Panel on Earliest Opera by a Black American, Jan. 16
• January 9, 2025

Sometimes it takes a while for a rare treasure to be uncovered. In 2000, Harvard University’s Houghton Library acquired a group of opera scores from a Paris collection. A remarkable […]

Weekend Roundup, January 9-12
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Moving into mid-January, we welcome activities like a new show at Imagination Stage, 10 days left in The National Gallery of Art’s Paris 1874 exhibit and of course, cheering on […]

Onstage Georgetown, January/February 2025
• December 19, 2024

 By Mark Edelman Happy New Year! As the first two months of 2025 roll around, there’s plenty to celebrate on DMV stages. This schedule is replete with plays and musicals […]

All that Jazz, Georgetown, January 2025
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 By Mark Edelman It’s a brand new year and clubs and concerts are keeping the lights on and seats warm for the best music the DMV has to offer. Check […]

Mickalene Thomas in Philadelphia
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Is Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation an unlikely venue for an exhibition of paintings, photographs, installations and video by queer, Black, Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas? Two reasons why not: Because the Barnes’s […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 26-29
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The time in between the holidays and celebrating the New Year can seem like a blur. Whether you’re spending the time solo or have family in town, there are plenty […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 19-22
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It’s the last weekend before Christmas. Why not take some time out of the busy holiday rush to enjoy these local activities? We hope you have a wonderful weekend! It’s […]

Are You Very “Demure” and Very “Mindful?”
• December 16, 2024

Want to impress your millennial or Gen Z relatives at your holiday gathering this year? Tell them they’re being “very demure” and “very mindful.” Dictionary.com has named demure its 2024 […]

New Folger Director: ‘Theater Is Political’
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In 2015, Sunny Sumter of the DC Jazz Festival sang “Better Than Anything” for Cultural Leadership Breakfast attendees. Three years later, Chamber Dance Project’s Diane Coburn Bruning demonstrated choreography on […]

Arena Stage’s Death on the Nile Is Sumptuous, ‘Fusty’ Fun
• December 12, 2024

There was some trepidation about going to see the beloved 1937 Agatha Christie classic novel turned film “Death on the Nile,” as a world-premiere stage adaptation at Arena Stage. Fans […]