PCE Serves Up a Nino Rota Antipasto
• March 24, 2025

A few well-known composers wrote film music, especially in the 1930s. Examples: Prokofiev’s score for “Alexander Nevsky,” Milhaud’s for “Madame Bovary,” Copland’s for “Of Mice and Men.” Conversely, film-score specialists […]

Weekend Roundup: March 20-23
• March 20, 2025

Happy Spring! We’ve got lots going on this weekend, including performances at Wolf Trap, Strathmore and the Environmental Film Festival. Grab the last few reservations for the Jacques Pépin Foundation […]

Playwright Karen Zacarías: ‘Age of Innocence’ Speaks to Today’s Gilded Age
• March 19, 2025

Award-winning playwright and D.C. resident, Karen Zacarías, wondered why there wasn’t a successful adaptation of Edith Wharton’s book, “The Age of Innocence.” So, this talented  playwright accepted the challenge to […]

‘The Age of Innocence’ at Arena Stage
• March 13, 2025

Even if you haven’t read the novel, you’ve probably seen Martin Scorsese’s exquisite and respectful 1993 film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Need I say more? Now […]

Delight in Cherry Blossom Specials & Events Around Town
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‘Tis the season! Enjoy these cherry blossom specials and events around town. Beginning March 20 Levain Bakery’s Cherry Items 3131 M St. NW For a limited time beginning March 20, […]

Weekend Roundup: March 13-16
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Things are busy this weekend with the arrival of spring and warmer weather. Celebrate all things Irish with St. Patrick’s Day events, take in beautiful choral music, visit the Kennedy […]

Celebrating Duke Ellington School of the Arts’ 50th Anniversary
• March 11, 2025

On February 22, Duke Ellington School of the Arts celebrated their 50th anniversary with a gala. The event featured a showcase of all eight arts departments and actor and Ellington […]

Mardi Gras Gala: Fine Wines, Strong Bones
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The Osteogenesis Impefecta Foundation hosted its “DC Fine Wines, Strong Bones, Annual Mardi Gras Gala” at the National Gaylord Convention Center in Maryland on March 1. The heartwarming event featured […]

Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Fearless and Free: A Memoir’ by Josephine Baker  
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Josephine Baker (1906-1975) found fame in France in the 1920s as the American expat who danced in “a mere belt of bananas.” Ernest Hemingway described her as “the most sensational […]

BID Bids Farewell to Longtime CEO Joe Sternlieb 
• March 6, 2025

Georgetowners were aware for months that Joe Sternlieb, the well known CEO and top spokesperson for Georgetown’s very active Business Improvement District (GBID), was leaving his position as CEO-president of […]