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

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

"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 […]

Unknown Soldier

Arena Stage

Cleaning out her grandmother’s home, Ellen Rabinowitz discovers the photograph of an anonymous soldier tucked away in a box of keepsakes. And so begins Unknown Soldier, a sweeping, elegiac musical from Daniel […]

$56 – $95

Webster’s Bitch

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

When their Editor-in-Chief gets caught using some unexpected profanity, the employees of Webster’s Dictionary find themselves at the center of an internet uprising over gender and obscenity in the age […]

$55 – $65

Beginning Printmaking with a Press for Kids and Teens with Etai Rogers-Fett – Weekly – 8 Weeks

1675 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, DC 1675 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Printmaking is magic! Well, kind of - sometimes it can feel like magic when you have the ability to take your original drawings and designs and reproduce them in infinite variations! This course is designed as an entry point into the fun and versatile world of printmaking beyond what is typically offered in school curriculum. […]

$320

Printmaking with a Press for Kids , Teens with Etai – Weekly – 8 Weeks

1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join Etai for a hands-on printmaking experience using a print press, specially designed for kids and teens, and unleash your creativity! Printmaking is magic! Well, kind of - sometimes it […]

Acid-Free Intaglio Printmaking Methods [Adults] with Etai Rogers-Fett – Weekly – 8 Weeks

1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

This eight-week class is an introduction to intaglio printmaking with a press, designed to familiarize students with a broad spectrum of techniques and materials for intaglio printmaking without acid or ferric chloride. Each class session will include a step-by-step instructor demo, relevant examples from historical and contemporary print artists, and time for students to develop […]

$320

Complementary Color

Calloway Fine Art & Consulting 1643 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Calloway Fine Art & Consulting is pleased to showcase the recent works of Matt Langley and Karen Sharer. Color is the thread that connects these two abstract artists. The styles […]

The Temple of Invention AR Experience

Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum F St NW &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Visit SAAM and experience the museum's free and new AR experience, "The Temple of Invention", now available to visitors from April 18 through May 16, 2024. Before it was an art museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s historical building showcased ingenuity through the display of thousands of patent models. Known as a “temple of invention,” […]

Free

AMM(I)GONE 

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Creator and performer Adil Mansoor invites his Pakistani mother to translate Antigone into Urdu as means of exploring the tensions between family and faith. Should he keep his queerness buried from his devout Muslim mother? Through Greek tragedy, teachings from the Quran, and audio conversations with his mother, Mansoor creates this theatrical blend of lecture […]

$34 – $82

LEGOLAND® New York Partners With Local Washington DC LEGO® Discovery Center for Ticket Giveaway

LEGO Discovery Center DC 6563 Springfield Mall Suite 12004, Springfield, VA, United States

LEGOLAND New York is encouraging families to take a new kind of PTO…play time off…so they’re giving families a chance to visit the park on them. Starting this week, visitors to the following LEGO Discovery Centers can compete in an in-store hunt for a LEGO-made football and scan a secret QR code for the chance […]

LEGOLAND® New York Partners With Local Washington DC LEGO® Discovery Center for Ticket Giveaway

LEGO Discovery Center DC 6563 Springfield Mall Suite 12004, Springfield, VA, United States

LEGOLAND New York is encouraging families to take a new kind of PTO…play time off…so they’re giving families a chance to visit the park on them. Starting this week, visitors to the following LEGO Discovery Centers can compete in an in-store hunt for a LEGO-made football and scan a secret QR code for the chance […]

Jackson Art Center Open Studios

Jackson Art Center 3050 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

Our doors are open for a weekend of art, Saturday, April 27, 11 - 4 pm and Sunday, April 28, 12 - 4 pm. Saturday, Jackson is a stop on DO THE LOOP, an afternoon of art open houses in Northwest DC, including Jackson Art Center, the Katzen Art Center, The Kreeger Museum, Dumbarton Oaks, […]

Free

Jackson Art Center Open Studios

Jackson Art Center 3050 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

Our doors are open for a weekend of art, Saturday, April 27, 11 - 4 pm and Sunday, April 28, 12 - 4 pm. Saturday, Jackson is a stop on DO THE LOOP, an afternoon of art open houses in Northwest DC, including Jackson Art Center, the Katzen Art Center, The Kreeger Museum, Dumbarton Oaks, […]

Free

French Connections of Georgetown Walking Tour

France and Washington, DC have a very special connection, and Off the Mall Tours is offering a walking experience in honor of the French Market, that will show the many ways in which our Gallic friends have influenced the neighborhood of Georgetown. This 1.5 hour walk introduces you to how Georgetown played host to a […]

French Connections of Georgetown Walking Tour

2706 Olive Street NW

France and Washington, DC have a very special connection, and Off the Mall Tours is offering a walking experience in honor of the French Market, that will show the many ways in which our Gallic friends have influenced the neighborhood of Georgetown. This 1.5 hour walk introduces you to how Georgetown played host to a […]

French Connections of Georgetown Walking Tour

2706 Olive Street NW

Just in time for the Georgetown French Market, join Off the Mall Tours for a special Gallic-themed walking tour! France and Washington, DC have a very special connection, and Off the Mall Tours is offering a walking experience that will show the many ways in which our Gallic friends have influenced the neighborhood of Georgetown. […]

$30

Duke Ellington’s D.C. Walking Tour

Anna J Cooper Circle Park Anna J. Cooper Circle NW, Washington, DC, United States

Duke Ellington’s music is one of the cornerstones of jazz. He is considered the greatest jazz composer of the 20th century. Before he achieved fame in Harlem nightclubs and eventually […]

$35

Close-Up Magic Show & Tour

O Museum in The Mansion 2020 O Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

TWO SHOWS ONLY: Sunday, April 28 & Sunday, May 5 at 2pm — Tour (self-guided): 2pm — Magic Show: 3pm in the Secret Gatehouse — Cash Bar ABOUT RICH BLOCH One of the busiest corporate entertainers in the world — Richard Bloch is a frequent headliner on Las Vegas and Atlantic City stages. He is […]

$58

Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

It’s Earth Month! In conjunction with the Portrait Gallery’s “Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism” exhibition, Moveius Contemporary Ballet will present “Glacier: A Climate Change Ballet.” Moveius works at the intersection of policy and performance, creating a path for ballet to speak to contemporary issues and stories. In 2018, the company’s “Glacier” became the […]

Free

GenOUT Youth Chorus: Youth Invasion 

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

The GenOUT Youth Chorus, under the direction of GMCW Associate Conductor C. Paul Heins, will present its annual Youth Invasion concert in the Lang Theatre of Atlas Performing Arts Center. This year, GenOUT will collaborate with the chorus of Jackson-Reed High School, under the direction of Ronté Pierce. The concert will include songs such as “The Rainbow […]

Free

Ardbeg Masters of Smoke Tour Comes to Washington, DC

Service Bar DC

Ardbeg Masters of Smoke Tour Comes to Washington, DC Where there is smoke there is Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Ardbeg revered by connoisseurs around the world as the peatiest […]

Chasing That Which Is Not Me / Chasing That Which Is Me

National Gallery of Art, East Building 150 4th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Explore performance as a way of knowing with award-winning actress, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith. Since 1980, Smith has been interviewing Americans through her project “On the Road: A Search for American Character,” which she eventually developed into a new form of theater. Delivered with segments of performance, these lectures will examine materials collected […]

Free

Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Composed of actual letters between renowned poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, Dear Elizabeth intimately reimagines a correspondence between two of the greatest poets of the 20th century, shedding light on the vulnerability of artistic creation and the enduring power of friendship. Directed by Holly Twyford and featuring celebrated local actors and alumni of Woolly’s […]

$100 – $175

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 

Kennedy Center Concert Hall

“Here is an orchestra that is not only very brilliant – it doesn’t have any weaknesses at all. They are enormously spontaneous and emotional performers, playing every concert like it could be their last. They give everything, more than a hundred percent.” – Gramophone 
 Sir Simon Rattle makes his first visit to Washington, D.C., in […]

$35 – $110

Capital Harvest on the Plaza (CHoP)

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

Capital Harvest Market (CHoP), a weekly downtown market, opens for a 16th season on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Explore a vibrant array of specialty foods, take a culinary tour around […]

Free

Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice Gallery Talk

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join senior curator Virginia Mecklenburg for a highlights tour of SAAM's exhibition Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice. Painted in the mid-1940s, these images honor the stories of African American historical figures who worked to bring peace to the world while facing the realities of racism, oppression, and violence. Learn more about the […]

Free

Cheat Trivia Night

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

Join friends and fans of The Keegan Theatre for a social evening of trivia… for cheaters! Bring a team and compete to be named the brainiest theater lovers in the city — or cheat your way to the top by buying cheats along the way! Complimentary pizza, wings, and snacks provided, plus your first drink […]

$15 – $20

Tudor Nights: Up in Arms: A Family’s Service

Tudor Place

For over 200 years, Peter family members served and volunteered in five wars, stretching from the War of 1812 to World War II. Some found themselves far from home, volunteering […]

$10 – $25

Latin Restaurant Weeks DMV

Businesses throughout DC, Virginia and Maryland DC, United States

During Latin Restaurant Weeks, participating restaurants, food trucks, and culinary businesses offer mouth-watering specials for you to enjoy. From delectable prix fixe menus to super sweet deals, it’s a great […]

Madams of DC Walking Tour

Willard Hotel 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Washington experienced an unprecedented rise in prostitution during and after the Civil War. During this period, Pennsylvania Avenue became DC's most notorious red light district, from the ramshackle "boarding houses" of Murder Bay to the glamorous pleasure houses of Marble Alley, all within sight of the Capitol. Also, a new profession for women was rising, […]

$30

Dirt Diggers | Garden Volunteering

Tudor Place

Join fellow garden lovers and the Tudor Place garden team and help eradicate invasive species. Learn to identify non-native, invasive species of plants and help the garden team on their […]

Free

Hirshhorn Museum’s Build Day

The Hirshhorn Museum

Calling all budding architects: Let’s build! Build Day is an all-ages family program, ideal for ages 12 and under. Elementary school artists will be featured. Join Hirshhorn Kids, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Arts, and Boolean Girl for a hands-on exploration of design and building. Find us on the Hirshhorn Plaza. In the event […]

Hirshhorn Museum’s Build Day

The Hirshhorn Museum

Calling all budding architects: Let’s build! Build Day is an all-ages family program, ideal for ages 12 and under. Elementary school artists will be featured. Join Hirshhorn Kids, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Arts, and Boolean Girl for a hands-on exploration of design and building. Find us on the Hirshhorn Plaza. In the event […]

Short Film Program: Woven Histories

National Gallery of Art, East Building 150 4th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Through original documentary and experimental strands, this eclectic program of short films explores the labor and politics of textile production, clothing, and identity through contemporary media art. Titles include Language of Memory (Laura Kraning, 2009, 16mm to digital, 3 minutes); Following the Thread (Kathy Brew and Roberto Guerra, 2021, Spanish and Quechua with English and […]

Free

Ellington to Langston – The Jazz Era in DC Walking Tour

Howard Theater 620 T St NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

Off the Mall Tours takes you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was giving rise to a vibrant jazz scene and establishing the roots of a new movement in black intellectualism. Also known as "Black Broadway", the U Street corridor was a neighborhood where black […]

$20 – $30

on the Run

Theatre on the Run 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, VA, United States

Jane Franklin Dance performs “on the Run” with a concert that features award-winning choreographers and performances by Forty+ Project. Enjoy movement and dance in the heart of Arlington’s industrial district at Four Mile Run. Throw It Up by Ryan Bailey is about an itch within the body that needs to be released; an original rhythm […]

on the Run

Theatre on the Run 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, VA, United States

Jane Franklin Dance performs “on the Run” with a concert that features award-winning choreographers and performances by Forty+ Project. Enjoy movement and dance in the heart of Arlington’s industrial district at Four Mile Run. Throw It Up by Ryan Bailey is about an itch within the body that needs to be released; an original rhythm […]

Historic Alleyways Walking Tour

Blagden Alley 909 M Street NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

The alleyways of DC served a distinct purpose as a city planning feature, but they also provided a hidden safe space where escaped enslaved people and the economically disadvantaged could find inexpensive housing and live their lives away from prying eyes. While city officials condemned life in the alleyways as dangerous, dirty and diseased, they […]

$20 – $30

on the Run

Theatre on the Run 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington, VA, United States

Jane Franklin Dance performs “on the Run” with a concert that features award-winning choreographers and performances by Forty+ Project. Enjoy movement and dance in the heart of Arlington’s industrial district at Four Mile Run. Throw It Up by Ryan Bailey is about an itch within the body that needs to be released; an original rhythm […]

$22 – $25

Free Noontime Cantata: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103 

St. Mark's Capitol Hill 301 A St SE, Washington, DC, United States

Now entering its 35th season, the Washington Bach Consort’s Noontime Cantata Series continues its mission of bringing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to the Washington, DC community.  PROGRAM 
 Organ Prelude 
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731, and Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV 541  
 Cantata  
 Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was,” with Martin Moeller, adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami, editor of ArchitectureDC magazine, and author of the fourth, […]

$13.50 – $17.

Free Noontime Cantata: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103 

Church of the Epiphany 1317 G St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Now entering its 35th season, the Washington Bach Consort’s Noontime Cantata Series continues its mission of bringing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to the Washington, DC community.  PROGRAM 
 Organ Prelude 
 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731, and Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV 541  
 Cantata  
 Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: Trademarks and Tippling

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Trademarks and Tippling,” a look at how trademark law influences what’s in your glass and what it’s called, with Amanda Levendowski, associate professor of law […]

$13.50 – $17.

SAAM Fellows Lectures

Smithsonian American Art Musuem McEvoy Auditorium

Join the 2023–2024 SAAM Fellows as they present new scholarship on a range of topics and time periods, media and messages. This multi-afternoon program will highlight a new generation of scholars who are engaging the Smithsonian’s collections and archives in order to tell new stories about American art. The lecture will be held in person […]

Free

Exhibit Preview: Agent Double O

O Museum in The Mansion 2020 O Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Embark on a mystifying journey where the unseen and unheard stories of espionage come alive! This unique exhibit unravels the mystery of clandestine operations in the most unexpected places: from rhythm-filled halls of music to the cosmic expanse of NASA, to enchanting rings of the circus, and covert corners of literature. At the heart of […]

$40

Roz White – Mars Arts D.C. Concert Series at Songbyrd 

Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House 2475 18th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

With her impeccable vocal range and unmatched artistry, Helen Hayes Award winner Roz White (Gee’s Bend) effortlessly brings to life a repertoire of show-stopping numbers and heartfelt ballads with a four-piece band. White is well-known to national audiences from her role as the mother of a young Tina Turner in the national touring company Broadway’s […]

Free

Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led tour of highlights from the museum’s collection using museum-provided, colorblind correcting glasses that bring the vibrancy of these works to life. Image Credit: Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010, rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel on wood panel, 96 x 120 in. (243.8 x 304.8 cm), Smithsonian American […]

Free

Celebrate Mom

O Museum in The Mansion 2020 O Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Celebrate mom with a glass of champagne (21+) and chocolates as you explore our unique immersive exhibits and search for secret doors. We have over 100 rooms and 80+ secret doors (yes 80!) to explore. We guarantee you can see at least 60 of our legendary rooms — but be warned secret doors are tricky […]

$52.50

Public Tour of Historic Townsend House

Cosmos Club 2121 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Beaux-Arts mansion of Gilded Age heiress Mary Scott Townsend, now home of the private Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, will be open for a complimentary tour for a limited number of visitors on Saturday, May 9, 9-10 a.m. Docents will guide guests through the first two floors of the architectural masterpiece of John […]

Free

Walking Through History at Walter Reed Walking Tour

The Parks at Walter Reed 1010 Butternut Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

When Walter Reed Army Medical Center was merged with Bethesda Naval Medical Center in 2011, the Shepherd Park campus in Ward 4 began a new era in its storied history. […]

$35

Evgeny Kissin, piano 

Kennedy Center Concert Hall

“So compelling is Kissin’s pianism, so fresh his response to even the most familiar phrases, that one hangs on every note... mesmerized by the poetry of his reading.” - The New York Times  It is safe to say that Evgeny Kissin’s performances with Washington Performing Arts are one of the highlights and most anticipated recitals […]

$45 – $130

THE RETURN OF ULYSSES – Song of My Father

CulturalDC's Source Theatre 1835 14th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

IN Series’ lauded Monteverdi Trilogy continues with the second installation in the cycle. 2024 is the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of official military action by the United States in Vietnam. It was a conflict that would change the face of America forever. The young souls that […]

$45 – $70

l’Éternel

Strathmore

Together again with National Philharmonic, The Washington Chorus celebrates the sacred choral works of Lili Boulanger, Igor Stravinsky, and Ludwig van Beethoven in “l’Éternel.” Throughout Psalm 24, Symphony of Psalms, and Mass in C Major, each composer explores faith and spirituality using their unique voice, gifting us three individual representations of divinity.  Colleen Daly, soprano […]

$19 – $59

From Gumbo to Mumbo

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

The writers of Keegan’s hit hip-hop musical PUSH THE BUTTON present a one-night-only performance of their original two-man show! Nominated for a 2020 Helen Hayes Award for its World Premiere at Keegan and named 2019 “Best of Fringe” at the Charm City Fringe Festival in Baltimore, FROM GUMBO TO MUMBO features a New Orleanian science […]

$20 – $25

Cinco De Mayo Cocktails at Michener’s Library

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina MD, United States

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina, is offering a special themed cocktail in celebration of Cinco De Mayo at its Michener’s Library Bar and Lounge. The specialty […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: Dream Interpretation

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dream Interpretation,” with Richard Bargdill, associate professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, teacher of courses on dream interpretation and the psychology of creativity, and […]

$13.50 – $17.

Tudor Tots: Who’s Buzzing Around?

Tudor Place

Young learners aged 18 months to 4 years and their caregivers will learn about the vital role bees play in our ecosystem, how their tiny community operates, and visit our […]

$6.50

Profs & Pints DC: The Buzz on Bees

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Buzz on Bees,” a guide to Washington’s busiest residents and how to make them happy at home, with Sam Droege, biologist at the USGS […]

$13.50 – $17.

Landmark Lecture: Wax Nostalgic: Commemorating George Washington with 18th Century Wax Miniatures

Tudor Place

Tudor Place’s own Rob DeHart and Ianna Recco discuss one of the most unique artworks in the Tudor Place Collection: an eighteenth-century diorama of miniature wax sculptures created by New Yorker Samuel Fraunces and gifted to Martha Washington in 1783. Rob will outline its complex 10-year conservation journey. The sculpted wax figures from the tableau […]

Free

Free Clinic – Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Loneliness

Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression or sleeplessness? Experience cutting-edge healing methods developed by Mind-Body Medicine pioneer, Dr. Rick Levy. The free clinic starts out with 10-minute psychoeducation of […]

Free

Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Ally Hany Albrecht

Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum G Street NW &, 8th St. NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard, with Washington DC-based trumpet player, arranger, composer and educator Ally Hany Albrecht. She is a member of the United States Navy Band, where she plays jazz trumpet with the Commodores jazz ensemble. Albrecht […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: The Shores of Tripoli

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Shores of Tripoli,” on a famous early overseas test of the U.S. Navy, with Abby Mullen, assistant professor of history at the United States […]

$13.50 – $17.

Bike to WOrk Day 2024

100 Locations thoughout the DC Metro Area - See description for a link to your local stop! DC, United States

Bike to Work Day 2024––Join thousands of area commuters for the free 23rd annual event celebrating bicycling as a fun, low-cost, healthy, and environmentally friendly way to get around! Riders […]

Free

Alice in Wonderland

The puppet Co. Playhouse 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States

This brand new adaptation based on the beloved children’s novel by Lewis Carroll will take the audience on a delightful journey into wonderland using rod puppets. This one-of-a-kind performance blends music and humor to create a new version of a familiar story. Recommended for ages 4+. Run time approximately 50 minutes. Please see our site […]

$15

History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour

Georgetown Waterfront Park K and Water Streets NW, Washington, DC, United States

Someone visiting Georgetown today may see it as another wealthy enclave in a continuously gentrifying Washington, DC. However, this charming area that boasts high-end shopping and gourmet restaurants has a diverse past. At one point African Americans counted for as much as 30% of the Georgetown population. Descendants of enslaved peoples and free black folk […]

$20 – $30

Concerts at Holy Trinity — The Thirteen: Beautiful as the Sky

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 36th & O Streets

The highly-acclaimed choral ensemble “The Thirteen” return to Holy Trinity for a concert featuring choral masterworks under the baton of Matthew Robertson. In this program, The Thirteen explores moral beauty in three guises: the second World War, the American Civil War, and the women’s rights movement in America. Francis Poulenc secretly composed his Figure Humaine […]

NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE – CONCERTO CELEBRATION

Marymount University Ballston Center 1000 N. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA

Join us on May 18th as the National Chamber Ensemble culminates its season with “Concerto Celebration.” Enjoy several masterworks as NCE performs two famous concertos in an intimate chamber music […]

$20.00 – $40.00

National Chamber Ensemble – Concerto Celebration

Ballston Center at Marymount University 1000 N Glebe Road, Arlington, VA, United States

Join us on May 18th as the National Chamber Ensemble culminates its season with “Concerto Celebration.” Enjoy several masterworks as NCE performs two famous concertos in an intimate chamber music setting. The concert will open with a tribute to the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Joseph Bologne), often referred to as the ‘Black Mozart,’ whose compositions continue […]

$20 – $40

A Day in the Forest – Rock Creek Park Walk

Pierce Mill 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Follow Washington Walks into the woods of western Washington, D.C. on an 11-mile guided hike through forested National Parklands, popping in and out of neighborhoods you know--but via routes you […]

$35

Asian Festival on Main

Main Street Fairfax City Main Street, Fairfax City, VA, United States

Join us for a one-day, outdoor, family event on Main Street located in Historic Old Town Fairfax City. We will be highlighting Asian heritage through food, arts & craft, education, […]

Free

Chamber Music with The United States Navy Band

The Athenaeum 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA, United States

Join your United States Navy Band for an afternoon of chamber music at the Athenaeum in Old Town Alexandria! As one of their most unique concerts, the Chamber Music Recital […]

Free

Women of Cold War Washington

Thomas Sweet Shop 3214 P Street NW, Washington, DC

An ill-fated artist, an Ambassador's wife, a Baroness, and the most powerful woman in journalism.....What do they all have in common? They were part of the most exclusive club of power-players in Cold War DC. These amazing women made their mark in a man's world using every tool at their disposal. Tour runs approximately 2 […]

$20 – $30

Curator-Led Tour of “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939”

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Robyn Asleson, the Portrait Gallery’s curator prints and drawings, will reveal how the sitters in “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939” used portraiture to carve out new personal and professional identities. Explore lesser-known stories about renowned women like Josephine Baker and Gertrude Stein and discover the compelling biographies of newly rediscovered figures.

Free

Zodiac Suite

Lincoln Theater

“One of the most celebrated early examples of jazz and classical music in active synthesis — and also, in celestial terms, one of the most star-crossed.” - WRTI Radio, Philadelphia  In 1945, pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams finalized and first performed her tour de force orchestral Zodiac Suite, 12 pieces based on the astrological […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: The Warrior Queen Who Challenged Rome

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: "The Warrior Queen Who Challenged Rome," a look at how the indigenous peoples of Britain nearly drove Nero's armies from the island, with Jared Kreiner, […]

$13.50 – $17.

Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL

Online

Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute virtual conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voice interpretation for hearing participants. Image credit: Mary Tait, SAAM Education

Free

Profs & Pints DC: The Great American Road Trip

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Great American Road Trip,” a look at how long journeys and tales of them have shaped our nation, with Allen Pietrobon, historian and professor […]

$13.50 – $17.

Profs & Pints DC: America’s Illiberal History

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “America's Illiberal History,” an unflinching look at the trampling of individual rights as a driving force in our nation’s past, with Steven Hahn, professor of […]

$13.50 – $17.

Freaks & Geeks: A Story District /Mortified DC Co-Production

1140 Connecticut Avenue 1140 Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC, WA, United States

Mortified stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, and locker notes...in front of total strangers. Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek, this is a comic excavation of strange and extraordinary things we created as teens. Mortified DC is produced by Alex Hewett and Adam Ruben (a longtime […]

Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Lecture with Janneken Smucker

Smithsonian American Art Musuem McEvoy Auditorium

Join Pattern and Paradox contributor and textile historian Janneken Smucker for insights into the history of Amish quilts and the works featured in SAAM’s exhibition, Pattern and Paradox, that were donated to SAAM by Faith and Stephen Brown. Smucker traces the journey of quilts from Amish homes to SAAM, revealing the ways the quilts’ limitless […]

Free

Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Gallery Talk

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join Janneken Smucker, professor of history at West Chester University, and Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art, for an in-depth tour of SAAM’s exhibition Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women. Learn more about the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States between 1880 and 1950, as well as the […]

Free

Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Gallery Talk

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join Janneken Smucker, professor of history at West Chester University, and Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art, for an in-depth tour of SAAM’s exhibition Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women. Learn more about the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States between 1880 and 1950, as well as the […]

Free

Woven Histories Gallery Talk: Bibiana Obler and Lynne Cooke

National Gallery of Art, East Building 150 4th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us in the Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction exhibition for a conversation with scholar and exhibition catalog contributor Bibiana Obler and Lynne Cooke, exhibition curator. They will discuss the myriad of ways textiles intersect with and influence world-renowned modern artists and movements, as explored in Woven Histories. The exhibition delves into dynamic moments […]

Free

Spring Botanical Dye Printmaking with Christine Harrison – ONLINE

1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 1675 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

In this introduction to botanical dye printing, learn how to extract nature’s textures and colors to print on paper. Working with fresh leaves participants will learn how to make bundles […]

$100

Tudor Tots: What Makes a Rainbow?

Tudor Place

Discover how rainbows are made. Tots aged 18 months to 4 years and their caregivers will learn about the colors of the rainbow in a group story time and then […]

$6.50

Trivia Night: AANHPI Heritage Month 

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

This month we’re celebrating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with trivia about AANHPI sitters from our collection. From athletes and activists to entertainers and engineers, test your knowledge with our friends from New Columbia Pub Quiz.   Our free collections-themed trivia game can be played individually or in teams of up to six people. Prizes will […]

Free

Profs & Pints DC: Mermaid Tales

Penn Social 801 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Mermaid Tales,” a discussion of the enigmatic water spirits of East Slavic countries, with Philippa Rappoport, adjunct professor of folklore at George Washington University. Be […]

$13.50 – $17.

Art Bites Gallery Talk

G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Natalie E. Wright, George Gurney Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Andrew Clemens’ Untitled (The Mary Heye Bottle). […]

Free

Braided Histories: Modernist Abstraction and Woven Textiles

National Gallery of Art, East Building 150 4th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for an afternoon of presentations and conversations in celebration of our exhibition "Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction." This program is organized by the National Gallery’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center) in collaboration with Lynne Cooke, exhibition curator and senior curator in the department of modern and contemporary […]

Free

Dirt Diggers | Garden Volunteering

Tudor Place

Join fellow garden lovers and the Tudor Place garden team and help eradicate invasive species. Learn to identify non-native, invasive species of plants and help the garden team on their […]

Free

Dirt Diggers | Garden Volunteering

Tudor Place

Join fellow garden lovers and the Tudor Place garden team and help eradicate invasive species. Learn to identify non-native, invasive species of plants and help the garden team on their […]

Free

DC Day of Archaeology Festival

Dumbarton House 2715 Q Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

The annual DC Day of Archaeology Festival gathers archaeologists from Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia together to talk about our local heritage. Talk to archaeologists in person and learn more about archaeological science and the past of our communities. There will be engaging activities for children, artifact displays, music, and crafts. Organized by the local […]

Free

Frank’s Favorites

Church of the Epiphany 1317 G St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Come celebrate and bid farewell to Frank Albinder in his final concert as Music Director of the Washington Men’s Camerata featuring a special program of his most cherished pieces for men’s chorus with works by Ron Jeffers, Peter Schickele, Amy Beach, Nikolai Golovanov, Gabriel Fauré, Randall Thompson and others. Regular $25.00, Student $15.00, Family $60.00

$25

Pierre Hantaï, internationally acclaimed harpsichordist, plays J.S. Bach

St. Columba's 4201 Albemarle St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join Capriccio Baroque for a spectacular concert of music by J.S. Bach performed on a gorgeous German-styled harpsichord. Famed French virtuoso and Gramophone Award winner, Pierre Hantaï, is sure to make this an unforgettable concert!