Arts
Through Sunday Only at the NGA: ‘Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985’
In Series “Magic Flute” Director’s Salon
• September 27, 2017
On Sept. 13, In Series, whose motto is “opera and more,” held a season kick off at Casa Italiana to preview its upcoming production of “The Magic Flute” at the […]
ADL Honors Jack DeGioia
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At the Four Seasons Hotel Sept. 18, the Anti-Defamation League presented Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia with its 2017 Achievement Award, the highest award bestowed by Washington, D.C.’s ADL, […]
Freer Ready for Its Return
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A special preview of top supporters of the Freer-Sackler gathered Sept. 14 to celebrate the mid-October reopening of the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery — “where Asia meets America” — as it […]
Hoedown on R Street
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Toe-tappin music from a two-banjo, one-fiddle, one-bass band greeted some 200 guests in jeans, plaid shirts and cowboy boots at the Stroud Foundation’s fourth annual hoedown fundraiser Sept. 16 for […]
2501 Debuts in West End
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The 2501 Residences on M Street — at 2501 M St. NW in the West End, two blocks from Georgetown — got to show itself off Sept. 21 with a […]
Mayor’s Arts Awards
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Commissioner José Alberto Uclés chaired the DC. .Commission on the Arts and Humanities 32nd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards presentation at the Historic Lincoln Theatre on Sept. 14. Following a red […]
Wolf Trap Ball Snags $1.5 Milllion
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Honoring the thriving arts and culture of Monaco, the Wolf Trap Ball bedazzled 850 party-goers on the Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Sept. […]
The Washington Opera Society
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On Sept. 23, Ambassador of Colombia Camilo Reyes and Gloria Ritter Reyes welcomed guests of The Washington Opera Society (WOS) for a presentation of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Guests enjoyed a […]
Celebrating Turkish Culture on Pennsylvania Ave. (photos)
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The family-friendly festival on Sunday, Sept. 24, featured a Turkish bazaar and a rich variety of live musical and folk-dance performances.
Adding to the List of Those We Miss
• September 25, 2017
There are times when not-so-famous folks pass on and we miss the chance to salute them, to express our appreciation. Here is our writer’s September round up.
