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Join The American Pops for innovative yoga practices in the iconic Dupont Underground. Each practice will feature live music to create a peaceful backdrop as instructor Michael Peterson guides you […]
The Smithsonian Libraries will be presenting the opening of the exhibition Magnificent Obsessions: Loving Books, Expanding Knowledge, on November 7th as a part of their 50th anniversary celebration at the […]
This Spring, NSLM melds art with science to create NSLMology, an exhibition for explorers of all ages! Visitors are invited to experience scientific principles within three centuries of paintings, sculptures, […]
Deconstructed: The NSLM Sporting Screen centers on a unique decorative object from the NSLM’s permanent collection. Recently conserved, the four-panel screen is comprised of paintings and prints showing 18th century […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Long View on Venezuela,” with Fulton Armstrong, research fellow at American University’s center for Latin American studies and former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
A not-to-be missed evening of dazzling music with classical pianist Merzana Kostreci, who brings alive the sounds of masters from Chopin to Ravel. Tickets at http://auartstix.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event.asp?id=468&cid=83
Teatro Lirico of DC presents a concert of two of the most important Spanish composers from the transition of the 18th to the 19th century; featuring Amanda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy […]
Three nights – three different sets! The Avett Brothers return to Wolf Trap by popular demand for a multi-night Americana rock retreat filled “with echoes of old-timey string bands, singalong […]
Come play with us at Beast Coast on the world's largest pop-up parkour park ! Beast Coast is great for beginners of all ages to get an intro to parkour. […]
Throughout the summer, Dumbarton House Museum in Georgetown hosts an array of interesting and educational events that connect neighbors and visitors to its important past. Starting in the beautiful gardens […]
Hear from professionals who work in the arts, then sharpen your own creative skills with a hands-on activity related to the speaker’s expertise. Please register online at AmericanArt.si.edu/calendar ($10 materials […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Three nights – three different sets! The Avett Brothers return to Wolf Trap by popular demand for a multi-night Americana rock retreat filled “with echoes of old-timey string bands, singalong […]
The Dupont Underground is a 501(c)(3) cultural organization committed to developing a multidisciplinary platform for creative expression. We are transforming a public work – the subterranean streetcar station in Dupont […]
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band will launch Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts' summer season with a program of concert band favorites. A fireworks display will […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Investigating Sherlock Holmes,” with Kris Mecholsky, English instructor and scholar of crime fiction and film at Louisiana State University. Sherlock Holmes is the most adapted figure […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Merlin's Island: Gluck’s clever opera is a light-hearted parody that takes nothing seriously. The Emperor of Atlantis: Death decides to teach mankind a lesson in this powerfully dramatic work. MERLIN'S […]
Join us on the NSLM’s lawn as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of our Open Late Summer Concert Series! May 31st Open Late Concert will be featuring the Bryan Shepherd […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
This supergroup featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham, and guitarist Vic Johnson, has established themselves as one of the […]
Tickets on sale NOW for the Middleburg Barn Equestrian Festival on Saturday, June 1st! Enjoy competitive show jumping, craft beer and wine tasting, live entertainment on two stages, an antique […]
Now in its 39th year, the Washington Folk Festival returns to Glen Echo Park, MD on June 1 & 2, 2019 from 12 pm to 7pm each day with music […]
Steven Blier of NYFOS returns for his 25th Anniversary recital joined by Joseph Li at the piano and a cast of new and familiar faces. Stage Director Katherine Carter also […]
Live from Here with Chris Thile is a Saturday night destination for radio audiences everywhere. This variety show heard by 2.6 million listeners each week features a unique blend of […]
Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas host our 5th annual summer yoga series at Dumbarton House. Enjoy our serene outdoor space for this 60 minute all-levels vinyasa flow […]
Join us for a free sketching session in the Museum galleries led by Anne Marie Paquette! Artists of all ages are invited to sketch; all materials are provided. To register, […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Bizarre Psychological Disorders,” with Brian A. Sharpless, visiting research fellow at Goldsmiths University of London and editor of Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: A Handbook for […]
Original members of pop and R&B group New Edition come together for a night of smash hits like Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison” and “When Will I See You Smile Again” […]
Part of Gallery 102’s Summer Solo Series. Born and raised in Pakistan, Ahmad moved to the United States at the age of 14. Highlighting the inseparability of the self and […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian hosts PBS KIDS costume characters to celebrate the premiere of MOLLY OF DENALI, the first nationally distributed children’s series to feature a […]
Enjoy an evening of live music by the Flower Hill String Band. The Flower Hill String Band serves up soul-satisfying classic bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music for a family-friendly good […]
Whittle School & Studios invites you to join us for a presentation from our school leaders and division directors on Whittle School & Studios followed by Q&A. The event will […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership is pleased to present “The Sound of Colors: Carl ‘Eugi’ Hall.” Imagining the sound colors make is the foundation of Hall’s creative spirit. This exhibition […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership presents “Visions & Voices 2019,” featuring artists from the Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. In this exciting exhibition of fine art glass, the artists […]
The Glen Echo Park Partnership presents “Life Cycles: Water Media Abstracts,” featuring watercolor paintings by Bonny Lundy. Lundy’s young mind dreamed of oceans she had never seen. “Life Cycles” is […]
Come join us for some refreshments while you walk around the park watching artists work. Along with the open studios, the Popcorn, Stone Tower, and Park View Galleries will be […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
GC Myers is returning for his 20th solo exhibition! Myers is one of our longest represented artists, he began showing with us in 1997 and has remained a gallery staple. […]
Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic rock duo Rodrigo y Gabriela thrill audiences with rhythmically supercharged guitar instrumentals that exemplify their unique six-string magic.
American Swing Music & Dance is proud to present a swing dance with live music by the legendary Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in the historic Spanish Ballroom. Together for over […]
Part of Gallery 102’s Summer Solo Series. Born and raised in Pakistan, Ahmad moved to the United States at the age of 14. Highlighting the inseparability of the self and […]
Join us in celebrating Pride month and D.C. Pride with rainbow-themed mini-donuts for customers to enjoy while shopping! Peruse our latest sun frames and check out the limited-edition rainbow Parker […]
Join the Greater Washington Legal Community in one of the largest 10K races in DC to support the life-saving mission of the American Heart Association! The 10k Race and 5k […]
The 6th annual House Tour Fundraiser will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cabin John Citizens Association by featuring seven Cabin John homes. All proceeds from the House Tour support […]
1pm – 2pm Talk 2-2:30pm Refreshments 2:30-3:30pm Live Demo Learn about the sport of hawking with Mike Dupuy, a falconry and bird of prey expert. He will capture the imagination […]
Artists often think of framing – and other ways of presenting their work – only after they “complete” a work of art. In this workshop, two WPG artists (one a […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Become immersed in a sonic spectrum of soul with two groups at the forefront of the genre. Lake Street Dive “take all the most fun bits of pop, soul, disco, […]
Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas host our 5th annual summer yoga series at Dumbarton House. Enjoy our serene outdoor space for this 60 minute all-levels vinyasa flow […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Cosmic Blasts,” a look at extreme events in our universe, with Alexander J. van der Horst, assistant professor of astrophysics at the George Washington University. While […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Evolution, Belief, Gods and Ghosts” a biology-based look at how humans have long made sense of their worlds, with Rui Diogo, associate professor of anatomy at […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Truth about ‘Alternative Facts,’” a look at the causes and political consequences of our becoming one nation with two realities, with David Barker, director of […]
Join Dumbarton House as we end our 2018-2019 concert series with a special evening concert on June 11th by the Friday Morning Music Club! Concerts are held in the museum’s […]
Throughout the summer, Dumbarton House Museum in Georgetown hosts an array of interesting and educational events that connect neighbors and visitors to its important past. Picnic to this Roaring Twenties […]
The “king of the musical theater world in the Middle East” (The Washington Post) makes its debut at Wolf Trap with a grand musical and balletic trilogy. One Thousand and […]
6.13.89 will explore the highly politicized and publicized cancellation of the 1989 exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment. On June 13, 1989, the Corcoran Gallery of Art bowed to significant […]
This companion exhibition to the Corcoran exhibition 6.13.89 will exhibit paintings, drawings, and prints from the GW Collection by artists who registered their protest of the volatile cancellation of the […]
Join us for a talk with Dr. David Gerleman, Professor at George Mason University and one of NSLM’s John H. Daniels Fellows, as he discusses the burning and rebuilding of […]
Throughout the summer, Dumbarton House Museum in Georgetown hosts an array of interesting and educational events that connect neighbors and visitors to its important past. Picnic to this Roaring Twenties […]
Enjoy an evening of live music with Squeeze Bayou. The Squeeze Bayou Band plays traditional Cajun and zydeco dance music from Southwestern Louisiana. The band specializes in playing two steps […]
Join Potomac Riverkeeper Network for this special RiverPalooza 2019 Women on the Water (WOW) Paddle Day to help us stand up for clean water! Enjoy an easy paddle with your […]
Throughout the summer, Dumbarton House Museum in Georgetown hosts an array of interesting and educational events that connect neighbors and visitors to its important past. Picnic to this Roaring Twenties […]
Looking for soccer for your young athlete? Looking to help your player join youth soccer? Register for Midwest United FC Academy today with soccer programs and team tryouts all year […]
This exhibition examines unrealized designs for the Washington Monument, Memorial Bridge, and other structures around the city, through historical prints and paintings from the collection.
This exhibition showcases historical sheet music that provided the soundtrack to a nation divided by war.
Join We Will Survive Cancer as the Nationals Nonprofit of the Night. Diamondbacks at Nationals Every ticket sold will include $10 concession credit and a $5 donation back to We […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and […]
Summer is cool at NSLM! Summer Art Workshops offer free art activities for kids aged 5 and up. Learn more color theory, shape, proportion, and more while having fun and […]
Join the National Archives for an afternoon of cocktails and discussion with area mixologist and author Derek Brown as he discusses his new book. The event will feature a cocktail […]
Join us in the Village Plaza every Friday & Saturday from 6-8pm for live music and fun! Grab your favorite cocktail, beer or wine from 5 Tara, BurgerFi, ChefScape, Eggspectation, […]
Legendary singer Johnny Mathis, celebrating 63 years as a recording artist, comes to Wolf Trap to perform his greatest hits and personal favorites like “Chances Are," "It's Not For Me […]
Use coupon code HAPPY to save on tickets! The Night Nation Run is the World’s first Running Music Festival. An ultimate blend of a Music Festival and a Fun Run. […]
Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas host our 5th annual summer yoga series at Dumbarton House. Enjoy our serene outdoor space for this 60 minute all-levels vinyasa flow […]
Profs and Pints presents: “Spiders, a Love Story,” with leading arachnid expert Linda S. Rayor, senior lecturer and senior research associate in Cornell University’s Department of Entomology and former co-host […]
Profs and Pints presents: “The Green New Deal and Climate Colonialism,” with Olufemi Taiwo, assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and scholar of environmental-justice issues. The Green New Deal […]
Broadway's Best Party is turning up the volume to ten! Nominated for five Tony Awards, Rock of Ages captures the iconic era of 1980s Hollywood. Featuring the music of hit […]
Hold onto your brews. Before they go extinct, snag your tickets to this year’s dinosaur-themed Brew at the Zoo—an all-you-can-drink craft beer event on July 18 from 6-9 p.m. Join […]
Enjoy a day of fun, family & fireworks at the 2019 Wegmans Great Meadow 4th of July Celebration! Gates open at 4 PM. There will be a huge variety of […]
Join us at Capital Arts Collective, Downtown DC’s pop–up arts market. Shop the best finds by local creatives and enjoy a curated selection of items – from arts and crafts […]
Celebrate DC and the “room where it happens” on the anniversary of the meeting between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison that put the nation’s capital where it is […]
Throughout the summer, Dumbarton House Museum in Georgetown hosts an array of interesting and educational events that connect neighbors and visitors to its important past. Celebrate DC and the “room […]
The Young Musical Scholars Foundation summer gala 2019 will be at the residence of His Excellency The Ambassador of Nepal and Mrs. Karki. It will feature a musical performance by […]
D.C. Community Coming Together to Support World Refugees with Sunset Run & Candlelight Vigil on World Refugee Day June 20 Event Starts in Foggy Bottom and Culminates at the Lincoln […]
Enjoy an evening of live music with the Marine Band's Latin music ensemble. The United States Marine Band, also known as "The President's Own," is made up of world-class musicians […]
Pushing past traditional genres, progressive bluegrass collective Trampled By Turtles and punk-influenced Americana band Deer Tick are redefining the crossover landscape. The “rich vocal harmonies, unbelievably intricate and fast fiddle […]
Chamber Dance Project’s sixth Washington season brings together seven dancers from leading American companies, a resident string quartet, and guest musical artists in a program that reflects the company’s creative […]
Located at 1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA and hosted by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Monday Properties, Cannon Design and Capitol Dry Wall, Rosslyn Putt-Putt brings […]
Located at 1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA and hosted by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Monday Properties, Cannon Design and Capitol Dry Wall, Rosslyn Putt-Putt brings […]
Kick off your summer with a laugh-out-loud comedy night at “DC Shorts Laughs” on Friday, June 21, at 7pm and 9pm. Enjoy the hilarious, non-stop humor of three local comedians […]
Enjoy an informal coffee reception and tour of NSLM’s Permanent Art Collection. 10:00am: Coffee Reception; 10:30am: Tour of the exhibition with Claudia Pfeiffer, the NSLM’s George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator.
Located at 1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA and hosted by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Monday Properties, Cannon Design and Capitol Dry Wall, Rosslyn Putt-Putt brings […]
The National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the first Saturday of summer—“Solstice Saturday”— beginning with an afternoon of Andean music, dance and family friendly activities celebrating the Great Inka […]
Celebrating "The Life of Animals in Japanese Art" June 22, 5:00–8:00 June 23, 11:00–5:00 East Building Explore Japanese culture and animals in Japanese art with activities for all ages! • […]
Following the overwhelming positive reception of von ammon co’s debut exhibit in Cady’s Alley with artist Tabor Robak, New York-based art curator Todd Von Ammon will partner with painter, sculptor […]
Merlin's Island: Gluck’s clever opera is a light-hearted parody that takes nothing seriously. The Emperor of Atlantis: Death decides to teach mankind a lesson in this powerfully dramatic work. MERLIN'S […]
