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Join Arena Stage at its first ever Camp Open House Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm The open house will feature sample workshops and classes taught […]
Cathy Abramson's oil paintings investigate the stories of the city in “Cityscapes.” These representational paintings examine the emotional subtext of change and the connections or estrangement of people in transitional […]
Join Jane Franklin Dance for a performance of The Big Meow, the story of an ever-hopeful fluff ball who desperately wants to belong to the band of neighborhood cats. The […]
Welcome to a mix of generations as Jane Franklin Dance combines with Forty+, performers past the age of 40, and young dancers. New works tap into what it means to […]
Bring the whole family to enjoy a special family concert! The colorful program will engage listeners both young, and young at heart. After the concert, you may opt to stay, […]
Welcome to a mix of generations as Jane Franklin Dance combines with Forty+, performers past the age of 40, and young dancers. New works tap into what it means to […]
Here is an improvised musical performed by veteran Chicago improvisers Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto. They get one audience suggestion and use it to create a theme and opening number. […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present Good People, Good Places by Mary Belcher, a Washington, DC artist. The exhibition showcases Belcher’s watercolor paintings. Her journalistic background and […]
Jane Franklin Dance presents Complete Dogness, a new family friendly performance about a delightful little doggy (brought home in box) who bursts on the scene. Watch out. She takes things. […]
The Baby Boomer Comedy Show is 90 minutes of hilarious clean stand-up comedy focusing on work, family, do-it-yourself projects, and many other topics that these audiences can relate to! Kent […]
Welcome to a mix of generations as Jane Franklin Dance combines with Forty+, performers past the age of 40, and young dancers. New works tap into what it means to […]
A contemporary and collaborator of Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, and Richard Shindell, among others, "Lucy Kaplansky is a truly gifted performer with a bag full of enchanting songs" (The New […]
Chamber Music at The Barns “This was music-making at its best: joyful abandonment without a trace of inhibition…” –Cue Magazine Clarinetist David Krakauer has been widely praised as a major […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Meet the Real Indiana Jones," with Justin M. Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and author of Indiana Jones in History: From Pompeii to […]
The Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home of Washington, DC will be exhibiting the artwork of the residents of the Home at the Arts Club of Washington for the month of February 2018. An […]
A charming veteran of stage and screen productions including Grease Live!, Les Miserables, Gossip Girl, and Graceland returns to The Barns for two evenings filled with Broadway favorites and pop […]
Jane Franklin Dance presents Complete Dogness, a new family friendly performance about a delightful little doggy (brought home in box) who bursts on the scene. Watch out. She takes things. […]
Welcome to a mix of generations as Jane Franklin Dance combines with Forty+, performers past the age of 40, and young dancers. New works tap into what it means to […]
A charming veteran of stage and screen productions including Grease Live!, Les Miserables, Gossip Girl, and Graceland returns to The Barns for two evenings filled with Broadway favorites and pop […]
Four global guitar masters come together to create two exhilarating evenings of entertainment. Germany’s gypsy jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt returns along with Canadian contemporary sensation Calum Graham, Poland's innovative classical […]
Held in conjunction with Outliers and American Vanguard Art, illustrated lectures will explore subjects including religion, gender, and cross-disciplinary art practices. Speakers include Julie Ault, Gregg Bordowitz, Rita Gonzalez, Jessica […]
Four global guitar masters come together to create two exhilarating evenings of entertainment. Germany’s gypsy jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt returns along with Canadian contemporary sensation Calum Graham, Poland's innovative classical […]
Chamber Music at The Barns Pianist Steven Blier returns with pianist & colleague Michael Barrett and a quartet of singers to celebrate the legacy of Leonard Bernstein in a program […]
For over 50 years, South Africa’s four-time Grammy Award-winning group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves, and charming […]
For over 50 years, South Africa’s four-time Grammy Award-winning group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves, and charming […]
The Migration Project explores human flight through stories of relocation. Hear from fifteen community members as they tell fragments of family history dating back from multiple generations, or a story […]
The St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church announces their annual fundraiser benefiting The St. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church. Guests will enjoy a doxology by His Grace Bishop Irinej, Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern […]
For over 40 years, the ever-reliable Marcia Ball has put her own spin on the blues. “Ball is the real deal: equal parts New Orleans, boogie woogie, swamp music, and […]
Experience the beloved classic, Orff’s Carmina Burana, with a modern twist–this version is arranged for two pianos and 5 percussionists! The program also includes a rarely-heard masterwork, selections from American […]
Performing in a traditional Hawaiian style, the Masters of Hawaiian Music bring “folklore and cultural memory into a performance that… as breezy entertainment” (The New York Times).
Enjoy a world tour exploring themes of nationalism, led by Maestro José-Luis Novo. A delicate collection of French dances originally written for two pianos, the ASO presents Debussy’s Petite Suite. […]
Experience the beloved classic, Orff’s Carmina Burana, with a modern twist–this version is arranged for two pianos and 5 percussionists! The program also includes a rarely-heard masterwork, selections from American […]
Enjoy a world tour exploring themes of nationalism, led by Maestro José-Luis Novo. A delicate collection of French dances originally written for two pianos, the ASO presents Debussy’s Petite Suite. […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Mardi Gras 101," with Kim Stryker, independent folklorist, adjunct instructor at George Mason University, and reunion organizer for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. […]
The Choral Arts Chorus and the Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choirs come together in a concert showcasing the powerful music that has given voice to the voiceless for generations in […]
Performing in a traditional Hawaiian style, the Masters of Hawaiian Music bring “folklore and cultural memory into a performance that… as breezy entertainment” (The New York Times).
Americans traveled around the globe to offer relief, and to rescue those targeted by Nazi Germany and its allies. Who were these intrepid souls who, unlike so many of their […]
Seamus Egan, a founding member of Irish-American supergroup Solas, hits the road for the first time with The Seamus Egan Project. Bringing along friends and musical guests, Egan will introduce […]
The National Men’s Chorus, conducted by Artistic Director Thomas Beveridge, will perform opera choruses and musical theatre favorites, at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. All of the opera music to […]
American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook is an evening of iconic American music by one of the most indelible composers of the twentieth century, George Gershwin. This special evening features The […]
Join us for our second Evenings @ Dumbarton Oaks, featuring pop-up concerts with Dumbarton Oaks Early-Career Musician in Residence, Celil Refik Kaya! Savor a glass or two of wine as […]
“Twist and Shout” and relive Beatlemania with “best Beatles tribute on Earth” (Rolling Stone).
The American Craft Show returns to the Baltimore Convention Center. This is the nation’s largest juried indoor craft show showcasing the work of more than 650 of the country’s leading […]
“Twist and Shout” and relive Beatlemania with “best Beatles tribute on Earth” (Rolling Stone).
The Glen Echo Park Partnership presents Sarah O’Donoghue: Long Distance Calls. O’Donoghue’s work evokes and illustrates history, nature, mythology, recreation, and fantasy. From those themes, she draws autobiographical personal narratives […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership presents Influences: New Work by Glen Echo Park Faculty & Students. This exhibition showcases recent work by Glen Echo Park resident visual artists and faculty […]
A "Gallery Workout" heightens the perception of visual art with movement and sound that leads to a greater understanding of the art itself. Visual artist Ellyn Weiss’s show "Form and […]
Lokasz will perform compositions of Giuliani, Ponce, Llobet, Paganini and more. Join us for a pre-concert lecture at 7:15, concert at 8 pm and "Meet the Artist" reception with wine […]
The 7th Annual A WINNter Affair is an evening for young professionals to socialize, dance and enjoy specialty cocktails created for this event by some of the area’s best mixologists. […]
Individuals describe barriers experienced through career, racial, gender or ethnic prejudice. People speak of real-life experiences: a woman working in a male dominated career, an HIV positive young adult, a […]
Consistently creating “thoroughly engaging performance brimming with spirit, precision, wit and soul” (The Washington Post), this Irish-American supergroup returns with Grammy-nominated music and stepdancing that has earned great acclaim.
Visual art, movement, audio interviews by community members focus on borders. Hear of chance happenings told through movement and spoken word. Learn about people who have inspired a redirection of […]
Consistently creating “thoroughly engaging performance brimming with spirit, precision, wit and soul” (The Washington Post), this Irish-American supergroup returns with Grammy-nominated music and stepdancing that has earned great acclaim.
The DC Shorts International Film Festival is hosting the annual DC Shorts WINS!, on Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at the Miracle Theatre. DC Shorts WINS! features award-winning […]
Chamber Music at The Barns “Marc-André Hamelin ranks among the small handful of performers in every generation whose abilities defy the imagination.” –The Toronto Star Hamelin is ranked among the […]
On Sunday March 4th there will be a showing of the film “Disturbing the Peace,” about former enemy combatants -- Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants, many of whom served years […]
ETHEL, a postmodern, indie-classical quartet, pays special homage to the brilliant, gorgeous, and masterful women who are making their musical mark on the 21st century. Sometimes fierce, sometimes seductive, always […]
"Without solitude, without the test of time, without the passion for silence, without the excitation and retention of the whole body, without a frightened stumbling, without wandering into a region […]
New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and Michelle, his spouse, will become the first recipients of the Smithsonian Libraries Legend Award on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 6 p.m., at […]
The BIG APPLE CIRCUS is coming to National Harbor March 8 – April 1, 2018. The critically acclaimed program features the famous seven-person pyramid on the high wire with 10-time […]
Don’t miss this special after hours program as the East Building comes alive to celebrate Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Explore some 270 works from self-taught artists and enjoy performances […]
Wolf Trap favorite and “Washington legend” (The Washington Post) John Eaton returns to The Barns with an evening of piano selections.
The Sanderling Resort is renowned for its gorgeous southern weddings on the shores of North Carolina's Outer Banks and this March they will be hosting the ultimate wedding planning party […]
“O”, a Fool of long experience at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, assisted by a few simple objects and no words, engages the audience in old-world delights!
On Sunday March 11th there will be a showing of two short films about the Israel-Palestine conflict. The first, “Bethlehem: Hidden from View,” is about the strangling and walled imprisonment […]
Complete Dogness is a new family friendly performance about a delightful little doggy with bad habits. She can eat a delicious wool sweater or steal a whole block of cheese […]
On Sunday March 18th there will be a showing of two short films about the Israel-Palestine conflict: “Gaza: A Gaping Wound,” and “Gaza In Context.” The first film combines lecture, […]
The Sphinx Organization is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts, and has made a huge impact in the classical and chamber music fields. We […]
A benefit recital featuring bass soloist Richard Giarusso and pianist Andrew Welch will be held on Sunday March 18 at 4 p.m. at Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. […]
Celebrate America with the New Orchestra of Washington! Dvořák’s string quartet, “American,” performed by NOW’s Resident String Quartet, Aeolus, opens the program. Gershwin’s iconic Porgy and Bess Fantasy gets a […]
DanceSport Endurance presents Dance Immersions, Big Band Funtensive, a week-long dance intensive featuring Swing, Jive, Fox Trot, and Quickstep. Immersion is the best way to learn a dance. Join us […]
With a career at the pinnacle of Irish music for nearly 35 years, Altan has achieved legendary status in a genre that has been shaped by the band’s influence and […]
The White Album is “perhaps The Beatles’ most ambitious studio album” (BBC) and features classics including “Blackbird,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” Experience the celebrated album played […]
Vassar College Majors, a student-led choir, on a spring tour, will perform selections spanning multiple genres and over 600 years of music. The 35-member chorus run by students specializes in […]
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by […]
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by […]
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by […]
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by […]
What’s your American story? Join us on March 24 and 25 for a celebration of American art and storytelling. Highlights include an original "Story Chorus" performance designed and lead by […]
What’s your American story? Join us on March 24 and 25 for a celebration of American art and storytelling. Highlights include an original "Story Chorus" performance designed and lead by […]
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by […]
Presenting a playful interpretation of classical ballet in parody form and en travesti since 1974, Les Ballets Trockadero is the world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company.
The only live music and variety radio show aired nationwide today, Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion) has been a staple for the 2.6 Million fans who have […]
The only live music and variety radio show aired nationwide today, Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion) has been a staple for the 2.6 Million fans who have […]
Named one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists and 100 Greatest Singers of all time, John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival, returns to Wolf Trap along with blues and […]
Known for thrilling performances and a laid-back style, Jake Owen ascended to country stardom with smash hits including “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Beachin’,” “Anywhere with You,” “Alone with You,” “The […]
A beloved Romantic ballet. Love, betrayal, and forgiveness are paired with coveted virtuoso roles. This haunting and tender classic tells the story of the promise and tragedy of young love.
Two-time Grammy-winner John Prine is among America’s premier phrase-turners with songs like “Angel From Montgomery” and “In Spite of Ourselves.” The post-Dylan musician is “one of the most critically acclaimed […]
Kick off Easter celebrations with activities for the whole family! Kids will go egg-static for three on-site Easter egg hunts - featuring a technological GPS hunt and a glow-in-the-dark option. […]
Would you like to see some amazing new art glass? Wild Things! is a juried glass art exhibition at Glen Echo Park's Popcorn Gallery March 31 through April 29, Saturdays […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership and the National Capital Art Glass Guild are pleased to present Wild Things. These are turbulent times! Simply put, we are surrounded by change. This […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present The World in Infrared: Landscapes by Sheila Galagan. Local photographer Sheila Galagan offers a selection of photographs shot using infrared capture, […]
Scoring five top ten UK hits while crisscrossing the line between soul, ska, reggae, pop, and punk, these rockers have kept people all over the world dancing since 1979. You […]
Profs and Pints presents: "Ethnic Gangster Cinema," with Kris Mecholsky, English instructor and scholar of crime fiction and film at Louisiana State University. Profs and Pints is making you an […]
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, “Missa Gaia/Earth Mass” by Paul Winter will be performed by Dumbarton Chorus plus soloists and instrumentalists led by A.J. Welch, Dumbarton music director. […]
Whittle School & Studios welcomes you to learn more about the opportunities this global school will provide your children and the greater Washington area. This event will inform parents on […]
A collaborator of both The Rolling Stones and Prince, this Portuguese fadista’s “melancholic intimacy dominates the moment it sashays out of the speakers…setting a mood of mesmerizing sorrow” (BBC).
A riveting songwriter, singer, pianist, arranger, producer, session player, and performer of “swampy rock & roll,” Leon Russell’s vast impact on American music lasted for over five decades before he […]
Nicholas Hersh, guest conductor C.P.E. BACH: Symphony in E-flat Major PIAZZOLLA: Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 Tickets: $20-$80 adult, $5 youth, $10 student www.alexsym.org or 703-548-0885 […]
In his six-part lecture series Positive Barbarism: Brutal Aesthetics in the Postwar Period, Hal Foster asks how artists began again after the mass deaths of World War II, the Holocaust, […]
