pm The Georgetown Heritage Board of Directors, and co-chairs Heather Muir Johnson and Brooke Stroud, […]

National Museum of American History May Events

national Museum of American History 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, Washington D.C.

"Becoming Chinese American"New Perspectives case outside "Girlhood (It's complicated)"Closing June 28Second Floor, East  Chinese American Virginia Lee wore the vest and trousers on display in the early 1900s. Born in […]

Movies on the Potomac

National Harbor Intersection of Waterfront St. & St. George Blvd, National Harbor, MD, National Harbor

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., March 30, 2022—National Harbor brings back its popular Movies on the Potomac series from May 1 through September 30. Every Thursday (“date night”) at 7 p.m. and Sunday […]

Pop Up Grocer in DC

Union Market District

Reaching out today on behalf of Pop Up Grocer to share that the experience-first grocery store is coming to Washington, DC this spring! From May 6th to June 5th, Pop […]

Capital Harvest on the Plaza (CHoP)

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington

Capital Harvest on the Plaza (CHoP) farmer’s market reopens Friday, May 6 for its 14th season. The market will offer fresh and seasonal fruits, vegetables, plants, and animal proteins along […]

Free

Fragile Beauty

I Street Galleries

Fragile Beauty May 9 – July 1, 2022 I Street Galleries 200 I Street SE Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Website: https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/cah-juried-exhibition-fragile-beauty With this exhibition, 33 DC […]

HUMANKIND at the Amy Kaslow Gallery

Amy Kaslow Gallery 4300 Fordham Rd. NW, Washington

HUMANKIND Friday, May 20, 202212:00 PM Sunday, July 10, 20226:00 PM Amy Kaslow Gallery4300 Fordham Road NorthwestWashington, DC, 20016United States (map) HumanKind opens May 20th, an installation of painted, sculpted and […]

Profs & Pints DC: Lessons from the Black Death

Church Hall

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Lessons from the Black Death,” a look at late medieval cities’ evolving responses to the bubonic plague, with Abigail Agresta, assistant professor of history at […]

$2 – $12.