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National Air & Space Museum’s “Nation of Speed”

National Air and Space Museum National Air and Space Museum, efferson Drive

"Nation of Speed"National Air and Space MuseumOpens Oct. 14, 2022For more information: https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/nation-speed%3Aevent-exhib-6030The new gallery "Nation of Speed" explores the deep-rooted connection between people and machines through the history they made together. This […]

Enduring Traditions: Celebrating the World of Textiles

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum 701 21st Street NW, Washington

Around the globe, textiles have long played a role in celebrations, performances and religious observances. On the occasion of The Textile Museum’s centennial, Enduring Traditions explores the cultural significance of […]

Free

Free Music: The Illusion of Liberation

Eaton House 1203 K St NW, Washington

Music is a force of freedom, resistance, refuge and change. Yet in the digital age, where access feels limitless, artists remain bound by an industry that profits from steaming their […]

Free

Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media with Sarah Barzmehri

1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007

Thursdays, October 9 to November 20. 2025 - 6 to 8 pm This course is designed to help participants get comfortable with drawing, painting and mixed media. Through a series […]

$25 – $280

An Enemy of the People

DCJCC - Theater J 1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC

By Henrik Ibsen, in a new adaptation by Amy Herzog. Directed by János Szász. Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Adaptation and recent Broadway sensation, Amy Herzog’s work unearths the relevance of Ibsen’s tale for our time, weighing the cost of standing up to power when pressured into silence.

Lizzie the Musical

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC

Get ready to rock… and bleed! On October 31, Keegan unleashes LIZZIE, the ferocious punk-rock musical that rips the lid off the legend of Lizzie Borden. Fueled by rage, retribution, and a blistering all-female rock score, LIZZIE reimagines the infamous 1892 axe murder in a show that’s equal parts gothic horror, riot grrrl rebellion, and […]

$54 – $65

AU Symphony Orchestra — Classics from the Romantic Era

The American University Symphony Orchestra will play a variety of well-known classics from the Romantic era. The program will begin with Hector Berlioz' Hungarian March from "The Damnation of Faust," followed by Suite no. 1 excerpted from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen." Audiences will experience the mysterious and contemplative beauty of the two movements of Franz […]

$10 – $15