Weekend Round Up June 23, 2016

June 23, 2016

The District of Comedy Festival shifts into high gear this weekend, when you can also manage your back pain, celebrate gay activism and experience silent disco in Georgetown.

The Latest Issue of The Georgetowner

June 21, 2016

Celebrate America: Tudor Place at 200, Statehood Commission, new hotels, Comedy Festival, Suzanne Farrell, Watergate, Oprah’s gift. Happy birthday, U.S.A.!

D.C. Primary: Bowser’s Allies Fall, Gray to Return to Council

June 20, 2016

Council incumbents Alexander, May and Orange lost out.

Weekend Round Up June 16, 2016


Fathers tour Riversdale House Museum for free on Sunday, wrapping up a weekend of country, jazz, blues, salsa and classical in and around the District.

Georgetown BID Honors Pâtisserie Poupon, Sets Up Parasol Share


Coming this summer: the Georgetown Parasol Share program. #BeatTheHeat

Georgetown Business Association Celebrates 40th in Top Style


The GBA’s 40th anniversary party atop the Rosewood had an enthusiastic lineup of business friends old and new — and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Glover Park Gets D.C.’s 10th Kimpton Hotel


The boutique property’s 25 “signature city view guest rooms” come with a telescope.

Oprah Pledges $1 Million to N Street Village Women’s Shelter

June 16, 2016

The Village plans to nearly double in size by opening a short-term emergency-housing facility at a fourth location.

Promising the Return of Luxury, the Watergate Hotel Opens June 14


Get ready, Washington: the Watergate Hotel is bringing sexy — along with luxury and 1960s stylings — back, honoring its scandalous history and modern architecture.

The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrated in Georgetown


The British International School’s party raised money for Levine Music.