Weekend Roundup: A Golden Prelude to Summer’s End
• July 30, 2025

Welcome to August! Enjoy Shark Week at The Wharf, a free community day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, pup night at The Stacks and more. Happy […]

In Staunton: Shakespeare and Austen
• July 24, 2025

Although the American Shakespeare Center’s Shenandoah Valley home is pronounced “STAN-tin,” putting the “u” in Staunton is mandatory. As for putting the “you” in Staunton, a two- or three-day getaway […]

Weekend Roundup: Sunshine & City Strolls
• July 23, 2025

We’re back for another weekend of summer fun in the District. Enjoy Alley Fest at Blagden Alley, Strathmore’s Live from the Lawn series, Sesame Street the Musical at the Kennedy […]

August Onstage, Georgetown: Broadway Edition
• July 22, 2025

By Mark Edelman With our local theater companies getting ready for the 2025-26 season beginning next month, here’s a look at the new shows that came to Broadway last season […]

Weekend Roundup: Tennis, Anyone?
• July 17, 2025

We’re officially in mid-summer, and with it, a quiet and peaceful end to the month. Enjoy the Mubadala CITI DC Open, play some chess at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library and […]

Wolf Trap Shines with Diana Krall
• July 16, 2025

 By Tom Turco   The musical stylings of singer and pianist Diana Krall flowed through the vibrant amphitheater like the accompanying summer breeze — cool and inviting — enchanting the […]

Blues Alley at 60
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“In this world of overrated pleasures, of underrated treasures, I’m glad there is you.”   So go the lyrics to “I’m Glad There Is You,” recorded in 1941 by Jimmy Dorsey […]

‘Little Beasts’ at the National Gallery  
• July 15, 2025

By Sheila Wickouski  Delightful and insightful, “Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World,” at the National Gallery of Art through Nov. 2, is a convergence of art and science. The […]

One Year In: Next ChaptHER Launches Microgrant, Thanks Community
• July 14, 2025

By Maren Fagen The women’s empowerment group Next ChaptHER announced a new grant and reflected on one year of their work at their first birthday party July 9. On the […]

Coming Up at Blues Alley: A Diva Jubilee
• July 9, 2025

Not diamonds. Divas. Georgetown’s landmark supper club, Blues Alley, tucked behind 1073 Wisconsin, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with some vocal fireworks. The jazz outpost’s “All Diva Week” runs from […]