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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 […]
Join us for an ongoing Saturday morning movement class for adults. Improve balance, range of motion, strength, coordination and interact with friendly people. Drop-in for a class or enroll for […]
Curated by GW students, this display of letters, prints, and artifacts from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection presents a nuanced look at Washington through the places that shaped him.
This exhibition brings together global treasures gathered by Lloyd Cotsen, who assembled thousands of textile fragments, garments, and other artworks over his lifetime.
Enjoy a special online presentation of the award-winning documentary LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, presented by the nonprofit, BrightFocus Foundation. The film follows one of the world’s best-selling […]
Explore our NEW Online Gallery Experience, Frontline Arts: Transforming Voices, opening Friday, May 22. In collaboration with Frontline Arts, Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries presents "Transforming Voices," featuring the work […]
Explore our NEW Online Gallery Experience, the 20th Annual Yellow Barn Instructor Exhibition, opening Friday, June 5. The Yellow Barn Studio is a flourishing center of Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and […]
STEM + Art = STEAM! Glen Echo Park brings you a series of short and fun experiments at home, using simple ingredients. Join us on our virtual journey as we […]
Remember that warm and fuzzy feeling on your first date? Recreate that feeling with nature. June 23rd is Outdoor Office Day! Enjoy the beauties of our planet as your office […]
Pushkin’s sweeping novel comes vividly to life in Tchaikovsky’s masterful opera. Arrogant Onegin’s careless rejection of innocent Tatyana’s confession of love sets into motion a series of events ending in […]
Pushkin’s sweeping novel comes vividly to life in Tchaikovsky’s masterful opera. Arrogant Onegin’s careless rejection of innocent Tatyana’s confession of love sets into motion a series of events ending in […]
Interested in helping to save our pollinators? Please join the DC Pollinator Porch Parade on June 26-27 to help everyone learn more about the many pollinators we have in our […]
https://meditation-dc.org/mirror-of-dharma-jun-27/ In this very special day workshop with resident teacher Gen Kelsang Demo, we will focus on the most recent publication by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s, The Mirror of […]
https://meditation-dc.org/mirror-of-dharma-jun-27/ In this very special day workshop with resident teacher Gen Kelsang Demo, we will focus on the most recent publication by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s, The Mirror of […]
Enthusiastically received in Ireland and Germany, as well as the US, “Lilt” -- a duo consisting of Tina Eck on flute and whistle and Keith Carr on bouzouki and banjo […]
Pushkin’s sweeping novel comes vividly to life in Tchaikovsky’s masterful opera. Arrogant Onegin’s careless rejection of innocent Tatyana’s confession of love sets into motion a series of events ending in […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
Join guest curator James Stewart for a talk about our exhibition STEM in the Historic House. This exhibit explores the role of science, technology, engineering, and math in preserving historic […]
Kidsave is having a big free, nationwide virtual Miracles Gala on Thursday, July 23, 6:00 pm ET, repeated at 6 PM PT! We hope you will join us as this […]
Corn, beans, and squash, commonly known as “the Three Sisters,” have been important companion crops in Indigenous communities in the Americas for centuries. This combination not only holds traditional wisdom and folklore but has also been proven to be scientifically and environmentally symbiotic. As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival "Beyond the Mall" digital programming, […]
Listen Up!, a listening series guided by Jeffrey Mumford, examines recorded performances by black classical composers through time. Classes are at 7 pm, Thursdays, on July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, […]
Join Dumbarton House and local artist Lionel Daniels for a virtual paint night! Order your supplies ahead of time, grab a glass of wine, and hop on a virtual meeting […]
Join the National Archives for its first-ever virtual July 4th celebration! For 50 years, the Archives has celebrated the founding of the United States that includes a traditional reading ceremony […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
National Presbyterian Church invites you to participate in a drive-through Food Drive for Central Union Mission. This is an easy, contactless way to serve our community during these times of great uncertainty. A list of accepted donation items and instructions for drop-off are available on our website. Help fill a truck with food for your […]
Join the staff of the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a virtual happy hour to celebrate Frida Kahlo’s birthday! We will be making a specialty cocktail in […]
https://meditation-dc.org/resolving-conflicts-friday-night-lecture-july-10/ Disharmony, disagreements and conflicts can be a major source of stress and anxiety. If we want to be truly happy and free from problems we must learn the inner […]
https://meditation-dc.org/healing-power-of-meditation-july-11th/ The practice of taking and giving is one of the most powerful methods for opening our hearts and healing our mental and physical illness.This ancient practice brings mental peace […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
This performance, by Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Mary Gresock, is a mini-opera about a special day in the life of Miss Muffet. Through song, acting, dance, costumes, and scenery, […]
Wolf Trap Field Trip Fridays are performed and recorded by Wolf Trap Teaching Artists to provide children and their parents/caregivers the opportunity to experience stimulating live arts experiences from the […]
Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artists, perform two original songs, “Deep Earth” and “Deep Oceans,” that are a study of contrasts in nature. One is a […]
Performed by Penny Russell, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist, Billy’s Bridge is a short puppetry piece about Bill, Nan, and The Kid – three young goats. On this particular afternoon, […]
Kofi Dennis, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist, performs several songs, including the “Birthday Song” and “Agoo Amee.” Kofi’s interactive songs encourage the use of musical instruments such as triangles, bells, […]
This performance, by Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann”, is a story that emerges from an original myth about how the moon found its place in the sky. Grandmother […]
TEDxPearlStreet is organized by passionate individuals who seek to uncover new ideas and the latest research, innovation, creativity, and inspiration within Washington DC and beyond. We look forward to meeting […]
https://meditation-dc.org/learning-to-meditate-2/ Please register with the above link Do you keep hearing about all the benefits of meditation, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just want some pointers […]
An evening of opera highlights curated by you and sung by Wolf Trap Opera artists.
Pressenda Chamber Players, the Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence, will be performing three free summer Facebook Live Concerts at 8pm on June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Concerts will […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
In Henze’s intense opera, a famous poet manipulates the people around him to invigorate his creativity. When his muse no longer inspires, he engineers a tragedy to provoke his latest […]
Each season’s Filene Artist in Residence holds a public master class, offering Wolf Trap Opera’s singers guidance on style, performance enhancement, language, stagecraft, and more. Attendance at this class is […]
In Henze’s intense opera, a famous poet manipulates the people around him to invigorate his creativity. When his muse no longer inspires, he engineers a tragedy to provoke his latest […]
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on July 11 with a streaming performance and Wolf Trap debut of Palmyra. Plan to watch this dynamic young duo perform in your own […]
Tune in virtually for the debut Park Pop-Up on July 4 with a streaming performance by the U.S. Marine Band. Plan a night at your house with fireworks, fireflies, and […]
t.l.a.o.o (this little abomination of ours) was founded in 2005 in Ann Arbor, Michigan inspired by the work of the University of Michigan’s Creative Arts Orchestra. With collaborative exploration at […]
Based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Cantaré’s mission is to offer high-quality musical performances that also inform audiences about Latin American geography, history, and culture.
This performance, by Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Melissa Richardson, is a dramatization of an original story. Pernilla Gorilla loves to invent, but the other animals in the jungle don’t […]
This Wolf Trap Opera premiere and new production was presented at The Barns at Wolf Trap in August 2017. The Juniper Tree was part of Glass@80, the worldwide celebrations of […]
This Wolf Trap Opera new production of Roméo et Juliette was presented at The Barns at Wolf Trap in July 2018. Special thanks to Dan and Gayle D’Aniello, 2018 Wolf […]
This Wolf Trap Opera premiere and new production was presented at The Barns at Wolf Trap in August 2017. Special thanks to Dan and Gayle D’Aniello, 2017 Wolf Trap Opera […]
This Wolf Trap Opera premiere and new production was presented at The Barns at Wolf Trap in June and July 2017. Special thanks to Dan and Gayle D’Aniello, 2017 Wolf […]
In Henze’s intense opera, a famous poet manipulates the people around him to invigorate his creativity. When his muse no longer inspires, he engineers a tragedy to provoke his latest […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
Grammy-winning R&B superstar, actress, and author Fantasia broke on to the scene in 2004 as the season three winner of Fox’s American Idol. She was the first artist in the […]
Join the National Archives Foundation and chocolate historian David Borghesani of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate on July 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation on the history of the […]
The members of Greensky Bluegrass have created their own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a stringband with the rule-breaking spirit of rock ’n’ roll. “The members […]
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on August 1 with a streaming performance from Eddie from Ohio. Plan to spend some time with stellar music in your own living room! […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
Two Parisians are shipwrecked on an island paradise where the rich marry the poor, lawyers are always honest, spouses are always faithful, and artists are wealthier than businessmen. Heaven? Not […]
ASPIRE HOUSE McLean 2020 will open on Friday, August 21, 2020 with a Virtual Preview Party and remain open until Sunday, September 14, 2020. Limited numbers of guests will be […]
Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.
Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.
Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on August 8 with a streaming performance of Uncle Devin. Plan to spend some time with stellar music in your own living room! Wolf […]
Join Dumbarton House staff and George Washington University history professor Dr. David Silverman for a discussion of Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation by Nicholas Guyatt. Guyatt’s […]
Described as “one of the greatest living voices in rock today” (Spin), Grace Potter returns to Wolf Trap in support of her emotionally revealing second solo album, Daylight (2019). Taking […]
Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.
Join guest curator Kelly Bresnowitz and Dumbarton House staff for an evening of virtual, historic fun! First, Kelly will talk about our current exhibition, Pick Your Poison, which explores drinking […]
The Marty Nau Trio will perform Music from the Great American Songbook during an online Facebook Live Concert on Friday, August 14, at 7:30 pm. Performers are Marty Nau, saxophone, […]
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on August 15 with a streaming performance of Skribe. Plan to spend some time with moving music in your own living room! Wolf Trap’s […]
https://meditation-dc.org/overcoming-anxiety-aug-15/ Our worries, fears, and anxieties poison our happiness and sense of wellbeing. They are often the source of stress, anger and discouragement. In this Saturday morning meditation we will […]
Pressenda Chamber Players, the Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence, will be performing three free summer Facebook Live Concerts at 8pm on June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Concerts will […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
Join Dumbarton House staff for a virtual tea party! During this two hour program, we will bake a federal period tea time snack, make tea sandwiches and learn about proper […]
After ten long years of battle, Idomeneo is finally returning home from the Trojan War. During the perilous journey, he pledges to sacrifice the first living thing he sees in […]
Join Dumbarton House to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment! In support of the Forward Into Light campaign from the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC), […]
ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME magazine announced that ASPIRE HOUSE McLean 2020, located at 952 Mackall Farms Lane, McLean, Virginia, 22101, is rescheduled for Friday, August 21st to Sunday September 14th, […]
ASPIRE HOUSE McLean 2020 will open on Friday, August 21, 2020 with a Virtual Preview Party and remain open until Sunday, September 14, 2020. Limited numbers of guests will be […]
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on August 22 with a streaming performance of Natyabhoomi School of Dance. Plan to spend some time with moving music in your own living […]
Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of Dolley Madison’s flight from the White House to Dumbarton House in 1814. During the War of 1812, the British burned the White […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to […]
The National Archives Foundation and National Archives will host a virtual commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, in which many women won the right […]
Tune in for a Park Pop-Up on August 29 with a streaming performance of Wolf Trap Opera: Woodland Scenes. Wolf Trap’s virtual Park Pop-Up series brings music and more straight […]
Welcome to the 2020 Around The World Cultural Food Festival!! :) On Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 11am to 7pm, we are taking over Freedom Plaza and Pennsylvania Avenue between 13th and 14th St. As every year, we are taking you on a day trip around the world and present you the cuisine, culture and […]
Yoga instructors Alia Peera and Audrey Roxas are back to host our 6th annual summer yoga series with Dumbarton House - this year, brought directly to your home thanks to Zoom! Enjoy a serene 60 minute all-levels vinyasa flow class that should be fun and challenging for both experienced yogis and yoga skeptics alike! A […]
A mad emperor declares universal war against everyone and offends Death. The result is a chaotic world in which the living no longer laugh, the dying no longer die, and […]
Join a panel of thought leaders, academics, and descendants, for a conversation about race and racism in Georgetown. Much of residential and commercial Georgetown was built by free and enslaved African Americans and, for many years, Georgetown was an extremely diverse neighborhood. According to census data, in 1800 34% of Georgetown residents were free or […]
Glen Echo Art Glass Center artists explore the many facets of glass in this exhibition of fine art glass. The exhibit Glass Visions and Voices 2020 reflects the endless possibilities […]
The marketplace will take place throughout the park outside several of our resident artist's studios. Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, this outdoor sale features the work of Glen Echo Park resident artists and includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including: • Ceramics • Blown Glass • […]
https://meditation-dc.org/online-live-streamed-classe/ Suitable for everyone, these meditation classes offer practical methods to improve the quality of our lives through meditation and Buddhist teachings. You can join in to either the entire series for the month or by individual class. Each class is self contained. Everyone is welcome.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show is frequently hailed as the best Pink Floyd tribute band touring today and has been deemed “The Gold Standard” (London’s The Times). Performing for over 30 years, the band makes its Wolf Trap debut performing selections from The Wall (1979), The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were […]
Enjoy a delightful magical musical morning for kids, teens, and adults. Washington Conservatory of Music faculty member, cellist Drew Owen, brings together two loves - music and magic - through his character Musico the Magnificent! Enjoy a delightful magical musical morning for kids, teens, and adults. To RSVP and to receive your zoom link, please […]
Sign up at: https://meditation-dc.org/embracing-adversity-sat-morning-meditation-sept-12/ This class will give practical and uplifting explanations of how we can transform our day-to-day lives – including even the most demanding and difficult situations – into opportunities for personal growth and spiritual development. Ancient meditations that have been tried and tested for centuries will be brought alive and made relevant […]
This is a free, virtual event hosted by the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington. This event is an opportunity to visit houses of worship and faith centers in the DC metro area, visit a resource fair, participate in meaningful dialogue, learn new skills, and partake in service projects. Registration is required in order to attend […]
Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) presents a virtual world-class medical symposium hosted by Judy Woodruff. The panelists will discuss challenges presented by COVID-1, advances in treatment, diet, stress, lifestyle management and […]
Women's National Democratic Club announces a continuation of our recurring series Social Role of the Arts. This fall, our theme is Confronting Racism In and Through the Arts. In honor […]
Register here: https://meditation-dc.org/making-life-meaningful-friday-night-lecture/ There is nothing more precious than our human life. Having been born as a human being we have immense freedom to accomplish almost anything we want. But […]
