Weekend Roundup: Balloons, Portraits and Winter Fun

January 8, 2026

Congrats, you made it through the first week of the year! Why not celebrate with some weekend fun at Imagination Stage with “Balloonacy,” or see the 2025 Portrait of a […]

Through Sunday Only at the NGA: ‘Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985’

January 5, 2026

By Ryan Allen The countdown has begun – only three days left to catch the National Gallery of Art’s impressive “Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985” exhibition. The show […]

At the Renwick: ‘State Fairs: Growing American Craft’

December 23, 2025

There are about 250 objects in “State Fairs: Growing American Craft,” on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery through Sept. 7, 2026. But that’s if you only […]

Kreeger Director Helen Chason’s View From Foxhall Road

December 22, 2025

At The Georgetowner’s Dec. 18 Cultural Leadership Breakfast, held at 1310 Kitchen and Bar, Kreeger Museum Director Helen Chason explained how the founders built an exceptional collection of some 250 […]

Georgetown Resident Exhibits Art by Her Students, D.C. Inmates

December 17, 2025

“Art is therapy,” said nonagenarian Mia Choumenkovitch. That’s why this ardent and feisty Georgetowner is still pursuing her passion, teaching art to inmates in the D.C. jail. Diminutive in physical […]

Weekend Roundup: What to Do Between Christmas and New Year’s


Today’s weekend roundup offers 10 options for things to between Christmas and New Year’s. Whether you are staying in town with family, or getting together with friends, here are things […]

Weekend Roundup: Holiday Concerts Fill the City with Cheer

December 16, 2025

This weekend, you have your pick of holiday concerts! Mount Vernon is also offering their popular “Mount Vernon by Candlelight” series too. Happy holidays! See L’Opera Comique de Washington’s ‘Winter […]

Weekend Roundup: Holiday Magic Incoming

December 10, 2025

With just two weeks left until Christmas, there are a multitude of holiday performances and concerts to attend, along with many other weekend events, both festive and non-holiday related. Happy […]

Tawny Chatmon’s Portraits Take Center Stage at the National Museum of Women in the Arts

December 8, 2025

By Mia Pech The National Museum of Women in the Arts is currently showing the work of acclaimed artist Tawny Chatmon this fall in a solo exhibition named “Tawny Chatmon: […]

Festive Fun Takes Center Stage at This Year’s Georgetown Jingle


By Mia Pech Georgetown is getting into the holiday spirit with a lively new tradition. The Georgetown BID hosted Georgetown Jingle, a festive afternoon of music and shopping on Saturday, […]